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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

94 de luxe sea a
terms. Roper Motors, 1880 R. I. ne.
BUICK 1896 coach; excellent condition;
leaving town; take over notes. Georgia
COOS after $50 Victor.
BUICK 1899 Special 4-door touring Sc
dan one of the finest late models We have
finish, driven by one careful owner. exact
Vry essy Because do our
Only S. weekly. sTEUARI MOTORS; 9Th
and New York ave. NV. Phone MA. 5000.
BUICK 1887 four door sedan, $3.50: i'm
maculate. Flood Pontiac, 1921 Connecti-
BUICK 1896 conv. coupe; new tires. top,
sasoo ea AZ s sFse AZ o44G 4'0f
PoHANKA SERVICE:
1925 Goth St. NV. DI. 9141.
BUCKS 1899 special. ,4-door de luxe,
special 4.doOr SEDAN; SD 1925 4,doO5 sedan Ian;
ard can offer easier terms s, Th Mo
TORS, 500 14th st. Dupont 1900.
BUICK 1899 5-pass. 4-door touring sedan:
model Al; black nnish, white sidewall
tires, seat covers installed when car was
n res va afH'0 in aao clean sa'es sS4s
2:rd st. NV. VA, 5000. Open Sun. and
BUICK 1889 5-pass., 4-dr. cow sedan;
steel wheels. white sidewall tires: tan top.
defroster Here surely is clean car. You
must INSPECT It to appreciate its unusual
Gsnloj cso Sss Co ssnd Gu s MY
National 1900 Open Sun. and eve.
BUICK 1924 convertible coupe; in. excel:
lent running condition clean inside and
out. Don't be misled by the low price and
barsa di Only yS s. down and ea So IS per
m0"fN c IasT inSlud MoToR CO..
III Florida hh' Ave. NV. Hobart 5000.
sedan, model Sc 81; black finish. spotless in
terror. white sdewall tires; YOU can readily
Too ssnd St. INV INV. National $500. Open
Sun. and eve
Fleetwood cqstom-built body. model IS,
black finish large trunk, disc wheels ex-
SsG Isn we Gp res s and
tainly had remarkable care; 81 ,o45.
nd &C. nN s esR1a ss sS6 o Gen
CHEVROLET 1885 2-door sedan; car in
splendid mechanical condition. good tires,
R Ralions Amoco gas frse sis ae only y
81 down, balance easy.
1886 pa LEE sv e 5 gErIrR At 1ss:i 4s,4.
new tres. radio % sls5s aiih & St, NV,
CHEVROLET 1887 coach; black f,nish,
vile WA 300. -e09l' 49,
CHEVROLET 1899 master de luxe town
new, jet-black finish, very finest condition
throughout: guaranteed: S145 down.
coupe driven $500 miles; must sell ct
once. RA. O095 after pm. IA
s4S special q Ts
snd heater our Thanksgiving offer Of 60
1885 Pa Lee zv e 81 sgTIrn At fnSi 4s14.
CHEVROLET 1885 sedan; black finish, Al
to
INSTRUMENTATION. Hyattsville. WA 300.
CHEVROLET 1899 sport sedans; 4 to
sho3Se from ,o heater RADIO seat covers
M o as U% a.
Hurry and buy one of these bargains while
'neS '"S'' KENYoN-PEcK. INC,
.'Arlinston's Own" Chevrolet Dealer.
1925 Wilson Blvd. CHI. 5000.
CHEVROLET 1887 master de luxe touring
sedan; black black finish; hnee.aetion; low mile
only S349. IL months to pay. Phone for
demonstration
sCHLEGEL & GOLDEN,
333 Carroll ST., Takoma. D. C.. RA. S416.
CHEVROLET 1910 master de luxe station
push-button radio. very scarce model on
today's market: written guarantee; We
finance our own deals and can oher you
better terms: $1S5; SUPERIOR, 1909 14th
NV Dupont 1900.
CHEVROLET 1910 tRoyal Clipper 4-door
excellent mechanical condition and ap-
pearance; guaranteed: S615.
,... APDLsQE cHsvR2LSI .s..
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INVESTMENT PROPERTY FOR SALE.

tCOntlnueQD
INCOME PROPERTIES (HoUsEs. $4,000
to S1S,50O). Why not earn more than
frst portsase notes. in addition to bene;;
estate in our fastest growing big city?
FULTON r. GORDON, 1927 Eye st. DI.
500.
15-uNIT APT HOUSE. SAL 800.
Income, So. 100: Low Rents; Trust, $3l 800.
SAM ROSEY, ADAMS 200.
On Thoroughfare; income. 81 $40 Per Year.
SAM ROSEY, ADAMS 27O0.
A GOOD INCOME WITH SAFETY!
S4.o00-Semi-detac eight-room and
bath home, near 9th and Pa. ave. Sc,
convenient to TIE Navy Yard. Brick
front porch. Hot-water heat. Good
condition. owners home, will sell
subject to rental of S41.5 so mo.
$5,950-Brick two-family fiat, one year
old Three rooms and bath each floor,
separate hot-water heating systems.
Colored tenants. Rental, S67 per mo.
$s250-Brick store and two apartments
near Wis. ave. and r st. NV. Hot
water heat with oil burner. Rented to
indivldYai tenants At $50 per mo.
1905 H ST. NV. MA. 2345.
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:. can get a loan of $4,000 If
you can make monthly payments
of $7.04.
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EARAS WANTED

WANTED, ACREAGE OR FARM. 25 TO
100 acres. vicinity Potomac. Md: must be
reas. State full particulars. location and
price in letter. Box 462-Y, Star.
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OPPORTUNITY

OPPORTUNITY
INVESTORS OR BUILDERS.
1870 acres, Iva miles paved road
frontage. with city water and cleo
trlcity available: perfectly graded;
near Baltimore North City line. Ideal
for immediate development. Very sue
cessful building operations now being
conducted close to this tract. Ground
that will certainly increase In value.
Low county taxes. Investor could have
no better protection against imitation.
PEYTON B. STROBEL & CO.,
2206 N. Charles street Univ. 4346.
Baltimore. Md.
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Is OAK STREET,
EVANSVILLE. MD.

$500 Down and Balance $50 Monthly.
Newly reconditioned. ., rooms, inclosed
porch and bath. beautiful lawn, all modern
conveniences and convenient to stores and
transportation. Open for inspection Sun
day from ! pm. to 5 pm. Federal
FINANCE L REALTY CO. 9l5 New York
ave. NV. National 7416.
WHITE BRICK COLONIAL,
In fine wooded section of nearby Falls
Church. A center-hall entrance and eXcep-
tionaiiy welI-pianned house. A 6-room home
that shows $4,000 value. Owner will sell
for $3.50 with reasonable cash payment
and terms For information call Mr.. Oman
At Chestnut 1896
GREEN AND MAGRUDER,
2S4O Wilson Blvd, Arlington. Va
Chestnut 1898 oxford 1879,
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81 ,95O-ONLY $500 CASH,
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md

New development. Pleasant ST.; left on
new roadway; new brick homes. rms,
tile bath. gar: h-wh Small down pay
ment balance like rent. Call Woodley 1855.
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AUTOMOBILE LOANS.

LOANS ON AUTOMOBILES, 3es PER
year WASHINGTON AUTO FINANCE
SERVICE. 2337 Champlain st. NV. IL"
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FARMS FOR SALE.

3 MONTG. CO, MD. BARGAINS.
All Chester loan soil in high state Of
cultivation. all about 10 min. drive from
OlAey Inn, and all within % miles Of the
White House.
l-l30 acres. good frame house and
farm buildings $4,000: $1,000 cash. bal
ance easy.
2-12O acres. modern 7-rm stone bun
galow, INV h, etc Splendid barn and
other buildings; $4,000: $500 cash,
balance easy
3-265 acres, fully equipped dairy farm,
old and historic stone Colonial house, cow
barn for 40 cows. Price, $4,000. $4,000
cash, balance easy.
JOHN A. BRICKLEY
Barr Bldg. DI 1921, AID a111
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G. NJ. c. station wagon, 1899: 1895.
POHANKA SERVICE.


1926 Goth st. NV d. a141.
HUDSON 1910 super-6 de luxe 2-dr tr
sedan. unusual condition; imma cuate;
bargain S495; terms. Criswell. CO. 2075.
HUDSON 1888 coupe S2s5. Flood Pom
tiac. 4221 Connecticut. WO. s4Ol.
LA SALE 1889 5-pass., 4-door touring
sedan; Cadillac-built VS. motor. dark blue
finish: excellent tires, spotless upholstery.
seat covers installed when car was new.
heater and defroster you will find this
clean car real value at S125. c. c. c.
Guaranty. Capitol Cadillac Co., 1222 end
st. NV. National 1900. Open Sun. and eve.
LA SALE 1888 convertible coupe. white
sidewall tires, radio and heater; one
LOVING MOTORS. Your Packard Dealer,
2427 14th st. NV. RE. O5O3.
LA SALE 1910 5-pass convert. coupe:
wheels. blue leather upholstery. tan top
white sideyall tires; radio and heater;
Capitol Cadillac Co.. 1922 22nd st. NV.
MA. 1900. Open Sun. and eve.
IA SALE Spas, 4-door touring sedan;
two-tone gray finish. white disc wall tires.
9 very clean car; 81 .O25. G, c. 6. Guaranty
Capitol Cadillac Co., 1929 22nd st. NV
National 5000 Open Sun. and eve.
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FORD 1885 Iydor sedan; Sos
1923 goth ST. NV. DI. a141.
FORD 1888 Tudors and coupes every one
OF these cars has been thoroughly CHER
and are fully .sd 70.
groups OF these models in the city Only
Sic down and 1913 per month Tags
CHERNER MOTOR Co.
III Florida Ave. NV. Hobart 5000.
FORD 1886 Tudors and coupes; see and
drive these cars before buying. economical
to operate and easy to buy; thoroughly
C CHE and fully guaranteed for
and Sl' e Ell Rsnss M TSfs ane eo
I'LL Florida Ave. NV. Hobart 5000.
FORD 1889 de luxe Tudor; radio. broad
cloth upholstery. maroon finish, very finest
condition throughout; guaranteed; $3.50
o TRIANGLE MOTORS
1401 r. l. Ave. NE. DE 1902.
FORD 1887 coupe; ine s5-hp motor, very
clean interior, washington blue finish. ex
s sell condition throughout; guaranteed;
TRIANGLE MOTORS
1901 r. l. Ave: NE. DE 1902.
FORD 1888 Tudor touring; heater. ORIGINAL
blue finish. clean original upholstery, tip
E t1p Yeenan ne conSition' guaranteed; $1o
14O1 R. Ave NE De 5000.
FORD 1910 de luxe Tudor sedan: trunk,
radio; heater seat covers. whfte-wall tires.
o 1sT Grille Erord esI s.
1896. See Mr.. Sweeney. Northeast Motor
Co. go Bladensburg I'd. ne.
FORD 1897 Tudor private; radio: fne
motor. tires. appearance: low priced; terms.
1913 NV. 90. Dryer, DI. 1888. Ext, 64s.
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ARLINGTON, VA.-Sb, 85U.
s26 N. woodrow st-New brick 2-story
Colonial home. 5 large rms cedar-lined
closet. de luxe kit. frenlace. screened
porch; large lot beautiful shade trees:
stream in back Of lot: F. H. A. approved.
OWNER. CHI ol65 Omen ewes.
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WHITE HAVEN.
GARRETT PARK BARGAIN"

Six rooms. bath. hot-Water oil heat.
cellar; large beautiful trees. lot 50x200.
1f5renlsce1: a Vscanti vear old io0 was occu,
pied by Army officer Price, $3.50;
$3.50 cash $50 per month.
E. M. FRY, INC,
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years ago had, l hoped, quite cured
me-"
Excellent"
Though why it is necessary for me
to say that am consumptive when
my lungs are as sound as bell really
cannot see"
BE assured it is necessary. You
mentioned your friend?"
Eyes. l told him, in confidence, that
dear Emmeline, besides the fortune
she had inherited from her husband,
would inherit an even larger sum,
shortly, from an aunt Of her husbands
who was deeply attached to her"
''Eh bien. that ought to keep Mrs
Clegg safe for the time being"
''Oh. Mr.. Poirot, do you really think
there is anything wrong?"
That is what am going to en-
deavor to find out. Have you met
Mr. Cole down at the Sanctuary"
There was Mr. Cole there last
time | went down. A most peculiar
man. He wears grass green shorts and
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tween sips. 1t is considered the finest
neutralizing flavor among foods, re-
freshing the taste buds and leaving me
palate free from other favors.
WHEN the Mongols swept out of the
East and overran Europe in the mid
die of the thirteenth century. they put
their beefsteaks under their saddles to
make them tender, riding on them
until they thought they were ready to
be eaten.
NEXT to potatoes. more cabbage is
consumed than any other vegetable.
There are more than seventy varieties
OF cabbage -EAMie FOlnkG
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to him that | had no near relatives"
And he graciously accepted the
bequest?'
''He was very detached about it.
Said it would be many long years be-
fore passed over. that he could tell
was cut out for long life of JOY and
spiritual fulfillment He really speaks
most movingly."
You mentioned your health?"
Eyes, Mr.. Poirot. told him that
had had lung trouble, and that it had
recurred more than once, but that a
final treatment in sanitarium some
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SOMETHING TO CHEW ON

"A BREAKFAST menu for Queen Eliza
beth consisted of butter, brown bread,
mutton stew, joint of beef, joint of
veal, rabbit pie, chicken, fruit and wine.
UNTIL recent years, many American
tourists in France were under the i'm
preston that the drinking water was
unhealthful. and therefore even
brushed their teeth with wine
1HE worlds strangest milk bottles"
are used in India. Milk is delivered
there in long. hollow bamboo stalks.
NlOST of the worlds leading wine
tasters take a bite of Swiss cheese be-
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WEIRD MONSTER
Continued from pose fifteen

A great rush of exhilaration surged
through her. She observed her fellow
devotees round her - they seemed
suddenly to have grown to an immense
stature
Like trees walking" said Miss
Carnaby to herself reverently.
She lifted her hand. 1t was pur-
poseful gesture - with it she could
command the earth. Hitler, Stain
= poor miserable little fellows! They
knew nothing of what she, Amy
Carnaby, could do! Tomorrow she
would arrange for World Peace. There
should be no more War
But there need be no hurry. Time
was infinite Minute succeeded minute,
hour succeeded hour. Miss Carnaby's
limbs felt heavy, but her mind was
delightfully."- free 1t could roam at will
over the whole universe. She slept -
but even as she slept she dreamed
Great spaces i. vast buildings =. a
new and wonderful world -.
Gradually the world shrank, Miss
Carnaby yawned. She moved her stiff
limbs. What had happened since yes
terday? Last night she had dreamed -.
There was moon. BY it, she could
Just distinguish the figures on her
watch. To her stupefaction the hands
pointed to a quarter to ten. The sun.
as she knew. had set at eight. Only an
hour and forty-fve minutes ago? I'M
possible And yet -
every remarkable. said Miss
Carnaby.
PoIRor said: You must obey my
instructions very carefully. You un-
derstand?"
"Oh, yes, Mr.. Poirot You may rely
on me-"
you have spoken of your intention
to benefit the cult?'
"Yes, Mr.. Poirot spoke to the Mas
ter - excuse me. to Doctor Andersen
myself. told him very emotionally
what wonderful revelation the whole
thing had been - how l had come to
scoff and remained to believe. L
really it seemed quite natural to say
all these things Doctor Andersen, you
know. has lot of magnetic charm
so perceive" said Poirot.
His manner was most convincing.
One really feels he doesn't care about
money at all Give what you can,' he
said, smiling in that wonderful way of
his. II you can give nothing. it does
not matter. You are one of the Flock
Just the same oh. DR.. Andersen
l said, i am not so badly off as that!
l have just inherited considerable
amount of money from distant rela-
tive and though cannot actually
touch any OF the money until the legal
formalities are all complied with, there
is one thing want to do at once And
then explained that was making
will and that wanted to leave all |
had to the Brotherhood. explained
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and fervor. made wills leaving their
money to the cult. One by one these
women died. They died in their own
homes and apparently of natural
causes. But without being too tech
nical l will explain to you this: it is
possible to make intensified cultures
of certain bacteria. The bacillus coli
communis. for instance, is the cause
OF Lucrative colitis. Typhoid bacilli
can be introduced into the system. So
can the pneumococcus. There is also
what is termed Old Tuberculin, which
is harmless to healthy person but
which stimulates any old tubercular
lesion into activity.
"You perceive the cleverness of the
man? These deaths would occur in diff
ferent parts of the country. with dI-
ferent doctors attending them and
without any risk Of arousing sus-
picion. He had also, gather, cul-
tivated an extra culture which had the
power of delaying but intensifying the
action of the chosen bacillus.
by my orders, you told him that
you were tubercular There was Old
Tuberculin in the syringe when Cole
arrested him. Since you were healthy,
it would not have harmed you. was
terrified that he might choose some
other germ, but respected your cour-
age - You see had to let you take
the risk"
"Oh, that's all right" said Miss
Carnaby. I'm only frightened of bulls
in fields and things like that. But have
you enough evidence to convict this
dreadful person."
OAPP grinned. Plenty of evidence.
Got his cultures and the whole lay
out"
Miss Carnaby sighed.
What is it," asked Poirot.
Il was thinking" she said, "of
marvellous dream l had at the first
festival - hashish, suppose. Stain
and Hitler were two miserable little
puppets and put them in their place
and arranged the whole world so beau
tifully!'
1T must have been beautiful
DREAM" said Japp enviously.
Miss Carnaby jumped up. 81 must
get home. Emily has been so anxious.
And dear Augustus has been missing
me terribly, hear"
Poirot said with smile: "He was
afraid, perhaps, that, as he had been
taught to do, you were going to die
for Hercule Poirotv
The End
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article. Nothing less would have taken
that gentleman in. He's pretty astute
scoundrel"
Miss Carnaby turned to Poirot.
That was terrible moment in the
tea shop. didn't know what to do.
just had to act on the spur of the
moment"
"You were magnificent" said Poirot
warmly. For a moment | thought
that either you or had taken leave of
our senses. thought for one minute
that you meant ii"
1T was such a shock" said Miss
Carnaby. Just when we had been
talking confidentially. l saw in the
glass that Lipscombe, who keeps the
Lodge of the Sanctuary, was sitting at
the table behind me. had to do the
best could on the spur of the minute
and trust that you would understand.
+ FOIROT smiled Il did understand.
There was only one person sitting near
enough to overhear anything we said,
and as soon as l left the tea shop
arranged to have him followed when
he came out When he went straight
back to the Sanctuary l understood
that could rely on you and that you
would not let me down - but l was
afraid because it increased the danger
for you"
"Was - was there really danger?
What was there in the syringe?"
Japp said: will you explain
or I?'
Poirot said gravely: "Mademoiselle,
this Doctor Andersen had perfected a
scheme of exploitation and murder -
scientific murder, Most of his life has
been spent in psychological research.
Under different name he has chem
ical laboratory in Sheffield. There he
makes cultures of various bacilli. 1t
was his practice, at the festivals, to
inject into his followers a small but
sufficient dose of Cannabis Indica -
which is also known as Hashish. 1t
gives delusions of grandeur and pleas
urable enjoyment. 1t bound his devo-
tees to him. These were the spiritual
joys that he promised them
Most remarkable" said Miss
Carnaby. Really most remarkable
sensation"
Hercule Poirot nodded. That was
his general stock in trade - domi-
mating personality, the power of Great
ing mass hysteria and the reactions
produced by this drug. But he had a
second aim in view.
Lonely women, in their gratitude
Evening star., 1940-05-26
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

crosses we'll. l make you my CompH-
ments on the work you have done. All
is now set for the next Festival - the
Autumn Festival The Reaping of the
Pasture indeed"
ON THE afternoon preceding the Fes-
tival, Miss Carnaby met Poirot in a
small tea shop in the little town of
Newton Woodbury.. Miss Carnaby was
flushed and even more breathleSS than
usual She sat slipping tea and crum-
bling rock bun between her fingers.
Poirot asked several questions, then
said: How many will there be at the
Festival?"
Il think a hundred and twenty
Emmeine is there, of course, and Mr.
Cole - really he has been very odd
lately. He tells me he has visions and
a lot of people who were there last
time and quite lot of new members
- nearly twenty"
Good. You know what you have
to do?"
81 know what you told me. Mr..
Poirot"
tres bien''
Amy Carnaby said clearly and dis
tinctly:
But am not going to do it,
Poirot stared at her She rose to her
feet. Her voice came fast and hys-
terically.
"You sent me here to spy on Doctor
Andersen. You suspected him of all
sorts OF things But he is wonderful
man - great teacher. l believe in
him heart and soul And | am not
going to do your spying work any
more, MIR. Poirot! / am one of the
Sheep of the Shepherd. The Master
has new message for the world and
from now on belong to him body and
soul. And I'll pay for my own tea,
please" With which slight anticlimax
Miss Carnaby planked. down one and
threepence and rushed out of the tea
shop.
Nom dun nom dun nom," said
Poirot.
The waitress had to ask him twice
before he realized that she was pre-
senting the bill He met the interested
stare of the man at the next table,
flushed, paid the check and went out.
He shook his head sadly as he went.
ARE you prepared for the Sacra-
ment?'
We are.
Bind your eyes and hold out your
arms"
The Great Shepherd, magnificent in
his green robe, moved along the wait
ing lines. The cabbage-eating Mr.. Cole,
next to Miss Carnaby, gave gulp of
painful ecstasy as the needle pierced
his flesh The Great Shepherd stood
by Miss Carnaby. He took her arm in
his hands.
"No, you don't. None of that -"
Words incredible - unprecedented.
A scuffle, roar of anger. Green wells
were torn from eyes, to see an un-
believable sight - the Great Shepherd
struggling in the grasp Of the sheep
skinned MIR. Cole, aided by another
devotee In rapid professional tones,
the erstwhile Mr.. Cole was saying:
g. and l have here a warrant for
your arrest. must warn you that any
thing you say may be used in evidence
at your trial"
There were other figures now - blue
uniformed figures Someone cried: Its
the police! They're taking the Master
away. It's raid!'
They were shocked - Mortified. To
them the Great Shepherd was mar
tyr, suffering, as all great teachers
suffer, from the ignorance and per-
secution of the outside world. Mean
while Detective Inspector Cole was
carefully picking up the hypodermic
syringe that had fallen from the Great
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dropped it" the query came.
"Probably, but the charwoman
who cleaned the Office earlier in the
evening would have found it"
The charWoman. summoned,
knew nothing. Her eyes were a
tired blue and she looked often at
the night Waterman.
Back in tho larger room, Linda
noted that a sheet had been thrown
over the dead form of the girl.
There was something more fright
cning in that disguise than there
had been III the figure of the girl
itself.
Didn't you bring anyone up
here, anyone outside of Miss
Avery?" the detectives kept ask
ing the elevator operator, who per-
sisted in his denial.
Nobody but the Waterman"
And you took nobody down? ?"
Nobody"
"Thcn how could anyone get in:
Twelve flights are a Ions distance
to climb. Humph! If someone did
this as an outside job, that person
must have been on the stairs while
the commotion was going on and
made an escape while the door was
unguardcd. Well, We'll have a cor
oner's inquest in the morning"
ROnnic came then, face white
and worried. They held me up to
question me about all this" he said.
II didn't know what had happened.
Seems that you were supposed to
be killed and somebody else got It,"
He put his arm around Linda.
searched her face. "All right.
Linda, sweet? ?"
Suddenly she knew where Rom
uic had been. Someone had taken
him to the police station. rcmem-
bcring that Linda stood in the way
of any profitable marriage ne
might wish to make with the
daughter of the man who was CIV
ing him a fling at stardom.
(T0 BE Continucd}