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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1951-05-11, Page 7II Vi Y,1.11y, 51 I. 1 CHAPTER VI Synopsis John Saxon, private investi- gator, and his pardner Moe, were hired by J. T. Smith to guard Irene Smith, whose hus- band was murdered,, Irene was suffering from amnesia. Kay, daughter of Irene, took John- ny across the bay to see her uncle, J. T. Smith, who explain- ed xplained to Johnny that he wanted the murder solved and Irene protected!. On the return trip, someone with a sfienced rifle fired at. them. Kay and John- ny dove overboard and manag- ed to reach shore without be- ing hit by the would-be killer. Johnny removed his shirt. He flung his sodden necktie away, "Here," he offered, "put this shirt around you." For a moment she did not move. She was still crying a little. Then she straightened' up, reaching for the wet shirt that Johnny held out to her. j "I can't see the boathouse," he said. He stared into the gloom. "Which way is-" His question trailed off. Neither of them spoke, and the girl's slim fingers dug fiercely into his arm as she involuntarily held onto him. A little distance away, still un- seen in the darkness, someone was moving toward them. Footsteps made hushed scuffing sounds in the loose sand. The girl must have been holding her breath, Johnny thought. He suspected that he was doing the same thing himself. The footsteps had paused. Somewhere back from the shore there was the sound of crickets in the quiet, harm night. Neither of them had' ever felt so alone in their life. They crouched there on the beach, trying to hold their panic in, for what seemed an eternity. Then the brilliant flashlight beam struck them full in the face. A sharp voice said, "What's go- ing on-" The tone of the plan's voice changed and he exclaimed, "Oh, I beg your pardon, Miss Kay-" The light blinked out. "It's all right, Steve." Kay got to her feet, a sigh of relief escaping her lips. She turned and touched Johnny's arm in the gloom, "It's one of the guards." The fellow had sense enough to keep the flashlight turned off. Johnny imaginedhe had noted Kay's half-dressed figure. "Someone tried to kill us, Steve!" the girl said. Her voice it Your Business Directory MEDICAL DR. M. W. STAPLETON Physician and Surgeon Phone 90 Seaforth JOHN C. GODDARD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phone 110 - Heiman JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon IN DR. H. 71. ROSS' OFFICE Phones: Office 5-W; Res. 5-3 Seaforth SEAFORTH CLINIC E. A. McMASTER, B,A., M.D. Internist P. L. BRADY, M.D. Surgeon Office Hours: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., daily, except Wednesday and Sun- day - EVENINGS; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only, 7-9 p.m. Appointments made in advance are desirable. DR. F. J. R. FORSTER 53 Waterloo St. South, Stratford Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Graduate in Medicine, University of Toronto. 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B. -HIGGINS PHONE 66 r 2 BAYFIELD Authorized Surge Service Dealer Seaforth Monument Works T. PRYDE & SON Memorial Craftsmen Seaforth Exeter Clinton Seaforth Showrooms Open Tuesday Age Dr. Harburn for appoint- mre * at any other time, or Phone 4i; tetter, •d,+ us.nntci. ,..� .fir o. trembled again. "No!" The guard came closer. Johnny was vaguely able to make out his features in the night. He was a big, powerful fellow about thirty He had close -cropped hair that looked blonde in the darkness. Johnny said, "He was hidden somewhere along the south shore I think he was using a silenced rifle." The estate guard had been hold ing a heavy revolver in his hand. Now he holstered the gun. John- ny had an impression that his. big yaw set with determination. "I'11 get right down there and take a look-" s "Is there another boat handy?" Johnny asked. There's another one at the rock," said the girl. "Fine. We'll use that" He look- ed at the guardas all three of them started along the beach. "I'd hate to see that speedboat lost at the bottom of the harbor." "Exeept•maybe the guy'll hear us approaching in the boat," Steve said, "Don't worry, he's disappeared long ago," Johnny pointed out. "He woalun't hang around." "I guess you're right," the guard agreed. But we'll have a look anyway." They had reached the. path that lett down from the main house. Kay said, "Be careful, now." She started to swing up the pathway. "Wait a minute," Johnny said, joining her. He didn't think he should leave her alone. "I'11 go with you. It'll only take a mom- ent-" "I'11 be all right. Don't bother." Her voice was still nervous. "I'll get the boat ready," the guard said. Ahead of them there was a sin- gle, deep -throated bark, then the huge Great Dane had joined them. He rubbed up against the girl's bare legs and she took hold of him by the collar. "Good boy, ,Miphael," she said to the dog. 7 "I'11 -be all right now," Kay said.. She still held the Great Dane by the heavy collar. "But you ought to change your clothes first. The speedboat can wait-" "It's the first time I've felt cool in days," he told. her. He thought it was nice the way she consider- ed him. He turned back and found his way along the path. A moment lat- er, he joined the husky guard on the boat dock. He could see the man's movements clearly against the night background of the bar- bor. "All set," Steve said. He bent down and held the small boat against the dock while Johnny climbed in. "We'd• best not use a light. I still think it'd be better if we went by way of the beaoh. I'd like to find that guy, but hell hear our motor." Again Johnny pointed out, "He'll be gone, don't you worry." They cast off, and the outboard made a lot of noise in the quiet night. It was only a matter of moments until they reached the south shore. The guard cut the motor and they drifted in, as he strained his eyes to pick out a landing spat. Johnny had pointed out what he thought was the logi- cal spot where the rifleman must have been hidden- Foliage and trees were particularly heavy at that point, and there was no beach. Low branches brushed against then as they humped the shore. They climbed out, tying a line to a tangled stump. Steve used the flashlight now, but at the same time he kept his right hand close to the unsnapped gun holster at his hip. His eyes were alert and hard. Johnny thought he looked like a fellow with a lot of nerve but not too many brains. The place where they were searching was wild and unkept. There was not even a path along the shore. They pushed branches aside as they worked their way along. From time to time, not far dis- tant, there came the sound of a passing car along a roadway. John- ny motioned through the woods. "What highway is beyond. here?" "That's 25-A. It follows the shore." "Let's go ba.ck there and see if a car was parked." "Say, that's an idea!" 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Two cars passed them, the hum of their motors quickly fading in the night. The highway swung down through a Little hollow, and there was a circular area large en- ough to accommodate a car. Steve said, "That'd be about the only place along here where a jal- opy could park. Let's loolrv" Johnny saw marks of tire tracks. The ground was hard -packed, dry, and there was some dust. But not enough to take a good impression of tire treads. Hoiv.ever, directly in the middle of the indistinct tracks were one or two fresh .spots of oil that had dropped from an engine pan. Some- one had parked here, and very re- cently. Though there was. no clue as to who that person might be, it satisfied a suspicion that had been, running through Johnny Sax- on's mind; the mysterious gunman had reached his rendezvous by way of the highway, the natural route by which he could make a swift escape. "Come on," Johnny said to the guard. "Let's find that speedboat." Returning through the woods, Steve asked him, "I understand you're out here workin on the mys- tery around Martin Smith's death." "You might call it working," Johnny said. The estate guard looked at him as he held a tree branch aside. He was again leading the way with the light. His eyes were rather an expressionless pale gray. "What do you figure about her?" he continued. "Who?" "What about her?" "Do you think she knocked off her husband and is just pullin' this can't -remember gag?" Johnny said, "Don't worry, it isn't a gag, The woman is really ill. She doesn't recall a thing." "Then who done it?" Johnny shrugged. "Find the per- son who tried to fill me and Kay full of lead tonight, and perhaps I could tell. you." Ten minutes later they located the high-powered speedboat not far from the spot where they had tied up the outboard. It was drifting close in to shore. Hooking a line to the second boat, they towed it back toward the boathouse. Ap- parently the shots had not damag- ed it seriously. There was no wa- ter in the cockpit. As they. docked the guard said, "I'll take care of the boats. You better change your clothes. And tell Miss Kay not to worry. Any- body prowls around here tonight, he gets a slug." "Just be sure it isn't me," ad-, vised Johnny Saxon. Moe Martin wasn't in their room. Johnny had showered and put on clean clothes when there was a knock on the hall door. It was Kay Smith. She held a tray containing sand- wiches and a cup of coffee. She looked scrubbed and clean and fresh, though her face was still strained from their recent ordeal, "Hannah thought we were dining in Newport," she said to Johnny. "So I fixed this for you." She placed the tray on the writing desk, sat on the edge of the bed and looked up at him as he select- ed one of the dainty sandwiches. "Did you find-" He shook his head. "We search- ed as far as the highway, It was someone in a car." There was fear in her eyes again. "Maybe whoever it vas will come back?" "Hardly. Not now." He munch- ed a sandwich. "These are very good-." "I'm frightenedTr. Saxon," the girl said tensely. he was standing up. "It's a terrible feeling . , not knowing who shot at us . . , not knowing when the attempt might be made again r' "They wouldn't enter the estate," he reassured her, "They'd know about the guards." "You're positive?" "Sure." Jie wasn't, though. He thought t ere was something very sinister about a person stalking you with intent to kill . . . especially when you bad not the slightest idea who that person plight be. Kay was moving toward the door. "Mother's waiting down- stalirs." She seemed .nervous. "She's asking for you again." "How is she?" Kay shook her head soberly. "No different. Every- hour of the day I hope that she'll suddenly- remem- ber things," Her voice broke a lit- tle. "That she'll remember . . . me . . . her own daughter." "You'll find her with her sister. Nancy's staying here for a while. 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