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DARK BLOND

CHAPTER XXII

& CARLETON KENDRAKE

Detective Buchanan turned to Mra.

other person might have been driving] there won't be any necessity for me

to employ detectives of my own." Robert's automobile."

Slowly Happ opened a drawer in. "What do you mean when you say Happ, and said, "Go ahead and tell some other person Mrs. Happ hie desk, took out Millicent's handker- chief. "I want you to try and identify us your story."

asked

that handkerchief for me," ho sald..

Mrs. Happ stared steadily at Milli«! cent

•

"I mean that perhaps Harry Feld ing wasn't driving that car after all. Perhaps some other person was driv ing it. Felding might have been driv-hold her breath. Ing another car"

Millicent thought, "Well, here it comes. She saw no throw the keys out of my window. She's going to make a

direct accusation. Then Mrs.

I am not interested in the solu- and Mr.

probably tell about ton of the murder except that natur

But that handkerehat

weally I want to see justice done. Billicent managed to keep her oyes I ani interested in protecting my son absolutely unwavering. To her sur- from unjust accusations." prise, and

aho saw Mrs. Happ's eyes grow Buchanan shrugged his shoulders, I guess we're aid, "Okay, ma'am, less hard and less cortain. The older woman's glanco wavered and fell:

gradually working the thing out now "We're waiting," Detective Buchan-I'll go ask a few more questions.

reminded

want to find out something about the

they'll start making trouble for me, blo.app anja. “Anything is possi- frightened voice, “do you want me to!

An

her:

"It happens," Mrs. Happ said slowly, "that I am Robert's mother.person who wrote this note."

I feel that I am entitled to see that

my boy gets a square deal.”

"What note?" Mrs. Happ naked. Buchanan extended the typewritten

"No one's trying to give him any-note to Mrs. Happ. "That note." thing else except a square deal," Buchanan sald. ̧

"I happen to know," she said slowly, "that

Robert was in this house all night last night."

How do you know that!"

"I looked in on him after he had! gono to bed. He was sleeping. I fixed things so that he couldn't get out without my knowledge."

"What do you mean?" Jarvis Happ asked.

• *

She read it and, watching her face, Millicent could detect no faintest flicker of expression.

"How frightfully mystorious!" she exclaimed.

Buchanan nodded grimly, "And did you drain the pond?" "Yes."

"What did you find?" ·

The keys."

Millicent, sitting quite still, almost "Just what," she asked, in a thin, un "

ས་ want you to cultivate Yora Duchens. I want you to look through her handkerchiefs. i want you to find if she has any of similar pattern."

"You think this might be Mies Duchene's handkerchief?"

ing

can

"I don't know," he said, "but I'm going to investigate this situation thoroughly, and she's the one I'm go- ing to start with."

10thing. Millicent said 100 "Make some notes of the appearance of the handkerchief," Happ. said.

make a "You

a skotch of the laeg border if you want to."

Millicent took the handkerchief, spread it on the dosk and, as she did so, carefully looked it over to make certain there were no distinguishing as be- marks which

would lendkerchief It was a hers. which had been in the pocket of her fur coat, and, she suddenly remom- bered, was one of a pair she had received from a friend for Christmins The other one must be in her trunk, She heard Jarvis, Happ saying, "I "You know what I mean," she said.

you. "Robert has been a little wild. I've

I understand that the trunk which suspected that he has been carrying

also have some good news for

without

my knowledge."

be ctored by the police. I you had as Millicent Graves In going "You mean with Jarvis lapp never finished his

le and if there that trunk and if in anything His wife interrupted him "I know it because I've examined that I can arrange to get acce question.

which you want by saying, "It doesn't make a par- the typewriting."

hastily, Interrupted Millicent He moved toward the door, paused in particular ticle of difference with whom I mean, Jarvis. The fact remains that I for a minute, then turned to Mrs.

don't need anything, in Arranged a little trap so that Robert Happ and said, "If you don't mind, don't do that! It would be dangerous couldn't

have left his room last night I'd like to have you come with me and, beside,

inful in providing you without my knowledge. I stretched for a moment. I've got one or two there. You have been most thought- a very fine silk thread across the questions I'd like to ask

private." threshold about eight inches from the

Once more Millicent saw deer. This morning I made it a point

diamond-hard eyes fasten upon to look at the thread. It was intact. Happ's Robert was still sleeping. I broke the her with cold hostility, and once more thread and removed it,'

Millicent returned the gaze, staring at her with steady defiance.

un

*

Happ said slowly, "Why did you pick on lust night as the night to make this test, Cynthia?"

Mrs. Happ frowned thoughtfully, staring at the typewritten paper,

"And," Buchanan went on, "that note was written on this typewriter -this one right here."

"How do you know that?" Mrs. Happ asked.

.

Mrs.

access to

for me.

oh,

have

"he said slowly and, "Neverth

perhaps ominously, she thought, "there will be certain things that you might like-your own lingerie-your handkerchiefs, for instance."

She found it impossible to say a word by way of unawer.

Mrs. Happ turned and accompanied

"And now," he Faid, "please get Buchanan to the doorway. In the doorway Buchanan halted and said to "Because," she said, “last night was Jarvis Happ, "I think it's only fair busy on this little job of detectivo the night when he would have gone to tell you that Sergeant Mahoney work. I want you to try to find Vera out and your suspicions been true" himself is going to take charge of Duchene's handkerchief bux and see This fan getting us anywhere," this case, It's developing some queer if you can find a handkerchief which

Fungles va reported to the sergeant Buchanan said.

the telephone "IL'A getting us this far," Mrs. over the

"It's take chargo personally." Insisted

vehemently

"Very well," Jarvis Happ, said. establishing beyond any question that

Buchanan stood to one side. Mrs. the corridor Robert was in his room last night."

"Could he have got out through a Happ stepped into

Buchanan walked out and pulled the window?" Buchanan asked.

door shut behind him. The spring

his roun's on a second story."

Cent did some rapid thinking. latch clicked shut.

and he's going to s

to this. If you can, bring

avery ·

well," Millicent said, and got th her feet. She smiled at him and walked down the corridor to her own room had barely opened the door and

She someone else was in the room. stepped inside when she realized that

She whilried toward the closet. Vern Duchene emerged from the closet.

"What are you doing here?" Milii- cent demanded.

Jarvis Napp, staring at Millicent, night had been Vera Duchenes said, "And don't ever kid yourself. night out. Apparently Jarvis Happ that. Sergeant Mahoney is anyone's thought that Bob Caise had been

Vern fool. He's a amonth worker and a sneaking out and meating Duchone. He thought Bob had been clever chap." with Vern the night before. Now, Mrs. Happ's statement gave the le voice. hope they solve the mur-Vera Duchene said. to that theory, Was Mrs. Happ's der." statement 'correct?

"I'm glad," Millicent said in a low

"Just returning your visit, dearie,"" "What right have you to enter my Vera Duchene, smiling sweetly, "I'm going to see that they do salvo closet 7" Looking at her, Millicent decided the murder, Jarvis Happ told her. that the woman would unhesitatingly "I'm going to get the shrewdest de-aid, "I just wondered how it hap ile to save her son from anything tectives money.can hire and I'm going pened your dress got all covered with And Vera Duchene held out before to put them on the job, with instruc-mud, dentic." dangerous.or even unpleasant,

Detective Buchanan, however, was tions to slay-there until they finish. convinced. Slowly, he nodded and That is, I'm going to unless Sergeanther-the-drom which Millicent had

(To Be Continued). said, "Well, that lets that theory out. Mahoney himself gets on the job. been wearing the right before. It commences to look as though some If Sergeant Mahoney gets on the job,

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