| Show 1 I d hR I IZ r- r fI e I 1 rf r J 4 d I AUTHOR OF I Ii I THE THE AVE AVENGING GING PA PATHE p. 1 er b I I 11 f t I THE PIGEON BLACK Bt-ACK Bt PIGEON ETC I P 1930 SERVICE INC BElIE TODAY Y The Tha Dorl Dorli Dorl MatUi bd f w ladys lady's mild m I Is murdered nl lit In sum Rum m b by blow Oth lIh heavy p perfume Ink bod rock rock and nod tied with Kurt ig Is dumped d into lako lake on OD estate ot ut millionaire I Detectives lion Dundee nU cc J se guest lIt and Mid dleo co of or bod body at sunrise swimming party parly Captain Il of 0 the homicide Q ud of ot household All nil under bus bus- Sir t and Mn Sir fr Ceorge who quarreled ll Friday night over their daughter Ch engagement nt to Seymour Sey Se- mour Crosb Crosby New York ork society fr r and elope dOlle of or Sirs Mrs u. u B sot see r SIrs lr i igi Berkel Berkeley v. v who unaccountably sprinkled nil all S Quests guests Friday y night with perfume from flask flank pr presented 11 b by Cro Crosby y to Mr Rill and later used d as 88 murder r weapon l Dick Infatuated with Doris Doria and all 1111 from Iron Irom hi lii room roof Ku Ju eno na Arnold chauffeur butler Sirs Mrs Berkeley tIC a Arnold of or h murdered bolh both DorU Doris and her hf miming son Mn Dick because oC of Jealousy and anti following a n quarrel between time three 1 after after- noon Dick walks In In My lie he had spent the tho nl bl In the the- tower room room having fallen waiting for Doris Dorl to meet him th there re n aa ns he had drunkenly forced hc her r to promIse e to d do D Denies all knowledge knowledg or of the crime D DetectIves to lo go so toH tower tr r room to cheek Dicks Dicka J ator NOW V 0 GO O ON WITH STORY CHAPTER XVI After Arter Captain Strawn had given Ins his orders to ho joined blued Dundee e in th tho third floor loor hall hail Before wo e tako take a a. look at that tower r room om Id I'd like to have havo 1 a. a sniff niC at nt the shoes young Joung Dick was wearing wear wear- ing last night ho lie said s As 5 I said saltI before tho the tU guy that crocked that bottle over r tho them head Is pret pretty sure to have ha got his Imis slices shoes spattered with the stuff Stepped Jn Iii It too probably Through here chief Dundee suggested leading the way into his own room and thence into the con con- bath ath It was wag mighty de decent decent de- de cent of or you OU to let me mo question Mrs Irs Berkeley and Dick but I 1 want you to know Ill I'll be glad to pIa play dumb an any time Ume you ou say the tho w rd all nil right bo boy Strewn answered heartily Youre You're doing a aI I good job so far O Berkeley I is iR a 1 mighty might big bIS man in this town and I dont don't want to antagonize him all any moro than I can help If vou you forget anything I Ill I'll lI butt in D Dont Don't nt you OU worT worry Swell room the kids kid's got goot Wonder J if he lie was lying when he said he lie wanted to marry the tue girl Ills IUn parents would havo o kicked him out of or course couise and amid ho lao knew it fl It ItI I 1 think lie he was really In lot love with Hh her though who hio knows z what his love lovo led him Into Dundee an answered nn- nn s ered thoughtfully Well chI heros hero's his dressing room And these seem to ho bo the shoes he lie was wearing last nl night ht Strawn Strawn took the fine tine custom made pair of ot black dress fress shoes and sniffed them walking awa away froin tho time dressing Bin room to 10 do so for or theodor tho the odor of ot Fleur dAmour d'Amour was strong in there Cant smelt smell anything but shoo shoe polish h he admitted Now Not o lets let's I Iseo see seo tho the suit ho lie was wearing last night flight Tuxedo huh hub Plenty Plent of oC tho the stuff sture on this thuI all nn right Do Dc you think time the kid sister splashed hc much h of oC the perfume on Dick She anointed us all pretty thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- Dundee nn answered an ruefully My h. h own Tux will havo have to g 14 gp to the I cleaner before I can wear wea it again Why h lid did she sho do It Juro cussedness cussedness cussedness cussed- cussed ness Strawn wondered I I dont don't dont know She's a wild lit littie little m- m tie tle colt but but or Another mystery Cl ch eh- eh Well I J Iguess Iguess guess that'll alt tait These trousers dont don't seem scent to havo hao any of or the per perfume perfume per per- fume fumo on them Lets Let's get bet along alons to the 10 tower towel room It was a a. little circular room two- two thirds windows which were draped with faded red velvet The Thc furniture seemed to bo be a collection of oC od odds ls nn and ends discarded perhaps per ier- r- r haps during ono one of QC Abbio Abbie Berkeley's Berke Ic ley's leys s or orgies ies of or redecoration There were two ancient nt armchairs a worn Oln lU rug a filled with Juvenile and detective fiction and anti a a. broken sprIng sofa ofa whose brown velvet cover coyer Ja lay in a no huddle on the tIme floor A metal smoking stand stood at the tue head of oC the time sofa sora and amid In it lay Iny tIme the tamped out butts of oC seven Ill havo o our om chemist look Jook these over and tell mo mc approximately ly how old the they are arc thou though h I dont don't suppose it matters a a. whale oC a lot Strawn said as he ime emptied tho ash tm tray Into an old envelope from his n own pocket The Time boy hoy could have hare lac sneaked up hero here after tIme tho murder and done a furious lot hot of or smoking then to quiet his nerves ncr 5 Wo Yo have only his word wOId for COI it that he hea a was waR to meet the tIme girl hl here And even cven if JC he ime was was nothing to lo prevent his seeing her from tIm tho window as she went to the time to keep her appointment with whim Arnold Arnol not not knowing ho wasn't going oin to meet facet her Afterward this room might have ha appealed to him as a good temporary hiding place What hat are arc you ou shaking your head about I 1 still cant can't see ice e for fOJ the time life life- of IH ate mr- how ho tIme the flask fit fits fit in iii anywhere Dun Dundee o answered BesIdes Be sIdes as aR I saul paid I think was tas really in iii love lovo with the tho girl And he lie was tas drunk Dont Don't forget forget for for- get that Many ran a man has liquored I himself up tip to a state where liero hed he'd hedl rather kill a girl than limn H see sec C any n other maui man have havo her hem Hut thel there's theres s 's no use uso theorizing vet yet Lets Let's get et lack hack to time the old lady lady Lord Lol What lIat a I woman nan h lu hA add added d with prof profound disgust Now If Ie it was W her that was as murdered murdered- grinned his full fun a agi 1 ce cement cc- cc ment merit then with an n exclamation bent to pick up a book that had Hn atu IU u OP pUW head of ot th the cou couth couch ii It was wa Conan Conail Doyles Doyle's Tho Hound Jound of or the time i illes I iCH J as if iC Dick was telling th the truth about his reading at any 1 rate h he- he observed as as- ho turned through h the HIP pa pages cs of the tho first third of oC the book bool At least it it seems secant that h ht hn ma made o a 0 stab at rut reading llIn to puss pass the time but his mind was pretty well occupied with wilh something some some- timIng thins else eJ-e See and he lie pointed to pago r. r rot Cl i. i on tho the margin of which ll W was in iii pencil encil Dorl Doris Dod Doris Dol Elaine Doris Dorl Berkeley Mis- Mis Richard na Radcliffe Be Berl Berkeley Might II 1 ht be he a 1 plant Strawn growled Tho kid had all the tho rest J y S d e I I S c 5 5 5 S 4 I Want to see what kind of lipstick a blond blon uses Strawn asked grinning as Dundee snapped open the tho mirrored lid to think story tOI of oC the time night up a and nl Wt ways ays to lo mul it sound good I J hardly think Dick I is quite that lint I clever Dundee objected Anti And it IC this marginal scribbling can enn bo taken taken tak talc en at its faco face value we have havo definite deff- deff nite nto confirmation of or his intention to ask lieu her to marry him All ll right ht Well We'll take it along alon- Nothing else Then lets let's go so S S S When tho the two men nien reached the I second floor landing 0 of tho the marble stairs they found Detective mons awaiting th them a small wet Cl bundle heM held gin gingerly erly in lit lug his cupped palms The Time apron eh oh h Good Where did Collins find it Jt In tho tIm lake Jake near the summerhouse summer summer- house sir sh Dropped off the bottom bottoni step just justas as time the body was so 50 il it would make no splash that could ho bo heard from front tho lie house Strain Strawn commented as ashe ashe aslie he lie accepted it ft do now C Hows How's everything thin downstairs down down- stairs stabs l cr Everything quiet now sir though Cain lu had to call for Harper a a. few minutes ago ugo to help him keep Arnold front from rom busting out of oC tho tue servants servants' ser sei- crants cr- cr ants sitting room lie wanted to como come up h here re and mal make you tell him hint hats What's wrong Tong When hen had departed Strawn wn took the v wet ct bundle to lo a bench a against tho tuo wall of ot th the see sec ec- ec floor ond hall ball an and ret of or the lie fine petit point upholstery spread acl the lie contents contents' Among the thc frit fragments Crag frag ments largo large arid and small I of oC the broken crystal flask he lie found a a. lit littIe little little lit lit- tle tIe sliver silver vanity case marked with time the initials I IX D M. M r. r X No 0 letter Strawn tran tra n observed 1 with satisfaction as he looked into tho ho little pocket of oC the tho lace anti wit lawn n apron apton Looks an as if she sIte shelI didn't lI nt get mOMs Arnold's note telling her he hc couldn't meet ct her nuLl and went out to keep the appointment I It t may many be beIn beIn In iii her room romp ot or course COUI'S but hut well we'll let that till lill weve we've finished with Mrs ht dt s. s Cant Can't do everything at It once Ive I've 0 got ot a a- aman man standing lundin ald d at the time top of or the s sIn In lii the lie third floor hall ball so her room rooms room's s safe frotH from meddlers May 1 I sec ce that Chief Dundee DunJee risked asked with O excitement and l reached for the tho anit vanity ca case e. e Want t to see sec what kind of lipstick lip lipstick ip stick a t. t blonde uses ue 7 Strawn un asked a- a aho ho lie snapped open the tho lie I 1 llo tl el lid Jill Yes And he lie ci evidently thid f for r ho lie squinted very Cry thoughtfully a at time tho bright ht red Td lipstick It contained rite They found that Mrs Mus B Bm kelcy heley had taken advantage nd of U cir ll 1 absence ab nh- sence enle to rise wrap Tal her hr plump 1 bod body 1013 in iii a a. negligee of If orchid chiffon and md dispose III herself rs H HIn in iii a It nest heat t of lace trimmed sill silk pil pillows lows lovs on tIme the chaise Her breakfast tray wa was sas beside her and both slip she and amid her lief husband A who Aho ho was' was wass was's s seated at lieu her feet were drinking coffee Tho Thin toa toast t. t e eggs and anel fruit ruit seemed to been S S S You Vou found that lint every wor Dick sll said was true didn't you sIte she d de demanded triumphantly of oC Captain Strawn n Without replying th the l detective e signaled to tn Dun Dundee to set get et ready to continue continuo the thc questioning When hen he be wa was wai seated near the lie woman woman wo wo- man titan with l pencil aboNo fe the tho pall pal of oC not paper Dundee asked I Mrs Berkeley when hen did you ou last see sec Doris Matthews I I r r did not see ee her at all after I went down for dinner sho stated tate positively Doris Jotis helped roe me dress Dinner was as to bo be at past half seven and amid I left this room about 71 I 1 never hovel saw sav her hel again George eolo go Berkeley Joo looked ed at his wH a as if it surprised 1 or o startled seemed about to speak then clam clamped d his lips Ups firmly together Dundee saw Baw but was was' not yet ct ready to challenge Mrs Irs Berkeley's truthfulness Her Hep lie concerning Pick Dicks promise promis not hot tt to press his at attentions attentions at- at 1 upon pon Doris DorI had already alread him him ample indication of oC what to e Was as it then that you ou told Doris she sho need not niL up up UI to help you get ready ely for fot- bed 1 he asked d. d I Wh Why yes es I a am am n always alay careful to s spare aro m my servants ants s as much as possible site she said virtuously Dorit DorI Doris Dor it is I had been teen extremely busy yesterday yester rd r- r d diy day 3 and toda today was to to bp a hf hear heavy a.- a. da day for fot aU all o of us so I wanted her to get as much sleep n as ag possible AnsI And of course since you O were were very much anllo annoyed fd with Doris be because because be- be cause caUS of or Dick Pick and Arnold you ou were in rio no ln iut mood l to see any more of or her than wa was necessary Dundee agreed disarmingly Now Mrs Berkeley will you 1 0 please tell teU mo ma where you mado nado up your faco faeo be before before be- be fore oro dres dressing ln- ln for dinn dinner r She looked blank then bridled in- in Mr Dundee Really Well if you ou u n must t know Dori DoriS gave me mo a quick facial fadal massage at nt my in table dressing table in iii the bathroom and applied cosmetics there too But I really cant can't see seeThe see see- Tho The mirror above the tho bathroom dressing table Was ac spotless then he persisted heedles 0 ot her ans anger r. r Why certainly it was wash I My servants ser van ts- ts Mrs II'S Berkeley did you Jou b 1 by any ally chance so approve c of oC your our appearance appearance appear appear- ance after Doris had finished her Imer work that hint you ou leaned toward towal-d the time mirror and kissed your our own reflection reflection tion T To Be Continued |
