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CHAPTER XXV., (Cont.)
Mire Einma. Harkneás, known as Air Emma Hogarth, had been "I don't aco how he could figure iourdered. He answered questions on the police not learning the with the precision and rapidity of connexion between the two, woa machine gun spitting out bullets, men," Strawn' objected.
When at last he hung up the re- "I belleve he thought he was ceiver he mopped his torfd brow fairly safe on that seqre, after rnd beamed on his subordinates. rummaging through Mrs. Ho-Guess I gave Holloway a folt, all garth's things and fluding not right. He says they haven't made scrap of paper bearing Sally the slightest headway on the Graves or Sally Griffin's name, Graves case, but enn go ahead now Dundee answered, "Remember, he had already destrayed all evid ch the tip I've given him. They're sending a man to Bolton to-night, enge of that connexion at the other and I guess you'd better hop down en-documentary evidence and make it a pleasant little mean. And probally Sally ass twosome, Strawn. First, though i ed him that no living person be want you to get the Belton chief aides her mother knew her real of police on the wire for me. It
tame. If she did, not, the news-, papers reporting, the murder per-may not even be necessary for you
to make the trip." formed that service for him, byThe telephone company must failing to unearth a single clue as be trying to to her past or to find a single in-service," the commissioner chuck- make a record for timale friend of the dead milliner. led, when, after an astonishingly But as usually happens-Griffin short interval, the Humilton opera made one big mistake., He failed for announced, "Ready with Beh to notice that the lining of the ton." trunk lid was loose at one corner,"
"Hello, chief!" he shouted into "Well!' Strawn drew a deep the mouthpiece. "Police Commis- brenth, a mingling of incredulity sioner. O'Brien of Hamilton,-, and hope, as he reached for the spenking. I'd like any Informa telephone on his desk, "We'll see tion you can give me on Daniel what your uncle, the police com Thonias Griffin, a former resident missioner, has to say. This thing's of your town... That's right, 140 complicated for me. I'd rather Griffin! Griffin .......... What's that? fake orders Tor a while.". And hel
.... Good Lord!
May, 1924, enlled amber.
Ten minutes later. Police Caman hear you! ..
you say? .... Yes, yes, go on! 1 ..No trace of missioner O'Brien surade into the him since then?.... Can you give Chlef of detectives' offee, clapped me a description of him now? his nephew on the back affection-No, don't bother to call back. I'm ately, then settled down in the only sending one of my men down to comfortable chair to hear Strawn's Belton to-day. He'll explain when story of the latest developments in he gets there, Thunks, old the Hogarth ease.
scout! Hope I can. return the favour sometime..... Good-bye!"
Dundee listened respectfully but as Strawn conscientiously re- "Don't keep us in suspense," pented all of the amazing and un Strawn growled, as the police com- supported deductions which his missioner rocked back and forth newest assistant had made, the in his chair, smiling significantly boy felt a genuine affection for the at his nephew. older detective growing rapidly in
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"Well, Bonnie! Score one for
his susceptible young heart.imagination" his uncle chuckled. None of Strawn's own incredulityThere's little doubt, ind, that Dan crept into the tale, nor did he mini-Grifin was a bad penny, but so far mize the fact that it was Dundee we have no proof that he turned who had unearthed most of the up in Hamilton..... All right,
made all of the strawn! tact and new
Keep your shirt on! deductions from them,
Here's the dope: Dan Grifin, his When he had finished, O'Brien's wife, Sally, and his mother-in-law, blue eyes were twinkling. "Didn't Mrs. Harkness, lived in Belton, I tell you to park your imagination Mo., until May. 1924. On May 10, before taking your new joi, Bon-1924, Dan Griffin, who was a clerk nie?" he reproved his nephew in the First National Bank of Bel- fondly. "Well, Strawn, 1'suppose to, relieved the bank of $10,000 we'll have to humour this Ind. Get a unidentifiable bills of varying New York on the wire. And as denominations- for Inspector Holloway, He's a friend of mine and he'll know all about the Sally Graves case.. Talk."
While they were waiting for the
·
"What!" Strawn's tilted chair legs crushed to the floor. "Mrs. Hogarths hidden hoard!"
Dunfee grinned at his chief's)
excitement, but said nothing.
Mrs.
· long-distance call to be put though his blue eyes were olitter through, Commissioner O'Briening with triumph and excitement. took time off from his affectionate "Maybe," the police commia- "riding" of his nephew to impressoner agreed. "Anyway, upon Lieutenant Strawn the fact Harkness and Mrs. Griffing left that the search for Emil Sevier own hurriendly a few hours be- must be pursued relentlessly.
fore the embezzlement was dis "I'm not letting up on Sevier, covered by the bank examiner, but Strawn growled. "As far as I'm Dan Griffin was not with, then. concerned, he's still the man we're He was trailed to his deserted looking for."
home, which he visited shortly after his wife and mother-in-law had taken a train. But there his The call came through then, trall ended. He has so far never Commissioner O'Brien being for-been arrested for big crime, and tunate enough to have caught In-the police also failed to trace the spector Holloway at headquartera. - movements of Mrs. Harkness and
After an exchange of cordial Mrs. Griffin.” greetings," O'Brien rumbled into "Did you get a description of the mouthpiece: “Listen, Hollo- Grimin?" Dundee asked, ".. way, have you anything new on "No. The Belton chief was talk- that Sally Graves murder?....ing from memory. Said their Well, I've got some news for you, files had been destroyed in a fre but I'll have to ask vou, to keep two years ago, before he became it quiet. Not a word in the news-chief of police, but that he could pupers until we give the word, or secure a description for me from you may gum dy a little party bank officials. I told him not to we've got on here.'. Thanks.bother, that I was sending you Holloway. I knew I could count down to-day, Strawn. But I want on you. Now, Buten!"
that description as soon as you With an astonishing economy of can wire it back in code, of words O'Brien informed. the New course..... And Bonnie, you're in York detective of all that had been charge of the case from this end learned from the documents hid until Strawn gets buck. 1' res- den under the trunk lid lining cind that order about parking that Sally Graves was really Mrs. your imagination, but keep your
head, lad." Bulton, Mo., and that her mother,
(To be Continued.)
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