1931-02-12 — Page 9

Murder At Bridge

by ANNE AUSTIN author of THE DEACH MILON!

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CHAPTER XXXIII.

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"friend" was! But he controlled had to hunt quite a bit for his excitement, askerl bf next them," Lois Dunlap apologized as question ensually:

at the ten she resurned her seat

Did she show particular inter- table and spread the glossy printsest in any other player?" of half a dozen large photographs དནས She asked number of for Dundee's inspection. "Do you questions about Folly Beale, and

Heemed know "The Beggar's Opera"?"

incrednious when I told "John Clay-eighteenth century, her that Polly and Clive were en- jan't it?

A* 1 remember It. It

gaged, Polly pinyad Mrs. Penchum," is quite and Dundee hesitated, and was a riot in the part. grinning.

But Nita's intuition was correct. "Oh. Flora carried off the acting honours "Bawdy 7" Lois nughed. very! We couldn't have got away with it if it hadn't been a classic. Oh, yen, she also asked, quite

Inaively, if all my friends were rich, in, and could help support a Little Theatre. I rrussured her on that point."

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was, we had to tone down As it Home of the naughtiest passages But it was lots of fun. до колка.

be and the boys enjoyed it hugely cause it gave them an opportunity

"Anzt," Dundes reflected silently. tight to wear

satin breeches and Jace ruilles.

This is my hun pint much more Important to Nita Selim." Aloud he said: "I He adored being the don't see you among the cast." band, Peter. highwayman, Robin of Bagahot***

"Oh, I haven't a grain of talent," and she pointed out a stocky, bel-Bands Dunlap laughed. “I can't net ligerent-luoking man neur the end for two cents--ean 1. Peter day- of the long row of costumed play: line? Here's the reiloubinble

ora, in the photograph which Rabin at Bagshot in person. Mr. showed the entire cast.

Dundes, my husband!"

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Mr. J. A. Taylor appeared the prosecution, and Mr. M. K. Lo represented the defendant,

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Mr. Lo entered pleas of "govilts” to both counts and, in asking for leniency, said that the defendant's the firm was one of the oldest in Calony. It was established in 1870 and the defendant himself has been the manager for over 20 years. The firm had a very enviable record. Just prior to the visit to the pre mises by the Revenge Officers, clerk, who had been employed for the past ten years, disappested, Ne had been entrusted with the work in connexion with the firm and it and been in ontirely to him that The The offences were committed, defendant was completely ignorant, "You're the man from the dis

shown by the fact that trict attorney's office? Peter

[] } Y during the raid he had au Dunlap scowlet, his hand barely tunity of removing part of the avail toughing Dundee's spillicit wines. But did not you're trying to get at the bottom himself of it. intensely interested in semi-prof the mystery

of why my wife Lube fessional theatricals."

brought that Selim woman.

"Don't call her that Selim wo- plained. "Nita had done a splendid!

"You say, that Mrs. Selim ne- copted your proposal that she cone to Hamilton to organize a Little Theatre, after she saw these photo- graphs Dundee asked. "Und she refured before?

"Yes. I'd gone to New York for the annual Easter play which the Forsyte School puts on, because I'm

- The detective. Post ter Klinke hand, with the man he harf brea tan afterbed to ser ur her ap proaching.

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job with the play this year, and ma Peter! Lais Dunlap inter-

spoke to her after

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Mr. Taylor agreed that a eierk in the defendant's employ had appeared on the day of the raid.

was over, Sherunter! with more sharpness than Hr mad that the total chuty payable

was not at all interested then, buk - Dunder had ever seen her display. polite about it, so I invited her to "You never liked the poor setel. have lunch with ስላ next day, were never just to her

The and showed her these photographs. in the

that they would make hope her take the iden more seriously, We had borrowed a Litle Theatre director from Chicago, and 1 knew we had done a really good job of The Beggar's Opera. The local res

views

Lois

non

"Well, it looks as if my bunch was everrret, slurran't I?" the stovig rugged-faced

retorted, fold you at the beginning to pay her off and send her back to New York

***You krany 1 conidn't do that, jeves to please you, dear," Jobs

on the wine would be about 82,000.

Ji Worship fined the defendant *200 on each charge and ordered the 123 bottles of wine or which false labels had been applied tai bes condimented.

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"Them stilla' look extremely d "But please don': lef's quar- | Parts

She's | Geneva, 1 don't wonder that fret about poor Nita agadu. professional. they interested Nita," Dundee eut dead now, and I want to do ang Berlin.. in. "Will you tell me what she thing can to anid?"

dereg to Justice being her mur- "She rather startled me,"

"There's nothing you ran do, Dunlap confessed, "I first showed Logs, and 1 hope Mr. ab her this picture of the whole cast, wil not find it necessary to quiz and was explaining the play avem gain."

Uunize reached for his hat. bit she didn't know Tie, Beggar's

anatched the hope so, too. Mr. Honlap. Opera-she almost photograph out of my hands. As By the way, you are president she studied it, her lovely black eyes the Chamber of Commerce, aren't

I've enormous. Krew perfectly

"Yes, I am never seen her so excited since. "

And we're having "What did she say?" Hundee in a meeting to-night, at which that terrupted tensely

Sprague man's bid on making pengen. historical movie of Hamilton wili Prague.. Ire furned down unanimously, | Lisbon Now that the Selim wonun isn'! | Ide here to vanj my follow-members Bombay into doing anything she wants, 1| Yokobamu. think I can safely promise you | Silver (spot). that Dexter Sprairie will have no further business in Hamilton- unless it is police business!"

"Why, she said nothing just at frat, then

to laugh she began in 'the queerest way almost lays terigidly. I asked her why she was laughing was a little haffy, an

said the afraid and she

men looked su adorably conceited and funny.

Then she began to ask the

Thanks for the tip. Mr. Dun- names of the players. 1 told ther Tap." Dunder said evenly. "I that Macbeth, he's the highway,

your fishing you enjoyed

b

man tæro, you know was played trip, Where do you fish, sir?" by Clive Hammand that my Peter "A tactful way of asking for my WIEN Robin of

heavily Bagebot that alibi, eh?" Dunlap was Johnny Drake was another high sareastic. “I left Friday after- waynzin, Mat of the Mint, that || nonn For my own camp in the Tracey Miles played the jailor. | mountains,

up in the northeast 'Lockit..."

part of the state. I drove my own "Did she show more interest in car, went alone, spent the work One man than another?"

end alone, and gut back this num. 1 read of the murslar in a paper picked up in a village on my way like Nita Selim Why home. I didn't

"Yes. When I pointed out Judge Marshall as Peachum, the fence, our end it is expay

know him i party.

I met him oner in and 1 don't give a damon about her

It

Is he redly a judge being murdered, except that my vines mate is in all the paper.

Any questions?" "Noor, thanks!" Dunder

til she laughed as if she knew omething very funny about Huge as no doubt she did. He was an inveterate lady killer" "before his awerrd curtly, then turned to Louis

as watching the t marriage, as you may have heard." | Punday whs was

grey eyes,

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Bucal was over sesing Judge Mar- am very shull among the players' pictures Dunlap, for your kindness."

The detective's angry Dundee asked.

11/2AL - Trust "No," Lois answered, after con-ment of Peter Dunlap's sidering a moment. I'm sure she insted until he was on the roadSales: 5,000 tons Whites 18.25. didn't notice him putil 1 pointed its familton. Then

him out. The face in this groupe

the

was Flora Miles. Flora played part of Lucy Lockit," the jailor's

common intervened. Dunlap WILS.

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that seemed to interest her mosdubtedly devoted to his wife. Hamilton to blackmall would Nita had said that, he "never not have guarded her tongue be

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Polly, Pen- chum. you know, But it was blustering rage at the outcome Flora's picture she lingered over. of her friendship for the little so I showed her this picture," and Broadway dancer.... Lois Dunlop reached for the per-

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him to join her in Hamilton. On of the district attorney. Tell me tume-tight bodice and billowing told him. Fer in it, he was sure. worth thousands .Di

ME dollare. sudden Impulse the detective the name of the person sho black- skirts.

She questioned you about Mrs. Was hidden the key to the mystery Would be have chattered of that parked his car in front of the mailed and I will promise you im-

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Accomplice." Miles Dundee asked.

all interested in the proposition to very person? Not Of anyone else hotel and five minutes later was munity from prosecution as her

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"Well, what do you want now"

"Get out of my room!" and Dex- was easy to pleture "Yes. All sorts of questions-her organize a Little Theatre in Hamil.but that particular person! It

the name, and whether she was mar-ton, Nita had been seized with a whirling with possibilities, hitting

pallid man demand-tor Sprague's right forefinger

trembled violently as it pointed to ried and then who her husband strange excitement as soon as she upon the most conspicuous player

Dundee stopped into the room ward the door in a melodramatic If she had had stage ex-was shown phototgraphs of in the group-dark, tense, theatri was, and perience," Lois answered con- large group of Hamilton's richest enl. Flora, already pointed out to and closed the door. "I want you gesture.

"She explained her and most prominent Inhabitants. scientiously. more like a professional actress

But there was the rub! Ar as one of the two female leade

In the opera.....

But. of Whom thus any of the others, and that we large group! Would that group, of had she really been thinking? should give her a real chance when

possible suspecta never

Again a

a blank wall! For in that We got our Little Theatre going. down to one? Of course there I asked her then if that meant she was fudge Marshall, but if Lois group photograph had appeared every man, woman and girl who was going to accept my after, and Dunlap's numory was to be trust had been Nita's guest on the day she said she might, but that she ed Nilu had not noticed the older-

of her murder. would have to talk it over with a ly Beau Brummel's picture until

Dundee, paying more attention friend first. Just before midnight after that strange, hysterical ex- to his driving, now that he was in she telephoned me at my hotel that citement had taken poxession of the business section of the city. nho had decided to accept the job." her. And if it had been Judge saw ahead of him the second-rate Dundee's heart leaped, It was Marshall whom alte had come to hotel where Dexter Sprague had

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