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Murder At Bridge
by ANNE AUSTIN Author of THE BLACK DOGON?
BEGIŃ HERE TO-DAY.
"Donate" Dunder is in New York investiuntly. ing the murders of Junelin Bellen and Perist Spraute, and learna trus Serena Ha!, ug reeful singe "star, that Nita married in 1915. was soon deserard, but no divorced. In 1922.
pietre of Nita sepenret with a wiers plains on
De Hamblon,
MROER BACKETA:US
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1931.
were now attending an inquest into two murders....
Half an hour later he climbed into his rondster again, his hend ninning. "Did I say ingenious?" he marvelled, .....
He drove directly to the Selim
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fore the arrival of Saudaraton's .com. pulsory guests at 5:15.
His first visit there was to small room in the
basement
"Plenty," Strawn answered groff-dark cubbyhotę next to the coal room. He had locked it carefully "How many will you need?"
after exploring it the day before, for he had taken no chinned on leav-
解
"Enough to keep every personing unguarded—as he had found it Mr. Sanderson's invitation treasure worth more to him than
This nuleide of Autta Law, which was syndtended list under strictest observation un-ta waight in gold.
til--the pet boils over," Dundee re- piled.
after
Nt comes to Jamiljen, strange exeltement over pletur mition Isale, and depemita $10,000 in cash. turadre wonders if this were back alisimy" from s Frushint when had married after he thought she wen dom. Fear of Dunter's possibile suspects zeled beta 1922 nd the time of Nin's
"When do you want them to get on the job?"
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And queer treasure it was that alombo. Rongkong, Madras, Shangbal, Singa the extracted now-a coiled length
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And Ralph Hammond had measured the "As soon as they can do so, after day before, -with a triumphant ex- death Sudin Marlinit, awner of the death you get back to your office."
citement; a box of thumb tacks, west; Jabu rake, Tracer Miles and Peter
"Are they to follow the whole many of them surprisingly bent at allowed at rates which may be obtained os An attempt is made in Dundee's life begang clear out to the Selim house?" the point; an angur with a set of application.
"Most decidedly! After the un-bits of varying sizes, a step-ladder, made to obtain Latter of Credit from a willing guests are safely within the and a hammer. If Dexter Sprague which say be bet through the Parser of any house, your boys must guard the hnd not overestimated the amount and 0. or 3. 1. &. N, Steamız or at any
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Dunlap.
tryman of an Sterakaun mechanical contrivance, In order in prevent bundee's selling anyone what be found out to New York, and Dund insediately gureres that the the ders with mechanical tex. Here, he Ane that the pan was undoabung fired from a big bronca lamp, with a pherics shade, which wa ametent with the wirek lewdling to bell its Nita's room, which rang
of his work
Nite wallet, he drops in on Penny Crain,
without permission."
At 5:15 he was entirely ready
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Regardless of the ensuing hub- hub Dundee strode into the dining room, where Tracey Milex stood of the sideboard, pouring whisky from an almost empty into a small plass,
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premises so that no one leaves of electric wire needed for the job of installing an alarm bell between "That's all as good as done," Nita's bedroom and Lydia'a.... In Um mald's women in the basement in the Strawn ured him. "Now-about Dundee was about to close the tool barment, Fitender Anda traces of the pan neak, although the murderer has hit upthem inquiries you naked me to chest when his eyes fell upon a broad-shouldered, determined, he Portunity to remove she mure belon trace make yesterday of the secretary of piece of hardware he had not exstrode to the bridge table, his After he is fully confident he knows how the American Legion." He drew a pected ever to find, although he had handsome head upflung, his brown
his breast known of its existence for more eyes fixed
Foreign Exchange the widened who in playtag #nauza with her mother.rip of paper from
ly he farm with the wooden letters the pocket. "I find that John Drake, than an hour.
| brown syes of Penny Crain! namen of all the guests at Nith Seeter Dunlap and Clive Hummond fortunate bridge party, and suddenly furthe
were all in service, in the-th_Dt-for lie now knows who killed Hits.
D. A. Sanderson, Captain "Dad" the girl breathed; then, new HRINE.
ylaton, which was held up late in Strawn, and their party of indig- joyously; "Oh. Dad! You've come CHAPTER XLVII
June!" January, 1918, for nearly two weeks nant and sunwilling guesta.... in Hahrken, before the War De-
"Oh, Mr. Dundee Curolyn Drake "I fail to see any necessity for partment could get transports tu squealed. "You're not going to Bul Dundee halted the recon- all the seervey and homagens." end 'em to France, Miles, who en- make us play that awful death | villatim_with_
of a stern word District Attorney Sanderson pro listed the day war was declared, hand' again, are you 201
command. "Please join the group. Įtested irritably, "Why the devil
was wounded and shipped hame
They were nil crowding about in the corner. Mr. Grain!" can't you come lett tal give late in 1917.
He was discharged as him--the men and women who had er The low-down if you have 11!---
Selim's guests at her unit for further service spinal bren Nita on this miserable business, instead.
high-amedly summoning Caption from a New Jersey base bridge and cocktail party...
hospital on Jan. 12, 1918. Further- "Not only are the bridge tablet tain Strawn to my office, su that
nere, Judye Marshall was in Now x y where they weys at this you can give orders to us both
Before Darder eld answer, pork the whole winter of 1917-18, the evening of May 21, Fain Strawn came to his assistance, afford to the Red Cross in some under answered so significantly Tegra entwily He dented his ser. "| worked with this boy for
hat all stopped chattering to lb- "3lay i drink the Scotch Tracey when mel pretty near a year, Bill, and never
en, "but everything else in the poured for me. Mr. Dundee? matter now.us is precisely as it was then.
Mrs. Dunlap asked shakily, Ivan Evet did he fall to make good when
Fortunately, not even the ing against the big round table.
ectricity has been cut off! But to make sure I have forgotten
"Yes, Inat- Silence, please!" he rried, as there eanie the first faint.mine nothing, I wish
al) you would
Unkling Follow me into Mrs. Selim's bed-Nit's musical pawiler box, pone-Barbin notes of Juanita, from [ Hankow room and lonic for yourselves."
Like sheep. they crowded into bedroom and dining room.
trating the thin wall between the Hongrang the little foyer and on into the bedroom,, There stood the ulk "As I have sald,” the detective rayer iamp set squarej, spoke loudly and clearly above the front of the window frams and in tinkle of music. "everything is line with the musical now exactly as it was when Nita powder Lox on dead Nita's dress-Selim was murdered! Permit me ing table.
to show you all how that murder BANK OF CHINA. was accomplished !''
Sandersoll semwled, but expita- What do you latod, "All right! want ?"
Thanks, Chief? And thanks, Cap taire?" Dundee cried, with heartfelt
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"AD that doesn't he said he had a pot on to boll. If Captain, but thanks just the same," bar says it will boil over this evenindes interrupted." "Now if you ning, movided we help him, foil will both excuse me, I've got a lot over it will, or i don't know Bonnie Af work to du before five o'clock
today!"
Dunder bal
no exaggerated. That Mondhy was one of the busfest days he had ever spent in all the 27 years of his life. He began, rather strangely, by visiting half a Hamilton's hardware ensed from attending the adjourned stores, exhabiting a peculiar instru- diret inquesta into the two murders, and making annoying inquit
es as to when and to whom it had scheduled top three o'clock to-day,
"O,K," Sanderson agreed shortly.been sold. But at his sixth port of "Second, after about an hour of all necess so completely rewarded
At 5:25, Penny Crain. Karen was jubilant Marshall. Carolyn Drake routine stull, I wish you'd ask for his forts that he
A chair at the bridge table was and another adjournment until tomor when he bade the mystified proprie-Flora Miles, who had been overturned. Lois Dunlap almost | Pass, on the plea that important for good day, a signed statement requisitioned by Dundee to play the chucked on her drink of Scotch. developments are expected today," posing in his wallet.
part of the murdered woman. Women screamed.
In, a few Two other calls—both OK. again!**
in offer were sented at table No. 2, and seconds every person in the living "Third, I'd like you personally sildians took up only an hour behind Karen's chair slood Lois room, including the district nt- to request the appenance of every his Line, and a taxicab delivered Dunlap. Clive Hammond and his torney and Strawn, was huddled person consorted in sy way with him at palice headquarters just as new wife were again together in in the wide opening into each of the murders, in your offer the factory whistles were sirening the salarium. But there Dundee's dining room, their eyes fixed in this afternoon at four o'clock so the news that it was 12 o'clock,
restaging of the original
horror upon Ronnie Dundee. in the tragic drama ended. Every The whole bunch will be kept to-
one else, including Lydia Carr and Petor Dunlap were huddled together in a fhe corner
He was lucky enough to find the they and have no chance to go to fingerprint export, Carraway, in his their homes or anywhere else until rubbyhole of an office, his desk al- 1 ata ready for them. You can say crowded out by immense Aling that, owing to the illness of your cabingis.. mother during the investigations, Pive minutes later Dundee sat at
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a dreadful significance:
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of the living room.
"Now. Mr. Miles!" Dundee call- you want to question everyone per-[that desk, photographs of Dextered. "Your cael Never mind the sonally."
Lois Dunlap dropped the empty [Sprague's dead body, just as it had comedy about How's tricks?" "Do you want all the servants been discovered on the floor of the Simply go into the dining room, whisky glass, her pleasant face
Sanderson trophy room in the Miles home, and will Mrs. Dunlap, to mix brought here, fen?"
cock-going blank with amazement. labelled set of fingerprints aprend tails. asked.
You'll find all the in- It before him.
gredients still on the sideboard, just as you did before!"
"Step on that bell, Mrs. Dunlap "None but Lydia Carr," Dundee answered, "After about an hour's “You're sure there can have been exactly as they were when Mrs.
As if hypnotizel, Lois Dunlap jjouernous questioning, please in-no mistake?" he asked. "No chancel Selim sent you to mix drinks on began to grope with the toe of her Reserve Liabilities of Khare-
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Mrs. Selim's dressing, moning the nutid from the kitchen, Hy sy face at to be there by 5:15."
tem!" Caraway retorted positively. | table?" "Where do i come in?" Captain "Fine!" Dandee cried, "May H Her fure white and drawn. With strangled ery Tracey Sole Apeni
these photographs...) Strawn demanded, almost jealously. Itaku
You Flora Miles stumbled
the Miles hinged serpes the few feet "Now that you are mu longer have copies. I presume?".
room, just as her husband, dumb which separated the woman and MITSUI
looking for a. New York gunman, 1
for once with rage, entered the himself, seized her arm and BUSSAN suppose you have plenty of plain- It was half-past two o'clock when dining room with Lois Dunlap, whirled her viniently away from KAISHA elothesmen at your disposal" Dun Dundee, after a much needed Dundee was about' to follow the the table.
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In home whose master and mistresa entered the living room. Tall,
(To be continued.)
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