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Avenging Parrot

by Anne Austin

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THIS HAS HAPPENED,

was no light in his room. My own Bonnie Dundee, "zub" detective, rente a window was dark, of course, and i mom at Mr. Rhodes' boarding house to be couldn't see any others. The hall to the pollte for protection, throwing supplight was on downstairs, and the

Dear Mr. Emma Hogarth, who has appested.

elon un Emil Sevier, a former boarder.

Dundee meets the boarders. Mr. and Mrs front door was still unlocked. 1 Sharp Palay Bhepherd, salewoman: Watter didn't see anyone downstairs as I Styles. proprietor of a small haberdashery came in, or upstairs either. I went Nut Falge, his fabreez Beri M

amateur scetario writer: Chek Barker, these straight to my room, and—” planist; Henry Duwd, newbomer out of "Did you hear any sounds at all

work, and Dusty, worthless husband of Mrs.from Mrs. Hogarth's room!"

¿lhodes.

"No, nothing!"

Norma introducu Bundes to Mew, Hogarth after dinner but he gets only a few minutes" chat with her alone. He jeuren at 11. pro- maing to return later. Ild comes back at 13:20 to And her choked to death, Lieutenant. Arawn, homiciős sqund shiet, Immediately senda a man to check up on Bevier, who it is learned Jeft town challen on the o'clock train. A Dr. Weeks reports havidows, either or both of them?" seen a man running down the alley at 12:10; she went to get his car to make a call Bandre, stationed behind a nerven, takes notes jn. Doard de qulased; . Cora Barker comes in.

"Or any sound on the upstairs porch?"

CHAPTER X..

"No, no noise of any kind." "Did you look out of your win-

"No. I just pulled down the shades to undress. When I took off my dress-it's a new one I saw that the pleats in the skirt hnd been, badly mashed, and I decided to press it, so I put on my kimono and connected up a little électric

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The Cora Burker whom Bonnieron I have...” Dundee had met at dinner that! "Rather late for a job like that, evening had been a woman pos- wasn't it? Tomorrow, or rather, sussed of a queer sort of beauty, today being Sunday?" Strawn sug- exotic and largely artifiefal though gested, his eyes narrowing upon Alexandr Trasche and Agencies at that beauty was. A woman gallant. her. ly holding age at bay, convincing i herself and almost convincing her

Dumlee saw an ugly dush ererp world that she was a charming gt over the ghastly pallor of Cora of 25 or 28, instead of a defeated, but well, you see. Mrx. "Rhodes Chanchan

Barker's face. "Yes. It was late, Calcutta frustrated, heart-hungry woman doesn't like us near 40. Then it was only her thin irons, and if 1 had waited till Sun-

to use electricalren (Dalny) Nawchwang dry-skinned hands which had be-day morning she might have-come abr trayed her age, if our were so fool-into my room while I was pressing ish us to look at them rather than the dress, and-". into her great, shining black eyes.

But the face of the woman who self a brief, twisted smile. "And

"I ace." Strawn permitted hesitated at the doar of the room then?" where murder had been committed "I-burnt my hand, and had to be obtained on application, was'n ravaged thing. The eyes were stop and dress it. I keep a tube like burned holes in a yellow blan-fof salve in my room for burns and ket. Her right hand was pressed sunburn. I was pressing the hard against her heart; the left, dress when I heard someone knock freshly bandaged, hung at her side. on Mrs. Hogarth's door. I didn't Small wonder that Bonnie Dundee look to see who it was, but I do almost betrayed his presence be remember thinking It odd that I hind the gereen.

didn't hear Mrs. Hogarth call out, "You're Mina Barker?" Strawn Who is it as ahe always does anked briskly, when he had dis-did. Then I heard her door open, missed Patrolman Boyle and had and a few minutes later whoever waved the woman to a chair close it was that had entered came out. to the dead woman's desk, at which was still, and I could hear the and went downstairs. The house he himself was seated.

footsteps. I got the Impression somehow that something wrong, but I didn't investigate, all until the man knocked at my and really knew nothing about it

door and told me that-that Mrs. Hogarth was dend, and that I was to wait there until I was called for-for questioning."

"Corn Burker," she answered: "You occupy the room next to this 7"

"Yes, sir, the east corner room." "You know, of course, that Mrs Hogarth was murdered tonight?" Strawn was brutally direct..

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"A man--a"detective, I suppose he was knocked at my door and "I see." Strawn commented

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Cora answered un-thoughtfully, and Dundee, through Spezial faciting for Home Exchange.

the joining of the screen panels, Cora Barker draw a deep, quivering breath of relief that her ordeal was over.

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“And that was the first you knew of it?"

"Why--of course!" she gasped, "Where were you this evening, Miss Barker, between 12:157"

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"I was at the Little Queen Thea- tre from 11 till 12, and then-"

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Movietone News, a feature of yes," Cora answered. "I play!

"And you didn't stop to speak which is Mr. Ramsay MacDonald the pleno there, and I had to stay to him, to ask him why he had introducing to the publie the Laem- after the show to go over the score falled to keep his appointment with bers of his Cabinet. Thin is of the music for Sunday's picture you?"

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"You are in love with Mr. Magnus, Misa Barker?" Strawn "I was waiting for Mr. Magnus-asked blunty. Mr. Herbert S. Magnus, one of the that!" she flashed, and the dead "You have no right to ask me boarders here," Cora replied, hor voice quivering. "He had promised eyes burned briefly with an angry to call for me after theatre closing

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"Engaged to Emil Sevier?" Cora heurt" göës, nothing could be finer. The thin shoulders shrugged and Emil Sevier!

echoed, "I was never engaged to She takes the main role in an up- Commercial and Travellers' Lot- then saved wearily. "He didn't longer even friends"

And we are no to-date drama in which the great ters of Credit, Travellers' Chequee social ordeal vies with the tradi-Bills of Exchange and Cable come," "she admitted. "He had

"But it was you who suggested tional Pickford sweetness, and in Transfers bought and sold. Cur promised to be there about half that he come here to board, wasn't which heart-wrenching realiam rent accounts and Savings Bank past 11, and I waited till 12. It, Mins Barker?"

tests her genius to the fall. As in accounts opened and Fixed De I might have waited, longer, but] "I worked with him at the Little, the case of many other stars, how- posits in local and foreign curren- the theatre manager, Mr. Hartman, Queen Theatre. He was violinist ever, we think she loses something cien taken at rates that may be ast who had been, in his office till then, and I was pianist. He asked me of her attractiveness by her certained on application to the came out and made some joke if I could recommend this as a accent. Moreover, it was not at Bank. about about my being 'stood un,' boarding place, and I did, of all easy to follow much of her and II came on home. Mr. Hart-course,

We are also able to offer our We were together a good spoken purts yesterday, added to man and I walked about a block to deal, because of our work and be. which the synchronisation was hot Customers the services of the gether, to where his car was park. tause we both love musfe, but--" always perfect. However, the Branches of the International ed on Fourth and Grand. He offer-

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respect and easily provided the cisco, Spain and the Philippias was only a few blocks I decided to

most tense moment of the whole Islands, and also of The National wilk"

Dundee saw that Corn was about play. Here the dramatic element City Bank of New York (France) "What time was it when you go flung up her head defiantly: "He and general production of the play F. McD, COURTNEY,

10 lle, then changed her mind. She reached its height. The settings S.A., in Paris and Nice. home?" Strawn asked.

"It's only six blocks from here to good-bye. He said he was going

stopped at my plano to wish me were all that could be wished.

An added attraction to the pro..

Manager. the theatre, so it couldn't have to Chicago on the 1 o'clock train,gramme was the appearance of

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1829, been later than 12:10," Cora an-to look for a new job.” - swered. "I didn't look at my watch

"Isn't it truc, Miss Barker, that played with. marked ability

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"No, no one at all. I'glanced up "A favour?" Cora echoed, her some such crazy charge against at the bouse and saw that Mrs, eyes dilating. "What do you him," Cora panted, backing away as Hogarth's light was on, but I mean?"

from the detective, - "but-she=”| Barra Fundy

she was always getting some crazy RANCANG idea. into her head-

"And one of those crazy idese

thought nothing of it. She often. "I mean," Strawn sald very sits up-I mean and her voice slowly and distinctly, "that Sevier choked a little "she often sat up asked you to help him rob Mrs.

Emma Hogarth." quito late."

was that she would be murdered LONDON BANK "Did you notice any other lights That's not true! That's a lie, I pointed out quietlyAnother of

Cora Barker sprank to her feet: for her money, Lieutenant Strawn The Karda

on?"

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"Upstairs, you mean?" Cora tell you

her crazy Idone was to name yon, frowned in concentration. "No. Barker, that you didn't know Emil change that will, Mas Barker,

"You don't mean to tell me, Miss in her will, and then later to Mr. Dowd's window was dark, Sevier had planned, even attempt ting you on without a penny believe, but I did not particularly ea to rob: Airs. Hogarth?" Straw you tell me why toge notice. Yes, I'm quite sure there smiled.