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DECEMBER 15, 1934.

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SERIAL STORY

The Clue Of The Forgotten Murder:

CHAPTER XXXIV

By CARLETON KENDRAKE

Charles Fisher, the lawyer, shook

down

flights

no

The lawyer's mile held just the "Come on," he said.

The men ran down two proper amount of apologetic sheep-|

of stairs, camo out in the corridor ishness. bis bend. "I am not prepared to go

my of the seventh Roor, looked up and "Not often," he said, "that

corridor. There was that far." he said, addressing GriT. detectives make a mistake like that, down the

the lawyer, They ran to "It depends somewhat upon the facts 1 keep the best firm in the city and sign of

witnessca and the place where the corridor made surrounding the administration of the they chare polson. I believe that she guthorities addresses for me. This was just one a right angle turn and looked to bold that a ath by accidental of those

unusual and unfortunate the left. The lawyer was just enter- by circumstances. of П Mimilarity means' implies that the means

Inng a room.

Griff chuckled. which the death is brought about namen."

"This," he said, "is going to be must be necidental. In other words,

Upon swift, noiseless feet he led

ranm into

which and the way to the the attorney had disappeared tapped on the door.

There was a moment of silence. Then there Bounded surreptitious rastlings, the hissing of a whisper.

•

an neeldental death is not a death

He pushed his finger on the boil. Kan." by accidental means. It's rather a fine distinction with which the lay-button for the elevator.

"You're going down?" asked Griff. MAN is not ordinarily interested,

The lawyer nodded.

although he should be, because A "You were mentioning something large number of persons have similar clauses in their insurance policies."

"A most interesting legal point." Gri ald. Blecker, who had been standing allent, looked from one to the other.

about insurance," Grit sak. "Who is the beneficiary under, Cathay's in- surance polictent"

"The

the

wife, Mrs. Cathay," lawyer said. She's also beneficiary under the will, but there are cer thin provisions in the will that

Fisher suddenly sailed, "Well," he said, "I'm standing here gabbing didn't like. I warned Cathay against like some gossipy woman. I've got them." work to do and presu no you gentle.

"Can you discuss them?” men have, too. It was a real pleasure asked.

"It might to have seen you.”.

Grill

Griff knocked again

staring

A young woman opened the door, ot them with alert, dark nyc.

"Miss Mockley?" asked the criml- nologist.

She nodded.

(To Be Continued.)

"We want to talk with you," said be a little irregular," Griff, "and the fact that Mr. Fisher Ile bowed, smiled, turned abrupt- Fisher told him, "but I don't mind to the doesn't need to matter ly to the left, atrodo purposefully telling you that the one that I ob- down the corridor, paused and knock-jected to most strenuously was the A matter oť ed on the door of à room.

gift to his chauffeur. Griff and Bleeker stood by the $15,000 in cash."

his elevator where the lawyer had left "ile was quite attached to them, watching him attentively. chauffeur 7"

The door of the room opened few inches. A woman's voice said, "What is it?"

The lawyer's booming voice came down the corridor, plainly audible to the ears of his listeners.

"You," he said, "were a witness!

Stella In the next Instalment Mockler, alias Mary Briggs, anawern some questions.

The inwyer shrugged his shoulders, "You enn draw your own conclusions." CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

he anid.

"How long had the chauffeur been with him?"

"Not quite a year."

Grift frowned.

"Isn't that rather unusual?" he

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"I am wondering," and Griff with

Cunaiguver of Cargo are hereby represents the Appleton heirs. It is his eyes narrowed, "if perhaps the Important that I should talk with gift in the will was not to insure informed that all Goods are being st their risk into the you. You'll excuse me for not tele- silence on the part of the chauffeur landed

concerning some fret about which hazardous and/or extra hazardous phoning before I came up, but....

"But I don't know any Mr. Apple he might have known, rather than Gedowns of The Hongkong and Kow.

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loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.. ton," the woman's voice” anid,

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the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 16th December, 1984, wjil |be subject to rent.

"I beg your pardon," the lawyer Insisted, "but this in room 927. In it not?"

"It in," she asid. **And

The elevator came to the ninth floor.

"You," said the inwyer, "are ot your own conclu. liberty to draw

you're registered here?"] tiɑna," Fisher naked.

she

All clains against

the steamer

"And," Griff said slowly, his eyes "Certainly I'm registered here," litted thoughtfully, "I had been said. **I'm Virginia Stratton tricked into making any such pro- and I don't know

by visions in a will I would dislike to any person the name of Appleton. I don't know be careless about leaving medicine must be presented to the Undersignçe that on or before the 30th December, 1934, in, medicine

recognized, ayons in Riverview and I didn't around. That

was going to take. Fifteen thousand or they will not

To comply with the General Ronded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have Revenue Officer in attendance when damnged dutiable

witness."

Most strange,

sign any will aid the Inwyer. dollars in cash might be quite

in

Kame

"I can't understand such a similarity

got the names. You've name on the witness to the will unl I was advised by detectives whorn employed to locate, the missing wit ness that you were registered here in the hotel."

"Well," anid the woman's

#

temptation to the average chauffeur."

The lawyer stepped into the ele-goods are examined; vator, bowed formally.

All braken, chafed, and damaged "Guntlemen," he said, "you both Goods are to he left in the Godowns,

my

where they will be examined on the Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.

th December, 1934, at 10 a.m., by No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be shut

have the privilege of reading mind, but you will both remember volge, that I have made no expression of "I don't know anything about the pinton concerning the subject matter. will. It's probably

in of our discussion. mistake identity. If you'll pardon me, I'm dressing."

The door slammed,

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Fisher stood for a moment as though undecided what course to pursue, then shrugged his shoulders, turned and walked down the corridor toward the two men who were waiting nt the elevator.

.

The elevator door slammed and dropped down the shuft.

Griff stood by the shaft watching the arrow of the indicator.

"We'll see what floor he stops at, he said.

The hand of the indicator came to the seventh floor and paused.

Grit race for the stairs.

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