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Whitlock said reluctantly: "Well, yea." "What are you after?" Whitlock, wary as a dog In a strange yard, looked at the others here, doubt and caution in his eyes. The Inspector said insistently: "Whitlock, this gentleman is Mat Gimberland, the District Attorney. You'll have to play ball with us." And he added: "You were here Mon day night, tracing a stolen car?or so you said. Why did you come "We heard that a dead man had been found here." "What of it?" Whitlock was si lent. "Who put you on this?" The detective said nothing. "What's your outfit? Hutchins? Or Myers?" ^'Myers agency," Whitlock admit* "You boys stay here tonight," Tope said curtly. "You're taking a high hand," Whitlock protested. "Where do you rate, anyway?" But Adam Bruce said quietly: "I'm from the Department of Jus tice. I back Tope; and so does Dis trict Attorney Cumberland, if you want to argue I" "Oh, all right," Whitlock grudg ingly agreed. "I guess you carry too many guns, Tope. We'll play I" Bee Dewain said, "I'll show you a cabin, gentlemen 1" and they fol lowed her away. Tope, as soon as they were gone, turned in haste toward the telephone, which was in a closet under the Stairs. They heard his voice, muf Sed, as he put in the call. A little later he emerged, his eyes shining; but he only said, speaking to the District Attorney: "Well, Mat, that's about all we can do tonight. You'd better take Kell along to town." Then he turned to Ned Quill, and without any apologies to the oth ers, drew Ned aside. "Son," he asked the trooper, "do you know Sally Tennant?the daugh ter of Holdom's gardener?" "Sure," Quill returned. He grinned. "Mighty pretty girL" The old man nodded. "All right. Quill, go see this Tennant girl?to night or in the morning. Her father said she was in love with Bob Flint, Holdom's pilot. Ask her when she saw him last, anything else she'll tell you." "Oke!" Ned agreed. Tope turned back toward the oth ers. "Mat," he said to Cumberland, "don't forget to have Doctor Med ford check on gas in the dead man's lungs, and whether he was drugged. Now good night. I'll meet you at the quarry in the morning." Cumberland assented heavily, and turned toward the car. When they were gone. Tope mopped his brow and sighed and turned to Mrs. Tope. "I had to get rid of Mat," be said. "Having him around is like pushing ? piano. He's?slow, heavy 1 Now I can get busy 1" The phone rang, and Adam went fc> to answer it Mrs. Tope asked solicitously: "Must you do anything more tonight? You're so tired I" "I'll rest tomorrow night," he promised, and he said with a chuc kle: "Yes ma'am, tomorrow night I aim to sleep about twenty-four hours without winking. You go along." But before she could go, Adam re turned from the telephone, and Bee Came back from showing Whitlock and Beal their cabin. "They're all lacked in like good little boys," she reported; and her eyes were twin kling. "So meek and mild I I loved the way you squelched them I" Tope chuckled; and then he asked: "Miss Dewain, do you know Isnything about a lodge back in the hQls somewhere? Ledforge's place?" "Oh, yes," she said quickly. -Why?" "Mr. Eberly's there," Tope ex claimed. She uttered an exclama tion at once of relief and of sur prise ; and Tope ashed: "Adam, you ?Wow >here it is?" Adaaa shook his head. "Mtaa Dewain, you tell him," Vrpe requested. "I want to see Mr. ?fcariy. And he added: "You ?Nth* give mm that letter to him Mr. UAforge. m give A to Bee did so, readily enough. "How do you know he'* thereT" (he asked; and Tope said: "Kell told us." And he added, his tone all reassurance: "Now that you've tucked Whitlock and Be a] in bed, do as much for Mrs. Tope, will you?" He looked at Mrs. Tope. "Unless you want to sleep in the Mill, my dear?" "No, I prefer my own bed," Mrs. Tope decided. So she and Bee departed, and Tope and Bruce were left alone. Tope mopped his brow, and he asked: "Sleepy, Adam?" Adam hazarded: "Up to see Mr. Eberly?" Tope smiled. "Well, yes. But first we'll get these two detectives, take them along." "What for?" "To introduce me to their client." Bruce asked sharply: "Client? Eberly?" And Tope said, his eyes sober: "No, Adam] Miss Ledforge." Mrs. Tope woke in the first gray of dawn, and looked across the cab "What (or?" he asked in a daxed tone. ? in, expecting to see the Inspector there abed. But the bed was un touched; and she thought how weary he would be after a sleepless night, and lay awhile wakeful, waiting for the sound of the car. But it did not come; and at length?the sun had not yet risen?she rose and dressed quietly, and went out of doors. Now a car did come along the road, with three or four men in it; a moment later it turned in at the drive, stopped beside the Mill and its passengers tumbled out. They had not yet seen Mrs. Tope when Earl Priddy came out of the kitchen door, and they swarmed about him instantly. Mrs. Tope, watching with amusement, saw Priddy suddenly the hero of the hour, important, erect, facing their questions and then their cameras with a high head and steady eye. She came near enough to overhear?understood that these were reporters, that the trag edy was public property now. Then Bee appeared; and later Ned Quill on his motorcycle roared into the drive outside. Before his en gine died, the newcomers were out to meet him. Mrs. Tope and Bee watched them from the Mill door, till suddenly, at some word from Quill, they went racing away. Quill grinned and came toward the Mill, and Mrs. Tope asked: "What did you tell them?" "I found the limousine," the young trooper explained. "Hid up in the woods. The number plates are gone, so they can't make anything out of it, but there's blood on the floor. I told 'em about it to get them out of the way, so I could see Tope." At a little past ten. Tope did re turn, with Adam, and a quiet, elder ly man whom Bee greeted warmly. "Why, Mr. Eberlyl" she cried; and she said in affectionate re proach: "You gave me an awful scare, when I telephoned to Ed Priest and you weren't there!" But Mrs. Tope was attentive only to the Inspector. His eyes were red and tired. He asked: "Anything new?" ? "Trooper Quill says they'll raise the car out of the quarry about noon," she explained. Tope's eyes quickened, and be turned to the other man. "Mr. Eber ly, you stay here, will you?" be re quested. When Joe Dane set out to fetch Holdom back to North Maddersoc. he took with him Ed Pringle, a de tective attached to Mat Cumber land's office. They came at length to the private hospital to which Hol dom had been taken, and presented their credentials to the physician in charge. The doctor insisted that Holdom could not safely travel till morning. So it waa a little past eight that Joe and Pringle and the doctor went in to see him. Dane, big with the dignity of a small man, spoke. "Mr. Holdom," he said, "my name is Dane. I'm Assistant District Attorney of High land County. Mr. Cumberland, my tjhief, ^sent me to bring you up Holdom ? his bead swathed in bandages, his eyes swollen weary?looked at Joe slowly. "What tor?" he asked in a dared tone. Dane glanced at Pringle as though calling the other man's at tention to his discretion. "Mr. Cum berland will tell you himself," he said, but could not resist adding, "if you don't already know I" "I don't know anything," Holdom said. "But I'm due at my office." I m afraid that isn't possible," said Joe Dane importantly. "But if you wish, I'll let them know that you will be away for a few days." "A few days?" Dane smiled grimly. "A euphe mism!" he murmured; and felt Pringle's amused eye upon him, and colored hotly. But thereafter he held his tongue, and Holdom made no new objection, and presently they were on the road, Pringle driving, Dane and the hurt man in the seat behind. Holdom for a while sat staring straight ahead with dull eyes; but presently he went stupidly to sleep, his head back, his mouth open. Sometimes when the car struck a bump, his face twisted as though he winced with pain. When toward noon they reached the courthouse in North Madderson, Dane and Pringle, supporting Hol dom, who was weak and unsteady on his feet, went up the worn old stairs; and Dane flung open the door of Cumberland's private office, with some notion of making an en trance in style. But Cumberland was not here to be impressed, and the office was in charge of Janet Cumberland, Mat's niece; a meek, colorless young wom an in whose eyes Unncle Mat was an old and rather stodgy man, while Joe Dane was young and handsome. She looked up at him with shy de light, and Joe tweaked her ear and said loftily: "Hello, Jan! Office get along all right without me?" "We've missed you, Mr. Dane," she told him. "There's been so much going on. They caught Kell, you know. He's the chauffeur. And they found the car in the quarry. Oh, and Mr. Dane, I have a tele phone message for you from Earl Priddy. You know, down at De wain's Mill. He says he has some important evidence!" Dane chuckled. "Earl's the big gest liar in the county. But I might run down to the Mill, see if he's got anything. Be back soon, Ed," he told Pringle. "You keep Holdom here." Dane found Priddy peeling onions in the kitchen under Mrs. Priddy's watchful eye. At sight of Dane. Earl came starting to his feet. "Joel" he cried. "High time you cornel I got something to tell you?" Mrs. Priddy thrust her husband forcibly back into his chair. "You can set right there and tell itl" she exclaimed. "I want them onions skinned 1" "Now, Ma, this here's private and confeedential," Earl insisted. "Joe you make her?" "Let him step outside with me, for a minute, Mrs. Priddy," Joe sug gested. "I know you wouldn't want to obstruct justice." She yielded grudgingly. "Just be cause be seen them people when they fust come here?" she began. Earl, his hand through Dane's arm, was already at the door. "And it was me see this here Kell sneak into Faraway too!" he boasted, and dragged Joe outside. "Saw what people?" Joe demand ed. "That feller and the woman Fri day night," Earl retorted, and told the tale of the stolen car; and then he gave his version of the capture of Kell, and of Tope's midnight de parture; and Joe asked many ques tions. "I ain't a hand to listen," Earl said loftily. "Only in the line of my dootyl But Ike Murrell, he snoops around all hours of the night He beard this woman that ws in Little Bear Friday night?them that stole the car?and she was talking to the feller with her, begging him not to do it whatever it was. Ike heard her call him by name. Name of Rupe!" Joe was instantly alert "Rupe?" he echoed. "Say, was it Rufe? Ru fus? Does Tope know about this?" Rufus was Ledforge's name. They found Isaac; and Joe ques tioned him rapidly. Isaac and Earl between them re cited the tale. "I hear the car come ta," Earl explained. "Late, after everybody was abed. I showed 'em up to Little Bear, and he gave me Ave dollars." "I know, I know," Joe said im patiently. "You told me. But Mur rell, what were you doing up there?" "Why, I don't sleep good," Isaac Murrell meekly explained. "And sometimes I go out and walk around; and I heard her begging him not to do something or other. I beard her say: *0h, oo, don't, Bunel Please don't, Rupe I' " (to ? oonnuui IMPROVED JJIU 1 UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I Phool Lesson, IT HAROLD L. LDHDQUBT. D O. Of Tlx Moody Blbte LadHutt 1 CTilolo. IUMuM byVuWni Hl?MT*r UnWM Lesaon for January 27 Lmoi aubfecu and Scrip ton m> ?? Mcttd and copyrlshtad by IntanaUonal RaUirloua EducaOan: uaad by A PEOPLE AT WORSHIP LESSON TEXT?Exodua ?:i; ?H, ? ? GOLDEN TEXT?Thou lit xonhip tha Lord thy God. and Him ooly ahalt thou aerva?Matthaw 1:10. A nation which knows God must have a place and a plan for wor shiping Him. The history of Israel has moved forward in the account itfl Exodus where the people de livered from bondage are estab lished as a theocratic nation; that is, one governed by God. The covenant at Sinai (ch. 19) was followed by the giving of the law (chs. 20-33), and then in chap ters 24-40 we find the worship of God established. Two elements are necessary?a way in which God may be approached and a place to meet Him. The former is provided in the ordaining of the Aaronic priest hood, and the latter by the build ing of the Tabernacle. I. God Provides a Way to Wor ship (28:1). The appointment of Aaron as high priest, and his sons to serve with him. provided for the proper con duct of the worship of God which was to take place in the Tabernacle. The sinner coming into the pres ence of God must approach by way of the brazen altar where sacrifice could be made for sin. This called for a priest set apart for this holy duty, which would open the way for the repentant one to enter into the Holy place, and ultimately to know that his sin was covered in the Holy of Holies. Consider the grace of God in thus providing for the deep spiritual need of His people. All of this pointed for ward to the day when Christ the true High Priest was to make the perfect and final atonement for sin by the sacrifice of Himself on Calvary's tree. The symbolic dress of the priest and his consecration for his duties are all very Instructive, but we do not have space to comment at length. Suffice it to say that the one who is to serve in the conduct of the worship of God is to be a called, cleansed and consecrated man, set apart for a holy calling and eager to be used of God to lead men into fel lowship with Him. From these first provisions for the worship of God we thus may learn many of the high principles which are to guide the church re garding the call and separation of men to the ministry. The gift and grace of God shown ia the man's character are far more important than intellectual or social standing. II. Gad Provides a Place of Wor ship (25:4-9, 20-29). The plan for the Tabernacle was given by God to Moses in much de tail. A close study of it will bring rich reward. Although the plans were made by Ootf (Exod. 25-27), note that He gave to the people the privilege of pro viding the materials. They recog nized it as a high privilege and not a burden, and they came enthusias tically with their gifts. That thought bears application to the believer, for we know that God still loves a cheerful giver (II Cor. 9:7). Those who groan and grumble about the money and material needed for the worship of God have not caught the real spirit of Chris tian giving. The children of Israel brought more than enough of their most treasured possessions and of the la bor of their hands; in fact, they had to be told to stop (Exod. 38:1-7). Imagine having to tell people to stop giving! That would be a novelty! The Tabernacle was duly built, and thus there was provided for Is rael a place of meeting (Tabernacle literally means "tent of meeting"), beautiful appropriate for their days of sojourning in the wilderness. The significance of the Tabernacle Is both interesting and important. (1) It is a symbol of God's pres ence with His people. All who were defiled were excluded because God was there. (2) It is r type of God's method of bringing sinners to Himself. There must be a sacrifice for sin before communion can be established. The furniture of the Tabernacle is therefore significant. The altar of sac rifice and the laver of cleansing come first in the outer court. Then on his Journey from the sacrifice to the co-nmunion of the Holy of Holies, the one who seeks God is fed by the showbread. lighted by the candlestick and sustained by prayer, of which the altar of incense speaks. Christ is the Bread of life, the Light of the world, our High Priest and interceding Advocate. Within tha Holy of Holies the mercy seat typifies the covering of a believer's sins by the blood of Christ (J) It is a symbol of the incarna tion of Christ of whom it is said that He "tabernacled" with men. (4) It ia a symbol of heavenly thfaigs. Christ now appears in heaven for us as our minister and high priest (Heb. 8:1-9). (9) It is a symbol of God's dweB I mg with men Id the ages of eler 1 aity (Rev. ?). Modish Trimmings Aid Home Sewers Braid, Buttons and Ruchings Add Touch That Tells.' By CHERIE NICHOLAS Not only braidings, buttons and ruchings add the touch that tells to spring fashions but cording! and lace and applique motifs and nail head novelties and many more trimming items are being shown in the stores, which goes to show that the trend to trim is growing, and that a very pretty feminine styling characterizes the new fashions. Home sewers will And that it makes the problem easier when they make use of the neat and pretty trimming accents available, such as ornamental braids and cord ing which give an expert look to the simple little suit made at home. Laces, ruchings, buttons, applique, felt cutouts, handsome embroidered monogram motifs and endless other finishing items lift the garment you make into the smart dressmaker class. Trimmings are not limited to dresses alone, for all spring apparel seems to be in a dress-up mood. Many of the new suits and coats are handsomely braided. If you are making yourself a simple little wool suit-dress it will add greatly to its style prestige to braid the revers or the pockets or both. This season more braids are on the mar ket and excellent transfer patterns are available. Then too, frog fas tenings are very smart and they will give a new and finished look to the jacket you are making. Ruching makes a smart trim this season, especially on print frocks. Lingerie sheer white ruching which you can buy by the yard finishes off necklines very smartly, and also may be used to outline pockets effectively. A new trimming for print dresses is box-pleated ruching of self fabric. Take the material to a professional pleater. Use It to out line peplums, pockets and so on. A striking dress shown in the new col lections had a wide ruching of self print about the skirt hemline. Pleating is everywhere in the style picture for spring, which is a boon to the home dressmaker. Take advantage of the present flair for pleatings, for it always gives a dress fine finesse when it is trimmed with plenty of pleating. Another new item on the market that will be welcomed in the home sewing realm is handsome nailhead braid, which is sold by the yard just as sequin trimming is sold during, the winter. The nailhead accent is popular with the teen-age. Just a . touch of it on a pocket or cuff adds a smart accent. More buttons will be used this year than ever. They are used in a decorative way so cleverly that only seeing is believing. From very small pearl buttons to enormous plastics they all play an intriguing and most important role. Button Magic To transform a simple black jer- I sey into a glamorous evening blouse i you merely use gilded plastic but tons which are fashioned like flow ers. Let them light up the neckline and encircle the sleeves. You can make earrings to match by simply prying, off the button shank with a nail file, attaching the loosened but ton with household cement to either an old or a new earring back. Fads and Fancies Royal navy (brighter than navy) is news for spring. Something new in way of decor which enhances many smart new felt hats coming in is embroidery done in dainty little shells, in the a me manner as colorful stones were design fully used on winter .'elts. The shells are In versatile shapes and in natural, also pastel tints. Chokers to match repeat the shell embroidery. Here is something strikingly dif ferent. It is an evening draped satin turban beautifully starred with multicolor jewels. The news is that it highlights the decorative use of natural hair, being slit across the front to allow the coronet braid coiffure of its wearer to show through like a tiara effect acroas the top. It is really very charming and certainly most unique. 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