Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-14
SEVENTH INSTALLMENT.
Allayne Faces the Future.

Allayne Faces the Future.
4 CLERK entered. with word that q
~ chauffeur wished to see him. Jenkins
1 had him admitted at once.
Il thought o-ght to tell you somethin'
about dame usin' my car yesterday" he
said.
"Yes?" Jenkins encouraged him.
She hailed me on Duane street." said the
man. "She wanted to go to Hillcrest Inn.
took her out there and little way from the
Inn got blowout Them when changed,
I found the new tire didn't have no air.
didn't want to cut it to pieces. so tells the
lady I'm sorry, but she'll hafta walk. She
done tin the rain. And she was dressed
like the paper says the dame what was in the
room with this Carver guy was dressed 7
didn't know 1t was any Importance still. you
can't never tell"
Indeed you can't" exclaimed Jenkins.
"What time was this?"s.
"What time did she get out of the car?
Well, I know that all right" replied the man.
~ looked at the clock on the dash just after
she left me, because was lgurin' to myself
that I'd probly hafta wait coupla hours for
some one to come along with a tire pump.
1t was exactly six minutes after one. And
don't wait but ten minutes before guy
comes along and loans me his pump"
"Your clock correct?" asked Jenkins.
The man nodded emphatically. Yes, sir.
set 1t by the railroad clock yesterday morn.
ing"
Him. What's your name--and address,"
Peterson, sir. Henry Peterson, 126 West
ern street." said the taximan.
Much obliged. Peterson. You'll hear from
US later" said Jenkins. Then. as the man
started to CO. memory Of Kennedy's mock
ing smile came to him. Have you told any
one else?" he demanded.
Peterson colored. "Well Chief, the news.
papers"
(which one?" demanded Jenkins, sharply.
Evening Bulletin" said the man. "You
see, they pay for"
"Its all right: good morning." said Jen.
kins.
He understood now why Kennedy had
smiled. This afternoon the Bulletin would
nay the force. would talk about its incom.
potency. about its SNUG selfsatisfaction.
Mentally he writhed, as he antici-
pated the tenor Of the Bulletins charges.
And they would be true. He bad been smus
self.satisfed. But now.
He left his office and once again was driven
out to Hillcrest Inn. On either side of the
driveway groups of morbid, curiosity-driven
people stared at the Inn. But. until the in.
quest was over. the police were keeping the
CURIOUS away. Also. under the pretext OF
keeping traffic clear two uniformed men were
preventing cars from parking along the road
side. Fortunately. by this time. the men who
sought the missing letter had covered thor
oughly all the ground adjacent to the Inn.
and were now working in the woods across
the street, where they could not be seen by
the curious. Or. II they were occasionally
giimpsed. they posed as engineers surveying
the property. BY policeman Jenkins sent
word to them to guard carefully the real
reason for their search. For the Hillcrest
mystery was not. he had decided. so simple
Of solution as it had seemed an hour ago.
And if the papers should print that letter
written by Carver" to Jenkins was being
sought, some one. reading the statement.
might take alarm and disappear.
For suddenly Jenkins had decided that tDo
women had been at the Hillcrest Inn. He
would know in a moment.
He entered the office Of the manager. now
occupied by that perturbed individual. who
had been away yesterday, but was now pres
ent to bemoan the tragedy that would moi
enhance the charm Of his resort. He willing
y surrendered the room to the Chief o.
Police. And jenkins sent again for the clerl
and the waiter.
Carefully he questioned them, And hi
learned. beyond shadow Of doubt. that thu
woman who had been ushered by the waite
into the private dining room had not merel!
driven up In car. which she had parked out