The Mystery of the Scar-faced Beggar - M. V. Carey [41]
i e
d d h
e
h wou
o ld
l le
l a
e rn li
l t
i tle
l
e si
s t
i t
t in
i g in
i
n a t
he
h atre a
ll
l
l aft
f e
t rnoo
o n
o .
Jupe
p won
o de
d red whe
h the
h r Bob
o
b was
s ha
h vin
i g a mor
o e rewardin
i g tim
i e at the
h Deni
n c
i ol
o a
l
pi
p e
i r.
. He wo
w n
o dered,
, too
o ,
o
, whe
h the
h r he
h and
d hi
h s
i
s fr
f ie
i nds
s were
r reall
l y
l doi
o n
i g any
n thi
h n
i g
n to
o he
h lp
l
p
Mr.
. Bon
o est
s ell
l .
l
. Co
C u
o ld
l Er
E nie
i and hi
h s
i
s fr
f ie
i nds
s be
b the
h ba
b nk rob
o b
b e
b rs?
s And if
i
f the
h y were,
,
ho
h w
o cou
o ld
l T
he
h Thr
h ee I
nvest
s ig
i ator
o s
s pr
p ov
o e it
i ?
Sudde
d nly
l Ju
J pe
p rememb
m e
b red so
s m
o ethi
h n
i g he
h ha
h d se
s en
n in
i mov
o ie
i s
s an
a d on
o
n tele
l v
e is
i i
s o
i n
o
sh
s o
h w
o s.
s
. He got
o hi
h s
i
s bi
b k
i e and
d sp
s e
p d ba
b ck to
o t
he
h sa
s lv
l age yard
r .
d
Pete wa
w s
s in
i
n Headqu
q arte
t rs,
s
, le
l afi
f n
i g t
hr
h ou
o gh
h a sp
s o
p r
o ts
s magazi
z n
i e and
n lo
l o
o k
o in
i g bo
b r
o ed.
“Gla
l d t
o
o se
s e
e you,” sa
s id
i Pete
t .
. “It’s
s be
b en d
ull
l
l h
e
h re.
. But
t Bo
B b
o
b call
l e
l d on
o ce.”
“Oh?
h ” sa
s id
i J
upe
p .
. “Wha
h t
a did
i
d he
h sa
s y?
y ”
“He thi
h n
i ks
s the
h re’s
s so
s m
o ethi
h n
i g up
u
p at Denic
i ol
o a
l ’s.
s
. Er
E nie
i ’s
s tw
t o
w
o ro
r o
o m
o -mates are
ha
h ngin
i g aro
r u
o nd ta
t lk
l in
i g
n wit
i h
h Er
E nie
i .
. Bob
o
b sa
s ys
s the
h y’re
r
e ex
e c
x i
c t
i e
t d
e
d ab
a o
b u
o t
u
t so
s m
o e
m t
e h
t i
h n
i g
n .
g
. An
A d
n
d ol
o d
l
d
Mrs.
s
. Denic
i o
c l
o a
l ha
h d a
a dr
d eam abo
b u
o t
t Bob
o .
b
. She
h sa
s id
i he
h wa
w s
s in
i da
d nger,
, and
d tol
o d
l
d hi
h m
i he
h
sh
s o
h u
o ld
l n’t be
b the
h re
e at
t th
t e
h doc
o k!”
Jupe
p fe
f lt
l a
a fl
f i
l c
i ker of
o
f excit
i ement
n .
. He wasn
s ’t
t su
s re he
h be
b li
l e
i ved in
i Mrs.
s
. Denic
i ol
o a
l ’s
dreams,
s
, bu
b t
u Er
E nie
i wa
w s
s anot
o he
h r ma
m tter.
. “How
o long ago did Bob call?” he asked.
“Maybe
b ha
h lf
l
f an ho
h u
o r,
, maybe
b a li
l t
i tle
l lo
l n
o ger.
. I sa
s id
i I’d
d go
g
o to
t
o De
D n
e i
n c
i o
c l
o a
l ’s to take over
fo
f r
o hi
h m
i ,
, bu
b t he
h wa
w nte
t d
d to
o st
s ay.”
Jupe
p nod
o d
d ed
e .
. “Okay.
. Li
L s
i t
s en,
, I’m goi
o n
i g up
p th
t e
h re.
. I’m
m go
g i
o n
i g
n
g to
t
o tr
t y
r
y to
t
o ph
p o
h t
o o
t g
o r
g a
r p
a h
p
h
tho
h s
o e
s thr
h ee
e guys.
s
. If
f I
I make pr
p in
i ts
t
s of
o
f the
h ph
p o
h t
o os
o
s and tou
o ch
h the
h m
m up
u
p wit
i h
h a
a fe
f lt
l pe
p n—
draw on
o mou
o st
s ache
h s
s and
d wig
i s — I can
a sh
s o
h w
o the
h m to
o Mr.
. Bo
B n
o est
s ell
l .
l
. He mig
i ht
h
t
recog
o niz
i e
z th
t e
h m.”
Jupe
p ducke
k d in
i to
o the
h darkroo
o m
o and br
b ou
o ght
h ou
o t a camera equ
q ip
i p
p e
p d wit
i h
h a
tele
l ph
p o
h t
o o
o le
l ns.
s
. “You
o st
s ay wit
i h
h th
t e
h ph
p o
h n
o e,” he ordered. “I’ll
l
l ca
c l
a l
l
l yo
y u
o
u af
a t
f e
t r
e
r I’ve seen
Bob.”
Half
l
f an ho
h u
o r la
l ter
r Jupe
p was
s ac
a ros
o s
s
s the
h roa
o d
d fr
f om
o the
h Den
e ic
i ol
o a
l pi
p e
i r.
. The
h Maria
i -III
was
s not
o the
h r
e e,
, and the
h
e li
l t
i tle
l gla
l ss
s -enclo
l s
o e
s d of
o f
f i
f c
i e near the
h doc
o k was
s empt
p y.
. Er
E nie
i and
Ei
E l
i e
l en were
e now
o he