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Show PAGE TIIREn SECTION TWO PROVO (UTAH) SUNDAY HERALD, SUND'AY, APRIL 6, 1 9 3 0. " J TK2 CLACK PGCCTf; ETC . -, V - - ' " BEGIN HERE TODAY -' DOIUS JIATTIIKUS, lady's maid, Is murdered in a Kumiuer-houne Kumiuer-houne on to Berkeley restate, by blow from heavy perfume flask, given MKS. GEOUGE BERKELEY by SEYMOUR' CROSBY' engaged CLOIUNDA BERKELEY, whose scarf bind the rock-weIght;d. body when It. , is ; taken from the ' Evidence Involves Mm. Berkeley, Clorlnda, DICK BERKELI2Y; Doris fiance, EUGENE ARNOLD, chauffeur, and GIG I BERKELEY, 15, who. Unaccountably sprinkled , everyone Friday evening wfth perfume per-fume from murder flask. r , ....; Art' unfinished letter bf tori to flier slstrr In. London-almost bring: j about the' arrest of Seymour? Cros-- Cros-- bv. and links-- the' maid's ' murder wit h the cudden death of PHYLLIS-CROSBY PHYLLIS-CROSBY Jt months lefore In Ixm-i dori. Dundee cables Scotland Yard, then grrlils ICrosby, who violently islightly. if denies clsrvrpiVof havlnjp bribed or killed th rr.aid and having? caused his wife's L:th, officially pronounced pro-nounced MliclJe. - " "'.'. When it is found'that IIARVEY JOHNSON valei fiired for Crosbjv has robbed Mrs. Berkeley and But as you said, it is a thing a bur Crosby, ' CAPTAIN STRAWN con siders the murder solved, tnrows out police dragTiet for Johnwn arid leaves Dundio in charge, at the Berkeley home. ' J 7 '1 , MRS. LAMBERT, secretary to Mrs. Berkeley, requests an Interview Inter-view with Dundee and begs him not to consider any solution of the case which reflects on Doris honesty hon-esty an! loyalty. Tells of her own love, for the' girl. ' Tfren Dundee asfcu if she can give any explanation of why Johnson should steal Phyllis Crosby's miniature.' ' ' NOW GO ON WITH TIIE' STORY '- CHAPTER XXXIII V I "PlVase tell me frankly what you were, thinking; Mrs. Lambert Dundee urged gently. , - " i a. The social- secretary ' got control of, herself with an obvious effort She ? even - managed1 to smile "You startled me," she confessed-? "I know how Seymous Mr. Crosby! treasured that miniature of Phyl-j lis It 1 is an exquisite thlngr, a re-; markable likeness, of; one of . 'thej most ''beautiful girls I ever saw.j '' r -1'. ; V: ' ': t ) i 7! 1L3 r : for We ar? closing out our: eritira line of , FARM IMPLEMENTS -Note These Prices ONE 5-FOOT E. B. NEW QOO OC OSBORNE MOWER to a ONE 9-FOOT 28-TOOTH , -: OO OSBORNE DTOIE RAlCEi:. : . . .P0 U o?je viking, :,. . . -,- CREAM gEPARATQIl: ; . . ,:. ONE SOUTH BEND, MALLEABLE' RANGE AT SPECIAL PRICE ... ONE HOT POINT ELE CTRIC RANGE ;.4ri-ATrA-BARGAIK -PRICE. 1 f i ' 02 WEST CENTER, ST. Z t glar could not selt without betrayr ing himself. It seemed absurd to me. that a burglar shoufd steal lt,' "To me, to," , Dundee assurred her - quietly; . ,4'But, ? please Mrs. Lambert ta . .knowj" Gigi interrupted; Jstrlto ing her small brown hands - togeth-' er; Everyone says: Johnson- look-; ed rlik'e a .gentlernanVind: Txnyhere to tell you he had S- A.' plus in a deadly, quiet sort.; of ' way,; ifiryou know what 5: "mean. - Now,' lookeei Doris ; halfrway " recognized , him. Doris was - Phyllis "Crosby's , maid, Johnson? or. whatever, his real name; is, steals a manlature ; 6t Phyllis, which .' he ' canH '"sell," 'a,rjd. which; therefore, he wants for- its rown sake Jit bet my W . golf - clubs it was Johnson's-' showing up.here. a Beryant. that .threw.Dorl3 pf(, the. track, . so - she couldn't j remember whefe'she'd seen him before" . , 'ushv'Gigi!, You're-' beingridic-tilous!" beingridic-tilous!" 'Mrs. ,Ltfmber: comniaTided sterlly,' 'buf Dundee saw rthat :her face had gone ghastly, pale. . r . "I'm not either being ridiculous! GIgi pretested.1,? "I -hear d" dadJand Abbie rpwihg about Mr. Crosby yes was; a wlfe-killeri Then thiss morning' morn-ing' I asked Wickett hoWiMrs. Crosby Cros-by died, and he said she cpmmitteeT Suicide fn London by jumpingfoff a roof. He- said Doris - saw, her do it,, and ; that' Mr. '.Crosby-absolutely did not throw !hisj. wife over thk railing or ptish her','i;orr'arythirl8r like that. No w,' I think this. Johnson John-son cropk is back of it all! Don't you -see?,: IIe-T". - . . -. "Glgi, you must-i's'bp! Mrs. Lambert cried despairingly. ' , . . l "If you dqn't - mind, tod: much Mrs.- Lambert'I'd rather hear Gigrs theory T)und6e"interposed .quietly but.flrmlyj ;' ' : ' "I was.' We were devoted friends ia spite cf .the - deference , in our ages," Mrs. Lambert replied, her pale lips trembling. v "You were visiting lier at the time of her death?" - - " "Yes. Seymour wrote me-J was at Biarritz that Phvllis was not well, and inclined .to be morbid and hysterical.", ' (, " "I' bet she 'was Agoing' to have a 'baby!" Gigi cut in excitedly. iMrs..' Lambert flushed. "She, was. I r believed then r and I still; believe that 'her morbidness- and her her suicide were due to her condition. At Seymour's request, I went to London to stay with Phyllis as long as she needed me." iirDid she tell you why - she was unhappy, Mrs.'" Lambert?" Pundee asked. '" :;.rflI must, refuse 'to answer."; '"'Dundee and; Gigi exchanged a significant glance; Gigi hugging her knees and shivering with excitement; excite-ment; "Did she confide to you,..' Mrs. Lambert,"' Dundee- persisted "that she was being blackmailed?" ' -j "She certainly did -not!" tht" social so-cial "secretary 'retorted emphatically." emphatic-ally." : . ' ''" "I see," sait Dundee. "Now, Mrs. Lambert, what, was Doris'-attitude toward her mistress at this time? I mean, was Dora obviously worried?". wor-ried?". . ' ; , Mrs. La'mb'ert . considered lor a moment, her tired eyes closed. Then; "Yes,1 I think she was. She was eVen more tended and devoted than usual, I believe. The two girls, spent a great deal of time' together J Doris was with Phyllis h-iore than; I! vasr Doris serving then 'rnore 1ni the- capacitv of a -nurse than as lady's, maid." , ' '! n - - "Wouldn-'t : I make a swell . detecr- tive, Bonnie Dunde? Gigi exulted. "Well; this is the Way t dope At out:, Johnson was - a,;-grentleman , crook, playing - the Wightelbbsi f 1ft tJew York, or somethingJk that. He meets Phyllis CTrosby, 'or' Phyl Us Benham, as she was. then. She falls for him hard, .doesn't . dream he's a crook. They-' have," a 'hestic love-affair love-affair and, poor little Dferis catches a glimpseSfffiTifmX just'Once, maybe; may-be; .because "Phyllis is meeting him . secretly... Tfiien somehow, she finds-out finds-out lie's . a crook and dftches" tm.i. and lie's sore,, of .course. Pretty soon;, she marries Mr Crosby--and Johnson keeps bobbins: up to ;bl4cl5 mail her. Probably lie" 'nad- letters orssomething proving they had been lovers it k-. jo.it.Ii .( , "Please makl '.her ...slop, .Mr. Dundee!" ., Mrs. Lambert implored. "Shet can't realize - what ' she's say-Ine. say-Ine. i'l - was- Phyllis ., Crosby's ; best' friend' . -vr "That's- enoughs Gigi,': Dundee airreed but his " smile at the excited, ex-cited, girl had. admiration and re spect in lL Turning to Mrs. Lama. bert he asked-gently: '"Were you In 'Mrs,. Crosby's confidence,-' Mrs Lambert?'! ; . -' 4 ; ? .- . - ' x The t (.. M... r. ! r 1 EIGHTS and C1XE3 j T : T. IT V 'V -1 A " ' 1 ,111111 In - -.. , t , ' r l - " " - . L . Even the average motor car. -Here are the. most advanced budget today buys an .out'of type of ; precision machines the-average motor car the Nash "40o.,? ;';sc7 Here is the kind of a car you've always hoped to. own ; one that will convince you and everyone Avho rides in it that money can buy nothing finer. It is built differently from most cars, enriched in design by the newest and finest engineering excellence, and built in the three great Nash factories where the highest ideals of craftsmanship prevail. and methods so that Nash,- craftsmen may build for supe; rior accuracy and quality. Note These Outstanding . : . . .-Ndsli, Features) : Centralised chassis lubrication, built-lni-automatic radiator fehutters, and the worlJ'f-easiest worlJ'f-easiest steering i-i every moJ;l. AJjufab!. front seats. Steel sprlngcoven with lifetime spring lubrication in the Twin-IgItior Eisht and Twin-Igniiton Six lines. The priceless protection at no extra cost of Duplate, non-s'aatteralls plate c!as in alK doors, windows, and windshields thruout the Twin-Ignition Eight line. This fclass ! also available at slight extra cost in all other Nash cars, i , "It Is quite ; possible then ' that Doris was wholly in Mrs. Crosby's confidence ?"' Duncre persisted. ' "Quite possible; of course," Mrs. Lambert: agreed .stiffly, . "though I feet ijsure the re. was nothing to cohv fide.:' : ' '- ;v "Mrs; Lambert, forgtve me for what,, must seem- like idle curiosity to youu't-Wbuld you say Mr. and Mrs Crosby were happily rnarried? That they loved each other?" : -'"Yes! Seymour loved Phyllis deeply and truly and tenderly, ahjcCPJii'JUs .adored her husband." - "And vet Phvllis Crosby com mitted suicide," Dundee reminded her gently, "I "know!" Mrs, Lambert sank blck wearily again.- "She was temporarily tem-porarily insane. That Is. the only, possible explanation." . , "Will you please" tell I me all you ' can-remember of- Phyllis Crosby's last; evening?" x . (TMrl Dundee, I have beeh patient uhder thls-this ordeal; I haye tried to answer your auestions as if ,you had a right to ask them, but I must protest" "Because you feel sure there"' is, no connection between Doris' mur-" der and Phyllis Crosby's suicid?" pondee suggested quietly. "Please. oa"r,Kwith me,S Mrs. ;Jtiamhert, f or I- honestly believe there is a connection, con-nection, and that- it is our. duty to Doris and to Phyllis .Crosby to bring that missing link to light.", ' 'Mrs. Lambert was silent for 3 a long timbe, her eyes closed, her trembling lower lip caught between her teeth. "Impulsively, Gigi scrambled from - the ottoman into the white-haired woman's lap and yr-'yeA- cnnfldfnsrlv. . like a child, against her breast. Mrs. Lani-' arms went, convulsively abo'ut the small body. Her eyes were misty with tears when 'she lifted-them to Dundee, and began! to talk in a low, unsteady un-steady voice; :;, ",; ; . -'J . . "At dinner that Sunday evening-it evening-it was the sixth' of May Phyllis seemed more in and hysterical than usuar'he ate' nothing;" and; finally final-ly went to her room, locking the door. f Doris was with her, and I felt it would ' be useless to intrude until the poor child felt better. Seymour Sey-mour and I talked and read in the drawing room. lie asked , me if I knew of arjy reason for Phyllis ut-happiiiess, ut-happiiiess, if he had unconsciously hurt, her in any way.' I teassurred him, and he" spoke ' ot how; glad : He would: be" when the child was bom and .Phyllis was : her own happy self again.'- '. - , I became" sli'shtly" alarmed, then re rnembered that.. Phyllis was fond of walking on the. roof of the apartment hotel where they lived. And there I found her.". "Alone"' Dundee asked quietly. "Yes, quite- alone .The roof Could bemused by any- tenants jofj the building, oZ course but r theref was no " one at all ? hut. Phyllis when I fpl her. - r - ''No one whom you saw. you mean ?" Dundee corrected heri "I saw ha one," ' Mrs. Lambert amended coldly. , '"Naturally I did not search the roof. ' I found her seated on a stone bench neat the coping which' surrounded kthetroof. She was weeping quietly, and I soothed; her' as bestf I' could - : "You asked her what was wrong?" . ; ; "Of course, but , she - just shook her; head. 'f Finally she' - began to laugh hysterically- at herself; called herself a little fool for behaving as she was doing and asked me to go down and send. Seymeur up to her. She said she , had something to tell him" . ' - . , . ,J-She did. not, .tell. you. what, it was?" . , . . , . "No. There .was no need. I knew what was wrong, or. believed I did," "Simply that she was ,ilLsnd hysterical, hys-terical, because of her condition?" There was the faintesthesitauon;, then: "Yes. I cangive ypi,no other; reason whatsoever f.;" "Mrs. " -Lambert, - - did Phyllis threaten to commit suicide?" "Certainly t net, or I should not have left" her alone for a moment!" Mrs., Lambert, replied, indignantly.. "I went to give the message to Seymour and he was delighted. He believed the bad times were over. Then I immediately went to PhyH'aJ room and asked Doris to jake up a wrap -to hei mistress, since it' was turning quite cold. . I. then- went to my own -room and was undressing for bed when I became aware of a commotion in the street bclaw. .1 was trying to see. what, the matter was, when Doris came running into my room, saying that that "Yes, Mrs. Lambert." Dundee said gently, as the woman began to weep silently, the tears running down her white cheeks. "Will you, tell me now if Doris ever then or. later confided her suspicions to . 1 ...... , you, regarding mn .uc i i Phyllis. Crosby's suicide?" 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