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The White Codkatoo by Mignon G. Eberhart CHAPTER XYV. MR. LORN'S THEORY. ELL, two people can be in the same country with- out harm, can't they?” “Why, don’t you see, my friend, that zha'e's obvious connection? A connection, :{llmt. in the eye of the police. A'nd you can't blame them much; they've had some trouble with Communistic feuds lately.” S ; “Oh, good God! It's 9 was fu- tile Rndgflgmg at my futility. “Of all the dumb, asinine—why, it's preposter- ous! It's stark raving crazy! It's “No doubt,” he said. watching me. “But that’s what they think.” “You say you think there's some- thing you can do? What is it? [ “I don’t know how it's going to_come | Don't expect too much. But f that they hold a post- out suggested mortem.” “What do you mean?” “I'm not sure I mean anything; I'm pinning my faith to the sixth bullet. Why wasn't it fired at you? Had it already been fired?” “You mean—you think the fellow was not killed by stabbing? That he was_shot?” “Perhaps.” “But that's—why. that's out of the question, Lorn! The doctor and the police would see that at once. There'd be no possible way of hiding it.” Only one. I've looked at the dagger; 1t's barely possible that it made a jagged wound. One that might conceal—" “a bullet hole?” My private opinion was that the man was mad. tentions might be good, but he was undoubtedly poor-witted. “Do you mean to say that it is possible that the rderer first shot the man through the heart and then—that's preposter- dicate that he was an important per- son?” # “That would be impossible to say. “Are you a lawyer?” “No,”” he said flatly, and then con- tinued briefly: “I arrived this after- noon, early. Miss Tally told me of the murder and of the attempt to abduct her last night. She urged me to come to see you and insisted that I put fortn every energy to assist you. Otherwise, | T should not have thrust myself upon | you in this manner.” “It's very good of you,” I murmured, rather taken aback by his stateliness. “Very good, indeed. He looked at his watch and picked up his hat and rose. “The doctor should have arrived by this time, and I think I can manage 0 see something of the post-mortem. I shall return as soon as I discover the result.” I said some kind of thanks; the man in the corridor outside let Lorn out and locked the door again, but left the light on. My hopes were very faint. But he'd | given me something to think of; and | I felt rather better to think that some | one—any one—was working on my siae | | of the affair. And Sue Tally had sent | him. I got out her note and read 1t again. | Lorn had said merely that he had just arrived and that she had told him of the murder and of the attempt | abduct her. This presupposed an ac- | quaintance between them. Well, from my point of view, his arrival had been | most opportune. But I wondered what his relation was with Sue Tally, ana it increased the mystery that sur- rounded her. I got up and walked back and forth | from one wall to another until I was | warmer. After all, I told myself, it | was too crazy and nightmarish a situ- ation to endure for long. I hadn't mur- dered the man, and it was ridiculous to be cooped up in a French jail for some- And then inserted the dagger ex-| thing I hadn’t done, and it couldnt; y through the bullet hole. You last long. _ look incredulou Mr. Sundean. But And all the time I was arguing thus we may be dealing with an exceptional | to myself the words ‘*circumstantial criminal. One never knows. The mur- | evidence” were repeating themselves derer may be one who calculates every | coldly in the back of my mind. And chance; one of his advantages would be | I wanted to be out of jail. the fact that he is not in a city. Also| In an hour or so the warder brought all papers of identification were re-|me & tray with a very sparse meal on moved from the dead man. Thus,|it. I was still looking at the stuff and naturally, the pressure of effort to dis- | thinking that if I didn’t manage to eat cover the murderer is not as great as|it I should be very hungry, indeed, by it would be if the murdered man were| morning when there were sudden and known to be, for instance, a person of | many footsteps in the corridor. importance.” ‘The first man through the door was “It's great enough.” I said bitterty.| the commissaire of the previous nighy; “Do you mean that the removal of his| he was puffing and not at all pompous ort and papers and all would in- and looked, in fact, rather like an out- Lansburghs NO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER WASHINGTON STORE T™, 8™ and B The New Case That Carries Both Compact and Cigarettes .8 Youth adores something new and different. 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And after him tne young officer of the night before and several others, all highly excited. The commissaire, his mustaches and imperial quivering, talked to me for a long time in French, speaking very rapidly. He finally paused with & ques- tion, and was suddenly purple and gnglne% wh;n it became apparent that I adn't understood & word and his. ef- forts had been wasted. '!:.orn stepped quietly into the breacn. ‘He says they are releasing you tur the time being, but that you must re- main at hand” he said. “At least, that’s the gist of what he said. I'll ex- plain later. At present you'd better leave.” I took a long breath. I believe 1 picked up my hat. Then I turned to the commissaire, “See here,” I said earnestly. “You were entirely wrong to arrest me. i didn’t murder the man. I had nothing at all to do with it. I never saw him before. I am an American _citizen traveling through your city. This 1s preposterous. You are crazy. You've arrested an innocent man and you'll suffer for it.” I had started calm enough, but was growing enraged all over again as I proceeded with the in- justice that had been done me. “You sred a pompous old billy goat anyhow, and—" “‘Monsieur, monsieur!” The young officer, who understood English, was shaking my arm. He looked pink and friendly. “You must stop, monsieur. There is danger he will comprehend a word or two.” "P;tglhaou;yu God!"hl !sald, disgusted. ou say what I want French?” i e “Monsleur is not out of danger. He must take care. I will tell for him that he wishes to thank monsieur le commissaire for his kindness.” “You tell monsieur le commissaire STAR, WASHINGTON, for me he can go to——" ‘Lorn cleared his throat warningly, and I stopped. The commissaire shot out several sharp and suspicious questions just then, and I don’t know what the young officer said. He did not, however, in- terpret Iiterally for me, for the com- missaire became gradually calm and soothed and was actually smiling a It~ tle when the young officer concluded. At any rate, I was free. Fifteen min- utes later Lorn and I were walking along the dark, narrow streets toward the old hotel, bending against the fun- ous wind which hurled any few woras out of our mouths and prohibited my eager inquiries. At the entrance to the-courtyard he paused and drew me into a corner that was a little out of the wind. “It is as well” he said in my ear, “for us not to be seen together. It 1s | not wise at the moment. Will you precede me into the hotel?” | “But I want to see you at once. Why | did they let me out? ~Were you right? | ‘There are things—to be'done.” | “Yes and no; it's a longish story.| I'll come to your room tonight,” he said. “Go on. I'll come later.” He turned away to let me enter the| hotel ahead of him, but I seized his arm. “Wait,” F said. ‘yes and no'?” I was obliged to shriek against a fu- rious gust of wind, and he looked at| me in sharp disapproval. | “Wind is tricky,” he sald. “We may | be overheard.” T don't care who hears. What killed | him?” | He jerked his arm away. | “He was poisoned,” he said. “If I am | |to help you, Mr. Sundean, you must |let me do it in my own way. I shall | come to your room after I've had din- | |ner. We can talk then. Not here.". | He vanished into the darkness. “What do you mean Lorn makes a startling revelation, to- morrow. D. C, NEW YORK CITY REPORTS DROP IN MAJOR CRIMES Alertness of Police and Increased Efficiency of Radio Patrol System Given Credit. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 8—Major crimes committed in New York City during the first six months of 1933 showed & de- crease from the similar period last year. Homicides dropped from 226 to 184, police headquarters announced today. Felonious assaults declined from 550 to 501, and grand larceny cases from 2,821 to 1.822. Commissioner James S. Bolan at- tributed the general decline to alert- ness of patrolmen and increaseed efi- ciendy of the radio patrol system. Upshur, Colonel Willlam P. Detailed as’ an Assistant Adjutant and In- spector. Garrett, Lt. Col. Franklin B. On 6 July detached Hdgs. Marine Corps, Wash. DC, to Hdgs, Eastern Recruiting Di- vision, Phila, Pa., authorized to delay two months en route. Challacombe, Captain Arthur D. De- tached MB, NYd, Mare Island. Calif., to , Puget Sound, NYd, Bremer- ton, Wash, for duty and to NH, Puget Sound NYd, for treatment. Fellowes, Captain Edward A. On clos- ing of MB, NS, New Orleans, La,, de- tached that station to MB, NAS, Pensacola, Fla. Hall, Captain Elmer E. Assigned to duty as MCB, NOB, San Diego, Calif. 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