Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-22

cases, and yet he seemed to have
done pretty well. Some Of tho cases
we're given to him by people very
we'll known. He did not call himself
9 detective, but simply an "investiga-
tor" It sounded better with his So
ciety c~ientle.
"WhAtN have you and Mr.. Ravehal
discovered, SO far?" asked Kennedy.
Very little. 1t seems as though
every time We get q clue that leads
anywhere, this gang must get ahead
of us. and spoil it. Now comes the
note. I had. heard of you and l
thought that the best thing l could
do would be to- come nj see you be-
An envelope suddenly scaled in
through the air from the window and
dropped on the floor. just beside US.
Clare jumped up with a little scream.
I picked up'the envelope as Craig ran
to the window. He looked up and
down, but there was nobody there.
Whoever had scaled the envelope in
had had plenty Of time to get around
the side of the Chemistry Building
and disappear on the campus. Pur-
suit was useless now.
from my hand. With his finger he
tore 1t open and pulled out a note.
AZ he did SO, from the note there
fluttered to the floor a crisp yellow
piece Of paper. I stopped to pick ii
up and as I did SO gave q startled
gasp. My fingers closed over a thou
sand-dollar bill!
Kennedy looked. in amazement,
first at the note in his own hands and
then ct the bill in mine. Glare ut
tered 2 startled scream. 1t was evil
n nnkEthn< HAn 49, AE~,-LA 49, 49,
was another threat from the Black
Nenice. Together we three crowded
about and read the note. 1t was short
and, direct:
Miss Clare Clarmont:
Il know Of four attempts to get
the Black Menace-the great society
blackmailer. l approve OF your going
to Kennedy finally. That is all I car
say. know who it is but my lips
are sealed: II you knew you would
understand. You must keep this Sc
Mr.. Speed.
Ripley CRANKY
The name at the end of the note
waA no less OF q shock to- lis than the
strange ~succession of events which
had just led up to this mysterious
communication. Ripley Granny was
perhaps the best known clubn1an in
town. a@friend Of Dale and of Clare's
own father before his death, cubmate
OF Speed. and altogether a notable
figure in New York society.
What the note could mean none Of
US wat able eve to dream. It wa,
certainly not . forgery, nor was II
likely that any n would light,
throw about thousand dollar bills un.
e 9 there was some great and com.
pe11ing reason for II. s
Kennedy's mind was working ran.
idly. endeavoring to piece togotKe,
some order out Of, the sudden chaos
Clare looked at him aBxiously. Ken.
needy smiled.
At Least One Friend.
"EVidsntly 8 have n friend" II.
encbutAged. even II he insists on re-.
manning Unknown to every one excep,
ourselves.
Clare'A mind seemed to be in Iwhirl
A>moment before she had been penni-
less. Now ut least she mad q sixable
sum Of Money. and there seemed t.
pc no q why one who did thing
IN this way would leave her In the
lurch. handed her the. bill. she
hesitated q moment to take it and j
passing through her mind. Finally
she turned to Craig.
Evidently he hal ,cenfadence ii
yous' She MI. simply.
IL there HAD bsen the slightes,
doubt before OF Kannsdy.s interest IN
the caae,aAthers certainly was none
nov. There could be no question but
that the death Of Martin Dale and
the ldotins 81 Ms estate involved
matts!y OF the utmost intsrest and
Importance.
"You may need III that money and
much InobK." IL remarked slowly,
but you ere quite right, Mis- Clare.
mont: vi must follow this thins
wherever \ lseds us to tho end. would
yous ffindN taking me with you % that
I ~ 1--we y talk with Mr. Ravenaj
and find out Just how SAr he had
kof14H M lsllopld much prefer 70 work
WITH him th1ns,to have him think that
] haxs come d TO- crowd him out"
tcssasly BeSshsad.
Glars ~ delishSed q His accent
enes. Though ahe siid nothing about
Y Ma gary 70 seq that the sltua-
tiof troablsdshN Che tdstectiye Who
had gone 70 fAr ana fould 70 no 71r,
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