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Newspaper Page Text(-.'.. SERIAL STORY 'I AM A MURDERER' BY MORRIS MARKEY COPVRIOHT, HE SERVICE, INC. MURDER AND FLIGHT CHAPTER XVI rT"HE guesta began to, arrive ai 1 dusk settled. Cynthia, now, was In something light and airy and pale green, and she was In ia housekeeper's office, nodding her approval of lists and menus. ; Fred West and Mitchell Grace camo in to Join her there, and were, naturally, put to work. One had to be sure that the musicians o the orchestra were decently pared for, and the other to make eertaln that the lights at the pool Were In working order and, lncl dentally, that there was water to plunge into. Then, cars were rolling up the long, graveled drive, and Cynthia Was smiling at people who got out pt them. .i.The early evening was quite beautiful, and its graces of fading blue sky, languorous trees, roses .which held their heads high upon the bush, were embellished by the gay, bright frocks which moved cross the lawn. There were very many small white tables upon the lawn, and small white chairs, and the usual little groups began to form. " The lights ' went on ' to th library. Its glazed doors were swung open, and Colonel Merrl wether was behind his desk, smok ing, and looking quietly out over he empty terrace, the populated green turf. j Waiters in white coats moved among the tables with trays of Brinks, and the orchestra played out an indolent air of summertime. Time wandered by, and time was of no moment. ' - ' A few of the older people went Into the library, crossing the empty terrace from the lawn to go - toward Colonel Merriwether. But none remained long. Those among the company who glanced in that direction could see two c'r' three ladies and gentlemen moving away from the broad desk, nd returning across the terrace end there were glimpses of Colonel Merriwether's manservant, attend ing the needs of his master. - ' Then, just as a limousine wheeled into the drive and came to a stop, there' was a curious sound from the library. The music had ended, and this sound struck sharply against the quiet J i It was . of the order, of . a com mand, a short, undistinguishable word barked out The well-bred heads upon the lawn turned, not (without some Irritation, at the un couth noise. And- Vaughan Dun bar, stood beside the Colonel's desk. . , TTIS left hand was raised an almost imperial signal to the people on the lawn. It brought a "moment of complete silence, the servants stopping in their, courses to look, and aU faces puzzled, ex pectant . . Colonel Merriwether sat as If ransnxed, .His .face . was very White. His hands were spread be fore him on the desk. : He was staring, not at Vaughan Dunbar, but straight ahead into the faces pi his guests, half a hundred yards way. . ' . Vaughan Dunbar held up a sheet of paper in his left hand. Then he laid it calmly on the desk be fore the Colonel, who did not move. Vaughan Dunbar gazed foi ah instant down at the face and bead of Wesley Hope Merriwether He lifted his right hand, and with the small pistol that it held fired wo shots. '.Even as Colonel Merrlwethej Humped forward over his desk, jVaughan Dunbar was gone. . In the madness of screams ana Bhouts, men cried, : "Stop him! Grab him!" But within that sam. rush of frightened noise, the roai bf Vaughan Dunbar's engine could be heard at the rear of the house His ear went off with a whine The whine diminished rapidly, and Its sound was lost. The pursuit gathered instantly, Willi motors starting, and serv ants and chauffeurs yelling, "He went this way!" and, quite con trariwise, "He went that wayl" Once past the stables, however, foe rear approach to Stone Houst broke into half a dozen lanes and byways. . And all . of them ' were empty. The pursuers cried out to each other, and then they turned back toward the house and the telephones. Within half an hourall but a leery few of the guests were gone, IBnd the police were in possession lof Stone House. ' The ablest among them was Lieutenant Thatcher. of the State Police, and he had given many orders, quickly. Men of his own patrol, of the county forces, and of the sheriffs loffine were watching the roads of U Wmg Island. The bridges and !the tunnels and the ferries were Kinder close scrutiny. And de scriptions of the fugitive had been broadcast, over the radio and the teletype machines, throughout the metropolitan district. , -.. 1WTOTH this much done, Lleuten " ant Thatcher spoke quietly with Mitchell Grace, saying, "Tell me everything you know." Mitchell Grace told, then, .of Vaughan Dunbar's first appear ance at Stone House, and of his subsequent appearances there. Also he told - of those last few shocking moments. . . "I was walking Into the library to see if the Colonel wanted any thing, and Vaughan Dunbar was standing in tho shadow. I - got there' just in time to hear him speak, to Joseph, the Colonel's servant, and ask him to go and fetch a glass of fruit juice. He had rot seen mo, at that moment. Joseph, wen.t out of the room, and Vaughan uunDar neara my footstep. He turned toward me and said, 'Good evening. Will you please ask Miss Cynthia to meet me at once in the drawing room? It is important' He seemed very quiet and serious, and I went without thinking much about it. I had just found her, when he called out, and I saw him stand ing over the Colonel." "What did Colonel Merriwether seem to think of that?" "I glanced at him. He seemed a little dazed. I got the impres sion that Vaughan Dunbar had brought some bad news." "Where were you when you heard the shooting?" "I heard it and saw it, toe when I was about halfway down the lawn. I had caught a glimpse of Cynthia, and I was going toward her, when he called out. And I just stood there and watched him shoot" Lieutenant Thatcher meditated, rubbing his chin gently. "He must have planned his getaway very carefully." ' And Mitchell Grace was vehe ment "I'll say he did. I was after him pretty quickly, as soon as I could unfreeze myself after the shock of seeing it. And all I caught up with was a blast of smoke and dust from his car when he went off. It took me, then, a few minutes it seemed like a lifetime to get a car started, and turned around to follow him." Lieutenant Thatcher gestured toward half a dozen of his men who stood there, and said, "Let's go" including Mitchell Grace in his command. Slowly, almost cautiously, they trooped into the library. Lieu tenant Thatcher stared around him for a space of time, and ordered that all of the lights be turned HOLD EVERYTHING! 'SHUT-EYE"! -V-7 "I never saw an outfit so enthu- i siastic about their own prod UCU". During the past year we have welcomed the ever-growing forces of America in our ports and camps and on our nir fields. The bonds of respect, compre hension and comradeship have been forged which will, I pray, far outlive this war and be of lasting support in the labors of peace. Winston Churchill. It is within the realm of pos sibility that this 78th congress may have the historic privilege of helping greatly to save the world from future fear. Presi dent Roosevelt up full. 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