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SERIAL STORY
CARIBBEAN CRISIS
BY EATON K. GOLDTHWAITE
COPVmOMT. tl.
NCA SERVICE. INC.
Tnn toby nm Ti-tt ia
boat to rata 10 Kcw York aflar
Is TNin nn a Dulra Vat Indian
liHd us branch manaarr for nn
Amarlcaa chfmlpnl firm, tn fnea
raararra of aboMaKe In Ilia ac
tonala, brunnlil by mm auditor. Hill
la 10 rfnrn wlla llnlnry, who wna
to ancccan hlml Mnrllowcll, n pri
vate dctpcllvci Juno lBtrron,
coualn of lllll'a tormrr roommate,
nd two rrfnicera, Mnrthn Hwrn
aon and lrof. Oonatnntlna, who
nave beea landed on tha Inland br
a Tlllntnnua amuiniler named Jack
aon. Itlil farea IU nndllor. who
remalna In ehanre, with aeenaa
tlnn that latter'a ehanrea are a
frameup. engineered bjr hlKher-
BIIX MAKES CP ra8 MIND
CHAPTER XI
AS abruptly as it had begun the
conference was over. Struth
ers, who seemed to have as little
use tor food as he had for sleep,
departed for the office again tak
ing Halsey with him, and thus
Bill Talcott was left alone with
MacDoweU.
The detective was shaky, off
balance and very near collapse.
"You ain't such a bad guy,"
MacDowell muttered as BUI Tal
cott directed his arm into a sleeve.
"I guess you had to hit me Say,
d"you suppose I could have a
drink?"
Talcott nodded, summoned the
boy, and when the drink was
brought MacDoweU,' was clothed.
"You ain't such a bad guy,"
MacDoweU said again. Suddenly
he put the glass down and tip
toed to the window, looked out
and aU around; tiptoed back to
the door and searched the haU
beyond. Apparently saUsfied, he
returned to the center of the
room, inclined his head and in a
hoarse whisper aid, Ya know
somep'n? I dont like that guy
Struthers."
Talcott covered his surprise.
"No? I thought you feUows were
buddies."
"Me, a buddy to him? I'd like
to kick him in the pants "Mac
DoweU, get up! Do yer dootyl' "
Talcott swallowed a smile.
"Strange, wasn't it, how he
avoided all that trouble at the
dock?"
"Yean. Listen, I been watchin'
you, an' the more I watch the
more satisfied I am somep'n
stinks besides the fertilizer around
here." MacDoweU paused. "Lis
ten, can you keep your mouth
shut?" ,,
"I can."
MacDoweU bent forward furth
er and in his eagerness his eyes
were distended until he stared
from their tops; his voice was
sunk lower still. "Private or pub
lie, rm still a cop, see? I'm gettin'
paid to do a job, and so far as
anybody knows I'm gonna do it
But I ain't such a bad guy my-
iself. Maybe I framed a few guys
ifor divorce proceedings, but it
(was because the guys themselves
rwanted to get framed, see? I
never been a party to framing a
guy for the pen, and I'm too old
to start now."
BUI Talcott could no longer
teontrol his surprise. "Do you
imean you have evidence that
IStruthers is trying to frame me?"
MacDoweU moved his hands
hastily. "Listen, I didn't say, that.
I only said I don't like how this
thing smells. So I'm gonna help
you if you'll keep your mouth
shut"
a
JTY7AS this a trap? MacDowell
" was in Struthers' employ; he
pad come to Abas with Struthers
and Halsey. He was hand in glove
rwith the auditor, and if a plot
"was cooking, he would be an in-
Igredient But Mr. MacDoweU had
(taken a few . nasty raps that
rweren't In the cards. Was this
(Just a new twist to the old con
ifidence game, or was the man fed
(up and sincere? Talcott eyed him
(speculatively and decided to
igamble.
; "All right," Talcott said. "What s
lyour proposition?"
; MacDowell inhaled sharply.
!This is a Dutch island, ain't it?"
"Yes."
! "Okay. What happens If you
Irefuse to be extradited?"
j Talcott stared. "You mean"
! "If you don't want to go back
Ito New York with me, I ain't got
(the power to make you. You can
tie this thing up ai the courts
with a writ of habeas corpus.
Legally, they can't touch you un
tU you been extradited, and that
sometimes takes a long while.
From what you said to Struthers,
1 ngure you want to stick around
so's to see he don't put any
clinchers on you. That way you
could do it See?"
Talcott searched the other's face
In amazement. Here indeed was
help from an unexpected quarter.
Abas being, a Dutch island some
600 air miles distant from the seat
of government he could stand on
his rights; could dispatch a letter
Jor legal counsel and wait calmly
while lawyers and Judges argued
ithe matter. He could remain on
the island, a thorn in Struthers'
wide, watching, tabulating and
compiling evidence in his own de
fense. He could squat on his
lhaunches while the little auditor
apped like a terrier. It would
be satisfaction in a large measure
tor what he had suffered.
That way he would get satls-
oction. But would satisfaction
olve the problem? Bcvenge was
ike tfettlne drunk: vnu hurt snmo-
Ibody else because they had hurt
lyou and all the while tho more
important things were going on
without you. You stood and
Igloated over your antagonist who,
in the last analysis, might bo
merely an agent sacrificed to pre
vent you from reaching the end.
'
'TWERE was something else;
significant Already, in the eyes
of the men, Halsey was boss. The
new man had rrnwd rilmsplf
hVhllo Bill Tnlmlt hnH Inst tarn.
Ijlow would they interpret his con
tinued inactive presence? What
would Sehnstlen nnd blnek Tomas
land 11 tha others think of hint 1
if he were to remnin, vindictive;
but ineffectual, an impotent vege
table ripening to rottenness In tho
sun? He could face accusations,
could fight words and tricks and
legal proceedings, but he could
never bear to seo the light of re
spect and affection in tho eyes of
his men change to darkness, bitter
and hard with disappointment
No, the locus of the thing lay
in New York; perhaps in tho
cloistered offices of Federal Chem
ical itself. No matter what the
manifestations, his task was clear;
ho must avoid and overcome the
lesser obstacles thrust as bait in
his path. His object was the end.
Slowly he turned. "I appreciate
your offer, MacDoweU. I fully ap
preciate what it cost you to make
it. The advice you have given me
iis valuable, but I'm not going to
take it."
MacDowell's mouth gaped.
"What? You mean you're gonna
let them go ahead an' smear you?
You're gonna take it layin'
down?"
"I mean I'm returning to New
York with you on the Blue Petrel
A man can't ran away from his
troubles. My trouble is in New
York. Maybe I'm wrong but that's
the way I'm buUt I've got to
face Winters for a showdown."
"But while you're outa here, he
can "
"He may do anything he likes
He has taken a stand. So have t
I much prefer mine."
.MacDowell started to sputtei
something in protest when a new
voice from the doorway caused
him to whirl about
June Paterson was there, calmb
eyeing them. "A very prettj
speech," she sniffed. "How suet
'a virtuous creature as you seem
to be can get yourself in so much
trouble, I don't understand. Sc
you're going on the Blue Petrel
tool My, won't that b a Jolly
party?"
A slow, angry flush stole
through TiJcott's cheeks. Some
day, he promised himself, this up
start cousin of Lowell Byrd's
would find herself across Iris knee.
(To Be Continued)
From government lourcti
comes the estimate that the ser
vices of something like 1,700,000
men and women will bo needed
to build the 125.000 planes call
ed for by President Roosevelt
in the 1943 schedule.
The manufacture of rubber
from certain kinds of weeds
which grow in American deserts,
is being considered by chemists
in far western states.
In the early days of motoring
when tires were not so durable
as they are today, some motor
ists used strips of leather over
the outside casings.
5
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By William
Ferguson
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deity.
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(abbr.).
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