Evening Star Newspaper, October 14, 1928, Page 34

D. C. OCTOBER 14, 1928_PART 1. THIS MARKET DEALS IN FISH. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. ‘Am 1 all right?” queried Dighton, feeling absurdly self-conscious. “All right?” echoed Marney. “You're Ahlborg!” applied to the chief of police and ulti- | But the authorities assumed that such mately to the minister of interior for a |a grotesque craving could only spring certificate testifying that it was an|from a deranged mind, and refused his urgent necessity for him to have a snake. ' request.| fronted the astonished Ahlborg with a of his ewn ‘The chemist did not comply at first BLUE MU Thrilling Stery of a Young Secret Service Man’s Battle With Crime and Reseue of Girl in Peril, (Continiuied from Yesterday's Star.) _ INFTALLMENT XXXII F ONTANELLI'S shop was still open Interview with Taverner. As he opened the door of his room a tampiar voice greeted him *7ullo, Marney! you old blighter!” He saw Dighton right aheaq of him, reclining easily on three chaits set in # line. His own cognac bottle was on the table, and there was every evidence to hand that its contents had been sampled. - He closed the door behind him and Jeaned against it. “So you've come here, eh? Well. I admire you for it. truck with women myself. but if I had, I guess I'd have followed much the vame tine as yoursell.” Dighton gringed. “Does Taverner know?" ‘The home wired us How d'vou “Sure he does. & quarter an hour back. feel now you're out?” y “Splendid, thanks. I'm just pulling myself together for the final push. ‘What's the time now?" The gunmetal chronometer left Mar- ney's pocket. “Six fifteen, matter. “Quarter past 6. eh? That gives us loads of time. Now, look here. Marney T've a whole load of crepe-hair and grease paint in my pocket. Are you 2n; as near as makes no e other rubbed his chin, “I won't pose to be an expert’ returned: “but it won't be the time I've done it. What's the idea? “I'll tell yau in & minute. Mafalda’s been to sée me this afternoon—to tell f me Ahlborg's putting the police on to me tomorrow. That means I've to clear out in double-quick time. It al: signifies that we've to get Greta aw: tonight. To use your own words, Mar- ney, we've got to hustle. The Luse train leaves Rapallo at 9:24. If we get that, we're safe. We'll be across the frontier by 4 tomorrow morn- ing—" he “Maybe,” . interrupted Marney, “but § what I'm interested in is what we're going to do between now and then.” Dighton laughed. “I'm coming to that now. I want the chief to hire a car and have it drawn across the road round the bend, just out of sight from Ahlborg’s place. | As likely as ‘not,:they've posted a carabiniero. outside .and we don’t want him to raise the alarm. You and I, ¥ old son, are going to board Ahlborg’s saloon as soon as it stops, collar.our friend and his- driver and turn the ; bus back toward the Villa Sabino. { That1l be about 8 o'clock. You'll drive | her back— “Oh, I will, will I? And whatll you while?™ % “Me? Ol I shall be sitting at the { back, in Ahlborg’s coat and hat, taking % the constable's salute! But seriously, Marney, the thing's a cinch. As soon § as you give a couple of toots on the & electric horn the lodgekeeper’ll come ! out. ‘They're all in a blue funk of Ahl- § borg ‘up there. He'll see the car and everything apparently in order, and T'll bet you 5@ quid:he’ll-let us through. ‘We'll have the. gun$ with -us, of course. You'd better stop in the car with the big one and keep it trained on the - H the ether and let myself in key I gave you. What happens after that is in the lap of the gods. but ‘Taverner, must hold the other car in re;ldla;'l:: ou; lucupv." e & and looked at the other. “What-diyon think of it “Finel:” declared Marney. “If you could fhinks out.another plan that'd 7 | { i 5 § § i { i { when Marney returned from his | I never had much | ort of hand at making a fellow | garden, ready for emergencics. I'll take | /BURGESS ~'FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES IBURGESS | UNEEL || 7 relieve us from any danger at all,” he | added with a flash of his teeth, “I'd be | a deal happier!” i “But it's good, don’t you think?" Marney slapped his knee. “Good? Of course it's good. T slip | along and tell the chief about it in a minute, but I reckon hell have no ob- jections. There's just one thing.| though: “What'll Ahlborg and his| !driver be doing while we're breaking | in?” “We'll have to tie them up and leave them for Tavener to look after.” He bit his lip. “That's the only weak |point in the scheme. We can't Iot | Ahlborg live.” Marney frowned. for him when he comes out feel squeamish about it. I'll fire it. deserves it anyway." He poured himself out some cognac and drained the glass to the bottom. | Presently he clapped on his hat and set out to find Taverner, Bhivering there in the ditch, wil water accumulating on the brim of his hat and falling down the front of his | | waterproof every time he moved his !'head, Marney felt anxious about his | companion. These stunts were all very well in fine weather, but on a night like this. with a strong southwester whistling through the hed: at their backs and ths rain coming down in | bucketsful, he began to wish he were {back in the little room behind the shop. He muttered something breath and Dighton langhed | “What the deues are you grousing out?*" he demanded. “I tell you the sta in their course are fighting | for- us>" |~ Marney grunted. but said nething. “Well. aren't they?" insisted the other.. “Nobody’s going to see enough through the windows of that saleon to | arouse their suspicions.” | His face was stiff | Marney had piled on disregard for his | spirit-gun hurt him moved; and stray bi were working their way his collar and his neck “There's Ahlborg's car coming down the drive now.” called tho American from 2 gap in the hedge. “If Taverner doesn't show up within the next two | minutes, we're done!" Dighton stared into the darkness. Far away to his left, a pair of head- lights _shone dimly. 1" “Here he is, old son! Where's Ahl- borg now?” “They're opening the gates. You were right about that cop. I caught his out- line a second ago, rifle and all!" He dropped down beside Dighton as he light from thé oncoming saicon swept the road. *Hell elled Marney against before his time! It you He under his ith the makeup with generous coat-collar; the every time he of crepe-hair down between the He's The. “younger man had drawn the Pocket Death from his coat and was crouching on the wet grass by the roadside. Ahlbprg's driver had seen the other | car now and was tooting violently. With {ing men, the hired car came chugging | forward on its wrong side, as if asking {for-a head-on collision, swerved vio- lently and came to so sudden a halt that-the engine stopped. It was a won- derful piece of work, timed to a nicety. and Dighton was rhore than perplexed 1o discover how it had been arranged— until he recognized Taverner, cigar in mouth and gray hat tilted at an angle, calmly in possession of the wheel. The business began in earnest. | “Marney, quicker even than the Eng | lishman, had leaped onto the runnin board and got the driver covered. Digh !ton wrenched open a door and con / 1 “Keep a round of his accursed dope the saloon almost abreast of the waite |, ‘we“‘gl,tl‘em up!™ he cried. but sat staring at an expanse of paint and hair that shoyed between the in- truder’s collar and hatbrim. “Put ‘em up!” yelled Dighton again -and this time two great hands hit the roof of the saloon. Marney, musked and jubilant, peered over the front seat. “Hed to knock my chap out™ he rasped in what he believed to be an assumed voice at your feet. You'll want it first.” silk handkerchief knotted behind his head, had put in an appearance, ac- companied recognized as Haye. four of them to secure Ahlborg and lift him across into Taverner's car. There was a brief delay while the American | 20t the hang of the controls, backed 20 yards to a convenient gateway and got her round. “How's that, eh?” he inquired glanc- | ing back. “O. K." returned Dighton. “There's a smell about this coat that He threw the car out of gear to as- sure himself that Dighton’s appearance would pass muster. For the first time since he had known him the other heard him really laugh. “Gosh!” he said. “I'll apply to Clark- son’s for a job when I next see Lon- don!” homes. By this timé Taverner. with'a white | y_another whom Marney | It took the combined efforts of the | “There's a_coil of rope | Another three minutes and they were outside the gates, with the dripping sentry pulled up respectfully and the ! lodnekeeper hastening into the drive. He waitted. for what tn Dighton seemed an eternity before producing a key, with Marney sitting erect like a_statue and | the rain streaming down the windows in_merciful cataracts. The gates swung slowly open. 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