The Washington herald., 1919-01-21


ping the desk with the tips os hi
well-poIished finger nails .'You.rr
talking in a circle. I'll solve the case
or I won't sleep"
It's irnpossibIeT
The Valet Calls.
! Drew sorted his papers and br-t
/ over them. He turned the swivel C1aL
/ by a pressure OF his knee His oyos
narrowed A. he studied Delaney
! lugubrious face which was sadly 10
need OF shave.
Impossible" he repeated soy-rv
I There's no such word. Dclanc~. 'li3
a FOOLS excuse Now ] don't wan
/ YOU 10 be d fool Don't make thu
mistake OF allowing a seeming i'm
( possibility to dull your efforts. There!
l always way around oEerythInI
which looks high and inlnasssbIe
They used 10 90 round the Horn. Nov
they cut through the Isthmus The,
used 70 think men were superus ttITsl
Now they know that nothing vorl.
! without 4 Law. admit that don
know how Stockbridce came 10 ~
end I don't want to dwell upon {
! either. But this We do know hyt
/ these papers. that he was vel hated
1 u.
an individual or clique Of individuals
That is all We know. and all we eve
need to know. in order to proceed o.
the basis that material aEe-r,
struck out his life with a mate-is
'substance-such as lead propelled h.,
ismokeless powder"
w hew," exclaimed Delaney. rising
As for the library wherein he va.
slain continued Drew As ror ft
we must revert to simple geometry
Matter occupies space 4 rnaterfsg
act was committed by A uatcria.
body which got past all our precau,
uons and struck the magnsis down
What is there in this world which
is at one and the same time. mate-fa.
and yet capable Of penetrati1s
through a door or wall without +
trace" Give me that answer. a7c
We'll get results. What is IT."
Damned II ! know, I'm all baIIed
up. You talk like a college broCcsso.
You mean something that is sro
something that isn't. Good morning"
Delaney reached for the door knot
with a gesture OF dIsdain D-cv
wheeled and stared at hin. Watt q
minute.N he said softly.
The operative turned and d-opred
You remember the maCpie'" asked
Drew
Delaney nodded
We'll. sit down and wait. I'm 10
here within five minutes. The vsTrt
'phOned he vas br1nCinCNt in a tzNL.
That was just before you came iu 90
Taxi" snorted the big operat7 2.
stretching himself on the leather
. chair. Them Wallets have got IL
soft Last night WIS the first ri6o
lN" had in one for months. and"
bclan"y'S voice trsiIed TO I'm rrd.
IIc turned in tho chair and saw TFar-
riCan's rcd race and auburn hair come
slowly through the aperture made h.
/ opening the door.
Well" snapped Drew.
There's a funny lookiu' guy out
here, chief" said the assistant NAV
Z aEer- He wants 10 see YOU in per-
son. He's got knee britches and =
bunch OF brass buttons on his money
Jacket Says he's a valet"
I Has he got anything with him 80
asked Drew.
/ He has. chief. He's got q FildcI
cage with the damnedest looking bird
In II l ever saw. II amt a parrot
and IL amt a crow. It's a blueisy or.
something like that"
Show him in" Drew said. Show
him in. You can wait. Delaney
CHAPTER TX.
Men and Motiyes.-
The two detectives leaned back in
their respective chairs and eyed each
other. Both swung and stared out
OF the window at the swirlinF snow
which Salted across the window ip
an unending curtain Of white Both
returned TO the locked stare so com
mon to men who have worked to
gethcr in danger and know each
others merits.
pelaEey's eyes dropped first He
studied the rug beneath Drew POI
tshed shoes He coughed behind his
hand. and turned with q shrug OF bis
/ shoulders. He fastened upon the
closed door 4 glance Of expectancy
which brought smile to the chiefs
lips.
Things are picking up" said Drew,
with a short laugh. Your friend
the bird-has arrived"
My friend?'' blurted the big opera-
tive. Its no friend Of mine, ia
wiring its neck, gladly"
1T may be the key TO the whole
thing. Smarter men than the ones
We are fighting have fallen through
less. You remember Eddy. the Brute,
who left his umbrella after him in the
Homesdale murder mystery. Funny,
wasn't Il? Took three months 70
plan the murder and left his rain
stick behind. His initials were on
It."
They can't get away" started
I Delaney.
Ito be continued.)