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The

Veiled Lady

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ITALY'S NEXT MOVES

IN ABYSSINIA

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be getting much The caso stands Hke this:

The Italians took Makale on *You might perhaps borrow the T let the Lady Muficent off money on the prospect of your a cheap, as she is such a charming Nov. 7, which they hold with proaching marriage but I doubtoung lady, he leered odiously, their 1st Army Corps, while the if you could get hold of half that we'll say eighteen thousand Tm 2nd Corps is echeloned to the Besides ek bien, it is rear to Paris to-day little piece right rear, bolding the Takkaze. pugnant to me that you should pay of business to attend to over there River. The Native Corps in No, the ingenuity of Herenle PoiI shall be back on Tuesday. Un the centre is engaged in the

enemies! rot shall defeat your

less the money is paid by Tuesday very stiff task of clearing up Send me this M. Lavington evening the letter goes to the Duke. the Tembien massif, which is he likely to bring the letter with Don't tell me Lady Millicent can't well within the Italian lines and raise the money. Some of her is occupied by an unknown gentlemen friends would be only too number of the enemy who may willing to oblige such

pretty hold out for weeks in this dif- woman with a loan if she goes the ficult country. ~

Then there is the condition right way about it”

My face flushed, and I took a of the rear communications. step forward. hut Lavington had which are known to be in a state of extreme congestion and

him?"

The girl shook her head. "I do not think so. He is very cautions."

I suppose there is no doubt that he really has it?”

"He showed it to me when I went to his house”

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wheeled out of the room You went to his house? That finished his sentence.” was very imprudent, milady.” "My God!" I cried. "Something "Was it? I was so desperate. has got to be done. You seem to hoped my entreaties might

more be taking this lying down. Poirot

"You have an excellent heart, my brian."

The masses of lorries keep Oh la la! The Lavingtons of friend but your, grey cells are in this world are not moved by a deplorable condition.have no on destroying the road surfaces, treaties! He would welcome them with to impress Mr. Lavington and labour is insufficient to as showing how much importance with my capabilities.

The more cope with all the engineering you attached to the document pusillanimous he thinks me the work required. There are ror-apa

ing bands of Abyssinians be

Where does he live, this fe ten- better" tleman ""*

"At Buona Vista, Wimbledon.. I west there after dark".

Foirot groaned.

"Why?">

་ hind the Italian lines who are

"It is curious," murmured Poirot giving a good deal of trouble, reminiscently, "that I should hate and there are many signs of in- uttered a wish to work against the creasing resistance on the part law just before Lady Millicent ar- of the Abyssinians, who have concentrations further big

con-rived!**

"I declared that I would inform the police in the end," she tinued, "but he only laughed in a

"You are going to bargle his south. horrid, sneering manner. By a house while he is alway?” I gasped. means, my dear Lady Millicent, doSometimes, so you wish,' he said."

Hastings,

Four

mental processes are amazingly Suppose he takes the letter with

"Yes, it is hardly an affair for quick" the police," murmured Poirot.

The position is not without anxiety for the Italian Com- mand, and I should not be sur- prised if there is, no further! advance before Christmas. But I think you will be wiser him?**

On the Ogaden front Gen- “See,

Graziani has been hampered by than that. he continued.

Poirot shook his head. here is your letter-in this little

That is very unlikely. He has inadequate forces (two divi- Chinese puzzle box!"

He held it evidently a hiding place in his sions) for the length of front so that I could see. I tried to house that he fancies to be pretty (400 miles), a long line of com munications, lack of water, bad impreg table."

"When do weer-do the deed?" Teather and sickness. He has used his bombing 'planes with To-morrow night

We will start from here about elever much affect, but has not other-

snatch at it, but he was too quick": for me. With a horrid smile be folded it up and replaced it in the little wooden box. It will be quite safe here, I assure yon,' he said; and the box itself lives in such, z clever place that you would never

o'clock"

was

At the time appointed I find My eyes turned to the ready to set off. I had downed a small wall-safe, and he shook his dark suit and a soft dark lat thead and laughed. "I have a better Poirot beauéd kindly on ma`

Oh, he safe than that, he said.

"You have dressed the part. I was odicus! Monsieur Poirot, do] you think that you can help me see," he observed "Come, let us take the Underground to Wimble "Have faith in Papa Poirot I

don. ]will find a way.”

“A Tema wa poing to take any- These reassurances were all very thing with us? Tools to break in well, I thought, as Poirot gallantly

with

ushered his fair client down the My dear Hastings, Hercule Poi stairs, but it seemed to me that we had a tough nut to crack. I said Tot does net adopt such crude as much to Poirot when he return-

I retired, subbed, but my ed: He nodded ruefully.

Un curicsity was alert.

methods."

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"Yes,the solution does not leap It was just on midnight that we to the eye. He has the whip hand, entered the small suburban garden

No claims will be admitted after this Monsieur Lavington. For the

The house was of Buona Vista-

the Goods have left the Godowns, and moment i do not see how we are dark and silent. Poirot went

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straight to a window at the back after the 2nd January, 1996 will "be of the house, raised the sath noise- subject to rent: uslessly, and bade me enter.

Mr. Lavington called upon

Lady Millicent that afternoon-

All claims trains the

"How did you know this windows be presented to the Undersign- ed on or before the 16th Jan, 1936 or had spoken truly when she des would be open" I whispered. for they will not be recognized. cribed him as an odious man. Ireally it seemed uncanny felt a positive tingling in the end

To comply with the General Bond- “Because I sawed through the ed Warehouse Regulations consignees

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of my boot, so keen was I to kick catch this moming.”-

He him down the stairs.

Was blustering and overbearing in man- ner, laughed Poirot's gentle sug gestions to scorn, and generally showed himself as master of the situation. I could not help feel that Poirot was hardly appear at his best. He looked discours and crestfallen.

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