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Show t 1 nd she bromin; was perfectly tightened awarfwho entered the vault and of the persim IhT "vue it. Cn,0ur carried her out to the garden. Those There remarks of hers to me were a fatal Sd,t,1'1;bL,','hoi,'J,'r p. of . error on her part" Siefert relaxed and leaned back In his chair with a faint wry smile. Vance str.M'S-'STrung- Pr Cl he tirely." said'8,1"1003' a.Tn unjkr the actors "But," Vance continued, "even costume; end-ijny cae I pu, on had Miss Beeton not made the misSU Cd d',y so hat to of us so obviously, take lying slightly protruding rings in front there wa other proof that she alone would not he notice, ble. . was concerned in that episode. Mr. men I took M.s iWton Hammle here conclusively bore out CASE 1 By up-stai- rs S.Von Din with me. 1 led her out into the garden and confronted her with her guilt. While she was protest- my opinion. When she told us her story of being struck on the head and forced Into the vault she did not know that Mr. Hammle had been In the garden observing everyone who came and went in the f'C $r passageway. And she was alone in the corridor at the time of the supposed attack. Miss Graem, to be sure, had Just passed her and gone gg downstairs; and the nurse counted L-!?on that fact to jnake her story 3. sound plausible, hoping, ef course, that it would produce the effect she was striving for that is, to make it it In appear that Miss Graem had atctnd then hide tacked her. . before comini down? irl That would have Vance smoked in silence for a mocan readlly aible, a yu -- ment back ould ihe have got e "As for the sodium, the if i were ascending Miss Beeton had been addoctor, heard we tieconds after ministering it to Mrs. Garden, conjpould have met her tent with having her die slowly of Sb could, of course, its cumulative effects. But Mrs. stairi down by the public to erase her sons Gardens threat at the .jrtd die apartment name from her will necessitated without being seen; but Immediate action, and the resourcethe could not have ful on an overdose of decided girl 7ber presence down here the barbital last night. She fore& shot was saw, of course, that this death could of utmost importance easily be construed as an accident 'jia we reached the foot or as another suicide. As it hapW ihe was standing in pened, however, things were even C of Mrs. Gardens bed- - more propitious for her, for the die made it clear that events of last night merely cast Cird die shot It was. of on Miss Graem. further suspicion the (perfect alibi, provided "From the first I realized how L 4 the crime had not been if not impossible, it would difficult, in left she evidence lj fix to case against Miss be prove ... No. The shot could Beeton; 'and the. the entire induring The ( been tired upstairs. was seeking some I vestigation fired it could have dx means of trapping her. With that law established her alibi, window." end In view, I mounted the parapet id tbsto bedroom last night In her presence, hoping Graem. Ms that it might suggest to her shrewd jopoesee why you felt so and cruel mind a possible means of lit the shot did not sound W from the garden? It removing me from her path, if she W being in the den, you became convinced that I bad guessed too much. My plan to trap pence nearest to the shot was. after all, a simple one. I her Bred could and more m asked, you all to come here this direc-ithe Jccantely gauge t not as suspects, but to fill evening, stick It came. Tm sor--a the roles in my grim necessry act explain that fact to drama." mentioned but yes it, Vance sighed deeply before conta wu in the room, and tinuing. jt lea the time to reveal "I arranged with Sergeant Heath -- i,i to her. u soother brief silence in to equip the post at the far end of the garden with a strong steel wire Tanee, put In Doctor such as is Used in theaters for flymint "your theory of ing and levitation acts. This wire toes not account for the was to be just long enough to reach adt oo her own life." as tar as the height of the balcony on this floor. And to it was atnQed faintly. ns do attempt on her tached the usual spring catch which i When Miss Beeton left fastens to the leather equipment I minute or so after worn by the performer. This equipa, to tabs my message ment consists of a heavy cowhide t vent instead into the vest resembling In shape and cut be door, making sure the old Ferris waist worn by young W the lock days, and snapped, and girls in '& s superficial blow on even later. This afternoon Sergeant be bead. She had rea Heath brought such a leather vest of or what is technically known in course, that It t 1 short time before theatrical circles as a flying corr her; to my apartment, and I put it pmd she waited set fix key in the lock on before I came here . . . You cka fin vial of bromin. might be interested in seeing it I bat fchen she went took it off a little while ago, for its idy she had begun to frightfully uncomfortable . . . tot have some idea He rose and went through the od the enacted this lit-- t door Into the adjoining bedroom. A to fiirow me off the few moments later he returned with the leather "corset" It was made-od forward and very heavy brown leather, with isnce closely. a soft velour finish, and was lined Uhat may be logl-rt- b with canvas. The sides, instead of skeptical gravi-- being seamed, were held together it Is only a by strong leather thongs laced through brass eyelets. The closing head slowly, down the middle was effected by a ore than row of e leather straps and 'fcBtonherself-a- nd steel buckles by whidh the vest was -- --A be ing. I mounted the rninpet. standing there with my hack ti her ostensibly looking cut over the' city! as I had done last evening. In I the wire snapped to the. rings on the front of my leather vest without her mo seeing do so. She came very close to me as she talked, but for a minute or so I was afraid she would not take advantage of the situation. Then, in the middo of me of her sentences, she luiched toward me with both hands outstretched, and. the impact sent me over the parapet. It was a Simple matter swing myself over the balcony railing. I had arranged for the drawing room door to be unlatched, and I jY-CBtt-on,ea radio-activ- f merely disconnected Die suspension wire, walked in, and aj peared in the hallway. When Miss Beeton learned that 1 had witnesses to her act, as well as a photograph oi it, she realized that the game was up" "I admit, however, that I had not foreseen that she would resort to suicide. But peihaps it is just as well. She was one of those women who through some twist of nature some wickedness personify evil. It was probably this perverted tendency which drew her into the profession of nursing, where she could see, and even take part in, human suffering. Vance leaned back in his chair and smoked He abstractedly. seemed to be deeply affected, as were all of us. Doctor Siefert was the first to take his departure. Shortly afterward the others rose restlessly. I felt shaken from the sudden letdown of the tension through which I had been going, and walked into the drawing-roofor a drink of brandy. The only light in the room came through the archway from the chandelier in th halL I heard aomeone enter the room and cross toward the balcony. I saw the dim form of Vance standing before the open door to the balcony, a solitary, meditative figure. I was about to speak to him when Zalia Graem came softly through the archway and approached him. "Good-by- , Philo Vance, she said. "Im frightfully sorry, Vance murmured, taking her extended hand. "I was hoping you would forgive me when you understood everything. "I do forgive you," she said. "Thats w'hat I came to tell you. Vance bowed his head and raised her fingers to his lips. ' Thegirl then withdrew her hand slowly and, turning. Went from the room. Vance watched her till she had passed through the archway. Then he moved to the open door and stepped out on the balcony. When Zalia Graem bad gone, I went into the den where Markham sat talking with Professor Garden and his son. He looked up at me as I entered, and glanced at his watch. "I think wed better be going. Van, he said. "Wheres Vance?" I went reluctantly back Into the to fetch Um. He was drawing-roostill standing on the balcony, gazing out over the city with its gaunt spectral structures and its glittering lights. THE END ' Q deep-roote- c. i pre-Victori- an ( 1 f inch-wid- 7v d the whole ody a,, the Ue bjMntradioted herself !?? 00 IhtE?1 JS? WHOS NEWS THIS WEEK... held up "You are perfectly right Mr. ment. Vance. That point escaped me en- 1: rntte; iv roof from the Eajfects. wai able to the result By m Vous etes blen Innocent d croire a parella contes. (F.) You art very simple to believe 7 such stories. Lalsses moL (7.) 'Leave ms Lemuel F. Parton v? f f ? if? vvvmvmv Temperamental MEW alone. Lea hautes at les has Je la vie. (F.) The ups and downs of life." Vos bontes resteront a Jamsla dans nos coeurs. (7.) grave Your kindness will remain forever engraved on our hearts. La jour se compose de 24 heurea. (7.) The day Is composed of 24 hours. Sculptor. YORK. A very temperamental sculptor, says A. E. Demaray, associate director of the na tional park service, In to the house appro- tx-plaini- ng priations subcommittee how difficult it was for his department to estimate the degree of progress on the Mount Rushmore memorial at Rapid City, S. D. Commenting on Mr. Demarays statement, tha sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, ever pungently articulate, remarks that the memorial Is not a road contractor Job nor one that can be measured by tha engineers rule and compass. In both thrust and riposte are marked a certain mildness usually observed In Sculptor Borglums controversies, wherefor It may with confidence be assumed that the current Issue la of minor character,' with little or no chance of Its development Into some such contretemps as that between the eminent master of chisel and hammer and the Stone Mountain Memorial association In Georgia. That ended forlornly with the destruction by the sculptor of all plans, models and work In the carving of heroic figures of the Confederacy on the face of th mountain outside of Atlanta and his withdrawal from the enterprise. Temperamental? Yes, quite so. But, as well, a thinker, a man of original views and conceptions, and physically as powerful as h is mentally dynamic. It was Borglum who startled the country back In the early 1900a when, la the course of an embattled Interlude with crltlca of aomo of his Ideas concerning sculptural embellishment ef the outer walla of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, on Mornlngslde Heights, New York, ho announced that all angels were male; that a female angel was unknown In the heavenly phalanstery as set forth In Bible or religious rubric. my deah"; her plaid as British as she would like her accent to be. Best of good vacation wishes to the three of them from Sew v Your Own. -- The Pattern SWBTSINOUR ft, 1 bromin b. knew .W1" iSjar- S bat sie,'rt - remem w up at or having I NEXT ISSUE! BZL erial b Wilam cf?Wery'famous or;...on Ik Barrens called trthor Canadian tgedmhhow soon." uZ0 sjefert j, dont under-fiherself ad-ji- vt he said. 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The key to Largo Caballeros character Ilea In the fact that ho was a typical child of the poverty atrlcken Spanish masses. At the age of (even he began a long atrng-gl- e to earn hli living and at the aamo time to educate himself, circumstances which explain hia fiery adherence to socialist doctrines from his early youth. Learning the trade of stone mason, at which for many years he worked, he was In 1917 tried end sentenced to life Imprisonment for his share In the organization of a revolutionary strike. His election as a socialist member of the Cortea saved him from hia sentence. Arrested and imprisoned thereafter at variou tlmea and on various charges, he was at liberty when the present civil war broke out; be rushed to the Guadarrama front and participated in many actions. Holding for a united front of t: THIRSTaYs? 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