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maior | om PAGE ikea DECEMBER 3,191 SOS ® have. Perhaps not for immediate dis “L was not,” declared Bannard. for safe keepin He had sometimes never see it Main. After I am gone closed in due time. The entire collec- than he hud t en doing, a ‘ closure—ny, not that, but I have a “And L saw your little motor car discreetly hinted to Mrs. Pell that ho he will give it to Land she can have Gon is together, in one place, and it sternly at hos nun By Whose Hand Did Ursuia Pell Meet Her pretty atfong ina hat .we'll yet bssohbat or you @ bit further along cae like to know Pine Mg were, it for w ; t is worth Vl leave is to be shared alike by my two near were, you op in this to i ‘ round up the villains*— the roa y as a matior of interest, but she’ the F ket-hook to Winston, t and vest of kin, Iris Clyde and) Sund atlernoon, Mr. Bao ' Death ?—Where Had She Concealed Her Vast “You assume more than one pers “You d| and Bannard laughed had never told him, and had only house must go to Lucil! Winston Bannard. And T trust that. "twa re told you #0 befomes 8 oy . ” P son, then?” shortly. “Well, as it happens, I don’t stated that they were safe from fire, That's all right, isn’t) it, Iris? in the possession snd joyment of me t tre ilow Fortune in Hidden Gems ?— Pie Most Analyti- “i think so, yes: T may say T think own a motor mn flood or thieves! Twokn as if we were the principal thie wealth, they will forgive and you explain the fact that MOR ia pet . . so. But that’s of little moment. If we — “Nonsense Roger,” said~ Hughes, Those were her very words," he as. helt forget any silly tricks their foolish I'made out to you a check dated cal Reader'Will Be Unable to Solve the Baffling can fun down the obi we have, if “Win Bannatd wasn't up here Bunday serted, "and when 1 seid that was an Luncheon Was announced, 1 old want may have played upon them ‘ ae mee M , hee Aa thht an . we can follow their (pinting fingers, noon—where would he have beencon- ali-rotind statement, she laughed and @fter that came the solemn ob 0, 1 give and bequeath tom viened that” Be ¥ Problems of this Thrilling tate of Mystery We Shall Know the criminal and leart cealed until 3 o'clock” paid they were buried.” servances of the funeril cs, Iria Clyde, the box ted with a owiy and even heal whether br not he had accomplices ‘In his aunt's room"—— “Buried!” erled Iris; “what an idea.” As M Darrel had said, the th thread, now in, the poss: whked Hush in the Bannerer errr Bry is vile work.” “Take that back!" shouted Ban- A very vod td Mr. Brewne Were the only relatives, Ursula I on of Chartes Chapin! ‘This, box aiance didn't falder, oy Copyright, 1919, by J.B. Lippincott Company. ng ulte so." and with s Fall and a pct ad You know what you're defended. “i'm not gure that tant the Md other kin, but none were nearly containg the special legacy which Taunt drew that eheck and sent A W SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS. Be erence che near then, and “quit It now,” ordered Hughes; ‘at Dott Way to conpeal such & stock of Cisutl rriends there wero plenty, and hers F should be iWe've proved stie sent no letter ila 4 Jone vith Uesala Vik Dee fick an ; i’ frankly intrdduced himself as Joe you've anything to tell of real tm- nut puried wher purmcd the neighbors and villagers enough ) "Also, T give and bequeath to my you on Sunday \ t S Sound slene, aces” anv eusiy Young, from a nearby town, saying portance, Roger, tell it to me when gir i to fil the ind more t Husband's nephew, Winston Bannard, ‘Oh, no, you haven't. You've aaa wie Ui te 8 airoat nif ho prsibie th ame Winston Ban he wanted to be allowed to examine We're alone, Don't sing out your in- “pat 1 don't know,” said th w Iris heard nothin the services, the Florentine ketbook, which proved that Camp! didn't mail @ theo ety of Mine Dell's, Ie summed trom Ncw Nore and attire Just ae detectives begin rea wall safe said to have/been rifled formation all over the place.” éter, V gaid the Jews Entirely unnerved, she lay on the bed in Che upper rigat-hand compartment letter from her to « l by ‘the murderer, i “You're going straight shead with po fn her own room, and sobbed, almost. Of the desk in my sitting room, and Hug pan / ad, then wont on slow Meta and Winston Hannard: 1t might even MY fatnet ear nena T anink ti asked of the detective, ns CHAPTER V. ‘When atlee Darrel entered sho Marsien @ Co, of Chiongu, This'ne: “AIL riatt, whch did, you get i (Continued) vot it was cleutie shown. that they "vsht lead to some further enlighten- es, but we can't do much till gg PP AM Miss Lucille Darrel.” roused herseit and sat bolt Upright Obit he Wil find of intereat letter ae ' ND fet, when the Coroner Could not have oseaped unseen nt." r the funeral, and"— One felt sure at once that "I didn't kill her!" she said, her “That pocket-bx cried Ban. How do hold his inquest next day, Bannard was questioned as to his . Detective Hughes accompanied nd what?’ her name was as she otated |'Ke dark eyes burning into M hard Why, that's the one the thief “Been " : " » declared YCUNK to the closed room that had ‘And after the reading of the will : Darrel's own. Mmptie check in y@ur J .' more than one who PA be ated ae, iy had gone been Mrs, Pell’s sanctum, and they You know motive ix a strong, factor and had been so for a long — «No, no, dear, you didn't kill her, . V¥ery one | up ast. ‘The And how . to, th le toe ee bines \ py ei bet ak ot entered alone. in unraveling a murder case.” time, The first adjective one would Never mind that now Ho find it Spt nck found flung on By mati ward the Suggestion of Iris Clyde's Which he wae fads Don't touch things," cautioned It was the same afternoon that Iris think of applying to Misa Darrel out in good time.” the floor of t cked room, was yesterday possible connection with the crime hick he wis Fd: os asked Time Hughes. “I've not really had a chance went out on the verandah with Ban- would be “positive.” iter hair was |“ don't want it found out! Tt must tainly ine jHuminated — “Certainly P did. We The girl's ow: ' inst ken, dba be yet to go over the place with a fine- nard, and they ran into Sam Torrey, positively white, her eyes positively not be found ont! Won't you take rm But whether it was the one Bot Bannare vuntiness wast y a] own manner was aga tooth comb, They've taken the poor the brother of Agnes, black. Her manner and expression 4 that detective man? He@knows ‘Cant In the will, who knew? forced. His v@ics shook and Tite ‘i ; ber, or rather against her chance of Broagway and on along M8 jady's body a but otherwise noth~ “Hello, Sam, said Bannard. were positive, and her very: Walk, ch—-oh, yes, he knows too After concluding the reading of the fingers were nervously twisting % } gaining the sympathies of the au- vation as far as Red Fox ton." ing'x been touched “What's that you were saying about she stepped into the Pellbrook living will, Mr. Chapin handed to Tris the — Hughes continued sternty. “tL . 1 @lence. , fhat's about half way up here! “Oh, | won't touch anything,” agreed seeing a man around here Sunday ti room, Was positive and unhesitating. ush, dear, please don't make’ any POX that hy been in, Mr. Bannard, how did yout La Sa Ne usted to his “I know it. L stopped there for young, “but I couldn't help a sort of morning?” Iris chanced to be there alo 10) They're t care, It care en that check? How did it come, Tho inquest was held in Pellbrook. Juncheon, about noon, and after that q notion that my father might have "Not morning, but noon,” declared the moment. ‘Phe girl stood beside t aways ene and tied With « blue sk thie AF DO a Se As the one known to have last I returned to New York." built more than a safe—he was askil- Sam, ga ? 4 ing with lack-lustre eyes at casket, tears rolling down her chee! * spoken with her aunt, Iris was closely The case went to the Coroner's ful carpenter and joiner, and Mrs. Pell his questioner. ‘ it questioned. But her replies were of jury. And after no help in getting they and suddenly Iris Slowly, almost reverently, Iris broke and her whole body shaking with sup- calmed herself, and stood quite the seule and o 1 the box hotel to me discussion they was @ tricky woman, T'mean by that, “Brace up, now, Sam, tell me ull Pressed sobs. still and composed at mo see,” It she took the ‘covering bit of did #0 t the truth. She returned the inevitable verdict of she wag mighty fond of tricking peo- you know,” and Bannard looked the “Why, you poor chil 9 o) 1 wrote to my i my mail, and they two or thregg . said the she said; “no, IT don't want to go crumpled white tissue pa pe! checks, the amon - admitted that she and her aunt quar- murder by person or persons un- ple and she easily could have had @ poy squarely in the eye, met, in mont Heartfelt sym. down. { want to look ‘out of tm found beneath it a oliver’ ss Sher, and. wndoracl m and sent? relled often, and agreed that that was known. Some of them preferred the secret cupboard, or even an entrance — gam, about seventeen, or so, was of Pathy; “Are you Iris?” ainacwa” n to the bank by mail, 1 fret tly make my ¢ its that way. But, Mr. Bannard, 1 have bapa ty Ir hotel; 1 have, interviewed the who aitended to forwanting’? I, and he told me there was the real reaxon she had decided to go phrase, “causes ukAown.” But othe f piece and a common pin, tu New York to live # pointed out that the ph “A dime and pin!” eried Bann: nstantly: “one of Aunt Ursula rkes! Well, ff that isn’t the limit!" Iris was white with indignation. | “I might have known,” she said, ight, your n somewhere behind that safe. undeveloped intellect, eall the ..The atquiescent reply y Heal But no amount of searching could Undeveloped. inteicct galled Oy aned Mins Darrel gathered tlic But her answers were curt, even causes of Mrs. Pell's death were only discover the slightest possibility of Gown to a subject and his attention ure into her embrace. “There, Iris watehed the bearers take the angry at times, and her manner was too evident; the question w Who such a thing, kept on it, he could talk pretty nearly there,” she soothed, “cry all you want ¢ out of the door. haughty and resentful was the perpetrator of the ghastly ‘or was there any secret compart- jr. tionally. to. Poor little girl.” She gently or Aunt Ursula, she whis Great emphasis was laid by the a? ment behind It or anything other than nd tog #8 lost, im your s — Kneeling at the front window Miss Darrel's room, utter silenc Leis lot: Sayrinan herewthere emoowNeg Ine’ hair, her pered softly, “I did love you. I'm } " t Berrien oh the tenor of the las ere weve cera pres- showed on the surface, The door, when ; they a ngothe y nave known no etter from Bertier Ber aunt, Tank ae ‘ “ne city papers, which’had been taken down and flung wful nice Kittle fr ap en ‘Come ove of Chie room," eald Misa A bee Sean a ued will the dime far out of the window, and #4 Bannard succeeded jn forcing @ ‘The girl admitted that they were had brought mber of curious on the floor, . at did he do? Darrel. "It only shakes y ri ca He hee Wy death slat hink i cast the pin away, letting it fall where Sle. “If you don’t betieve ft thet quarrelsome words, but declared she visitors from metropolis. Young was decidedly disappointed rent Oh; nothing, “Walked toes hare <COMMTANOW Me to ey fel Godt L DrOMmise ponent would, burden Of prowl rb with io ‘exactly what ha ¢ ‘ose, a quiet-mannered, “L had no personal motive in looking Lt ies » room. W ; anne? yA prot ou, Aun air, we don't pelieve | “ Le 2 aaa Rasuy wnat hed Fee e aeea nearer to. ttle thing Pe hesaid: “Lonly hoped “Hold on, you sald he waa.in a ofr.” foung “ie 2 LOnReT rule Oreulneet vow tt CHAPTER VI. * lieve that’ you were up here on Sun-" © Something in the expression of the was talking to that my knowl of my fathers _“No, walked around, st¥—oh, 80 YOuknow that, didnt your! nd enone coftiy and! Re pa A 4 PR Vi. day, that you recelved that check maid, Agnes, caught the eye of the yde, Hughes was clever work might lead to some dine SY ee ote ii Yen” gnld tele, Natlocsty. “knew Por nme tole atte cathe pen he Dest Morning that from the ladys own hams Shae Sees Coroner, and he suddenly turned to wen and Mr. covery that would prove helpful to Rubbish! you're rr eale is Aunt Ursula meant to leave it to avenger!” n Hughes, the ctive, again ar- half-burned cigarette was left jn thate amily.” “Of course he you ¢ tives or to the her, saying, Yd you o ear this room by you, rived on’th and the New York, nd atory. Who Yow but I don't know wheth ‘. ro. meen re n't tell a 3 she It was an } r more later when ene, There was Me ie See ee conversation Apia 3 urkable affa' As the two men returned to the can't te did or not ie robb, wathired ih, the vive AN Aly “GE dorseruinee a* paper a n 5 vis, Maken aback by the unexpected tke that ought | tasier to get at living room, Hughes overh some Wax the man, Samy ne was _ Olltalde tris found Winston Ban- room, Iistened to. the reading of finality about him a cefulnese and believe that you abstracted the paper? question, Agnes stammered, “Yes, sir, than a simple everydd the angry words between Bannard and |, “Donk Mnew name nard eagerly asking for her. Trouin Pell'n lust will and testument Ceany sbout hin ae he made « last from the Florentine pooket-boelataamE , I did” Inspector was sayin toxer Downing, one of the dwellers At {he Mow today) ones unearthed Aunt Ursula An tam munticnated, tho house and careful, scarch of the house and that you were the means of Mees “Then what did Miss Clyde say? “it ought to be, I said in the village. in Rinied spake: he exclaimed. estate of Pellbrook were bequeathed * ran he addressed bimsalt Pell'e de ath, whether by actual muse “Sho said that Mrs, Pell was a tlend the anger, in a I saw you," Downing was Fan, Vic Whe, Bathe inah it © at do _ mean to Miss Lucille Darrel. Followed ¢ ; aaa fl y att ing her in Fae fn buman shape and that sho hated yoice. “May I ask how you ng. a , Min . J "ome with me and let's take a few legacies of money or ¥ Ma Obed ew questions, ange « y maltreatin S her. Then she ran upstairs and went about You think you did.” returned Ban- ero BE Mee An the local jew. Elimpse into the lary. 1 tell you to several more distant sald. | “You've no objection, finally fiinging her to the floor, withe into her own room and slammed the “Who are you, sir Clare, .,"but you're mistaken. ler keosared - we ought to do ft. It may mean friends,*end then came the of NOP sown’ replyin murderous intent! You were seemy door.” “You got any right her When?” asked Hughes, suddenly , appeared, everything. servants. A beautiful set of cameos urse not,” returned Bannard, hanging around the nearby woodxe inte citizen. of New York and sharply, of Downing. He had been sent for by Hughes in tifled to, were so) “An hi é The facts, as testified to, were so An vaneeted with the police “Sunday about noon, Win Bannard ordor that they might clear cut and definite, that there City, not but he suddenty ‘py Iris, too, Jurned w Ht Noon, and concealed yourself newhere in the house while thee Tris followed him to a small in- was given to Agnes; a collection of et some idea of closed porch off the dining room rare coins to the ‘Purdys; and a py te, and 0 probe into. “As foree in any way. But I'm interested was skulking around in the woods the whereabouts of Mrs. Pell's Jewel and they put their h together wonderful gold watch with a jeweled 4 breath quickly, “Don't family we at dinne These things eee ue Se geome te. ee orth imesters, and 1 judge you just back oe tila house"—— ; coliesteas Noone really thought they over the book Ton to Campbell Hh erie aw tS Sher water ee are enotigh to warrant us in ChAsE Fobbed and murd@red. Apparently have in mind some definite plan w “Skulking!, Take back that word! had all teen stored in the small wall “Here's something about us." and Phe greater part of my carthly “why tia noout counse ing you with this crime, and you arge there was no way in which (his could work on.” ‘i nd Banna fav fokG wine oe ed concern- Bannard pointed to a page: possessions,” the will continuedy “Is iyn't—ien't accialne moto, ushes under arrest fave been done, and yet it had been Modified, even flattered, at the man's Well, you were sauntering around, ing his knowledge. The entry ran: in the form of precious ston hese “Lil put th ig mm A shrill whistle broucht two men questions, As you like about Hughes # nd you can in from outside done. The two who could be said nt falth in ‘him, the inspector re- then, dawiling around, whatever you But Mr, Browne hadn't the slightest | “To-day I gave the box for Iris gems are safely put away, and weir de nd P ston Dame ‘tq have a motive were Iris Clyde plied, “Yes, sir, , I may say I want it called; but you were there!” idea where these gems were stored into Mr, Chapin's keeping. [ shall whereabouts will doubtless be dis- hdl cake es — nswering.” nard was mare ke a little more grutiy (To Re Continued.) Poor Little Income! ext. Don't come WITH Me “Pauline Furlong’s Advice On Health and Beauty Copyrtaht, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York vening World.) ‘New and Original ® For Samaria Fashion Designs 6 Semen } By Mildred Lodewick ———$—" 5 | a ‘Strengthening Weak Muscles. | “1 Pehl : You MUSN'T Copyright, 1919, by ‘The Press Publishing Co, (The New Krening World.) . 1TE muscles around the abdomen , ex! vely dry. This condition shows | Nail ERE UN Away Red Dovedown Prettily Tri “dl Ww rs and a of the neck may ve | inte me ! al order existing and acid in | | mm WITH INCOME FRom wey ily Trimmed With “ tic by the sales babatoal aad d made strong a Brown Fur. practice of a few siinple Ichthyo as a foot bath, will} sonp, exercises IN) cure eezema of the feet. ‘EXPENSE s . ——. REESE is an “out- @ PPLE bed each morning, or at any con-| Perspiring feet should be rubbed \e ‘i ares souctier oF v venient time of the day.. These| with alcohol, witchhazel or olive oil} ta Sai «AKA rg i each night after the foot bath, iS ¥ muscles are closcly allied, and any | “#rh night after bie tot Oat reated as! any woman — who would Jet shift’ her |clothes problem, | should reflect upon truth N ow meagre one's sllowance for clothes | may be, it is no ex- cuse for one's a movement which brings those in the| ajows: Bath + back of the neck into play also exer- | ¢ cises the ones which sup feet in hot soapy water, | well, then bind with cotton satur- ort the| ated with ohol, one quart; carbolic abdomen. Just lie flat on your back, | #eld, two teaspoonfuls; glycerine, two with your arms outstretched at the| ‘caspoonfuls, I sides and then bring they head for-| p1zZINESS—Mrs. N. M. 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