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The DARK BLOND
BEGIN WERE TO-DAY
CARLETON KENDRAKE
GRAVES t to work MILLICENT avertine when her employer, GEORGE DRIN COLD, tot her he wants to dietatea co- fanion that for years he has protected m murderer.
Milkent ven out to dinner, presfalng to return. Deimguld tell her to watch for a woman intinck ermine cont Milleent wer
that such woman. Later she discovers avmeone has taken her purse, suleisturias
atly like IL he goes back to the Real- room, on the way meeting a distinguished. looking mens of middle age. No un in the Meent's learn know Marthing about
DUCTI
She relurra in Delmauld's offer, Anún himn dead. In panic she rushes from the building. regieters AL a hotel under an eumed name, Next morning, walking along the alreet, she Traises impone la FollowThat her. A mament Intern touches her shoulder, says, “Junt
moment. please."
CHAPTER II'
At the touch of the hand on her shoulder, Millicent Graves gave a con- vulsive start, whirled around to face the man who had accosted her.
To her surprise, she found she was staring into the tentures of the tall, slender man who had guided the elevator down from. the 17th flour the night before.
"Good morning," he said. thought I recognised you when you came out of the department store, but you were walking so rapidly I almost had to run to catch up. What's the hurry?
She tried to compose her features along lines of frigid formality and say, after the most approved manner, "Sir, I don't know you."
WHA Д lamontable The attempt failure. Site knew it as soon as she heard the quavering tone of her own voice.
The man laughed.
"Come, come," he said, "this is no time for you and me to be formal with each other. After all, you know, I'm entitled to an explanation."
of what?" she "An explanation asked.
"An explanation," he said, "of how it happened that you were in such a hurry to leave the building--the 17th flour, I think it was that you rang from, wasn't it?"
"I'm sure," she said, "I haven't the faintest idea of what you're talking about."
"And the picture," he said, "In the a fair likeness. It newspapers is desti't do you justice, particularly now that your eyes are so bright, but, to a person who has once seen you, the resemblance is readily apparent."
Who are you?" she asked. "That's better," he told her. My name is app-Jarvis C. Kapp.'
Millicent hesitated's moment but the silent insistance of Tris eyes and his outstretched hand was compelling She handed the
puree to him.
"Yes," he told her. "Your purse, for instance.”
"That could have couldn't it?" she said.
"Why?"
ane of the "That," he said, "is
now. been stolen, things I can't tell you right
I've had to take you on faith, and you've got to take me on faith."
"Do you think it was stolen " "I didn't say so." "That," he said, "is precisely the point I want to make. You had better tell me the truth."
She stared at him, realising that he had told her absolutely nothing concerning himself or his motives, but that she was trusting him implicitly.
he ab- "One of the first things," served, "that you'll have to do is to change your appearance. You'll have to darken your skin somewhat and ret a transformation that will give you dark hair. You'll have to get Annie sort of position where you won't place "Just what do you mean by that?" be at all conspicuous, some There could be no mistaking the cold where you can keep under cover if
you have to." menace of his eyes now.
Why should I tell you the truth? You are a total stranger to me."
"Oh, no, I'm not," he objected. "I met you just once, under rather informal circumstances."
"Under very deadly circumstances," he reminded her.
"But," she objected, "that lan't find
"I mean," he said, "that I am per-
the person who substituted "Have you been following me?" shehaps the most important witness that ing
the prosecution could have. I can put purses."
He nodded slowly. nsked.
He laughed again, tucked her arm you at the exact scene of the crime
"It's going to be a long chase," he into his and said, "Come, you're all at the exact time it was committed."
"The person that you're dealing She gasped as the fall significance said.
clever. It's probably wrought up. Let's stop into a res Laurant where we can talk. Have you jof what he was saying dawned upon with
woman. She observed every detail her.
She witched had breakfast ?"
i think." he told her, his gaze about your purse,
She hesitated for a moment, then said slowly, "I could use a cup coffee.
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of softening somewhat, "that there's purues with you, firat, to get your some sort of a penalty attached, in keys, secondly, so that she could leave That's fine," he remarkod. After the event I don't call in the police lacriminating evidence at the scene of I know there's a very grave the crime. She planned_n_murder all, you know, I'm entitled to an ex-nt once.
responsibility. I think I'm an acces-cold-blandedly and deliberately."
Millicent nodded. planation."
He deftly gulded her around theory after the fact, or something of corner, into a rather imposing re- that sort. However, I'm willing to
meet you half way." taurant which, she knew, made specialty of breakfasts as well formal dinners.
ля
She could feel her pulse pounding in her ears but, despite her nervous ness, she was quick to recognise his magnetic manner, the antuoth assur- ance of one who is accustomed to com- mand,
"Come," said her companion pick-
ing up the checks from the table and The waiter arrived with her order. leaving n tip for the walter, "we've She knew that she was hungry, and got to get husy." yet it was necessary for her to almost force the food into her mouth, which suddenly felt dry.
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He guided her to the door, summon- for Saigon, Manila, Sandakan, Rabaul, Salamaua,
ed a cab, gave the cab driver an What is it you want?" she asked.address which she didn't hear. "I want to know your story," he told her, "in detail."
"Why T
"You're going to require some money," he said. "Have you any?**
"None," she told him, except the substituted "Because I think I may help you." "What assurance have I of that "money that was in the
purse." He turned and motioned toward the
That's the one you are carrying?" | doorway with a sweeping gesture of he asked. "Yes." in hand.
She hesitated a moment, but the
Despite hersell, in some subtle man- ner she found herself relaxing her vigilance. There, was something so strong and restful about this main that he seemed, by a mere touch of his hand upon her arin, to raise
"Give it to me," he said. "It may "The best assurance you can pos defensive burrier between her and the outer world. The feminine part of her sibly have," he said, "is the fact that give me a clue,"
I am helping you. It is only neces nature gave Instant response.
The realised only too well that this sary for me to step to the door, to silent insistence of his eyes and his was the natural result of his strong call the polleeman from the corner character, of his calm polse, of the and have you placed under arrest."
Was instantaneous deference which
She shown him by the head waiter. knew that this man intended to quer. tion her. She sensed that his under lying motive night well be to trap her Into some sort of betrayal, and she tried frantically to guard against this
feeling.
Seated at the table, she noticed once more his keen eyes, the inherent power and dignity of his manner.
She recognized the logic of his words.
"Go on," he said. "Finish your food and then we'll talk."
outstretched hand were compelling. She passed the purse avor to him.
He took bills from a well-filled
"One of the things you'vo gol to wallet and handed them to her. have," he said, "if you're going to avoid the law successfully, is money She wanted desperately to think, but-plenty of money. Keep this with there was something in the timbre of you."
He turned casually to look behind- his voice, something in the assurance
and then suddenly stiffened. of his manner which swept her com-him pictely off her feel. More than any When he spoke, his voice was strained. "I don't think," he said, "they've thing, she wanted someone in whom
acen you yet. Flatten down on the she could confido. "Two pots of coffee right away"
observed. he said to the walter, "and then we'll
The knife and fork dropped to the floor. After I leave you, wait unti give you the balance of our order."
edges of her plate. She raised her you're certain you're not He smiled reassuringly at Millicent. "After all," he said, "I won't bite."yes and started to talk. She talked Then go to 223 Mill street. The name without reservation, pouring forth. the of the place is the Acme beauty!
parlour. Ask for Miss Hanson." She started to say something, then entire story.
His arm cireled her shoulders, push-
felt that he was trying to draw her out. As she talked, she sensed that he
the driver, and decided she wouldn't give him the believed her. His eyes lost their ing her down toward the floor of the aatisfaction of trapping her by in challenge, His face took on a look taxicab. He called to
"Olcay, buddy, pull in close to the aut. Thon direction. She resolved to wait for of almost dreamy abstraction.
When she had finished, a quick curb and stop. Let me direct questions against which sho
drive straight down the street and could raise a proper guard."
surge of relief swept over her.
"That
she said, "is my story," and turn at the corner. Don't look back." The driver obediently awung toward The waiter returned with the coffee. suddenly realised her appetite had The steaming aroma made her realise returned. She picked up her knife the curb.
"What is it?" Millicent asked in a that she was really very hungry, and fork and attacked the excellent
thin, frightened volca, from her Ifer companion, seeming to sense her breakfast ravenously.
Ile sipped coffee and watched her cramped position on the floor of the
taxicab. needs, naid, "They have some very fine German pancakes with apple here.wordlessly.
"Two detectives," he said, "follow- When she had finished, he said You can have a side order of grilled
slowly, I believe you. I am going ing in a police car." bacon.'
She nodded her head.
to help you. You can appreciate She heard the crisp rustle of a blil, "I'll have nothing but coffee," he something of the problem before you heard him say something in a whisper way, you've burnt your bridges.to the cab driver, then the sound of s told the waiter. Millicent added In cream and sugar to hor coffee, looked You should have told your story to slamming door. The cab lurched once the police at the time, if you wanted more into motion. She felt it swing up to meet the man's searching oyes.
to be believed. Now the police will at the corner. "Well?" she asked. "Understand," he told her, "I be-think any story you may tell his boen Abruptly, shu realised that she had lieve in you. A young woman who concocted for you by some clover surrendered the only bit of evidente
could, attorney.”
nhe possessed to a man who was not is as attractive as you are
She nodded her head, realising only only stranger but who had been in under no circumstances, have anything
the vicinity of the murder at the very to do with a murder. But there are too well the force of what he said.
time it was committed.. certain circumstances that should be -explained."
Yea?" she asked, with a rising Inflection, stirring her coffee slowly,
She caught the flicker of a frown about his eyes, a tightening of the cornern of bile mouth.
There's only one thing for us to do now," he said. That's to find the person who switched the purses."
"For us to do?" she repeated, puzzled.
"Certainly," he told her. "I'm go ing to help you.
She struggled up from her poistion the bottom of the taxlenb. "Stop!" she called to the cab driver. "Go back!"
(To Be Continued).
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