The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03

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in war time rather irksome, and get
up against Ii. If that's the case, and
there's such a thing as graft in this
country, I'll buy her off,"
Tuppence treasured him.
"That's good. Then we can work
together. What about some lunchf'
Oysters had just given place to Sole
Colbert when a card was brought to
Hershelmmer.
Inspector Japp, G. /. d. Scotland
Yard again. Another man this time.
What does he expect l can tell him
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. got 1t 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?"
Eyes, 1 do. No. / don't. Half a
second. 1t was on his card. Oh, I
know! Inspector Brown. Quiet, I'M
assuming sort Of chap"
A 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 trl-
umphed.
The immediate result OF this set
back was to effect a rapprochement
between julius Hershelmmer and the
Young Adventures. All barriers
went down with q 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 a kind of idea that
English girls were just q mite moss
grown. Old-fashioned and sweet, you
know, but scared to move around
without a footman or a maiden aunt.
I guess I'm a bit behind the timesl'
The upshot OF these confidential re-
| IotinnS uoC thof TpyN,p,u md V,,,nro1oo
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 conidentially 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 60 upon?"
Absolutely nothing" said Tommy
cheerlly.
wrong" Tuppence wagged an
energetic finger. 1--WE have two dis
tinct clues"
"What are theyr"
First clue, we know one of the
gang"
"Whittington?"
Eyes. I'd recognize him anywhere"
"Hum," said Tommy doubtfully, 81
don't call that much Of q 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
dent"
I'm not SC lure about that" re-
piled Tuppence thoughtfully. There
are places in London where simply
everyone Is bound to turn ND sooner
or later. Piccadi.ly circus, for In
stance. One of my ideas was to take
up my stand there every day."
Honestly, / don't think much of
the idea. Wilmington mayn't be in
London at ALL"
That's true. Anyway. I think
Cluc &NOs - Ia Ia OuiiSiI6.
Lets hear It."
"It's nothing much. Only a Chris
tian name-Rita. Wilmington men,
| toned II that day."
"Are you proposing a third adver-
tisement: Wanted, female crook, an
swering to the name Of RitaT'
81 am not. / propose to reason In
a logical manner. That man, Danvers,
was Swallowed on the way over, wasn't
he? And it's more likely to have been
O woman than a man"
II don't see that at ALL"
II am absolutely certain that II
would be a woman. and q go~od-looking
one" replied Tuppence calmly. "Now.
obviously, this woman, whoever she
was, was saved"
"How do you make that out?"
"If she wasn't. how would they
have known Jane Finn had got the
papersr
Correct"
"Now. there's Just q chance, I admit
it's only a chance, that this woman
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