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The DARK BLOND

CHAPTER XXXII

CARLETON KENDRAKE

Norman Happ whirled atter

and excinimed, "What's the

"What is it?" he asked. "What Let said, "Bob expects to come into a lot

startled you? Get back of me. of money."

it to no handle it." "Would your father leave

silly." she told him, There's nothing to fight. hin

"No," but Cynthia would inherit laughing.

and Bob Agures on getting is Just look there in the clonet"

She nodded toward the dark in- crooked schomer and

terior.

Millicent dragged him away from

tura in the curi the door, toward

she, said, "Getting share. He's ridor. "Lonk!" out of the elevator!"

"Happ raised his eyes and saw Robert Cale swinging down the hailway, his figure silhouetted against the light which fished brilliantly over the elevator door,

Millicent knew that at any moment Chine

would raise his eyes and that he was bound to discover them. The corridor was not rightly illuminated, olevator save for the place above the

from the shaft. Anyone entering bright daylight would, of necessity, require a few moments to adjust his eyes to the dim illumination of the corridor. This was all that had kept them from being discovered,

he's smart as the very devil.”

Bob Caiso Jerked back the elevator door, entered the cage and a monient Inter the door all amoothly closed.

Normas Happ said to Millicent, "I'm going to find out what's in that apartment,"

"Do be careful," she cautioned. "We're going to get in," he said grimly.

"And then what?" what we find.""

There was a bend in the corridor some 20 or 30 feet beyond where they were standing but there was no tine were to reach it.

Mlicent grasp it." for them to ed Norman's arm and pulled him into

a

told her, "depends on

For a moment he failed to observe his eyes accustomed themselves that which she indicated. Then, ea the darkness, he gave a quick intake of his breath.

to

"Good Lord!" he said. "So that's it, in it? That's what we've been chasing."

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"DANMARK" gave an exclamation of disappoint The Danish Motor Vessel,

having arrived from Copenhagen, ment, inserted another and said in

Gothenburg. Antwerp, Rotterdam & half whisper, "This is going to do

Millicent heard the bolt click back, Hamburg consignees of earge are the hazardous and/or extra into the room, saying, "Let me look being tanded and placed at their rink ground

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soon as the goods are lunded. ND, and He's going to that room roam might hold. She was, moreo daims will be athnitted after the

ever, impelled by curiosity to find out

mysterious goods have left the godowns and all He's going to Apartment 309."

this goods remaining undelivered after the

Pren. Monroo ... will be The pair stood flattened against the just what

So strong was to breath. apartment, doorway, hardly daring

that! But Chise was so preoccupied

damaged *}uk abse had entered the room and heard subject to rent. broken,, Al she ite barely glanced down the corridor, she that I wasn't until after 6th June, 1935, at 1 He paused before the door of Apart the deer slam shut behind her that ment 309, hesitated a moment, then, she realised she and Norman Happ goods are to be left in the Godown

thei hind

feloniously broken into an aparte where they will be examined by raised his hand and knocked on

5th June, 1935, at 10 a.m. panels. Millicent noticed the manner ment rented by a woman whom neither Messrs. Anderson and Ashe on the All claims against the vessel nunt in which he knocked-a peculiar of them knew.

"Please be careful. Normon." she rhythm, two knocks, a pause, krucks, a pause two more knocks and cautioned. "If we should get caught he presented to the Undersigned with

they will not be recognised. they'd send us both to jail. I'm in in ten days of the ship's arrival, or then a single knock.

bad already, but there's no reason you] No Fire Insurance will be effected. should risk your safety," none. He turned to finsh

assuring smile. "Don't worry, Mill. signed by cent, they won't catch us. If anyone cames in I'm going to start a fight. You make an escape while the fight's! going on."

ugin.

two

There was no answer and Caise had apparently expected, was as though the knocks had been sone signal that had been agreed He took a key from his pocket, Aited it in the lock and went in.

Norman Happ said grimly, "That settles it. Bob is mixed up in this thing and I'm going to pull him out

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in an arrived, Consignees are hereby his arm about He swept take something He'd say he had inclusive,

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around," formed that delivery of their cargo gesture. "Lonk convince the poller, found the key or that someone had he said, "and see what you can find must be taken from the ship's tackle toned him a key, or something of We want something that will give us immediately the vessel is rendy that sart. We've got to find eat just a clue to the identity of the un discharge same and as fast as tho

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If the Consignees fail to take de why he went t apartment,

the muscley of we can find some damaging evilenen

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of the said goods within the She could feel

time and at the rate aforesaid, the Norman Happ's armı quivering that will incriminate Baby Caise.” Through his runt sleeve. Fir

and Yesse) shall have the herty to dis- He ernsted to the window in lonsh like found held

at the risk and expense of Consignees. The apart- "Well, what are we going to do?" pulled up the shade, letting udition charge and store the goods in Godown All broken, chafed and damaged Happ asked. "We can't stand here al light flood the room.

ment showed evidence of having been

by follo Surveyors, waiting for him to come out."

"Harry," she told him. "We'll em occupied recently. There were ash-gons are to be left on Ixurd and will down to the bend in the corridor and trays in which burnt matches and

of plication. wait there. We can watch and see cigarette stubs were littered about, Messrs. Gadlard & Douglas, un ap-

buttle a In the little kitchepet

Consigares are requested to send when he comes out."

She tugged at his coat sleeve and Scotch was more than half emptied,in their Hills of Lading for counter- after a moment's hesitation he acte syphons of soda had been drain-

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had been allowed to meit. Two high-

It

o Millicent as though; ball glasses--were on the sink, side! A BROKEN DOWN SYSTEM. rims were sticky

and

it had been almost 10 minutes, a by side. Their though she realised the interval must in one of them was a weak mixture have been shorter. aprued and Bob Caise stepped into the corridor.

Sullen

I

when the door of whiskey and wed a methodicnine what may be its causes they are almost

Norman Hupp

survey of the ashtrays, inspected the He jerked the door shut with that various brands of cigarettes which

violence which characterised had been smoked, segregating thasel him when he was in a temper, and which had the stain of pink lipstick

them from those which had strode toward the elevator.

colour.

no

thing," Norman Happ said, "I know.

"He's mad ns the devil about amnesent, giving the apartment a

This le condition for disease) to which any names are given but few really tindersamd. It weaknessa break down as it were, often thaf tutlain the system. No numberless), symptoms sie much the same the more prominent being sleeptrastvena, sense of prostration or weariness, deperation of spletes and want of energy for at the or-linary affaire of Ille. Now, what alone is essential Jis all such cases is increased vitality-rigour, vital alrength and energy to throw a these morbid feelings, and as night succeeds the day this may be mars certainly secured by a course of THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.

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shiftless

was rather housekeeper. She flung open the door and Millicent shuddered

said, of the closet, then suddenly recailed

with nn

an exclamation of amazement. "Surely you don't suspect that

"Norman !" she cried, "Look here!" "Don't ever fool yourself," he told

He reached her side in three strides, her 'grimly. "I'd suspect Bob Caise;

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"When my father dies," Norman white, startled countenance,

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