The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-17
NXVI SYNOPSIS

.+t LFtW. IJ1rOuSn the ldtterS e1- Ni forts, OdelI and a companion arc NN attacked and carried to an old boathouse. There their two cap- tors engage in drinking bout n thnt results in the death of one,
 f and the two detectives escape. &l In the gray dawn two dirty, bedrag- fgied, unshaven figures trailed up the Ewide, low stairs at police headquarters kAnd presented themselves before hCaptain Lewis.
 "Wcli, ct all. l.thc-oden: Where Ehav> you been? Miller, why; didn't you frorne back to report? This is a h-l tof a note;" The captain, worn from Ehis night-long vigil, clustered to mask
 fnis relief. If this is the way you "It isn't,'' Odell replied wearily.
 pMiller and I have been personally
 Econducted for the last thirty-six W tDn- the shore at Windermore, Conn.,, efter being held up and b1ackjacked M 6y couple of crooks hired by Sims, Lafarley Drew's man."
 He made a detailed report; and at
 pts conclusion the chief issued some.
 Hnurried orders, and then turned to & Did you recognize the man who
 Brought you your food; the one who fAhe sergeant says was called Pete?'' NO, captain. It was pretty dark
 Aander that boathouse in spite of the
 rs1n shining outside, and I couldn't < kplace his voice. Volkert can iden-| nify him, though, if Tony has skipped
 nut by the time the boys get there.s'
 'Tony won't do much skipping il 2es sleeping off wihsky-and-1auda- mu jazz" the captain retorted grimly. r.I'm going to phone the sheriff at 'Windermere to hold him for us. How 1age?"
 M{ t"About a mile and a half,' Ode1l E Eesponded. '"The sheriff may know | Nhose it is if you tell him that there Ms canoe stored there named the .Midfnette.,- It, took us nearly an lfA11r fin 1lxp ho al at he 8arages but when we succeeded he Brought us into the city in good time. Mdere's the rest of the money took ~ drom Pete's body, and the pistol" |f As he laid them upon the desk the k ychief took up the receiver and put in SRv call for Windermere, then turned :once more to the detective with a squizzical light in his keen eyes. |N Well, I:supposel all you want now 1s to get "a bath and then sleep the E kclock around" he remarked. No, sir,' replied OdeH dogged1y, la1thoush his head was swimming from yfatigue. 1T want to clean up and get lback on the job fas as can. Have there been any fresh developments? 2" "A few. Want Miller any longer % Not now. I may need him to- night, thought
 to the subordinate. 'sYou're off duty until 6.9Miller. Report then if you think you can get about the streets without being Kidnapped" Miller. flushing at the implied re- buke in the chiefs heavy attempt at a jest, withdrew; and the door closed after him Odell asked eagerly: Did you get anything further out of Peters,"
 "No. After I got through with him yesterday morning he was like a N The told you about that voice that he heard. his mind is only a blank of lbewilderment and a kind of supersti- iffous terror. 9 "The queer thing about it is thai she is back at his old job. after all.' fgrhe chief leaned forward in his chair S5aadn't a thing to hold him on, ant fShe said he was going back to his sis tter's; but I put man on him any Nsway, so that we could get him if w kwant to go to the Meade house fol fhis things. and wouldn't until I tolt ehim that we had it guarded insid band out; yet when he got there h. N sstayed; told Taylor that Miss Mead iwanted him to. and he thought it wa Ehis duty. Funny what an influenc "a fthat quiet little old maid seems t. thave on everybody"
 Odel1 looked up at the last observa .tion.
 tthe household"
 "Yet she is running them all nov
 k1n an unobtrusive way. Porter an
 Ekelly and Smith all tell me tn
 tAame. I took a run up there mysel
 tyesterday afternoon and had tai
 with her. She seems quite crushe ~ kby the evidence of the attempts o
 tthe lives of her nephew and he
 fbrother- in-law;~ and don't think sh
 Ebelieves for a minute that there wa
 kanything questionable about the deat XhIof the other boy and of her siste N t1.orne himself is much better an k,vsnts to see you. He sent Tfthereds
 nsre wrs fos Worng 6gt on th
 band might not show up for sever; days" khouse the night before last? Is Porte
 Estill on the job?''
 "Yes. but the kid has turned sulk!
 kshut himself up in his room ar
 lGent in his report late last night"
 Smith ?" In the stress of swif
 t7noving events Odell had not thougl
 kof the pIainclothesman whom he hs M Edetailed to watch the maneuvers E lfne stemperamental elder daughter k tthe s,house. What did he have IM isay?"
 IN The chief grinned.
 "She's a clever little girl, that Mi kCissie, Slipped out of the house ye N kyvent to the Fitz-Maurice Hot IVY lGmith was right behind her, and heard her ask the girl at the tel LIZ Ephoue exchange for York 70S7. whi Haupens to be the number of Earl XE tDrew's private wire, smith got in [the next booth and heard her end E 1.-the cpnversation. She kept on 1nsi: Eang on seeing Drew and she wasl XE% satisfied with the excuses she got, E ahe flounced out of the booth in
 bfemper and taking a taxi at the ho E entrance drove straight 70 the be1 monde Annex.
 "At the desk there they told T. the same story that Miller got fire kL Sims the other night and that Gu E che had just received herself oJ " tfhe televhone. Smith says that s 64 l-yas white with rage when she cal
 out: but for all that she must ha A had her wits about her. for she S and recognizd him."
 Captain Lyvis paused with chuck ihnd the detective demanded:
 N sswhat did she do then?'
 lied him about the town by M nose! He says TO o1d-tiner co1