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Murder. At Bridge

by ANNE AUSTIN Author of "THE BLACK DIGEON

BEAN KERE TO-DAY.

MURDER BACKUTAIDE"

sshole handre le in Naw York Investigat-ly. "How many will you need?"

were now attending an inquest into two murders....

Half an hour later he climbed into his roadster again, his head pinning. "Did I say ingenious?” he marvelled,

Ho drove directly to the Selim

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room. Ho had locked it carefully after exploring it the day before, for he had taken no chance on leav "Enough to keep every person ing unguarited-as he had found it letser of Nka appeared with a story alwut on Mr. Sanderson's invitation--treasure worth more to him than the wulele of Anita Lee, which was syndicatst under strictest observation units weight in gold.

in the murdres of Jusmita Bellm and Dexter Sprague, and learna frum Serena Hart, eur conatul stage star, that Nita married in 71, www soon cleries, but not divoremd. In 1923,

In lantiot.

Ni cone to Hamilton, after showing Ul—the pot boils over," Dundee re- strange excilement over pictures of semitan pied. people, and dimgranite $19,499 In cash. Dundee wonders if, thle were “mek alimany" from a

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And queer treasure it was that he extracted now-a colled length of electric wire, which he and Ralph Hammond had measured the "As soon as they can do so, after day before, with a triumphant ex. nascled. Lophy and overdrafts granted on death-Jutan Marshall, owner of the death you get back to your offlec."

eltement; a box of thumb tacks, counts opened.

"When do you want them to get husband who had married after he thought she on the job?" was drad. Finar of Dunder'd porpiliin auspiele

| married between 1022 and the time of Nita's

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terra is made on Donglee's life hrgang clear out to the Selim house" the point; an anger with a set of application.

allowed at rates which may be obtained on "Most decidedly! After the un-bits of varying sizes, a what he found out in New York, and Dundee willing guests are safely within the and a hammer. If Dexter Sprague who can be cubed through the Parser of any

step-ladder, Passenger travelling Homeward are recom Immediately sure that the other two more)

house, your boys must guard the had not overestimated the amount. ad O. or D. 1. B. N. Simmer or at any mechanical foo. At the Bem were house, he dads that the xứn way undoubtedly | premises so that no one feed from a big bronas lamp. with a spherical without permission."

leaves of electric wire needed for the job of the Brancher of the Corporation.

of installing an alarm bell between "That's all a good as done," Nita's bedroom and Lydin'a. baarment, Bundles Onde traces of the Bon Strawn assured him. "Now about Dundee was about to close the tool nexions, although the murderer has had them Inquiries you asked me to cheat when his eyes fell upon a broad-shouldered, determined, he portunity to remove the more obylous tras maka yesterday of the secretary of piece of hardware he had not ex- atrode to the bridge table, his After he is fully confident he knows how the American Legion." He drew a pocted ever to find, although he had handsome head upflung, his brown

whale, schlch connected with the wirea leading to a bell in Nita's room, which reng In the mald's room in the basement. In the

Tad his work,

Mix was killed, he drops in an Penny Crain.

who playing anagrame with her mother,erap

fortunate bridge party, and suddente forms o new name. He now knowe who killed Niin,

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Regardless of the ensuing hub- hub Dundee strode into the dining room where Tracey Miles stond from an almost empty at the sideboard, pouring whisky Into a small glass,

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of paper from his breast known of its existence for more idly he Curm with the wooden letters the pocket.. "I find that John Drake, than an hour.

eyes fixed upon the widened namra of all the guests at Nita Nell's Peter Dunlap and Clive Hammond.

At 5:16 he was entirely ready brown eyes of Penny Crainl were all in service, in theth Di-for D. A. Sanderson, Captain "Dad!" the girl breathed; then, vision, which was held up Iste in Strawn, and their party of indig-joyously: "Oh, Dad! You've come January, 1918, for nearly two weeks nant and unwilling guests. home!" "I fail to see any necessity for in Hoboken, before the War De "Oh, Mr. Dundee!" Carolyn Drake

partment could get transports to squealed. "You're all this extrecy anit hocuspocus,"

But Dundee halted the recon- not going to District Attorney Sanderson pro-listed the day war was declared, hand' again, are you?"

"end 'em to France. Miles, who en-make us play that awful 'denth cillation with a stern word of tasted irritably. "Why the devil

command. "Please join the group] was wounded and shipped home don't

They were all crowding about [in the corner, Mr. Crain!” kive you come clean and as the low-down--if yun have itate in 1917. He was discharged as him-the men and women who had on this miserable business, instead fit for further servico-spinal been Nita Selim's guests nt her of high-handedly summoning Cap operation--from a New Jersey base bridge and cocktail party.

hospital on Jan. 12, 1918. Further- tała Strawn to my office, so that

"Not only are the bridge tables more, Jodge Marshall was in New exanty where they were at this you can give orders to us both ?"

York the whole winter of 1917-'18. me on the evening of May 24." Before Dundee could answer, Cap- tain Strawn came to his assistance, attached to the Red Cross in some Dundee answernt so significantly

"I

for gal camelty. worked with this boy

He stonated his serhat all stopped chattering to lis- pretty near a year, Hill, and never

ten. "but everything else in the yet did he fail to make good when

"AIL that don't malter now ouse is precisely as it was then. he said he had a pot on to boil, if Captain, but thanks just the sane,"

Fortunately, not

the he says it will boll over this.ev. Dundee interrupted. "Now if you Plectricity has been cut off! ning, provided we help him, boil will both excuse me, I've got a lot to make sure I have forgotten cried, as there came the first faint. Kambarz

But lover it will, or I don't know Bonnie for work to do before five o'clock nothing, I wish

you would all Dundee !"

today!"

follow me into Mrs. Selim's bed- tinkling notes of Juanita, from Hankow Sanderson scowled, but capitu- Dundee had not exaggerated. room and look for yourselves."

Nita's musical powder box, pene-farblo ated. "All right! What do you That Monday was one of the busiest

trating the thin wall between the Like sheep, they crowded into Want

days he had ever spent in all the the little foyer and on into the bedroom and dining room. Thanka, Chief! And thanks, Cap 27 years of his life. He began, bedroom. There stood the tain!" Dundee cried, with heart felt rather strangely, by visiting half anze lamp, set squaret a spoke loudly and clearly above the to be obtained an application

Dig "As I have said," the detective of Hamilton's hardware front of the window frame and in tinkle of music, "everything is gratitude. First, I want to be ex-dozen cused from attending the adjourned stores, exhabiting a peculiar instru- direct line with the musical now exactly as it was when Nita the two murders, ment and making annoying inquir powder Lox on dend Nila's dresSelim was murdered! Permit me liquests into scheduled for three o'clock to-day,'

fes as to when and to whom it had

Ing table. "OK." Sanderson agreed shortly, been sold. But at his sixth port of "Secondl, after about an hour of all success so completely rewarded reatine stuff, I wish you'd ask for his efforts that he was jubilant Marshall. Carolyn Drake

Ar :26, Penny Crain. Karen.

A chair at the bridge table was another adjournment until tomor when he bade the mystified proprie-Flora Miles, who had been

overturned. Lois Dunlap almost row, on the plea that important tor good day, a signed statement requisitioned by Dundee to play the chocked on her drink of Scotch. developments are expected today," posing in his wallet.

part of the murdered woman, Women acreamed. In A foy O.K. again!"

Two other calls-both in office were seated at table No. 2, and seconds every person in the living "Third. I'd like you personnily buildings-took up mily an hour behind Karen's chair stood Lois room, including the district to request the appearance of every of his time, and a taxicab delivered Dunlap. Clive Hammond and his torney and Strawn, was huddled person connected in any way with him at police headquarters just as new wife were gu'n together in in the wide opening into the teach of the murders, in your office the factory whistles were sirening the solarium. But there Dundee's dining room, their eyes fixed in

this afternoon at four o'clock-no the news that it was 12 o'clock.

restaging of the original He was lucky enough to find the in the tragie drama ended. Every-

scene horror upon Bonnie Dundee, ]the whole bunch will be kept to-f

gether and have no chance to go to fingerprint expert, Carraway, in his

He spoke again, his volce very one else, including Lydia Carr their homes or anywhere else until cubbyhole of an office, his desk al- and Peter. Dunlap, were huddled clear, but slow and weighted with I am ready for them. You can say most crowded out by immense filing together in a far corner

a dreadful significance: of the thal, owing to the iness of your "abinets,

living room. mother during the investigations, Five minutes later Dundee sat at

"Now. Mr. Miles!" Dundee call you want to question everyone per-hat desk, photographs of Dexter sonally,"

"Your eue! Never mind the Sprague's dead body, just as it had comedy about low's tricks?' Lois Dunlap dropped the empty "Do you want all the servantsen discovered on the floor of the Simply go into the dining room. Whisky glass, her pleasant | brought here, too?” Sandersonby room in the Miles home, and with Mrs. Dunlap, to mix cock-going blank with amazement. Lasked.

a labelled set of fingerprints spread tails. You'll find all the in- ent before him. "None bal Lydia Carr." Dunden

Kredients still on the sideboard,just as you did before!"

"Step on that boll, Mrs. Dunlap answered. After about an hour's "You're sure there can have been exactly na they were when Mr. ineenous questioning, please in mistake?" he asked, "No chance Selim seat you to mix drinka

As if hypnotized, Lois Dunlap ASAHI vite them to accompany you to the these agerprint photographs May 24.. And Mrs. Miles, right pump for the slight bulge on began to grope with the toe of har Selim horse. For that and here reversed when the prints were will you. pretending that you are under the rug which indicated the BEEPinned is where the pot is sched. made?"

Nita Selim, gu to powder your position of the bell used, for sum- Juled to boil over. I'd like everybody "Not & chance with my sys-face at Mrs. Selim's dressing, raouing the maid from the kitchen.

tem! Carraway retorted positively, table?" "Where do I come in? Captain "Pine!" Dundee cried. "May 1 Her face white and drawn. Sole Agent Strasen demanded, almost jealously, take these photographs?... You Florn Miles stumbled from

With a strangled ery Tracey the Miles lunged across the few feet MITSUI

"Now that you are no longer have copies, I presume?"

room, just as her husband, dumb which separated the woman and looking for a New York gunman. I BUSSAN suppose you have plenty of plain-

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