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Burke found himself strangely dis- quieted by the growing intimacy between Lynn Downey and Roscoe There seemed a complete lack of tension, as though those who were par- ticipating in the strange intrigue had, for the moment, agreed upon an arm- istice. The boat swung ever northward and eastward. Land ahead! The mountains of the California coast seemed brown and barren in contrast with the rich ver- dure of the tropical islands. There was the usual mad confusion in customs, the scattering of passengers for hotels, and phalanx of friends and relatives who clustered behind the customs fence to wave greetings. Tracy Burke felt a tap on his shoulder. A man said, “I think I can help you through with your baggage, Mr. Burke. The United States district attorney wants to talk with you, and, if you'll accompany me to his office in a cab, I can fix it so your baggage will be delivered wherever you wish it. Just sign this authorization, please.” Burke looked skeptically at the man and was given a flash of a card which showed him to be a deputy United States marshal. “It would,” the deputy remarked significantly, “be so much nicer to Burke nodded, signed the waiver and accompanied him to the presence of a deputy United States district at- torney, whose manner was definitely suspicious. A diagram of the deck of the ship on which Burke had made his journey to the South Seas was produced. Burke was requested to point out various and sundry spots; where he had stood when he had first heard the sound of running steps; the course he had taken in going to report to the captain; where he had first seen the body of the murdered man. And then he was asked several questions concerning hisknowl- edge of Lynn Downey. Burke scrupulously avoided men- tioning anything about the paper. He was asked to give his fingerprints ‘‘for comparison,” which he did. The dep- uty district attorney produced an en- larged photograph of a section of an automatic gun barrel. A latent finger- print had been developed on that gun barrel, and Tracy watched the finger- print expert with an amusement which was all but patronizing as the man made various points of compari- son. Suddenly, however, his amuse- ment changed to amazed incredulity. Point after point on the fingerprint, as photographed on the gun, tallied with the print of his right thumb. “Look here,” he said, “I never handled that gun in my life. I re- frained from touching it when I saw it on the floor.” ““You entered Miss Downey’s state- room?”’ the deputy asked. “Yes, at her request.” “You had been in that stateroom before?”” “Never.” “I'm very much afraid, Mr. Burke, that there are certain matters which require a more detailed explanation. It would be mutually embarrassing if we were forced to keep you in confine- ment. Under the circumstances, I am wondering if you’d mind waiting for an hour or two in one of the offices. You can pass your time reading, can’t you?”’ “You bet I'll wait,” Tracy said. “I'm going to find out how my finger- print got on that gun.” The deputy smilingly indicated the door to an inner office. Tracy dropped into a comfortable chair. It was well after five o’clock in the afternoon when the deputy returned. His face was serious. “I’'m sorry, Mr. Burke,” he said, “but there’s no al- ternative except to hold you for a while. I'm waiting for a wireless from Captain Pollard, giving me certain in- formation.” ‘“‘But this is an outrage,’” Burke pro- tested. ““I've been willing to co-operate; but that doesn’t mean I’'m going to be kept around here like a specimen in a museum.” “Can you give any explanation of how your fingerprint got on that “I'm afraid,” thedcputy said, “that I'm going to have to keep you in technical custody for a few days. Now I don't want to work any hardship on you, Mr. Burke. Therefore, if you'll consent to take a room in an hotel and permit a deputy marshal to be with you at all times, we may be able to clear up the matter without having you actually incarcerated.” “‘And if I refuse?”’ Burke asked. The deputy shrugged his shoulders. Burke said, “‘Let me tell you some- thing. I was warned that this situation was going to develop. I was told that those who were involved in Jackson’s murder and certain other happenings had agreed that I was to be made the goat. They were going to frame things 80 it would seem I was guilty, thereby accomplishing the double purpose of keeping me out of the way and leaving them free to carry on certain schemes they had in mind. At the time, it seemed to me too bizarre to be worthy of credence, but in view of these recent developments I can see how simple it is and how effective.” The deputy smiled. His smile was cold and frosty. ‘“Mr. Burke,” he said, “were you ever arrested for traffic violation?” “What's that got to do with it?”’ “Frankly, have you ever been ar- rested for violating a traffic law?"” llY-.l’ “Then,” the deputy said, his smile now triumphant, ‘‘you probably real- ize how hopeless it is for a man to try to talk himself out of a situation. There isn’t any story a man can think of which hasn’t been tried before. And it has been my experience that the more plausible the story, the more apt the man is to be guilty.” “Then you mean it does a man no good to proclaim his innocence, even convincingly?”’ “Exactly. We will determine the question of your guilt or innocence by certain investigations we are making.” “Will you tell me what those in- vestigations are?”’ The deputy’s tone was cold. “No.” Burke shrugged his shoulders. “Un- der the circumstances, I'd naturally prefer an hotel to a jail.” There followed an existence during which a deputy marshal accompanied Burke everywhere he went. It was nearing four o’clock in the afternoon of the fourth day when the deputy marshal was called to the telephone. He listened for almost three minutes. Then he said, “Okay, right away. G'bye,”” hung up the telephone and turned to Burke with a grin. “Well, Buddy,” he said, ‘‘I've good news for you. Put on your hat and coat, come on up to the office, and the chief is going to give you a clean bill of health — that is, I think he will.” Burke grabbed for his hat. “Let’s go.” Twenty minutes later he was look- ing across a desk into the steady eyes of the deputy district attorney. “The situation was so utterly un- precedented,” the deputy said, “‘that we had to make a complete investiga- tion. Moreover, the evidence against youwasso incriminating that it seemed impossible it could have been a coin- cidence. However, fortunately we in- vestigated along other lines. Most of the evidence against you was pre- sented by a man named Clegg, and he (Continuved on poge 12) Magazine Section N'T PUT ANTH-FREEZE STOP! DO RADIATOR A DIRT WHEN you put antifreeze in your car, you want it to stay in. Don’t let a clogged radiator rob you! One cleaning with Sani-Flush (it costs a dime!) will last all winter. 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