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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY On a atormy November evening DAVID BANNISTER meets » pretty blond wir and
offers ber 1185 in the cab in which he is riding. Her handbag opens and he sees a revolver ins kl.
Next morning Bannister remils that TILACY KINO, orchestra leader in a movie theatre, bu been found dead in his apartment. S'ulles are searching for an "unknown blond" who valled King the orbs before, Bannister, remembering the girl in the tuxfexb, la possied. He seen her again that morning. The wir Lells him her name is JULIET FRANCE and
it terrified and begs Bannister to help her that she knows nothing of the murder. B Arsimit hic belier Judgment, he agrees. Bannister urges her to tell the police her story but she refuses. Then the 7, "I got to go back theral"
CHAPTER, V She saw at once that he had read something into her words that she had not intended,
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girl's lips quivered and Bannister SAW that she was near tears. There hadn't been a sign of such emotion boforo.
"Supposo," he said gently, "you tell me what it was you left there?"
"It was just-a paper," "A paper?"
She nodded. "A paper
that body else, only if the police got it wouldn't mean anything to any if they have it now-they'll know how to find me.".
"It was a paper with your name Again the nodded. "My name," she said, "and some other things, I think I wrote down Tracy King's telephone number. I didn't call it but I think I wrote it down"
on it?"
in touch with your friends-"
"I haven't any friends," she told him slowly, "Thero's no one-no one at all
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1933.
BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN
after it's dark? Couldn't we man- nge it somehow?"
Bannister shook his head. "May-" bo I can think of something," he said, and once more was surprised at himself. What crazy sort of Bannister spoke up then. He stunt was ho letting himself in knew that he didn't believe the for? Conniving with a girl want- He didn't believe she had come to a criminal. But he wasn't! This story Juliet France had told him: ed for murder, aiding and abetting Tremont to hunt for a job or that girl couldn't be guilty of the horri. She saw the look of surprise in slie had gone to Tracy King's Dla crime she was suro to be ac- his eyes. Impetuously she added, apartment to ask him to hear her cused of.. Whoever she was, what- "It's good of you to offer to help sing. He couldn't belleve her story over he had done, David Bannister me. I know that all I've said must about the revolver either. Why, he was convinced of one thing. She sound terribly queer! I suppose if didn't even know whether or not wasn't a murderess.
And she cortainly was in grave I wouldn't believe it. Only it's ertheless, he wanted to help her. danger. Bannister was amply ac- somebody else told me such a story her name was Jullét France! Nev- true--all that I've told you. There Juliet France that was her name quainted with the way of the law are some things I can't explain. Iwas in a tough spot. He didn't to know what a few hours of bru can't tell you why I happened to ilka to think of a girl who looked tal questioning, accusation and como to Tremont and why had to like that facing Oliver McNeal and threats would do to the flimsy find a job. I can't tell anybody. Stevo Fisher and the relentless story the girl had told..
There must be some way to help "Listen," Bannister said, "you Even if the police ask I won't tell killing they would give her.
do. them!".
"I don't see why you're so terrl-said that was just a piece of well, her, must be something he could scratch paper. A sort of memoran-
He looked at the girl again and fled of the police."
said, "I don't know what we can Her volce trailed away. A look "But I've just told you! I dum?"
She nodded.
You'd bettor of complete dejection had come haven't any friends and they'll over the girl. "If they've got it." know I went to see Tracy King last "Well, maybe Eve been wrong do but I'll try to find a way to -just a chance fa a million, but go to your room and wait until she went on, as though to herself, night. If you tell them about the about all this. There's a possibility get into that place,
use, revolver" "That's impossible," Bannister "I guess there isn't any Bald brusquely.
There wasn't any use of my com- "You don't have to worry about still a chance-that the boys might you hear from me. Maybe I can that!" Bannister Baid quickly, have missed it. They could have scout around a little. Find out "Oh, but there must be a wayling="
She seemed, to Bannister, infl-They won't hear about it from picked it up, thought it didn't how the wind lies--"
Amount to anything and tossed it There must be some way!" The
then, She had me." gray eyes were almost black now.nitely pathetic
Her eyes raised gratefully. "into a wastebasket. I don't say "Don't you sec," she went on, im-shown spirit a few moments before,
Suddenly I threw the revolver away this they would, but then again they might! If there was only some ploringly, "It's my only chance? had seemed self-reliant.
way to find out--1" Otherwise they'll any 1 did it! he felt that he must do something, morning," she said. "Threw it away 7" They can arrest me put me in jail to help this girl with the shining They might oven prove that hair and wide, child-like eyes. Her story about hunting for a job, about killed him!"
But you've assured me that you carrying around a gun because she didn't," Bannister repeated. "Why might want to sell it was proposter- can't you tell the police the sume ous, but, nevertheless, he wanted to story you've told me? And I cer-help her. tainly don't understand why it's so important for you to get into that apartment."
"Please don't misunderstand!" she begged. "I-1 tell you I don't know anything about what hap- pened after I left. But I've got to
got back into that room!"
"I
"Because," Juliet France's voice dropped almost to a whisper, left something there,"
"The police will return it to you."
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The girl nodded. "I saw a bam-
per of soiled linen in the hallway and I dropped the revolver down under some sheets."
"Someone is They'll trace
"But that was the worst thing Bannister ex- you could do!" "Listen," he said, lenning for-clained, dismayed. ward, "maybe it's not so bad an sure to find the gun. you think Maybe there in some-it to you" thing we can do!"
"But if the police knowdon't you see? They'll find me here and they'll arrest me and take me to jail! And there isn't any reason for it! No reason at all! I can't tell them anything about who killed Tracy King because I don't
The girl looked startled, "Oh P she said. "Do you think so? I hadn't thought of that. I-I just wanted to get rid of it!".
There was a moment's pause. Then the girl said slowly, "I guess it doesn't matter much. they'll be here pretty quick to get
I guess
"Oh, not" The girl shrunk back, horror in her eyes. "I can't tell the polleet I can't let them know. I thought you were going to help know. Only they'll never belleve me anyhow." The gray eyes were ΠΟ.
You said you'd do all you mo. They'll say I did it! Oh, I helpless again. "If I could have read the newspaper this morning managed to get that paper. It could"
"And getting into Tracy King's and I've heard about the terrible would have been all right. I could apartment this morning rates as things the police do. The third get some other clothes somehow, distinctly impossible. Don't you degree, it's called. They make peo-This morning I thought you were over ple confess things they didn't do going to tell them about the gun, know there'll be police all
but if you didn't there wouldn't be the place? Theyo've been taking at all—”
Colour had come back into her any reason at all for them to ar- I could make myself look photographs, hunting for finger- prints, turning everything upside cheeks now, and some of the spirit rest me. down. If you left anything there she had shown before was in her different. I could get some other [clothes and-ch, dye my hair or last night, rest assured it's been voice.
"No," Bannister said firmly, "it something. Only If they've found picked up by this time!"
"Oh, do you think so?" The won't be as bad as that. We'll get that paper"
There must bel" she exclaimed eagerly. "Oh, there must be a way! Couldn't we go to-night--
He walked with her to the ele vator, then took his lenye. "You'll hear from me in an hour or so," he promised over his shoulder as he turned to go.
Twenty minutes later he entered
(To be Continued)
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