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SERIAL STORY

The Clue Of The Forgotten Murder:

CHAPTER XLJ

By CARLETON KENDRAKE

Griff completed his statement, to Captain Mahoney of the homicide squad. "I admit," he said, "that cut it a little fine, but I thought that when I told Fisher of the arrest of

had, of from behind, left the body in the "Cathay's ' appearance Kenneth Boone and of the girl who was known both as Esther Ordway course, changed in the 20 odd years apartment and slipped out. and Alice Lorton, I would account for since he had been guilty of the em "Alice Lorton found the body bezzlement, a fact upon which he when she returned to her apartment. hia time for at least an hour."

Then he didn't go to see Mrs. decided to capitalize. I talked it Boone helped her get rid of it. over with Fisher and they agreed Alice Lorton probably appealed to Balone at all?" asked Blecker.

hist. Mrs. Malone reported to waiting for Alice Lorton to come in. Cathay at Shillingby was making Fisher showed up and produced, a key an investigation and naturally Cathay to the apartment. Morden recognized thought Shillingby had uncovered the Fisher as the man who had been secret of his past and was going to arrested and given the name of threaten him with exposure.

Cathay. Fishar clubbed Morden

Of course he didn't," Griff said. that Shillingby must be killed before Fisher by telephone and he advised itte wanted to try to get some he could capitalize upon his informaher what to do. Remember, he must | have been both an attorney and a message through to the girl who was tion.

arrested and he wanted to arrange "In any event, it was agreed that friend to her.

Loo

to secure counsel who would get her Cathay was to kill Shillingby. In "In the meantime, the girl who out on habeas corpus before she order to do that, however, he wanted had been with Fisher at the time he could make

many damaging first to have an alibi as Cathay was arrested while impersonating Second, to have it appear that Shil- Cathay became an important witness, statements."

Blecker said, "Fisher lingby had been killed by a gangster Fisher undoubtedly intended to kill "Then;" must have just been leaving Milas Therefore, Cathay, posing as another her, but he had her pretty much under Mockley's room instead of going to gangster, employed Shillingby to his power. Therefore, he wanted to it when we saw him there in the shadow the most dangerous gangster get her to tell a false story before

he could think of. He picked upon he died. hotel."

"Of course," Griff Kaid, "Fisher “Cincinnati Red" Lampson.

"Fisher know that Cathay had left "Lampaon had a gray Cadillac his chauffeur a large bequest. This had just drilled her on the story she was to give if she was questioned. Then he saw us coming in. Natural- coupe with a dented left rear fender. had probably been done for a reason. Cathay secured a duplicate of such We may never know what that reason

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to this neighbourhood, Cathay drove him to skip out of the country for "And Fisher was really the ac-

Pres. Harrison to the curb, Shillingby, re-a large cash consideration. There- complice of Peter Malene?" Captain

cognizing the man, who had employed fore, I was anxious to hold him as a him, naturally was not suspicious. witness. The story, of course, which Mahoney asked,

It gave Cathay an opportunity to Stella Mockley told us about the shoot him and escape.”

mysterious conversations of Peter

up

"Yes," Grift said. "Peter Malone embezzled more than $20,000 from the Second Security Trust of El That was more than Paso, Texas. 20 years before, le ran away and loft a wife and daughter. The wife Kubsequently divorced him, She came der

whom

WO

know

"And Decker," asked Bleeker, "the Malone over the telephone with the chauffeur at the Cathay residence, as made up out of so much whole man who was a witness 7"

"Was an innocent cog in the mur-cloth. Sho had been carefully coach. inachine. Of course, Cathay, ed In that story by Fisher. When witness who could testify to she had told her story. Fisher ho wanted her removed. He telephoned

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to this city. In the meantime Peter needed the name of Frank B. Cathay, posed trailed Shillingby, who was trailing her to take a taxicab and met him at Malone had gone to Riverview, taken the gray Cadillac coupe. as a business man who had sold out Lampson, until a pedestrian was cha certain place. Then he took out interests in South Africa and there-countered. Then Cathay worked his the gray Cadillac which had u fore had some cash to invest. His prearranged plan. He tried to keep doubtedly been stored in some private

his face concealed, but a chanco gust garage near the scene of the crime. accomplice, Fisher, naturally shared in his result of wind blew back the brim of his hat

"He intended to kill the girl and prominent in Riverview, They had, features.

"Fisher was to take the name of After that he would be in an im- the secret of their past locked safely

breasts. Then Mr. Cathay, go to a hotel, register keep pregnable position, with Mrs. Malone in their own Malone happened make the dis- an appointment as Cathay, and cash blackmailing the money from Mrs. READY TO FACE MUSIC CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

went to the hotel, reg share of the money. You see, Cathay Cathay and Fisher getting the lion's covery that her husband was a liver-a cheque.

ahe istered and cashed the cheque, but] Immediately vlew millionaire. commenced

NANKING OFFICIALS TO BE participate in his before he could keep the appoint- had the money. All Fisher had was wealth and so did her daughter who ment he got playing around with the law practice. had been going under the name of Stella Meckley. They had a

"When did you first uncover all

TRIED AT CANTON should have drinks and the unexpected happened. | this 7" Captain Mahoney asked. Allee Lorton. That

An alleged theft of $15,000 from arrested. It became given Fisher a clue, but apparently it; Fisher was

"I should have known it much the Nanking Government was again for hin eventually to did not. Mrs. Malone had married necessary

sooner." Griff said apologetically, "I the name of Lorton after assume the identity of Cathay with realized what must have happened mentioned in the Central Police #man she obtained her divorce from Ma- the police. That led to the publica when I began to realize that the man Court on Monday when funt. She, therefore, had no legal tion of the story. Cathay had to who had, assumed the identity of before Mr. Schofield, extradition claim upon Malone's catate.

It was make a gesture of suing for libel Cathay must have done with proceedings were brought against

not realizo what would Cathay's knowledge, consent and co- a question of blackmail, pure and He did simple. The daughter, however, was inevitably happen. The newspaper operation. Then I realized of course, two officials, Leung Hei-tak alias

hnd would start chocking into his past. different position. She in a some legitimate claim."

en an alibi and that a man would go to "Then," Mahoney asked. "the were in

to

mg of Cathay was legal:"

not know it.

did

fow

When that happened the that it had been done to give Cathay Nung Kam-chuen, cashier and

1

The men were apprehended' on, a warrant. They are accused of stealing $15,000 while employed as servants of the Nanking Govern ment on the staff of the Board of interior Affairs.

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Goods not cleared within 7 days including date of arrival, will be subject to rent. undersigned before Thursday, 3rd All claims must be sent to the January, 1035, or they will not be recognized.

panic. And there, gentle-such trouble to get an alibi only in Choung Sing-kwan, alias Chiu Yat are being landed and placed at their men, is where we must give a trib the event ho planned to commit aming, staff member of the Board ute to Morden. Perhaps he stum-murder. I then thought back to re of Interior Affairs at Nanking, is really his wife, although she bled upon the information. Perhaps member if a murder had been com- She knew enough of he reasoned it out.. I wish that mitted at that exact time and re- his past history to realize that he knew. I never will know. If he pembered at once that Shillingby had had probably left a wife. She knew reasoned it out. he had the brain of been murdered at 10:16 o'clock, his real name and knew that the a marvellous detective.

"We know that Morden took wife's first name was Blanche. When

"I knew at once what had hap Cathay died she moved heaven and taxicab. That he went to Ninth and poned. It remained to secure proof earth to try to find Birs. Blanche Central. That he went to Shilling-

of that which had happened." Malone and make some sort of a deal by's office and asked questions. The criminologist sighed as he got with her so that the scandal wouldn't Undoubtedly, Morden was shadowed. to his feet. "Doubtless," he said, "30 come out, and so that Mrs. Cathay That trip cost him his life. The far as you gentlemen are concerned Mr. F. X. D'Almada, Junior, who could get at least a substantial part conspirators were in a panic. It was the case is completely explained. As appeared for the defence, said he of the estate."

decided that Morden must die.

far as I am concerned it will never be had received "And Mrs. Malone wouldn't set- "They knew that Cathay would explained."

no further instruc Llo?"

be suspected. Therefore, he must "If Morden merely obtained some tions.. had been

have an alibi. Fisher undoubtedly tip," Bleeker said, "how could he agreed to give him some medicine have obtained, it." "How was that?"

that would make him quite , mo Griff shook his head. Grift said, "Perhaps I had better that he could under the care of

two men

embezzled money. They tunity. He suddenly realized how became respected citizens in River- much better off he would be if he murder of Shillingby was the key to view. Then tho

the entire mystery-and yet that] employed could kill Cathay, stand in with Mrs. Shillingby to investigate Mrs. Ma- Malone, and milk Mrs. Cathay by milder was overlooked by all of us so,”“

blackmail,

all except. Morden. He remembered: the forgotten murder.

No. She

coached by Fisher."

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No Fire Insurance will be effected The fugitives replied that was by us in any case whatever.

R.. OHL

Agent. Hongkong, 24th December, 1034.

explain from the beginning. The a doctor. That was Fisher's oppor- could answer

bank

"I shall continue to refer to the "Fisher had been having Morden real Malone as Cathay, because that shadowed and, therefore, had no is the name under which we knew difficulty locating him. 'Morden was

"Gentlemen, good morning."

THE END

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