Show TIIE GARLAND CHAPTER XI— Continued “18— Vance jumped down and turned to us he said “Frightfully sorry” “Height does affect most people didn’t realize” He looked at the ” “Will met forgive girl you As he spoke Floyd Garden stepped out on the roof through the passageway door "Sorry Vance” he apologized “but Doc Siefert wants Miss Beeton downstairs — if she feels equal to it The mater is putting on one of her acts” The nurse hurried away immediately and Garden strolled up to Vance He was again fussing with his pipe “A beastly mess" he mumbled "And you’ve certainly put the fear ef God and destruction into the hearts of the pious boys and girls here this afternoon They all got the jitters after you talked with them”-Hlooked up "The fact is Vance if you should want to see Kroon or Zalia Graem or Madge Weptherby for any reason this evening they’ll be here They’ve all asked to come Must return to the scene of the crime or something of Need mutual support" that kind “Perfectly natural Quite” Vance nodded "I understand their feelings Beastly mess as you say And now suppose we go down” Doctor Siefert met us at the foot of the stairs “I was just coming up for you Mr Vance Mrs Garden insists on seeing you gentlemen” Then he added in a low tone: “She’s in a A bit hysterical Don’t tantrum take anything she may say too seriously” We entered the bedroom Mrs silk dressGarden in a salmon-pining gown was in bed bolstered up of a Her collection face pillows by was drawn and in the slanting rays of the night-ligseemed flabby Her eyes glared deand unhealthy moniacally as she looked at us and her fingers clutched nervously at the quilt Miss Beeton stood at the far side of the bed looking down at her patient with calm concern and Professor Garden leaned heavily opposite his against the window-sil- l face a mask of troubled solicitude “I have something to say and I want you all to hear it” Mrs Garden’s voice was shrill and strident “My nephew has been killed today — and I know who did it!” She glared venomously at Floyd Garden who stood near the foot of the bed his pipe hanging limply from the comer of his mouth “You did it!” She pointed an accusing finger at “You’ve always hated her son Woody You’ve been jealous of him No one else had any reason to do I suppose I this despicable thing should lie for you and shield you But to what end? So you could kill somebody else? You killed Woody and I know you killed him And I know why you did it Floyd Garden stood through this tirade without moving and without perceptible emotion “And why did I do it mater?” “Because you were jealous of him Because you knew that I had divided my estate equally between you two— and you want it all for yourself You always resented the fact that I loved Woody as well as And now you think that by you having got Woody out of the way you’ll get everything when I die But you’re mistaken You’ll get nothing! Do you hear me? Nothing! Tomorrow I’m going to change my Will Woody’s share will go to your father with the stipulation that you will never get or inherit a dollar of it And your share will go to charity" She laughed hysterically and beat the bed with her clenched fists Doctor Siefert had been watching the woman closely He now moved a little nearer the bed “An he immediately” said to the nurse and she went Then he quickly from the room busied himself with his medicine case and deftly prepared hypodermic injection The woman relaxed under his patient dictatorial scrutiny and permitted him to give her the injection She lay back on the pillows The staring blankly at her son nurse returned to the room and arfor her patient ranged the Doctor Siefert then quickly made out a prescription and turned to ' Miss Beeton “Have this filled at once A teaspoonful every two hours until Mrs Garden falls asleep' Floyd Garden stepped forward and took the prescription' he “I’ll phone the pharmacy” said “It’ll take them only a few minutes to seffd it over” And he went out of the room As we passed the den door we could hear Floyd Garden telephoning “I think Mrs Garden will quiet down now" Doctor Siefert remarked to Vanc when we reached “As I told you the you mustn't take her renqarks seriously when she’s in this condition She will probably have forgotten about it by tomorrow" “Her bitterness however did not seem entirely devoid of rationality” Vance returned Siefert frowned but made no comInment on Vance’s statement stead he said in his quiet voice as he sat down leisurely in the nearest chair: “This whole affair is very shocking Floyd Garden gave me but a few details when I arrived Would you care to enlighten me further?" Vance readily complied He briefly went over the entire case beteleginning with the anonymous phone message he had received the night before (Not by the slightest sign did the doctor indicate any previous knowledge of that telephone call He sat looking at Vance with serene attentiveness like a specialist listening to the case history of a patient) Vance withheld no important detail from him “And the rest” Vance concluded “you yourself have witnessed” Siefert nodded very slowly two or three times “A very serious situation” he commented gravely as if making a diagnosis “Some of the things you have told me seem highly signifiA cant shrewdly conceived murder — and a vicious one Especially the hiding of the revolver in Miss Beeton’s coat and the attempt on her life with the bromin gas in the vault” “I seriously doubt" said Vance “that the revolver was put in Miss Beeton’s coat 'pocket with any intention of incriminating her I imagine it was to have been taken out of the house at the first opporBut I with that tunity you agree the bromin episode is highly ” Vance without appearing to TIMES GARLAND den was In the bedroom leaning over his mother "Your solicitude won’t do you any good Floyd" Mrs Garden cried “Being kind to me now are you? 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A cloud overspread Siefert’s countenance and he did not answer at once “It’s a queer case" he said at length with an obvious attempt at evasion “As I recently told you it has me deeply puzzled I’m bringing Kattelbaum up tomorrow” “Yes As you say Kattelbaum” Vance looked at the doctor dreamily “My anonymous telephone message last night mentioned radioactive sodium But equanimity is essential Yes By all means Not a nice case doctor— not at all a nice case And now I think we’ll be toddlin’” Vance rose and Siefert also got up “If there is anything whatever ” he that I’ can do for you began "We may call on' you later” Vance returned and walked toward the archway Siefert did not follow us but turned and moved slowly toward one of the front windows where he stood looking out with his hands clasped behind him We the hallway and found Sneed waiting to help us with our coats We had just reached the door leading out of the apartment when the strident tones of Mrs Garden’s voice assailed us again Floyd Gar (TO BE CONTINUED consi- Sturm und drang (Ger) Storm and atress Villegiatura (It) A summer vacation Vetturlno (It) A hackman else” do At- country deration continued on our way out and heard so more Markham pushed his cup aside with a clatter and lighted a cigar “Where’s Siefert now?” he asked “At the Gardens’ Very correct Standing by and all that The nurse phoned him shortly after eight this morning — it was she who made the discovery when she took Mrs Garden’s breakfast in Siefert hastened over and after viewing the remains and probing round a bit called me Said that in view of yesterday’s events he didn’t wish to go ahead until we got there” “Well why don’t we get along?” snapped Markham standing Up Vance sighed and rose slowly from his chair “There’s really no rush The lady can't elude us And Siefert won’t desert the ship” “Hadn’t we better notify Heath?” suggested Markham “Yes — quite” returned Vance as we went out “I called the sergeant just after I phoned you He’a been up half the night working on Stout the usual police routine fella Heath Amazin’ industry But quite futile” Miss Beeton admitted us to the Garden apartment She looked drawn and worried but she gave Vance a faint smile of greeting which he returned “I’m beginning to think this nightmare will never end Mr Vance" she said Vance nodded somberly and we went on into the drawing-rooProfessor where Doctor Siefert Garden and his son were awaiting us “I’m glad you’va come gentlemen" Siefert greeted us coming forward Professor Garden sat at one end of the long davenport his elbows resting on his knees his face in his hands He barely acknowledged our presence Floyd Garden got to his feet and nodded abstractedly in A terrible change our direction seemed to have come over him He looked years older than when wa had left him the night before “What a hell of a situation!” ha mumbled focusing watery eyes on Vance “The mater accuses me last night of putting Woody out of the way and then threatens to cut me off in her will And now she’s dead And it was I who took charge of the prescription The doc says it could have been the medicine that killed her" Vance looked at the man sharply “Yes yes" he said in a low sympathetic tone “I thought of all But it that too don’t y know certainly won’t help you to be morbid about it” sol- kins” We Shortly after nine o’clock the next morning there was a telephone call from Doctor Siefert Vance was still abed when the telephone rang pnd I answered it The doctor’s voice was urgent and troubled when he asked that I summon Vance immediately Vance slipped into his Chinese robe and sandals and went into the anteroom’ It was nearly ten minutes before he came out again “Mrs Garden was found dead in her bed this morning” he drawled “Poison of some kind I’ve phoned Markham and we’ll be going to the Garden apartment as soon as he comes A bad business Van— very bad’’ Markham arrived within half an hour In the meantime Vance had dressed and was finishing his second 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