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lin the surf, and he dared tn. damp sands to speak to the pair.
 q say. youngsters" he called out cheerily. but Robin detected the hesitant note in his voice just a minute. eh?"
 "All the time you can use,' said Robin, looking at him keenly'
 "Yes. boy" Riggs. said. quietly, you've guessed #. I have some- thing to say. And may as well speak out. There is a definite feeling of what may at least be i called suspicion forming toward your father, and l thought you d i rather I'd tell you than not. ] know you don't mind my speaking before Miss Fair"
 Rather not" Robin braced himself as for blow. Whats the new clue?"
 "The police finally dragged 1t out of the auction room people that your father returned there later that night and bought a i third dagger. As we know, he admitted two. but said nothing about q third"
 ! Chapter NNNlII
 Then my father had good i reason for not mentioning the third" Robin Sears said promptly. And is that third weapon the one that pierced the body of Garrett Folsom, when my father was sev- 1 eral hundred feet away" NOW, Robin," Angel Fair said her eyes full of understanding. but her lips setting themselves in firm line. don't take it that way. l mean, we all know and ap- 1 preciate your resentment and your indignation, but they won't get us anywhere. Let's hear all MT. Riggs this new evidence"
 Tite Riggs looked at her admir- ingly.
 Alta grill" he-said.
 You're right" said Robin, his eyes suddenly opened. That's Dads attitude-high and mighty, scornful, above-suspicion gesture. All right. Riggs, just how far is this suspicion voiced and by whom?"
 "The police don't voice 1t audi bly,, but it's like distant rumble of thunder and all that sort of thing. They are gathering a little more evidence and then they pro- pose to come out in the open and declare their beliefs"
 That my father killed Mir. Fol- som?
 Tt may come to that"
 And the motive?"
 They expect 10 get that later. You see, if they get circumstantial evidence pretty firmly established. they go ahead"
 Robin thought a moment.
 Then l have two things to do l mean right now. ] must hunt that green bather that Dad said can prove he was not near Folsom, and I must interview the auction man. Which will you do, Angel?"
 Tite Riggs smiled.
 "I'll go along the beach," she said, at once, land see if see our verdant friend. You get dressed and take up the auction end of 1t, and we'll meet at lunch- con-"
 Right" said Robin. Good hunt ing"
 The girl swung off down the beach, a shining figure in her bright colored garb, and Robin turned to Riggs.
 T don't get it." he said. sim ply. but Angels right. It's no time to stand around and say. How dare you, sir!' It's time for action.'
 Why not go straight to your father and put tt to him ?"
 "Well. you sec" Robin smiled, Angel hasn't spoken to him as she did to me. and he's still in the high-hat stage. He'd say. My son, we Searses don't commit mur- der,' and let it go at that. No. know my Dad, and I've pretty we'll sounded him out on this thing, and for the moment, anyway. I've got to do a little sleuthing on my own. Take me back on the force, will you?"
 His sunny smile was little crooked at the corners, for, after all. Robin was only twenty-six, and to have the honor of the whole Sears line on his shoulders was responsibility.
 "Glad to-" said Riggs. 'Now, I do think that you're the one to go to see Barchester; that's the auc- tioneer."
 What an impressive name"
 "Very. Shall go with you?"
 "I'm not afraid of the beetle, but I think whatever transpires between us should be before a wit ness. So come along"
 Meantime. Angelica, not at all averse to her part of the game, hiked merrily along, noting with darting eyes the suit of every man she passed. Though striking fig ure in her bright colored garb, her gay beach cape was voluminous and, blown by the breeze, gave her more the effect of a sea nymph re- turning to her native element than a mortal in search of a man.
 Moreover. as there were many thousand bathing suits more con- spicuous than hers and some less so. she was not so noticeable as might appear.
 At last sixth sense seemed to apraise her that she was being followed.
 She turned. quickly and sud- denly. and found she was right