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SERIAL STORY-

The DARK BLOND

CHAPTER XXIV

CARLETON Kendrake

Millicent hesitated only long enough to push the places of paper under the corner of the carpet. Then she got to hor feet and crossed to the door.

She opened it and said, "Come in, Sergeant Mahoney.

A man of perhaps 4 or 85-yonce of age, bushy blast sympathetic brown 0761, eyebrows, a well-formed, andling

mouth, high cheek-bones, broad shoulders and slender waist, bawod with just that degroo of polito- Пова which indicated that his call wa

"I haven't analysed my feelings parhaps quite as exactly as you have, but I gusas there's something of that in my mind, all right."

"Therefore," he said, "supporo wo try another line of

questioning 7" "What?" she inquired. "Why was

was Bliss Duchone trying to conceal the garment from me "Did you ask her that?" "No, I'm asking you."

"I would prefer not to tell you.... "Do you know?"

"Yes, I think I do.",

"There's nothing in common be

official, that he was aware of the tween you and Miss Duchene, his prim

amenities of the situation, but that thething whatever,”

primary purpose was to uncovor, a

murder Millicent Grabes?"

knew Harry Folding,

the

dead man?"

"I had seen him, that was all." He shot the next question at her with, the impact of a blow. "Who killed him 7"

"I'm surp,” she said, “I couldn't tell was

you!

"Know anything about what happening here last night?"

"I'm afraid I can't tell you much."

very

He crossed to a chair, sulled at her, and said, "Mind if I sit down?"

"Not in the least."

"Care if I smoke 7"

"Not at all."

Will

you

join me?"

"No, thank you."

"Don't smoke

"Sometimes,

but not now." Ho sat, watching her for a few a quizzical expression moments with a on his face. He lit a cigarette and the bluo amoke scaped from his nostrils, curling upward so that his byes seemed to staro intently at her from a blue haze.

can sor," he said, "that you're all primed to answer the orthodox Lypo of questions.

"What do you mean by the ortho- dox type of questions?"

He laughed and said, "The kind I seldom ask. What do you think of Vera Duchene ?"

The question took her by surpriso. "She's rather beautiful,” she said.

*

Ho nodded slowly and went on. "And she's going somewhat out of her way to impress Detective Buchanan with his manly importance, don't you

thinki

Surprise showed on Millicent's face. Good heavenst" she said. "How long have you been here?"

"About 15 minutes."

la

"Then, looking at the problem from

so. I have every reason to belleva she lied about the time she came home. For the reasons. I have mentioned, she probably isn't implicated in the murder, but she is implicated in somo- that would causo her a lot of tronie. How about Robert Calse? "What about him?” she asked. “Do you know whether-ho was out with Miss Ducheno?"

"NO"

- "I am just wondering," Sergeant

Mahoney said almost dreamily.

·Millicent said nothing.

Abruptly Sergonat Mahoney got to hla feet. "Wellha said, "I'm very glad I met you and, by the way, has Robert Calso something that he's hold- an impartial standpoint, it would aping over you?" pear that alther Kitsa

Duchene WAI Millicent sald slowly, "I'm afraid trying to hide the dress in order to I won't have any secrets from you shield you, or

or because

she had dis-If you keep asking questions."

""Quite all right,” he said. “I'll talk covered some piece of information which was damaging and wanted to with Robert about it." use it as a club over you, Naturally, If she disclosed her information, it ceased to be something she could use as a club. How's that for a guess?”

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Sho did not answer him, but he laughed and said, "You really don't Ing." need to answer. I

can read the He left the room, walking with answer in your face. Now then, aup-quick, purposeful steps as though pose you tell me what it was that he know exactly who he was going Vera Duchene was trying to force you and what he was going to do when to do."

ho got there.

Millicent found herself trembling MANILA and RETURN like a leaf Surely this man was dangerous. She could have no secrets around him. She thought of fight. Did she dare to run away! Thera seemed no other way out.

"You're having such success answer- ing your own queations," Millicent said, smiling, "that I don't see there's anything for me to say,”

"I would prefer to have you tell

tries

"I would prefer not to,” "Why?"

"I don't know."

that you don't

"Just a feeling want to snitch on some other per non "

"I can fight my own battles," she said savagely.

She looked hastily about, wonder- ing what she could take with hor, and then decided that she dared not except the clothes she tako ang ipped into her far cont

wore.

put on her hat, gave a final touch to her face and lips.

then thrust out her head,

Ho shook his head slowly, the corridor, listened for a moment. She gently opened the door into be said, "you can't. I think you've been trying to fight too many of your own battles already. I think you've tried to keep your own counsel, and I don't think you've had enough confidence in the police. Suppose you tell me your story now from the beginnlag."

The corridor was ampty. Millicent started tip-toeing down the corridor toward the back steps. ddenly door uponed.

Happ stepped inte corridor. She saw Millicent standing

the

Sho clamped her lips and shook her not more than 12 feet away. Raising head.

"You won'17"* "No"

"Why not?"

her rigid forefinger, pointing it. at Millicent, she screamed, "There's the woman who threw the keys into tho pond

hind

There was a swirl of motion be- "I think," she said, "that I would much prefer to have you talk with eyes saw the face of Sergeant Ma- Mrs. Happ. Millicent's startiod Mr. Happ about me."

werd no longer "Yes, said clowly, "I da bonoy, Ils eres

hu "And you've found that out in so that. In the meantime let's get back antiling. His face was set in grim,

uncompromising lines. to this dress business. Miss Duchene short a time?"

wants a club over; you. Now why would she want a club over you.”

Millicent sat silent.

"Oh, yos." "You've Been Miss Duchene ?"

few minutes ago. saw her a She was carrying a dress over her artn She tried to conceal the dream when she saw me. I gathered that there might be some mud stains on the dress, and I wondered if you knew anything about it.”

The brown nyes narrowed, As Sergeant Mahoney considered problem.

the

"Miss Duchene," he said, "accord- ing to her story, couldn't have had |

anything whatever to do with the in bed. The brown eyes stared intently at murder. She was home and Millicent and she squared her should- and yet I have reason to doubt that ers, tilted her chin and said, "Yes, it she was here as early as she says.

NOW, was mine."

she had been implicated in He waited for her to go on, but the murder, she'd have wanted Millicent stood silent.

establish an alibi. Therefore, she would have wanted to make it ap pear, she was out of the house and away from the premises as late as ponible

After a few doments, Sergeant Mahoney said, "I'm very glad indeed that you told me that."

"Why?" she asked. "Because," he said, "I knew it was -your dress, but I didn't think you'd

admit it."

to

doesn't want to do that, but tries to bring herself home earlier than the time of her arrival, tries to get a club to uso over you. Оле would say that what she particular- ly wanted was to have you that she spent the night with after she returned."

swear

you

"Did Vern Duchone tell you?" "No, she was trying to keep it secret

Millicent nodded, and said nothing. Sergeant Mahoney glanced at her, smiled, and said, "And now you're steeling yourself to give me answers Millicent gave a visible start of to the questions that you think I'm surprise,

going to ask, questions about how "No, don't be surprised" Sergeant It happened your dress got muddy, Mahoney, said: "It's simply plain what you were doing inst night, and logic. She wants n club over you. when you get back. Isn't that right ?" Therefore she wants you to do some

She couldn't help but nod in in-thing. That something, undoubtedly, voluntary acquiescanco.

is to swear to something that lan't

"Arrest that woman!" Mrs. Hopp screamed.

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