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CHAPTER XXII

CARLETON KENDRAKE

Detective Buchanan turned to Mrs. Happ, and said, "Go ahead and tell us your story,”

Mrs. Happ stared steadily at Mill-

cent.

Millicent thought, "Well, here It comes, Sho saw me throw the keya out of my window. She's going to make a direct accusation. Thon they'll start making trouble for me, and Mr. Happ will

"What do you mean when you say some other person ?" Mrs. Happ asked.

**1

other person might have been driving thore won't be any necessity for ma

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

Slowly Happ opened a drawer in' his desk, took out Millicent's handker- chief. "I want you to try and identify mean that perhaps Harry Fold that handkerchief for me," he said. ing wasn't driving that car after all. Perhaps some other person was driv Millicent, sitting quite still, almost ing it. Felding might have been driv-held her breath.

"Jest what," she asked, in a thin, ing another car."

Mrs. Happ said, "Anything is possi- frightened velco, "do you want me to ble. I am not interested in the solu-do"

I want you to cultivate Vera ally I want to see justice done. But Duchene. I want you to look through

Interested in

if she has any of similar pattern."

this might be Misa You think Ducheno's handkerchief?"

that handkerchiati cobably tell about ilon of the murder except that natur.)

Millicent managed to keep her eyes 1

absolutely unwavering. To her sur from unjust acceting my son her handkerchiefs. i want you to find

priso, she saw Mrs. Happ's eyes grow less hard and less certain. The older woman's glance wavered and fell.

"We're waiting," Detective Buchan

her. an reminded

Mrs. Happ said "It happens," slowly, "that I am Robert's mother. I feel that I am entitled to see that my boy gets a square deal."

"No one's trying to give him any thing also except a aquate deal," Buchanan zaid.

"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 gone to bed. He was sleeping. I fix things so that he couldn't got out without my knowledge."

What do you mean?" Jarvis Ilapp nsked.

Buchanan

his shoulders, "Okay, ma'am, I guess we're dunily

working the thing, out now. go nak a few more questions. 1 want to find out something about the

who wrote this note." pers noto?" Mrs. Happ asked.

Buchanan extended the typewritten note to Mrs. Ilapp. "That note."

•

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

"How frightfully mysterious!" she exclaimed.

Buchanan nodded grimly.

did you drain the pond?" "What did you find?” "The keys."

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

Millicent said nothing.

"Minke some notes of the appearance of the handkerchief," Ilapp said. "You can make a sketch of the lace border if you want to,"

was

who wouldnt of per

remem-

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

It hers.

handkerchief ing which had been in the fur cont, and, she hered, was one of a pair she had received from a friend for Christmas. The other one must be in her trunk.

Нарр saying, She heard Jarvis "You know what I mean," she said.

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

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

also have some

Think on without my knowledge."

to be stored by the police. "How do you know that?" Mrs. you had as Millicent Graves is going "You mean with Jarvis

Happ never finished his app asked.

know it

that

trunk and if there is anything question. His wife interrupted him by saying t

He moved toward the door, paused in particular which you want

Millicent interrupted hastily. "Oh, ticle of difference with whom I mean, Jarvis, The fact remains that for a minute, ther turned to Mra.

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

"An," Buchanan went on. "that note was written on this typewriter

this one right here."

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it doesn't make a par- the typewritin ecause I've examined that I can arrange to got access to

1 need."

little trap so that Robert Happ and said, "If you don't mind, don't do that! It would be dangerous most thought- arranged couldn't have left his room last night I'd like to have you come with mo and, beside, I don't need anything in without my knowledge. I stretched for a moment. I've got one or two there. You have been

have absolutely everything fine silk thread across the questions I'd like to ask you in ful in providing clothes for me. I he said slowly and, Birs. "Nevertheless," threshold about eight inches from the private."

perhaps ominously, floor. This morning I made it a point to look at the thread. It was intact.

she thought. Robert was still sleeping. I broke the

"there will be certain things that you might Be your own lingerie-your handkerchiefs, for instance." thread and removed it."

found it impossible to any a She

ཅས་ས way of unwer. "And

Happ and slowly, "Why did you

Once

more Millicent saw Happ's diamond-hard eyes fasten upon her with cold hostility, and once more Millicent returned the gaze, staring at her with stendy defiance.

Mrs. Happ turned and necompanied

pick on last night as the night to maite Buchanan to the doorway, In the word hy he said. "please get

out had your suspiciona been true."himself is develoning some queer if you can find a handkerchief, which

This isn't getting us anywhere," Buchanan said."

corresponds to this. If you can, bring "Very well." Millicent said, and got it to me."

her feet. She smiled at him and walked down the corridor to her own

to

She had barely opened the door and someone else was in the remm. stepped inside when she revilzed that

She whirled toward the eloact. Vern Duchene energed from the What are you doing here?" Milli- cent demanded.

doorway Buckenan halted and said to this test, Cynthia ?"

"Because," she said, "last night was Jarvis Happ, "I think it's only fair busy on this little job of detective the night when he would have gone to tell you that Sergeant Mahoney work. I want you to try to find Vera to take charge of Duchene's bandkerchief box and see this ense. It' nnicles. I've reported to the sergeant "It's getting us this far." Mrs. over the telephone and he's going to

it's take charge personally яnki. insisted vehemently. Happ

"Very well," establishing beyond any question that

Buchanan

nan stood to one side. Mrs, Robert was in his room last night."

"Could he have got out through a Happ stepped into the corridor, roam.

Buchanan walked out and pulled the 7 Buchanan asked. "No, his room's

on a second story." door shut behind him. The spring Millicent did some rapid thinking. Intch elicked shut,

Jarvis Happ, staring at Millicent, Last night had been Vera Duchene's

snid,

"And don't ever kid yourself night out. Apparently, Jarvis Happ thought that Bob Caise had been that Sergeant Mahoney is anyone's Bueaking out and meeting Vera fool. He's a smooth worker and a Duchene. He thought Bob had been clever chap with Vera the night before. Now, in glad." Millicent said in low- Mrs. Happ's statement gave the ile voice. I hope they solve the nur Vern I to that theory. Was. Mrs. Happ's der " statement correct?

Looking at her, Millicent decided the murder Jarris Happ told her. that the woman would unhesitatingly "I'm going to get the shrewdent de said, "I just wondered how it hap lie to save her son from anything tectives money can hire and I'm goingpened your dress got all covered with

to put them on the fol, with instruc- mud, dearie."

And Vera Duchene held out before dangerous or even unpleasant.

Detective Buchanan, however, was tions to stay there until they finish. convinced. Slowly, he nodded and That is, I'm going to unless Sorgennt her the dress which Millicent had

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

CINEMA NEWS

NOTES FROM THE THEATRES

"I'm

closet.

"Just returning your visit, dearie,"

Duchene said.

to see that they do so. Might have you to enter my 1

L

Duchene.. Emiling sweetly,

town creates a bad ruudal But one of the most terrific 414, xiimax

весте

and Marjorie Rambeau, with Marion gine is heard over the apartment. Gering as the director. In "Ready for Wallabe Beery, in a rickety wreck of Love," Ida Lupino plays the role of a plane, endangering his life, takes his Young impetuous son's place in dangerous manoeuvres. his romantic Marigold Tate, a girl

who upon her arrival in a small How Young makes

decision: how he saves his father in and bo- comes involved in a

the smosh filmed. be downed ever

provides t not the type to Marigold is no

of this exciting story as directed by by bad reputation, and with per- Admirers of the work of flugh feet unconcern nakes tha scandal Richard Rosson. Other players in

le being Walpole, the distinguished novelist, pay her dividents. Richard Arien, as vivid film (not the lenst of its thrills have an opportunity to see one of his young

an innocent lark on Marigold's part and spreads it across

the.

the

simultaneous parachute jump

finest works come to life on the screen for editor, is uctually responsible 100 men)

of the Queen's Theatro in "Vanessa: misinterprota

Her Love Story", fourth and inst of the front page of his newspaper until

Аге James Gleason, and Russell Hardie.

"The Little Minister"

For more than half a century it has

bis books dealing with the spectacular Marigold finds herslow the intrepid been a best sciler, and is still going

Herrles family. Helen Hayes and Balad the serious editor ceme airong. That is the amazing recordi

Robert Montgomery are the co-stars and with them is a supporting cast to, replete with "big" names including an

none

tion achievement of David O. Selznick navid Loring. "Ready for Love Hepburn playing the leading

"West Point of the Air”.

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and fight each other tooth and Sir James Barrie's classic story of even as they fall in love, supplies Scotland, "The Little Minister." show- Love" with Its dramaticing to-day at the King's Theatre. In addition to the three lead-Now, the universal favourite has been Otto Kruger, Lewis Stone, May

screen by RKO-Radio Robson, Henry Stephenson and others. ing players, the cast includes Beulah brought to the scre

other than Katharing The photoplay is the latest produc- Bondl, Esther Heward, Henry Traver with

Charles Sellon, Fred Saltley, nfid

Those close to the production believe of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer atudios.un adaptation of the Roy Flannagan that Barrie's glamorous romance of a William K. Howard directed. In the story. "The Whipping."

wild gypsy girl and a ughting little minister will receive the same picture are seen Kitchener, Tennyson,)

thusiastic reception from the public Kaiser Frederick, Oscar Wilde and

that it has been getting from the Fair feminine bande waving at reading publle for more than half a many more Immortal figures. Kit- chener is shown in the daye when he fledgling fliers high in the air: en- was a Major in Egypt long before he couraging them, inspiring them to century. John Beal plays the title

Lumeden Hare, Andy trois became a war lord of the Britlett Kreater deftness at their doliente con role, with Alan Isle, Donald

this is a phase of American

Billy Watson Mercer, much

Gordon, Frank Amilitary dying which provides Empire. Wilde too, is shown. As

Stickney, Mary entertain-

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Herbert Hunston, Leonard Carey, period of the story, already was the ment in Wallace Beory's new stellar Elly

vehicle, "West Point of the Air" com-

Harry Baresford and Barlawe Borland manу ing greyheard perpetuated by RO pininters. These and ather figures of shortly to the Queen's Theatre in the cast. Richard Wallace directed. "West Point of the was photo-

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