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THE AVENGING DUMMY

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until just now!"

my suggested.

"A madman, or somebody with

The inspector shook his head "A strange place for a man to sadly. "A good story," he said an uncontrollable temper. Let me be killed, under the Finger," Grant "but it won't convince the jury think. There is a connection be- tween these killings, and I can't said. "This rock has a grim re-I wish it would!”

"You don't believe me?".

make out what it is” putation. Mr. Hawke. They tell 1 "If you didn't ki Anderson.

stories of black magic and 'witches {about It":

Food For The Superstitious who did? There's blood on the He walked up and down the head of this chib, and you said yard for some minutes. Sudden- He knelt down by the body that he hit you with the shaft¦ly he swung round and paced back When he stood up he gave the de-Nobody could have snatched the to Ferguson. tective a queer look.

"Murder, eh?" "Looks Eke it. Inspector. I found this mid-iron near the body." "Initials 013 It too! D. M. I know who that is. Jove! And here

"he comes!""

The Inspector pointed to a man who was moving slowly across the golf course from the direction of

club away from him. He was too

"Where's the mare?" he asked. "In the paddock. We can hardy strong. Sorry, M'Kensie, but I'm afraid I have to take you over get near her. She seems to know to the jail!””

her baira's dead. That's why wei The young man wat out his hands brought the body down here to the in a gesture of despair towards yard instead of dragging it to the Dixon Hawke, who was standing (paddock." silently nearby.

"Mr. Hawke, you've got to prove they're wrong! You've got to find a bunker. The newcomer stagger-lout who killed him! I didn't—I

didn't!” ed slightly.

"I'd like to see the mare." "She'll probably be calmer now, I'll come with you.”

several

They walked REPOSS felds, and came to the enclosure: on the edge of the golf course. In be seen the the distance could

He was led away, and the deter He was a man of about thirty

He was hatless, and tive shook his head as he watched years of are. there was blood on one side of his the constables and their prisoner point of rock known as the Finger. face. He held one hand to his disappear over the rise.

Heary shadows thrown by the head, and did not notice the group "I am afraid the Inspector is nearby hills lay over it. The place round the body until he was alright," he said.

"That story rang true, though, had a strange and sinister air.

Tommy could not help remem- most on top of them.

he chief." "What's the matter here?"

bering that there were legends of: "I know, Tommy. M'Kensie is asked.

witches and black magic connect- "Somebody has been killed, Mr. anything but a liar, too." M'Kensie." Grant said. "What's "Couldn't somebody hare takened with that rock. It would be connect the killing of Anderson wrong with you? How did you that iron from Anderson and kill-easy for a superstitious mind to

ed him with it?"

and the foal with the reputation get that bruise on your face?"

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"Shorked? Why should I?

a terrible thing to say, but Tm Sympathies were entirely with Ferguson, shook his head. xlad this man is dead! I had M'Kensie. Nobody had liked the "Never seen her that way be- He had made himself fore," he said. "I've made a pet of plenty of reason to dislike him." dead man.

"Because of your sister.". In-objectionable in more ways than her, and she comes to me like a dog. It's a strange business, Mr. spector Grant nodded. "I know. ope during his stay at Durross.

As Dixon Hawke and his assis-Hawke."

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"Bad business this, Mr. Hawke The detective nodded. He re-

Pin going to solve a mystery.j hesitated. Then he cognised a farmer who lived near- spoke in a very low vole. "No," by and owned most of the land ad-I hope to prove that M'Kensie did

joining the golf course. His name, not kill Anderson 1TM*

Reconstructing. The Case sant to think that a grim killer through the wires of the paddock SAILINGS he said. "I-I didn't see him.

"Are you sure?" went on the was Ferguson."

Inspector Grant arrived prompt was loose near the shadow of the and-began to push it with the long inspector gently. "Didn't you! "And I don't suppose I can get!

pole towards the mare. meet him out here on the golf hold of the constable now," the ly in answer to Tommy's telephone Finger. course, and didn't you get that man went on. "I've got a mystery call The officer was carrying a Tommy sour returned with the The others watched, almost for- bundle under his arm. He pat it'straw, and Hawke staffed the getting to breathe in. their excite- bruise on your face because of an of my own to solve."

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"Carrying a dead man's clothes and carried it to the edge of the animal's bloodshot eyes were roll- ing wildly, and a white foam broke M'Kensie.

killed I had it in a paddock with blood-the mare, but the wire was broken round isn't pleasant," he said, paddock.

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a rare sound to come from down in one place, and it "Yours," he said. "It was found ha' got out. I found it on the golf Hawke? I hope it's something to struct the case, taking. M'Kenne" scream, He sticks to his story as being true. He met An-a horse.

Then the beast was galloping near the body-and Anderson was course. Somebody had killed it."help M'Kensie.

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The officer held up the

stained mid-iron.

"You don't mean-you mean he began.

ΠΟΥΤΟΣ,

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the stronger, snatched the mid-moved from side to side to create He shook his head sadly. iron from M'Kensis. He hit him the impression that it was alive. "And his sister came over to with it, half-stunning him. What A yard away the mare stopped. headquarters. She's in, a terrible would be the natural thing that he Its nostrils were quivering, and way. She'll go out of her mind if would do after, that, Inspector?" for a second it nuzzled the blood- we can't clear her brother.”

"Walk away, of course. He stained cost. Then, with another "I'm hoping we can. Inspector."would know that M'Kensie's sister shrill cry, the-beast reared.. Diton Hawke opened the band'e couldn't see him that drỹ”. Down on the dummy descended

"In the long grass about three

of clothes. Blood from Ander- "Exactly, and he would be very the next fore hoofs. Blow after hundred yards from the Finger, son's wounds was spattered over angry. Anderson had homible blow was rained by them. No club where they found Anderson.”.

the jacket, but there were darker temper. As he walked across the wielded by human hands could Hawke gave a sharp exclama- stains on the right arm, which the course the foal belonging to Mr. have struck with such dreadful tion. "'d like to see it," he said criminologist examined carefully. Ferguson which we know had force.

There was room in the trap for He whistled softly.

escaped from the paddock, came Suddenly the mare swang away.

fingers

"I'm afraid I must arrest you!" "Have you Inspector Grant said. got, anything to say?

"Sowly M'Kensie shook his He look- head. He was calm now. ed Grant squarely in the eyes.

the detective and his assistant, "By the way, Inspector he up to him. It was a playful young-The beast galioped to the other You'll never believe my story and they drove off at a smart pace said, "do you know if "Kensie ster-like a puppy, ch. Er. Fergu-side of the paddock, and stood

I did he said, "and yet it's true.

towards the farm, Tommy could had his horse out to-day?" son?-and. I suppose it ran round there trembling.. not kill him?"

excited.

Dixon Hawke, looked in trimaph. "Ah! you mean did his mount him in circles.” There was a long silence. The see that his chief was

The criminologist was nervously make those hoof-marks near the "And be struck out at it with at his audience. They were so accused man looked from one the other of those who stood about clasping and unclasping his strong Finger? No, I asked him about the mid-iron he had taken from startled that it was a minute be

that, and I'm satisfied he told me M'Kensié!" shouted the farmer, tore they could speak. He was looking for 155 15-

When they reached the farm-the truth. He wasn't riding to-"He killed my foal! That man "My mare killed Anderson!" bel- him. (pathy, belief. but although even

house, a low building with white-

that black-hearted rascal who de-lowed the farmer. day. tere constables Grant and the

The officer fingered his square serves the end he met!"

"Killed him to avenge the death sympathetic, they were incredulous washed walls, nestling under a the hill, Ferguson led them to jaw thoughtfully.

The Avenger

of the foal!" exclaimed Inspector jof the prisoner's protest.

"I've been wondering about Hawke put a restraining band Grant. "It was driven crazy by, "Anderson was trying to get my stableyard at the back. He open-

the blood which was on the›man's sister to go away to London with ed the door of a loose-box and these prints myself," he confess on the farmer's arme

ed. "Was there somebody riding, "Yes," he said, "from my way cost. It's fron-shod hoods gave him." M'Kensie said at last, "He pointed silently to the dead foal. said he would marry her, but If It was a gawky creature with long about the course who might have of thinking the foal was killed by blow very much like those of a made inquiries, and found out he slender legs. Hawke remember killed Anderson? I wonder if we Anderson. In his hot rage he rain-mid-fron. The beast struck An- was already married. That fed having seen it in the paddock can and fingerprints on the mid-ed blow after blow on the poor dersom down as he ran for his life creature Then he must have be--and it caught him under the sha- on the previous day.as he was go-trun?.. learned to-day?

"The surface of the shaft is too come frightened at having killed dow of the Finger!" He paused. Then he went enfing round the course.

He turned to Hawke, One side of the head had been small Hawke said. All the it and something else made him again with a rush of words. *

"I intercepted a message sent to crushed by heavy blows, and blood same, inspector, I am pretty sure run madly for the shelter of the "You've saved de innocent man Finger! He was going to try and from a dreadful situation, and the my sister, asking, ber to meet him was spattered on the foxta bay-that I can clear MKensie.” “

blows mustį.

Jew from making a horrible blun- climb that Tork to decapor out here on the green I was so coloured hide. The

"From what?" Inspector Grant des !?" enraged, following on what I had have been given with savage

demanded: discovered about the man, that 1force. decided to give him the beating of

He turned to Tommy. "Young 'un, get me some straw from the-stables. Enough to stun

"Jove!" Dixon Hawke exclaim-out these clothes and make a dum-The avenger,"

his life. I took a mid-iron from od...

my locker at the club and went to

Hawke quietly. The Kiler I am £50

Tm fed if that the crimin logist said, but there's just one ther thing I wish that I had been

ing of the foal was seen. The aven He pointed to the mare. "I'm going to extch a killer with ger came after the There To have that unfortunate beast was blood from the foal on his the torture of repeating the attack "A killer? Why not the killer? arm--that dark stain you can see on its fool's mardarer. I hope, In- "Because there were twoffor yourself. There was blood on spector, that it will not be neces

"T'd like to get hold of the rat. "What's the idea of a dummy? extch for you. Inspector, the inable to do.” the spot where he had told my sister who did it." Tommy growled. Grant, demanded.. ter he would be waiting for her.” He gave a startled whistle. “Chief

"I hadn't any Intention of kill--but Anderson was killed this it ling him. I wanted to beat him, way!".

"Exactly. I'm wondering ir Chubut he was too strong. He took PEO BUILDING. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG || the club Trom me and hit me with young. M'Kensie didn't tell us a]: The Inspector a jaw-dropped. He the mid-fron, too, and he was still wary to destray the poor animal.”

the shaft that caused the bruise true story after all, and that some stared at Hawke in frant astonish-exerying it. Now I will show you -Grant shook his head. on my face. I was half-stunned, savage killer was loose on the ment, and then turned and looked exactly what effect the smell of} 27721

and when I had recovered he was coursa.”

round the golf course with a half that blood had on the killer. gone. I didn't see his zzelu). “He must be a madman," Tom-frightened air. It was not plea- Dixon Hawke thrust the dummy

Certainly noti" he said. “What Anderson got he deservad?" .

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