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ELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1935.

The DARK BLOND

CARLETON KENDRAKE

anked by asking me what I know about this?"

ما

swiftly.

"Oh yes, we have," the, detective

"We still ain't getting anywhere. Mr. Happ," he said, "because tho person who tossed those keys into

There.

CHAPTER XXI

"There certainly is nothing funny that it would be most incelminating about it," Jarvis Hopp remarked to be found with those koys, since Millicent kept her presence of inlad. Kavagely. Now that-she-hdi seen the human

the mero possession of the keys ties side of the officer brought

call it, queer if you want some person up with the surreptitious Vera Duchene, she realised that he about this murder. For instance, why mobile. That means that some mem- out by to. There are lots of queer things operation of Robert Caise's auto- was, after all, only a man and one should Harry Felding have thrown her of this household was out at a of the kind who could be impressed those car keys into the pool below late hour last night, and it is only by Vern Duchene's simulated interest. the fountain!"

"Just what do

reasonable to suppose that such a you mean,' ahe "He didn'," Jarvis app said secret nocturnal excursion was con- (nected in some way either with tho "What makes you think he didn't?" death of Harry Felding or the events He put the paper down on her desk,

"You haven't any reason for be-which led up banged it with his knuckles by way of lieving that he d" Happ pointed

to it? emphasis. "This paper" he said. out, "except that someone has sent "was written on the machine in your you an unsigned typewritten docu- titude of hostility. His eyes glisten

Buchanan suddenly, dropped his at- desk. Therefore, I want to know just ment." what you know

ed with interest. "Wait a minute," Jarvis Happ said.said. "I think I can answer that question,

He pushed his hand down into his Buchanan. This young lady knows coat pocket, brought out the water the pool lid it to conceal them. Such absolutely nothing about it. This is sanked leather key container, and a person would never have written a the first time she has sat at that. desk. I showed it to her last night, depped it down on Jarvis Happ's note telling where they were. but she didn't have an opportunity

fore, the person who wrote the note We drained the pool," he said. wasn't the person that chucked the use the typewriter for the simple "That's what we found in the bottom heys in. That means that some other reason that I was in the room until of I the time I retired. and when I retired Jarvis Hapi stared at the water. In. So if you're

knew

those keys were thrown the room was locked. There's a par- soaked key container without emotion, people in on it, you

to figure two room, and Micent doesn't have a yes were fastened upon Happ. for who threw then in, as to figure that was the ong key."

"How does it happen she doesn't only too plainly her mental confusion.

realised her own face showed some other person was" the have a key 7"

"I still say Jarvis Happ remark "Simply Happ said, "because Ied, "that you have no evidence what hadn't got around to giving her one.ever that Horry Felding put I intend to give her one, because keys in the pool. On the other hand, those she'll have to come in here at el! hours you have every evidence that he did of the day and night. Afany of the not." times I

won't be in the house, but last "What do you mean we've got every night she didn't have a key, and this viience that he didn't?" morning she didn't have a key, and she didn't have access to that type-

Jarvis Happ sighed after the man- wire who did?" the detective ner at a patient encher explaining

ked.

something to a rather dull school | didn't want anyone to know this and, a few of the people itt

the boy,

therefore, shrouded his absence. in The housekeeper, for

Unfortunately, he ran out one. "The note," he said, "was deliver- secrecy? She comes in here to clean up. Myed to you. It was written for the of gas. He ran out of gas at a time wife has key which she leaves, I purpose of enabling you to find the Therefore it became necessary for when he couldn't randily replenish it. believe, either in the custody of her missing keys. You didn't enter him to leave his automobile by the

ticularly good grade of lock on this) and Millicent was glad Buchanan's here Harry On Ílat as well

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man

Jarvis Inpp nodded his head is true if the possession of those keys slowly and said, "That, of course. was wrongful." wanted to know. What de.

you mean?" Buchanno

"The

that we only way

know Robert Caise left those keys in the automobile," Jarvis Happ said slowly, "Is that Robert, bimself, saya so. On the other hand, isn't it equally logical to believe that he was out last sight,

Under those

circumstances,

mald, Miss Vera Dughene, or leaves upon the scene until after hanging where it is accessible. Feldlag had been murdered, Natural curh. Vera Duchene, Robert Caise has aly, therefore, the te was written

ten nothing is more logical than that key. My son, Norman, has a key, after Folding's, murder. A

A dond

would have returned and tried and I have a key."

doesn't write letters on a typewriter, to cover up the fact that he had even if he does have users to the en ut in his own automobile by moment,room where the typewriter is kept.

pretending he left the keys in his ear and then hiding the keys some-

about the chauffeur?" Happ hesitated a

"Having done that, he would want

wore found in his pool. LURT this was the person police to And the keys--first,

absent-minded at of those keys, and is almost positive he nodded his aimed

then said slowly, "Yes. My chauffeur "Now, on the other hand, where, such as in the pool. had a key."

one knew those keys were in the "His koys

the only person pocket," Detective Buchanan gait. who would

on the po know "Then the keys that are missing who throw the keys there. Certainly because he would want the keys back, are those of Robert Calse. Is that Harry Felding had returned home secondly, because he would want the riges. Caise said he left his entire keya surreptitiously into the hole where they had very evidently been

to find them in the darkness and tossed those police key container in the car. He doesn't would have been the only one who concealed by someone who was trying usually do that.

He Icaves his knew about IL The fne that this to cover up the theft of the keys." Ignition key on his key container. tnote was written is proof that some

Buchanan stared stendily at Jarvis that way he lan't so likely to forget living person knew of the hiding place app. Slowly, almost thoughtfully, it. He's rather

That's damned good logic. You get

"Sald!" he

al length.

Rob Caise up here and I'm going to turn him wrong side out." "He didn't need to do that," Happ

Jarvis Happ reached for the tele- said, "because I've already told you

phone on his desk and said. "TH ho could get in here any time ho

with Harry Felding had these keys, communiente

the butler. wanted to. He had a key."

Jarvis Happ said, "the person who He "Isn't it rather unusual to give a secured possession of them muat bave "Just one moment, please," said-

A key

to your private taken them from Harry Felding.Cynthia Happ's well modulated voice. They couldn't have taken them from "I happen to have been standing in him while he was elive without a fight, the doorway. I have heard the last Jarvis Happ's tone was icily formal, unless it had been some person in part of your conversation. I don't If such think you will send for Robert after

times, it seems. So, if your chauf- fear took Caise's car and got Calse's keys, he'd have a way to get into your study."

eur

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•

indication that this person put them

here."

Buchanan old slowly, "Why did thut

person put them there?"

To hide them, of course,”

Why

"I can asure you, luchanan," he said,, whom Felling had controm Felding you have heard what I have to say."

"that I'any"nol in the least interested i

a person took the keys

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"Close the door," Cynthia Happ "Well, we've got to investigate this "If, on the other hand, Felding, said, “and don't let anyone leave this | konta: thing, Buchanan said, "and that's one himself, did not have them realisedom."

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