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INSTALLMENT XXIX. EEDS McCUNE cstaggered to the nearest wall and leaned weakly against it, pulling D mechanically 2t his shirt col- lar, He took gulps of air into his tor- tured lungs, conscious of feeling ex- cessively sick at his stomach. As his vision cleared, he discovered that Rev. | Mr. Beckham was in the room. He was standing with his back to that locked door. ‘Where the devil had he come from! Something of the sort must have eccurred to Sloan Elledge. “How did you get in here?” he rasped, mechanically. “You made it possible by being thoughtful enough to remove the key,” the little minister explained, mildly. “It almost took me too long, as it was. walt ;. " Deeds saw his hand flick under the lapel of the linen coat he wore. When | it came out, a snub-nosed automatic was pointed steadily at Sloan Elledge. |+ - “Now, then, Dr. Plohene . . . I know ¥you'll be reasonable. As you just re- | minded McCune, this is a house of mourning. If you will be good enough to stand over there beside the window and keep those active hands of yours where I can see them . . . you, too, John. That's better. Are you all right | | now, McCune?” “I ... I guess s0,” Deeds stam- mered. His eyes were riveted on the gun. “I'm so sorry it happened as it did. | I seem to have been just about one Jump behind all day.” Beckham apol- ogized. “I see a bottle over there on the dresser ... a very fair brand, too. I'm sure the boys won't mind if you give yourself a bracer. Then, per- haps, you can me a little help.” “Who are you?” Sloan grated in a low voice. His eyes were slits under his heavy brows. “Oh, I've several aliases like your- self,” Beckham returned. “I'm from the Narcotics Bureau. I'll show you my credentials later.” He dropped one hand into the side pocket of his coat. When it emerged it held two pairs of handcuffs. “All right, Mc- Cune. If you feel up to it. The boys will help you by holding their hands out ., . . and together how. And no funny moves!” he added in a crisp warning. When the two doctors were man- acled to Beckham’s satisfaction, he suggested that they might sit on the bed if they cared to. “I'll get my first assistant to work | now,” he smiled. “Then we can take it easy.” He opened the door a trifie and called softly, “Middleton, my son. Just a moment, will you?” Young Beckham appeared, eyes and teeth protruding with excitement. “Please step down to the phone very quietly,” his father ordered, “and call the Casino . ., . it's three-three. Say to whoever answers that you want to speak to Mr. Larrimore, who is waiting there. Tell Mr. Larry I'm ready for him. All clear?” “Yes, sir!” “Oh, yes . . . Middleton. Wait for the car at the road. Tell Mr. Larry that we had a sad accident here this morning . . . if he hasn't heard. Mr. Gaston, of course. If-the boys could get up here to this room without mak- ing any noise, I think it would be very nice. You can fix that?"” “Sure, Dad!” The boy closed the door and sped softly on his errand. “I think we won't go into any de- tails here,” Beckham said, shortly. “These two fellows know what it's all about and I'll wise you a little after they're gone, McCune.” Layland Cot- tage's little minister smiled, wryly. *“Gosh, but it's going to seem good to be myself again.” “I want to thank you, Beckham,” said Deeds, solemnly. “That man Plohene certainly has a nasty pair of hands.” For some reason, he did not want to meet Sloan’s eyes . .. even though he knew he was safe now. Funny, but it was hard not to feel a little sorry for the fat one. He looked so sur- prised and reproachful. And the min- ister was a Government man! From the Narcotics Bureau. He could guess some of the answers now about the Elledges , . . or whoever they were. “I say, McCune,” the Federal man ! * suggested, suddenly, “why don’t you | 80 over to your place and stretch out & while? You look seedy. 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A little later there was the sound of steps in the hall. Quiet, but sug- gesting several persons. No sound of voices, but the same footfalls again . the officers leaving with their prisoners. Deeds hoped that preacher | wouldn’t keep him waiting long . . . funny, but he couldn’t think of Beck- ham in any other role, even now. Plenty smart, that chap. Plenty smart. What would Joan think of this turn in affairs? He must see her, as soon | as he found what it was all about. | When Beckham finally entered the room he had an amiable grin on his | face and a saucer of cracked ice in one hand. | “I got this from the darkey,” he explained, presenting his offering. | “It]l ease your pipes if you'll let it | melt in your mouth. I'll talk ., . .| if you like.” | “Oh, thanks! That's good ., . ." Deeds settled back with a smile. “Please tell me what it's all about.” | “Okay. TI'll sketch in the high- | lights for you . . . but don't do any | | broadcasting, please. I'm going to | give you a little more of the inside than the public will have handed | to it, for e present. | “You've probably guessed that we've i been trying to smash a dope ring. A ! | very clever one. The fellow you've | | known as Sloan Elledge was, what | the story writers call, the master | mind. His name is August Plohene— | at least, he started his career that | way. He was a doctor once . , ., dis- | | credited. The fat chap is no relation. | His name is Charlie Paxton and he's | brighter than he looks. Maybe you | guessed that.” Deeds nodded. “These two chaps operated through agents , , , dangerously clever. It's been a slow process, but we've been | drawing a loop around them for some |time. My job was to keep a check | | on their wind-up. We had good rea- | son to think that they were closing out and making ready for a final | gelaway. They wouldn't have gotten | far, but the big bosses wanted me | to clean up a few clues here on the | ground. 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I brought them along for a little vaca- tion and to build up the picture. Mid- dleton is kid enough to get a thrill [ out of his old man’s job and I can use him to advantage now and then. For his sake, I should explain that I sent him to your room the other day. He exercised his own ingenuity in bring- ing Miss Kendall into the episode. It wasn't very creditable, but I wanted | your reaction at the time.” Deeds shook his head doubtfully, “I still think you're a preacher , . . or have been.” “Only second-hand. My dad was | .« . . maybe I've inherited some of | the earmarks. And that’s about !hel “No, it isn’t, Mr, Beckham. You're leaving out the important part. It's . . . Gaston.” “I know.” Beckham stared thought- fully into space. “There are reasons EDU('AT")? AL. BUSINESS oTEET,s COLLEGE 11th and Eve Sts. N.W. Short Inte Business a Washington College of Law Coeducational Forty-first Year Fall Term Begins September 21 2000 G St. N.W. 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