BLIND VOYAGE MILDRED SNOW
THE STORY SO FAR
Teddy (Theodora)
boy friend, Hugo. Raynor and her Albright, go on a cruise in the luxury yacht, Golden Goll, Teddy's Aunt Elslo also goes along. The cruise has been arranged through Dr Smiling's travel agency, but the spon- Denis Graham, also sor keeps mysteriously in the dark. a Passenger, reveals to Teddy and Hugo that the Golden Gull was the name of a charitable secret society founded by her late father, and he suspects the cruise
has some. thing to do with it. Another passenger, Roy Parrin, an ex- acrobat, tells his wife Grace to get chummy willi Teddy, who wonders why. Meanwhile, the stewardess, Marle Galgah, tries to sell what she calls important informa tion to Teddy. She falls however to turn up at a necrot rendervous with Teddy, and next morning is found mur... dered in her cabin.
T
NOW READ ON
EDDY
Was too "Then people may think
it gasped shocked to speak, means I killed her"
Teddy. She simply stared at Hugo. As for Cecil, he was looking as though he couldn't credit his ears.
"Did-did you say rome one had been murdered?" he stammered.
"Of course. That's ono reu-
so I'm frightened," said Hugo, "But I'm more frightened be- cause this puts you in real danger. The murderer may not know that the stewardess fall- ed to give you any information, He may think he didn't silence her soon enough."
"It scams to mo
i
the logical here to the lounge shortly before persons to question are-cr-the ten, and, as you yourself will unfortunate victim's associates remember, Mr Carper, watched below decics)"''
your bridge game for a while."
"Almost half an hour for which you have no alibil" Carper anorted.
"Yes-but I fancy I'm not the only person who hasn't a perfect alibi."
anket
"The entire crew has already been questioned," said Smitting, "And they have all established alibis,"
Are you implying," Carper belligerently, "that the
ip some one in
this
That would seem to be the logical conclusion."
At that Mrs Marvis leapt and pointed dramatically Teddy.
up
"I havel" Carper said bluntly. "And so have the rest of the bridge players. The Stoddards, Miss Elzie Raynor, and I came the lounge after at directly into
game dinner, and started our immediately, We played steadily until eleven o'clock, with Pro- fessor Turner looking on during most of that time."
Then it must be that girl!" she said shrilly. That note beside the body! What did it mean? It must mean that she did 13"
Teddy had gone white at Mrs Marvis outburst. It was Denis Graham who hushed the woman and made her alt down.
"Well, that narrows the field somewhat," murmured Graham, He looked about the room. "I there anyone else who can prove a complete alibi?"
It developed, however, that no one else could. Apart from the bridge players, any one thera could have had the opportunity to commit the murder.
"Let's not make wild accusa-
he sald mildly. "How lons," ever, since Miss Raynor's name
"How "Oh, Hugo!" Teddy clung to has unfortunately been brought "The stewardess! Now why. him. "It's even worse-I didn't into this, I suggest that she tell should anyone want to murder tell you, Marie Galgan us anything she may know that
might be helpful."
"Yes the stewardess."
but
a sicwardess?" Cecil remarked came to me a second time[" Inancly.
"I'm aure I don't know," sald Hugo, with a tinge of sar- casin. "But the passengers are being rounded up for a meet- ing in the lounge in a fow minutes. You'd better go along to it."
"I my shall! This is rather exciting....
Cecil, sticking his monocle in his eye, hurried away.
Teddy had final- "Hugo....” ly found her volce. "Tell me about it...."
11
1
"She did?" "Yes." Quickly Teddy told stewardess' note him of the and of the rendezvous that was never kept.
Hugo groaned. "You little idiot! Why didn't you tell me? Something might have happen- ed to you!"
"I know," Teddy
said
re-
morsefully "But I had no rea- son, then, to realise it was so serious."
"She was found in her room by George Todd, the steward, "I hope you realise it now! an hour or so ago. Не had Now sten-Smiling has call gone to look for her when she ed a general meeting In didn't show up for work."
the 10 tell
ГОБО and
Teddy, trembling, spoke in as firm a voice as she
could muster.
the
"I'm glad to tell all, I know though it isn't mych."
Then,
silence 18 1 tence enveloped the room, she told of her two encounters with stewardess. When she had nished, there was a chatter of excitement, which was inter- rupted by John Carper."
"This is all very interesting." he said, "but it is getting us nowhere. There is no one here with the authority to take any oMcial action. The captain should radio the police and turn back to New York."
"I belleve he has already sent a radiogram." sald Dr Smilting. "He has already-"
"Nol"
a deep voice boomed from the doorway. "No, I
you lounge. I want exactly what took place be- "How-how was she killed?" tween you and Marie Galgan. "Kitchen knife in the heart." If the murderer is persuaded Teddy shuddered.
"Wh- that you got no Information when?"
from her, you should be safe haven't!" ur as safe as unyone can be on this blasted yacht!"
Teddy shivered, and drew I shaky breath,
"Early Jast evening. Smitting places the time death between eight and o'clock."
Dr
of
"Well....come on, let's FO ten to this meeting....
Teddy felt suddenly усак. So that was why Marie Galgan had not kept their rendezvous. She had been dead!
"It's awful!" Teddy whispered. Then, she saw that Hugo
her
at looking was strangely. "Hugo....why are you looking at me like that?"
Gently he laid a hand on her arm. "Teddy, a note was found beside the body....." He hesitated.
"Well?"
"It said, "Ask Miss Theodoru Raynor."
Teddy's eyes widened. "Ask me? Why ask me?" Then, the expression од Hugo's
face alarmed her. "Hugo! Surely you don't think I did it!"
the
Captain Jorkes, a heavy-set man with grizzled hair, came lumbering into the room.
от
he "I haven't radioed," nounced grimly, "because the radio doesn't work! In fact, the apparatus has been hopelessly wrecked!"
"Wrecked!" excialmed
about looking clues?" Mrs Marvis suggested.
for
the
"I'm afraid none of us qualined to make a scientific Dearch for clues," said Graham, "I understand from Dr Smitting that there are very few of obvious sort. There's the mur- der weapon, of course the camo from the knife. That kitchen supplies. from that, nothing found-"
GLEASON
"Apparently Miss Winslowe has Teddy' and Hugo sat down, fallen under his spell-It is not waiting expectantly for him to unimal for a young woman to begin. He paced up and down surface a moment, then seated himself be hoodwinked by the charm of such a man-but that and lit a cigarette. does not put her in his class, I Psonally can vouch for Miss. Winslow."
"Well, who is she, then it you know so much?" Mra Marvis demanded.
"I said I could vouch for her that is enough," Carper ro piled felly.
"In the first place," he began, "It seems to me fairlý, obvious that the stowardess was klied because sho know too much, and was trying to sell her infor- mation to you, Mías Rayrior."
Teddy and Hugo, nodded. "But it doesn't seem logical," Graham continued, "that the murderer would leave a note Teddy was surprised. So John hinting at the motive for the Carper know the mysterious crime, so I nguro that note must Charis Winslowel Sho ex have been
by some- changed a quick glanco with
body Hugo,
Ming
"Humphi" Mrs Marvis snort
"Well, in any case, cd, Winslow is not the only young woman who seems to have under Mr Graham's spell." She gave Teddy a sharp look, "Miss Raynor is so quick to defend him that she, too, has apparently"
of this too! Hugo cut in sharp- "Miss Raynor can be left out
to be ly. "She happens
my nece
"What!" gasped Aunt But apart "Why Theodora, you've
was nothing”
Elsle. said
"T
"How about that nate?" Roy
Parrin cut in suddenly.
He and his wife, back in corner, had been so slient during the proceedings that his voice now startled overyone.
But it
"Yes, there's the note," Gra- ham admitted. "Dr Smitting let me have a look at it. gave no clue to the writer. was roughly printed In on ship's stationery."
was going to tell
you, Auntie," Teddy sald quickly, blushing. "But--but let's not talk about it just now."
"Let's do talk about 11," said Professor Turner, beaming, "It's a much pleasanter tople than-- er the one we have been dis- cussing." He raised his wine- glass. "I propose a toast to the engaged couple!"
con-
one who do LACTO, the before George Todd did
someone who know Marie Gal- gan, and knew of her risky at- tempt to deal with Miss Ray- nor."
"Exactly!" exclained Hugo. "That's what I said to Toddy!"""
Graham took a puff nt his cigarette. "Well, Charis and I the meeting and we both have discussed it this morning before
a hunch who that someone is-- a woman, At any rate, Charis has gone to have a talk with her, and will, I hope, succeed in bringing her to this cabin in a very low minutes!"
A.
moment
Teddy's heartbeat had quick-
For ened.
after Graham's annoucements, both she and Hugo were silent.
Then Hugo asked, "Who is it? Whom do you suspect?"
"Mrs Stoddard's maid- Kosty."
"Why?" Toddy asked breath- lessly.
ly
It
arıd pencil
had
"Why was It written?" de- manded Parrin, darting a quick, suspicious glance at Teddy.
Graham shrugged. "Your guess is as good as mine."
John Camper rose abruptly "Let's put an end to this futile discussioni As I said in the Gra Arst
found They
lounge crowded. All the passengers ham. were thore. Only the captain and crew were absent. As Teddy and Hugo entered silence fell over the gat..ering,
"Yes and the operator slug- and Teddy sensed, from the
ged
I found him unconscious towards turned суса curious her, that the news of the note on the cor, and the apparatus looks as though someone had found beside the murdered
been nt it with an axe!" woman, was already common knowledge.
Mr
The toast was drunk, gratulations were offered, the subject Mrs. Maryls tactlessly introduced was ly dropped.
"Because," sald Graham, "she and Marie Gaigan wèze evident- friends. Charls, on several caught there whisper- occasions, quiet-ng together. It's likely, there- fore, that she knew what the stewardess was up to. Then, too, I understand that the her- sell wied to have a talk with you, Miss Raynor, on the first night out"
re-
Teddy and Hugo were lieved when the meal was over. Quickly escaping from the din- ing saloon, they started down to Graham's cabin.
out
"Yes--I'm sure abe Alld.
" denied though she
said "Forgive me, darling," said Teddy, recalling how the maid place, it is getting us Hugo, "for blurting
the had beckoned to her and Hugo nowhere. Besides, Gra- news like that, but I had to from the lounge, and then shut har," he added sarcastical- hush up that Marvis woman. I up like a clam after they ly, mersonally think that any couldn't stand her picking on brought her out of her alleged further investigation should be you-particularly after her out- "faint."
a rageous accusation at the meet- conducted by someone with
ing this morning," good allbil""
the
"Well," said Graham, "I figure ibat that, whether she wrote note or not, she probably knows something that would bo help-
voice.
after
a hunch about
that
Teddy made # wry face.
Just then someone knocked. "MTS Marvis was a bit dis- It was Charis Winslowe-but were agreablo! People are always she was alone.
worst. to believe the over- ready
"Isn't, Kelsey coming?" Gra- They could casily pernunde ham asked anxiously, themselves that I-I might have murdered the poor woman be- cause she was trying to black- mail me or something."
"Stop talidng Hugo Fald roughly.
"It isn't entirely
nonsense!"
With that, he stalked out. A moment later, the luncheon Wild confusion followed this 'gong rang, breaking up startling nows. Everyone began meeting. "We've been waiting for you, talking at once.
As Toddy and Hugo Miss Raynor," sald Dr Smitting,
John Carper raised his voice leaving the room, Graham who was standing at one end of about the hubbub. "I see no took them, the room, in charge of the meet- reason for losing control of our- ing.
solves. But this latest occur- "Come to my cabin His grim tone uncondortable,
made Teddy rence seems to me to make it lunch," he said, in a low and she embarrassed by the
was all the more imperative that we "I have subdued make for
port as quickly as note!" murmur that rose as she and
possible," lugo made their way to a couple of chairs beside her Aunt Elsic.
"Good heavens, no!" He put his arms around her. "But darling, don't you understand that I'm frightened to death Then, before Dr Smiting could for you-having your name speak again, John Carper rose brought into it like that?" His and addressed the room. voice shook a little.
"But what does it mean?”
"I think it means that Maric Galgan was killed because she was trying to sell information to you."
"But why should the
mur
"Before we proceed," he said,
"I've already turned back towards New York," Captain Jorkes said curtly,
"How long will it take us to get there?" asked Mrs Marvis.
"About sixty-five hours, ma'am."
were
"Yes," Charis replied, "but
I thought it best that we Graham, refusing to amplify
shouldn't be seen together. Sho'll the note,
be-here in a minute. I told her his remark about separated from Teddy and Hugo
nonsense, nothing-only that we wanted at the door of the dining saloon sweetheart, but......" Toddy to talk to her." Charis smiled
at They
left to wonder, shrugged. "Never mind-I sup Teddy and Hugo and sank through lunch, what he had dispose every one of us will be into a chair, covered-if anything.
under suspicion until the crime is solved!"
They reached Graham's cabin
when Just then, and, The atmosphere at table was knocked were immediately ad- swered it, the maid Kelsey very strained. No one had any mitted. appetite, and the conversation
derer leave a note giving a him to handle, pending the time can do until I can get in touch made a feeble
clue to the motive?"
"You"
sald
She had barely time to light cigarette when there was an- other knock-this lime, сре that sounded timid, uncertain. they When Graham rose and
about that
darteg in, a furtive, frightened look on her face.
"Bit down, Kelsey," said Gro- ham, closing the door.
The woman, however,
(MORE, TOMORROW)
***
In the meantime, Captain, "I'd like to advise all of you that what are you going to do what none of us need make any state- stops are you going to take ment unless we choose to. With towards apprehending the mur- all due respect to Dr Smitting, derer?" the widow demanded. he has no authority to question
forced. Aunt "Come in - sit down." Captain Jorkes us. The captain is in charge of
shrugged. Was stilted and
Elsie and Professor Turner Graham closed the door after "There seems to be nothing I the ship, and this is a matter for
dis- them, "Charis Winałowe will be attempt to cuss casual matters, but soon here presently. While we're mained standing. "What do you when it can be turned over to with the police."
gave it up. There was only one waiting for her. I'll explain want?" she asked sullenly. "Perhaps some one else left the police."
"Nothing! Do you mean lo subject in everyone's mind and the hunch I have it there,
Perhaps some one
are quite right, Mr
ail seemed say you're going to let us go for they
to want to note." else who knew that the stew Carper," Dr Smitting ardess had
approached you smoothly, but the captald has sixty-five hours with a killer in avoid that. found the body before Todd asked me to call this informal pur midst, and do nothing about
Finally however, Mrs Marvis ventured to approach it in- directly. She looked round the table and spoke, in a low voice
"I'd like to know," she said, have rupt it now. The radio operator and just why he should
COD has been injured and needs the taken it upon himself to
Dr doctor's altention." He turned duct that meeting after to Smditing. "Wu
you come Smitting left." with me, Doctor?"
did, was afraid to report it, meeting simply as preliminary but left that note."
SIDE GLANCES
measure."
The Captain looked uncomfort- able. "I asked Dr Smitting-uh- to call this meeting to see what could be ascertained-44-
By Galbraith ofcially. But I must inter "just who this Mr Graham is
"It happens every time he runs out without his
Teddy stared at her. "But it was you who wanted Bomeone to go on with the investigation. He merely backed you up." That docan't keep me gathering Mrs Marvis snorted.
"Well! It looks as though, being curious about him. with everything else, we have a is he? Where does ho
As the two men left the
from
Whe come
fool for a captain! I think some from? What does he do for a thing should be done while the trall is still hot!"
living?" Mrs Marvis fixed her gazo on Teddy and Hugo, "you two seem to be very friendly with him. Perhaps you can tell ur something about him."
"And just what would you do?" Carper asked caustically.
"Have some sort of investign=" tion-check up on where every- "It acc
to mc," Hugo was it the time of the answered, "that your questions murder!"
can best be answered by Mr' Denis Graham again spoke Graham himself.",
Cono
up: "I agree. 1 suggest.
that we continue this meeting
and establish where each of u
and
Lost
.
was between the hours of eight "Don't be evasivo-you know
ten
night when, perfectly well what I mean!" Bocording to Dr Smiling, the Mr Marvis mapped. "Though crime was committed."
You and Misr Raynor "aro - 50 "And who are you to take the chummy with him, the rest
of responsibility on your shoul- and him and hirder- derat" Carper asked coldlyi [...
friend, Miss Winslowe, very mysterious!”
Only another passenger like yourself," Graham Answered
calmly. "But an interested pas-
*I think that Miss · WinslowD
sanger: Suypoad, I start by had boat be left out of this dis- catablishing my own where-
skrot. Until about elehi Ahirts as Al John. Carper: "put in
was diningterwards, Mi
Winslowe and I took
"And why?" Mrs Marvis 90%-
ed sharply, Sho: and Graham
Using mitt of which are inseparable, and YOLL-FOURW | Raynor and Mat Albright was a the demandin
with u
then enze tion,”; Carver, finlabad for, hor.
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