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THE SILVER ASS/ASSN
By WILLIAM J. MAKIN
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The cool air made salty the sweat that dlibblcd from his forehead. And that silvery bladder of the ' gd1y_ conmm a; 1e”; a qmn moon leered down "P011 111m- l people well-known to us. 'I‘hey'rc He tried to raise an arm to shield i always found in every raid in the his face from the hateful rays. But . West End, whether it's a gambling his firm “'11s Pfllverle-SS- Hi5 1985- hou e or any othcr sort of house. I too. Hi5 whole body was clamped to some black, shining surface. Re- ,1 on r1115 qgggsjgm
it badly needed raiding. The inspector sniffed. disappoint-
stretched on the moon altar.
And as the sweat broke out afresh on his face, the orb of the moon was traii-foremcd. A man, a. moon man unis gazing down on him. .A cruel mouth. cycs mud with hatred. and a DOWCTfUl hnnd holding a gleaming sacrificial knife.
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unit would prcccilc the stroke of the l knife. "
"Knock, knock. booooo!"
The figure holding the knife turned. This tiinc the sound was ' real. The knocks were dcvn-tatlng . blows against the door. And police whistle was shilling and
alization came to him. He was,
"But didn't you discover-—?" i Peter stopped, and gave a search- 1 ing glance at the motley cmwd herded in a corner of the iocm. He ivas lOOklllg for the figure of the high priest, the man in the blue robc with it< decoration of , moons. Thc man was not there. [l He liftcd his hoiid. A black 3 painted coiling vrus stretched SCPOST. Graves. "Has someone got away “ the inspector. Peter nodded. "'I‘he moon murderer," quietly. The Scotland Yard man cursed. It was five (lays luter bcfore De- tcctivc-lnspccior Graves again sought out Pcici‘ Allister for a long ciclziycd conversation. As usual, he had some (lifiiciilty in tracking down the elusive, sardonic young man. ‘Then, at eight oclock one evening, thc in pcctor stood ringing
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rousing echoes in the street below. "Thc police! Police!" 1 Panticmonlum raged. Phosph- , orcsccnt shapes fluttercd in the l darkness anti disappeared one by one. A powerful foot was place-ti ‘ uuuin t. tlir- altar. The hnnd that ‘ hold the‘ kiiifc was reaching w- wards the moon. And even as ilierc came the crash of splntcring i wood thc blue robe of the priest , sccmcd to co floating into the sky l like a wiich. riding away from the , davm. Heavy footsteps sounded. They;
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concealed lights of the ivalLs began l to come alive. There was the l shuffle of feet.
“Everyone stay where they are. l please!’ j
The command came in the fam- iliar voice. of Detective-Inspector l Graves. And the next. moment the irritated. fox-terrier-like face was bending over the bound figure.
“Hullo, inspector! ventured Peter. "You ju»t arrived in time.
"So it sccms, nodded Graves. I've been chasing you between Oxford and London.
"I hope this time you're determ- ined to arrest mo." said Peter. A prison cell would be safe and rest- ful aftcr this!"
A policeman unbound the straps that bound him. As he struggled to his feet, he saw a frightened. whispering crowd of men and women herded in a corner of tlic room. The lost children of the moon! Pallid faces, tawdry-dressed ill-fitting suits-they looked a mis- crable bundle of humanity. A pilc of ordinary looking hoods was ’heapecl against a wall where they had been hastily flung. And in a
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Aftcr five minutes’ noisy persist- cnc ilic door was flung open. An unslizivrn. ivilil-cycd Petci" Allister suiitlivil in u gaudy (iressing-gown .~iood there.
"Go iiwni’ was all he said and ought to c! "e tlic (lcor.
But Gm He deftly inserted a heavy boot. pushed back the door and entered.
“I want tohave a talk with you, Allister,” he said grimly.
Peter glowered at him. ‘
“Don't you Scotland Yard tellers do anything but talk? Why don't you go away and arrest a murderer or something.”
Graves nodded.
“I will vrhcn you tell me who the
zmurdercr is I suspect you know
tmore than you have told me, Allis- 1.3,
Peter growled and turned away. “It's easy enough to suspect, The difficulty is to prove anything,’
he said.
"I'm glad you appreciate some of our difficulties at Scotland Yard," smllcd. Graves. “Have you a chair in this flat?”
"No,” replied Peter. "Except the one at the piano there, and I'm us- ing that. Can't you people realize that I've a recital at the Eolian Hall next, week. and that I've come here
l to practise in quite. I've a dammed i‘ good mind to call a policeman and l have you arrested fc-r forcing your i way in here," he added.
Graves glanced at the bare walls. i ine bare floor, and the doors. which waif-opened. revealed a serious of l bare rooms. Except for a huge grand piano, o. chair, a table witha coffee pot and a dirty cup and saucer on it. a. divan with a rough blanket tumbled over, and o. tele- phone standing forlornly on the
; floor. the flat with its several rooms ' was bare.
“You might have chosen a mrr" comfortable place to live in," sr. l csted the Scotland Yard man. "Why did you leave Oidord?"
“Couldn't work there," said Peter. I found this place, paid a year's rent, bought a piano, and settled down to practise."
So you intend to settle here?"
Yes. As soon as Jill Bretherton agrees to marry me. I'll begin buy-
ing any other furniture that 1a necesrary."
I sce. You are still determined about that girl "
Very much s0. And now, inspec- i tor, having reported my movements
my work?"
and lit one. The inspector noticed that the thin musical hand was trembling. Tho sandy hair was all dlshevelled. The lean, hungry face was more lean and hungry than ever.
asked Graves, bluntly.
How should I know?’ was the irritated response. Twelve noon today, or yesterday. I can't re- member. I'm not one of your mathematicians.
Well, you're coming out for a. meal now. said Graves, in determin- ed fashion.
Why?
Firstly, because you need one. Secondly, because I'm hungry. Thirdly. because I want to talk to you."
Peter groaned. He look up a sheet of music manuscript from the table. and, with those thin but powerful hands, tore it into shreds.
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News ever has been the forerunner of progress. Civilization advanced, industry developed, trade and commerce expanded as facilities for circulating
news improved.
when John Bushell published the first Canadian newspaper at Halifax in 1752 the inns and coffee houses of the scattered Canadian settlements were the principal sources of news. There the pioneers foregathered to gossip about personal and commu ' problems 0f their trades. Anyone unable lo attend knew little or’ nothing of events beyond his
immediate environment.
Busliell proposed to print the news and make
‘ will you go away and leave mo to }
He reached out for a cigarette 1
when dld you last have a meal?" ‘
NOW FOR A GOOD SMOKE WITH TO BOTHBR MB
it available to all. The first issue of his Halifax: Gazette was a single sheet of paper printed on both aides. It contained a publiahefis foreword, a few items of local interest, some foreign and
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You've spoiled a masterpiece, anyhow, blundering in or lilu nlzi this, inspector. Don't you realize that my job is to write music."
And mine to find a murderer," said Graves, callously. Come along.
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Allister. For a though the young man was going to throw himself at tho Scotland Yard official. Then the humour of
grinned, and rubbed his stubbly
moment it looked as chin.
D‘you want me to shave?‘ Please yourself. Well. I won't. He tore off the
thejituation appealed to him. He dressing gown, pulled a grey sweater
over his ainewy body, and gaud down at the scraps of music manu- script littering the floor.
A bad piece o! work, anyhow," he gruntcd. All right, inspector, lead on. I'm ready for a meal, seeing
that you're going to pay for it.”
I'm beginning to appreciate tho! you really have come into a 1m‘- tune," said Graves, bitterly, Ind
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