Daily British Whig (1850), 8 Feb 1926, p. 11

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Jimmy, as he is called, announces he has planned a theatre party for the family, which includes his mother and sister, JANET. He intends, also, to includes BARRY COLVIN, Janet's flance. Henry Rand is a staunch uphold- er of all the homely virtues, includ- ing that of punctuality, which is al- most a religion with him. When, on the night of the party, he fails to put in his accustomed appearance at quarter to six the family becomes | alarmed. While they are wondering, the phone rifigs. Jimmy answers it. It is the police. Henry Rand's body has been found in a room at the Can- field Hotel. Jimmy goes to the hotel. His fa- ther is in a gas-filled room that had | been registered for by H. A. Jones of New York. Police believe it is sucide. Jimmy .| doesn't agree. A woman's handkér chief is found in the room. The coroner arrives and discovers | a small welt at the back of Henry Rand's head. While they are talk- ing, Jimmy discovers the yellow stub of a theatre ticket, evidently used hl ~~ All Kinds of Electric Apparatus Satisfaction guaranteed. Best work at reasonable prices, : "IE DOWN TOWN ELECTRIC STORE" {she asked. two nights before. CHPTER XI. Olga Maynard! He wheeled sharp- [1y in his chair to see who had pro- {nounced the name. The two men { were looking across the room at a { table in a far corner, | Jimmy saw a girl sitting alone, | smoking a cigarette. She certainly | fitted Fogarty s description of Olga i Maynard, he thought... .Tall, blond, | highly rouged--he could tell that even from where he sat. He stared at her. | Mary's voice cut in: "I think we | had better go. Do you mind taking I me home?" She had seen his start at the mention of Olga's name--had seen him. stare at her across the room. There was ice in her tone. Her words brought him suddenly to a realization that he had offended her. 'Mary, I'm sorry. I was star- tled. Must we go now? We've only had one dumiee" He was thing; stalling for time. It wouldn't do to let Olga Maynard get out of his sight now that he had found her. How could he talk to her with Mary present? He cursed the chance that had thrown. the two of them together. If only Mary didn't insist on going there'd be some way of getting word. ... "Are you coming?" asked Mary coolly. She had risen. + He scrambled to hifk feet with a | muttered apology. He was furious with himself. He saw Olga Maynard eyeing them as they passed her table near the door. He thought franti- cally of trying to give her some sig- i nal, but didn't dare. "Will you give me my vanity box, please?" they were standing in front of the hat checking' room. He brought it out of his pocket. Mary took it and vanished into a dressing room. ' * He toosed the hat checks to the girl behind the counter. "Be. right back," he called to her and hurried straight over to Olga Maynard. . "I beg your pardon," he said swift. 1¥.. He was bending over her table. "Your name is Olga Maynard, isn't it She surveyed him amusedly through half closed eves. "Who wants to know?' she drawled, "I'm sorry--I'm in a terrible hurry--I'm with a young lady." he he stammered. "Will you meet me in a half-hour? Damn it," he cried im- patiently at her guick look. "I'm not "trying to make a date. It's im. portant. Will you meet me?' "Well, I like that! Where did you get hold of that line? Say, I'm with company myself, if you want to know. Here he come now, Mister." She nooded toward the door. He debated briefly whether to get hold of a policeman and have her ar- rested. He decided instantly against i 3 | "Listen," he said desperately. "You meet me here tomorrow night. I've got a musical comedy job for you. A friend of mine told me about | you--Tom Fogarty." i She started. "Say, who are you?" "Colvin---Barry Colvin," he flung 'back it was the first name he could thinic of. ~ "I'll be here tomorrow night, Same time." THE YELLOW STUB GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERIAL By Ernest Lynn I & She betrayed no sufprise. "'Graf- ton's 2 good place to come from," he remarked dryly. "I've been there." . "Yes, I know you have. As a mat- fer of fact, you were there week be- fore last." "Say, who are you--Sherlock Holmes in disguise?" She said, half angrily: "I didn't come here to hear my history, What have you been doing--trying to get something on me?" "No, I haven't, but listen to me. Tr" "You'said," she interrupted, "you had a musical comedy job lined up. I'm interested. If you haven't, I'm Now tell me what's on your mind." "I'l tell you in a minute what's on my mind, but first I want you to answer a few questions. Tell me this--did you go to the Paragon Theatre the evening of . Nov. 25th? That was a Monday night--the night before you went to Grafton." "Say You answer me!" He brought his hand smartly down on the table, She shrugged her shoulders. "All right--I did. Sure." "Where did you get the ticket?" "Tom Fogarty gave it to me." There was bewilderment in her eyes. "AT right. Fogarty at least is telling the truth, Now then, did you ever hear of 4 man named Henry Rand?" "No." "Did you ever know a man named H. A. Jones?" "No. Say, for God's sake cut this out and tell me what it's all about. You'd think I'd murdered somebody, the way you act." "Miss Maynard," he said, "that's exactly what you're suspected of do- ing." "No! You're lying!" she sprang to her feet, Her eyes darted a look, of rage at hime. ing to get something on me. can't they leave me alone--" "Why can't who leave you alone?" he broke in, "You know who I'm talking about. You know very well. You can go to hell. I'm leaving." She grabbed her pockethook----a beaded bag. "Miss Maynard," he took Néld of her wrist, aware that they 'were very nearly creating a scene, "don't go yet. Sit down and listen to me. You'e got to." He was holding her wrist ertielly tight. She winced with the pain and sat down, he half fore- ing her into her chair. "I'm not trying to get anything on you, as you say. - Yon listen to these facts and see for yourself. Henry Rand was my father. He was mur- Jered in a hotel in Grafton on Nov. 7. Fogarty's ticket at the ®aragon Theatre two nights before. Well, the stub of that ticket was found in the room with my father. How did it get there?" She was white beneath her rouge. She was gripping the edge of the table with her hands. "It's a le!" She leaned toward him, tense. "It's a lie! I don't believe ft!" "It's the truth. How do you sup- pose I know you used Fogarty's ed it down to Fogarty. He told the police he gave it to youn." "The police! God! Do they know this?" "They're looking for you now. The landlady at your last address said you had lett town. I was there." "I tell you," she sald, her voice strained and slow, "I don't know anything about it. It's a frame-up. How about Fogarty, if he knows so much? What was to prevent him having a duplicate ticket made and planted? Where was he?" "He's already proved an alibi. He was not in Grafton when the murder was committed. You were." « "Sure 1 was looking for work-- and I dide't find it. That's why I'm back. Take me out of here. I'm sick. Tl faint if I don't get out in the air." 2 * "Where do you live?" Jimmy ask- ed her. "I'll take you home." "Come on," he said, "let's go out." He signaled to a waited. He. paid the check find took her arm, She leaned heavily on him as they walked to the door. iy © "You've got to tell me. all you Xow about this," he said to her when they had reached the street. She was acting, was concealing he "You dirty dog!" | she whispered hoarsely, "You're try- | Why | You've just told me you used} ticket? We found the stub and trac-| WHIG Most good things stand the Test of Time. 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