The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-06-27

You may now leave my poor hotel. That is good. That is good. Not that l want my guests 10 leave me, but 1t has been bad time here"
 He advanced in an ingratiating way toward Sue.
 "I am so glad, Miss Tally, that your brother has finally arrived. Sorry you are to leave us. But glad he has arrived. We have tried to make you happy here in our poor way. But it has been sad time for this young miss." he added. turning sympathetically to Francis Tally. though. oddly. he avoided meeting his eyes.
 But 1t appears that we are not leaving" said Francis Tally.
 Lovschiem's gesticulating hands arrested themselves in the air. He looked so suddenly and completely at loss that it was almost ludicrous. In an instant the new decision was wiped out of his glistening fat face.
 "But-but why"
 At once 1 knew that whatever this new course of Lovschiem's had been it must have included Sues immediate departure in the com. pany of her brother. Why?
 1 listened to Francis Tally's re- ply. He had seemed i'll at ease and not too likable at first: he was more at ease now but no more likable.
 Some absurdity about waiting for the detectives from Paris. don't know what they expect to discover. But the police won't let us leave. They'd rather subject us all to the danger of staying here in your murderous hotel" 'MONSIEUR." gasped Lovschiem
 IVA parenthetically. An unlucky accident. Only an accident"
 "-than let us go 70 a safer place. It's outrageous. What can we do about it. Lorn?
 There was moment before Lorn replied. He seemed to be seeking some way out of 1t. judging from the thoughtful. remote look in his dark eyes.
 l was thinking of Lovschiem's curious use of the word accident. It was a fragrant understatement. All that horror summed up in the ,ne word accident!
 Then it occurred to me that per 1aps he used the word for the sim. pie reason that that was exactly what he meant. Perhaps it had been argely accident from his point of view.
 'dAn accident which had set awry ifs carefully laid plans that had only lighted themselves to be-or 1 was 10 judge of looks-set at odds again by this unlooked-for tenacious. less on the part of the police.
 But again 1 asked myself why he lad wanted Sue to leave at once with her brother. Was it possible hat l was all wrong in my judg. nent of Lovscheim? Had been wrong from the beginning?
 Was it possible that he was merely an interested but sincere friend to the girl-had known noth. ng of her inheritance. nothing of he things that threatened her, noth. ng of the whole ugly affair?
 "There is nothing we can do just low but wait," said Lorn finally. ie spoke quietly but with a slight .ir of reservation. ' Wait!" exclaimed Francis Tally mpatiently. Waiting seems to be III that any of you have been doing. Wait! What for? More murders?"
 T assure you 1t has been enforced l said. And no pleasanter or us than it will be for you"
 He turned slowly toward me. His winked in the light, and here were hard linee suddenly bout his eyes and thin mouth.
 Well" he said. tits a little diff. erent with you. l understand you re actually under suspicion"
 Mot at all." Sues words came risp and clear. Mot at all. Francis. [r. Sundean was a victim of a mis. ake on the part of the police. He Is ntirely cleared"
 Really" said Francis. with only lint skepticism.
 Sues cheeks went pink. and 1 aid quickly:
 Your MT. Lorn helped me out it.s
 "H'mm." observed Francis. look. lg at Lorn. and Lorn immediately id:
 T did so at Miss Tally's request. did not-interfere with my-er- her duties"
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