DETECTIVE THRILLER!
THE BLACK PIGEON.
By Aune Austin.
CHAPTER XLV.
"Yes," Ruth agreed.
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"A cage against Rita would be is so crazy about: In the event of more full of holes than your plece his death by foul play-murder, of Swiss cheese; it would be man-slaughter or simple homicide, a sieve," Mebían retorted posi- Granby as the case may be-Heary P. Bor-tively. "As far as murder goes, I den bequeathes the sum of $5,000 menn. But as for robbery she'll International Cement to the person or persons instru do a nice little stretch for that, un- mental in bringing his murderer to less she knocks the jury for an ac-Liggett and Myers "B" *87 justice...
Now what do you quittal, with those black eyes of think of that?".
What Ruth thought was tempo-added with gloomy cynicism.
hers. Which she probably will,” he rarily beyond the pow of words
"But of course you'll have done to express, but the detective, seemed your duty," Ruth sympathized. content with her wide-eyed amaze-
"So you see where all this leads ment
us." MeMan summed up, almost "No, air, I never heard of a man apologetically. "Mrs. Borden had Standard Oil Co. of
America (Common) 85 so obsessed with the idea that he already got her cheque. No reason was going to be bumped off that heat all for her to come back and Standard Oil Co. of
New Jersey..... took care of the reward in his will, McMann commented. Then, chuck said a sarcastic word
shoot her. husband, because he'd New York ting: "I'm beginning to like that make her cry. Besides, the eleva-Texas Corporation
or two to Southern Pacife man! I can use five grand. The tor boys swear, she didn't wife's been deviling me to make a back, and I can't see her walking
come United States Leather down payment on a house in Fair-nl the way up six fights of stairs, United States Steel,
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The girl ruthlessly interrupted hehrt-especially since it's pretty Willys Overland ..... the detective's happy counting of his chicks before they were hatch- ed. "Did the lawyer, Mr. Walters, say who it was that Mr. Borden feared would murder him?"
course," Mc-
evident that she loved her husband, rotten though he was. Hayward's the only suspect left, now that the office boy is out of the picture. And speaking of Benny reminds me of and turn the poor kid did you when he was willing to confeas to murder to help you."
Was
Ruth What do you mean?"
atartled: "Dennyt
"Just this," the detective began slowly, with dreadful significance. "I think the kid was telling about
"I asked him, of Mann assured her, "but the lawyer says he named no names, just made a great point of getting that clause in exactly right. I asked him if he thought Borden had the Manning woman in mind, but he said he frankly didn't know that Borden had told him of receiving a number as much truth as lies. What be- of death-threat letters from suckers came of your gun and who closed,} who'd lost their life savings in his this airshaft window--" get-rich-quick schemes, and had even put a number of these lettera in his hands, for him to deal with It seems that Walters refrained from taking any of the letters to the police, knowing that his client would have simply been sticking his head into the llon's mouth. Now that Borden's dead, Walters can freely admit that his precious ellent ought to have been in jall
years ago."
•
"By the way," Ruth began gasu ally, have you found any trace of the old man who came to see Mr.
Borden Saturday morning? The poor old thing who muttered he'd get even with Mr. Borden for hav- ing ruined him?"
"I thought you had explained least," Ruth interrupted spiritedly, that, satisfactorily to yourself at by demonstrating that Jack could have closed it from his own window by using the windowpole."
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The delective grinned. "It would sorry." that's how it was done. But let's suppose that Benny did come back Saturday afternoon-a second time,
I mean."
"To murder Mr. Borden?" Ruth sked scornfully.
"Oh, no! For the same reason he came back the first time-to borrow your gun for target practice. don't believe it was gone out of your desk when he came back the first The detective started, and flush-time, but that Borden bawled him ed. "So that's what you've been out for meddling in your desk and gloating about, is it? Where did sent him packing-just as both you pick un his trail?"
"I" Ruth repeated innocently. "I'm not a detective, Mr. McMann,
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"I promise. And thank you with all my heart!" Ruth smiled through sudden tears.
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This is, a long way from saying the local school reading-room, tendons Bankers-National Provincial Bank ing to try to take that five thou-
and away from a poor, hard-work- that alterations in the laws. and which formerly belonged to the ing detective, are you?" McMann implements of cricket will even-priest, demolished the furniture, grinned.
tually receive sanction. The sub- and tore down the pictures and Benny and Minnie have said. "If I do, I'll give you half--for committee felt that they were, ex-posters. From Samarkand it is
"But Benny know Borden was helping me so much!" she laughed,pected to do something in face of reported. that two Uzbek utg to Winter Haven on the 2:16. and ran.""
Konzkotz, 8th May, 1829. the clamour against pad-play and were savagely murdered for cast- I just wondered--that's all.”
Not knowing Borden had been
It was a quarter past three when tedious scoring. Their decisions ing off the veil. This is the sixth "Well, as a matter of fact, we killed, the kid sneaks back, and Ruth Leater left the Starbridge were not unanimoue--Mr. V. W. C. crime of the kind within a short THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
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if it is there. He finds Borden from the pocket of her dress the teresting, and, even in the nega. Hectarians, especially the Baptists
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Balgon apologized muelly. Then
she away. No powder burns on the she had ruefully admitted to De Mindful as they always are of the
their most dangerous opponents, changed the subject. "I suppose man's vest, so the kid, used to fire-tective Birdwell wounded "a lot like world-wide interests of cricket, because sluce the Rovelution they Mr. Walters knew all about Martha arms as he undoubtedly is, known fiction." In a blank space on the the M.C.C. are not in the least like among both peasants and workern,
have extended their influence Calenta Manning and her aoh-Border's that Borden has not committed first page, opposite the numeral 4.ly to sanction any change in the It is reported that 30 per cent of ноп 1
she wrote in the answer to the fundamentala of the game until "He thinks first of you. "Naturally," McMann agreed,
I got it question which she had gone out they are assured that it has the ment of the metal factory at Gor- the boiler depart- "She's even called on Walters to qut of him yesterday that he had to ask, get him to use his influence with overheard Borden" making love to "And again it is proved-truth approval not only of all grades of lovka in the Donetz Basin, belong Ha Borden, but Walters admits he ad- you and your stream. He thinks stranger than fiction," she cricketers at home, but of those in to the Baptists, and that a number Hackens vised his client to fight the case if you did it, and takes the gun to murmured exultingly, as she re-
the overseas Dominione also. the women carried out her threat protect you. Then he notices the folded the typed sheets and re-
of former young Communists there Honolulu to sue for support for the child. open window and wonders if it turned them to her pocket.
As an expression of personal
underwent baptism. He did, however, advise Borden to could have been Hayward, who, - he
opinion, formed on knowledge of create a trust fund for the boy, but knows, has seen and overheard the
the views of many players and au- Borden got his back up because the love-making and scream business. Building she run plump into just larger wicket, and in especial the tence if a match fall to last In the lobby of the Starbridge thorities in the game, I believe the him from the charge of incompe woman was hounding him to do it too. Furthermore, Micky Moran such a bit of drama as every big-extra inch on the height of the through three days. A stubborn devil-as well as a good has admitted that he told Benny, city dweller lives in the hope of stumps, will not have the effect of many other kinds of devil," Me- on the kid's first return, about witnessing and so man added. "But personally, I'm your scone with Hayward at the A uniformed policeman and any such brightening is needed legislation intended for the cand There is a great danger that glad he was a vindictive devil as elevator at 1:20, when Hayward well, for 1 intend to earn that five again threatened. Borden's life.
detective-one of for batsmen will have a greater of supposed evils' in county and) thousand."
"By arresting Jack, Hayward?" it had been Hayward who did it-gling with a frenzied young mansive purposes than is at present to serious disturbance of the soll, f Authorised Capital ................. $11,000,40 "He closes the window-in ense on the Bordon case-were strug./tendency to back play for deferi- other first-class matches may lead Hayward whom you're in love with, quite magnificent young man with justified. The lib. alteration. Is darity of the M.C.C. The cricket. Pass-Up Tené ..................inin 8,484,209. he did not relish the thought of tected, too. With your gun ac features, olive skin and immeasur-claim that as they have "played" three months ago, at which dele-BRANCHES ---
McMann hesitated, looked as if and who must therefore be pro-crow-black hair, jet eyes, perfect hotly opposed by batsmen. They conference held in London two ore Fund ......... wiping that cheerful smile off a counted for, and the closing of the ably elegant clothes. A young the ball there can be no leg-before-rates from clubs all over the coun- face whose beauty and sweetness window, and with Rile to rob the man who was euraing violently in wicket offence. Here, however, the proposed alterations in the try attended specially to discuss had made his grim business a little dead body of the money that was less unpleasant than usual. "I'm missing, I can't see a flaw in my
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Togle is against them. They have sorry, Miss Leater, but damned if case against Hayward and I'm cried, above the hubbub, and the have made a false or mistimed ing not only any change in the "What is the matter?" Ruth played the ball, it is true, but they rules of the gume, adopted nem. con. a resolution strongly oppos there's any other course open to me, mighty worry, for your sake." Police Commissioner Weeks let me
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In linking his wrist with that of been protecting the wicket they bw. rule but "any alteration in Ruth brushed anfde his sym- the foreigner, volunteered the an would have been out.
the implements of the game." It cause of is friendship for your pathy. "And you think you can swer: father and his sympathy for you--" force Benny to admit to being an
The M.C.C. advisory have not was contended In the discussion "And yes pleaded for more time accessory after the fact, when he been looking for, Miss Leater, and dofinite regulations for preparu- that, as cricket was "for the ma- "A bird the whole department's found it practicable to lay down on the general subject of reform because you knew your case against was so anxious to protect me and we find him here! Yes, ma'am tion of wickets, and they do no jority and not marely for the EX- Jack was more full of holes than a the man I love that he would con- Walked in not five minutes ago, more than "deprecate" the use of altered to spoil it for "the leas slice of Swiss cheese!" Ruth inter-fess to murder?",
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McMann shrugged. "I've simply him the police want him, he draws operation. Thie nauseous concoc class clubs, miner counties, uni- alrengthened your case againat wanted you to know why it is my his wife, that Dubois dame, for ches as durable as lead and just him! Rather, everything has weak duty to arrest John C. Hayward two-timing him with Borden. ・ ・ ・
players." ened it!"
as non-resilient. The fast bow- for the murder of Harry Borden.". "If you
It may, of course, happen that mean the Manning
The girl went very white. There Here, you! That's my arm you're ler can get no life from the pitch
a year's experience of the effect woman's story, I don't agree," Me was no mirth, no assumed meek perking out of its socket! Come in dry weather, and after rain the of the changes now sanctioned for Bomby
along quiet, now, Romero, or I'll slow bowler finds that it is a Alder that Martha Manning left us rose, and steadied her trembling exactly where she found us-even body against the desk. "Mr. Mc-
he has to bowl on. The "dopod" which case it is reasonable to as game at large will benefit, In head in!" if I did catch her in a lie or two. Mann, you've been so goed--so won dancing partner at the Golden of the complaints about excessive brought into line with that of Mana Ramon Romero! Rita Dubola' wicket la at the bottom of more same that club cricket would be Lende I think it's a pretty safe bet that derfully kind to me. Won't you she was here Friday night, and left please grant me one more favour7 Slipper and her husband Dazed scoring than anything else. It those fingerprints. And
higher status. The MC.C., how- we have Won't you promise not to arrest Ruth Lester followed the trio into can be eliminated if County Com- no more evidence that she was here Jack before five o'clock today? I the elevator, the crowd having mittes will do something more step, and take a course that would als stad. Loans granted as an all-ibe prionipe adi
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