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SERIAL STORY

The Clue Of The Forgotten Murder:

By CARLETON KENDRAKE

Blcoker nodded, took a notebook from he pocket,

"in the first place," he said, "wo found the taxi driver.”

What does he remember?”

public garage has to submit such a report.

'sili don't new," Blecker said, "what you're driving at

WAL

CHAPTER XXIV Sidney Griff paused, his hand on the door. "It doesn't matter 'about the telephone," he said. "I'll send a messenger for you it i noed you.". "A lot. He says that Morden "Morden, and Grill," "wanted wi Francher followed Griff outside the engaged him by the hour on Thurs- check up on what. Cathay was doing house and stood meeky watching as day morning; that Morden went to a in the e.cy. Remember that he wasy t the criminologist atradu down the ce-garage at the corner of Kobinson sent out to check up on the man who ment walk toward his ear.

street and Huntley street. He made had assumed Cathay's filentity; he was "That wind," Fancher said apolo-Rome investigations there, went to the sent out to chock up on Cathay. You getically, "has made the yard look like Ente Apartments on 310 Robinson want to get something that would put n mesa. I hope you don't mind."

Birect, returned to the cab within a Cathay on the defensive. Very well, "Oh, no," Griff called as he climbed matter of five minutes, went to Ninth Morden found out Cathay had ten into the car. "I don't mind in the and Central streets, had the cab park here in the city on Monday night.

Around the corner on Central while, Cathay's business" least."

son.owhat Before Griff started his drive back iorden went into an office building mysterious. Morden wanted to find to the city he telephoned the detective somewhere near the corner of Ninth out what it was. He got the licenco agency that had chudowed Alice Lorand Central.. The cab driver thinks number of Cathay's automobile and ton the night before. From that it nay have been the Monadnock checked down through the numbers dolective agency he found out that building. Morden was gone, for near that were reported. of cars stored in Alice Lorton, together with a male; ly half an hour, returned, and drove pubille garages. companion, had Journeyed to

the once more to the Elite Apartments. It was probably a toliour job, but Trent Apartments on 312 Went 16th to stuyed there for a few minutes, he found the ear number, found that street; that the couple had entered then returned to the enh and din Cathay's car had been stored in the the apartments and had not left them; charged it, remaining at the Elite garage there at the corner of Robin that, as, nearly as the detective could Apartments."

son and valley. From there ho got ascertain, the F313 was Kenneth

Sidney Griff jumped to his feet,n lead that took him direct to the Boone, who rented apartment 209 in dropped the cigarette into an ash tray. Elite Apartments, Ile went there. the front of the apartment house. As Jary relaxation hnd vanished asiand found that Alice Lorton or light had shown in the window for completely as a cloud wisp drifting Esther Ordway, as the case may be, nowcapped moun-wren't in, so he went out and ran a moment just after the pair had en- from the edge of tered. Then a man had pulled down lain out over a dry desert,

down another lead and then returned, "And I claim to bo eriminolo-nnd either found the party he wanted the shade and the detective felt cer tain that the man was the same one giat?" he exclaimed.

in the apartment or found that the who had escorted the young woman "What's the matter?" Blecker in party was going to be there shortly, to the apartment

and decided that he'd wait. So he quired.

paid off the taxicab."

Griffswept his hand toward al battery of Gling cabinets which lined one side of the room.

Blocker nodded his head in slow affirmation.

"Yen," he said, "when you express

Griff instructed them, to keep the apartment house under surveillance and to shadow the pair whenever they hould leave, putting suficient men on the job so that they could shadow both the man and the woman He also instructed them to cover the the modes and methods of operation. |

I study the habits of criminals. In established that this young man. Mor Hillcrest hotel thoroughly, searching for a young woman who had been those card Indexes you'll find digests den, was a logical worker and a fast registered there on Monday night, who of every major crime for half a cen-worker, the question arises why he was about 22 years of age, a brunette, tury. The big embezzlements! The went to Ninth and Central."

big murders! The big bold-upsi "Probably some other lead." Blooker and who had had dinner with the man Crimes of passion! Crimes of de- said. "But how did he get who had registered as Frank Biberationi Crimes of violencel Griff shrugged his shoulders.

"I've concentrated for years on the

"No matter." he said. "We'll run He also instructed the detective agency to ascertain whether the man beat methods of getting quick results that down a little later. In the mean cases, and hero antime we've got a live lead in this who had registered under the name of in criminal Frank B. Cathay at the Hillcrest hotel ordinary newspaper reporter thinks garage business. Suppose you have of something that has entirely escaped one of your men run over to the had issued any cheques and, if my mind!"

garage with a picture of Morden, what had happened to the sheques."

"What do you trean?" Bleeker Find out if Morden wasn't there Having set those wheels in motion,arked. "I don't see it. I don't get making inquiries about the car that Independently of the investigation the sketch."

was registered in the name of Frank which was being made by the news-

The garage," said Griff, striding B. Cathay of Riverview. You can get paper, Sidney Griff yawned, climbed

"I study crime," he said. "I study it that way, it's logical enough.'

"Now then," Griff cald, "having

Cathay of Riverview.

"

back in his ear and started the long up and down the long room, flinging that registration number by checking ride back to the city. When he had the words over his shoulder without in the records in the Motor Vehicle arrived he went directly to a Turkish uning his head. "It's a new city Registration department. You can bath and remained there until morn-ordinance, of course, but I should put through a telephone call and get

that information," ing, when he had a leisurely breakfast have thought of its possibilities."

"I don't follow you," Blcoker re- and then strolled to his apartment.

marked. "Do you think you know) what Morden had in mind? What: he was doing?"

"Now 7" asked Bleeker. Griff nodded.

"Let's get that disposed of." he Baid. "before we go any farther. I It was approximately 10:30 Monday morning that Bleeker telephoned and Of course I know what he had in went a check on that. It's going to announced he was on his way to mind and what he was doing!" Griff ninka nulte a difference in the way we Criff's apartment with important said, Larning on his heel and striding, handle this thing."

15 back toward Bleeker, making feret, news. He arrived less than

Ho Jerked his head toward a desk minutes after the telephone call had impatient gestures with his hands as telephone. been completed.

he walked, emphasising his words "You can use that telephone," he Griff, looking fresh and rested, re- with little Jabs of his extended right aid. clined in, the large lounging chair forefinger. "It's that new city ordin- There was a glint of lazy humour in ance, the one that requires garages his cold, blue eyes-eyes that could, to turn in the license numbers of ali upon occasion, become as penetrating cars that are stored in the garage over

In the next instalment Dan Blecker as twin searchlights. Now he seem night. It d utterly relaxed, completely at case, automobile insurance companies in comes across a love letter that seems "You've got important Informa- order to give the police a chance to to have played a part in the murder

check up on stolen cars. Every mystery.

tion?" he asked...

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The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:~

. Banka,

Hongkong Bank, $1600 b.

II.K, Banks, (Lon, Reg.), £135%

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Chartered Bank, £16% a. Mercantile Bunk, A. and B. £32 n. Morcantile Bank C., £13% n. East of Asia Bank, $93 n. Am; 0). Fituncy Corp, Sh. $20 ** China O. Fin. Ord. Sh. $4 a, China O. Fin. Pref. Sh. 36 n.

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II.K. Fire Ins., $237% n. Internat'l Assce, Sh, $5.00 n.

Shipping. Douglas. 341 n. HI.K. Steambonts, $7 n.

(30 Pret. Martian. Indo.Chinax. (Def.), 398 a. Shell's (Bearer), 45/71⁄2 n. Union Waterboats, $13% n.

aining

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S’hat Lains, Sh. of B.

Raubs, $115.

Venz: Goldfield, $5 ¤.

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dos sepals

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Ewo Cottons, Sh. $10.10 sa. S'hai Cottone, (old), Sh, $75 a.

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n.

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AVm. Powells, 70 èta. n. Wing On (H.K.) 8110 n.

Afscpitaneous, Remonts, $2.75

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AmEntertainments. $73% n.

HK. 8. C. Enterprises, $1 n. Marun "Gravhounds.” 82 n. Constructions Cold); $1.80 n. Constructions (new), 76 ets. b. Vibor Piling, $5.00 ́n. Ch Govt. 5% 1925. G. Bonds

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II.K. Gov. 4% Loan, 8%

b.

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prem, n. Wallace Harpers, $75% n.

(To Be Continued).

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

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YESTERDAY

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40 Bends 28.8/10 of capacity. Business done: 11 Commodity 750,000.

17 Lending Stocks

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignoos and the removal of hedges render must have

a. Revenue' OMeer in wheat more vulnerable, Low grade attendanco when damaged · dutiable imports into Canada continue. Ample goods aro examined. moisture in the Spring Bolt has con- ributed to the casiness of the market. Goods are to be left in the Godowns, | All broken, chufed, and damaged Rubber: An increase in manufac where they will be examined và thờ turing requirements le predicted in 7th December, 1934, at 10 am by lemo quarters. Malayan shipments Messrs. Goddard and Dougins._

New York and Chicago commodity roports received through Messrs. | Amor. Can Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:-

Amer. Smelt Getton: There are higher private Amer. Tel. & Tel. estimates and continued, profit-taking. Auburn International Statistical Bureau 한-

Case

timate of cotton production WAN Du Pont 0.724,000

bales, while Fairchild Elec. B. & Sh. Publications estimato cotton produc-, General Motors tion at 9.788,000 bales and the Fos Int: Tel. & Tel.

McIntyre...... elck Bureau at 9,592,000 bales.

Corn: There was heavy profit Montgomery Ward taking. Cash buyers are reported to Nat. Distillers by refusing to follow tho advance NY. Central which chocking, consumption and Bacony-Vacuum forcing the premature marketing of Union Pacific livestock.

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Whoat: The elimination of shorts, Weat E. & H.

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