Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-08-02
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|NS BY Mignos G. Eberhdrs

had warned me too we'll But I wa!
just going to tell you, in the White
Salon, you know, when" Shit
stopped completely there.
So that was why the priest was muir
dered. He had had the token. and SOM
one knew he had it and murdered him
A small incident in the lust for tina
waiting gold.
This left three possibilities-that is
If we granted that the priest had stoler
the token, and I thought I was safe il
doing that-first, the murderer hac
taken it from the priest, and it was II
his possession.
Second, it had been on the body o.
the priest, and the police now had it
this thought was highly improbable
as the murderer had had hours aftel
the priests death to search the body
unobserved. Parenthetically I thought
of the hideously uneasy night I hae
passed trying to sleep in that death
haunted wing.
The third possibility was that the
priest had hidden the token success.
fully or had passed it Immediately to 9
possible accomplice; this last was also
unlikely
DO you want to tell me what 1t tsp
I asked rather dinidently.
You mean you want to try to find II
again for me?"
She considered this gravely.
IT'S rather dangerous knowledge" she
said at last. And must be able to tel
Francis that have kept 1t a complete
secret. That, Of course, is the pressing
thing. didn't intend to ask you to find
it for me. think that's rather a hope
less task now
And besides II have already placed
you in too much danger The thing ]
wanted to talk to you about is what tc
do now. What to tell Francis. Oh, it's
its SO dreadfully ironical II he'd only
got here one day sooner. He's waiting
now, I suppose. He limited that when
we returned from interviewing the
police we would go into, what he called
the-formalities.' He Means, Of course
the token"
1t was true that that was the urgent
and immediate thing. How to meet
Francis inquiries at that moment. TIC
tell him lamely that the thing had
been stolen, but that we were search
ing for it would be to convince Francis
once and for all that Sue was only an
other impostor.
You'll have to bluf1 your brother
Get the papers from Lovschiem; make
brother to digest. Then refuse to show
your own token until he shows YOU his
i gather they are identical? The
chances are he will be reluctant to show
his. He'll be afraid it Is q trap. How
ever, you'll hold out; you'll say you also
are afraid of a trap-or rather you'll
indicate 1t tactfully. Don't hesitate fol
an instant. Be firm and cool and sure
of yourself"
And 1t was true; she could-no one
better.
But suppose-suppose he believe.
me-suppose he Is ready to match his
token with mine. Suppose" she said
with ghost Of smile which did not
tighten the tense look in her eyes and
the taut line around her mouth, Sup
pose he calls my bluff"
He won't" said with more conf
dence than felt He'll want to think
about 1t awhile-talk it over with Lorn
And In the meantime perhaps-."
Her eyes quickened, ana she grasped
at the hint that had not intended to
convey.
do you mean" she Whispered
that you-that perhaps-that you
know something-are on the trail
mo, no." said at once. 1--WE only
faint notion. Don't bank on 1t. Don't
hope for anything. I mean it. I'm
counting on Lorn and Lorn only I'm
less the Paris detectives get here first u
1t had not convinced her. I could
see by the eager, questioning look in
her eyes that it had not. felt vaguely
embarrassed. for pretended to no
ability as detective.
Still, two and two make four by
whomever added It was>the uncertainty
Of the digits that troubled me.
SUNBEAM asks Sue, tomorrow, some
mystifying questions.