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time the dead man had in some
way managed to be with those
few who were at the second open
ing of the tomb OF Tut-Ankin-
Amen. He was harassed, too, by
the thought that there might have
been some new development In
the case during his absence
Would the offering Of this Large
reward. he wondered. In any way
make III more fobable that Kath-
leen would be indicted? Not, he
treasured himself. on the evidence.
in hand.
He was going through that porr
ton OF lower Third Street given
over TO pawnshops, Oriental room
ing houses, coffee paEiors and
cafes. Every other door bore q
Turkish, Greek or Syrian name
the Constantinople. the Golden
Horn, the Venus Cafe, the Juno,
the smyrna.
He leaned Ont Of the side win
dow to see il there were any way
OF getting ahead. What ne saw
caused him to stare in astonish-
meTit so that he almost lost con-
troll Of his car.
He was passing 81 place that BY
its name seemed Egyptian the
Cairo Cafe. Within he could see
dark skinned men smoking cigar
cites with an 5nirnitable Oriental
grace. slow indolent dignity;
drinking cups OF coffee, playing
cards But Ii was a narrow,
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By EIenOre NeheIilI'l

reasoning, as though / am weak
because my emotion endures.
Are you then strong because
you find it easy to rid your heart
of me? Are you strong because
your feeling is gone and having
loved me madly for an hour you
now love me not at all?
.a.Yes--loyed me madly--turned
to nae with your luminous and
haunting eyes. Put your fair
hands on my face, thrilling me
with what an insanity of pride
and joy
God help me that live to see
you. turning TO another; God keep
me from the madness. the abject,
respondent madness now creeping
like a. beast upon me.
"I fight it. . hold furiously TO
what strength is left. I am
quiet now.
"Goodby,/ Sandy. Let nothing
that I do trouble you.
Let me thank you. I would
thank you for your lips. And
for your hands. And. for your
eyes that in an hourv'of infinite,
breaking beauty have been
mine"
Sandy held the letter stiffly be-
fore her. Those peculiar marks
made in an imperfect circle as
though he pressed the page
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him was q fabourette inlAid with
mother-of-p and on Il was q
beautiful narghile with silver fit
tings. An ordinary green-shaded
reading lamp was on higher
table at his elbow He was
CARRIED IN yellow, black and
dark blue robe 81 some eastern
nateriaI, embroidered with con-
ventionaIized designs Of scarabs
III diftefent cplora
This richly clad figure was
that of Suke, ex-cabin steward OF
the Sunaatra; ex-haIIboy Of the
F'airview Hotel, ex-patient Of DR..
Greasy.
He leaped to his feet at the
sight OF DR.. Greasy. The book he
was reading and the narghile
stem fell to the painted board
floor. At the same moment the
boy who had opened the door
hurled himself in. Tor all his
agitation he did not forget 10
how, with outstretched hands, be
fore using what was evidently
his and Suke's native tongue to
explain the invasion. The former
haIlboy waved him away with a
slight but peremptory gesture 81
one who has about him the GUS
tom OF authority.
DIR. Cressy wasted no time In
explanations. Rather he de-
Tr1anded:
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wedged.in door next to the cafe
entrance that his attention was
violently drawn. for this had just
. opened and d woman had stepped
out--a woman dressed incongru-
ously enough for this poor, for
eign quarter IN long moleskin
cape with 4 little gray and silver
tonue on her head. Draped from
this was d thick ven that feli
loosely over her face to her sa1lll-
ders. 1t was iii the instant that.
the door opened and that she
drew the veil down from the top
of her hat where it had been
flung that he recognized the beau
tiful face OF Marie Echard.. He
also recognized In the insSa6t's
glimpse he had Of the profile
OF the man who opened the mar
row and obscured door. He
stopped, and regardless Of traffic
behind him, watched. The heav-
lily yelled woman In the rich
moleslxin cape rapidly crosses the
sidewalk and stepped into a taxi
which had evidently been waiting
for her. 1T drove off In the di-
rection OF Market Street.
DR. Cressy drew up to the curb
and leaped out He went over TO
the small door next to the Cairo
Cafe closed his fist and Knocked
a good round tattoo. After al
most d minutes wait it was
opened very little. "A brown
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shoulder She half thought he
cried. He said: 'Jude-Judy dar-
ling He was kissing her-l1e
was saying: "Jude-you're an
goodby, Jude"
CHAPTER SO
CANDY sat with her back turn
- ed to the dresser. She
couldn't see Ramon's letter. But
that corner OF the envelope pro-
truding from the scarf stuck in
her mind like sharp little
knife. All evening it had stuck
there.
I'm not going to read it! III
NEVER read it. He has no bust
ness doing this. Lord, he doesn't
own mel"
But she went over and finger
ed the envelope, her blood going
heavily and with heat the way it
does when one is Sitting with
apprehension.
She was afraid not to read the
letter. She tore it across.
Here and there the paper
was blurred and crumpled with
peculiar marks as though he had
held the pages against his mouth
and bitten them.
You have betrayed me. You
have broken your faith. No Won
der you shrank from meeting me.
/ seemed ghost come back to
torture you. My love is now a
Wllaipy in your eyes; an imperti-
hence. 1t was nor always this.
May you not remember as /
am now remembering. May you
not recall your arms upreached;
our arms entwined. Your lips on
my lips; your lips on my eyes. /
have kissed your feet-your little
cold feet. I have knelt to you.
/ have poured away my thought
and hope on you.
Now you are gone. You have
turned coldIy from me. Without
one regret--longing TO be done
with me. / asked you to kiss
me. And you suffered this, smil
ing your lips muter than a
statues.
''Then you ran your hand over
my head, plying me. I drank
your pity.
why do YOU pity me? Be-
cause my love is a thing that
doesn't die? What / wanted once.
/ still want. Because having
taken you as wife of heart and
soul and body, I would hold you?
You pity me for this. Strange
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desolating humility to ask: You
care somewhat for me, Sandy
Let me kiss You. Will you not
kiss me?"
She covered from these images.
She brought him to this. He
was no longer laughing, vital
fellow whose graceful strength
sent a culver OF delight along
her nerves.
She whispered: Hes sick. IT'S
the fever, Lord, I ought to go to
hip. He needs someone
And suddenly she remembered
the package of clothes he had
sent her-that smart knitted coat.
How big and gallant he was
about it when she said It must be
just a loan. He clasped his arms
about her shoulders and said:
''Poor little darling! Do you
think II care how or why you're
taking it? I'm so glad it's I you
chose to serve you. Because I
love you greatly"
She got UP dizzily and when
feeling along the wall. She turned
her face against it.
She thought: He's done it by
now She began to tremble.
Where was he? She didn't
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gripped his throat in the dark as
he stood before this same
Amon-Ka.
What Did He Mean?
Some one further down the lobby
called tie manager, who excused
himself. The two physicians were
left alone. DR.. Greasy spoke first:
May ask what you meant by
saying Amon-Ka was herein readi
mess for tonight? didn't know
the lady travelled about ?"
She consented to make this
detour in the Interests Of my wan
ing finances. You see. I left the
Sumatra somewhat suddenly and
we're not entirely paid until the
endNof the voyage. I've arranged
to give a lecture. on Egyptology
here tonight. illustrated by ANON
Ka and a few antiques picked up
along the Nile. =
Such as the blue scarab asked
DIR. Cressy innocently He could
feel at that moment the thing he
spoke of lying against his chest
Again the peculiar fancy he had
had the night before =that it was
slightly warm--calne to him.
DR.. SIerittss expression had in :
stant1y changed. He did what
Kathleen had done when she gave
DR.. Cressy,gth he blue scarab. He
looked around him qufcISly and
secretivslY Then he said sflortIy,
ignoring the fact that he had men
toned it in the little miIliner'a be-
fore DIR. CTessv:
know nothing Of any blue
scarab
The one Amon-Ka swallowed"
insisted the Fairview's house doc
tor perversely
/ don't know what you're talk
ing about, and the ex-ship's doe
tor turned on his heel and walked
off. However, a moment later he
thought better of It and came over
to DR.. Greasy before he left the
lobby
Hope to see you at the lecture
tonight, doctor I'd have preferred
another night to Sunday, but every
other nights dedicated to Jazz. "A
princess OF Egypt has to take
what's life. I'M sure you'll enjoy
meeting Amon-Ka again-under
less strenuous circumstances, he
added with a grin. DR.. Cressy
decided that in spite Of his eccen.
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.suke. Why was Mrs. Echard
hefe2
Ss1ke remained silent, bis dark
eyes staring straight ahead
Don't deny It. DR. cressy
thought he might Be considering
this. II Just saw her. z
have you II ask
me question rather nonpIussed
Dr. Cressy. Amer al, what right
had hA To ask why she was there
"a shortly after her Wild night
trip u Santa Cruz. Yet he knew
he had such q right.
Stlke ciapped his hands. A man
appeared at d small door at the
0pposite side Of the room Suke
gave some order IN what the ply
sIciar inferred Was Arabic, and
the man disappeared as suddenly
as he had appeared.
The reason, feel have the
right TO ask Is because strange
things are happening since the
murder OF Kent EIendenning.
They are swirlfng like q thick
mist around the Crittenden fam
fly. have d feeling that You,
too. are involved III these things
in some unknown way. cannot.
Of course, now believe you are
what YOU first represented your
self to bea haIlboy or .
steward. z
lTO Be Continued TOFlorroyR.
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E<TUTIIS is the first time in
my life / have ever had
u enough coconuts."' sighed
Bobby, throwing away a shell OF
a fine big one, out of which he
had just finished eating the firm
white meat.
This is the place to. get
enough, laughed, there's
hardly another kind of tree on
the island" We were on
tropical island down In the Pa
cific off the coast of South At
RIGA.
"Coconnts and gulls, . said
Bunny. "That's about all you
see around here. For myself, j
f. prefer the North"
Certainly all kinds OF gulls,
/ agreed. ST never knew there
were so many different kinds"
And have you noticed" asked
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You just watch him this evening
when the others are coming
home"
That was enough for Bobby.
About 4 O'clock he took up his
position near the tree where
the big bird sat and watched him.
Soon across the still surface
of the water came the gulls on
their way home. How pretty
they looked with the sun shin.
ing on their glistening feathers.
Then up. out of the tree
flew this big bird7-a frigate
bird, that's what he, was. He
stretched his wings and then
he. scared out calmly, But when
he got near the guIls he com
menced scolding. Such q racket
he did make. You could see
the other gulls were frightened
70 death.
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quickly got out my thinocu-
lars to see what was going on
and simply gasped with SUR
prise at what I saw through
my glass.
That frigate bird flew right
up to the smaller gulls and went
at them with such fury that the
gulls just dropped the fish which
they had caught right out Of
their mouths. And one gull
which refused to give up was
seized by the tail and shaken
until he dropped his fish. Then
the frigate bird calmly ate it up.
"Well, / nevern' I said.
Just think of a hard days
fishing and then have the fish
stolen from YOU" exclaimed Bobby
when he saw what happened.
When you're hungry, too"
added Bunny,
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Looks like business. eh?' said
the manager. Twenty thousand
cold cash is a neat little reward.
sim 4 don't think any one viii
be able to get il"
But there was at the very mo-
ment he spoke somewhat III
appearing young man, wearing a
straw hat with a green band,
standing distance Of a couple
Of hundred feet Of him. who, as
he earnestly read the same page
Of the Spaper, suddenly knew he
had an excellent chance of get
ting that reward. This young
man. excitement pouring through
him. rushed over to old Kelly.
the tau-starter. who was on the
daytime shift. and began
lengthy conversation with him.
But DR.. Cressy was unaware Of
All this as he continued to read
= reeapituIation Of what had be
come known all 7zer the country
Is the ..taxicab marder He was
din1Iy. aware through his reading
that a third man had Joined
them and was talking to the man
ager.
Wen, Mr.. Airmes. I've brought
Amon.Ka. Everything's in readf-
ness for tonight -
At the words. Amon-Ka, DR..
Cressy glanced up quickly He
stared. straight into the olive face
of DIR. Steritt, the deserving
ships doctor. who had spoken the
sentence and who seemed sur
prised to be looking at him.
Good, / think it'll be a sue
cess, doctor People are inter
ested in Egypt just now" The
manager turned. Do you know
Or. Greasy, our house physician,
DR.. Steritt?"
II have met DIR. Steritt," DR..
Gressy said. Well he remembered
that meeting when the muscular
hands OF the ships doctor had
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Bobby, that we see most of them
toward evening? They don't seem
to stay at home during the day
time at all. l. wonder where
they go?''
Go fishing. Of course" said
Bunny. THAT Is their business"
"Thnt wouldn't be a bad pro-
fession,'' chuckled Bobby. II
shouldn't think it would be work
Just to go out and fish all day.
/ think would like it."
We were quiet for a while
and then. Bobby started talking
again. at
There's one bird on this island.
that doesn't. go fishing every
day" he declared.
us that so?" l asked.
YES" replied the boy. He
Just sits up in that tree all day.
mot all day." said Bunny.
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faced youth looked ont Though
grave black eyes.
~ want to see the man who
was just at the door.
DO not know.
The door would have been shut
had not Or. Greasy inserted a
substantial foot in the opening.
He pushed with all laiA strength,
opening the door wide 50 aIrd-
denly that the youth was thrust
behind ii against the wall. rhe
physician strobe down long.
narrow, dark hall, lit. III several
places with wall lamps behind
pierced brass shields. They threw
pools OF reddish glow on the
floor.
The ex-EKaIl Boy
He came to d roughly arcIed
entrance hung with curtains of
Oriental material These he part.
ed and stepped through. rho
room he entered was a strange
combination OF bedroom ana Iiv-
ing room, OF cheap pine wood
furniture with rich Oriental
enbroideries flung over ii, like
royal robes over beggars. Or.
Greasy noticed an inIaid teak
wood table covered with books
and papers. But the thing which
riveted his attention was the
figure near the center of the
room. He was sitting in q cheap
imitation leather chair, beside
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= tricities there was something
almost boyish and IilxabIe about his
brother III medicine.
At this moment they we're again
made trio BY. q third man joining
them. DR. Steritt greeted him cor
daily He turned and Introduced
him to DR.. Cressy.
s,Mr. Leverne Lecay, who Is 81
very enthusiastic Psychologist; DR..
Greasy. house doctor here ait the
FairvieW =
DR.: Cressy looked into the black
eyes OF Mr.. Leverne Lecay, well
set into. his face, with its strongly
pronounced features, and bowed.
He recalled In that instant the tele-
gram he had picked up in the room
of the sick Egyptian l1allboy, Anon
Ka swOiiowed bug; bug swallowed
SUM-, and which was addressed to
Iseverne Lecay and signed Kent
Glendenning. He also recalled the
formers earnest talk ats tea with
Kathleen, He suddenly held up the
paper in his hand with its startling
headline:
ssTwenty Thousand Dollars NOf-
fered for the Arrest Of the Muir.
derer Of Kent Glendenning
did you happen to know him,
Mr., Lecay2 !.
Lecay turned his strong black
eyes on the page. For q moment
he seemed to vince as the letters
flew out at him.
No" he said calmly. didn't
meet Mr.. Glendenning He was
only ashore couple of days,
wasn't he, when the tragedy Oc-
curred?"
Three d-days," said the Suma-
trats former doctor. DIR. Cressy
saw that he said it through sud
denly white lips, for he, too, had
read the announcement over the
shoulder Of Lecay. it was evil
dent TO the house physician that
his colleague was struggling for
calm Lecay, too, noticed this and
gave one short, sharp, curious
glance into the doctors face. The
latter hurriedly took his leave. A
Lecay. Kathleen had denied
knowing Lecay and had shortly
after taken tea with him. Lecay
had now denied knowing Gleden-
ming and had received an init
mate telegram from him. Per-
haps Ii was the latest fad to deny
knowing ones friends.
DIR. Greasy left the hotel in his
coupe and remained away all day.
While he did not 90 to church
In the orthodox manner OF his
fathers, he had curious sense
that, he must dedicate the day to
some unselfish cause He CON
ceived the queer, but perhaps
modern idea, df playing through
work. and he gave each Sunday
to charity; attending to free surg
cry cases in b south of Market
clinic on that day
Heavy Traffic
It was about Sis in the evening
when, hurrying up lower Third
Street in his coupe. hoping to get
back to the F'airview in time to
hear DR.. steritt's lecture, Dr.
Greasy was slowed up BY both q
Third Street car and an automo.
bile truck ahead OF him He was
eager not to miss any OF the lee.
ture, for he thought that the
ships doctor might say something
of his trip with Kent Glendenning
into the Valley of the Kings the
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III 81 these things SOW tls
seed of crime. and Il It Il not
committed, IT is due not 70 your
consideration but because the ons
tempted has too fire 3 character
to obey the wrong impulse.
The tempter is as guilty a. the
criminal.
II this sallow. vain, Display in
volved only the neck Of the silly
vain women who own the stuff Il
wouldn't matter So much, but
they expect the police and the
honest, humbIe employees OF the
places they frequent To give their
lives IL necessary To protect them
and. their Jewels That's the I'M
reasonable, unforgiveabIe and this
utterly selfish part Of their van
jty and display
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Is it any wonder that other rich
men who read Of her viii make
haste to tie up their affairs 50.
their wives will be protected from
themselves az well as grafters,
after the husbands are dead?
Never before have the crooks
had an easier time looking over
the lay" than they now have in
the camaraderie Of night clubs!
Little or no entertaining Is done
at home any more, so 1t seems
the. only places foolish women
have to show Off their jewels are
in public and night clubs that
are infested with sl1rewd sharp
crooks who have cultivated the
manners and airs OF people Of
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: importance and naingle freely with
their prospective loot "
see 8 woman pIastered with gems
and pIastered with liquor. easy
..picxings' for the criminal para
site!
That same woman would be ter
rified If she passed an iiI-kenpt
looking tramp on 8 country road
He must be bad character or
ne wouldn't be like that, That
poor old fellow probably wouldn't
harm d hair on her head II 81
the sleek slaeik that flatters her
and escorts her around among
the gayety and lights that IS to
be suspected
In cars. shops and on the
streets one sees also foolish dis
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WHHE other night when four
cake eating crooks were
foiIed In their attempt to hold up
second-rate night club. a
wealthy woman from q nearby
city managed to slip $35 900 worth
Of iewelry in her stocking to out
wit them. Fortunately two Of
the entertainers who grasped the
situation had slipped out, returned
with the police who made the arr
rests before the robbery was ac-
complished.
This woman Isl widow Can
you imagine her husband turning
over in his grave IL he could
know the risk she took to visit q
place that with so much valuable
jewefryg
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play o vaIuaL Il 5eWeIry SOJ
costly, perhaps but It makes 4
flash that can bring fatal re-
suits! What wouldn't be worth
one crook time and trouble may
seem like big haul To n lesser
crook.
The display Of jeWelry also in
spires even honest wholesome peo-
pie with unworthy thoughts. The
man OF woman sitting opposite Il
You may be in desperate need.
The equivalent Of your ornament
might mean life and health to =
loved one for whom they cannot
afford to provide q needed trip
Or attention! 1t is wrong 70 place
yourself In the way Of causing
them TO burn with thee ia justice
Of things.
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Just wanted to hear your voice
before I went. I've phoned to
say good.by TO hear you say good
by to me, Good-by. Sandy .dar-
, ling. !"
Where are you going, Ramon
why do speak in such queer
tone?"
His Decision
Does it sound queer to you,
Sandy? I'm going away-fer q
long time. Will you say good-by
to me? I've just longing to
talk with you. Would you come
and see me a moment? Mono,
you wouldn't do that
Where are you Ramon? What
in the world is the matter?''
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THE STORY THUS FAR.

Kathleen Ctenden beautiful young heiress returns from
ZIP abroad her the taxi 70 her
whom Kathleen is afanced As Kathleen steps from the cab
caragesarteI notes to his horror that Gendnnl1g
Dr. hotel physician takes charge
Of the body until Detective Macarthur gs
Kathleen Cresy intrigued possibly by Kah
Ieens tragic to investigate the mystery Cressy
sending
mysterious Leyerne Lecay Greasy continues his search,
visiting the millinery shop Of Anita Cog friend Of
IN MS search Greasy sturbes Hen-bOund Dr.
Gregory Serr and Anita the disappearance the
Blue Scarab An exciting followed her
discovery had entered The intruder found
Just Dr. Cressy about drop his
sofy opened and in Eaked Kathleen her attractive
cred with kimOn0 to
Kathleen gives the scarab Cressys keeping
startled BY notice of $4,000 reward capture Gendn-
ning's slayer.
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AT LAST!

SANDY is being shown this
week at Loew's Palace Theater.
Madge BeIaIny, the dainty
screen star, appears rs the
ilashing bOb-Iaired heroine Of
ElenOre MeIherin's engrOssing
serial.
Read tile story Of the adven.
lures Of SANDY IN The Wash.
ington Times.
Then GO to L0eW's Palace
and see the wonderful pictur.
ization Of the narrative.
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Didn't YOU hear, Sandy2 I'm
going away ia ike to ses you
. moment first
Tell me where you are. Ramon.
Listen
Never mind. Sandy. ses
you don't wish IT see you
have no wish for another hour
with me. had . few things /
wanted to give you. IN mail
Them It's just as we'll
III come! Ranon-of course,
III come. Tell me where you are
ana walt for ne''
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