The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
CHAPTER VIA Bold Stroke

ferred itself to one or two other labels which
had escaped entire destruction by the fire;
and carefully picked them up, laid them
inside his notebook. When he reached the
main entrance to the house he found one
of the footmen engaged in lighting up the
huge electric chandelier in the broad hall
way.
Pardon me, SIR said the footman, "Miss
Lorne requested me to be on the lookout
for you, and say you were to have any
vacant suite in the house which might best
meet your pleasure, sir. l was to wait here
and conduct you through all the unoccupied
ones in the house."
Cleek smiled. Well, there was a thought
full ally and no mistake! His thoughts
worked rapidly, and his mind was made up
in twinkling.
'Quite so, quite so! Very kind and very
thoughtful he said composedly.
81 always prefer the second story of
building. So if there are any rooms vacant
upon the second floor
"Only one, sir, and it's the least comfort
able on in the house, I'm afraid, being next
to that occupied by Lord St. Timer"
Lord St.-oh, ah-yes! That's the gen
tleman who is ill, isn't it,"
ayes: sir. That's why 1 spoke Of it as
being uncomfortable; maybe. you'd be dis
turbed "a deal in the night -.
"Hum:nts1a-! Yes,s that is drawbacks
get uIs aid wander about during the night,
certainly. Might take it into his MS, head to
and so keep one awake. Does he!'
81 couldn't say, sir; never set eyes on him
since he arrived. Nobody in the house has
except master and butler Butler always
carries up his meals Like as not III nave
to carry up his dinner tonight, this being
buffers evening off,
Cleek glanced at the footman out OF the
tail of his eye.
Livery. dark bottle-green-almost black;
would pass for black in anything but brill
liant light. Waistcoat, narrow black and
yellow stripes. No cords, no silver buttons.
"I'm very sound leeper and the rooms
IN the second floor; that's the main thing"
Cleek said offhandedly. $50 you may sho"
me to it at once"
Very good, sir; this way # you please
SIR the footman replied.
'Cleek gave the footnan but minute or
two TO get below stairs, then slipped out on
tiptoe and followed, getting out OF the mouse
unseen and running at all speed IN the dl-
rection of the stables.
At the angle of the wall he stopped sud
denly. and began to whistle. The wall door
clicked and swung open, and DoAops was
beside him. c,.,-
"Need an evening suit. Move sharp. IN
in hurry"
"Right-o!' said Dollops, and vanished hike
a blowI-out light In half minutes Tune
he was back again and the kit bag with
'"Be back here by o'clock at the latest"
said Geek II shall very likely need you
Cut along! Then he caught up the k't-bag,
whisked away with it into the darkness ana
five minutes later stood again in the room
which he had so recently left.
Accustomed to rapid dressing, he got 1hto
his evening clothes in less time than u woulo
have taken most men to unpack, and then'
taking several half-burned labels from MS
nocketbook, studied them dlosely..
Clearly the original label must nave re"o'
JETANOLA
An UnrivaIled Preparation
For Boots. Shoes, and all Leather Goods.
Manufactured Solely by
FERDINAND LOVETSKl
OF two things Cleek was certain BEYOND
all question Of error. First, that the dead
man was not Ferdinand Lovetski-not IN
anv way connected with Ferdinand Lovetskl'
To be precise. Second, that the markings on
the shirt were not made with "Jetanoia' OF
any other kind of backing.
Cleek knew that Lovetski had been IN ms
crave these seven years past! In his old
Vanishing Cracksman days, in those repent
Nov af a