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6 THE COLBORNE EXPRESS. COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1928 Ti'.T* colour and exquisite flavour ©f "SALADA" (aaen Tea are natural - Only ths process of curing is different from Black Tea--Soth are equally pure--"SALADA" Green Tea is sealed in airtight aluminum--fresh--delicious--satisfying-- 38c per §-Ib. at all grocers. Ask for this tea. "SALADA" GREEN TEA - AHatSfs Carolyn Wfelte WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE. „.$?rrett Folsom is stabbed to death pe. swimming at Ocean Town, N.J. ■rol£oms bathing companions had oeen Roger Neville, a business part-™H^- Helen Barnaby and Car-mehta Valdon. Anastasia Folsom, eccentrie and masterful sister of the dead man, arrives and takes command. At the inquest it is learned that the death wea-pan was a pichaq, an Oriental knife, vail beGn tought on the board_ . It is learned that one Croydon Sears 's a fancier of curious weapons. II* admits buying two knives but not the Pichaq. Anastasia engages Titus Riggs, an architect, to work on the case. Dan Pelton, the dead man's nephew, ar-J':'ves am* is intrigued by some curious French dolls in Folsom's room. Croydon Sears sends for Fleming £io>'-e> iai,:ou- detective. He tells him f o.som had boon blackmailing him and ini tlled at the i:l(ll'est but was Stone meets Ned and Madeline Bar-lon. He orders Dan Pelton to produce 1 ulsom's papeis, and Pelton acts as if he were trying to conceal something. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XLII. Stone smiled at him affectionately. "I'm excluding Mr, Sears as a pos- is," Sears appended, "the > bought a bundle of junk at ion room late in tha evening against Mrsi Valdon are just plausible enough bo catch the attention of the police if they are brought to their notice. So, Mr. Stone, while I ddn't ask! you to ignore Aunt Anastasia's suspicions and suggestions, I do ask you to look into the matter yourself before j you give it much publicity." "I shall certainly do that, Mr- Pel-ton," Stone said, "and if it is of any comfort to you, and' I dare say it is, I can tell you that I think there is so far very little evidence against Mrs. Valdon." "Bless you for that!" said Dan Pel-ton so earnestly that Stone was touched, "Yes," he went on, noticing Stone's quick glance, "as my aunt says, I have fallen for that woman. To me she is a waif of fortune, a toy of fate, but not the scheming adventuress my aunt would make her seem. Nor is she a murderess! The very idea is unthinkable! But my uncle did have a hold over her; did have letters from bar, and she did try to get them without the knowledge of the sensation-seeking police. Those things I know. "What was in the tetters or whether she did finally get them, I don't know. said Pelton, with a flash of his irrepressible gay sty, "for that's where the crime was committed!" "A strange case," Stone said to gears as they left the room and went toward their own apartments. ' never before heard of a murder in the ocean. It is clever, I'll say that for it. Just think, Croy, no fingerprints, clues left lying about, no witnesses, no evidence to he drawn from the scene of this crime, and I feel sure the murderer thought there would be no weapon found. Why, there's no-th:ng material to \v rk on Nothing to consider but the mental attitudes of the victim and his possible enemies. And of those I knew almost nothing. Small wender I'm all at sea!" "True enough, old man. But for heaven's sake get me out of it! Do ycu know since you've come, and the thing is getting into shape as you see if, I'm more than ever certain ivy part in the matter must come out." "Probably not, Cioy. But if it Is necessary, you'll have to buck up and stand it. Better have the thing lanced than to let it fester." "Yes, I know. And if it comes to that I'll stand up to it, of course. I If were not for Robin I'd make a clean ■east of the whole matter, but the iv--and Angelica--" "I know. Don't think about it at ■■csent. We'll likely get a new line i it all tomorrow. Big hotel, isn't "Yes, the Majusaca is one of the ;west and finest on the beach. Well, here's your room; do get a little sleep-Fleming Stone didn't require much sleep, but the sea air made for drowsiness, and he put in a good night's rest before he joined Croydon Sears at breakfast. Robin was there, too, and Ned Barron, the girls having their breakfast in their rooms. "Did the night bring any counsel?" Barron inquired, his big voice toned down to a discreet pitch. "Seine," Stone returned, smiling. "But as I tcld Sears, I'm all at sea, unless I can get a straw-to show which way the wind may, can or must be "Yoi make bricks without i?" Robin smiled, and eted. Why, they r.g large sums to We! .Mr. St;;. I hone I 5 ippos-lythdng i u'll get b n the ntorr.ng and lound up that . armciiia woman! Remember, she's il-out the only one in all Ocean Town vho knew beforehand that my brother "■..-; coming down here." With this parting bit of suggestion, t off to her own room, 'No, indeed." Ned Barren shrug- ged his shoulder "I i 3 paying n attention to him, for I courage his attempts at conversation, but as I look back and visualize the scene, I seem to see his two hands grasping the rope next to my own." "You saw him go under?" "No, for I was turned away, speaking to Madeline. But I saw and heard a commotion and next thirjg I knew they were carrying him Out. I didn't notice it much, assuming it was of cramps. It happens so often. "Well, your testimony doesn't help me any. You didn't know him at all?" "Not at all- Never heard of him before that day. It was the merest chance that we stood Well, it's a puzzle," sighed Stone. "IVe nothing to work on but people' prejudices, a dagger and a few dolls! That doesn't seem much for an able-bodied detective!" 'Dolls!" exclaimed Robin, "what dolls?" (To he continued.) 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If pu deprive me of both, at one fell swoop, what, pray, am I to do?" "Get the'real one," said Tite Riggs, rising to go. "I can't do it; I haven't a glimsr cf a notion what way to look, but I'll bet you manage it, Mr. Stone." "I'll bet he does," agreed Pelton, but the anxious eyes of Croydon Sears did not echo their assurance. "I'll have a try at it," Stone told them. "But I don't mind admitting that at the present I've no evidence to i, no clue to follow u " | at sea." | added, "I'll bet you've crossed my dad 1 off the list of possibles." ! "I'll bet I haven't," Stone said. "But j that's because he never was on it. j And, it's a very small, faint list, any-I way. However, we're only starting in, [and no telling what favoring winds may blow us to port sooner than we I expect." "Who's_ at the top of your list " Barron asked, his curiosity getting the better of him. "A beautiful lady," Stone said. "Don't ask her name yet, for semo-; thing tells me she'll be crossed off speedily. 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