Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1934, Page 32

SYNOPSIS. ‘The man who killed John Osborne, ap- parently, stole the formula for a new and valuable' metal. ~ Nichalas Trench, just acquitted_of the ~murder, learns’ from Molly O'Brien. daushtex of the inventor first thing we've got to decide is what we're going to do next. It's not unlikely that by this time Mr. Dimitri and his whiskered pal have tumbled to your bluff. If they're watching the studio and they don’t see any police o | turn up—" foreigners who had come to his studio demanding the ubiquitous formula by pretending to call the police. ~Nicholas and Molly are’ talking in the former's studio. I borne had been ghattering.” “He may have known Dimitri and he may have told him something. Perhaps they had arranged to work together, and then, at the last mo- ment, when father died—" “That must be it,” I cut in. “Os- borne saw his chance and suddenly decided that if he were going to be a thief there was no point in sharing the plunder. I'm not surprised that the other lad was a trifle annoyed. He probably—by jove! Yes—now one comes to think of it that would ex- plain everything!” “How do you mean?” “Put yourself in Osborne’s place. Supposing you'd played a dirty trick on a man like Dimitri, and somehow or other you found out that he'd managed to get on your track. What would you do—what would any one do?” “Run away,” she said. “Exactly. And if somebody hadn’t scattered Osborne’s brains over the hearth rug—" I stopped. “But let’s finish your story.” “There’s not much more to tell. T'd already made up my mind that you were inrocent, and I wasn't going to stop in there and see you tortured. I was waiting until Dimitri turned his back to me. Directly he did I meant to shoot him, and then I sud- denly caught sight of the telephone by your bed and that gave me the idea of pretending to ring up the police. “I didn't even go near it as a matter of fact. I stopped just where I was, and if Dimitri had come up- stairs as he wanted to, I should have fired at him as soon as he opened the door. With a man of his kind there was nothing else to do.” “I entirely agree with you,” I said, “but, taking it all around, perhaps we're better off as we are.” I got up and, walking slowly across the room, stood for a moment looking down into the empty stove. “I'm not much of a hand at thank- ing people,” I began; “it always em- barrasses me, but—" “Please!” She rose, too. “I don't want you to thank me. I only want you to believe that all I've told you is absolutely true. I know it sounds——" “Of course, I believe you,” I inter- rupted. “It's much too impossible a yarn for any one to invent, and, be- sides, a girl like you doesn't tell lies.” I began to laugh quietly. “I'm thinking of Jerry,” I explained. “Hell be absolutely all over this.” She looked a trifie bewildered. “Who's Jerry?” she asked. “Oh, I forgot you didn't know him.” I came back to where she was standing. “Jerry’s a rather particular pal of mine. His full and proper name is Sir Jerrold Mordaunt—we were up at Cambridge togethier—the same time that Osborne was there. I got a wire from him this evening to say that he'd just arrived back in England and that he’d be round here first thig tomorrow.” “But,” she hesitated, “do you pro- pose to tell him about—about to- night?” “Why not?” I demanded. “He'll jump at the chance of coming in with us. He's always on the look- out for some fresh excitement—this will be a lot more amusing than potting snipe on a Dalmatian island.” “Then you do mean t6 help me? “Of course. Why, hang it all, we must work together. We're practicplly in the same boat. You want to find the man who's got your formula and I want to find the man who killed Osborne. Then there's the question ©of common or garden gratitude. After what you've done for me I couldn't possibly let you down. Besides, though I'm not quite so passionately fond of trouble as Jerry is, a job of this sort does rather appeal to my boyish fancy.” With a faint sigh my visitor sank down again in her chair. “I thought I was right,” she murmured con- tently. “We'll make a kind of triple alli- ance of it,” I went on, “like the three musketeers—you and I and Jerry. We can call ourselves the A. D. Syndicate; that will do either for Anti-Dimitri or Assassination Detec- tives.” She laughed softly. “There's one thing I absolutely insist on. You've seen the sort of people we've got to deal with and I'm not going to let you run all this risk and danger for nothing. If we do get the formula you and your friend will each have to have a share in it.” “Oh, that’s nonsense,” I protested. “Jerry's disgustingly rich already; it would be positively indecent to offer him any more.” “And you?” “Money means nothing to a sculp- tor,” I explained. *“He lives entirely on the joy of his art.” Her lips se§ in a mutinous line. “In that case I shan’t have anything more to do with either of you.” “Well, of course, if youre going to be obstinate—" I paused. ‘“Look here, let’s meet each other half w If we get this bit of paper back for you, and it turns out to be as valuable as you think, you shall contribute toward the expenses of my trial and buy Jerry a new car. How does that appeal to you?” She shook her head. very unfair. All the same, use arguing about it now.” “Profoundly true,” I agreed. CHAPTER XIL THE SYNDICATE. STARED at the girl for a moment, without speaking. “To judge by appearances,” I said finally, “it looks to me as if ouf friend Os- “I think it’s it'’s no “The VITAMIN A? Eminent doctors have found that Pri- mary VITAMIN A helps the system to throw off coughs and colds faster. It also raises your resistance to re-in- fection. . . . That is the reason why Primary Vitamin A has been sdded 1o SMITH BROTHERS COUGH DROPS Black or Menthol—S¢ “You think—you think they might come back?” “I wouldn’t put it beyond them. Persistent-looking gent, that blighter Steilman. I wonder what his real name is.” “He sounded to me as if he was a Russian or a Pole. I've met Russians in America who spoke very like that.” “Well, he's a nasty bit of work anyhow,” I observed. “I should hate him to find out that it was you who had messed up his arrangements.” “He is bound to guess that,” she said calmly. “We can't work together without the other side knowing it.” “No,” I admitted, “I suppose not, but it’s your going back all alone to that empty studio that I don't like. If they should take it into their heads ——" I pulled up short as & brilliant inspiration suddenly struck me. “If it comes to that,” I continued, “why on earth need you go back? Why not stop here until it's daylight?” “Here!” She gave an almost im- perceptible start. “Yes, why not? It would be mad- ness to risk more trouble just for the sake of a mere silly convention. Besides, as far as that goes, it's all perfectly proper and respectable. You can sleep in my bed room and I'll curl up on the sofa. Even Mrs. Grundy herselt—" “Oh, I'm not stupid about that sort of thing. I wouldn't mind stay- ing here; in fact, I should feel a lot less frightened if I did; what wor- ries me is the idea of turning you out of your own room. Why shouldn’t I have the sofa? I am sure you must want & good night's sleep after what you've been through today.” “I shall sleep considerably better,” I said, “if I know that you're safely locked in there. As for my being comfortable—well, you needn’t bother about that. Compared with a prison bed it will be absolute luxury.” Her blue eyes scanned my face. “It's queer how different people are,” she said slowly. “I wonder why God makes some of them like you and others like Osborne and Dimitri.” I bowed. “It's a question,” I said, hat has been much debated. And talking of Dimitri,” I went on, “how do you feel about lending me that revolver of yours just for the night? you unless they come through the studio first.” “Of course, you must have it.” She handed it to me without hesita- tion, and slipping it into pocket, I glanced at my watch. half past 10,” I observed. like to turn in now, or—" “Yess, I think, perhaps, it would be best.” She rose from her chair. “I don't feel up to much more tonight and we shall have lots of time for talking in the morning.” Nicholas finds things a bit brighter in the morning. e e Sweden Plans Celebration. STOCKHOLM (#)—Sweden next Spring will celebrate the 500th anni- versary of the founding of the Riks- dag, its Parliament. Committees al- ready are at work on the program. SCHOOL FOR DEAF REPORTS ON NEED Library and Recitation Hall Should Be Built at Institu- tion, Hall Says. 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