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DEATH WRITES TIE LAST EDITION
By Adeline McElfresh
Q UNEXPECTED CONTESTANT
CHAPTKH X
TVTIDVALE, by the time Sam
Dlnlr drove hl cruising enr
, down Mnln street to tho pollco
station, hod settled llnnlf for mi
' other nltornoon that might bring
forth anything,
Tho pollco chief parked tho car
and wont insldo to Unci Dnvo Elson
lounging nt his desk, pulling enn
tontodly at ii clgnr that Illulr knew
had coma from tho box In lili
filing cabinet.
"Elson," ho said, grufTncss fall
ing to hlda entirely tho humor
In his voice, "I linpo none of tho
boy inw you liook thnt smoke.
They think 1 una tho ones on the .
desk."
Unvo grinned,
"Do they7" ho remarked, and
Blair braced himself, knowing
from tho old days thnt when Davo
Elion gavo you that cunning tone
omathlng good wai coming, Dnvo
Jet him havo both barrels, "Not
Jf they havo any senso ot smell,"
Tie flashed, "One whiff of that
' rope" Ho held hl nmo sug
gestively. "All right, nil right." the chief
admitted hit defeat with a good
natured grunt, "Juit don't let It
get around,"
"If you'd llko your chair"
"I would provided you find tho
energy to tnko your feet oir the
desk." lie druped nil coat care
fully over chair and took olT
hla hat before he turned around.
Finally he sighed, almost lnaud
tbly, "No luck again, Dave. Unless-
"Unleu what?" Dave.waa all
an,
"Did you ever hear of Oeorga
Rand?"
The blunt question nuzzled Duve
for a moment, then he iihook hli
head. He never had heard of the
man.
"Me, too," Dltilr nld caustically,
and went on to relate what had
Oappened thnt morning.
'THE Express oftke wa strangely
quiet whon Dovo KUon en
tered. Something was wrong. Ho
ensed that almost before the door
closed behind him, and one glance '
at Elinor Roberta proved It. The
alrl's blue eyes were wide and
slightly stunned.
"Whot'a up, kid?" Dnvo poused
besldo her desk. "Somebody else
get rubbed out?"
She shook her heod numbly.
: "Mr. Parkor didn't leave a will,"
lEllnor finally whispered, nodding
Itoward the nown room, "andmow
isomo relatlvo a nlcco or some
thing Is here. She tnys she's
going to sell the Express."
"Sell the Express!" Dave whis
jtled his astonishment "She can't
I do thatl Why, I didn't even know
I Parker hod any relotlves."
"He most certainly did, Mr.
-Jlson."
Q DaveVhlrled on his heel as the
cold voice tent a warning tingle
'up hit spine.
The woman she wat In her
Hate thirties looked him over
iwlth cool IndlfTrrenco for a long
moment and Dave taw In her
j glance that hard-as-nalls quality
I he had detected In her vole.
"How do you do?" the said
I archly. "1 am Myra Rose, of New
jYork and Miami."
j "New York, eh? I've been there
for a few year! myself, Miss
I Rote."
"Mr. Rosa, Mr. Bison," she eor-
retted hlrn. "My husband It a
'lawyer."
"And Just how are you related
to Mr. Parker?"
"I am his niece," Mrs. Rose an
lowered evenly. "My mother wat
I his litter. She hot been dead for
many years and I havo never
lastociateri with, Uncle Joe, but
there'! nothing to keep me from
lhaving hit estato now. I'm hli
'only Uvlng relative,"
a "You're very ture of that, Mn.
t ote." Dav could not keep the
Ibltternett from hit tone. "Aren't
you?"
"Indeed. I told you my hus
'band is a lawyer."
rjAVE'S anger blinded him to
everything but the haughty
face In front of him. He dldnt
know that Clem and, Mary Evans
were standing In the news room
door or that Rod Thomat, the
advertising managar, was right
behind him.
"I lee," ha .grated through
clenched teeth, and his listeners
stiffened In anticipation' of the
blast they knew wai coming. But
Mr. Rosa Just stood there, calm
and serene and queenly, confident
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"I couldn't ct shower equipment when we built, on no
CorVRIQMT, 1Q4S. !
NKA SVIC, INC.
bint sho had won her point,
"Mrs.' Rose," Dave finally sold,
"you huvo no Idea how much this
paper meant to Joe For your
uncle. It win his life. Ho died
for It. A letter we found proves
Hint, for it threatened him if he
ran a certain story. Wo have not
been nblo to find out what thnt
ntory wns, but when w do we'll
have his murderer. And, Mrs.
Hose, a man who gives his lifo
for an idcnl is a hero."
i Dove drew n deep breath, He
felt somo of the angor oozing from
; him. Somehow, Junt tnlklng about
his old boss helped him a lot, so
much that ho wus unprepured for
the sharp thrutt from Mn. Roto.
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HOLD EVERYTHING!
8-18
"I hear that you brought j
woman aboard!"
BUSINESS
it
"All of which means nothing."
There was scorn In her gray eyos
and hatred In the hard curve of
her Hps. "I'm selling the estato
just as soon as proper arrango
monts can be made."
An Icy wind might have caused
tho chill that awopt over Dnvo
Elson, but It could not have been
mora penetrating or so thoroughly
cutting. There was a flutter In
the pit of his atomach that faded
Into a sick, empty feeling. Ho
had no doubt thnt the woman was
not within her rights, a court
would prove that before anything
wns done, but ...
"Well. Mr. Klson?"
Dave shrugged. He met her
challenging eyos without flinching.
"I'll buy the Express," he told
her, "and the house." To himself
he added; "For Pat, If she'll still
have me."
(To Be Continued)
9 Eminent
10 Scatter
12 Harem
13 Catcher of
eels
15 Road shoulder
16 Universal -language
17 Afternoon
(nbbr.)
18 Meadows
20 Roaring
22 Theme
23 Biblical
pronoun
36 Celerity
38 Great Lake
39 Be quiet!
40 Negative
42 Exploit '
43 Genus of
palms
45 Bridle straps
47 Contemn
49 Gust
50 One of Its -cities
is
24 Music note
25 Tier
26 Doctor (abbr.)
27 Area measure
' 28 New Hamp-
i shire (abbr.)
30 Symbol for
i gcrmaniur"
'31 Sailor ;
33 Upward
34 Draws close to
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19 Grated
harshly over
21 Fumes
29 Wife of Zeus
(myth.)
30 European
kingdom
32 VegetabU
33 Indians '
VERTICAL
t Regular
2 Greek letter
- 3 Kind of dam
33 venmaies
4 Jurum Doctor 37 Dispatched
(abbr.)
39 Hindu
5 Right side
(abbr.)
6 Plant part
7 Before
8Color
9 Roman
emperor
garment
41 Shield bearing
44 Mountain pass
46 Dine I
48 New Zealand
(abbr.)
49 Kind ot shot
ir f fi g. ? r I g ytmiT.', ki (myth.) : ,
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TURN FROM
sicilv fttzaci
VIA DOCTOR
woNMue's
TIME-MACHINE,
OSCAR BOOM
WAS MET BY
A KEEN-EVEO
WHAT VOU PERFECT THE MOST
BROKE JAIL DEADLY
TO6ET,EH7XEVER
REPRESENTATIVE
OF AN INSTITU
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INTERESTED IN HIS
MOVEMENTS .... HOW
EVEP.THE ROCKET
EXPERT WAS SIVEN
AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PRODUCE HIS INVENTION
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