The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-05-25
BY AGATHA CHRISTIE.



up against it. If that's the case, ant
there's such thing as graft in thi,
country, I'll buy her off,"
Tuppence treasured him.
That's good. Then we can worl
together. What about some lunch 2
Oysters had just given place to Sole
Colbert when a card was brought tc
Hersheimmer.
Inspector Japp. G. l. d. Scotland
Yard again. Another man this time
What does he expect / can tell him
that | didn't tell the first chap?
hope they haven't lost that photo
graph. That western photographers
place was burned down and all his
negatives destroyed-this is the only
copy in existence. l got II from the
principal of the college there
An unformulated dread swept over
Tuppence.
"You-you don't know the name of
the man who came this morning?v
yes. l do. No. l don't. Half a
second. 1t was on his card Oh.
knowl Inspector Brown. Quiet, un-
assuming sort of chap"
x veil might with profit be drawn
over the events of the next half-hour
Suffice IT to say that no such person
as Inspector Brown" was known to
Scotland Yard. The photograph of
Jane Finn, which would have been of
the utmost value to the police in
tracing her, was lost beyond recovery.
Once again "Mr. Brown" had tri-
umphed .
The immediate result of this set
back was TO effect a IMPROVEMENT
between Julius Hersheimmer and the
Young Adventures. All barriers
went down with a crash. and Tommy
and Tuppence felt they had known
the young American all their lives
They abandoned the discreet reticence
of private inquiry agents." and re-
vealed to him the whole history Of the
joint venture, whereat the young man
declared himself "tickled to DEATH"
He turned to Tuppence at the close
of the narration.
1--WE always had kind of idea that
English girls were just mite moss
grown. Old-fashioned and sweet, you
know, but scared to move around
without footman or a maiden aunt.
l guess I'm a bit behind the times !"
The upshot of these confidential re-
lations was that Tommy and Tuppence
took up their abode forthwith at the
Ritz, in order, as Tuppence put it, to
keep in touch with Jane Firms only
living relation. "And put like that"
she added confidentially to Tommy,
nobody could boggle at the expense %
Nobody did. which was the great
thing
And now" said the young lady on
the morning after their installation,
ito work ! We should map out a plan
of campaign"
"Hear, heart"
"Well let's do It, To begin with,
what have we to 90 upon?"
Absolutely nothing" said Tommy
cheerily.
"wrongl' Tuppence wagged an
energetic finger. 1--WE have two dis
tinct clues"
"What are they?"
First clue, we know one of the
gang"
Wilmington?
Eyes. I'd recognize him anywhere"
Hum" said Tommy doubtfully, II
don't call that much of clue. You
don't know where to look for him. and
It's about a thousand to one against
your running against him by acct
lent"
I'm not so sure about that re-
,lied Tuppence thoughtfully. There
ire places in London where simply
everyone is bound TO turn up sooner
'r later. PiccadIlly circus, for in
tance. One Of my ideas was to take
Ip my stand there every day."
Honestly, I don't think much of
he idea. Wilmington mayn't be in
london at all"
That's true. Anyway, I think
lue No. 2 is more promising"
Lets hear It."
Its nothing much. Only Chris
Ian name-Rita. Wilmington men,
buct IL tiidi uhf.
Are you proposing third adver-
sement: Wanted, female crook, an
wering to the name of Rita?"
81 am not. / propose to reason in !
logical manner. That man, Danyers.
as shadowed on the way over, wasn't
e? And it's more likely to have been
woman than a man. /,
81 don't see that at ALL"
II am absolutely certain that II
ould be woman, and a good-lookinc
le," replied Tuppence calmly. Now.
this woman, whoever she
as. was saved
How do you make that out ?"
IF she wasn't. how would they "
I'VE known Jane Finn had got the
IpersY" I
Correct"
Now. there's just chance, I admit y
$ only chance, that this woman h,
ny have been Rita II
And If so7" II
IF so, we've got TO hunt through II
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