Avenging Parrot
Anne Austin
CHAPTER XXIV.
"Such is fame, even when you get murdered," Dundee cut in brutally. "Good morning, Bl" Dundee "Sally Graves was murdered while
little old postman I was in New York. Let me think- deferentially. "You've probably it was-yes, it was on June 2. A heard that Mrs. Emma Hasgarth is Sunday. I remember, because my
greeted the
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She-" **That's right,” the postman nod- ded. "And I was saying to myself.
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"Have they caught her mur- Strawn asked, · · almost
just as Teame up the walk that this derer?"
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is the first time that letter ain't as excited as Dundee. "I remember | (Soldiers & Bailors"in uniform half-price) come regular as the calendar it-it dimly now, but didn't keep up Special trata leaves Kowloon 1.50 p.m. self."
with it-"
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"What!" Dundee ejaculated. "No, unless they've caught him "You're sure the letter" didn't araince i arrived in Hamilton," Dun- rive? I'm afraid this is serious-"dee assured him eagerly. "But let "No, sir. It ain't here. You can me tell you all about It, as I re- see for yourself," the postman in-member it from the newspaper ac- sisted. "First time-no, it ain't counts.
the first time either. I recolici. "Sally Graves was the hend mil- now that one month it didn't come liner in a smart West 57th St. hat till the third, and the old lady was shop. Had been with the shop for in an awful stew over it. But It] three years, coming to them from
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Etare. I remember that the papers "Probably, but the letter is im-[commented on the fact that she had portant,” Dundee interrupted. “Mia. been extremely reticent about her Hogarth's correspondent is UN-past; in fact, none of her business doubtedly a close relative, and we associates knew the slightest thing Morely, nged the name, in order to about her, exrept that she was an notify her of what has happened excellent designer and apparently here."
had no friends intside the shop." "Well, if that's oil that's worryin' "How
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murdered?" you." the postman- brightened," "1| Sträwn interrupted... impatiently. can help you out, my boy. Fact is. "Strangled, I suppose--just to make. I know that lady's name as well it more hair-raising "". as my own. Reckon I ought to. after five yearS ~~*
"What is L7" Dundee was sorry pense. to be impatient, but the old man with a heavy desk lamp, but there! “Aren't you jumping to con- (1) A currency convertible might ramble indefinitely.
into gold at any time. were no fingerprints on it just elusions?" Strawn frowned. "In the "Name of Graves-Miss Sally blood and a few hairs. And there first place, you don't know that (2) Advantageous credit con-
This interesting and apparently Graves," the postman replied de were, to fingerprints on anything, Sally Graves was Mrs. Hogarth's' dition, and
ambitious programme appears to Eberately..
(3) Adequate banking or afford an explanation of the avidity "Address --No.--West except the dead woman's, although daughter in the second, you have 53d St., New York City."
the murderer had ransacked her absolutely no evidence of a.con- zanisation.
with which French banking in- "Graves!** Dunden repented, she room and kitchenet apartment.nexion between the two murdern." in introducing tax reductions the stitutions have recently been tak "Sally Graves? That name ecunda She had the fear half of the second "Good Lord!" Bonnie Dundee Government's object was to improve ing gold from England, familiar-"
floor in one of those old brownstone ejaculated, in honest amazement. eredit conditions.
sult of which was to furce up the fronts, converted Into light house- lay you two bets: first, that The Governor of the Bank of Bank Rate temporarily to 6% per "It's a common sort of name." keeping appartments. The police Sully was Mra, Hogarth's daughter, France thinks, it is indispensable cent. the postman told him mildly. "A found fresh ashes in the grate, in-and seeand that the bad penny that the market be provided with This challenge to the London funny thing-the poor old lady dienting that the murderer, had turned up"! Let's have a lank at cceptance, deposit and carry-over Money Market will not cause undue never got letters from anybody else burned all of Sally Graves' papers, third wager that we find something
that trunk of hers. I'll lay you aj banks, ***.
perturbation.
to be seen whether these can be so and never wrote to anybody but to for nono were found--not even a
It is understood in Paris that
The proposed reforms are an ad- far removed, and such facilities this Mian Sally Graves: Always put letter or an advertising circular." in it on which to win at least one to Paris banks have already in mission of the existing shortcom- provided, as lo lend to a preference her letters to Mins Graves in an en-
"Any clues as to the murderer of my bete!”
fimated their intention of opening ings of the French banking and for a frane bill of exchange over a velope addressed to me, and I had Straw demanded.
(To be Continued. Į
_arceptaner' banks, and others are financial systems, and it remains Lerling bill. to take em out and mull 'em for herself myself, A queer character, that par Mrs. Hogarth-
"Practically none at all. The ten- ant of the front apartment on the (second floor told the police that ne "Yes." Dundee agreed absently, heard the faint ringing of a door- his brow knotted with an effort to hell in the rear apartment about remember why that name rang" 8:30 that Sunday morning. The bell in his memory, *
medical examiner placed the time
"Yes, sir, a funny character." death between 8 and 9 of that the postman went on, with almost morning. The tenant told of hear- ghoulish relish. "I've seen manying a man's voice call out; Special | funny thing in my time--delivery for Miss Graves,' but paid bands and wives gettin' secret let-no attention. Did not even open ters and usin', false names at the his door to look out; no reason why general delivery, but in all my ex- he should spy on his neighbour, of perience I never did know of a course. woman being afraid for it to get "When he went out for breakfast
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out that she was writin' to another about 10 minutes later, he says, he WOMAN .. Well, sir, I'll be movs heard and saw no one. As a matter ing on. Want to take this mall: 1 fact, the murderer could not have into the house for me, young feller? picked a better time to enter and Save these old legs of mine'a few escape unobserved. New York is steps. And don't you worry. That still asleep at 9 o'clock on Sunday. letter'll come along on the next dThe Graves girl-police placed her livery, more'n likely--"
Jage 'at, about; 28-7was dressed, in "No!" Dumice almost shouted. nightgown and kimono. Evidently "No, It will never come!"
she had risen from bed to answer And pausing only to sunteh the the doorbell, rung by the fake spe- bundle of Rides House mail from clal delivery postman. Post office the astonished postman's hand, records showed no such letter had Bonnie Dundee plunged up the steps been received for her."
and into the hall. As he tossed the
mail to the ball table and reached
•
"Who discovered the crima?"
for the phone he was half-sobbing Strawn asked. under his breath: "ly God! My "Mins Graves' first assistant de-i God!"
Into the transmitter he signer at the hat shop. it seems breathed urgently: "Police hent that Sally had asked her friend- quarters! And make it sappy, for using the word in a lost Rense. heaven's sake!"
ince she did not make a real friend. "Dunder speaking. Put Lieuten-of anyone, apparently-to have Sun- ant Strawa zn the wire, please," he day breakfast with hier at 11 o'clock. parifed.
The two girls were going to make "Hello, boy! What's up? Have new summer hats for themselves- you taught the murderer?" the wela sort of busman's holiday-and the come voice of his chief came ban-young assistant brought some off terlagly to the excited new detee the materials with her. When she THIE
could not arouse Miss Graves' she "Listen, chief I've got to see became alarmed, and asked the you right away. Wait for me there, janitor to open the door with his won't
Something you?
big's passkey. The last I read of the broken! Something that puts an ease the poor thing was still lying entirely now light on the whole ter in the morgue, waiting to be claim- rible business!
el by some close friend or relative. Ten minutes later, a breathless, And tl.e" police were no nearer a hatless young man catapulted into solution than they had been Lieutenant Strawn's small office at hour after the discovery of the police headquarters.
hody."
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"What's up, Bonnie? Take it "I wonder why Mrs. Hogarth easy, boy, or you'll be passing out didn't happen to read of it in the with the heat," Strawn urged, as local papera?" Strawn mured ques- he rose and swung up a chair for tioningly. "Wait a minute! We've hla subordinate,
got a file of the three, local news- "S. Is dead! Murdered!" Dundee papers. I'll look it up. panted.
He returned very shortly. "No "Who the devil is 8.7" Strawn wonder she didn't see it. June 3 puzzled. "Oh, yes, that dame in the was the day that passenger plane old Indy's diary. How do you know crashed at our local airport, killing she's dead? Nothing in the diary 11 people. Everything else was about It-"
crowded out of the paper that day, "Remember I told you I was and since they hadn't printed the going to watch for the postman and lead story, the papers here prac get the regular first-of-the-month tically ignored it. An obscure New letter from 8.1", Dundee tried to York murder doesn't mean a whale get control of himself. "Well, if of a lot in Hamilton, you know didn't come, but the postman was Well, boy?" able to tell me who S. Is-or was! "Well!" Dundee emiled, but with- Sally Graves! Sally Graves, of New out triumph.D. turned up, York City!"
didn't he? I wonder what he was "Graves?" Strawn puzzled. "Does locking for. Evidently he failed to Sound familiar
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