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EVENING PUBLIC LEDaER-PHlTADELPHIA', SATURDAY, fAPBlU 16, 1921
0IM4iVr CARDS?
By 5fBEL OSTRANDER
Auihor of "The Island of Intrigue,'
l!Ufli copyright. '. h
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UUOJ'WIOU, noun IV 0'"- vv.
Robert it. tlcVrldo A Co.
SYNOPSIS
a w.M.6- '''. 5" ';"'
T.JfUno. He runs out again In-
" Vi.f mi ino fic hands Of a acieo
,mtlV "" Jnl,Hy ncrfirftcri anil
leAnhaTJthlno to do with
r'i..'m In Arte.
On the floor of '"?"
'.i.vl it red irith Mood and within
ItVtH OJ n . ... . .
I rerii '; ,. ,,m .....
.cniV''" 1 .- .,.,(,, n ;,.,mnl.
K.: .wr. 'i'? p:'r.iii
. Tfi ifi'M appears sailing ho has
i'cnlmUJ 'by , telephone. Mrs.
rrtvtliiig appears aho. Xclther they
,C servant, who later assemble,
0T '.i ;.-,iA mi the affair. Mrs.
(reveling iusUts on engaging the best
...l!..jt mArttinf-
'"'". ', . ((.-. ... in Trrhunn.
',',. A,iiiirr. the nolicc insiico-
O. ..innf sunvresscs the find-
suppi
InVof blood-stained playing card
'?."..:' irnuM io lime fo imimri
&itar?oo;f:5'(.'''j;
tire eien hc '" ;" - "
Ifore Mi ''ii(7.
AM) IIKHK IT CONTINUES
t,V THE brcakfmt room they camo
imon Hollins Mistily rcmoviuK uiu
jebrls of the supper wlilcli had ended ho
Mflenlly nnrt ns xcrnuno pnuncu 10
oaestlon Mm McCarty slipped awny
;td rcjoinlnB to Kri' ' u" "
sector Druet nulde.
"The eook and miner nrc uhui, Mr,
aJ I think If )on don't need mo for
wMl I'll 1)0 gettlnK on: tnerc nrc n
w thlnn I want to look into. You'll
j holding Hint valet, Frank Hill?"
"Of eourse, until no gives us come
ort of an alibi thnt wo can establish ;
' our one best bet now unless you've
. i t ii.i .
Kot Mine inpc you iiuyt-n u ium mv
.bout." The Inspector glanced at iiim
hrewdly.
McCnrty's eyes twinkled.
"I've bad no time, Mr, and besides
rC uotbliiK definite ns yet, but If
OU II DC gOII'K Uill'tt liulllnit duuii
II conic In and make my report.
iVhen sou frisk this man Hill nt licail -
lusrtcrs If J on find n tmlr of gloves on
Imkccp them aside till I get tnerc."
"Gloves on n warm spring nigiiti"
Ibc Inspector's own eyes narrowed.
Tor a alet be must bo some classy
Irtsser! There were none on blin when
e came to tno door ot 1110 nrcaKiasi
loom." . , , ,
"You'll mid tnem in one oi ins
Xiekfts. mnt likely," Mcuarty rc-
attlced carelessly. "Sec you later,
A he turned to go the telephone In
he studv thrilled in subdued Insistence
nH Rollins nnncarod In the door of
he breakfnit room, but nt u sign from
it Inspector McC'nrty was before lilm.
Crossing tno study, no lined me
ironic ornament from the telephone and
icld the receiver to his car.
"Hello! Can I sneak to Mrs. Crev-
llnr. please?" It was n man's voice
ulturcd in its Intonations nnd yet with
note of inherent crossness.
"Who is it. sir?" McCarty nsked
lantlouslv.
"Mr. Douglas Wnverly."
McCnrty pondered for a moment nnd
lien spoke with his voice carefully
odulatcd.
Mrs. (reveling Is Indisposed. Can
take a mpagc, sir?"
"This isn't Kollins talking! Is he
hrcor Frank? My wifo just telephoned
o mo that some sort of tin iicrldcut
ad happened to Mr. Crcvcling, and 1
sot to know it there is anything Hint
can do I'lenso convey that message
Mrs. CrevelliiK."
"Very good, sir." McCnrty waited
'or n hriof smirn nml thou unnko Into
Ihe mouthpieoo onco more. "Mrs.
wcling Is sending inn down In ner-
on with a message, sir. It is most
mportant and shu doesn't wnnt nny
ne hero just now. wiicro can I find
ouc
"At the Hcltcrro Hotel." Tbp rnnlv
.line after a inoinont nf ivlilinr IipbI'.
;atlon. "I II oxpect you in nbout hnlf
n hour. Who the devil are you, an
ay? What liiiniil'llpd n Mr Prov.
llmr?"
'Til toll vnu, sir, when I come."
McCarty lllllll.' mi thn rprolvwr mill
(turning tn the hnll, nindc his wnj
ui oj- tlie trtidesinen h cntrniu'c. It
a Hi! too oarly for much traffic, but
hUge hlls litcp KnltlP tnntlhtl'nlla lipptln
amo hinibcrliig past in the bright plni'i-
f tunllht nml nt M.r'.,.,. t., V.I...
nir aboard ho glanced bark at the house
'men no nnd just left. The lower win
Offa were shrouded and blank but r.t
ne Of th.l Ithtinn Ar.nU 1... ....!.. ..
iimpse of a woman'N white face staring
wn at him Ah she cainrht his ovo slip
llhilreiv hnvtlly and tbu rnrtnlns wrw
raw ri (oepiIht.
"Iiji could she have been? He hud
It .In ( revelini' ntlll ..intnl in l...
'iiair in the in nm in
Ihrom.
twain that the fare lie had seen was
roumlpr in, .p.. i'nllti,f..i .1 At...
li. : : , .'"uiiiiiii tine iiiiiu ine
imn. acubiiouH countenance of tho cook.
"'i iiniie wiimnii roinn iieir,.,iiir.iMil,i.l
that Iioiim. iletnlri, tl,., rI....o
I', " "lc 1(,' from borough bead-
I lie full fin I I... , .
II. , iiiiinuau in uesrciiu irom
"t Wis nnd return tr. t,.t,Hi i,.
v'"1 Iiouicht restrained him ;' Mr.
'gl i iiverly bud nnmed n half
ill . i ' '."". th0,r '"tcrvlew and he
un. ll.TU 7ll,ont reluctnnco that
m at the Helterrc Hotel. McCnrty
r "k ''"-''rv nf 1,1k 8 t0 Umt unf,
In,"'"'' l,N ,'etlnntlon as quickly
1 P0N n In ni-.l..- i ii. 1 .. .t.
f,( ....n iu iiut ii. in int.
On nliglitlng from the bus he entered
I, ! 'I('l' .hotel, but instead of
: ', "K mo desK to niinoiuipn lilm.
elf h.. .i ii ' . lu '''inouiicfl nun
hav , ""1I,''i ,n "10 "ewsstaiid. pur-
1 1 i'mp"r ""(1 ,,rn,'H,,1 lM,r n c''-
t tl. !, '"lp.lcuoUK HllU '"trance
llr u " l':,!"0 '."' T1,n h)hh' w"
ng tinn, .rir y 'i'1''0" l,,,,rnns ,lcPrt-
ou i, ,,ms "(;sH of tl,e '"it
hev,,1 ' ltf,r,Ml fro tho Htreet ami
w e .p,,,,;;."" i"" -c-c('k Winn
rhnnlfn' '! ,tt.xl El"nu,!'lnl nwlnrt the
"""UbiB m'" " ""."'fFI""
i-Vff', i,,t0 ' Imnili of the
ait. T. V' ,.'" ",0. where ho
h dork ,, I !xn,u'f nd spoku to
l' IftlUir-i i" .l,l,r!;,, nndert.u o. At
omr .;u.V',,!li,n ,"f ""' ". tho new.
tlli , l ,l,,if! '"'"o ,astlly In the
oy t,,, '''':, ,rii,B. folloiwi u bell-
I In ,. "v -v,"ulnr:
V -nil i "''!' "t forty and
tntl. ,'"'" "1110 OJPh SCt 11 llhl
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HUT
Bwootl,
omimliat irn-li Jn. .i ""."' ."'" 'et'nrty
," hill ,.r , "lV ,,f ,hnM f 1'lK
"'then rl ,-'' f"r, " ftw "l'"'
. -... ., .
'( a hail I..,,.!., .it "' ' ivu morr
ll'ttre, i "" B ,"' r nppcarum-e and
KL''lrMlie hiiKii.. ' '""'., out aliove
c ' mii ffi W,'!U,C", f'Knnturo of
;t s II !,i . "I !mt '"''"y "d Me-
'? l,r"- . "' MN tioory
Will o, , " rn,rr'-l "He.
)'igiaHV',,l;;;.Kr.,ii''' ""1 Mr.
Ie I. he .., tll,lt tl"' ,""' ho is.
"I didn't v any." McCnrty umlled
blandly nt him, "You'll bo sending the
message, ns Igavc It, please,"
'Ills tone was quiet, but there was a
ring of authority in It thnt tho clerk
recognized, and with n nhrug ho turned
to tho girl ot the switchboard,
"You can go right up." Ho returned
to the counter onco more. "Suite
clcvcn-four."
McCarty alighted from tho elevator
nt tho eleventh floor nnd knocked nt tho
door of apartment No, 4.
"Como In." It was unmistakably the
snmo voice which had talked to him
over the wlro tit tho Crcvcling house,
McCnrty obeyed and his eyes twinkled
nncw lis ho glnnccd nbout lilm. Tho
room was In disorder with clothing nnd
newspapers scattered about and through
tho connecting doorway ho could sco
tho bed with Its covers thrown bnck
over tho foot and Its pillow rumpled.
Ueforo him tho atout. red -faced man
stood attired in bathrobe and slippers.
"You're from Mrs. Crovcllng?'' the
latter demanded. .
"I've come straight from her house,
Mr. Wnverly, though It's questions I've
brought, not a message." McCnrty'H
manner wus respectful, but tho twinkle
hnd died out of his eyes. "If you'll
answer me straight I'll not bo keeping
you long, sir, from the sleep you must
be needing."
''Who nro you?" Mr. IVnvcrly
turned a shade more red. "What do
you mean about my needing sleep? I
don't believe you have como from Mrs.
Crcvcling nt nil, you nro on Im
postor !"
"They don't cnll me that down nt
police headquarters, Mr. Wavcrly,"
McCnrty interrupted, still quietly.
"You only reached the hotel ten min
utes ago, the ink Is hardly dry on your
name, in the register and finding you
ready for bed liko this I thought you
must need sonic sleep."
I'ollcc headquarters!" Tho rutiny
face paled. "That fool clerk downstairs
bald that no one had called for rac "
"And no moro they had, sir. I've
been waiting down in the lobby some
llttlo tlrrto for you to como In ; I knew
you were never hero when you tele
phoned." McCarty paused nnd then
linked shnrply: "Mr. Wnverly, when
did you lust sec Mr. Kugcnc Crcvc
ling?" "Why, tho night before last. Tues
day," tho other stammered. "What's
all the row about? Has he disappeared?
My wife said something nbout an acci
dent, but it It Is just that ho hasn't
turned up "
"Ho'h turned up all right, sir; turned
up his toes on the floor of his study,
shot through tho heart I" McCarty
wntched the effect of his announcement
carefully.
"tJeno Crevellng I Good God, it's Im
possible!" Wnvcrly's flabby Jowls tooK
on n purplish tlngo nnd his pnlo blue
eyes necmed to protrudo from their
bockcts. "You don't mean murder I"
"Looks liko It, sir. Tho lost time
you saw him nlivo wns on Tuesday
night? Where wns this?"
'At Nick Cutter's." Wnverly raised
a thick, pudgy hand to the folds of flesh
which hung pendulous over his throat as
though the collar of his bathrobo had
suddenly grown too tight. "God !
Crcvcling tlend ! I suppose you'ro n
detective, but why have you como to
mo?"
"To get the particulars of how you
learned of the supposed 'accident,' sir."
McCnrty'H smllo wns disarming!' can
did. "You say jour wifo telephoned
to you ; where did sbo get you on the
who?"
"Sbo didn't; I telephoned to her,"
Wavcrly disclaimed. Ignoring the ques
tion. "I wanted her to bring Mrs.
Crcvcling and motor in to town for
lunch, meant to dig up Crovcllng, too,
and drug him back to tho country this
afternoon. Mrs. Wnverly told me that
a mewage had come between half-past
1 and fi o'clock this morning from Mrs.
Crevcllng's cook, summoning her Im
mediately to town, that Mr. Crcvcling
hnd met with some necident. They're
intimate friends of ours nnd naturally
1 called up Mrs. Crevellng t once to
learn what had happened and to offer
my services. I never thought of any
thing liko this! I can't believe it even
yet. My God. It's horrible! Who
who could havo done it?"
Hc sank into a chair and renched
shakily for tho fresh pitcher of lep water
upon the tnble at his elbow. McCarty
waited until he had drunk deep and
then ns the pitcher -clattered hack upon
the table once mora ho observed :
"So the Crcvclings are lutlmnto
friends of yours, sir.' How long havo
jou known them?"
"Look hero, what are you driving at!
Crevellng nnd I palled around together
for yenrs before he was married nnd
he wns a frequent visitor at our house.
Naturally when ho beenmo engaged my
wife met Miss Alexander and since their
mnrrlago they havo been closely Identi
fied with our immediate, circle. My
wifo nnd Mrs. Crevellng nro utmost in
separable." "And you nnd Mr. Crevellng, sir?
Havo you been getting on together late
ly ns well us you uted to?" McCnrty'H
tone was ingratiating. "You'll excuse
me, Mr. Wuverly, but didn't you nnd
he have a quarrel not so long ago?"
" 'Qiinrrel'?" the other repeated,
straightening himself suddenly In his
chnlr ns though to meet an unexpected
thrust. "Great heiivciiH, no! Who told
you such a lie?"
"You didn't have n dispute with Mr.
Crevellng In his own houso ono night
not n fortnight ago?" McCnrty per
slstcd. "I don't liko to moko mention
of a lady "
"Ily (Jod, you'd better not I" Wnver
ly rose from bis chair with n threaten
ing scowl. "I've stood nbout nil of this
that I'm going to, my man! I don't
know where you've got your lying In
formation nor by what authority you
como hero to try to put mo through a
third degrco. but I'll listen to no more.
Get out before I phone tho offlco nnd
huvo you put out!"
"I wouldn't try It, sir, If I were
you," McCnrty said blandly. "I'd
havo to iisk you to take n llttlo rldu
downtown with me and the head houso
dctectlvo hehe and toll the Inspector
in charge of the enso what It was you
and Mr. ("reveling almost camo to
blows about nfter that little supper
week before last. I thought you'd rntlier
keep out of the notoriety and ull ; that's
why I came to you quiet like."
"So that's It!" Wavcrly's Up curled.
"Graft, eh? lllackm i1
"Don't go too far, sir!" McCnrty'H
tone was ominously quiet and there was
n glint of steel' in his eyes. "It'll do
you no good to bo culling names. I've
got proof thnt two weeks ago como to
morrow night you hud supper alone
with Mr. Crevellng iu his houso and
high words pnssed between you over n
lady; I've a witness who can testify
us to that. I'm not one to work up sen
sations for tho press to sprint; on tho
nubile and drug people Unit's maybe
innocent into notoriety nnd scandal ;
'twas for thnt 1 camo here to you, man
to mini,"
"Did your witness tell you the name
nf the lady who was supposed to have
Iippii discussed on that occasion?"
Wnverly sneered.
"If that's tho way you caro to put
It. es, sir," responded McCarty.
"There were two ladles talked of, for
the mutter of that, titit only ono men
tinned by name. You left the houso In
a t age, I understand, yet Mrs, Ore vol.
lng stayed on ns a guest nt your coun
try place and Crevellng himself spent
the Inst week-end thcro."
CONTINUED MONDAY
THE GUMPS Andy Can Be Independent
By Sidney Smith
DioOr? QUrAS
Srux
Hovftt HOrVrmtj
1 1 yxv KtzP on
rAAKlNfcr IT YoufciH Ofc
AHD Nfcu. TKfc
That ZQO 00O. UNU
&IM CAVJ HlrA VND
BUV A H OMfc OP
Hib ONN -
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PORCw A.NO N-vAKP
PACCS AT LANrHOftOS.I
AlsENYS. ANf
6M. ESTATt MEN
r0rrr care- nxGiir A. place-
rLL lT Jttsr AS CsOOFi A. PJLACC AS 1
Aun ill G.ET IT FQK -E&S DOUfciW TOO-
MEtl- 8E-At?OOrMO MERE If ACOUPXfeOF
riiur -rauii.il. vy. l-tuT JUVk TT blflkl
ME OPFSr?iN THIS PLAT PQtt ueWMONTf 1
AOW XOU DON7 Se-E ANT BODY "re pit "r
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IU " W '' W-. - . i " . Ml
ONE-I'LL BUIL.D ONC
WHEN IS THiA AU CrOlN TO MAPPCN?
IS &OfCfeODf COIN TO VJHU UP
A .OYO HOU4CS AND SWOV TCK
&ANvtkC:? TMCIf "ttC 0 ANXIOUS TO
RfcNT PLAC5 THiSf 6A - TMETWS
WAAKINjt AROUND VlTK &OOK9.
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FUJiLbmb? suppose XOU CAN
PUT IT UP IfV A COOPI.E OP OAS -)
YEU. XOO WMAT VOU OO-
OVER TO THE-AftBWAftt STORE ANDOfcTi
tv. POOF K.NOO VfMD arwu i rftrci;
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CoprrlffaU 1021, br PuMlo Ltdccr Co,
By II ay ward
J You'd Think the boss vduld have, a
HEART. EE.-MAGIN HIM O&it r-ttveu
RPCAiiE. T LOAWEh THAT POOR HORSE.
HIS UMBRELLA ANO RAIMCOAT ESTeRDAVl
I vjish i coulo Set him to Ooiaj r
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LULLED BH' ITS SUSaCSTlOA Or4 PRFUME. -UADEM
AIISHT. AH , AH OLD OH MELODY,
BUT PERCHAHCE FRUITFUL OF A1EW
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The Young Lady Acroii the Way
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llio young lady ncrons tho way
i-nys sho attended air informal affair
onco In a while, but jfavo up parti
sanship entirely during Lent.
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Bw FONTA1NB FOX
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