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"WEEK-END MURDER"
BY GABRIEI F FORBUSH
CHAPTER XLII
By the time Tom opened the room door Linda's damp suit lay on the bathroom floor, ready to be hung from the window, amÏ ¡ända herzelf was wrapped in the negligee of turquoise mint.
"Oh, Tommy, I've found out something!" she exclaimed,
"So've 1."
doors were wide open. and out about his?"
"Onen."
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1933.
fs first and last a fend for profita. 1Tom's voice behind her spoke
"He should be here very soon,
All that artistic languor takes authoritatively. pecond place to the question of cauh in hand. I shouldn't wonder if she'd regard it as the best stroke Rogie. He was to walk up from of business I've done-gelting him church and perhaps he's been de- in with that one of showy layed. We'll be right down and If spenders and lotting him alone to he isn't here by half-past one we
won't wait." make himself solid."
"Well, take all the credit your Did you walk, and he can take a quick dipenn for it. I doubt if your other
alone before luncheon."
office representatives will speak no well for you." "All, very well," answered. Tom. "Im! That makes it difßeult." "But, Linda, I'm worried. Wo "What's more, he opened the don't seem to be making any rent nursery door and the easentent progress." window in there for the current through. That was how he Bald he came to go out on the balcony. the slap-slapped through thee might have heard it from even
the room. violently turning on shower. She heard the spatter of cold water on hard flesh, a quick toweling, and her impatient "hur- ry!" came even he emerged, grinning at her excitement.
"All right--yours first!" he sold Hurry yourself!"
"Mr. Statlander picked up the towel from the nursery floor and put it into the hamper himself. He admits it."
"And Mr. Statlander is a little denf, in one car or both, and he
doesn't admit it."
She blinked as she took this in, "Oh How-7 But that"
claser-
"Still he couldn't have been A noise like that only there long. bothers you hear it over and jover. And you must remember his hearing in distinctly dulled Certainly the worst edge would be taken off."
hen. Tom-it's between Mar viss und Mr. DeVos?"
torn
Linda closed the door with ex-
connive enution and looked at her
husband.
Servier in nut by 12:15 prompt," she unid. I've never had to wait luncheon for anyone who attended
"It's 15 minutes' walk at the untade. You thought he'd have time for a swim and to dress again.”
"ON heavens Statlander! I must talk to that man, this after- noon! First thought he just wanted to go on with last year's "We've time yet, Tumtay. Apuros and the estimates for have a feeling--had it all long-next year but now it looks as if he hin mind. that some one thing will suddenly had something clee on
the safe and setilb. t. He started to speak of it on aur What's the programme for this way down to the water but stopped feel better there--on the "Let's go down!" she exclálmed. when the others caught up with
somehow. Tom. what i
"Exactly nothing." His hand on the knob arrested her a mo- ment.
afternoon ?"
At the moment there came a discreet tap on the door. Linda opened it.
"Please, ma'am," said Rosle's
"But if by the time lunch- eon is over-I'll have to think about It, Linda. I hope to heav
cn-"
"DeVos and Pratt are playing. Gosh, Binks-lok at the ground, tenuis-you know we have the time! I'll be they're all so hunought we to do?" courts. Dolly Alger wanted to try they could ent each other." have her sister play but Fleur vetoed that. She'll be right on deck herself. Then, as you know, DeVos in booked for the Stoners blowout this evening. He certain- ly seems lashed to Fleur's chariot voice, "it's past one and luncheon wheels. Not ordinarily an im-in ready this 10 minutes, But Mr. pressionable chap, either, I should Pratt in not back yet. Should we think. I suppose it's her money. le serving it before he comes?"
Before Linda could answer You can't help thinking of it.
"She's the one that's made it im- "And for some reason he not possible to think of her aside from only wasn't offended but seemed her money," observed Linda cold- to like me better than before bely. "I can't imagine Fleur con- cause of it. Explain that if you cooling her sense of its
of any portance. Has he can."
own ?"
"No, the devil of it we can't Idefinitely eliminate Statlander any more than we can Shaughnessey; We think they're out but it's all based on such small things. Ilow jdid he take the towel business 7"
She repented the conversation.
"Answering your highly intelli- xible questions, I reply, "Yes, it's the truth. Shaughnessy told me He overlook Statlander as he and DeVos walked down the lawn and Statiander not only didn't hear
"I can." said Tom.. "And I think them coming--which perhaps is covers a lot we have aguinat natural on the grass-but didn't him. He's a born old maid--ar, if hear his first hall. Shaughnesscy you prefer, an efficiency expert,
and one, sort of guiltly.
im-
his
"A very fair amount, I should His family's considered ex-
saya be whirled around at the see-Thlags out of order upset him itremely wealthy on the Continent
didn't want it knowa, We tried
his uncle's perfume business is
thinks the man's sensitive and pirks up the towel. Also be-retty rich man. This mixing in once or twic, on the raft when lived a woman's home is her joburubably just a passing fad. He's'? had his back to us and it worked and disapproves of one who takes | autorious for having them bat us. her anered responsibilities lightly. That is, he didn't hear unless we te's thought us both altogetherally they're more decorative than jusel. He met Valenka at Cap raised our voices a little."
too young and flighty, and sudden- 'Antibes Jart somson and she fell "He made me repeat one
ly you betray'old-fashioned house tence," said Linda thoughtfully.ifely instincts and end him to for him like a ton of bricks. I im- "but that often lappen he's
geent on the number of towels aine the old man wanted to keep I didn't seemed to hear all right,
he uses and the fact that one bus with her their American per notice anythlag--"
gone astray, Probably he believe fume business is a gold mine of "Usually he was facing you... eg-
he had done you 1 terrible in course and so coaxed DeVon pecially when you talked to him, justice and felt highly apologetic follow up the acquaintance and
If it hadn't And it's not very bad.
"Which would show itself by his make the trip for that purpose." been for Shaughnessey I wouldn't
Just being a little lese grumpy." have tumbled to it at all."
"Mr. Shaughneasey pointed itlded Linda. "Entirely possible, out," she said slowly..
Ard You
home
to
"He didn't seem to me to have
that-well, passionate devotion ta
my dear, Well isn't it about time duty which is such a characteristic for Marvin to be
from of my beloved Mr. Stallander," re "Yes, but I proved it to my own
sure you marked Linda. "Valeska won't Leare for It if she bears Devas has antisfaction, Binks. And that--schurch? you saw and started to any-makes shouldn't go after him ?"
been dancing attendance on Fleur Stoner."
a lot of difference about his hear- ing the noise of the door."
"If it's true ho wouldn't be both ured if neither one of the doors were shut,"
could
"Exactly. But he still
"I'm not at all sure whether to leave him to do what he said he'd rather do or whether he'll accretly be insulted If I take him at his word."
"ile likes to subdue the flesh," probably have heard it If both said Linda. "It'll do him good to
"She'll care for it if it means the prestige of having Fleur and her crowd as customers," retorted her husband. "Remember Valeska
WIL DUCE
He broke off abruptly, Bung open the door and motlonel her to precede him. They went down-
tairs in anxious silence.
(To Be Continued.)
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