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Javeetlakting the murder of its tem of a chalky face. "If you're accus-

kridge party, "Bole Dundey orders ing me of-of--" the replaying" of "the "denth hand," Penny Crain, Karen Marshall and Carolyn Brake play the hand.

Clive Hammond and his fiances, Pully Heale in the sulariom at the Umn of the murder, selt having lunch with talph Hammond, with it to do, he says das frant Raph

Although Polly had to break her engagement

at the Selim home, where he waa viimati test the coat of remodeling the site, had tunch

with him, and does not know why he is not

at the party.

Judge Marshall pure du was driven over by a lawyer friend, eame straight into the living Room, And saw to one. walked over from the Country Club and kaw

John Drake

"Of Willing Nita Seilm?" Dundee ked lazily. "Oh, no! Not-yet, Sprague! I was just remembering a rather puzzling note of yours 1 happened to read this afternoon. .... That nole you sent by special messanger to Breakway Inn this anon, you know."

He had little interest for the sudden erumpling of Dexter Sprn- hume. Alester Humerus, the act nervouse into the chair from which he at the coup, walked to the house from the had risen. Instead, as he drew the Bue, Janet Raymond, stationed on the fremst purch, came in with him, and they went to state from his cont pocket, Dundee's the dialet roum, where were Tracey Milen feyes swept around the room, noted and Lois Dunlap Janet sectiones Lyills, the the undisguished rellef on

every face, the almost ghoulish antisfac- which that close. group of friends seized

mald, of the murder, bernurne Lola hail t

ring twice for her.

lydia is called in, and says that ehr fell Lian with Aben from the effect of 30 anesthetic riven fluft

ber for her tooth, the wars she did mat o

Je Nita's bedroom at all. Dundes sake her | Upon

If who aww anyor.

CHAPTER XV

For the Best Dine during The difficult interview Dundee was supe that Lydin Care was lying. For a feaction of a second her single eye wavered, the Hid flickered, then came her harsh, int denial:

* didn't see nobotly.”

1431 outsider ALA the probable murderer of that other outsider whom they had rash- Ey taken into their sacred circle. Even Penay Chain, thorny little stickler for fair play that she was, relaxed with a tremulous sigh.

"You admit that this note, signed by what I take to be your 'pet name," was written by your hand. Spra- asked matter-of

"I presume your basement roomgue Dundee

has a window looking at upon the factly, as he extended the sheet of bark garden?" Qunder persisted, blush notepaper.

"Yes, it has, bet I didn't waste "yes, I write it," Spra no time tooking out of it," Lyla ne faltered. "But it dosen't mean answered grimly. *1 was lying a thing-not a danined thing! down, with an fer cup against my Just a little private matter be jaw."

Tween Sita and myself. 2**

told himself.

She had seen someone. Dumlee

But the truth would extrue! Truma at stera, near-twisted mouth, than the ubsgessed tooth had been.

be harder to

Finally, when her lone eye did not agtalu waver under his study gaze, he dismissed her, or rather, returned her to Captain Stawn' custody.

"Rather queer wording for an important message. Sprague,'

"Let me re- unde interrupted. Treat your

'Niin, memory

my sweet," he began to read slowly. Forgive your bad boy for last night's row, but I must warn you again to watch your step. You've already gone too far. Of course I love you and understand but- fied Peany Crain said bitingly, sorry Dexy... Well, Sprazne?" Be gool, Baby, and you won't be she dashed unnshamed tears from i her brawn eyes. "If ever n maid was absolutely crazy about her mis trees-

"Well, Janet, I hope you're antis.

ASAHI grudge for

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Sprague wiped his perspiring hands on his handkerchief. " know it sounds--odd, under the "Th not satisfied!" Janet Bay- eircumstances,” he admitted desper- mond retorted furiously. "Sh's ately. "but listen, Dundee, and I'll just the sort that would harbour a try to make that damned note as years, and then, all clear as possible to a man who hopped up with dope -

loesn't know his Broadway. Stop it, fanet!" Lol Dunlap Why, man, it isn't even a love let commanded with a curtness that satter! Everybody on Broadway talks oddiy

upon her kind, pleasant face. and writes to each other like that, "Listen here, Dundee," Tracey without meaning a thing!.. Hole Agent Miles broke in, almost humbly, "My told you, Nita Leigh, or

Mrs. anxious Selim, remembered some little kind- MITSUI

is getting pretty | about the kiddies. The atrae quit nesses ? had done her on the Atla- BUSSAN

mont bat, when she got here to take on us yesterday, and KAISHA

And my little wife is worrying up that Little Theatre work. Mrs. | herself sick over our boy--just | Dunimp is interested in, and found LTD.

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very white little hand against her but I swear to God we were just

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"And what was the "friendly" row fabout last night. Spragne?"

"Plenen be patient a little log-

"There wasn't {1 Pow really." ger," Duntige urged apologetically Sprague protested with desperate After l. only ope af these earnestness. "It was merely that people could be guilty <f Nit

Nita insisted on my casting her for Selim's murder, and it was beastly the hornine of the movie-a thing to have to hold them like this. I knew would alienate the whole You know Mrs. Selini in Newcrowd that's been so kind to as York, Sprague?" he asked, whirl

ing suddenly upon the man with

The Broadway stamp.

"I met Nia Leigh, as

"Why-ince she was a profes sional actress?" Dundee demanded. 1 adways

"Because she isn't a Hamilton heard her called, when I was girl, of course, and the Chamber of Elatant director in the Atamont Cornnerce wants the east to be all

Long Island,"

lent talent. Sprague answered, Sprague answered, his black eyes lapsing into the present tense. trying to meet Dundee's with an air of complete frankucKN. "Won- derful little girl, and a great daning her against ?"

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seq it was a dangerous business, "That meant, of course." Sprague Berlin.. you?"

i get the contract--yes," jerkily at the tense women in the she got a real part in a regular Sprague answered with palpably ving room-were getting pretty movie, after I'd made my hit with assumed modesty. "My plans, nnt.wrought up over the way Nita was the Hamilton picture." urally, call for a great deal of re he added. "She didn't want to act deed, Dundee reflected. And yet behaving. All except Mrs. Dunlap," Very plausible, very plausible In search work, arge expenditure-

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