Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

He was making narcotic drugs
dope. Very neat plant"
Turning out dope? He's been do
ing that for years."
Yes. Prosperous industry"
But why the child?"
"Probably the child of some drug
fiend who had died-customer OF his
and he took her to keep her from
telling things. Then his daughter,
who seems a brute, mistreated the
child and gave her no care. Some
thing queer about that, too"
What did you want me to work on,
sir?"
Go over this place. Go over the
Cabots' past. Look for somebody
that's lost child. Good-by."
The detective in the yard with the
little girl grinned at Reggie. IL m
not much of hand at this, sir. But
she don't seem to like me to put her
down"
mo. Nice to have somebody to hold
on to, isn't it. shrimp" Reggie
touched her cheek. Come and hold
on to me-" lie held out his arms.
She swayed toward him. Come along.
We're going to pretty house and a
| kind. jolly lady, and everybody there
is waiting to love you"
| She was wrapped in a rug in Supt.
Bells car, watching the trees in the
park rush by, the busy. gay streets.
When the car stopped at Reggie s
house. his parlormaid had the door
open and watched him carry the child
in. Shall l take her, sir?" she said.
She's all right. thanks. Has Nurse
Cary Gomez"
Here l am. Mr.. Fortune" A small,
buXOm woman ran down the stairs.
NJ hill
I'm going to like you ever so much.
Please like me-
1t was difficult not to like those
pretty pink and white cheeks, that
kind voice. Something like a smile
came on the wan face.
"Oh, my dear"' said Nurse Cary.
with tears in her voice and her eyes
She gave a glance at Mr.. Fortune.
Yes. / know" he said.
I'm going to make you so beauti-
fully cozy," said Nurse Cary. You
just come and try"
Upstairs i'll the bathroom filthy
clothes were stripped from the little
body.
Reggie examined them. He looked
close. made out a bit of tape with n
name in stitched letters-Rose Bar
ford. He turned to the child Well
isn't it jolly. Rose?"
so you're Rose, are you?" Nurse
Cary smiled. My little Rose"
"Mummy's Wose," the child muir
murcd
Mr.. Fortune went out. The tele-
phone called to Scotland Yard. rs
that Tomas? Fortune speaking. The
child is Rose Barford. There's a
mother-or was. Get on to it,"
X
THE small Rose was among many
Nurse Cary set out a. farm on her
bed. They were being very funny
about the hens. but she did not laugh.
She watched with grave. tranquil eyes.
Mr.. Fortune was called away.
At Scotland Yard he found a CON
ference-Lomas. Bell Avery. my
dear fellow. How's the PATIENT"
shell come through"
"Hansing's too good for that pair"
Bell sighed. And we can't even
hang EN-"
NO. No, hope not They'll feel
what they get, quite a lot, the family
Cabot"
They've done enough to be hanged
more than once" said Avery fiercely.
You remember that fellow who died
in kensington Gardens. Mr.. Fortune?
He used to get his drugs from
Smithson and Company"
Yes. You were right about him.
Avery. / ought to have seen there
was something to work on there"
Avery laughed. you're the one
that's been right, sir. Do you ramem-
Der how we made fun of YOU about
the kitten? If you hadn't taken that
~ Il
happy and comfortable"
Don't recall my awful past.
Avery "Lomas said. Its not re-
Spectful. Ny dear Reginald, you're
a disturbing fellow. You're sapping
the foundations Of the criminal courts
of this country"
mo flowers, by request" Reggie
murmured.
'You don't work by evidence, like
a reasonable man."
"My only aunt" Reggie was an
moved. Il use nothing but evidence
That's why l don't get on with law
yers and policemen. l believe evil
dence. Lomas, old thing. That's what
bothers YOU"
You do bother me. And now will
you kindly tell me the history of the
Cabot AFFAIR."
skilled chemist. The trouble in the
dope trade is always to get supplies
He solved that by getting raw mate
rails and making the stuff. He found
his customers at the night clubs and
the restaurants he was in touch with
through the Smithson & Co. account
ant business. He distributed proba-
bly, by post from Smithson 4 Co"
That's right, sir" Bell nodded
We've got on the track of that now
Big trade he did"
Very neat, Reginald" Tomas
smiled. "Have you found out any
thing about the child?"
Three months ago George and
Rose Barford were convicted of deal
ing in drugs. The man is a young
accountant. the woman an actress
They lived in Bloomsbury fiat and
often went to one of the Soho restau-
rants. A waiter there gave informa-
ton that the woman had been offer
ing drugs. They were arrested.
Dope was found in the pockets of
the mans coat and the woman's coat
More dope in their fiat. A clear case,
and they were both convicted. After
they were in prison, the woman COM
planned that, she heard nothing of her
daughter, whom another actress i'm
the fats had promised to look after.