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THE BLUE BUCKLE
A BAFFLING MYSTERY AND BREATHLESS TALE OF ADVENTURE
By WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE vraNiuttL,
Author of "The Red Mnti." "Tim tii...t. 11.1.1 nn., .. .
I (Cemllh'i
1914. McDrU, Nait & Co.)
SYNOPSIS. .
trunaatlnntlo liner, returning
An IrfWrd
from Europe.
CralK IIULIICI lui u .mm i"
'i. in b troubled by something, but r
',e VS helri and apenda moat of the time
w.!i? hS Invalid huiband. Also on board
S"5 hBaron I eldorman. an unacrupuloua
1' ii.tJii malted a business proposition
'""SfAhlrrord and In a conversation eaya
iPhlmanSta tha Talcotta of something.
!f"?rMlttentlon to a blue, buckle worn
l" m Talcott Wier Helderman bribes
fjwlrtleVa ! operator to let him take a
VSS m'eSsano he I" ' lhat ft valuable.
iiTSind nklaca l being smuggled Into
..I. ?Sunl"yT An elderly man and a young
t'ii.fn are guilty 'xaln aiigplelon li dl
W .Jfin.t the Talcolts. 1-ater Mra.
ESS. i a ticked by. a ruffian.
tohn Hi
.'-.. in match. the bii
tluo bucklo from her.
Ri'K? Itulherford res
rescues her following
v; .AMin no loves ne v1"."" ": bi'""'
;"""- Iia
Hl.v.- - .......I.... n nltmnBA
if her in " Helderman 'a aulto with ner anna
Ji'thi" SJcX; New fork, Mrs Talcott
,. her ay Into Craig's cab and asks
fi ladrlva her home. As they examine
S? hou.0 VrraV attempts, to declaro his
rr ;:.- nut Mr 'inicmi s oit in uuuiu,
wirnlni him of his presence.
wrSie then finds that ho has been, made
!, .3"& tha smugglers In. his pockets ar
a
. i itZr he smugglers In his pockets ara
tool for 'J?.,1? h ih. .irlnir of diamonds
Entrians break Into the room, and again
f. voice of Mr. Talcolt saves the day.
rKl keep" the blue bucklo for safefy
Sd turn- tho diamonds over to the : secret
Sin has been seen at his home every night
Jlhe'ast two weeks. Craig goea Iilmse
Jftnveitlgata and through tlio glass wall
rvlce agents "ey .'"'"""- "i.
if tielderman s house ne sets mi joint
lf.n Dara'llng up and down. Craig calls
Tt. him? I eldcrman exhibits hli dogs, two
n. J1'S;.-h. wiiir.il nra abaolutcly under
.luliMtllriR.
nro
il, control. .They
talk
about tho smug-
'nuVerfoMflnds out that the men who
Hve attacked both him and Mrs. Talcott,
f? emploed by a Miss, Aranv who was
JJ on the boat with him Jtra. Talcott
Be?s that aho la really, Miss Ulllla
JSSantjne. There aro two blue buckles,
MCho" which bears hair an Inscription.
Ths T whole Is a cluo 1o a hidden fortune,
ff connection Willi which Is a paper free
"t her father from suspicion of awlndllnj.
Owl. Insisting that ha will help Miss
TUllfntync to tho fortune which la rlght-
wk'!?:J:0,'""l'i'02'iarlJrrilnc
... iha firm which has tno Heconu.
iinaeriiiHii ,mi";iou"-o .- - . ,-;..
blue
buckle, and attempts to get tho Inscription
from Mlos Iiallantyne's , buckle, but Is re
fused Ills villainy lo discovered when the
real lawyer appears.
CIIAPTEIt XVII (Continued).
The words wcro uttered almost In tho
ton of quiet command. Miss Balantyno
inransr to licr feet, her hands clasped
f izalnst lior brenst.
J "I'ardon me, sit down please, and hear
"- tno out." Ho had not rlBon; and the fflrl,
almost ng-alnst her will, sat down again.
I "I am a. man, ns you know, of wide In
t fluence.nriu' some success In the.world of
I tuslncss. I havo made my success by
netsr deviating from the path I havo
" U!d out. While others have hesitated, I
I havo Kono straight ahead, turning neither
i to the rlBht nor to tho left, until I havo
!l obtained what I sought. I tell this not
js to boast, but In order that you may know
t' rlth what sort of man you have to
Ideal-" . . .
He paused a moment, ana sno iounu
time to say, somewhat Ironically:
"You seem to regard thla as merely on
, ether business matter, sir!"
"Yes, and no." ho answered, quietly.
"But I want you to see how essential Is
i my Influence to your cause. I can com
mand unlimited financial eupport, which
will assure you of success. My knowl
edge of this matter, no less than my
standing, will bo absolutely Invaluablo to
you Think what it means, my dear Miss
Ballantync. J. Baron Helderman Is not
accustomed to making such offers a
.this! nor Is he accustomed to Deing re
fused!" 'Nor Is Wllhelmlna Ballantyne accus
tomed to being bargained for. like so
much bank stock!" retorted tho girl.
As she confronted him with scornful,
flashing eyes, Helderman far from being
repelled seemed to be attracted all the
More. It is tho charm of tho unattain
able which makes tho prized object all
tho dearer.
"I crave your pardon for speaking of
thc-practical side, first," he said, In low
earnest tones, bending toward her. "o
men of affairs nro too apt to forget that
'tis love that makes the world go round.
Ylll you give mo credit for sincerity
when I sav that over since I first saw
jou, on the Gothic, I have hoped and
worked and longed f6r tho moment when
1 could pour out my heart to you! My
desire to Ecrvo you Is but a part of this
eipiesslon. I love you, as I never loved
told, or power as I never believed It
possible to love any woman!'
"Stop, Mr. Helderman! Do you think
It Is quite honorable to make a business
engagement the pretext for any such
avowal as this?"
"Can you not bellevo me" ho pleaded.
Looking at his fervent, adoring eyes,
the girl Jolt with tho swift Instinct of
womanhood that ho was telling the truth
about his passion, however she might
doubt his other pretensions. And granted
this premise, ho was a man quite des-
nrat anniinli in fn in nnv flXtremeS
even to the betraying of tho other worn-
an l 1.. Lin niiu.n.fi1ln. in lllA
J . II BIIU 11LTU IIIH ,ll,Ulf,t.l.v v v..
i furnishing of his desires. She resolved
r once more to bo cautious, to temporize.
r "Ynii vmt wmiM no! fxnprt me to clve
I vou a ripfliittn nnRWpr tonlcrht. Mr. Hel-
deriran unless It were a negative one "
8 "At any other time, 1 should not De so
t urgent." he renlled. almost fiercely. "But
i great many things hang upon your de-
P elslcn."
Tn vin .tiAtin in thraatan TY1A TTr.
& lft4mn.n'
"Bv no mimtih. phllrl hut vou need Dro-
Jtecllon right now this weekl"
"Why. I am not so alone, so helpless
is you would Infer!" she blazed up.
"There Is my father and and "
"Thft irr.lnna Tv TlitlhlM-fnrfl !" lie
neered. "Your father does not dare ap
t pear In this matter. He Is suspected of
ft a, serious crime."
"What do you mean, sir!"
The young woman had drawn herself
to her full height, and was looking at
him In a blaze of Indignation.
"Why I mean If you must know a
lerlous smuggling plot. And Mr. Craig
Ilulherford Is also being trailed by Gov
ernment detectives "
"False! As false In the one case as
Inline other!" she stormed.
'Ah! Tou are quite a champion of his,
teej But the younc man does he ah,
'turn your trust?"
It was a chance thrust, but a home,
thrust. The girl could only reply by tap
pg a little bell. Sophie appeared at the
aoor,
"Mr, Hejderman cannot be detained
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XVIlt
SHOWING THE USEFULNESS OF Atf
ALIBI,
When Rutherford again opend his ejes
to n dull, Insistent sense of suffering, It
was broad daylight. Sdine one was still
kneading his tortured frame persistently.
"Helderman, you devil, stop!" ho com
manded, hoarsely.
"Keep still'" said a voice of authority.
Craig tried to turn, to see who It was
that spoke, and n trailn- n.iln llkn tim
twisting of a three.corner-edkn.fe In the J
"""i" wi iiih uuck ucuriy inrew rum
again Into unconsciousness. In splto
of It, ho vainly tried to rise, to leap at
this man's throat and end It nil, Any
thing was better than to submit to being
played with, like n moUBO In tho clutche3
of a hungry cat.
"Keep still, I tell you, or I shan't bo
answerable for tho consequences!"
Rutherford peered up through tho daze
of pain. Tho man who bent over him
had n dark benrd.
"Helderman you scoundrel!" ho gnspel.
"No, I'rltchard tho surgoon," retortod
tho other man, "Now, listen to me! If
you don't stop tossing about until I nnd
out what's the matter with you, It will
bo all up with you about over walking
again."
Rutherford subsided with a feeling of
utttr misery that even dominated his
agony. Ho could stnnd n certain amount
of pain, but tho possibility of being a
helpless cripple was tod much for his
present endurance. It was the samo alter
native he hnd fnced, thnt dark day after
the accident on tho field, nnd tho pain
that now tore and shot through him was
frightfully llko tho other.
"You're pretty well dono up." tho sur
geon observed, as much to himself ob to
his patient, after a series of Investiga
tions which seemed to tho victim llko an
Inquisition.
"It's In the old place," muttered Craig
then he added savegely, "but I will get
well I will walk!"
"(lookl for yout I llko your Bpunk!"
said tho doctor.
Craig breathed heavily, then he Inhaled
again and turned his eyes toward tho
practltlonor.
"You using chloroform on mo?"
"No some ono beat me to It. and has
split all tho bottle on your man here."
"Gooloy?" oxclnlmcd tho sufferer anx
iously. "Hello, Mike!"
For answer, Mike lifted up a slck-look-Ing
countenance, then struggled to his
feet, saluted, and collnpsed back Into his
chair.
"Whoever It was, ho made a thorough
Job of It," observed Prltchnrd.
Cralg nodded weakly.
"If you don't mind.", ho said, "I'd like
you to call my rogular physician to help
you on my case. Ho pulled mo through
before, and knows nil abc'ut my kinks "
"Good Idea," said tho surgeon. And see
ing thut Mike was In no Immediate condi
tion to be of service, he paused from his
labors long enough to te'.oDhonn as Onlir
directed. This done, ho proceeded with a
treatment which Cralg realized was skr.
ful and intelligent, If painful. It was a
severe but scientific massage, nnd as he
continued the strenuous work, his patient
felt in his bones literally speaklng-that
tho harm' he had suffored was not so
serious as he had feared
Tho physician, too, grew cheerful ns ho
worked. Finally hu ceased his mauling
long enough for Cralg to ask a question
that had long been In his mind, but he
had not breath unough to articulate
"The clerk sent you up, I suppose?"
"Oh, no!" the doctor replied, going after
the left nrlst of his patient. "He didn't
know anything about It."
"Then who?" Cralg was sparing of his
breuth.
"Some mo phorcd for mo to come at
once."
"Who?"
"It was a woman's voice."
"A woman!"
"Oh. you bachelors! You alwas havo
at least one woman keenly concerned
about your welfare!"
"But no woman could havo known
that I was hurt!" puzzled Cralg. "Look
here, doctor, when did you get tho mes
sage?" "At a quarter of 3 but I didn't go back
to bed, as she Insisted that I come at
once."
A quarter of 3! Cralg seemed to hear
again the dull boom of tho big clock, as
It chimed out the hour of 2. That was
Just three-quarters of an hour later!
"Didn't the lady give jou hei name'"
he persisted.
"Yes, but I didn't get it clearly. I havo
the Impression that It was Valentine."
"Val-7"
Craig's Jaw dropped, leaving the name
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TN the Torrid Zone, the
mum. A.asstuae ana laziness are nis poruon.
man to work hard it prohibits.
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Zone between the two extremes the Frigid and the Torrid. The
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unflnlaheii He groaned, suffering In
mind and bodj. Now he knew why he
had been attacked. Helderman had come
to search his' rooms nnd his person, for
the necklace or the buckleor both-nnd,
worst of all, with the connivance of a
woman who, he had felt more than once,
was deceiving him! And moreover, she
was so closely advised of all Helderman's
movements, that she was actually able to
summon a doctor for his victim, Inside
the hour! The fact that she took tho
trouble to summon aid was mighty poor
comfort!
The physician must have seen his an
guish of body and soul, for he mixed a
Under Its licence, he Tank Into a trou-
sleeping draught and gavo it to Crale.
uieu out restiui slumber.
It was mldnftcrnoon when ho nwoke.
Sllko was sitting by his bed, and now
grinned broadly.
Hello, Alike, yourself again?"
Sure, sor, nnd hoping you nro enjoy
ing the same blesslngl"
"Oil, I'll bo better, after I'vo had some
thing hot to drink. Anything else hap
pened?" "Not Just llko tho last, thanks be-but
two men called this morning, who worn
anxious to sec you, and when they found
out how banged up you were, they said
they'd como back later, sor."
"Tho secret service men again, Mike.
I wish I weren't so popularl"
It was. In truth, tho secret service men
who colled tho next morning, but not the
Imitation ones whom Cralg hnd In mind.
Gooloy ushered them In about 10 o'clock,
and lined them up In tho bedroom, where
his master could see them without turn
ing his head Although Cralg was much
belter than he hnd believed lie could be,
soon after tho terrible twist to his spine,
ho was still not Inclined to exertion. But
he was pleased with his visitors.
"Hello, Crowder!" ho greeted ono of
the two men. "I'm Jolly glad you've
come."
"I'm glad to bo here, sir, but sorry you
are laid up," the detective responded.
"This Is Mr. Sims. He knows you, al
though you don't know him."
Cralg nodded and looked more closely
at the other man. He ncknowedged that
ho did not remember to havo seen him
before.
"Ho's ono of ns," commented Crowder.
"Another one!" groaned Cralg, "An
other fellow to trail you around and hide
behind lamp-posts and hit you on the
back of the head! Oh. Lord!" He was
Just 111 enough to bo garrulous.
"Come come!" laughed Crowder. "You
aro confusing us with the phony kind
again! This Is a genuine, simon-pure
article! But, If It's any satisfaction to
you, we've about quit trailing you. We're
on a much hotter scent. Now we'd like
to ask you n few questions about"
"About night before Inst? About Helder
man?" Cralg Interrupted, trying to sit
up, nnd sinking back again.
"Keep right, Mr. Rutherford, nnd don't
hurt yourself again. Wo would not
trouble you today, but we have to. Yes,
wc havo como to talk to you about
Helderman "
Crowder wns regarding him with a
shrewd look which masked considerable
surprise.
Rutherford rolaxed on his pillow. Ho
had said more than Crowder seemed
willing to recognize. He would wait and
let tho detectlvo reveal the purpose of
his visit.
"Fire away!" he said.
"What about night before last?" asked
Crowder.
"What do you want to know about
Helderman?" Cralg evaded.
"Mr. Rutherford, you once told me. In
tho presence of Mr. Brookflcld.nt the Bar
risters' Club, that Mr. Helderman was
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HE does not blow hot or blow cold. He is Temperate in all things.
The elements do not prohibit this, that or the other thing for him.
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the man who read you a wireless mes
sage right off tho reel."
Rutherford nodded. He noticed Hie
other man hitch his chair nearer the bed.
Crowder evidently was keen upon tho
scent '
"The banker told you that this message
was for tho secret servlco man on
board?" Crowder continued.
"That's what he said."
"Well, Sims hero was a special detail,
on board (he Gothic, though I didn't
know it nt the time,"
Plms shook his head.
"I never got tho message or any mes
Bare like It and If there was one thero
ought to havo been more about this neck
laceand never heard about such a. mes
sage until t got to headquarters." ,
"You sure of that?" Rutherford de
manded. "Positive," wan the reply.
Rutherford looked at Crowder. "What
do you make of It?" ho asked.
"Why, It's easy." afflrmed Crowder.
"Helderman invented that message out of
the wholo cloth; that's what 1 told u
at the time. And Sims Is right. So long
as Sims didn't answer, Berlin would have
sent another message to be Bure. Helder
man Invented It."
"What for?" exclaimed Cralg.
"Wasn't suspicion directed pretty
pointedly at a couple of passengers on
that ship?"
Rutherford was silent He seomrd to
sense a danger that wn creeping up on
Miss Bnllntitync. The -very fact thnt he
distrusted her made him tho moro wnry
of letting any chanco word escnpe thnt
would Incrlmlnnto her Mistaking his
sllenco for a nntural bewilderment,
Crowder continued:
"I havo since learned thnt it Mr. nnd
Mrs. Talcott were generally believed to
bo the smugglers. As it turned out, they
hnd nothing about them that suggested
nn evasion of the customs."
Btitherford was secretly rejoiced thnt
their skirts were nt Imt clear of any lin
gering doubt In this respect, but n new
catisp for wonder presented Itself.
"But why Bhould such n report have
been circulated at all-nnd who could
havo been Interested in It?" ho ques
tioned. "It was all part of a Bhrowd schemo
by your friend Helderman. Ho was
afraid the Secret Servlco men might
have Just such a messnge, and he started
It on his own account to divert suspi
cionfrom himself!"
"Then Helderman's n smuggler?" quer
ied Cralg.
"I believe you." was tho only reply the
Secret Servlco man vouchsafed. Then he
turned nnd asked, unexpectedly, "Who
did ou up, Mr. Rutherford?"
"Helderman."
It was Crowdcr's turn to jump. He
looked ut Rutherford quickly, to see If
this unduo excitement wcic going to his
head. Rut the sick man looked sane
enough, nnd very much In earnest.
"You don't mean that." said Crowder,
quietly.
"I Just do!" Cralg afllrmed.
"Vou flv off, one minute, because we
suspect Helderman of a big smuggling
game and In tho next breath you nccuso
him of common, low-down burglary for
that's what the clerk downstairs said It
was. How do you make that out, Mr.
Rutherford7"
"It does seem queer nnd Inconsistent,
hut I don't accuse Helderman of burglary
In the common sense of the term. I
think he's after something he thinks I
have but he didn't get It!"
"He entered secretly?"
"Yes. He chloroformed my man, and
probably took his key."
"Your man?" Crowder leaned over to
whisper his question.
".Mike's as true as steel." Rutherford
asserted.
"What tlmo was this?"
"At 2 o clock in tno morning,
swered Cralg.
"At 2 o'clock, night before last?'
peated tho Secret Servlco man, in
disguised astonishment.
"Yes, 2 o'clock exactly."
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WmM II dread it m&mB JMm
For the tropic sun will not permit
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"Tou're crazy!" exclaimed Crowder,
losing his customary calm.
"I guess I ought to know! I have
reason enough to remember!"
"Why, man alive, It was pitch dark.
Tou couldn't have seen a clock"
"No, but I heard one. The Tower clock
struck two while I held him."
Crowder looked again, to see If Cralg
could bo flighty In his head; hut his eyes
were clear, and his lone was positive.
"Then It wasn't Helderman!" an
nounced the detective, with cqtiat con
viction. "But II wns' There's Just one man
I've ever known that had such a grip,"
Cralg persisted, vexed at the detective's
doubts.
The other was smiling. "Ah' That's
what you are going by, is It? a man's
grip In the dark!"
"You seem to think that such evidence
would be thrown out of court," retorted
Cralg. "But let me tell you, I have made
a study of the subject, nnd I know the
characteristic grips of men In wrestling,
Just ns you would know their wnlk or
the tones of their voice Once before
this 1 encountered Hchlermnn's grip, nnd
I know positively that it was his this
time also."
Nothing could have been more con
vincing than tho manner In which Ruth
erford stated this; but both the secret
service men looked Incredulous.
"At two o'clock, night before last,"
said Sims, "I saw Helderman pacing
back and forth before his window, up
on Riverside Drive. He did not leave
the house."
"And he wns thcie last night, too,"
added Crowder.
Rutherford looked nt tho two detec
tives and they returned his glance.
Neither doubted the sincerity of the
other, nnd yet Crnlg was unshaken In
his conviction, whllo he knew that tho
two men were absolutely set In theirs.
It was the testimony of a pair of hands
against two pairs of trained eyes; and
Cralg hnd the sense to know thnt tho
average nnd physically-untrained man
would give credence to the eyes.
"Whnt were you doing up there?" he
asked.
"We're camping on the Job, dry nights
nnd wet. Just now I one night, and Sims
tho next," replied Crowder.
"Phow!" Crnlg whistled. "Must be
getting pretty warm!"
"Yes, and we're not the only ones,
either. There's n bull, a plain-clothes
man, too. Ho wants to know ray Iny,
nnd I'd llko to know his but wo don't
find out. I've got my suspicions that tho
Stato of New York Ih keeping an eye on
him, an well ns the United States."
"Look here, Crowder, If Helderman la
under suspicion, I'm going to make n
complaint about this affnlr of mine"
"Don't do It, Mr. Rutherford! It'll
spoil evcr.v thing!"
"Do you think I'm going to let a man
come here and bent me up, nnd then go
scot-free?" demanded Crnlc Indignantly.
"What's 'everything,' nnyhow?"
"Our case. We haven't got It quite
whoro wo want It, yet. Besides, you
couldn't prove flint he attacked vou. I
know ou think so; but Sims here saw
him up at the house nt the exnet tlmo
jou nro so positive about. The other man
saw him, too. There wns n woman came
up fo the house soon after 2 voung nnd
pretty. Wo have seen her there before.
Sho would testify that he was up there,
for ho left the room with the big plnte
Rlnss window Just ns she entered the
house. So you seo you would only make
n mess of things!"
Rutherford listened nnd heeded. He
know that his own testimony would
ptomptly bo thrown out of nny court,
yet ho remained unconvinced.
"Then the man has a double, worso
luck!" ho complained. "For I know that
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Crowder drew Ills chair up close, and
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me If what you say Is true. Two or
threo times, of late, I have had conflict
Ing stories about this man's actions, but
we haven't been able to prove anything
on him na yet. For several months he
has been suspected of being at tho head
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glers In the world. Your necklaco gave
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Crnlg listened with Increasing amaze
ment to tho detective. He wna almost
breathless, ns his mind went rapidly back
to the few encounters he had had with
the banker, before landing.
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touch mo on the shoulder, JUBt ns I was
going lo the gangplank. Ho slipped tho
neckjneo Into my pocket and the two
fellows who later attacked me and nlso
tried lo get Into mv safe wcro his hench
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"Way out In front, you mean''"
"I'm not climbing the fence when
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it vvni Helderman."
"The dogs aro chained in the front
hall," affirmed Crnlg. "I saw them
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"That's the way It Is sometimes. Other
times they are loose, and It would tAfu
moro courage than I've got td bo into
the ynrd. They are always out when
Helderman's In; nnd the gafs nre locked
then. You'd think he wns afraid ot the
public. Then, other times, the Rales
are Unlocked: the dogs are fastened up;
and the whole world could run ovef Ih
lawn Unchallenged. But that Is never
when he's nt home. It's mighty strange,
r tell you"
"It sure 1st' seconded Crowder.
"It Is," assented Cralg, more than ever
convinced that Helderman wits n past
master In the art of keeping himself se
cluded and prominent at the same time
"All the same, fellows, I won't glv In
that Helderman was not here, night he
fore last."
"He couldn't have been here nny night
this week," asserted Crowder, positively.
"I know all his queer twitches and odd
stept; so does Sims; nnd there Isn't
n man living who could Imitate them."
Rutherford gavo over trying to shake
the men's conviction, and I hey rose lt
go, expressing the hope thnt he would
soon be about Hgaln.
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Crowder, stopping, lint In hand, "you
remember my mentioning n Mr. nnd Mrs.
Talcott as the ones on whom"
"Yes, yes, 1 rememberl" Cralg Inter
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"Well, I've got a hunch that they are
Just blinds. Just being used to divert sus
picion from the real smugglers."
"What makes you think so, Crowder?"
Cralg managed to ask.
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