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EARNING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY I, 1!)21
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HOW MANY CARDS?
By ISABEL OSTRANDER
nf "The fclnvd of Intrigue" "Suspense" "Ashes to Ashes,1 etc.
C OPj"V" ' " ""'' " . (Miinr a uu.
SYNOPSIS
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i ' Mrfnrtv Intcrrtiptril Itn
f .i.no 'ii fill "-o Imp n rnr
, i wlinl tlio iniprtor hn
i ' Mi'm wnitins for u
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lour
ln
lidi, -n
i ,. v iiro.vontoil tlirm-rlvr.
tn- lii!T''cf')r Dnirt np
i b. rr.v niiifli of tlio Mime
pinni- MrCnHy nUl flip
fnr' r HIP IIIKIII S vinllliur.
e i . nll In lin i.n .
jf , '"rt nm mi mi iii i... '
I.'nr i . ' 11 UlIiC HIP WOinnil Klinwil
llr'
l,',i.tli" to prnpp.
Ifi.r ,
torn .1
jipp I
inc!'
us'
but Hip
,1 ,,t . .'nuri' lnni. IntPnd
,. ehtftilly until flip 1'inl
Miehr Iii' Imtiil ilmvn re-
, ii iiic (irilj lipforo hint.
. .miit thP lift linU vp
i , . nnlii of pviili'npp. I
r. nrril W p I! rlpnn tlii
,p ). r. . ,.n limp now, Mnp. Don t
nli' it )' wnmnn; i-v on't Ri't
fmi i - nemn now thnt wp know
,n " if . find Ynt hni (ihonpil
I II i- '.a. k in thp C'rpvplinc Iiimisp.
rnmniil o.itiilt tliP follov"s door
in
hp
, .
h ir nn.vthinc from Mnr-
i but thp oflic-pp on thp lipnt up
up Tli i"l rupniip mllpd up tn ny
1,0.1 f,.'i,.pi) ,iiiir in'tniPtinni
i tn" .if tlio wnmnn wnv foitml
itui Mns tli'- lint, ntnl I'll fpc
fhnlh i. ii nil Yot tirp ri'lii'vi'il ii
prn ng l tlio must rpliiililo mi'i.
tp.I i' thp hurpiiu. AVp'11 wnlf
tn ' thp woman trip tn rom
jtc h Mill n nd thpri KntliPr
lu
ll n ' iicp r.f tniirilpr. sir.' Mr-
t..np ns rpspppt fully inipiirlnj?
iir. ,na :i kpptionl qunlity in it
!rno t.p innPPtnr rnip lii c
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" ' Wr'ip got thp motivp
i?iit lipfnrp Hint it miiilii
, .tiiuiK to dn with hlnck-
, r. vi'iigp He's infill iintp I
an. I w In tliPr 1ip' Kuilty or
. ' ii Inns tprm in prismi
' i . njnint lipr toRpthc
i I'm) slip jumppil Iipi- lini'
mi. nirv in thp cnuntrj
" i''!..' t lenvini; fhp Imx
t i , Pn-vplins's tphtiniiini
n -tvntp whii'li w.'iN most
1 ' i I'.'in mi: it to liavn Iipi"
i'i fiir nn oni pNp t.
'' ' wrS. I stipiiosp sk
' .1 it HKninst ('ipvp'nr
flu ih'tiiiK ypt nf whni
k'l f lint tlioj must hiiw
' . . i"ii. fm- thp mnn t.
'loipr"
''I. cip," Mcf'firfy in
l I (li'lll't "tnrt woik
onisht wliPn I firt
I. ut from tlio ml nut"
.nil there'1 n lot jou
' t S'iiiip nf it wouhl
' Hi'' hi'iiiK nity , hut
i i. , ir 'iln't hnvo iiml
1 i, ml 1'pnsoti tlini
' ' 'V'lilld put t Ii fill
. .I I mi.
' ' rcmntril tin- in-
' ' "ii "Whnl io jou
' ' i''l folk. MhpV"
' i 'I hooillp of them !"
1 - li'in.l i spi-psslveh.
'' f. iril'ls PXi'Ppt thp
in. iiiy o,1(. lying or
ihiik ntul hold out on
inimn ' Kiit tlirrc'-
'- in the house I0112
1 "us, If at the door ol
iiml when you mid
' i " .eh tin. rooms iii-
' '- '1 ni me, Nir. for
' -" 'I lies, i win; f
tp its Mill I hcnnl
; I ""111 wllPtl IVf were
' inartprs nnd Mill's
' " stnirN."
"f his siennd mid
lip rnnms up.tnirs
'' Hint tlio ih'sks in
' mi'i 'Inn of thp housp-
' I II II I.PI'Pll With MHPP
"' i'ii'ii. nnd Iii!.ppctor
i'i Hi.'iilh
k.s it ni.irp eprtiiin.
nv inurh trouhle in
i Hiiii-:"
Mi't'nrty nriui
Ii
t I
1 ijt
' pair of Klines on
i to look for when
hi re '.'"
I. from hi coat
1 iioiin. nnd thnt
t pmiIpiu'i' iiKninst
'iiiipiI nnd repkiii'.'
" Pi-td Unit killed
' kind of ml ilmt
'' nun if it wiis
mid tl mi left
Mct'nrlj mir.
c it hnve heeii used
n wnj. whnt has
" woN to do with
dslniupil nine of
' ln'fiire his ehief
d"! mi Ki't this.
1 tli.- i-tnp f .,iir
de where the li,i
' " 'XPlnlliPd Ihn
!' "If Mill tired
1 ",'iild he he doitrj
'I and why would
'" Hi leiiuue with
'"' the looks thnt
1,1 ."id the uiij li'
"' a iinet word In
'"' il!it to kiep
'"' 'tis not to snip
1 tor iiiiirilPi'ini; hi-
" ii mki't'"
'" i'i noioneH . it
" I' 't'i' lein.ii'keil
1 'd I oh i-ii,
le Ihenn whirl,
Won he siiw tn
' ' wns picpnrpd t
I' II lie i until I
Ipii
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It. nnd rnthpr thnn Iiijvp if iiiiPiirthed.
tit it. wnn hniinil to he if wp hndn't so
promptly dlsrovrrpil thp idpntlty nf th"
I'liirdprrr. ho prpfprred tn lot fdpcpltiK
doss Up."
"Ho do thp roit of tliptn, it sepm!
Wnit. sir. till you hpnr."
McClnrtv Knvp thr Kit of h intPf
vIpwh with DoiirIiih Wuvcrly. Mrs. Kip.
Miss Krnt. thp I'nrds nnd NIpIiiiIhk
I'llttPr. hut wliPii Iip nnd rnnrlinli'il Hip
inippctnr shook his lipnd.
"Whnlpvpr rpnsons they limy hnvo for
holditiK nut mi you nt you susppcl, Mnr
it iti't hppnusp of n rtillly knowdpdRP of
thp murdpr. Hy your own xhnwiitK the
Knrdu, C'utlor nnd Wnvprlyn Iiiivp
pslnhlishril nliliis wdiich no ponilblo elr
(iimstiititlnl pvidftiec could s-hnkp. nnd
jou hnven't n thing tn conitprt Mm. Kip
with (Iip nffnir. You run tnkc whnt
thntPX'i'linppronpnf hrrn vnld nbotit hpr
with n Krnln nf snlt : t no old wnmnn wns
mnd pnough nt IipIiir spnt pneklliK to
hnvo Hworn Mrs. Kip s life nwny, l ll
wiirpp. nnd nt thnt flic could toll not Ii -Ins
inrriminntitiK. Ynli'll find thnt Mrs.
Kip's littlp tnystprj. wlifitpvor it ninv
he. is hrr own nff.tir."
"Vo. sir, 'ti our piisp nnd you
know best." MpCmty rosp. "I'vo had
no slppp since night hofnre Inst nnd 'tis
KotfiiiK nn tn innrnlnR. If sn br jou'vl"
tin further itistruotinnx fnr nip now I'll
ro hoiup ntul rest ind Iip nn the job
iiRnin hriRlit nnd pnrlv."
Itippptor DriiPt ImiRliPil snnipwlint
uiipn.ily.
"WIiIpIi mentis that I linvpn't con
vinerd ynu nnd ynu'p tnkrn tlio bit tn
jour tPPth nRnln! I'vo no InstruPtinns
for you, only mirrojIIohn : you know
well thnt I Iirtp nlwiys siven you your
IipiiiI in every ense you'vp workpd on
with hip slnop you resiRnrd from notive
duty nnd I've never rpgretted It. espe
cially the last, instntipp. Mnd" Mis
fncp sobered. "Go ahead your own wn
nnd if you ran prove, to me thnt. I'm
wrotiR I'll be only ton Rlad to aeknnwl
imIro it, but I tell you now thnt you
hnven't n ehnnpe: Thp Riiilfy mnn"
"Pops thnt menn, sir, thnt ynu won't
take In Mill rifiht. nwny?" MrCnrty in
tprruptPil quickly.
'No. AW enn nfford to wnit n bit
and I told ynu we would do so to sop
;t the woman tried to mmmunipnip witn
htm; wp niiRht ns wpII kill two bird
with onp stone nnd we've proof now that
he was nn nccessory both lipforo ntvl
iftpr tlio fact.
"We'll Rivp her two or tliree days to
try to pet in tourh with him mid I'll
notify you, nnywnj, before we ileriile
to rpnrrest him."
"Tlmnk". sir." MrCnrty pipkpd up
tlio iiitio of (linmonds from Hip desk.
"If nu dnn't mind I'll be taking this
nlnnc. nnd by Hip way. if ynu run
neross Mr. DoiiRlns Waverly. take n
look at his cigarette rase; 'twill be
wortli your while."
The inspector started slightly.
"You don't menu V Spp lioro. Mae
hns that nbsPrvntion of yours nnythins
tn dn with thp ciearettei that we found
on the supper table nnd thnt piece of ,i
luokrn ambpr holdPrV"
"Not thnt I know of, sir, but V
thin nnd shaped likp this playing card
here and there nre nine diamonds stuck
in it : ninp rrnl diamonds nrratigpil just
like the spots on this rard."
This time Inspector Prurt's InilghtPr
wns frank nnd hrnrtj .
"You've still Rot jour eyes out for
something dramatic. haven't joiiV
We're not living in dimp iio)p! tinips,
Mac. and thnt card doesn't mrnn any
thing. It might hnvp bopii lyinp on tin
llonr thprp in Hip studv for day ; you
saw yourself that thp house hasn't Iippu
!;ppl any too orderly since Mrs. I 'rove
ling has been nwny. Mill may hnve no
li it spattered with blood after he
killed ( 'reveling and slipped it under
the tnlile cover without thinking: n man
Is usually dazed nfter a rrisis likp that
and apt to do a lot of mpnninglps
'nigs in n mechanical sort of wni a1
the records of tli" department show
You'll find there's some such simple
evplnnation of it and n for U'nverlj's
cigarette rase ! I suppose it's no use
to talk to you. though. You'll be spp
ing niiips of diamonds wherever yon
i. ok until Mill goes to trial !"
Mi'arty's exprcsiion did not change
,is he slipped the card into hi pm kct
once more.
"I'd like to see the rest of thp pack
this camp from," Iip vouphsafed im
lerimbablj . "Denny nnd I'll bp gpttini:
on, tliPii. sir. You'll hrar from hip if
anvthing turns up."
The ride hilPk uptown to McCartj's
rnoni was a long and tedious one and
the conversation between the two
friends of a inerelj desullnrj nature,
for I tennis was franklv s'eepj nnd Mr
Curly felt the reaction flom the ex
cilpinpiit of thp chnsp. An unusual de
inpssinii oersiadowcd his niiliiriil
iiiiovancy of spirit and he was too
fatigued nientallv and physically to
combat it.
The escnpo of the girl, INa from be
uciitli his very hands had been had
enough, hut the stand tlio inspector had
taken in the case added ten-fold to the
ditlicullies before him and he could see
on wnj out. Not for n moment would
lir nccept the tlieorj of Mill's guilt, d"
spite thp circumstantial evldpncp ngaiiHt
linn : slowly and almost without con
scious reasoning an iden hud boon form
ing in his mind cer since he stood lie
side thnt disnrdprpil supppr Initio and
nothing ho had learned since had
tended tn eradicnte it. Now with litl'e
added in support of it, it was gradu
ally strengthening Into conviction,
albeit a Migue and still obscure one.
"I'll go on back tn the donnitorj
at the firehouse." Pennis niinoiinced as
the left the car nt last. " "l'ls loo late
lo he breaking into mj room at Molly's
for that joutigster of hers sleeps with
both the ears of him wide open fnr fear
in 'II miss something and he'd scream
fit to wake the dead. I'm on duty from
'.. ti fi again tomorrow and then off for
lvtnt four hours, so ion'11 find mo if
j on want me."
"Come mi up to m rooms instead."
McCntty invited " 'Tis al'ier .". o clock
.mil ioii'II get little enough sleep as it
is. t the sainted powers -there's h
it'ht in nn windows! Thieves !"
Me hud halted in astonishment, hut
row he broke into ji run and with Pen
nis m his heels sped tn his own sonn
The entrance door stood wide, and still
swiftl). hut with a measure of caulion,
they stole up the sinirs
Thi'io was no kej in the door lending
In Mil'art's Ihiiii: room, hut it iood
alar anil al Hie Mgni wlncii met tlieir
raze through the apcitiire .Met arlj
halted again, this tune in wnrd'ess in
digiintinn Wade Terbium's long, attenuated fig
ure hi. stretched out eomfurtnblv in the
best armchair with a tattered dream
hook open and liiug face downward
across ins knee anil a siznlile neap nt
cigarette ashes in a china tray upon the
table heside him. While they stared.
a ilelicate snore Prone the silence nml
Mi Cartj's face purpled.
That rlilnii tra) had heeu his moth
er s : its rightful place was upon ine
nianlcl and tobacco had ii"ver prolnnedj
ll before ! As to the dream book its
possesion had Iipi n the one shameful
ill fas.'Iiiiitini! sicri I to Met 'nrli 's life
iihcre liad that ineildlesoine. tilth uni
on -of -n gun found it. and l.ow luul he
ot III''
"Is it lioiii'ilers ion ii i uk ni':' Pen-
ns iiiipureil inii"iTiiti) " 'Twouhl lie
ue'l for vim If .) tin Iiml as ipind holts on
jour doors ns the Mihlrrtli wnmnn had '
THE WMPSA Neck Shave a Haircut With Audi Now
lil Sidney Smith
look, kk thw hem- from
Vlt NECX UP I LOOK LKE
A PANDtLlON AFTER. o)
BLOVO Z TiMr-p Th StE IF
OU'RH UCVO OR WOT- OUY'
LIKE r NUKTH PAKOIA VfHt.
FIEU ATMTrs. A HrVL
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THE 6UV THAT HANOEP ME
TVr HAM. BUSV WA"5 K1?CIMG
ME- TfTS All- HE H0UU
HVVE HANVEV r4E A CHAMO
OKt A "STICK- ?0ls5H IT
Not BRUH T-
ssm
OVI WHtM I ViA'S A LITTLE BOY
ANP HAD THAT VJONPtFUU FLOCK
OF HAtR- I REMEMBER. MOVM
TNEV USED TO CURL IT- IT WOULD
Uam-, TiftMM OVJtR. MV SHOUIDE.
AWP THE" SOS'S ViMLP CALL ME
SIS-SV AWP GOT Mri'-
WA'S A Se6LAR SON
H THOE PAVSj.
J Ut5Et TO WALK INTO A
( BARBED 0? WHEN WAS
15" YEAR'S- OU AND WOW VT
FLATTtREP ME VVIE THEV
AKET? IF I YvTETC) A
"SMAVE- BUT NOW WWffX
J YJ0VUMT V0 IF SOME
Krsl?Htn. BARBfeS.
WOULD JUST ASv; ME
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The Young Lady Across the Way
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l iip btart ol the ftercc.it uana-to-Uaiiil struggle the .eighborlmod llnri hvrr
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The mhiiik hid.) across the way
says her fut hrr "p so rraxy ahriit coif
that 'ho lerily believes lie talks
about putts and calls in his slei p,
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THE CLANCY KIDS Just Like a Woman
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