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locked, so I went away again. There wasn't anything else to do," Detective Sergeant McMann ahe addod defiantly. made quick work of his pre- liminary questioning of 'Rita Du- "Of course not!”. McMann agreed bois. Her replies as to name, age, blandly, “Nothing to do'buito profession and place of employ-turn right ground and go right ment were given coolly, even non-back home, and wait for Bordon to nod, M., B. D. T. chalantly.
call you there. So that's what you. Compton, Eng. 3. A Flammery dog. did, eh?"
And so you and Borden, after your first meeting about three:
"Yes," the dancer agreed engerly, weeks ago, became lovers?" Mc-|--and fell ́headlong into McMann's Mann pounced suddenly.
trap. "That's alle!" Rita denied ve- emently, her black eyes blazing.
"Then" McMann grinned crookedly-"I take it that your week-end at Winter Haven with
Handsome Harry' was to have been
"Then, Rita," McMann asked, as Ruth leaned forward tensely, "how, do you necount for the fact that you' on the spent at least.. 10 minutes seventh floor?"
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"I didn't!" Rila denied rocklessly. in the nature of a honeymoon? Ruth could hardly suppress Let's not waste time, Miss Dubois! grasp of relief. Now, at least, Rita I know that you and Borden had Dubois was lying. Micky Moran, planned to go to Winter Haven on the elevator operator, had testified the 2:15 Saturday afternoon, that that after taking the dancer, to the Borden had bought a drawing room seventh floor he had spent at least for the trip and that he had re 10 minuten in the telephone booth served a suite for you and himself in the lobby of the Starbridge at the Winter Haven Hotel. Now Building, in conversation with his what I want you to tell me is girl. But, of course, Rita could not why didn't Borden meet you at the station as he had planned?"
The dancer laughed, but it was not a gay sound. "That was what I want to know, too-and I found out when I saw the headlines about the murder al noon today."
know this-
Suddenly an incident" which she had completely forgotten until that moment recurred to Ruth Lester like a flash of lightning across a dark sky. "Please, Mr. McMann," she cried, her volce quivering with excited hope, may I speak with you privately for a minute?"
For two hours Ruth Lester had been praying that Rita Dubola would furnish Jack Hayward anļ The detective led the trembling alibi, by admitting that Borden girl to a far corner of Borden's of- was alive when she had visited him fice, while Rita stared after them after 2:15. The collapse of that with enormous, frightened black hope naw was no unnerving that eyes. the girl feared she would faint.
"So it was news to you that Bor- den was dead, was it, Rita ?" Me- Mann grinned.
"I've just remembered something, Mr. McMann," Ruth whispered, as the big man bent low to listen. "Saturday morning, when Mr. Bor-
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"I say it was!" Rita assured him, nonchalant again.
den was in the outer office with Hongkong Office: 11,. Quaen's Road, Central "Were you in love with Harry Ritu, he waved to her with the Authorised Capital,...Gollón 180,000,000.
(B 12,400,000.) Borden, Rita?" McMann, Interrupt- torn half of a yellow-backed bank- ed suddenly,
note! I didn't see the denom- Pald-Up Caplial Qalidary Colour swept over the thin, exotic ination, and I didn't think much of Reserve Fund...Guildars, 40.000.000. face. "That's my business!..it at the time, but now I believe I Well, all right, then-I wasn't! But know what had happened, and, what God knows I didn't wish him any Mr. Borden meant when he said harm."
that about keeping his part of the bargain if she kept hers."
McMann studied the girl for a long minute through narrowed, glinting eyes. Then: "Well, Rita, let's have your story, Did you go to the station?"
"Yes, yes," McMann ùrged impa- tiently, as Ruth paused for breath.
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"I'm sure now that they had been scuffling playfully, Rita trying to take the bill away from him, and Rita dung up her head defiantly. tearing it in two. I'm sure-sure! "Sure did! I'd promised to go-that he let her keep half of the London Bankers-National Prostadia? Bank away with him for the week-end, torn bill, and had promised to give and I was ready to keep my bargain. her the other half after she'd kept I got to the station at two. At five her promise about--about going minutes after two. I began to get away with him." nervous for far we'd mins the train
and decided to phone him. There's
"Well?" MeMaun grunted, frown-
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a telebone booth near the informa-ing in deep concentration. tion desk, and I called from there, "Oh, don't you see 7" Rath im where I could see Harry if he came plored. "If she's telling the truth while I was phoning. His line was if she really didn't see Mr. Borden busy, so I knew he'd not left the again, she still has her half of the Capital (fully paid up). Y. 100,600,000 Special work office. I whited for about five
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Her whispering voice faltered. She could not bring herself to utier "Wait!" McManu interrupted an accusation of murder. "Oh, sharply "Exactly what did you Mr. MeManh, please believe I'm not akow say to Borden and what did he say just talking wildly, to-to help Hoogg
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MeMann frowned. Then, "Was Borden in the habit of carrying bills of large denomination?”
"He was, he was!" Ruth replied. He was terribly vain about money loved to flash hundred-dollar
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The dancer hesitated for a mo-yet I don't think she's just a gold ment, while Ruth held her breath. digger either" "Well, he didn't give me a chance to any much. I said, 'My God, Harry, do you know what time. it is, or have you forgot you were to catch a train at 2:15? And hel kuid, 'No, I hadn't forgot, Rita, but I've been unavoidably detained. What time is it? I told him it bills. Just last week he showed me wia 12 minutes after two, and he 11 $500 banknote-told me to swore a blue streak, and then he Take a good look at it, as I might | Authorised 'Capital ............. 911,050,000 said we'd have to take a later train never see one again. I told him herald-Up Fund and for me to come on up to the was foolish to carry such big sums Bonerve Fund office, that we'd make new plans on his person, but he just laughed when I got there."
"Well, Rita,
go on," Micanon directed at last. "You'came, and you were wild, weren't you?"
at me and looked pleased with him- Neif. Maybe maybe he showed it to Rita Saturday morning" She faltered.
McMunn nodded slowly, the frown slowly clearing. "And Bor "Well, I wasn't what you might|den's half of the bill was not on call delirious with delight," Rita his body this morning. Of course admitted."
whoever took the $500 in smaller
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torn half that slow, crooked grin of his. "When did you get here? What happened?"
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THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED, "I wouldn't have been useless to ne person-Rita Dubals!" Ruth
Hand Omons 15, Orscechurch Olrest, London, EC. 1. The dancer's hands gripped each reminded him. "And she could other so tightly that a knuckle have passed it no matter how the Authorised Explial cracked. Then, on a quickly drawn get it, for she would have thought Bubscribed Capital
of Borden's having Reserve Food and Hel no one knew breath, Rita answered: "I camo had the other half! Please, nak right over from the station, just a her for her half of the bill, Mr. Mc- The Bank of England & Miffand Bank, Lád, block away. Just took time to Mannt, If she still has it, I'll be Barkk check my bags. I suppose I was lleve she did not see Mr. Borden Batavie here within five minutes after when she came
back Saturday Cak hung up the receiver."
asked, with pencil poised.
afternoon."
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"You got here about 18 or 20
Detective Birdwell interrupted | minutes after two, then?" McMann the whispered conference. "Head- Hongkong
quarters on the line, sir. The Gol- Rita shrugged." "I guess Aoden Slipper safe wan robbed some Maybe a minute or two sooner time between closing time early don't know. I knocked on the door Sunday morning and noon today. and there wasn't any answer, The manager of the club has some knocked several times and then tried the knob and found the door art of tip about a $500 bill
(To Be Continued.)
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