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BY GABRIEL E. FORBUSH

DEGEN HERK TO-DAY

April, ful to his death from Use second-

Amor Paabody, alderly cousia of Lieds He made a motion with his house-untli she knew! floor balcony of the Averia Long and head and Tom nodded. "Ho's bors Linds reaches him just before be wanted donwnstairs but ho

dies, in time to hear him gap, "He pushed

There are four, goats in the house and a become Ripects of the murder. All are stron physically, have violest tempers and all have Quarrated with Couem Amos. The four are Mr. Ballander, middlewatera maazgr of the fm Tom Averli) works for: Marvin Prett,

farmer saltor of Linda's Captain De You handsome Belgian representing a European perfurar manufacturer and Liam Shubo

ner, Irish welter and lecturer,

como ngnt back. Meanwhile drink this and atay where you are until ho comes. I'll just step along with you, Avorill."

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can Whatover she did, she could not stay in bed another moment, Swinging her feet to the floor, Linda stood up, a little shaky n first, and drank,the contents of the glaas on the table. 16 prickleu through her veins and made her his tear lest Lindn be completely for the moment inlolorably not but

At the door Tom turned uncor- tuinly. The doctor had dissipated

* Linds, realizing her cousin had tried to tell out of her head but he wished dos as the warmth wared she felt bet- bar he was murdered, ruches up the stairs to perately he could linger a momentter and stronger. She was Ring-

trias to sizungle ber and she talle tu a faint.

babindber, for a word of explanation. Sholing on her clothes, with quick,

the balcony. Someone stapa Bheegsins equaciousTIONS

Inter. It has been bed Cously Amordinary cheerful affection/

seral hours Baw his indecision and spoke with norvous fingers, when her husband

death was accidental and Linda bas he p portually to tell Tom what really happened,

CHAPTER XII

came back.

"Linda!"

"All right, Tom. Come back as quickly as you' can." But behind "I couldn't help it. I had to be Ur. Parsons back she put her in doing something." But oho sank the chaise ser on her mouth in urgent pan- rather grate:ully on Linda's keen sense of hearing tomine for silence and he saw her longue." "Oh, Tom, I'm sorry I stood her in good stead. Shelps form the words,Hurry had to be so mysterious but you Apoke so urgently that Tom stopp hurry?" Perplexed, he shot the didn't oponic to anyone of what I ed, astonished. "Quick" the ex-door behind him and followed the said, did you?" claimed, "tell me what train will broad, comfortable back of the they got ?"

little doctor down the hall.

*

"The undertakers', men are here. I had to see about them. I only saw the others as I went through the hall.”

now?"

"Do they know I'm all right

"The 12 o'clock. That's the first good one and doesn't ruah-

"Good, that gives us time. Tom, or collapse and that, thinking They had trusted her not to cry I must talk to you it's terribly it only an accident. What would mportant-terribly! So, whoever they have expected of hor if they this is coming, get rid of him had known it was-murder?

"I didn't speak of you. Parsons quickly. Don't worry,

said you were 'doing nicely." That I'm ail right in my head. But before pered the word and in the quiet

Unconsciously Linda had whis-might mean anything." those men leave-I must see you room it seemed fairly to thunder

"Good Thero's time. then—” alone. No, I can't tell you now about her enra. She gulped, shut isn't. Not this moment, anyhow. "But Linda, I'm sorry, there what it is. Only don't--don't tell her eyes, and resolutely opened The undertakers' men are anyone I mentioned it-especially them

ready again.

Murder murdert and I've got to go over to Port to anyone of those four-"

"Binks tell what? And why Mardorin her house and she the taking the body to the parlors

There, she had said it and faced it. make final arrangements. We're i only one who knew it. It was up there. We can't--well, frankly, to her, therefore, before Tom came Binks, Parsons said-In this back to decide several things. She weather-" must tell him, of course,

on earth should I tell—"

"Or the doctor or your mother or anyone! Promise!"

"Why, Binks-" "Promise! Oh, Tom if you ever loved me don't talk-promise!" She clutched his wrist grimly, leaning forward to whisper the last words. As the steps stopped at the door for a breathless second Tom walled but could see no de- lirium in the frantle appeal of the clear oyes.

But should aho tell anyone else? Tom had talked, she had seen the Dr. Parsons? The police? As whole affair through their eyes. And she knew not one of them excopt Tom could be trustd to ace it through hers. To Dr. Parsons

and the police, too—she would

Linda shivered in spite of the brooding hest of the now day.

body?"

"I see. Must you go with the

"I'm afraid so. In fact, I should, Binks. It's all we can do."

"How long-"

"They're waiting for me now, honey, Kathleen will come right "I promise," he said reluctantly, be hysterical, imaginative, perhaps up she won't leave you alone. and the door behind him opened on a little delirious from shock.

Murdor-murder simply gently.

"It isn't that. I didn't mean--in didn't fact, I'd rather-oh, Tom, I'm

worry

Into the room stapped a plump happen in a house like this among afraid Marvin and the rest will go little figure-Dr. Parsons, whom well-bred people. She had been while you're away!"

you "Linda--why, do Linda, in common with the attacked-true! But how could neighborhood, adored. Even trag.she prove it? What trace did an about those men? They ought to ody could not completely dim his attempted strangulation leave? A go as quickly as they can but as I jovial twinkle nor iron out the cloth of some sort had gone around told you, dear, there's no possible amiling wrinkles about cyca and her neck so there would be no train until 12. His voice had the mouth. The eyes opened wide be- finger marks,

patient tone used with an argu- mentative child. hind silver-rimmed, round glasses at sight of Linda sitting up, with Tom close beelde her on the edge

of the bad.

Well-what do I sea?" excluim- ed the little man, hurrying for-

ward.

"I know. I'm sorry, Tom. I suppose there will still be time enough-but hurry back!"

And was she sure her own head was clear? Yes, that she know Everything had happened as she remembered and she alone hold

"Of course I will, darling. You the key to the "accident." But if she were to tell the police the know that. Shall I tell Kathleen incredulous, heavy-landed village to come up now?" "Is this a patient or are you police one of two things would She looked out over the quiet here for a friendly visit, my son? happen. They would laugh her lawn to the water, still, glasey, Give me your hand, young lady" statements to acorn and think her not broken by a ripple that might lle folt her pulse while Tom alipp-simply off her head. Or they mean a hint of a breeze. It had. ed gulitily to a nearby chair. would believe her at least to the looked that way as she stood at "That's good. That's fine!" The extent of detaining the men, Cousin Amos balcony door-and

blunderingly then- little doctor patted Linda's slim questioning them

for him.

brown wrist. "But sitting up7 and fruitlessly, trampling through Again she shivered. Talking?" He cocked his eye at her house, making her repeat hor "Yes, perhaps. But warn her 1 Tom. Linda hastened to answer own story endlessly and unavall don't feel like talking. Perhaps inety and find no possible sup-I'll try to--to sleep a little." She "He couldn't help it, doctor. port of her theory that she had saw that that suggestion relieved I'm all right-really I I'm been attacked, on which also hung him and shivered again inwardly. zoing to get up in just a second." the proof that Cousin Ames had Sleep, indeed! Could she ever been murdered. Then, the instant

sleep again? The doctor studied her closely surveillance was removed, off would and she met his eyes with the go those four men,

learest brightest look she could

зummon.

am.

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