Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19

with the chloroform. Mrs. Larkin?:,,
he said gently.
You fiend" she painted. Dom
say a word, George"
"Oh. yes, know he's George" said
Reggie.
Sergt. Underwood stared from III"
man in handouts to the man on III"
ground. Good heavens. Which hav"
I got, sir" For the man who stood
was of the same small plump size a.
Mr.. Larkin. gray haired, clean shaver.
too. dressed in the like dark clothes.
Yes. good makeup. That wa
necessary. wasn't It. Mrs. Larkin"
Well, we'd better get the real Mr..
Larkin to the hospital" He whistled
across the night and the hired car
surged up to the foot of the hill. Mr.
Larkin was carried to 1t. it bore him
and Reggie away and behind them
Mrs. Larkin and George, handcuffed
wrist to wrist. tramped long miles {"
police station.
A little man lying In the heather on
the hill watched them go. Giles
knew he would have her." and he
capered home to his hut on the moor.
CUPERINTENDE BELL coming
~ into an Inn at Wimborne next
morning saw Mr.. Fortune dealing
heartily with grilled salmon. You
had a bad night. sir he said with
sympathy.
Yes. Poor Joseph was very upset
Can you wonder? It's disheartennC
to HUSBAND when his wife attempts
murder on the wedding night. De
stroys confidence"
Confidence, They're pair of
beauties. the woman and this chap
| GEORGE /
to bury poor Larkn alive"
| Yes. Yes. He wouldn't have been
very lively, of course"
| II should say not. What do you
think that fellow had on him. sir
| We'll, chloroform, of course. \
pistol, l suppose. Probably some
vitriol."
That's it," Superintendent Bell
gazed at him with admiration. Its
wonderful how you know men. Mr.
Fortune"
Mr.. Fortune smiled. II knew they'd
think of everything. That's their
weakness. Just a little too careful
But it's a beautiful plan. Grave all
ready. nice light soil, spades handy
chloroform the old man, pour vitriul
over him, bury him. Not likely any
one would open that barrow again in
century. If they did. only an un-
known corpse inside. Nobody missing
No chance anybody would think the
corpse was Mr. Larkin who sailed fo,
South Africa alive and kicking. And
George and Isabel are Mr.. and Mrs
Larkin and live happy ever after on
the Larkin fortune. If only she hadn't
taken such pains about a grave, if
only she hadn't bothered about Giles.
If only they hadn't been so clever with
! their secret messages, they'd have
brought it off. Poor old Joseph.
though. He's very cut up. He fear,
Isabel never really loved him. But
he don't want to give evidence against
her. poor old thing"
II don't wonder" said Bell. Hell
look proper fool in the witness box"
There was a sprightly noise with
out. Tomas came in and on the heels
OF Tomas solid man with the face
OF Roman emperor. Reginald, my
dear fellow, all my congratulations"
LomaS chuckled. You told me so.
You really did. Splendid case. This
is Mr. Bingham Jackson of the
American service
Il want to know you. sir" said
Mr.. Bingham Jackson. This is good
work. We wanted those two and We
wanted EN- bad"
when Mr.. Jackson saw your pho.
tographs of George and Isabel he
called for champagne" Tomas chuck
led.
Yes. ! thought somebody ought I"
know them said Mr.. Fortune II
thought they weren't new to the bust
ness
NO. sir" Mr.. Jackson nodded i'm
pressively. Not new. Isabel and
George Stultz are citizens Of some
reputation. We shall be right glad
to have them back. They eliminated
Mrs. Stanton Johnson of PHILADELPHIA
and got off with her collection Of an.
| tiQue jewels They used morphia and
cellar then. One Of our best
crimes"
This is going TO hush up Joseph's
| trouble" said Mr.. Fortune with sat
isfaction. "You'll claim their extra.
dition for murder"
Sure thing. They brought the
murder off on our side. / want to
say. Mr.. Fortune, I do admire your
work. You have fair"
Not nice people. Isabel and George.
you know" said Reggie dreamily. ~
get nerves when people aren't nice
and ordinary"
Some nerves." said Mr.. Jackson.
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