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The Clue Of The Forgotten Murder:

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Bu CARLETON KENDRAKE

tions to my clients f

Grill smiled at him.

"I think not," he said.

The two men shook, hands, Griff went at once to

a publie

When BAN BLEEKER, pubisher of The Blade, Temp that CHARLES MURDEN, police reporter, but been muyaler.uay klund he deser- mine to empiny SIDNEY air, criminologat, to salve the murder. Fab FRANK B. CATHAY, wealthy Cooper and explained to the nurse Marden and been augned to warn att betelephone, called the office of Dr. P. C. ad prumiami, who had intenced to me that it was quite important that he The Ends because the hawenkper reported talk with Doctor Cooper upali & per- Cather had been arrealed. Later it

the xonal matter. proses that the man arrested, giving

am of Catbay and accompanied by a stri Pallest MARY BROS. an Impar. The Blade pebilehed a retraction,

WAD!

A mement Inter he heard Doctor Coupers voice on the wire.

Thek neden Jound dead and a few bours isler comes newn

la dend... that Cathay Daily Bonná.

He calls Cathay's friend, and

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It

CHAPTER XIII

Dainty the undertakes the case.

on Cathay's doctors and then go to se CHARLEN FISHER, jawyer,

VIEW

Bureau she doubtless will be able to nee me."

"Perhaps," Racine sald.

There was a moment of silence. wonder if you can tell me just what ance of this case you're working on?" Racine anked.

"How many angles has it?" Gelft countered.

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Griff said nothing. His eyes bold a twinkle of mustment.

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he said, "I'm just a aquare- "This in Grill, Doctor Cooper," he Lued dick. 1 can't match wits with Auid, “the criminologist who caked on you if it comes to a matter of being you cariler his morning."

indefinite conversation. You don't "Yea," said Doctor Cooper in a lone have to tell me if you won't want to, that was calm and wary, "What is but don't be b damted superior.

you wish, Mr. Grif"

fatter al' you're only human, you Just wanted to tell you." Griff know, even it you are Sidney C. Griff, | said, "that I have been in communica-the great criminologist.”

tion with the counsel who is represent- theng Mrs. Frank B. Cathay, and that Griff had been latening to

lang," he the Cathays are planning to have you lawyer intently, "How

"I thought," Racine said, "that you naked, "was this reporter in River-j cited before the medical board because might like a chance to pool informa-

of the statements you made concern. tion on this."

"Sure,' “Just a day I think. Perhaps not sing the symptoms of Mr. Frank D.

said Grif, "that's fair day. I don't know. He made some Cathey."

enough. You start off. You tell ma investigation and made some

"Yes?" sald Doctor Cooper in the something, then I'll tell you some- ments Herpent most of his time in tone of voice one uses la asking a thing." the office of The Riverview Chronicle, courteous question,

That's a bargain," Racing sald. "Yen." a newspaper, by the way, which has

Griff sold, "and I ́ ́funt("Who are you working for? been hostile to Mr. Cathay's political thought, Doctor Couper, that if a Griff's laugh was almost Barcastic, candidary for membership in the city post-mortem should disclose that your "So that was the way you wanted to council."

diagnosis was correct and that of pool Information, was It Racine?" Doctor Amstead incorrect, it might go a long ways toward eliminating the necessity for any defence upon your part."

com-

"Did that man," naked Grlf, "call on you, counselor?**

"On me?" "Yes."

Griff ceased talking and held the "No, certainly not. He was collect- Ling evidence which would have a ten-telephone to his ear. For a moment dency to undermine my client's reputa there was only the buzzing noise of flop Naturaly, he would hardly have the wire. Then Doctor Cooper's voice called upon me."

nid Inthe same cautious, thoughtful tone, "Thank you,”

"You didn't know him then?" "No."

"Perhaps then," said the crimino- legit, "you entirely missed the sign- catge of the recount In The Blade this morning of the murder of one of ils reportera."

There was a click at the end of the line,

tirar slipped the receiver hack its hook.

•

on

Sidney Griff's taxicabs deposited him.

A smooth running motor slid into view, stopped where the alde steps of the porch met the driveway. The Cathay chauffeur slid from behind the wheel, opened the rear door of the car and stared steadily at the two men.

"There is." sald Griff musingly, "something strango about that chauf feur, Racine. Turn around and take a Jonk at him. He wonrs the livery of a servant but notice the expression en his face. He's evidently very much irritated because we're taking to- gether."

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Racine did nut turn, but he Charles Fisher gripped the edges at the wide entrance to the Cathay straightened abruptly and his tone of his desk. His bend was thrust mansion. Griff Inspected the well became formal.

"He's in a hurry," he said. "He's forward, is eyes fastened upon the kept grounds, the huge building which, .criminologist's face and gradually, despite its magnitude, seemed to blend under instructions to get me to s

grow wide and wider.

in the grounds with auch perfect certain place. I've got

start. “Good henvensi” he said. "You harmony. The building looked as Goodbye, Griff.", don't meño to tell me. it can't though it might have grown therd.

Racine crossed the porch with long be... & Isn't... that is, it wasn'

"You want nie to wait? naked the strides. The chauffeur stood at rig.il cab driver.

attention, his face a mask. As the detective entered the car, the chauf feur slammed the door, turned to face Sidney Griff.

the same man?" Griff nodded.

Charles Fisher got slowly to his feel. He mopped his forehead with

a handkerchief, regarded Griff wide, startled ayon.

with

"Good heavena!" he said, Griff said nothing. "Now." sald Fisher slowly, "I can understand your interest in the mat ter. I understand who is employing you,"

Grift remained allent.

The attorney looked at his watch, went to the window and stood with his back to Griff, looking down at The street. He turned at length to the criminologist.

"Has the

"Yes," Griff said, and started up the leng cement walk which led from the ornamental wrought-iron gate to the porch on the front of the house. į You can't see Mrs. Cathay," he He had almost reached the porch said. Jerking open the front door of when the

He did not walt for a reply, door opened and a tall the ear. man with broad shoulders and a slight nor did he turn back for any instruc paunch which bulged out his waist-uns frons the detective. coat stepped with quick vigour from

(To Be Continued.)

the house and turned sharply to the right, walking across the porch to In the next instalment Griff calls ntales which led to a driveway that oa alis, Frank Cathay, benetleiary came from the garage.

Griff entled low con.ment: "Hello, Rucino," he said. "You going to pass me up?"

The man whirled at the sound of newspaper," he asked, the voice. His eyes stared at Sidney "any

Idea of the motive for the Griff with an expression of quick murder?"

recognition which speedily gave way to wary appraisal." He "turned and walked back toward Grif with leisurely manner. The quick, purporn. I ful vigour of his stride was now entity absent.

Griff shrugged his shoulders. "Really, counsellor," he said, "I can't tell you just what the newspaper knows or what it suspects."

Charles Fisher made clucking noises with his tongue against the roof of his mouth and shook his head fram. side to side, after the manner of one who has heard most disagreeable

news.

"This," he said, "is very likely to complicate the situation, to complicato it most dreadfully."

Griff got to his feet.

"Well," he said, "I've enjoyed meet- Ing you, counsellor. I just dropped in to say hello. This is Saturday and I presume you'll observe the usual half holiday."

a

Griff watched him with eyes that twinkled with amusement, yet were cnutiously watchful,

"Business here, Racine?" he asked. Carl Racine stood with his fcet planted slightly apart, his big shoulders squared, his eyes staring steadily at the criminalogist,

"Business here, Gelf?" he asked: mockingly.

Griff nodded. "Yox,” he said. want to see Mrs. Cathay."

"Hardly a time for social vielts,” Rucine pointed out,

Griff shrugged his shoulders in a polite gesture of dismissal.

"After all, Racine," he said. "that'

"Is there," asked. Fisher with forced attempt at his old cordiality, "Anything I can do to assist you, is ʼn malter for Mrs. Cathay to deter- Mr. Griff, which will not in any way mine. If she has been able to see. conflict with my professional obliga. Carl Racine of the Racine Detective

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