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CHAPTER TX

II ALVEY deigned to become In
/ i terested. He and Reagan re-
garded the weapon. It was a pow
erfully delicate thing and beauti-
full as poisonous snake.
Tho handle was of polished
metal. whether nickel or silver. neil
Their knew. The guard was ex-
Quisitely carved, AID the blade,
which was unusually long and
perilously keen, was Of the finest
tempered steel.
At the moment 1t was not a
pretty sight, however, for the steel
was covered with blood which had
clotted almost to blackness. Han
vey moved away.
''Where'd you find it?"
ION the floor Of the hanging
closet-in the corner"
didn't you look there day be
fore yesterday"
"Sure l did"
"Yourself?"
eyes" 49,. =. s.-s
81 thought you said there wasn't
anything there"
81 did, Jim; but ! suppose
overlooked it. Though I'm darned
II l see how I did" .sse
Harvey shrugged. Those things
can happen, all right. It's queer
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and took part In a bank robbery be-
cause he was desperate. The rob-
Der probably made a deal with him
that all he had to do was drive q
car, figuring no one would ever sus-
pect q college students car In q
college town, even If it was hitting
sixty on the road. We're sure Yer
non was mixed up In that because
we know he didn't have q thin
dime before the thing happened, yet
the very next day he buys q new
car and pays the difference OF
twelve hundred dollars in cash.
And / also know that he has lied
like the devil about everything
since l put him under arrest"
Jim whistled softly. at sort OF
makes Mister Vernon out to be q
pretty tough hombre, John"
"He isn't that. / just think he
went nuts"
"Maybe SO. But he sure
stayed crazy long time"
Reagan was q trifie annoyed. 1t
did not please him to have his
damning summary greeted with
even the slightest semblance OF
skepticism.
.What's wrong with my case,
Jim?"
Harvey arched his eyebrows In
surprise. "Golly, joint didn't
say anything was, did II"
"But," accused Reagan, "you
don't really think it was Max Yer
non!'
"Who says don't9"
"Do your
"Pretty near"
"What do you mean: Pretty
near?"
"Well--" Harvey drew a long,
audible breath. 81 sort Of just hap
pened to remember Larry Welch."
aYeh? What about him."
"Vernon had left the fraternity
house before WEIGH got there. yet
WEIGH says that he had a long
talk with Thayer. Now 1t sort OF
seems to me, John, that If Thayer
was already dead, Larry would
have noticed 1t, wouldn't he?"
.'HumphI" Reagan was crestfal-
len. 81 think Larry lied"
aWhy?'
'sTo shield Miss Peyton. He's
goofy about her."
you're right. =. But then II he's
sticking his own neck into a moose
to shield her, don't 1t strike you
that he's got some mighty good
reason-a reason we don't know
for thinking that she killed
Thayer?"
II know, Jim-but we've got Yer
non dead to rights. He's bound
to have done tt"
provided neither Larry WEIGH
nor Miss Peyton did"
Reagan frowned, then broke into
disappointed laugh.
"You win, Jim. I kept running
into snags like that all the time.
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body could talk to Larry and see
that he isn't the kind who would
kill anybody. That is, anybody but
q copI" "
Harvey turned gravely to his
companion.
"You see what the public thinks
about you, John. And seeing that
we don't need any solid ivory around
here-suppose you run along and
let me talk to this young lady
alone?"
avery WELL" Reagan rose, with
out resentment, and started for the
door. Harvey followed. He spoke
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dho MAY DAY
MYSTERY
H. b. Octdvus Rou Cohen.
Mn.u.ssex,es,

he does the right thing just one
time. The crook can't afford to slip
| once"
'True enough, John. You sure
don't get any argument out Of me.
But it Is funny you didn't see that
knife when you first looked In the
closet"
Harvey rummaged around In a
dresser drawer until he found col
lar box. He emptied this and then
waddled into the bathroom, from
which he returned with q roll Of
absorbent cotton. He lined the col
lar box with cotton and then gin
gerly placed the knife In the box.
But he did not Immediately look
up. His eyes were fixed steadily
on the weapon.
Sunny" he said at length.
.What?"
aThe handle Of that knife, John
its polished metal, and yet there
isn't a fingerprint on It."
"Well, I'll be burned If you
amt right, JIM"
"What you reckon"
'Cinch. Max Vernon had enough
sense to polish the prints of the
handle"
"You sure think fast, John"
Reagan looked up sharply. but
the face of the fat man told him
nothing.
'D'you think I'm wr0ngY
Seems like you must be right.
It just looks kind of funny, though.
that you didn't find that knife day
before yesterday"
Reagan was disturbed. He was
certain that he had looked In that
identical spot the afternoon of the
murder, and he had found no knife.
His brain was racing, and suddenly
he whirled on his companion.
"I've got 1t, Chief"
"Got what?"
1.-THE answer to that knife. First,
there's the of chance 1t was there
all the time and / just didn't find
It. hate to admit that, but it's
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That's why l wanted to pass the
buck to you" He eyed the big
man keenly. .What's your idea
about the thing?"
II haven't had an idea In
month. They don't come to me swift,
like they do to you"
But you surely think some
thing?"
"Yeh-true enough. And the first
thing I think, johns that I amt
hardly talked to anybody about this
affair. Until l see some Of the 9TH
ers. won't know where I stand"
"And after you do see them,
you'll be absolutely bughouse. 1
know believe me, do:"
''I'll try. anyway"
"Who first? Vermont"
moo. l think I'll have a chat
with Ivy WEIGH"
Reagan conducted Harvey to the
Office Of the dean in the main build.
ing. Doctor Boyd was startled BY
Hanvey's appearance and appeared
somewhat skeptical of the mans
ability, but he was courteous land
readily acceded to Hanvey's request
that Ivy WEIGH be summoned.
The door opened and figure of
vivid youth entered the room. She
wore white, sleeveless dress and
short, revealing skirt. The dean
introduced her and then excused
himself, promising Harvey that
they would not be interrupted.
While he bowed himself out, Ivy
stood cycling the two detectives.
She showed the effects Of the ter
rife shock to which she had. been
subjected. Tragedy - grim and
stark-had invaded her life early,
and left her peculiarly matured.
There were dark circles under her
eyes. to tell the story Of fearful,
sleepless nights-and she twisted
her hands nervously. When the
dean had gone she addressed Han.
vey with courageous directness.
Are You In charge Of this case
now?"
Yes. Miss Welch-I guess SOL
swell, I'm glad. This man here
she jerked her bobbed head to-
ward Reagan-fs absolutely dumb"
3Is he. reallyT
III say he Is. Else why would
ne keep my brother In iail7 Any
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possible. The second theory Is that
Max Vernon had 1t with him and
when he came back yesterday eve
ming from Steel City he dumped It
in there before I stuck him under
arrest. He was In this room when
I grabbed him"
Hanvey's big head nodded slow
approval 'Now you're talking,
John r.
"You think I'm right?"
"It sounds mighty reasonable.
Question is, are you sure it is YER
mons knife?"
we'll ask him-that's one way
Of finding out. And In the second
place, look at that spot on the wall
It's like this, see" Reagan
stepped to the mantel and removed
scimitar which hung there. "No-
tice how you can see on the wall
paper just where this hung, Jim?
Yonder is the place the dagger was
hanging-it fits that spot exactly.
And you can tell It's foreign
thing"
"Ain't any question about that.
It sure don't look awful healthy for
Mister Vernon"
.It don't-and I'm sorry. l be-
Iieve the kid has gotten q lousy
deal all round. This Thayer evil
IDENTIFY wasn't a thing but plain,
| high-class hustler. It's a cinch that
he must have been trimming Vernon
at cards, and we know that he was
gypping his fraternity brothers on
the liquor game. OF course, Car
micino thinks Thayer was a fine
gentleman, but he would think that.
AS a matter of fact, Thayer was q
dud and we both know it."
eve sure do"
aBut that don't make Vernon's
position any happier. He quarrels
1 with Thayer about girl. We know
i that Thayer had trimmed him good
and plenty. We know that Vernon
i was desperate for want of money.
We know that he went to Thayer's
room and that shortly afterward
Thayer's dead body was found
Now we locate the knife with which
he was killed. We find it In Yer.
mons room and identify it positive.
ly-or will pretty soon-as being
part of Vernon's collection of weap.
| ons. We have every reason to be.
lieye that the kid went plumb loco
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THE STORY FROM THE BEGINNING


Thayers attentions Ivy WEIGH coco an
with each other
to
excited
mplcatns both
murder wech insists alive when
forbidden frat house. divd
ing
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Splendid Monument

Death Valley National monument
Is the newest and greatest of all
our national monuments, and is even
greater in size than any Of our ma
tional parks with the exception OF
Yellowstone and Mount Mckinley
Its 1901 800 acres comprise an ares
greater than that of Yosemite and
Grand Canyon National parks com
bined, and when additional territor!
that should be added is included iii
is likely in the future) 1t will exceed
all but Yellowstone In size.
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TRAIL OF TRAGEDY
FROM ROYAL TOMB
Good Grounds for Belief in
Pharaoh's Curse.

The Imperial Forestry institute at
Oxford has just completed an exam
ination of specimens of wood from
the shrines outside the sarcophagus
of Tutankhamen, which were recent
ly sent home from Egypt.
The wood was found very difficult
to handle for cutting; beaker In
which 1t was being baled was shat
tered at critical moment In the
experiment; and, finally, when the
tests were almost at an end, the ap-
paratus which contained the wood
blew up in the laboratory.
King Tutankahmen lived about
$500 years ago, and his tomb was
discovered by Mr.. Howard Carter In
November, 1922. 1t was the first In
tact royal tomb chamber yer found
In Egypt, and the discovery was the
browning triumph of sixteen years
of research at Thebes and tn the Val
ley of the Kings by the late earl OF
Carnarvon and Mr.. Carter.
On the day when the tomb OF the
king was uncovered curious incl
dent occurred. A cobra entered Mr..
Howard Carriers house and ate a pet
canary belonging to the famous
Psychologist. 1t was remarked at
the time that cobras are rarely seen
IN Egypt during the winter months,
and that this snake was the symbol
of royalty In ancient Egypt
Then, when those who entered the
tomb saw for the first time the EN-
balmed body Of the king, they no
ticed q mark on his face. On April
8, 1923, Lord Carnarvon died Of cry
sipelas and pneumonia following pol
soning from a mosquito bite. The
mark left on his face by this bite was
said to be In exactly the same posi-.
ton as the mark on the face Of Tut.
ankhameA.
1t was recalled, also, that on the
day when he had entered the tomb
for the first time, Lord Carnarvon had
made some TESTING remarks. At this
a distinguished Psychologist who was
present turned to companion. and
said: "H he goes down In that spirit,
7 give him six weeks to live" He
also spoke half jokingly. but exactly
nix weeks afterwards the earl died.
These events In themselves would
have been sufficient to impress the
superstitious, but they were empha-
sized by the fact that number Of
other deaths took place among those
connected with the excavations.
Mr.. Howard Carter. however, re-
fuses to believe that there is any
truth In the theory that these fatal
tiles represent a vengeance" for the
disturbance of the tomb.
"There was. perhaps, no place In
the world freer from risks than
the tomb" he has written. when
1t was opened. scientific research
proved it to be sterile. london An
swers.
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CHAPTER vIII-contlnued

II
Sunny bunch. But at that
I guess it's more sensible than col
lecting stamps or art things" He
blinked. you've looked all through
the room, John?"
Everywhere. I'm sure I didn't
miss a thing"
"You never can tell. :. Just
to make sure, though, well make
one more search"
Reagan started with the dresser.
He rummaged through the drawers
and into every corner. He inspect
ed every ornament and spot Of dust
on the mantel He looked behind
pennants and pictures which were
tackled on the wall.
He opened the door of the hang
Ing closet, where he commenced
systematic search into every pocket
of every suit of clothes. -
It was a tedious job and Reagan
-glancing occasionally into the
room-was quite sure that Ham
vey's suggestion for a new search
had not been entirely without III
terror motives.
The prodigious body was settled
snugly into the big chair; the pudgy
hands were folded contentedly
across the massive mezzanine and
Jim Harvey was-or far as the
naked eye could discern sleeping
superbly.
Sleepingl Or was he? The long.
er Reagan was with Harvey the
less he understood the big man. At
times he appeared to be obtuse, at
times brilliant-and at times just
plain dumb. Reagan returned to
his task. II Harvey wanted a
search he'd darn well get one. Rea-
gan had been over every inch OF
the ground before but he
was determined to do this job
as thoroughly as he had the first.
And then the silence Of the room
was shattered by sharp cry from
the closet.
Hanvey's eyes uncurtained slow
~, but he exhibited no other excite
ment-even when Reagan leaped
into the room holding something
gingerly between his thumb and
torefnger.
"Good Cd, Chief-look here"
Jim eyed the trophy curiously.
'Dog-gone It's a knife.
And there's blood on it, too.
Where'd you find 1t, John?"
SIN the corner Of the closet. On
the floor. IL don't understand,
Jim-because ! looked there day be-
fore yesterday. He was more
excited than he cared to show.
But we've got something here,
Chief-no matter If / did overlook
1T before. With this, it ought to be
plain sailing"
'How come. John?"
Because" snapped Reagan tri-
umphantly-"that is the knife that
killed Thayer, and Chief-Pve got
another idea"
Good for you, John. What Is It :"
Reagan stepped swiftly to the
mantel. He designated spot on
the wall where the papering was a
lighter color.
Sunless I'm all wrong, Harvey"
ne said-''this knife belongs right
Id that spot And If it does-there
amt much question but that Max
Vernon is the man who used it."
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A Fast Worker

Plutocrat Ito young man asking for
his daughters hand)-And have you
said anything about this to my daugh-
ter? < a IT,
Would-be Suitor-Not yet, sir. You
see, 1t was only last night that I
heard you had a daughter.-London
Opinion. III. III ~ $50
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Her Complaint

I'm going straight down !,
post office to make a complaID, ~. %e
Freda pertly. 'ua
"oh, darling" said her young ma,
I'll do 1t for you. What q !. ~
want?" wv
II want to find out why m.
haven't delivered that box Of cho" ~
lates you promised you were poIns !.
send me-" she replied.-Answers M. =
azine.
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KS a Fowl Nepiy
Hayes looked thoughtful.
"Tell me-" he said, "is a chicken
big enough to eat when 1t Is two
weeks old?"
His friend laughed.
"Don't be absurd" he replied. "of
course 1t isn't"
Hayes gave him a friendly push.
'Then how does It liver" he asked.
Tell me that"
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No Hope

"Have you said your prayers
DickieT
Eyes, Mummie. I prayed for you
and Daddie, but not for Uncle Reg,
because / heard Daddie say he was
past praying forI"
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THE BOOB

The Stout one-Yes, l spent u.
entire evening telling him that b
had a terrible reputation for kissing
girls against their will.
The Thin one-And what did 4,
do?
The Stout 0ne-He sat there m,
a boob and denied 1t.
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Abb

"why is there never any cream On
top Of your milk?"
swell. we ill the bottles 90 fuT
there amt any room for cream
Passing Show Nondonl.
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Will Of Wheel,

Freddie was giving his lad, .,
a long discourse on his family ,'' y.
tory. V de
my Grandfather" he said !.
Just a poor, Woodworking o, wa
clockmaker. When he died ! u0a
years ago, he left all his e,, Nv
which consisted Of 200 clocks s =
father" !" ny
The girl smiled.
SLOW Interestingly" she sal,
must have been real fun wInSl. u
his estate."-Philadelphia Ipon,rs. "
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coneback

Owner Of New Lawn-MOwer (hrn'
ly)-I wouldn't lend It to my own
father.
Would-Be Borrower-You're visa
I know the old chap.-HumOrlst Mag
azine.
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Over the Radio

"Pardon me, but doesn't madam
need the piano tuned?"
"I'm afraid that's not ours you
hear. You'd better call at the Broad
casting company w-Humorist Mag
azine.
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Real Effort

Farmer-Thought you said you had
plowed the ten-acre field?
Plowman-No, / only said was
thinking about 1t. ~ f.. .. -.
Farmer-Oh. / see; you've merely
turned 1t over In your mind. ..-..
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Where Got IL

Actor-When I play .Othello" the
whole pit is bathed In tears.
Explorer-That's nothing. My last
wireless speech on my North pole
trip was so realistic that most Of the
listeners are still I'm bed with colds.
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Defending Him

"why did you have to tell ""
mother | kissed your" -
"She's always saying you Dave ,s,,'
the nerve."-Louisville Courlef-'O~
nal.
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The Right Place

1Tve come from the employment
bureau, ma'am," said the girl They
said you wanted servant"
"But / do all the work myself" re-
piled the lady of the house.
"Then the place will just suit me. !"
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save you eaten the sandwlcne
mum?"
@Yes."
"Then I'll ave to clean the sneo
with cream cheese. "-EverybooyA
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ExnIainad

Antique Dealer-A rare piece A
revolver dating from Roman times
@The Romans had no revolyers.'
'That is why It Is so rare."-StOck,
holm Vart Hem.
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A Wise Move

sI thought you always frequenl.,. !.
good clubs? How is 1t find you y
this doubtful place"
'My wife said that II ] Wenl
such places / could 60 alone.
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And Then Somel

sThink o. poor old AIRY bein' sent
to jailI One o. the fastest working
burglars In the game"
"Ah, well, he's takin' his time
now.r-Tft-Bit Magazine.
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WEAK LINK, TOO

"Jack has pretty big ears.
eyes, they are SO big that bis neaa
seems merely a connecting Ink %
tween them"
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Control Curiosity

Those who don't MIND Ds' 80
raped over the fingers, ask may
questions.
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Big Things Doins

.N Big Things Doing
Maid-The furniture man is hen
ma'am. s."'
Mistress-rll see him In a mlnuh
Tell him to take q chair.
Maid-I did, but he started with
the piano.-Montreal Gazette
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On the Go

On the Go
Mother-Helen is getting prettier.
don't you think so?
Father-Really, my dear, can't
say. / must get up early some morn.
ing and meet her as she comes In.
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STOOD FOR QUEENS" SQUADS hatch In
IL days. Mature In weeks. Pigeon ntera
ture. dime. Lean, Milwaukee, Oregon.
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Better Gift

"Bobby, / gave your teddy i Ds,.
a poor little boy who had 10 H. H..
"why didn't you give him ta'D
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If He Il Genuine

A genuine orator can go on long
after he Is through. and is vel
come TO.
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STATE MONEY
FOR TEACHERS
STILL IN DOUBT
Payment Depends Entirely
on Revenue From Sales
and Income Taxes.

State payment Of $500 of each
teachers salary depends entirely
upon success Of the state sales and
income tax as a revenue producer,
Governor Paul V. McNutt declared
today, announcing that he is having
estimates compiled for local budget
makers.
He said he hoped to meet the
payments.
George c. Cole. superintendent of
public instruction already had an
nounced that the state would do so
and school budget makers should
proceed on that basis.
Commenting on the conflict In
viewpoint between mis- Office and
the Governor. Cole declared that
his stand was authorized by the
state board of education, Of which
the Governor is a member.
McNutt was scheduled to confer
with Clarence Jackson. state in
come and sales tax collector. today.
TO complete the revenue estimates
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