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Henry Jarreman
, By ROY VICKERS
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Wi.SKrtt ertmt en Mm. !?.
r: .turUhtd hu hatrta or vi
Camden
and new -"lis
make com-
Cf fit SeiHi1 Mt fcelrt
"ifit.tii hiart Wt Aim rnant yon yen yon
!"'57ehl'r a rlfKm m piaeeef her
ml,Jaramdt",i daughter, who A be.
tHffi He love" htr mid e.fc fcer e
ESK i. tlerllfii when he recegnleet a
fiUwia totert and knew who n It.
feXiln? Crei. Ih iele who -2?
and derUd Jflrremcn and th'ir
ttan'? rascally x-lldter. vMte htr
Tulll hit -Jarreman deilrtt e ilHd
Vftauehttr, WUh thtidta of petftng
VLSSSn'Ytirlunt ter thcmtelvet, Theed
SrSrlS nd Jarreman together.
TZ&nn loe. recegMet Camden' rliiff.
aTfclSitt WndK It el Alt daveMtr tu
fliiS?" We hWm" rtne lie ylelliit
ZtM hate It dfllwrfd Inte Alt Anndt.
ttrflu !" filrmieffc tA cannpl marrw
fiffn, Arr tKuveimd eAr It nn ex.
SSitet. TAd inaket Clendlnt. lohe de
El,," compuncttent. visit her rent
tSSiur. who ia tetn wared In lh
,..... .mIme fcr. claudlite nr.
iSS'ie .land lVThttdnri.erd nd I.adu
fi?tr of e IAlr pett. Aflut knout kneut
ffiithatSadla It oAemdtn-t rtnuffA-
iff. COKCftlT 00C le 1 cr.i
JJXal In""" knew! ""
Jf CteKdint. lAe kneiut
JW vartevt complication.
innack art mnrrUd, Jarrei
zLrmiui ttttltment en the
tS. Deucetter aet te Theed te dlteever
":..i.Zi,i.r lennuat. mill then huntH
it Claw" . iAe , knew, the ecret.
man making
ncrmev) tettlimenta en the eriar. The
dlttetlve I'llt mm 1 own nuHwnirr l
Y,l" a factory elrl. He And her a
inXtlV tvtXcal Cockney elrl. Jnrraman.
MltaUng a laiutull eaalntl adla e
SrJfl Alt rft'fnet. receives dlecencirltng
Itui from Alt dclrellvt.
AND 1IERK IT CONTINUES
rtriAMDKN. nctuully pnlil 100 te Ed-
Vjrll I imvc traced the note but
he did net pay It In pewen. Up had In In
ceosed It In an envelope mldreRscd te
Eddls. As be left bis, own block be
was acrosted by a friend nnined Hlcnk Hlcnk
lren. Tlicy walked (egetlier te the next
block and then Camden gave the en en
nlepe te the lift man, with Instruc
tions te take It immediately te Eddls.
The. lift man knew Gamdcn by slgnr.
ind obeyed his Instructions. Attached
tee will find name and present address
of lift man. ,
thus ran the detective s confidential
report. It continued :
"Camden and lilraklren then passed
en. Bltnklren wns stepping off the
pitemnt when a brewer's dray knocked
him down nnd crushed his ankle. This
occurred at exactly 4:27 a time at
which Kddls Is known te have been
mini the telephone ?a few minutes, In
fict, before the moment of his death.
The time Is proved beyond the possi
bility of doubt. I found the record of
the civil action brought by Dlcnklren
iialnst the brewery company (In which
(Smden was a witness). Further, the
police record of the btrcct accident and
the hospital record of the ambulance
rill are both consistent in point of
tine.
"In the face of these facts the theory
of Camden's KHt Is, in my opinion,
wholly untenable. I therefore beg te
notify you I consider my Investigation
it an end.
"I am yours faithfully.
"JAMES SEGROVE."
Fer ft moment Jarreman stared nt
tie lines before him, while his brain
tried te focus the fact that Jehn Cam
den was innocent.
Camden Innocent!
Jehn Camden was innocent! Jarro Jarre
man felt his universe tumbling In ruins
about him. In a flash of self-rcvela-tlen
he saw his hatred of Jehn Cam
den bad been the life line that was
drafting his feiiI through the turbulent
waters of his destiny nnd he knew new
that the Hue hnd been cut.
Agnln enmc that hlgh-pltchcd cough
which hnd marked the stampeding of
his emotions en the previous evening.
His hand worked convulsively, snn tell
ing at something, missed it and then
the waters closed Aver him.
Theed, from the position te which he
bed crept behind Jarremnn, arrested his
rm In the course of its downward
weep as Jarremnn tottered nnd fell iu
u Inert mass at his feet.
Theed sprang bnck In fear. The fear
was net physical but superstitious. He
Md been in the act of committing
murder the knife, secured with the
Jtfety catch, was still gripped in his
hand when the proposed victim hnd
fallen, smitten by an unseen hnnd.
He slipped bnck the safety catch nnd
thrust the knife Inte his pocket.
An ncter Is the slave of his part.
His perpptual role of benevolent elderly
(intlcmnn gripped Theed and made him
mutter with completed spontaneity :
"Heart failure! T-.t-t-t! Struck
down without i; moment's warning!
Peer peer Jarremnn!"
He steed for a moment with bowed
"id and then steeped ever the Inert
Mdr of Jarremnn. As his hand felt
heart he drew it back ns if it
Md been stung.
Jarremnn was indubitably nllve.
A savage disappointment Unshed In
tie watery eyes of the solicitor and
u gene in an Instant.
While there Is life there Is hope."
"id Theed aloud. "The nctien of the
Hurt seems te me te he feeble, but
one must pray for the best."
Fer a moment he hesitated ns if In
ubt. In that moment he hnd bummed
"P the situation, concluded that Jurro Jurre
nn wbr probably about te die, nnd
Mt nothing could therefore be let by
Jis dying in the presence of an author
M witness.
"The telephone, of course!" he ex
claimed, and begnn te turn the leaves
a directory. "What a blessing the
i.H"ene In le be sine! It must have
"JJd Innumerable, lives."
,Je f01id thu number of n nearby
wter and sent an emergency call.
mi, moving te a part of the room
mi'.,,f.B ,n "' l'ftSe out of Jnrro Jnrre
&. ' ft0, of. vlsie"- l,c unfolded the
lBiVwhlch,,1,e "Md'cn man hud read
utt before he fell.
i. , ." ll"J (lee,er nrrlvcd Theed was
tin Ittrn!IKl,t n,s n f"ssJr benevolent
(l elderly gentleman could be.
u',," talking te my old friend,
fti' .f.rremn"' w'ien he hnd this drend
t , Ti . ,,0 "Plnlncd. "He is
t i ''1 c11, l 'I8' "et "ve him
I might cause palh."
Mf ?can llcl' mp "ft ''I'" n " lls
"1 ";', y,m wl"-" ""''I the doctor.
4 n t examine him like this."
hrreman lias a Stroke
ThPfrl iinl.l I .. ....
whii. .L. T "" "' "" unjeining room
nelle the tlnelnr inf..l. i.i. --...i. i
serious?" he asked In nn nwed
' the doctor made his examination
, -- . acrnius: no nuk-mi in , ii.,
roemin wi.iil0 iWt0T l'mcrBC(1 ,f,ein the
'?. ,ch Jnfreinnn was lying.
doctor TCr ",' ' .,f "rtf" snhl the
friend hA .trl.fl8 . lrnrntlcntly. "Your
Vrek" d wb,u ls """"only called
Theed,S hls ,lfc ,n lnnser?" naked
lilt ii " ,.(,''!',n.l Pxtcnt, yes, natur-
lltili .V1'"1'" tn.e doctor. "Ve can say
Hit
e ar nw,tnL it. ... . "
n ;, i "" ,,1S conuitien may
rt of i.i. V e ' ,or " nm' Im,t the
e n,n,fi,t,,nt ,,," 'I'" ner It
'''"erW0.1"11 1,n will he none
tlther nff .r. " '" n few weks-but
lVUMfl,,r,en W,thrB ,,,C
"Thl brca"il clcVply.
ftUi0" d0 "0t UnM "s ,0 l'Pe?"
iher'tl?' '"''' t1"' 'l''ter somewhat
,,litfetn1,!'i;1,1 m"IiP " 'wnvery. will
Vlt cn'?tl,t'0,b! or raduul?"
uLfarj t be ether tlum .umiimi
SI,jjKlPr' "our, regular
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"Se long ns his present condition
lasts," continued the doctor, "he will
be entirely helpless. He will wnnt a
trained nurse. It wouldn't be a bad
iden for him te go le a nursing home,
I should think."
Thecd's brain wns working quickly.
The nursing home; preposition would be
no manner of use te him,
"I could net bear te think of him in
the hands et strnngers, doctor, however
skilled end however kind," he said.
"He is living nlene here bis daugh
ter, as you probably knew, wns mar
ried yesterday and his servants have
left. Is it possible for you te have him
removed te my house?"
"Yes, of course," said the doctor.
"If veu like I'll send nn nmbulnnce nnd
,a couple, of skilled men te remove him."
"un, tnniiK you, doctor, tuanu yen,
said Theed, seizing the doctor by both
hands. "I shall remember your words
nnd I shall put my trust in them."
"The ambulance will be here within
nn hour," said the doctor, and made
his escape.
When the doctor had gene Theed re
turned te the telephone and gave Clau
dine Craync's number. A moment later
he was sncnkfne te her.
He glanced nt the couch whereon Jar Jar
eoman was lying, wondering hew much
he could hear nnd' understand of what
was going en around him, and decided
te assume that he could hour every
thing. "Hulle? Theed speaking. I am in
Mr. Jorretnnn'B tint. I fear I have
bad news. Peer Mr. Jnrremnn has hud
a seizure a paralytic stroke. The doc
tor suggested that he should go te a
nursing home, but I feel sure that at
such a time you would wish him te
be surrounded by friends, se I thought
of bringing him te your house. We
shall be there in nn ambulance within
un hour. Yes Yes, I feel sure
that could the peer fellow speak he
would wish this te be done, and I knew
that it will be great happiness te you,
no less than te myself, te de all that
we can for him."
The rational rogue realized that was
all that need be said en the telephone.
The benevolent elderly gentleman sighed
deeply, sank into nn nrmchuir, and,
with folded hands, awuitcd the arrival
of the njnbulancc.
Theed and Claudlne
A couple of hours later Theed wns
lunching tcte-a-tcte with Claudlne
Greyne. In a quiet room upstairs Jar Jar
eoman had been put te bed nnd was in
the handii of a trained nurse.
The room in which luncheon bnd been
served was a small, eccentric apartment
te which Claudlne rarely Invited any
one. Celling nnd walls were covered
with nn iridescent substnnce that
gleamed like mother of ueerl; in its
depths the faint green hangings were
reflected, and the deeper glow of the
rosewood furniture. Its long window
opened en te n balcony filled with flow
ers the color of flame, and beyond them
was the garden with its closed gate.
Whlle the servants were present
lheed excelled himself in bnnnlltles. His
admiration of the tjevres coffee set wns
verging en the incoherent when Clau
dlne brought him nbruptly te the point.
"All the time you have been talking
I have been trying te calculate what's
at the bnck of your mind nnd I admit
I've failed," she said. "Why have you
brought Jarreman here?"
"pear lady, his life ls in danger. Yeu
would jiet have him in strange hands
at such 'a time."
Cinudine's gleaming nails beat a tat
too upon the polished surface of the
table. .
"His present seizure wns brought
about by a terrible piece of news,"
continued Theed. "He has made the
disturbing discovery thnt Nndla Is net
his daughter but Jehn Cnmdeu's."
"Ah!".
It was like the snarl of a cat, and,
as she leaned forward in her chnir.
Involuntarily Theed backed his chair
an inch or two.
Fer a moment her fierce disappoint
ment held, then she rose nnd moved
about the room. When she reseated
herself he saw that her resentment
against the fates had bceu beaten down
te n mere petulance.
"A pity Bhe drawled. "That puts
an end te this brilliant Intrigue of
yours. IJut I still don't see why you
brought him here."
le obtain your assistance in
ether ah brilliant intrigue,"
awcrcii .riieeu.
Claudlne looked her Impatience.
"Yeu will have te drop it, surely,
new that he knows?"
"The vital spark flickers It is be
yond the power of man te sny when it
will be extinguished," intoned Theed.
"And while we can but endure the
threes of anxious uncertainty, the sit
uation is te alt intents and purposes
the same as if our peer friend were
nctually dead."
There was a silence. Claudlne's petu
lance hnd vanished like snow before fire.
She fidgeted with her opals, her eyes
en Thced's flabby visage.
"Yeu mean you're going te get te
work nt once?" she suggested slowly.
"I'roerastinntien," answered Theed,
"Is the thief of time. When opportun
ity knocks nt the deer " .
"Suppose Jarreman recovers?"
"An eminently logical supposition,"
Fald Tliccil approvingly. "I confess
that possibility occurred te me before I
telephoned you. I was assured that
medical opinion would be equally un
Mirprlxcd if he were te live or te die."
Claudlne dropped her opals nnd shiv
ered. "There arc limits," she said half te
herself. And then:
"What de you wnnt me te de?"
"Yeu will knew better than I," said
Theed. "Yeu will knew hew te use
your sweet, wemnnly Intluencc te pro
tect him from jarring contact with the
outslde world."
Lady Deumter is Startled
"And new," Theed added, rising.
"I must thank you for a met de
lightful lunch most delightful."
Claudlne teke also.
"In plain English, you want me te
isolate him from the outside world,"
she said, curtly,
"Ah! Plain English! That cruel
little phrase has broken many a heart
and caused much unnecessary suffer
ing," murmured Theed, blinking his
head. He wns apparently still labor
ing under thnt reflection when he
emerged en te Cornish Terrace, hailed
a taxi, and was driven te Deuccster
Heuse.
"Is Lady Deuccster at home?" he
nsked.
"Ne, sir," answered the butler.
"Dear me!" said Theed. "I have
come un buslncSH of the utmost ur
gency. Dear me!"
The butler began te close the front
deer. Theed drew u fountain pen front
the pocket of his dove-culeri'il waistcoat
and scribbled n line en the card,
"Will you tnlie thnt te Lady Dou Deu
ccster, plcase?"
Theed waited In. the hull. A couple
of minutes later the butler returned.
"Her ladyship will see you, sir."
Theed, wnltlng In the study for Lady
Deucestj-' te appear, studied the backs
of thu well-worn volumes en the shelves
that lined the room,
"A tinn old collection," he mused.
"A grand old family! Sustains the
best traditions of aristocracy I In
these decadent days (he Deuceftera are'
u positive ornament te society."
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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