The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-06-07
Chapter 21 STUBBORN SUE
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enaseIy suggestion she'd put into words. But Lorn Intercepted me. "oh, don't think of danger. Miss Tally" he said easily. "The token protects you so long as they don't discover it."
 She looked faintly less r,y,d under the easy assurance of b,s words. But I was thinking. ah. auction. search. threat, unspeak. able torture. even. And she wac like rock in her determination not 10 go to her brother.
 Cant you cable something to Francis to bring him here sooner ?" suggested.
 No," cried Sue spiritedly. q won't beg"
 Nonsense" I said. This is too serious for petty pride"
 Petty pride!" She was on her feet again, her eyes flashing danger. ously.
 Come, come. Miss Tally" mur. mured Lorn quietly. "We under. stand your position. But I'll cable to MT. Tally"
 T won't have It." N
 Then I'll do it myself" I said grimly. and meant it. though i have the average mans dislike for meddlfng in someone else's affairs
 You won't" said Sue, sitting down again.
 Then you'll tell the police about 1t and get their permission to leave" .lG
 T won't" said Sue quite sweetly
 The question of cabling your brother can wait" Lorn said ouIet ly. Tt wouldn't help us now. any. way It would take NIT. Tally some time to get here. and this business will be. probably, cleared up and done with long before he can ar. rive. And there is no use talking Of leaving now. The police will not let any of us leave. Not under any circumstances. It is out of the oues. ton. You can call that settled"
 He looked thoughtfully from Sue to me and back. si
 Have you any reason at all fin suspect that the Lovschiems are at the bottom of this, Miss Tallv9 There's a very obvious implication Of sort of conspiracy of at least two people-possibly more. One person alone could not possibly swing 1t, any way you look at it."s
 The Lovschiems! Mo-" cried She stubbornly. "I told you I'd been nervous about 1t. But nothing definite - except that abduction, And nothing at all to involve the Lovschiems."
 But there's no one else fin the hotel" said Lorn.
 No" agreed Sue at once. "Ex. cept the servants. and they couldn't De the offenders-Marcel is too loyal, Marianne too honest. and tbe cook has no brains at all and besides IS shocking coward"
 Well" said Lorn. there's the priest and Mrs. Byng."
 And do you seriously susnect either of them?" asked Sue scorn. fully. "No-if there actually is a- conspiracy. as you call it-against me. 1t comes from outside the hotel"
 But ways and means?" hinted Lorn dryly.
 Pouf! There are plenty of ways ana means. People could easily get In and out of the place, and with. out being seen. It stands open all uay' It's practically deserted fin the winter. And it's a great ram. ping affair with a hundred hidinp places"
 DO you know any of them ?" asked Lorn sharply.
 \iiH lookeu at hlm Tn a DerpIeyed V way. :
 "Oh. sec" she said after A mn. ment. You mean really secret hiding places. Isn't that little ab. surd. MT. Lorn?"
 Perhaps" he said. "Still-it.s a very old place. you know" ss
 
 You are sure it was a man who shot at you in the courtyard. Mir Sundean?" asked the detective. s
 Why. yes. of course That ,s well-no. l didn't actually see him and suppose a woman can fire n revolver as easily as a man. Bute felt that 1t was man"
 Sue said quickly: "You've for gotten. MT Sundean told vi,n there Is way into the hotel af,e,. the doors and gates have has locked for the night | kueN il ravs