1930-01-08 — Page 9

Avenging Parrot

by Anne Austin

CHAPTER XXXVI. Who-me? Speak to Cora? Sevier echoed scornfully. "All could think of was getting away from there! I didn't want to be mixed up in no murder! knew I'd always drawn the line at that, and if she hadn't been so busy trying to keep out of trouble her self, shed'd have told you that,"

you in hell before. I'll tell you any thing else. I've bold you the truth about Saturday night, up to 1 o'clock, and that's as far as I'm going to tell... And 1 want a drink of cold water!" he added de

Cora fiantly.

She did say you never planned to murder Mrs. Hogarth in order to rob her Dundee assured him. "And she did not tell us that you appeared at the window. She said she never saw you again after you told her good-bye at the theatre.”

Sergeant Turner could restrain himself no longer. "You'll get a drink when you've come through with a confession, you cold-blooded that murderer! Wilkins, bring electric heater and turn it on him. Maybe he'll get hot enough and thirsty, enough to tell the truth"

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"Where was he picked up?" "Near here. On Eighth and "May I speak with you a mo ment outside, Sergeant?" Dun-Main-five blocks from head-

Boon respectfully, quarters. As dee, interrupted

added to the police commissioner,

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Che didn't try to frame me? "And you, too, Uncle Pat?" he the cops coming toward him he You'ro-you're not kidding me?" Sevier asked, 60 strangely that Dundee syns at a loss to read his tone or expression.

"Coru admitted only that she was afraid it was you, because you had asked her to help you rob Mrs. Hogarth. And she told us about being in that room herself. She

•

When the three stood together in the hall outside the closed door into the inquisition chamber, Dun- dee began earnestly:

"I have a request to make, Uncle Pat. I know both of you will

says she knocked on Mrs. Hogarth's think I'm just a credulous young door, after seeing her light was din. idiot, but I believe Sevier is telling and when she received no answer. a pretty straight story-1s nearly beepme' afraid that the old Indy

a truthful one as any man could

entry

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began to run up Eighth, but when Patrolman Callahan shouted to him to stop, calling his name, he stopped, and came along without any fuss. But the boys said he

was white as death and sort of doubled up, as if he was sick at his stomach. Funny, ain't it?" "Very!" Dundee agreed, and the two men walked the remainder of the short distance to the Rhodes. House in silence.

Dundee glanced up at the story front windows.

4

had had a heart, atinek, opened the tell when it reflects against him door and found her dead.. Cara as much as his story does. There second was looking for a page in Mrs. is my one point in it that I seri There was no light showing. Not Bogarth's diary-the

rubberhealed shoes dis- which Mrs. Hogarth had recorded only dault--and that is that Cora a sound except the soft pad of

Barker ever agreed to help him their

the brooding peace. He your visit to Cera's room the night Mrs. Hogarth, on his promise turbed of May 18,"

Sevler stared stupidly for a mo- of marriage or for any other rea-sniffed gratefully the cool, sweet ment, then he became oddly vio-san I believe lie put that in to odor of new-cut grass, mingled lent. Say! Don't let her kid you: ake things a little less black fun She was in on this, or I'm-I'm himself" He enn himself up aharni gasped, then mopped his wet fore her ohia coat sleeve.

"Did Cora see you?" Dundee in- terrupted.

didn't know then whether she did or not, because I ducked when I saw her lift her head and turn her face toward the window, Gueas

I must have made some little noise,

"Shall I go in and apologize to him for arresting him?" Sergeant Turner interrupted sarcastically.

he

Suddenly with the fainter fragrance af. sleeping dowera. realized he was very tired, and that he had little heart for the task he had set himself, Cora "That was not exactly the re- Barker had suffered enough al- queat, I had in mind," Dundee un-ready. It seemed inhuman swered, with his wide, disarming wake her now and drag her down who had pre- "Please bear with me ato face the man smile.

tended to

Perhaps love her. little longer, Sergeant."

"What do you want..to do, bay?" even now she was dreaming o

tem- Commissioner O'Brien asked, lay- the cleaner,sweeter, less

Being

But when I any in the papers Mon-done a good job so far. day that she'd been arrested as a polite is a new kind of thing.de material" witness against me, gree, but I'm a son of a gun" if it thought she must have seen me don't work! What do you want and would be doing her best to put now? Going to take his pulse on the rope around my neck, instead one of those lie detectors, like a of her own."

story-book detective?"

to

like taking a sharp breath when ing a hand on the young dete:-pestuous love which had come to "I think you've her-n love she valued a dearly saw that the old lady was dead. tive's shoulder.

that, to protect it, she itad un- involved herself in a wittingly murder.

as h Dundee sighed deeply,

the lock inserted his key in The low-powered hall light gave scarcely more illumination than twr candle. Tiptoeing, the detectives ascended the stairs,

"Dowd's snoring." he whisper.

"And what is your opinion, Se- Dundee laughed, but he flushed vier?" Dundee asked pleasantly; with gratitude at his uncle's praise Do you think Cota Barker mur-and faith in his ability. "Maybe dered Mrs. Hogarth 7"

I'll get around to that inter, Uncled, grinning in the dark. "At least Sevler didn't lie about that!

Hope we don't arouse the house, knocking on Cora's door." He knocked softly at first, then as there was no answer, mor

He would have loudly. Odd. '

"I don't think she'd hardly had pat, but right now I want to do time, because I sum up the trellis nothing more absurd than to the minute I thought she'd gat bring Cora Barker down here to her room," Sevier answered slowly. face Sevier. I have a hunch that "Did you yourself have time if Sevier is lying the truth will notice whether the room was come cat when those two come disorder or not?"

face to face."

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"I didn't realize then 1

"Good idea, Bonnie!" O'Brien nelleing, but by the time.1 pat back down the trellis it came to applauded. to get her yourself, nie that it couldn't have been Chand in the meantime I think you bernuzu the rpom was all in a mess uut on your little playmally's -things thrown at of the trunk having his drink of water. «ch,

Sergeant " and desk and clothes closet, but

The disgruntled sergeant stamp- what I thenght she was doing was covering up the tracks of the maned away without replying, and "who did it. Ogured it out later O'Brien winked broadle

as he

that she wouldn't help me, because clapped his nephew upon the I wouldn't marry her, but she'd houlder. "Don't let Turner gui the guy that would. She was going your gout, Bonnie. He always around with a silly-looking little was an old sorehead, but he's a

good inaa-for routing work." bird named Magnus—”

"Go on with your story, Sevier." Dundee interrupted.

"I can't blame him for resent- n, me," Dundee answered gravely. "Now, Uncle Pat-about my going personally for Cora Barker. That will let her into the secret that I'm working on the case, and may amper my work at the boarding home, if she talks

"Well, I was so reared I didn't Kive a hoot about the money then If I'd seen Corn with it in her hands, I'd have beat it just like did. I didn't want to be mixed up in

"We'll see that she doesn't talk," murder! So I ducked when she O'Brien promise. "She would wet looked up, and crawled on my wise anyway, if you questioned her hands and knees to the trellis. and Sevier together. Better take was in such a hurry going down one of the boys along with you, to that I broke one of the slats and help convince her of your author scratched my hand on the thorns|ity."

I nearly forgot to get my hat, but

I heard. It crackle when I stepped

down into it, so I picked it up and

Dundee azreed, choosing Detec

ran as fast as I could, which wasn't tive Payne, who had been very fast because I had to run all active

most

in asistinz Lieutenant humped over so the hedge, would Strawn and himself immediately hide me from the house. I got to after Mrs. Hogarth's murder.

"Seems rather a shame to drag the alley, and, like Dr. Weeks said, that. fool car turned its lights on Cora out of bed at this Ume me from the entrance of the alley night-or rather morning," Dan- I threw my hat ice remarked to Payne, as the twu on Tenth Street, away in a rubbish can somewhere on young men swung down the quiet, deserted treats together. "It's my way to the train."

"Just a minute, Sevier. Accord- nearly 4 o'clock,” ing to your story, you must have

"Well, if ladies will go round left the Rhodes House grounds not getting themselves mixed up in later than 20 minutes past 12, and murder, they gotta expect to lose a yet you had to run to catch the 1 little sleep," Payne retorted cheer- o'clock train. Where were you in fully, "Say, Dundee, mind, if I tell the meantime?" ·

you that you did i swell job with Sevier started. to speak, then Sevier? By being smooth and po

Hite and dead sure of your facts, locked his lips stubbornly.

Dundee did not press the point vou" get more out of that bird than then. "You caught the train and Turner could a-jerked out of h left it-where? And where have in 'n hours of third degrea."

"Thanks, Payne. What did you you spent these three days?"!

"None of your damned business!" think of Sevier's story ****

"Had sort of a hunch he was the prisoner snarled.

"I conclude then, Sevier, that pret-near telling the truth," Payne thoughtfully. "Never you somehow managed to put in a answered long distance call from a coin box can tell though. I was at head- before leaving Hamilton, and that quarters when the boys brought you arranged a refuge for yourself. him in, and he sure wax in a state. not very far away. I also feel quite Nerves shot to hell. Funny way sure that your protector was a girl for a man to act if he was really, whom you care for a great deal, coming to give, himself unfor and that she finally persuaded you mustioning. Reckon, though, why to come back to Hamilton and give were right about that dame of h'a yourself up. That is true, isn't it?" A man'll do a lot for a viel hoʼa "You think you're smart, don't nutty shout. I'm encared mycalt you?" the man Anarled. "Well, Rey could make mang hump think what you please, but I'll see through hoops if she wanted to."..

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When there was still no answer e placed his lips against the crack between door and frame and

alled softly.

There was no answer. Dundee's hands began to shake vialently as

Sends them

to bed happy

he selected a master key. Even before he found and snapped the light switch he was aure of what that deep and "sinister allence portended.

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