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MONDAY,
ARSENE LUPIN RETURNS
BYNOPAM: Bleve Emerson, ex- G-Man, guarding the $250,000 do akamo emerald, takes it back to Franco after an attempted rob bory in New York, The jewel ia atolen from the safe in the de Griazno home the day before the insurance policy is to be can- colled. Because the name of Ar eone Lupin was left at the scene of the Thoft on both occasions, Emerson believes that the no toriaus French criminal de alive, and is inclined to muspoot Rond Farrand (the real Arsene Lupin, noto living an honest life), And stovo ta somoshat foalous of Lorrains de Griasad'n interest in Farrand. When two of his for mer honchmen acouse' Farrund of the theft of the emerald, he admits it.
Copyright 1938 Dy Loww's low,
Chapter Five
FARRAND IN ACTION
When the butler announced Rene Varrand, Lorraine went to the lib mry door to greet him with out- utretebed handa. "Rene, I'm nu glad you're here!"
"I heard the announcement of the robbery on the radio. I am so sor ry. Lorraine...Oh, good morning
Lacreon.
The American detective had fol lowed Lorraine to the door in some inatinet of jealousy or suspicion. 11 greeting was short, but it did not bother Farrand who went to Count de Grisono and expressed his sympathy.
"It's a horrible experience," natú the Count, nnd shrugged, "Monster Martel, allow me this in Munsieur Farrand. M. Mortol in the Prefect of Police,"
The Prefect, at the safe with Do
Farrand. "And as for Lupin, I'va never met him, and from what I've linard about him he's too smart for the police."
All right,"
"Take him awayed the Profect.
Stave Emerson, by hiding behind the telephone booths in an office building, tricited the detectives bo know were trailing him at the order of the Prefect, and made his way to a door marked "A. In Marchand
Confidential Agent."
La Marchand was a plump, bald- ish, atout man seated bobind a big doak. "Ah, M. mornan, I have noma reports. Rene Farrand is in- dependently wonithy. There years ago be bought his farm, Wo haven't heen able to trace him prior to that timo"
"Koop after it. Could you trace him in Rome?"
"He took out a passport for Italy. but apparently ho did not use it. He did not rogister at any Roma hotel within the past two montha."
"I've a hunch," said Steve, "that. Instead of being in Rome, he was in America perhaps undor one of Areens Lupin's many allases. Chock tip all his allanes and soo if a pass port to Amerion was issued under any of them."
Jon and Alf were anxiously await- ing Farrand when he returned and questioned him engerly about the emerald.
I've already sent it about it's business of earning a little money for us. There's only one fence could cut an omerald that big."
"Papa Monolle, you mean?" in- quired Joo.
"xactly! And I want you to go to Papa Monelle and find out what progrene be in making. There, show thin signature" Farrand wrote the name of Arnone Lupin an Carri "I think that will make him talk,"
Papa Monelle, a thick-net man of About sixty, talked all right when tin had soun the card Jon and AIR
BY
LEBBEUS
MITCHELL
Chapter Six
MURDER
Rone Farrand, still in the con- tume of a groom, got a ride into Parin with the driver of a milk truck, and mot Alf and Joe at the appointed place on a Paris street.. He assumed the groom's voice,
"Could you gentlemen direct me to the business establishment of a Maneleur Monellet"
Alf and Joo exchanged Crightoned ginners.
a screen had been knocked over at the foot of a safe, Farrand knelt in front of the safe and inspected' the knob it was dented and
scratched.
"Whoever killed him tried to open the safe,” he said.
"And whoever tried to kill will be back again," said Air, hus- kily
"And he'll bring the right tools with him," added foo.
Ait pleadod: "Let's start movin', boss."
"Wait!" commanded Farzand. "That's what peopis do in jail- whitt I'm for moving."
Farrand apoia thoughtfully, as though ranging matters logically in his mind, "Whoever tried to steal the amoreld in Now York got the replica. Ho had no connection with A fence in Amorten no lia returned to France and came straight to Papa Monolls. He left the stone hore. When he one broke to get his money, Monelle told him that what he had brought was really an Imitation."
"Was that any reason for mur der?" old Al. "A bit thick, I'
But don't forget," salu Farrand quickly, that I sent the real stone here. When the thief learned that Monelle had. the emerald, ho must double-cron, have suspected a Thore was probably a fight and
Joe Interrupted: "Then it's in the antoi"
"Yes, and we're going to get it," returned Farrand,
"Now?" questioned Joa, his throat tight.
"Certainly. If we don't wo may never get another chanen."
"If we only had the combination
Take it on the lam, sucker, un-clock!" exclaimed Alf. edmonished Joc.
want to die of lead poison-
Ing."
"Yours to command. Alf"
and
| Farrand, taking a leather case from
"How would we know any Mon- his pocket. He took from the case ello?" inquired Alf defensively. a small battery and a watch-ko We're honest, law-abiding people Instrument with two long, binci in- -having a bit of night air, as it aulated wires attached to it. Ho
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A TYRO
A ROMAN GLADIATOR WHO WAS READY FOR HIS FIRST COMBAT, BUT HAD NOT YET MADE A PUBLIC APPEAR- ANCE, WAS CALLED A❝TIRO” (RECRUIT), FROM THIS WE DERIVED TYRO" TO MEAN A BEGINNER IN ANY STUDY OR CRAFT.
tactive Duvai, acknowledged the in-
"Pastel" cried Alf. "You mean Lupin got fooled?"
presented.
troduction, white Lorraine explain- "I'm not cutting the atone I got
ed to Farrand that she had in- landed to go for a horseback ride with Emerson.
"I'm glad I arrived in line to in- terfore with that," ho said,
"Lupin boat you to the interfer- once," said Stove. "I've got to stick on the job."
last night. It is pasto not worth bothering about."
"Paste" cried Alt. "You mean fooled? Why, they Lupin got ought to be put in fail-foolin' the Chief!"
"It's peasible Lupin is fooling somebody," replied "Papa Monelle. "I would like to have a talk with
"I'm beginning to like Lupin," sald Farmand, and turned his atton-him in person." tion to the name written on the "All Fight," said Alf. "When will safe door. "So that's Lupin's signa- turo, M. is Prefect. The writing in common enough. Would it be hard to forge?"
you soo him?**
"Ba hero with him tonight at one- thirty."
They loft Monolie's nad sought "We are convinced it a genuine. a telephone and reported to Far- Ah, Duval, that must be Martin | rand. with Pavleft. Stand by the door. It was after midnight, and Far- Have him fece me. I don't want rand was aware of somevno akulk- him to son the cafe till I'm ready. ing about his country place in the And I'll do all the talking." The shadow of the trees. He telephoned Prefect planted himself between the to Emerson's hotel and was inform- door and the wall safe. Duvai step-ed that the American detective had ped to the library door and, as loft ptriot orders he was not to be Martin entered with his prisoner.dleturbed. Farrand smiled. He took took Pavloff by the arm and jerk-off his coat, put on a pajama jacket ed him into a position facing the over his shirt, and showed himself Profact
at the window which he proceeded
"Well, Pavioff," said the Prefect, to open. Then he turned out the "are you ready to talk? I want to light, but remained at the window. know to whom you signalled in this | Soon he heard the voice of a groom:
"Who's that?" room Inst night"
"I didn't olgnnt anyone."
"Ser anybody you knowTM" "Who would I know in a place Ilike this?"
"You did signni somsons I'll tell you who it was."
and
"You'll be tellin' me something I don't know."
"It's me Timerson."
"Oh, you gave me a start, sir. I'll tell M. Farrand you're here."
"No, don't bother. I dropped my riding crop and came over to get : I know right where it la-ovor by the target. You go to bed."
Farrand waited unill the groom The Protect grabbed his arm and came under his window. Then he spun him about so that Payloff called the man inside, and exchang- faced the safe, moving so that he ad clothes with him. "You know could watch his prisoner's expres- whare the brandy is -- if you feel a alon. For an instant bis features chill coming on. Remain here for betrayed amaxomont; that he smil- half an hour." Ife slipped out of a ed fleatingly, only to bave the stern, bank door and mado file way to the vulton look reappone.
"Why word you smiling?" asked, the Prefoot sharply.
"Can't a man avon amlle?" "You know that signature?" "Who doesn't? It's boen sornwied] across enough safes. Did he have any luck?"
You know what he was after. He got it the de Griasse om oraid. There's a substantial reward for the man who can tell us about Lupin and this job. Enough so that you wouldn't have to worry for a while."
etables.
merson, returning from the tar- got ground where bo had dug a bullet out of the target, encountered the grool again - ho was convine- sd it was the groom - the clothes were the same, and so was the Toluo.
"Bo you found your crop," and the groom, "I'm sorry I wasn't of more help."
Wont
"I didn't need any help. right to the spot where I dropped jet
The groom yawned. "If there's
Ivan Paviott's lips curled into a nothing olso, alt, I'll turn in. Tha smile that was almost a moor.
day starts early around
"That don't make sense. If I sona stabios"
in on this job and I ain't
the
"Go right along. I'm heading for
what would I want a roward when home myself." I'd git a bit of the haul?" He turn-
ed to Farrand with a grin, "Til
But when the groom had entered leave it to you, Monsieur, am I the stablas, Steve approached the haise. There was a light in a rear right?"
"Stubborn fellow, isn't he?" ob room. He glanced Inside, and saw sarved Farzand to the Profect, Then the groom, a bathrobe about bis he turned his attention to Pavloff, shoulders, pouring out some brandy. "Why not be sensible and tali ovory- Then Steve realized he had been thing. The police will catch Lupin duped, and that Farrand wan off an eventually and when they do it'll some errand, the purpose of which be the worse for you."
he wanted very badly to know.
"They've got nothing on me,” saldi Pavloff, after a quick glance at]
Rare Edition Found
"It's Papa Monelle!" whispered Farrand.
wore."
"Night air doesn't breathe honest- ly into your lungs, Air," said Far- rand in his own voice.
"The boss" cried Joe, startled) though re-assured,
a pig-berdor "Looks mora ilke every day," was Ait's comment.
"I had a visitor tonight - Mr. Emerson. He was strolling about my grounds,"
Alt was disturbed "Did bo seo you?"
"I spoke to him."
"What about?" Alf demanded. "About me." Farrand dropped Into the groom's voice: "The rooster retired early.”
uncalled the wires and addressed Joe Incisively: "Look in the front room. There must be a back door. Find It."
Thoro " Nf stated. "It leads to a little alloy."
"Then make sure the way is clear. We might want to use it tonight." While they were executing his orders, Farrand placed the battery, the wires and the watch-like instru- mont on the dosk and proceeded to hock them up. Joo rolurned to report that there was nothing in the front of tho building except a bedroom with a window over-look- Farrand ordered ing the street.
hl to keep a lookout. While he hesitated, Alf returned, anxious and fearful.
"Boss," he picaded, "It ain't worth
The street was deserted in that quarter of Parlo little trequented late at night by honest ciuizons, and they reached the cafe which mask the risk. If we got caught hero with that he stopped and pointed at the body of the murdered mas.
ed Papa Monclie's real calling with out having seen a pollooman. The electrin light over the cafe was out and the entire buliding was in darle-
дебе.
They left the oar and entered n doorway which opened a stair lead- ing to Papa Monollo's ving quar lers above the cafe. At the top of the states, diraly lighted at the land- Jug they stopped.
en where Monelle lives," said Farzand.
the
He knocked cautiously on door. There was no answer, even when ho tappad louder. He then tried the door and found it locked, "Ho can't be out courtin" a girl, at his age," remarked Alf.
"Ho's right," agreed Joe. “11'd be the gallows for us!"
"Callows nothin'," said Al plain- tively. "I's off with your head in this country.""
"I'm going to open that safe if I have to do it alone," said Farrand in grim detormination. "Are you with me?"
"Buro, boss," Joo acquiescod, half- sahamed. "I'll take the window."
"Report anything ouspicious. Alt, remember how wo work this?"
"I remember, but I'm out of prac tice."
"You'll get back on your game quick enough."
With his knife Farrand began "Get to work, Joo," ordered Far-
tapping the safe in the vicinity of rand. "Wo've got to got inside."
"Juut ke old times, bosa. Makes the combination disk. Finding one me feel a better man." said Jos to his liking he placed a suction as he dug into his pocket for skele cup at the end of one of the long ton kaya. He attacked the fuck and wires from the watch-like instru In a few moments, the belt ahol ment over it; repeated the pro- back and the door opened to his cedure on the opposite side of the disk, Thener suction cup was a Uny pressure.
"You still have your professional coll of wire like a spring. Then ha standing, Jos," said Farrand, and sat down at the desk with the in- advanced into the dark room. The strument while Alf bunlod his hands beam of his flashlight, darted with the safe dial. An occasional quickly about and came to rest click indicated that a turhlorand upon the figure of a man sprawlad fallen into place. On the dial of the over an old, worn, loather uphol- instrument was a metal arrow ko stored chair.
the pointer of an ampmeter. "Holy-All'e nstounded volco quivered sharply and Air mald. trailed off into silence.
"Qulot" cried Farrand. "Alf, turn out that hall light! Joe, draw the shnden!"
It
"Checki Six!" repented' Farrand. "leven," said Alf as the arrow quivered again,
While they were oboying his oṛ ders, Farrand bent over the sprawl- od body; turned the face in the it," said Farrand. Doan of his fisablight. There was
man's cool,
They listened Intantly. "Complete You missed turn of the tumbler.
"Maybo I did. You can't blame a blood spot on the breast of the me for being nervous with a
dead man on the floor."
"Como on. Start again. Now." "Six" and "Check", "Boven" and "Check" came the voices monoton- Qualy "Wo had cleven before."
"Eleven oan repeat at roulette. Why not here? I think that's it
In the din light, the arm of Papa Monolle raised itself alowly, grop ing towards the telephone; relaxed, then again moved slowly upward. removed the telephone from Ita
""It's Papa Monello!" whispered | Joo.
"Dead?" asked Alf, shuiting the hall door.
"He's been plugged!" said Jon. "Lot's got out of here. It ain't healthy," said Alf, fearfully. "It's horribly eloss in this room.
it's no more healthy outside, now!" said. Farrand, sternly, and finghed his light on different ob facin in the room. They were sont cradis. The fingers relaxed, the tered about in disorder: two chairs, hand dropped noiselessly on Paya a floor lamp and a small stand had) Monello's chest.
been overturned as though in a `dosporate · struggle. In one -NOTTHEL
19% be contiented).
Herb Doctor Restricted WPA Toachos Adults Fencing "Hog-Proofed"
Oklahoma City.
Jasper, Tex.
The WPA has announced that it The bogs which coat up a scrawny
Millbury, Mass,
Pittsburg, Cai. Justice of the Peace Matt Ward] Apparently forgotten since Colonial! days, a dusty first edition of John has ruled that Dr. C. Young, Chinese has taught more than 17,000 ndis existence from the East Texas pincy Oklahoma to read and write in a woods will be falled uguin this Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress herb doctor, enn, concoct and sell all valued at $4,000-was discovered the Chinese remedies he wants to to adult education classes since 1034. spring. Enrollees at a CCC camp' recently in the Millbury public the Américan pubile Just as long as One of its peizo cineses, officials said, have planted hundreds of thousands library cellar by Fred Lu Traverse, the latter wants to buy them, pro- in nt Guthrie, where there are six of pine seedlings during the past a WPA bookbinder, while sorting vided he refrains from diagnosing students who are 05, 00, 07, 71, 72. sovord years, as hog-proof fencing
for 10,000 acres. and prescribing for their ills. land 70 years old. stacks of tattered tomes.
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1 Corpse's odium produces a lack
of placidity (12).
0 Not knowing the heart is away
In the North (7);-)))
10 Was fresh opening for criminalk
(7).
11 1 you wish to take your leave this may provide the opening
(4).
12 To veto part of 16 acTOSS
commonplace' (B). 13 This inclination
edible (4).
In
a son is
Acting Manager. 16 We can hardly say we never smelt it (7). 17 Most urgent that can make me
exert (7).
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18 Would a sailor associnto this
roll with a list? (7).
21 Eastern port (7).
23 Disordered, but able to be
come cautious (4).
24 Examine the inside of this enke
(B).
25 Its nest may be on the ocean
(4).
A specially prepared 28 The turning down of this might
map of the Northern
11 inches, 152 by War Zone in China. printed on art paper. Price 20 conts. Postage extra.
cause considerable gloom (7).
20 A basket large enough to ae-
coinmodate a girl (7).
30 Putting the air on the alr, per-
hops (12).
DOWN
1.This warrior is but an empty
monster (7).
2 Material for a fence, no doubt
(4).
3 The worker may be sulted bo-
neath it (7).
4 Should it be enten piping hot?
(7).
6 Rather mixed news (4).
0 Understand, it merely sounds
like genuine Abs (7).
7 Amusement with a lady starts,
in ti basic manner (13). B One of the cleven (two words
-6, 7).
14 An eccentric fellow-"(5).
#
15 This part of a plant is mostly
a matter of words' (5). 19 He may still be on a ship even
if curtailed (7).
20 Terse (7)
21 Star's advier
to perserve; a musical work (7).
22 A rousing time (7).
20 This city is never false (4),
27 A prefix from Roman times.
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