Evening star., 1931-05-10

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He imagined he sUUs attracting the Gtte
him, looked ar
"'This Is cash business We don't ask our
customers for their street and telephone num-
bers."
What do they look hke-these men2"
"V1cToR is around IS years old. smooth
shayen, with brown eyes and dark hair.
and about my height Case Is about the same
height but he may be a year or two older He's
smooth-shaven also. I'm not sure about his
eyes, but he has light hair. Arrowhead ID
younger-27 or So He's about my height, but
darker than Case"
"Clothes?"
'T don't remember clothes"
"How does this somd?" TorIey threw away
the butt Of his cigar and bit OF the end Of
another First: The thief don't know long
ahead you viii sell this necklace. You don't
yourself. Second: He makes his plans since
finding out. No other way. Third: He has to
make you feel you know him In the time he
has. Fourth: The easiest way Of doing this II
by bidding in stuff you put up. Fifth: Since he
has such little time. he shows up in all your
late auctions Sixth: In that case, he buys
something today"
Sounds probable" said Linton.
"An right. Which of these birds do you
know 1ongest?"
"Oh, Victori I've known him for yearsl~
"He's out. Which next?"
Case was buying from me last year this
time-perhaps longer than that"
Hes out, too That leaves Arrowhead Try
again. Which of these birds shows up oftenest
Iately?"
Arrowhead, I suppose"
(Which Of them buys from you at your last
Arrowhead. Neither of the others"
(which Of them buys again from you today.
before the stone rope comes up?"
"Only Arrowhead"
Arrowhead is the bird we want" said
Torley. I'VE both know that amt his name.
The question is, who is he and where is he
and what did he do with the dAzz1ers? Can't
you think Of anything at all about him?"
"He wore gray hat and carried Q tan top
coat across his arm"
Torley ciamped down his teeth upon his
cigar.
"Topcoat" he repeated thoughtfuI1y. '~T&n
across his arm. HIM. sign I'm geetang o4o
Don't pay enough attention to what hear"
Turning abruptly away he began shufning
absently about the room. After Q little he
stopped and shot out a question:
What about this Arrowhead IS funny?"
Funny? Not . thing"
'"TFy again. Maybe his collar comes un-
buttoned or sock sticks out Of his pocket
instead Of handkerchief"
He dressed very carefully" said Linton
Another. You say this man with o tan top
coat over his arm buys something earlier to-
day. What?"
"A silver-mounted perfume bottle for one
thing. A girl with black hair bid against him"
what does he do makes her Iaugh?"
"She didn't laugh" said Linton.
what other little thing does he buy7"
"a jeweled powder box"
"And who bids against him for that?"
"a spitfre named Reemer wanted it to %
with another box she had bought. She didn't
laugh, either" He paused Maybe I'm wrong.
Ask me that laugh question over"
IT'S asked" said Torley. What makes the
spitare laugh?"
"An saw her do myself was sputter like
meat In hot lard, but Dave Says-" And he
went on to ten what his attendant had said
about her nervous laughter she left the
rooms ana It's cause. "He didn't mention who.
but IL might have been Arrowhead He stood
at the door, and saw her fall behind giggling
as this man went out He started TO speak,
but the fellow high hated him, 30 he let it
ride" .a.t y.. :. y a4 4s''s 's-'s'' r
~Send her ever when she calls fOV the other
bOx.% said 4Torley. He tuFnedsanA' went osle! .