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Bm De A Fh "Stone. WHAT BAS GONE BEFORE. Garrett. Folsom is tabbed to death While sywimm; e : Fol Sg at Ocean Town, N.J. ner: Roger Neville, a business part- bi Mrs. Helen Barnaby and Car- don. a a Rolsom eecentriés and sister of the dead man, takes command. - At the , an Oriental bought on the % {clues Jett. any say it is, there is wo It is learned that one Croydon Sedrac {er very little evidence "against Mrs. He is a fancier of curious wea pons, Samits buying two knives but not the Anastasia engages Titus Ri; an Brchitedt, to work on the Rec Dan elton, the dead man's nephew, ar- rives-and-is intrigued by some curious French dolls in Folsom's room. Croydon Sears sends for Fleming Stone, famous detective. He tells him Folsom had been blackmailing him and e had lied at the inquest but was innocent. Stone meets Ned and Madeline Bar- yon. He orders Dan Pelton t6 produce Folsom's papers, and Pelton acts as if Be 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- sible suspeet," he said, "because he didn't do it. But the police are not 80 sure of that as I am, and so to prove my point I must find the veal murderer," "Who is," Sears appended, "the man who bought a bundle of junk at the auction room ldte in the evening the Might before the murder." ' "And 'who, Anastasia broke iin, "bought it for Carmelita Valdon, Oh, # wasn't necessary for her to go out and buy it herself. She is a woman who has others to do her underhand work. "And I've listened to all you've said, Mr. Stone, and it all comes back to her. For who else knew in advance that my brother 'was coming down here? No one knew it except the WValdon crowd." "That includes Roger Neville," said Stone, thoughtfully. "Hes no breath of suspicion been wafted his way?" "No," Tite Riggs said. "It hasn't. I've wondered why, but nobody seems %o think of him in' that way," "Certainly not," snapped Miss Fol som. "Roger Neville is no saint, but he and Garry were intiinate friends. They were fond of each otlier, and, though they quarrelled now and then, they were really devoted. © Why, they 'both madeywills leaving large to the other: 'Had Roger died first Gérry would have come. into quite a for- i he didn't need," suggested, "Oh, no. My brother was a rich man. Well, Mr: Stone, I suppose it's too late for 'you to do anything fur ther tonight. I hope you'll get busy In the morning and round up that Larmelita woman! Remember, she's About the only one in all Ocean Town who knew beforehand that my brother was foning down here." Wit! s parting bit of suggestion, Miss Folsom went off to her own room, 'and the men remained fora few more words. "My aunt is a strange personage," Pelton said, thoughtfully, "but she's obody's fool. . And her arguments "Bless you for that!" said Dan Pel- ton so earnestly that Stone was touch-' ed. "Yes," he went on, noticing Stone's quick glance, "as my aunt says, 1 have fallen foi -that-woman. To me she is a waif of fortune, a toy of fate, but not the scheming adven- turess 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 her, and«she did try to get them without the knowledge: of the sensation-seeking police. Those things I know. . "What was in the letters or whether she did finally get them, I don't know. "A STRANGE CASE, STONE SAID TO SEARS. BEFORE HEARD OF A MURDER IN THE OCEAN." no weapon. found. Why, there's no- neler but "the mental attitudes "| than to let it fester." "{ present. We'll likely .get a new line lon it all tomorrow. Big hotel, isn't|: think, Cro¥, no" fingeérp t -about, no witnesses, 106. to be drawn from th "thought there would be thing material to W tk on. Nothing 'the vietim and his possible encinies Ard of those I know almost nothing. Small wonder F'm-all at sea!" heaven's sake.get me out of itl Dp it, Pm more than over certain my part] in the'matter must come ous." "Probably not, Cioy. But if it i§ necessary, you'll have to buck up and stand it. Retter have the thing lanced "yes, I know, And if it comes to that I'TH 'stand. up. to it, of course. If it were not for"Robin ¥d'make a clean "breast .0f - ther whole matter, but the bov-and- Angelica--"' "I know. | Don't; think about it at it?" "Yes, the Mejusaca is one of the 'néwest and finest on the beach: Well, (here's" your room; do get a little sleep" Fléming »Stone. didn't require much 'but the sea air made for drowsi- ness, and he put ina good night's rest tbefore he joined Croydon Sears at breakfast. Robin was there, too, and Ned Bar- ron, the girls having théir breakfast in their rooms. "Did the night bring any counsel?" Barron inquired, his. big voice toned down to a discreet. pitch "Some," Stone returned, smiling. "But as I told Sears, I'm all at sea, unless I can get a straw to show which way. the wind may, can or must be blowing." "You can't make bricks without straws, can you?" Robin smiled, and - 'I'VE NEVER But they were here, in the suitcase, right on top, and they're not here now. I am frank, Mr. Stone, because I want the matter cléared up as well as my aunt does, and if you can get at the real truth you can do away with ail hint of iefon of Mrs, Valdon." (| what, pray, am I to do?' Stone Tooked at him a little quizzie- ally. "I'had but two legitimate suspects," he said, with pre ruefulness] "Sears here and Mrs. Valdon. If you deprive me of both, at-one fell swoop, "Get the real one," said Tite Riggs, rising to go. "I can't do it; I haven't Jfiimes of a notion what way b ook, . 11 t, |. "Who's at' the top of 'your. list » added, "I'll bet you've crossedemy dad off 'the Hist of 'possibles." "PIF bet I Haven't," Stone said. "But that's because he 'never was on it. And, it's a very small; faint list, any- way. However, we're only starting in, and no telling 'what favoring winds may blow us to-port sooner than we expect." . Barron-asked, his curiosity getting the better of him. : "A beautiful lady" Stone - said. "Don't. ask her name yet, for some- thing tells me ¢he'll. be crossed off speedily, Indeed, so far it's all a ,.and I"feel sure | "True enough, old man. But for| , | to "corre yeu know 'since you've come, and the, thing is getting into shape as you see prejudices; a dagger and a few That: doesn't: much for an AN ATTRACTIVE NEW FROCK, The smaif da; while the back is in ohe pig are tucks at the s gathered to | She has been. grounded like Am : Ballley in the' principles -of 'religion with. Ma "I *come out' to a life of so "| occasional fits of hysterics or a grace: | ful swoon. 1 quate food: of to-day or "Look at her standing there in her ping bonnet 'as large as an umbrella, anovality. Her head is stuffed 1 ngll's questions, her: fingers are sore with working 'samplers,' her body '18 stiff' with' that strange cult | d ready to 'and do mestic Inanition. 'When 'she 'dances, it 18 to pace soberly through the mea- sures of a minuet or the quadrilles, sixteen years of age '| for. she has not yet been introduced [ged for & kitten. "to'the 'sprightly 'polka' or the glamor: lan operation was mecegsury for the ous. waltz. . Little wonder that she child's cure, and that she must go breaks the monotony of her days by She' Wad her vanities, poor dear-- her looks were 'one -.of her few. in- terests. She was-as frightened of cor pulence as is her modern sister. 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