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MOTCHAR
SERIAL STORY
The Clue Of The Forgotten Murder:
CHAPTER XLI
Fr
By CARLETON KENDRAKE
As the two men elhnbed into the, taxicab. Bleeker poured forth eagor questions which, for the most part, the criminologist' answered in short "What was Cathay's Interest in Lampaon 7"
torno sentences.
"I doubt if he had any."
"Why was he poisoned then?" "He took the dose of poinon do- liberately," the criminologist remark-
"Why?"
ed.
"Bo that he would have an alibi "An alibi for what?" "Why, for his whereabouts when Morden was murdered."
"He know, then, that sterdon was to be murdered 7"
"YON
"But why did he take polnon to give himself en alibi?"
"He wanted to be ill in bed. He got an overdose of the drug he took." "You mean it was fulministered to him
aponely 7"
"By whom?"
"That," Griff said, “remains to be
determined."
"What are your plans ?"
difficult to concentrate when one is said authoritatively, "It's all right. talking or listening."
I'm Blcokor, one of the publishers of The Blade. This man in a detec- tive."
the criminologist, scomed on the point Bleeker stared for a moment at
"Okay by mo," the cab driver said.
of making some relor, then dropped "Just so I ret the meter." remained silent until the cab had meter," Bleeker said. "But don't lose back to the cushions of the cab and. "You get twice the amount of the taken a position in front of the hotel that other cab." where they had lecated Stella Mock-
that I gave you?" Griff asked:
"You've got your gun? The one Bleeker nodded. "Do walt bore?" he asked.
YCO. minutes. Then Blocker said, "But The men wore silent for fully 15
had a gray Cadillac coupe with a it's been proven that Cincinnati Red dented left rear fender."
ог
by
"
"Exactly." Griff sald.
"Then it must havo hoon Lampton-
one of his men who killed Shilling- "Griff shrugged his shoulders.
They swung out into trufe, mov, ing at a reasonable rate of spred. The cab ahead turned to a side streat and made timo: The driver shortened the space between them. The cab turned once more to the left and ran along
residential thoroughfare which was almost devoid of traile Blecker leaned forward and topped on the glass.
t
This is the same street whore! Shillingby was murdered," he said.
Griff nodded.
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A car swung around a side street, ROPE, NEW YORK
behind themt,
"Pull into the curb as though wai were stopping." Griff told the We"Let that car behind us get ahea
"I am very sorry," he said, "but I would much prefer to think. can talk later.""
The car pulled in to the curb. The
"But" Bleeker said, "I feel that other cab ran on ahead. Griff got you owe me.
out and stood by the side of the cab, his head bent forward, his right band
Ho broke off as Griff suddenly shot
in his trouser pocket as though reach. publisher's knee. Bleeker followed ing for change. the direction of the criminologist'a
"We are going to try to prevent out his left hand and gripped the another murder.'
"Mr. Malone?"
"No,"
"Oh, you mens the chauffeur ?” "No.
"Who then?"
+
"The young woman, Stella Muck-
The other car slid, smoothly by eyen. Stella Mockley was just leav- with constantly accelerated speed. ing the hotel, stepping into a Laxicab It was a gray Cadillac coupe with; which came forwan in response to a dented loft rear fender,
a signal from the doorman,
"Quick!" Griff shouted, springing,
happen asked Blecker.
"Did you know that was going to to the running board of the taxicab,
"Go after that car. Give it every surmised it," Griff said.
thing you've got."
He reached to the shoulder holster | which was suspended under his left automatic. Blecker excitedly tugged arm-plt and pulled out a heavy calibro the gun which the criminologist had
Why should she be murdered?" "Because she is too dangerous a the cab driver in a low tone.
He leaned forward and addressed witness to leave at large."
"Fol "But she has already told her first let me get up in the front of low that other cab," he said, "but story in the presence of witnesses. the cab with you." Whatever damage she could do has: "What's the idea?" asked the enb given him from his hip pocket. already been done."
Griff shrugged his shoulders. "I
The cab went swiftly through the would," he said, "much prefer to con-him. "It's Important that you fol- The hig Cadillac ahead was still gain. "Never mind the idea," Griff told gears and into. quick acceleration. centrate on that which is to happen, low instructions. I want to be uping overhauling the first' cab rather than to talk about that which here where I can see what's going which the girl rode. has happened. Knowing so much, it on. in possible to anticipate that which in
driver.
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I climbed into the front of the
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"Faster!" shouted Griff. "I'm giving her all she's got," the driver said.
The cab was bullt for, quick nc- celeration in traffic and, momentarily, it increased its speed, at first hold ing its own with the Cadillac, then ercoping up on it just as the Cadillac was creeping up on the first cab.
"Stop on it!" the criminologist Im- plored frantically. "He's got ton big a lend**
The cab driver said nothing.
Griff, standing with one foot on the running board, clinging to the rod of the windshield support with his left hand, held the heavy callbre Automatic in his right.
The gray Cadillac drew abreast of the fint taxicab. It swerved in to the right, until its right running board was crowding against the run. ning board of the cab. The lone figure in the driver's seat shifted its poaltion.
"Look out!" yelled Griff.
The fxt cab stowed. Flame spat from the side of the gray Catiline. Griff pressed the trigger of his wea pon. The autoniatic crashed three ahots. The taxicab in which out Stella Mockley was riding was braked to-n-sudden stap. The gray Cadillae) swept on, wobbling alightly. There were two more flashes of fire from the Cadillac, two. more thundering shots from the criminologist'a uuloni- atic. The Cadillac swerved sharply, Lelimbed a curb, crossed a sidewalk, crashed through shrubbery, swung drunkenly back to the street, slammed against a lighting fixture and went over on its site with n crash.
Griff swung from the running board with the grace of a brakeman jump- fing from a moving railroad coach. He was just abreast of the first taxl eal..
As the criminologist's feet touched the pavement, the cab in which ho had been riding swayed and swerved Is the driver applied the
braken. Blecker tugged with the catch on the cab door. The driver of the Mockicy cab pushed his hands high in the nir, staring at the glinting reflection of light on Grit's gun with wide eyes and sagging jaw. His face showed white and pasty.
"Are you hurt?" Griff shouted to Stella Mockley.
She seemed as one in a daze. For a moment she didn't answer, then her hand fumbled with the door catch, Grit jerked the door open.
"El hit me once," she said. "I don't think it's serious."
Griff Inspected the streaming blood.
"Just through the upper khoulder,"
he said. "We'll get you to a hospital.
You'll be all right.""
a faint,
She pitched forward in into the arms of the criminologist, Griff carried her across to the taxi cab, put her in the rear seat.
"Stop beside that Cadillac," he
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"I don't know what this is all about, but
They came abreast of the Cadillac.i Griff jumped to the pavonient. Bleeker was behind him. A figure lay twisted under the steering wheel of the wrecked Cadillac. Griff pro- duced a fastlight, The beam struck the calm features. It needed but n glance to see that the man was quite dend, (
"Good heavena!" Bleckor exclaimed. It's Charles Fisher the lawyer" Griff's volco was quick with Im- patience. "Who the hell did you think it was 7! he asked.
There was the sound of a airon as 4 polica radio car came roaring down the avenue,
"Around that corner and to a hor- pital," Griff told the cab driver, "and make it snappy." •.
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