New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1929, Page 11

e ——— ~ 4 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD M 10 ONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1929, DEATH TREASURE | [] d — s to] the Synopsis: Pell was murde nd not one of seven witne death could tell who fired 1l shot. Inspector Wayne >f all fails to reveal a pistoi. No ¢ else has been in the reom, cre Pell played his dramatic | ne climaxed by death—his ing of Parson Marling, most bit 's five enemics promi he police startling theory— hot through th stooped to unbolt 1 ystery—Professor | nconscious by mong the 1o produce a D cagerly at Pell was | keyhole as he, door. Another xton knocked on 1t n u n the corridor. Tom Grenoferr re irns home from the death-scene finds Mrs. Seabroke with a pe- uliar request—one that involves | ter daughter, Vercnica, whom ‘ irenofcn loves. | CHAP 12 | A WOM ‘ Mrs. Seabrok and strange request were uppermost | in my thoughts during dinner. mother did not appear My to observe | | my abstraction and did not men- | tion Newplace until she had seen me | wel ough my food. Then tiE 1id. “He sc 1 remarkable coming back fessor she man, here tonight? Laxton— N That was tling possibility which had net occurred to me. But 1 thought mnot. When the police had hed with him, Laxton ould pro to the mnn he had or he en dri i Myes,” said my he 1 night-bird, isn't he So st on knew of | ur escapade the efore! I got away at half nine and hrough the sand dune cliffs past the Sea- had no reluctance to a, whatever the oc- ore I reflected commissios her to do wowd ke the train to Black Rul- ng ont the ftrain, a taxi. Iinling sut | 1k home road was three 1 horter seven mils 1 late evening exc fo say the le vas, st eceen But I should not have 1 a sver it save for Mre. Seabrok nanner of making the request And T should have forgotien all ibout both if T 1 met Veronica 10 o'clock out in ustom eoti § On of June, not far off of the year, 10 1t is oroad dayl | Ve where 1 stopped i the morning 1 lookwd ‘head and saw Veronica standing | n tke cliff, as it she had ncver | ince must have seen me it again £ he no movement. s time 71 up to her 1d out her hand. told 1 said 1, g back this way 1 ma to meet you and tel rather sad and startlin other t poor Mr. DIl T 1id Veronica, amazing me. over the place en in Hollam Bay Vren iy ves of course In 11 back yet “Undoubtedly.” ica loo%nd father got T told mothr you to pass on the compiim:nt ering 1 feel that T deserve than ey elicve me, Miss broke, I un and nothing. In I saw you back there, und ndin hings have ind I comprehend not cne of them.” “Rut," cn, “vou rna tand enc Wize when Two | vomen vous trcuble don't you | hope T shoutd never fail a n trouble, Miss Scabroke ca looked me ight in think you ever would 1 do you think 1 am’capable of sking you to do anytl wrong ? rorally wrong, 1 me “No,” I answered, “I don't think vou would ask to do anything vou e red morally wrong." Veronica looked along the path vight and left, and back over the f waste behind us Grenofen,” she “T've man concealed near by.” “I am not surpriscd— 1 saw him this morning. He dodged down a noment too late.” “You were not nearly =o under: standing this morning as you are now," said she. zaped for an instant, and then it broke on me Yo mother “Didn’t say where you conld find me for nothing. But you didn't come n I couldn’t tell you. And 1we then Her Lreast heaved “Mr. Grenofen,” che went on I'm going to ask yon to take me on trust and help this man. 1 wish you mnot 1o sece him—simply becanse 1 don't want you fo he com- pelled to lie about Tt may even be him." that if Veronica had said to me bluntly, “Look here, 't concealing a murderer and 1 vant you fo help me 1 shonld Fave answered * to!? But she did not put it that way; it I had sought a crafty excuse for .y conduct, T could have said to Lyselr, “Veronica never fold nyihing about this man, znd how was T to know ? Still it was nseless fo try to jus- | fy oneself. The coincidences of il ni- too power rded all this endless da; we Accordingly T disre terior conscquences and - satisti myself with the gratitude of Ver- onica's biue eyes. | nection with s search | § | the | the By R. A. J. WALLING What brokes did 1t might matter? The S have had seme con- Pell in the The abrokes might be mixed up with mysterious parson whom we called Pell's ghost The very man I profeet might have afternoon in the IFothe winge shil T have dence ] Eve startlin past was now lurked th dark passa cellar Pt my to And onfi- v's honld in Veronic the o alue eyes. 1 50, 2XC NINg sne s w want to you go ind find your mother enter- an old friend of her fimily ask you, if home taining of whem you've mnever heard, not to look astonisned, put just fall in | with everything and pick up every cue,” At Woodcot?” T gasped when T ed the intention cf this. “Yes, at Woodcot. “My mother!” I gasped “Yes, your mother. She's a {rump. She's even more unde | standing than her son.” So my mother was in it! Th monstrous coaspiracy of wom IFirst, Mrs. 1brok unwont ! perturbati her st requ st Then Veronica — hor hidden com- ranion — her unusnal conduct ' day. And finally—my mother party to this intrizie. The ghost of Roger Pell had started to dos ny foot-steps, to haunt the Aream that formerly ~oncerned ti cnly with Veroaicu Scabroke’s blu CHAL THE “CUBY 1S LICKED Veronica smiled at the amaze ment which was written in my ox pression But amazement ardly regarded nunnA he cireu It was should ¢ to heip her hids unknow v Pell's mui- “Don't look Mr. Gre a4 Ve | a touch of her old man- ner Ve el 1 said. “If this i the it ‘ n I'm eternally cre's one other will you walk home with Wonld 1 like a million! “Now?" T ask “Yos not all. 1f we | on the vou t vord Il you cven paw me hout “Miss Srabroke!” “T mean it. When v ‘Paw 1w me orisk and . chan in Veronica was 1ejection had one s olazed with 3 joke, 1 wonderid | one of Veronica's nonke tricks,* as Soasroke would have myse ica’s ow v . We set off rervible lot of outsiders still left rld, don’t you think? APPArCNty 2propos of “Martin rfield just missed one last night,” said Veronica. “You now—when you were so unde ding—of course you den't want | to know any more about it? * 1 declared I'd better toll you moles 1 there were reasons why T vant a fuss made last aight if outsider molested me n icnight 1 should be grossly o d “You may roly on it said T “that nobody will molest you fc night.” Oh, T de™ sald Veronica Nevertheless, 1 was quite ur prepared when she said suddenly, “Now, paw We « in the little road amon sandhills. Veronica fir figure that moved road from bet n two hummocks I could not see the features of the man wito stood in the middle of the road. But he and well dressed in a plus-four suit. 1 Jid not recognize his voice when he spoke. His words and tone gave me a sensaticn of pins and needies in il knuckles, When we within two yards of him le stood in the middle of the narrow 10ad, Lurring the way. * ‘Lo, Veronica!" suid he And then I understood that he was not quite sober Veronica made¢ no released Veronica's arm and Ler gently behind mo Then 1 took the young man Fis collar stud and anything T could catch in tlat region tctehed him out of the road. He came 1o rest on his hamnches, 1 tear rather abruptly, sgainst a were answer. 1 put by clse and Lillock The young cet and came S0 you recovered shouting out: devil's bully, little fool soon find it man at me the little ? Youre a dam Veronica, and youw'll cut” The served hand said ch stopped when he ob- T had placed my right guard of the left. 1 rush that under I'd knock 'l odo it Say an Seabroke “If you were soher your 1 off at once you don’t clear word to now if other Miss and But 1 had announce it Veronica 1 conld B to do it her for he ye the that rack T felt on their impact between eye and momentarily 1 jndge by my knuckles with the nose unplea mentarily. He sam corner must have been him sank down But only mo- nst | still his | sand heap in a peaceful | said I to Veronica | —John, 1 think o the story in tomorro HAN FOUND UNCONSCIOU slecp. “That'll do him a lot of good," Morrow (o was my moth and Jo 1 Lers in Lordor Copyrizht, 1929, Wm Con John Merryweather ¢ s installme ON BLAZING MATTRESS Men T eachers Too Few and Seldom Paid Living Wage, Prof. Rogers of eb Speem Fame Tells Audience Of PO uiar Mei lfidS S Blames Business Men P()l @ (mdllmn — American Boys and Girls Infellectual Inferiors of European I< M nter s Youth, College Instructor Declares. “You haven't overdone if, Mr T Grenofen?"” Andrew Hill Resened From Prob- (i A a e “Oh, no! Probably five minute : * | c or 18 I'll see you to Sandypoint and then APe Death by Policeman Nolan for vit ther t the & rlchil injofrithegpremises in Beaver Strect House o A1 The recollection of the little A squeal Veronica had g the | Off ey - o bt before may have added a | h | [ 9.5 omen tea s pound to the weight of the blow Su sl 2 in tia “The unlicked cub’s lost his third Tox 1 i “Oh?" said 1: “have T had ar i 1 arl vorni ] intros ion to Mr Fred Ko her N bury s od “Yes. He's been a nuisance in ! national I London. He yesterday ) 1 with ; t rank ou S Amc teclan anyhow. Thanks awfully, Mr s . Grenofen.” 1, th could smell a n ix itement . T parted from Veronica at her P peoy ) i ate and strolled back towards the of O means omplex eq ; pot where the cub went to carlp gasnoNe s gh A hundred yards from S: t ed to revive t rial T mer him walking a ) 1. 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