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"WEEK-END MURDER"

(Continued from Pape 3.)

sider, DeVos, I can assure you that you need have no

contact with Mr. Peabody."

further

Yet driving home with the de- cidedly subduel party (Linda had dazed gone ahead with the still Cousin Amos) Tom wondered in agonized uncertainty what sho done would say, whether he had

how they the right thing, and would manage tactfully to get rid of the older man.

Waiting in their root for Linda --Rosie had given him her mes- ange that her cousin was feeling decidedly unwell and that she would stay with him until he was more comfortable-Averil sighed over the whole situation.

To

For the first time he realized an- of discom- other growing cause fort the rising, ominous hent, brooding more and more heavily over the still water and land. the physical and mental depres- sion was added the sharp poig

on returning naney with which, home, he had missed the welcome of the little white dog. Poor old Bunty--so loyal and sturdy and lovable! How long they had had her and what a faithful, patient little friend she had been to them all! Hard to realize she had Kone-

tense.

It

at

And how she had gone! That' hind been in the back of his mind all these last hours. Shaughnca- -ney, Statlander. DeVos, Pratt- Linda thought one of these had done it. To-day, all of them-ex-

Fratt-had cept

shown such ghastly tempera. Murderous tum- pers 7 Yes, he could honestly say that they seemed sufficiently in- Why didn't Linda come? He mist talk to her. He had prom- ived Delds the old man should go and that he should go at once. was nearly dinner time-ah, Inat That was her step~~-~

She anticipated his troubled, half-ashamed opening sentence.

You "Yes, Tom, he has to go. can't help it. He can't either, in his way, poor old man. But you're responsible for this party and af ter that acene there's nothing else to do. But not to-night-no, han- estly! He won't come down to dinner. He's feeling quite wretch- ed, poor thing!". She smiled a life. "I bounced him back pretty roughly, I'm afraid. I was Tom! And the excitement and the sun and the alcohol have all I'll Bend been too much for him.

sore,

him up trny, He wants to get home anyhow-like all mon when anything oils them!"

"I suppose le exaggerates his misery Just as he does his good health."

"Exactly. Feels he can have proper care and attention only where his difficult case la under- stood. Frankly, I think his nose is out of joint, even aside from the quarrels. ile's used to being on oracle and the centre of every family group and we just haven't had time to kotow to him prop- erly.

It was partly that feeling that made him assert himself as violently. But he says he can't stand the train trip to-night and certainly don't want to have him go to a hotel in town, particularly, as one of us would have to go to New York with him if he did go to-night."

"Well he keeps to his room and gets off early-enough-"

"He will, darling. I promise! He won't appear this evening at all and to-morrow morning every- one else will be sleeping Inte after the dance to-night. We can get him off without his seeing ABYORC- poor old thing!"

"Yes, I hate to bundle him off that way.

But if he's suggested it himself it certainly makes it easier for us. You are a peach, Binks."

"Poor darling!" She kissed his hot, wet forehead. "Don't worry so, lamb! It'll be a lovely party, junt as we planned, pfter he's gure.

1

"You forget Bunty."

Linda's face went while under her tan-partly from the savage- ness of his tone, partly because in her desire to cheer his depression

she actually had forgotten this un- explained mystery.

"Tom-I did!

How terrible!

And I forgot-I forgot all this af- tarnoon that it was one

men!" Their eyes met.

of those

"Have you decided which one?" she asked.

(To be continued.)

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