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. NEW bkiiAIN THE RED SEAL By Natalie Sumner Lincoln A Gripping, Baffling, Tantalizing Tz Of Mystery (Copyright, 1920, by D. Appleton & Co.) (Copyright 1919-20, by Frank A. Munsey Co.) (Continued from Yesterday's Herald.) THE STORY SO FAR: During the progress of a court trial of an individua! held on a minor charge the Misses Mclntyre, twins, Helen and Barbara, appear with a ragged looking character and a po- licoman. They prefer a charge ot burglary against their prisoner who is put in the pen for grand jury ac- tion. He) has been in there but a moment when he falls dead and it is then discovered that hae iy in dis- guise and has committed the burglary on a bet with one of the twins. The deceased was James Turnbull, cashier of the Meétropolis Trust company and a friend of the Prosecuting Attorney, Rochester, who was also an intimate o! tha twins. Mrs. Brewster and Dr. Stone discuss the death of Turnbull' and Mrs. Brewster displays pertubation when it is said that the twins suspect foul play. Harry Kent, junior partner of tte firm of Rochester and Kent re- turna to town and finds a new facto- tum, John Sylvester in chargo of their law office and the partner out ol town which causes him alarm as several seripus cases face the firm. He ia thinking over the situation when Syl- vester announces that one of tha Misses Mclntyre wishes to see him. It turns out to be Barbara who has just entered as the second installment sopéns. Continue with the story from here. “This is a business call,” she stated demurely, “on you and Mr. Roches- ter.”” Her lovely eves held a glint of mischief as she mentioned Kent's partner, then her expression grew _serious. “I want legal advice.’ ~ “I am afraid you will have to put up with me,” Kent moved his chair closer to the one she had selected by the desk. “Rochester is out of town.” Barbara stared at him she had paled. “When did Philip leave?” “Last night, ; I presume. Kent tipped back his chair and pressed a buzzer; a second later Sylvester ap- peared in the foorway. “Did Mr. Rochester tell you where he was going?” he asked the clerk. “No, sir. Mr. Rochester stated that you had his address.” “I?" Kent concealed his growing surprise. As the door closed Barbara turned to Kent. “Have you heard about Jimmie Turnbull?’’ “Yes. I saw the account just now in the mornng paper,” he answered. ““A shocking affair. Poor Turnbull! He was a ggod fellow.” “He was!” Barbara spoke with un- accustomed vehemence, and looking ' at her Kent saw that her eyes were flled = with, tears. Impulsively he threw his a¢m about her, haolding her zlose. “My heajt's dearest,”” he murmured tondly. “¥ there is anything—any- hing I cag do— Barbar: straightened up and winked a , the tears. “There is,’” she said ftersely. “Investigate Jim- mie’s deafh.” Kent ed at her in astonishment. “Please é&xplain,” he suggested. “The morning paper states very plainly ‘hat the cause of death was an attack 5t angim pectoris.” “Yes, [ know, and that is what Philip Rochester contends also.”” Bar- >ara passed and glanced about the >ffice; they had the room to them- selves. “B-but Helen believes other- wise. Kent drew back. “What do you mean, Babs?” he demanded. “Just that,” Barbara spoke wearily, ind Eent, giving her close attention, srew aware of dark shadows under 1er eyes which told plainly of a sleep- ess aight. “I want to engage you as »ur counsel to help Helen find out ibout Jimmie's death.” “Pied out what?” asked Kent, his sewilderment increasing. “Do vyou nexn that Jimmie's death was not the ‘esult of a dangerous heart disease, »ut of foul play?” , “Last Sunday Jélen was_boasting » her two new police dogs which +°hilip Rochester recently gave her, in€ said how safe she felt. We've had leveral burglaries in our neighbor- 100d,”” Barbara explained, “‘and when fimmie scoffed at the dogs, I bet him hat he could not break into the house rithout the dogs arousing the house- w0ld. I never once thought about fimmie’s heart trouble,”” she con- ‘essed, and her lips quivered. “Neith- sr Helen nor I can leave a stone un- urned until we know without a shad- w of a doubt what killed him.” “I must go,” declared Barbara 10 ninutes later. “Father would make a earful scene if he knew I had been 1ere %o see you. Don’t come to the Jevator: Margaret Brewster may see ‘ou with me, and she would tell fath- r of our meeting.” Kent paid no attention to her pro- ests and accompanied her down the orridor. When he re-entered his ffice he found Sylvester hanging up ha telephona receiver. “Mr. Clymer has telephoned to ask t you will come to the Metropolis ‘rust company at once,” he said. The clock over the bank had just truck noon when Kent reached the mw office building which housed the fetropolis Trust company. Clymer welcomed Kent with an air t relief. “You know Col. McIntyre,”” he said v way of introduction, and Kent be- ame awarae that tha tall man loung- ng with his back to him in a leather overed office chair was Barbara’s ather. Col. MclIntyre returned {ent’s bow with a curd nod. and then Iymer pushed forward a chair. “Sit down, Kent,” he began. ‘“You 1ave already handled several confi- ‘ential affairs for the bank in a sat- sfactory manner and I have sent for ou today to aak your aid in an urgent aatter. Before I go further T must sk You to treat what I am about to R /‘3 as strictly confidential. “Certainly. Mr. Clymer.” _/‘Gooli! “Then draw up your chair. -lymer walited until Kent had com- ied With 3 * *“You have ard of ' ‘Turnbull’s sudden a_tragic 2 3 “As you know, he was cashicr of this bank.” Clymer spoke it liberation. “‘Soon after word re here of his death, the vice-pre: and treasuver of the bank had a c ninat and accounts.” cl an irritating cough. “Turnbull’s ac- counts were found in first-class order. Today, Col. McIntyre called at the bank and asked the treasurer, Mr. Gilmore, for certain valuable negoti- able securities'which he| left in the bank’'s care a month ago. Mr. Gil- more told Col. MclIntyre that these securities had been given to Jimmie Turnbull last Saturday on his pres- entation of a letter from McIntyre re- questing that they be turned over to the bank cashier. McIntyre expressed his surprise and asked to see the let- ter”—Clymer paused and took a ps per from his desk. ‘“Here is the let- tez.” Kent teok the paper and examined it closely. “This is perfectly in order,”” he said. “A clear statement in Col. McIntyre's handwriting and on his stationer For the first time Col. McIntyre ad- dressed him. :“The letter is in order,” he ac- knowledged, ‘‘and written on my sta- tionery, but it was not written by me. The letter is a clever forgery.” . ox CHAPTEE IIL The Vanishing Man. It still lacked 20 minutes of 9 a’clock, that night when Harry Kent turned into the Saratoga apartment hotel, and not waiting to take one of the elevators, ran up the staircase to the apartment which had been occu- pied joired by Jimmy Turnbull and Philip Rochester. The soft click of the outer door as it swung to was hardly noticeable, and Kent, pausing long enough to get his breath from his run up the stalir- case, stepped into the living room and reached for the electric light switch. Instead of encountering the cold metal of the switch his groping fingers closed over warm flesh. Startled as he was, Kent retainea enough presence of mind to grasp the hand tightly; the next second a man hurled himself upon him and he gave back. As Kent got his second wind, confidence in his strength returned and he redoubled his efforts, sudden- Clymer paused to ly -his hands shifted their grip and he | swung his adversary backward, pin- ning him against the wall. A faint, sobbing breath escaped the man, and Kent felt the whole figure against which he pressed quiver and relax; the taut muscles of chest and arms grew slack, collapsed. Kent stood in wonderment, peering ahead, his hands empty—the mgn had vanished! Drawing a long, long: breath Kent felt his way back to the electric switch and pressed the button, light- ing both the wall brackets and tha tabla lamps. How had the man vanished so ut- terly, leaving no trace behind in the apartment? The window in Roches- _ter's room was locked on the insid in fact, all the apartment windows were securely fastened, he had founa on his tour of inspection: the only not locked was the oval, swinging window high up in the side wall of the bathroom; onl child could squeeze through it, Kent decided. An idea flashed through Kent's brain— waa the man Philip Rochester? Kent's meditations were interrupt- ed by the sound of the opening of the front door. = The night clerk of tha hotel stepped inside the apartmen: and, closely followed by a sandy- haired man, walked intec the living room. He halted abruptly at sight of Kent. “Good evening, Mr. Kent,” hs o claimed, and took in at a glance tha orderly arrangement of the room. “Pardon my unceremonious entrance, but I had no idea you were here, sir; we received a telephone message that a burglar had broken in here." “You did!"* Kent stared at him. Was he right, after all, in his conjecture: had the man been Philip Rochester? It would seem so, for who els . after taking refuge elsewhere; would have telephoned a warning of burglars to the hote! office? ‘“Have you any idea who sent the message, Mr. Stuart?'” “I have nofg it was an outside call Stuart tWMBed to his companion. Sorry I brought you here on an idiotic chase, Mr. Ferguson.” “That’s all right,” responded deteitive good naturedly. “Would vou like me to look throuzh the apart- ment just to see if any one really rs concealed on the premises, Mr. Kent?" he asked, and added quickly, seeing Kent hesitate. “I am from the central office; Mr. Stuart can vouch for me.” Kent’s hesitation vanished. “I'd be obliged if you would, Ferguson." “You don’t recall me. but T met you while working on the Chase case; vou handled that trial in great shape.’” Ferguson looked admiringly at his companion. “Lots or the praise went to your partner, Mr. Rochester, but 1 know you did the work. Now, Mr. Kent, T want your assistance in a puz- zling case.” “Go on, I'm listening.” “Did you read in the paper about Mr. Turnbull's death?” he ked, and as Kent nodded a silent affirmative in answer to his question he askd an- other. “Did you know him well?” “yosr “Did he have an enemy?” “Not to my knowledge.” Kent was watching the detective narrow what was he driving at? “On the contrary Turnbull was extremely pop- ular. “With Col. MeclIntyre?” Ferguson had hoped to surprise Kent with the but his companion’s ex- on did not alter. -no, perhaps he was popular with the colonel,” ted slowly. the not over- he admit- | ‘The case piqued my inierest,” said the detective, “and 1 made an vestigation on my own hook. Aft the departure of the McIntyre twins and Coroner Penfield I wen® back to the court room and poked und ‘he Sz | refl on made of his books | flectt his throat; he was troubled with | prisoners’ cage. There I found this”— He took out of his pocket a small bundle and carefully unwrapped the oilskin cover. A handker the detective did not unfold the white muslin, but held it with care. “Yes. One of the pri ;e told me Turnbull dropped it aa Stone and the deputy mar arried nim into the ante-room. Smell hing?”" holding up the handker- Kent wrinkled his nose and scveral times. “Smells like Ferguson nodded. ‘“Good guess; I d the odor and went at once to . McLane. He toid me the hand- saturated with amyl ni- nitrite,” R repeated Kent re- given for angina | pectori “Yes. Well, in this case it was the remedy and not the disease which killed Turnbull,” announced Fergu- son triumphant “Nonse ejaculated Kent. “T happen to Lknow that the capsules contain only three minims—I once heard Turnbull say so.” “Dr. McLane and I took the hand- kerchief to o laboratory and the chem- ist found from the number of parti- cles of capsules in the handkerchief, that at least two capsules—or double the usual dose—had been erushed by Turnbull and the fumes inhaled by him, with fatal results.” “Hold on,” coutioned Kent. “In the flurry of the moment Turnbull may have accidentally put two cap- sules in the handkerchief, meaning only to use one.” “Mr. Kent,” the detective spoke im- pressively, “that wasn't Turnbull's handkerchief. That is woman's handkerchief—look at it. Ferguson laid the little bundle on the brpad arm of Kent's chair and with infinite care folded back the edges of the handkerchief, revealing as he did so the small particles of capsules still clinging to the linen. But Kent hardly observed the cap- sules, his entire attention being cen- tered on one corner of the handker- chief, which had neatly embroidered on it the letter “B.” % The gloomy morning, with leaden skies and intermiftent rain, reflected Harry Kent's state of mind. He could mnot fix his attention on the busi- ness letters which Sylvester placed before him; instead, his thoughts re- verted to the sceme in Rochester’s and Turnbull's apartment the! night before. A knock, and Sylvester departed, only to return a second later. ‘Miss MelIntyre to see you,” he announced, and stood aside to allow the girl to enter. h Tt was the first time Kent had,seen Helen since the tragedy of Tuesday, and as he advanced to greet her he noted with concern her air of distress and the troubled look in her eves. “You are so kind,” she murmured as he placed a chair for her. “Babs told me you have promised your aid and so T have come hecausc it is wises to have our talk here’” Her faco brightened up at sight of a safe stand- ing in one cornmer. “Is that yours or Philip's?”’ she asked. pointing to it. “The safe? Oh, it's for our joint use. owned by the firm, you know,” explained Kent, somewhat puzzled by her eagerness. “Da you keep your private there, as well as the firm's?"” “Oh, yes; Philip has retained one section and I the other.”” Kent walked over and threw open the massive door which he had unlocked on en- tering the office and left ajar. Which is Philip’s section?” asked. “This,” and Kent touched the_side tha safe. Helen took from: her leather hand- bag a white envelope and handed it to Kent. “Ple partment, tated, she a papera she o! put this in Philip's com- she said, and as he hes dded pleadingly do it, Harry, and ask /o q To his surprise he discovered the compartment was unlocked. Without comment he pulled open- the inside drawer and started to lay the white envelope on top of the papers already there, when he hesitated. “The envelope is unaddressed, Hel- en,” he remarked., extending it to- ward her. She waved it back “It is sealed with red wax, stated. ‘*“That is all that is nece: for identification.’ Kent turned over the envelope flap was held down securely with a large red seal which bore the one let- ter “B.” He dropped the letter in- side the drawer, locked the com ment and closed the door of the A telegraph boy around the corner of the cor a vellow envelope Kent. Motion- ing to Felen to wait, Kent tore open the telegram. It was from Cleveland and dated the nisht before. The messaga ran: Called to Clev: Club. Rochester. Without comment Kent heid out thé telegram so that Helen could read it. “What!” she exclaimed. “Philip in (leveland last night. I—I—don’t un- derstand.” And looking at her Kent was astounded at the flash of terror which shone for an instance in he: eyes. Before he had time to question her she bolted around the corridor. land. Address City Coroner Penfield adjusted h ses and scanned the 8 rthered for the Turnbull inguest. & Miss Tielen McIn Pen- field said to the morgue ma: Helen was extremely pale as she advanced up the room. “I am Helen she announced clearly . Charles MclIntyre."” the iees attend- of James Turnbull in your house on Miss MecIntyre,” er. us ing John Smith, day morning, ed the corner. “I was sitting up to let in my sister, who had gone to a dance ” she “and f I would asleen T went wn into the library, infending to sit in one of the window rece and watch fc entered steal acr Tue: direct- yegan room and Cuticura Soap Imparts The Velvet Touch Soap,Ofntment. Tateum 25e. oo isa: utioura Laboratorion, Depura Matan Mo 1 hief?” questioned Kent | | fore addressin | has sold several use: DAILY HERALD, WEDNEDDAY, gets a blow-out. similar appeals. they stick to it. inside a closet. 1 was very fright- ened, but had sense enough leit to cross softly to the closet and lock the door. 1 hurried to the window and across the street I saw a policeman standing under a lamp-post. It took but a minute to call him. The po- liceman opened the closet door, put handcuffs on Mr. Turnbull and took him away.” “You h ing the libra “No.” She followed the with a short explanation. down on my bed soon after not feeling very well, and slept through the early hours of the night.’ what hour did you wake up 4 o'clock, or a little after. ren you were awake an hour be- fore you discovered the supposed burglar in your library?” Y-ye Helen's hesitation faint. *“About that length of time “Miss Mclntyre,” Penfield rose. *1 have only a few morc guestions to put to you. Why did Mr. Turnbull come to your house—a house where he w a welcome visitor—in the middle of the night disguised as a burglar?” “Mr. Turnbull held a wager with my sister, Barbara,” she explained “She bet him that he could not break ard no sound before enter- negative ‘1’ lay dinner, was ered.” Penficld considercd her answer 1gain. be- (Continued Tomorrov:.) Although vined M. 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