The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 4, 1922, Page 13

MYSTERY y AAMILNE RAGIN WERE TODAY Within two mine f ROBERT ABLETT do-well brother winx ARLETT, bachelor proprietor of The Red House, hed arrived and been wahered into 2 office, & shot was heard ANTONY GILLINGHAM, « Bild, BEVERLEY, one of it mom pounding on the locked door of the office and 4 mittance, The two office by 8 window 8 4 the body ef Re tre head. Mark Investigation by that Mark had learned Uberately murde: GO ON WE CHAPTER V ‘The housekeeper's room had heard @omething of the news by this time, and Audrey had had a busy time ex: | Plaining to other members of the staff exactly what he had said, and what she had said. The details were not quite established yet, but this much at least was certain: that Mr. Mark's brother had shot himself and spirited Mr. Mark away, and that Audrey bad seen at once that he was that sort of man when she opened the door to him. Elsie had a contrt- Ddution of her own to make. She had actually heard Mr. Mark in the of. fice, threatening his brother. “He said, I heard him say it with my own cars, ‘It's my turn now,’ said, triumphant-tike.” “Well, if you think that's a threat, dear, you're very particular, I must But Audrey remembered Elsic’s words when she was in front of In.| spector Birch. She gave her own evidence with the readiness of one ho had already repeated it several tines. “Then you didn’t see Mr. Mark at poNo air: he must have come in rested Inspector Birch he | . | tough customer; to escape? Only, in that case—why run’ Also, how did Cayley know j then that it was Mark who was try | ing to escape? If he had @ucssed thy ad shot the other, it was more likely that Robert had Mark, Indeed, he had admitted that this was what he thought. The first thing he had said when he turned the body over was, ‘Thank God! 1 was afraid it was Mark.’ But why should he want to give Robert time in which to get away? And again-—why run, if he did want to give him time?” Antony went out of the house again to the lawns at the back, and sat down on a bench in view of the | office windows “Now then,” he said, “let's go| \thru Cayley’s mitid carefully, and see what we get.” | Cayley had been tn the hall When | Robert was shown into the office. | The servant goes off to look for! | Mark, and Cayley goes on with his! | book, Mark comes down the stairs, warns Cayley to stand by in case he is wanted, and goes to meet his brother, What does Cayley expect? | Possibly that he won't be wanted | jafter all; possibly that his advice | |may be wanted in the matter, say, | jot paying Robert's debts, or getting him a passage back to Aus possibly that his physical [may be wanted to get an obstreper fous Robert out of the house. Well, | he sits there for a moment, and then | foen into the library. Suddenly he hears @ pistolshot. For the moment he would hardly realize what it was He listens. Perhaps it wasn't a pistolwhot after all. After a mo ment or two he goes to the library door again. The profound silence makes him uneasy now, No harm | in going into the office just to re Aswure himself. So he tries the door | ~—and finds it locked! } What aré his emotions now?) Alarm, uncertainty. Something is} happening. Incredible tho it seema, | it must have been a pistol-ehot. He| iy banging at the door and calling | out to Mark, and there is no answer. Alarm—yes. But alarm for whose safety? Mark's, obviously. Robert | is @ stranger; Mark ix an intimate | friend. Robert has written a letter ; that morning, the letter of a man in a dangerous temper, Robert is the | Mark the highly | civilized gentieman. If there had been a quarrel, it ia Robert who had shot Mark. He bangs at the door | again. | Of course, to Antony, coming sud-| denly upon this scene, Cayley's con was passing thru the | duct had seemed rather absurd, but | heard voices in the office. ‘And stopped to listen?” “Certainty not,” said Elste with dignity. “I was just passing thru ball, just as you might have been Rot supposing they talking secrets, didn't think to my ears, as no doubt I ought to ” And she sniffed slightly. come.” sald the tmapector . “Now then, what was it Mad to remember the “Hm. Working « passage over could that have been “That's right, sir.” said Elsie “And then Mr. Mark sald loudly— triumphant-like A “As much as to say his chance ‘Bad come.” “And that’s all you heard?” “That's all, eir—not standing there Mstening, but just passing thru the hail. as it might be any time.” “Yes. Well, that's really very tm- Portant, Elsie. Thank you.” Elsie geve him & smile, and re turned eagerly to the kitchen. Meanwhile Antony had been ex Ploring @ little on his own. There ‘Was a point which was puzzling him He went thru the hall to the front @ the house and stood at the open door. He and Cayley had run round the house to the left. Surely it ‘Would have been quicker to have run Found to the right? Undoubtedly they went the longest way round “Why?” he asked himself. “Was ft to give Mark more time in which jinn he finds that It is Robert who then, just for the moment, Cayley had lost bis head. But, as soon ax Antony suggested trying the win dows, Cayley saw that that was the obvious thing to do. So he Jeads the | way to the windows—the’ longest | way Why? To give the murderer time to escape? If he had thought then | that Mark was the murderer, per. | haps, yes. Hut he thinks that Robert | is the murderer. If he is not hiding | anything, he must think so. Indeed he says 80, when he stes the body “And that’s all you heard?” “I was afraid it was Mark.” he says, : | into the room as quickly a# possible, | ie killed. No reason, then, for wist ing to gain time. On the | every instinct would urge hb contrary n to get Yet he} Why?! vel and seize the wicked Robert ges the longest way round | | person In the house Sure enough there sat Fleet, never taking his eyes Outie’s front door. One day Dr. Snuffies’ telephone rang. Nancy answered tt Cottontait talking *Bay,” said Cutte Ma's gone out and It was Cutle “I'm in a fix I'm alone While ago I peeked out and there was | Fieet Fox watching fer me. “T can't go out and ma can’t come | in, for 1 heard Fleet call up to Mr. | Crow he'd get one or both of us if} he had to camp on our doorstep till text winter.” “All right, Cutle,” Nancy. “i'l tell Dr Nick and we'll help you Don't Worry. Just keep still and don't Doke your little pink nose out until We tell you.” Naney and Niek and Dr talked it over and finally Dr flen anid “I've got a plan. Fleet is the most curious person I ever knew, as well 8% the greediest. Bo fool him Nick, go out and gather some sleepy berries.” 7 said kind Snuffies and Snuf. Snuffies | gob! So Nick got the sleepy-berries the three started off to house ’ Sure enough. There never taking his eyes aor door, “Hello, said Fleet. you going?’ “Just to call on Cutie Cottontail take him something,” said ney Fleet had sharp eyes and he saw the round blackish berries. “Look \ike wild cherries,” hungrily | “But they | mysteriously | “I don’t believe it,” declare Fleet “Lemme taste one.” Naney handed tt over and Fleet edit down, “Ugh! he coughed. | t's bitter! What is it?” sleepy-berry.” laughed Nancy | "You'll he asleep in two minutes, Mr Fox, and poor Cutie can get out! And so it happened | (To Be Continued) | Mopyright, 1922, by Seattle Start Cutie ant off Fleet Cutie's “Where are ‘ he said gren't!’ said Nancy “Tr OUR BOARDING HOL WOW! « Hat WATER 1S COLD ENOUGH To RUN CHILLS DOWN TH’ Back oF A BoOK ' IF L FLOPPED W You'D HAVE To Dick ME OUT WIth A SET oF ICE TONGS! A NS Bi iak J U 0 H hia HRs i Bis ISE f “AW, Sir THERE DIPPING VouR DOGS» SLIDE who T+ GOSH SAKE, YoU GUYS Go “WRU MORE MOTIONS “THAN & NeW CoP MAKING Wis FIRGT PINCH. THE SEATTLE STAR BY BRR- ONE PLUNGE AN’ —™ pon 1 wou ANYMOR “THAN A CASE © G'WAN= "TAKE A DEEP BREATH b, AN! LAUNCH! DOINGS OF THE DUFFS THINK IT’S ; AwFuL.y coro! You've BEEN IN Awni.e ! FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS UE SAID UED NEVER. Bade UP WIT You NO DIFTEQENCE HOW And then, why run? “That's the question,” #0! tony to himself, as he filled his pipe: ‘and bless me if I know the anewer He sat there with bis unlit pipe in bis hand, thinking Ther on two things in the t his brain, waiting to be taken and looked at. For the mome left them undisturbed They w ome back to him later when wanted them. He laughed suddenly, pipe “{ was wanting a new profess he thought now I've fow Antony Gillingham. 7: sieuthhound T ahe eo t Whatever Antony other qualifications for bi fession rate which worked clearly and qui And this clear brain of his had a ready told him that he was the only t that moment red inspector had|{ fead and ut other he and tit ngham's he h a brain who was unhandic in the parch for truth. The arrived in It to find a man a man missing, It w oxtggr y probable, no doubt, that the mirsing man had shot the dead man. But it was more than extremely probable it was almost certain that the in spector would start the idea that this extremely probable solu tion was the one true on, and that, in consequence, he would be leas disponed to without prejudice any other solut Inapector Birch waw certainly pre pared to belleve that Mark had shot his brother. Robert had been shown | into the office Audrey) Mark had gone tn to Cayley); Mark and R heard talking (witn there was a shot (witness everybody): the room had been entered and, Robert had been found — (witnes and Gillingham). And Mark solu consider (witne been | body Cayley ’ WHOM ‘SHALL MOLLY MARRY? | ~ BY 708 BECKLEY le ~— had killed bis brothe an Cayley ge It would kr hi be h self wan letting his m cu fence ling to GENIN WE 4 he Mack EXE sther pore at the “y won u reme daddy missionarte this Mr Mr. Walker vi built the ® elr different APTER A sn Bill had seen them into had taker ty), and had wandere “Right y te Wher Anton Ww 1? Thi you his into u kno en 2 of the b own farewe queer grass and on wen : . the 4 rum show mer chain * “Tt was a for the the dians round y were. nke and little ob their t bit of a business, Isn't 1 come tn, exact A at him Besides, 1 going to to worry Se he al need happen women cook (Continued Tomorrow) baskets were they held we pod was pla in the baske stones about and dropped NO. 2—HEADS AND HEARTS ARE DIZZY WITH MAY MADNESS AS THE HANDSOME ACTOR AS§ FOR MOLLY’S HAND Music and the dance were in the blood MOLLY WAYNE, that night an sho fox the floor of the Midvale With her were three auit vowed candidate for her trotted on Roat club. ors, each an hand. Ther WHEEL manufacturer HILLY BARTON And then there was the 4 hen holding her tn LD MANNENG, leading | atock dompany t wkift for a moment . "L want to walk to you.” eon and efficient | id | youthful architect od looking In the shirt at t people, th saying. the pany. 1 years nkitt he hink ago 1 was playing tiny Two years ago 1 got leading parts thru and thru her being. throat moonlight on his handsome looked unbelievably in @ romantic play “I just had to tell you first Siorious news! he was "T've Pittsburg here. the size of Mi who knows but now it may be in lights — the fame!” Don opened his sili and with the features like some figure “Don! Oh, Molly breathed. “You lucky, luc ad in| At com: | knees Four| “Am I lucky bits. jbrant with fe of all accepted the her Stock Molly! Empire of it GOOSE- PIMPLES Now You COULD DON'T WAN'T TO STAY IN Too Lona! Niseiptal | Sepeeek: Cushir beds of small be skins of animals ankets fined ins. “One thing And now words Don slipped to his | sounds before her BY STANLEY 7 AHERN eh is iz WORK OF CITY CROo SHOOT TO KILL IF You SEE EM" RR-R-oo! \ ij LDN‘Y HAve -_ — WIND WME BROKEN FAN « GOSH BUS, Y'MUST Have] SKIN LIKE A SurT=- IVE Gor LL 6O —= THE POST OFFICE WAS ROBBED LAST NIGKT- MARSHAL OTEY WALKER SAYS THE ROBBERS WILL BE BEHIND “THE BARS WITHIN FORTY EIGHT HOURS — BY ALLMAN. COME ON IN NOW 1 TELL You- I'M | NEARLY FROZEN: COME ON DORIS I'M GETTING A CHILL! You'VE HAD ENOUGH! ™ Jost BEGINNING TO ENJOY IT! Cony rieted of His Error ity AW You SEE How " WRONG (TF waS, Donk vou ( ~eEcues ? 1 wisi \ T waDN'T HAD war FEU wir Sum VESTEQDAN DIDNT KNOW TILL JUST A WHILE ASO TWAT WE WUZ GOING Sd iceland _* TRAINS By OW Cle mame SN BEFORE THE W SEFONE THE WAGON Page 746 rn ask and they of food and not open fire such s kind: tove r the when her strange “And one day ittle hut 8 ndew could make tehed tight) needies were smelling ad of glass, 404) warmth from the fire, chs aod) Knelt before with | husband's nt tidy as rw wit 1 the dry pine sweet in th Mrs. Kells to cook h And as make a hotter rh out din ALC RIG UT bee \r You WANT TO SCARE THE FISH WHY NOT GO IN SWiMainGe thy uw the fire dinner she had broug roug wt of of educated mission and gentlewomen as they stirred the coal: glow a popr needle floor almost like "i ome | onte ne a flash of gasoline little an exp nside of the ring flame. the was house was @ 1X Kell nd from but tt ays that those rus lived it nside the furnace there ror lik in Indian pictures jonely that ad very, | the loth they | 1c ents and and dressed almost en. but al world outside d 8 be wind blew and they hi of thermometer registere A biting any ‘kind of skins yw mero. was no wh nearer the Walters there than two miles away it, fire any your uriment which surprised Mr the Indian “Just house on fire to call, not even help, just fi now in the other dians all about that!" imagine no son, to dep ng In baskets bors to houge to Ko into, in one plac®, and ice and and savage In. you. Imagine » other ater, and when ed in the co ta, th ted round us your fist them in red hot, and id water (To Be Continued) love you so. Molly put a hand over his lips. ating and would never go on jagain Then, with a rush, Don's “Don, She tried with eajol- | emotion, stronger than he had count. ery to hide dee motion. “This isn't}ed on, swept him on, pust caleula- ian cra ‘a time to say such things—under a| tion, the patms full moon, in May, giddy with! “Yes, my wife! he cried on @ i dancing. How'll you feel tomorrow | gasping breath. “Tonight—next year “Why, Don!" She laughed rather to realize you've asked a girl to be ail life long I'l sing it—Molly, my breathlessly, trying to draw your wife little wife! away, “Really—honestly, 1} He had caught the hand at his! Crushed to his breast, his lips al- must say it, stale an dstupid as it! lips and kissed ft But at the word most bruising hers, Molly was swept but this sudden.” | wite’ made ever so slight a|past her momentary shock, away “Not to f lighted | movement, less than a start, more a! into an Irresistible silent ecstasy of fires in “I've been wild|catching of the breath But to | assent about you Molly, ; Molly it was quite perceptible and it | 1 do 'seomed ag tho her heart had stopped | Pittsburg! Twice | Don't you know that without you te vale! I'm only 25, |) share it, success won't mean a thing that two ye Broadway London, stop!” name money, He hands and kissed en WONderful!” ation aglow how ima ky boy her hands His T His voice was vi blood eling, thrilling Molly Molly “TEU me.| sweet, be my own girl, he ne vor her for years. dear, (To Be Continued) (Copyright, 1922, by Seattle Star) ¢