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” a ean 2 | HOME PAGE i Monday, Juiy 8, 1018 Coen Prey oe as axe wl he oR a me ee ia t S55, | rHUR | WA f° Se An Old Dirk Strangely Disappears, But Is Soon Linked With A New Mystery (Coosrieht, McClure Newsnaver Syndicate.) CHAPTER I. 84 1ILRE'S something weird and mysterious about the robbery, Ken- nedy. They took the very thing [ treasure most of all, an ancient She stopped and could not go on which lay the body. Dr. Lesite drew pral m.nutes. down the sheet. On the face was a Mr. Lockwood, who is he?” terrible stare and contortion of he asked Craig gently atures "My father and I, we have been In tora had been a heavy-set man, this country only a short time." she whose piercing black eyes beetled replied, trying to apeak in good B forth, in life, from under bushy lish In spite of her emotion, rows. Ln death he was distinguished- his partner in a—a mining venture looking, and his close-cropped Wair Mr. Lockwood.’ and mustache set him off as a man She paused again and hesitated, as of affairs and consequence. though in this nge land she had — «sfogt peculiar, Kennedy,” reiterated no idex of which way to turn for np Lestie, pointing to the breast help. Rut once started now, she did «you ‘gee that wound? I can't quite not stop again, fn 2 ; * r ne whether that was the real - Peruvian dugeer.” ‘ “Oh,” she went on passionately, “1 cause of death or not. Of course, it's , : jor now what {ft was that 4 « bad wound, Ua trie. But there Professor Allan Norton was very much excited as he dropped over my father. But lately has seems to, be something else here too. into Crai¢s laboratory early that forenoon. Norton, I may say, was one bee My bd nigh i " Ay met ny Look the pup of his eyes, how thou was--what you cf ot ed thee are.) ~ ot the younger members of the alty, like Kennedy. Already, however, ede ft anould: Nive wets wwe ko erected Usey ots, oes ar cee « c congested too. He bi the a he had mode for himself a place as one of the foremost of South American doctor about him.” she added wildly f having been asphyxiated. Yet here are no indications on his throat of violence such ax would be neces sary if that were the case. There could have been no sch thing as Hluminating gas, nor have we found any trace of any receptactes which ht hAve held poison. I can't seem to make It out." Kennedy bent over the body and er looked at It attentively for several mean—and the curse Of minutes, whtle we stood back of bim, scarcely uttering a word In the prea- explorers and archacvlogists, “How they got into the South American section of the museum, though. I don't understand,” he hurried on. “But, once in, that they should take the most valuable relic I brought back with me on this last expedition, I think certainly shows that it was a robbery with a deep-laid, premeditated purpose.” “Nothing else 18 gone?” queried Kennedy. “Noth “ is operations to the time between “That's the strangest part of It—to the rather infrequent rounds of the her feelings getting the better of her “But It is no longer a case for @ doc tor. It is a case for a detective—‘or some one who is more than a detec- tive, You cannot bring him back, but"— never Saw my father in such a state before,” she murmured." days all he bad talked about wa ‘big fish. the peje srande, wh Norton and 7 that mi re than tigura- Mansiche. = returned the professor. ; to recognize her need. retired, somewhat The recollection of the pant few fearce! u Ybim it was a peculiar . too,” night watchman.” Pld , j 1 are a detect! she dava seemed to be too much for her. Scent thie terrible thing | sa eatectahigh “| oa Kennedy bent down again, “Look,” 3 — ba * i 7 queried. “You can read mystery—like Almost before we knew it, hefoc s he continued remini y — yatery a few drops of blood from about the Peat ar wna valuable, for on the binte He Indicated. “There are the marks Ae @ book?" Norton, who had started to ark har 2 few, drone of blood from aboae the at it was valuable, ale of shoes in the dust, shoes with nails Norton, with @ startled exclamation. Kennedy emiled _ enoouragingty. a question, could speak, she exeuset wound and tranetes them ve & vase ‘was engraved some curious Inca jn the heels, of course, Every make “Why, he was an influential Peruvian, “Hardly.” he returned, “Still, now herself and fled from the room, leav- por kat-case, Eger wi characters. { wasn't able to take the of shocs has its own peculiarities, time to decipher them down there, both in the nu llitle emergency You say the a man of affairs in his country and and then, we are able to use the vast tng only the indelible {mpression of nber and the arrange- an accomrlished scholar. I—I—if you knowledge of wise men the world over loveliness and the appeal for help that triangu- lar, Norton?” he asked finally, with er t ‘" * tke or y to help those in ubl Tell me was Irreatstible. ce at the tetal made them! ment of the nails, Ofthand, however, don’t mind, Tf like to go over with help : * ot Out Looking up from his minute exam- for ine ie Cibie. Rut now that Ihave 1 should say that these shoes were you. TI know the Mendozas. everything soothed, a» though | Kennedy turned Pot ination ‘ ; Sea ee BAA APPA American-made — though that, of | Kennedy was watching knowing that to talk Would prove a just then the r to the opens Ser wits. nautine bade tha ane So ag tot was Just abbut to try Course, does not necessarily mean face keenly. “IE think I'll oty-valve for her rent-up emotions. and we saw our friend Dr Teste. He out automatically when you knew the atte along comes a thief and rubs that an American wore them. I may Walter,” he decided. “You won't Inck Ee Te EIKe BARREL all URLS Mae dieses ee few stone In secret of pressing the hilt in a cer ~ can't have the University even be able to determine which of a 4 tants on this story, apparently.” ow the Ag PAPPEHed, a2) THAS FOU Hur GIFVeTION. ‘ . tain way The outside triangalar Me. We can't have the Untv ors ty ee oe a Ca MaMa ERaTy aetaece _"Perhape you can be of some An- know, how you found it out.” prompted" “What—vou here, Kennedy? he Gi een nine ae Craig, shook ditde separated into three to allow an ‘Oh, tt was midnight, last night; hands and introduced Norton, “And ‘PHer blade to shoot out . THERE WAS HER FATHER HUD- Yate,” she returned wildly Jameson too? Well. T think you've ennedy had risen and, as Norton DLED IN THE CHAIR. SHE was sleeping when my maid, Juanit found a case that will baffle you. described the Inca dagger, looked know, Kennedy ma he marks, I cannot tell that stance to them, also,” put in Nor- “| should not,” readily assented yet until I study them, Walter, I wish ton to Kennedy, as we left. ug. "I'd like to look the place you'd go over to my laboratory. In . It was only a short downtown over.” the second right hand drawer of my @fd our cab soon pulled up before a knew it I had run across the livi : . wakened me and told me that Mr. Mea at he Ted the way acrara ffom one to the other of us keenly. Just what 1 wanted,” exclaimed desk you'll find a package of paper, Tther ornate entrance of a large SCREAMED AND FELL ON HER [OKfird me and tlt ving room and the iting foam and. into the den “That blade was polsoned,” ha eon- Norton, heartily delighted and leading I'd like to have It." Slantee wastione. | bad Meodlihagi KNEES BESIDE HIM. wanted to seo me, must see me. I fram which he had Just come. cluded quietly. “We have a clue to the w f th. Don't you think you ought to pre- fomped out and entered, succeeding dressed hurriedly, for it came to me “"Syt \w very atrange,” he maid, “and Your minsing dagger, Mendoxa was We walked across the campus w serve the marks?” I heard Norton ing o rt @ sixth flo ‘ r that something must be the matter. there are no clues. murdered by it him to the museum, still chatting. hint as I teft. H | Been watobing (Cyanine cut wey tothe sixth door, family in the depths of whose soul y think [ must h ‘ome out sooner We walked over to tne couch on (To Be Continued) Seorton was @ tall, spate inat, Wity, Kennedy in cpenceyed Qmameamnt "ieee ti ey oat smouldered all the passion of a fler¥Y than they expected, for before they Precisely the type one would pick tO and interest There was no missing the place. intruded. It was a rather awkward race, i make an explorer in a tropical cH- The ball had boen taken over by tho situation. 8 petneee rece I iearned that our old friend Dr. Les- “Oh, Professor Norton We entcred a handsome white mar- ‘ Hiatt Nor ble building in the shape of a rec- _/ hurried back as fast as I could, it is you ard, no doubt This is his asstist- “There w father, hud Jina u lien the Coroner, was alrcady in she oried In English, recognizing him. ant, Mr. Jameson, of the Star, 2 chalr’and blood hed run out from an For I he E vening World Ss ae eeeime ths University Library, &2d Kennedy bent to the task of pre- charge. “I'm so, nervous that I didn't see you thought perhaps they might stand be- ugly wound in his side. 1 screamed eiuitding, by the way, which Norton Serving the marks. nomenow, whether it was through at first. you and that crowd in the and fell on my knee ide him. | had permiaded several weathy tru ‘Have you any idea who might Kenned: acquaintance with Dr. Inez de Mendoza was unmistakably added, motioning toward But.” she shuddered, “it wa tees and other donors to erect. Ken- have an object in stealing the dag- Leslie or ‘orton’s acquaintance with beautiful, of the dark Spanish type. the reporters on the other side of the He was cold. He did not answer” ome res sma ers pther donors to emining the Set?” Kennedy asked when he bad the Mendozas and the Spanish tongue, with soft brown eyes that appealed door, “You can trust them abso- — Kennedy siid nothing, but let her ; : La GO her See atin America, Snished we found ourselves beyond the bar- to one when she talked, and a figure jutely. I'm sure that if there is any- weep into her dainty handker By Mildred Lodewick Going over everything very careful Norton shrugged his shoulders. “1 Fier of the door whicb shut out my which at any less tragic moment one thing any of us can do to aid you in chief, though the impulse was strong | soeilshd. 11g, CE'WRS hice Wublihlae:'Oo..Ctha fee Yen Balad Wend Touch Kennedy looked thoroughly belicve some weird superstitions were Tivals. ‘ might have been pardoned for admir- —in your troub ‘ou May be sure to do anything to calm her grief, Copsriaht a Worl Though Kenncly temed as though connected with it,” he replied. “It | A® we stood for a moment in a ing. Her soft olive skin. mansew < are at your se en ceejothing there to tell any had a three-sided blade, and, as I told handsome and tastefully furnished dark hair, and lustrous eyes contrast- madre de Dios Oar ee amry and he turnod You, both the blade and the bitt were HVing fom a youne lady passed ed wonderfully with the finely chix. “What xhall 1 do? Oh, my father ' 1 hope you will pardon me for ins room and looked through the door into 8 ° e His features were SHAFP, SUB- Exactly what I ay bo am Walter reporters, who had established them- Quickly Norton came to the rescue. truding.” Norton repeated. “Believe the den, ee poh flag h the d or into | | sa etng a clear and penetrating mind ¢.cc, be returned, ave Some selves there, terrible aa an army with “I hope you will pardon me, Senor- me, it is not with mere idle curios "She pointed at a heavy door, but did Yl na asnion eslgns } A clear and penetrating post SPecially prepared paper that will concealed pads and pencil. From ita," he bowed In perfect Spanish, ity: Let me introduce my friend, not, evidently could not, let her eyes End a disposition to make che unt, take those dust marks up and give me one of the morning men already there “but"—— 4 4 if everything, no er how slight. or Kennedy, of w Nh you have rest on it | Nee tat eed it aaor, Charming Hats for the Young Girt : into the hall opem and entere: ce a b HIS rage for hate that A tedly, She paused in the elled lines of her nose, the firm ch ye tae he hail opem and enters’. | No of the rot tact to other parts covered with pecullar markings. through hurri . the chin my poor father one seemed to be about; bu : ; Pes Leilene eae ci) vis'way ‘There seemed to be nothing more Middle of the room and eyed us tre vat and neck. Here Then, instinctively almost, she were burning. .He went on into the ure mado by hand ¢ the Tawi, t noted that he was that be discovered from a tur- Vlously. as though to ask why d den. There was my father” | and of fabrics rather fooking particularly into corners, be- ther examination of the museum, It} san ot eabrien rather sles, What d not even have hind cabinets, around ar he expected to find I ce plain enough that the thief must} in styles. for et himself out of a side door| during several s wr-ups agons, guess ; z ‘ a | onal Fabrics are so‘ter next Forther a nd on the same side f mark or scrafe t of the buil we came to the sec- und on any of the window he face and more flatter. - tion devoted to Egyptology. Kennedy nothing else seemed to| = ng than straw, Also us- paused. Standing there, upright turbe the fabrie of one's againet the wall, was a mummy case with the archaeolo- QUAD You CAME To \ BRovGaHT 6, even no 6 thing had nd eturned to his} THis HOUSE \\_ IT S TAN CRAZY @ true color scheme Bae coke. Craik pushed aside, the We'had scarcely reaghe| J>E6,OUR MANOR MASS \e RGrear ()BeActIFUL! ¢) ABour ir 5 can be carried out in @ etone lid irroverently and gazed keen- when we heant the tele- MR. JOHN ® REAL ESTATE / ( Bargain i —~_/ stume, Thiy mode with ly into the w y depths of the ¢ nsistently, I answer- a srown-ups has extended stone sarcopha An instant later ed and it ac b ands and knees, me. [t w he was down on his ‘carefully examining the interior by deavorin h me before T start-| means of a pocket lens. ed downtown to the office, in order to “] think I have made a start,” he give me an assienmen remarked, rising to his feet and facing “That's strange,” I exclaimed, hang- us with an air of satisfaction ing up the receiver and turning to We said nothing, ond he pointed to Craig. “I've got to go out on a mur- | some almost undiscernible marks in a 180) thin layer of dust that had collected An interesting case?" asked Craig, in the sareophagus interrupting bis own train of invest. “if I'm not mistaken," he went on, gation with a flash of professional “your thief got into the museum dur- interest. tag the daytime, and, when no one — “Why, a man has been murdered in | was looking, hid hore.” He must have his apartment on Central Park West, stayed until the p' locked Up L believe. 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