Evening Star Newspaper, September 14, 1927, Page 33

*o0ee § LADY SLIPPER By Ella Wister Haines Author of “MYSTERIOUS SWEETHEART.” Copyright, 1926. Thompson Feature Service, Ine. B e RS SRS (Continued from Yesterday" ) CHAPTER XXIX. A Woman's Leg. HAT'S happened now?” Chris could not restrain his_aniexty. “The Russian wom: has slipped through, answered gloomily. “Mighty er getaway, but it doesn’'t help ters.” I knew Winston repl! Who let her “I did,” the admitted places with in the frst offl alongside during his i me. The fellow had asked to be into Cristobal to see a dentist, she got into his clothes trip. It was quite the first officer slipped _thro “she’s the forg e'd ptatin of the Hope 1 to char x seaman on duty < lifeboat while it lay | aken and e'd go ther the pi- | she'll m her | Win- report that they and she never s ston's funny counte as he summed up the outline of the went on, | effect that Kean are on the way down het Sailed from New York t ‘ou can reach them at any time if there is nothing wrong with their the way,? Winston he captain of the Hope, “what was wrong with your instrument” The captain shook his head “We're beginning to think that it was bewitched. The inspector couldn’t find a thing the matter with It began broadea ing as soon as he got | nothing!” Winston was ‘The person who put it out fixed it again before he left I thought he would, but I | couldn’t watch everybody 3 | t! e're after a mighty cle ang this time, d no mistake! | “See here,” Chris broke in, “I don't care a —, his next words were too expressive for publication, “for all the broken wirelesses and dangerous aliens that ever were let loose upon a help- less world! I'm after Anne Morris, and if this department can’t help me I'm going it single handed! My girl is somewhere in-Panama, and if you can’t suggest the next place for me to look, I'll invent one for myself.” He rose abruptly, and was leaving the room when Carey stopped him. “Just a moment, sympathize with y I fully nd am u, but | Anne Morris has bee and that when we find and Straine we'll find her don’t know what they more than you do, but they ‘We've fallen down ver man Straine. It is ce not the person we supposed him to b in spite of everthing to prove that he Now then, we'll work together Mac, have you any “Yes,” Winston replied. “I'm going to search the old de Lesseps Canal for one tning; and I want the Holmes place closely watched. Suppose we send Dahlgren in there with a letter ot introduction from his paper; you can manage that, can’t you, Dahl- gren? Haven't you some office sta- tionery you could use?” “Yes,” Chris replied, “but what good would it do? Who are these people? Russians? “Supposedly English,” Carey plained, “name of Holmes, settled here | some months back, ostensibly on busi- ve got hel v on this ex- ness, but most of our troubles have | an come up since their arrival. claims to represent a British firm, and we can’t get anvthing against him. ‘This carrier pigeon business, however, is enough evidence. The woman un- doubtedly went there, or else got in touch with him through other agents. I think you could interview him for your psner, Dahigren. Cook up some inquiry about his shipping interests. You'll find full details about him in our office. Step in here,” he arose, opening & door to ar inner office and saying to'a man seated at a desk, “Give Dahlgren a full report on Holmes, please.” “I'd rather go with Winston,” Chris protested, “it he’s going to search this old canal, wherever it is, I want to be along.” “Nothing to be gained that way, Dahlgren,” Carey insisted. “Mac c: do that, but he can’t get into Holmes house! No, you're the only one to help us at this end, ard neither of you can Man | 00000000 0000000000000 00, jatter Holmes the first thing in the morning.” And do you mean that I'm to let another whole night go by without nding Anne?” Chris retorted hotly. thing doin “Dahlgren,” Carey laid a firm hand upen the shouider of this hot-headed | vouth, “you're behaving unreasonably. ot ma ask you what a stranger can at night in a country like thi n we who knowwthe place d )t to sear and then begin your own hunt, if you want to!” As the full force of the chie iment was borne home to Chris he was obliged to admit that it was sound advice. He already knew enough about Panama to realize the difficul- tie r without time " he agreed, Il read your report of Holmes de upon my approach for an Then I'll go back to the nd zet some sleep, it you'll pron to have me called in case any- thing comes in." Carey promised and Chris, after get- and inter hotel Mac and the chief be- rence with the cap- f the Hope, and 4 the Washington dquarters, ing still in confe tain and offi made his w Hote 1 drooping wil zement, he noticed s through which he 1. content to follow the general direction to his hotel, when his eye wus attracted by flames issuing through a fence which bordered the s startled from h burning—a house? topped abruptly, appoached the fence finding it v to climb, suited his action to iis thoughts and, mounting to the top, jumped lightly down into a garden, relieved to find that the flames issued not from a building but from a bonfire. 3 ngerous to leave that kind of a fire alone,” he said to himself, and began to tramp out the flames which crept so near the fence. 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Christopher gave vent to an excla- mation of horror. “By jove!" he said to himself, “what’s been going o here—murder?” And without regard to singed hands, he trod into the fire and grasped the charred leg, beating out the flames which played upon it. Then, fearing to be seen, he vaulted the fence and, still clasping the leg, red hot though it was, hurried away, looking back fearfully as he hoped that he had not been observed! Fortunately for Chris, he was soon able to turn into a dark alleyway and drop the red hot mass, pausing to nurse his blistered fingers. “Of all things,” he muttered as he canny burden to cool, “of all things!” And presently, when he had blown repeatedly upon the owject of his interest and had - | wrapped his hand up in a handker- chief, he ventured to touch the thing again, arising from his attempt with a smothered oath. Then getting down on his knees, he proceeded to eaxmine | the object with minute care, strong exclan:itions of surprise escaping him as he proceeded. “One thing is sure,” he muttered, “I must find out where the bonfire was and then get back to headquar- ters with this trophy! If that blaze should happen to be the work of Holmes, and Sonia is at his house, those cxpert detectives may find this a valuable clue.” And then, as a new idea struck him, he went on, “I won- der if there could have been any broken glass in that fire. back to see!” But he did not go back, for, return- ing to the scene, he took the’ precau- tion to peer through an epening in the fence before attemptirg to vault it in, and saw two figures now stand- the fire, holding a_whispered conterence. Their words did not reach Chris, but their presence prevented any further investigation of the prem- ises, and he retraced his steps to head- q ters, his burden carefully con- cealed beneath his coat, where it was unpleasantly warm_but, fortunately, did not set fire to his shirt. Headquarters was still brilliantly lighted and the chief and Winston en- gaged in earnest conversation when Chris burst in upon them. “Look here,” he cried, “look here,” and he dropped the charred remains of the leg upon the table. “See what I found in a bonfire burning in the gar- I'm going den belonging to that big white house at the corner,” and he described the location of the residence. *‘Could that be the Holmes place?” and he told the story of his adventure while the chief and Winston examined the Lurned ex- “Yes,” the chief confirmed his in- quiry, “that's the Holmes piace, all right, but this isn't a human leg, Dahlgren; it's made of wood! What's * Chris explained, “I didn't like the darned thing! What are peo- ple doing with bonfires at this time of night?"” “How should T know?” the chief re- plied disgustedly. “And having both my own legs, I'm not interested!" Winston, however, had a different reaction. He was examining the leg closely, his face intent. “Well, of all things!" he ex below his breath, *'of all thing: “You fellows are both nu chief's tones were filled with contempt. “If you haven't anything better to do time over a thing like Feverishness arising therefrom, ‘Winston snatched up a newspaper, wrapping the leg in it. “Put that carefully away,” he dl- rected, “and keep your mouths shut! I'm oft to the old canal now; Carry on!” (Continued in tomorrow’s Star.) Three Eclipse Babies. Three babies were born at one hos- | vital in London during the recent eclipse. The first, a girl, arrived at 6:10 o'clock that morning, and twin boys followed a few minutes later. Ten bables in all were b there between supper time and b hat night. 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