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Show tt THE WEEKLY- S6W$ feKVRESS.' LAYTON. UTAH - retyed 1A Again Tie wlgljt aftvrDan. had 'gone doWa The princes adjoiUcd they dlduf gc down together. She says be was late, H might bare been the princess herself, I nld. "She might bhve t that hed been. In Mr. found tarridens towns and had one of those spasms of Jealousy. "But there were no stgns of Jealscorn to. ousy downstairs. Murder serious for A first explosion. , , Of course, she might not have meant murder Just meant to speak her mind about th princes tUlL And then, Nor, being In a state of nerves, tried to thrust her out and she caught up something handy out they havent been able to find But with. don was What It ;ret ' Now well take that up later. . on or the youd say the Itanctnts, onet th been hare other, might I couldnt Imagine tt of them. But then, I couldnt Imagine It of tny one. To murder, I thought, on would hare to t literally possessed by fury. I asked a really sensible question. What time was llarriden down! Before or after Baticlnlsl "Ah, there they differ. II thinks before they think after. So think the Kellers. But people were driftover-ooing about so, that Its easy to some one tn the room. - , I was next to the last. Or Deck was, we differ there. Letty Van Alstyn was the last. Now what About Let- ' . ty?" "Well, what about her!" I echoed. over Harrlden," Shes cuckoo ' he told me. Harrlden?" She might have dropped "Yejv tn to see Nora and Nora twitted not saying, mind you, that you her about something Nora knew couldn't get a Jury to believe that all about Lcttys pash for Dun, and the chain was planted on you, as Letty got In a rage and caught up you say, hut you dont want to get something that was handy. , , I flung out, "But girt couldnt Into nil flint If you can be kept out Ami the best way to keep you out Is have killed her like to find who did the planting." Somebody killed her tike that," 1 And dragged her, first to a 'clos--, nodded, rather helplessly,' If the Jury believes It was Alan ct, then to a window" You can do a lot when you have Deck, they will at least look' Into the case against you s an accom- to. Letty went up right after dinplice. If the Jury Is shown that ner," he pointed out. "She wouldn't It ts Deck, there Isn't any accom give a hoot tn Hades what happened to any one la she got clear. Tagpllce ense against you." .' Yes, but suppose they do fini' ging the diamonds to you would be the murderer and he doesn't con- Just her line." fess to stealing the dlumonds. flow "A sweet menagerie," I comment' am ! going to prove that I didn't ed. And the chain In the room when "I know all these people Involved came up and hide tt myself?" -fexcept the' Itanclnls and you "Yon wouldn't have the blood dont Fm not sure but that gives stained hanky to hide tt In, silly you the edge ovef we for youve no If those stains prove to be blood." preconceptions. Except about Deck," This was our chance, he said to he added, suddenly.. Yon think Deck look Into the situation. Rapidly, In Is innocent, don't you?" clstvely, he spread that house-partUnder the quizzical gleam inf his out like a pack of cards about me. eyes, I fdt the weight of tils look The servants be swept away with we, a shrewd, Jegul, estimatone conclusive gesture, lie bad upon look; and a sudden cold, douht ing been going Into Ihnt all morning of his, friendliness blew like a chill every one was a retainer tried and wind through my uncertain. mind, true, some Inherited from the elder t hnd a horrid thought. , , What Kellers, and almost alt of long was his own share In this Involved affair? At what time hnd he, himself, come down to dinner? About the same time as Deck. Just before Letty Van Alstyn.' He bad never liked Nora Harrlden; be had admitted tt with a frankness meant, perhaps, to disarm suspicion. My look twisted away from Ms but not quickly enough. He rose, laughing at ma with a chiding note of raillery. Shall w go see If my hankies : . . match?" 1 looked again and. laughed with him; 1 felt .horribly ashamed of. my self. . . . Whatever they were quarreling 'tit." Mitchell went en, 'I don't ee the motive for killing tier. He may have been cooling to ber and going after some nthef girl, tud she was threatening to tell the girl but that' not motive enough for murder, All that they have Against you now is that you had Ihe epjiortw-nltto pick up the chain and that it was found, this morning, secreted In your dress. It was secreted In a handkerchief whose Identifying marks were tom out. that hnd been recently washed And dried without the benefit of ironing. And the lm plleatlon from that Is that the handkerchief might have been bloodstained. Now,- could Deck have passed you the chain at dinner In that very handkerchief? Going tnto the horrid details we have to Imagine Deck thrusting Nora Into the closet, wiping his bands on bis hanky, or wiping off the point Of whatever he Jabbed ber with, and then promptly washing out the aforesaid hanky and drying It on the radiator,' Then he put Nora out the window, snatched his hanky oil the radiator, and came down to dinner. , . , Yes, It Just could have been done. Or be could have done the hanky washing and the consignment of the gems to you later In the evening, while all the bustle was going on." "I hardly saw him" . Who's to prove that? What Im examining Is the strength of the possible case against you. How can you prove that you didn't know him In New York? You should never have let yourself meet him accidentally In that gallery! . . , I'm ' The Views of Ring 'Edward- - . y . SYNOPSIS ... Leila Reton, fount Ant beautiful Ant a export on painting, la torn missioned to go ever the collection cf paintings in tho homo of the wealthy Kellers In New York, where From her A party Is tn progress. window she witnesses a man In an ether room strike a woman. Shortly after, Mrs. Keller sends up word, asking her to Join the party at dinner, Leila hastily dresses and goes down. She Is seated between Mr. peck, a crttle, and Monty Mitchell, a noted lawyer, Introductions folare Mr. Harrlden, Miss low. ' Letty Van Alstyn, Mrs. Crans, Mrs. Wstklns and prince and princes Th-er- Ranclnl, Leila find guest. eh is taking the place ef Nora Harrlden. Dan Harrlden leavee the table, and Mitchell explain he has gone up to see how hi wife' headache la. He return shortly. Deck, saying he must put .In a call, leaves. Upon his return, he begs Leila to secretly take a message to Nora to take no etepa until I see you." Leila consents. Leila finds the Harrlden rooms empty and so informs Deck. Coming out she passe Letty. Harrlden asks Princess Ranclnl to run up and see his wife.- The princess reports the absence of Nora, Harrlden. admits he had a row, and believes she ' that is spitefully hiding. Letty tells of 'seeing Leila come from the room. Leila accuses Harrlden of having struck his wife. This Harrlden denies. From th. Harridens window Leila sees what proves to bs Noras lifeless body. A ghastly head wound caused death. Dan says she was !y Ing on her bed when he went to din ner, and when he ran up later the room was .dark. Thinking eh was asleep, ho left without seeing her. Mrs. Keller comes upon a pool of blood in the closet. A diamond chain Is missing, Donahey, police Inspector, - . ''questions the guests, Harrlden fails to report th row he had with Nolh. He brands Leila's story of seeing a man strike a woman He. Anson, a tnald, tells of seeing Deck outside the Harrlden door. Deck says he passed by in seeking a lost handker chief. Elkins,. servant, telle of overhearing Deck threaten Mrs. Har. rlden earlier In the day, Deck explains he was Intoxicated and does not remember. That night Leila awakes with the Impression of some one being in her room and then hears steps in the hall. Believing she waa mistaken, she does not report it, 'Later Donahey. sends for Leila. She .Identifies the dress he has as hers. Pinned to It Is a handkerchief containing the missing chain, Leila tells of her intruder. Mitcbel) trice to her. . help clear ' , CHAPTER . VI -- d Continued "Very feasible," said Mitchell, "If he found the trail jetting jtoo hot. But you dont know that the .one who hid them was the one who . did the murder." . .No?" said Donahey. No," said Mitchell, eery firmly. Some one' may very well have found them afterwards and Just not .mentioned it. And then he got cold feet for fear of' being suspected of the murder and scf got rid of them In this hiding place." Sounds was comment..' "Wbats the mat-- ' ter' with thjs girl's hiding' them ' . . . herself?" . . It was out in the open at last, . , the accusation, Well,' there are lots of matters against ..that," said Mitchell in a . eery reasonable tone. One ts that Miss Setoti isnt that sort of person who g.oei about hiding diamonds. The inspector grunted. Somebody hid em., Somebody got 'em off Mrs. . ... : . . Dona-bey- .' . s cock-and-bu- : blood. "Your man going over the handkerchiefs In this house?" Mitchell rather sharply asked of Donahey, and Donahey passed on his disrelish at the rebuke tn the brusk-nes- s of bis tone to his subordinate, as he gave the order. Harrlden said, belligerently, that probably the man hadn't used bis own. "Then why tear out the tnon gram?" Mitchell retorted. Ills keen eyes, behind their glasses, studied Harrlden almost banterlngly. "Trying to discredit the clue, In case the hankies don't match?" Harrlden reddened. "Im not maksecret of what I think," he ing said harshly. Deck threatened tny wife, and he carried out his threats. And. by God, Ill bring It home to him! As for this girl, who was bis ' . accomplice"' Harrldena neck. And you cant deny that this girl had the 'opportunity' when she '.went upstairs, after di' . 'j , . ; The toom. was empty when t en-- ' ' lered It," I flashed at him.-- ' i, "That's what yo.u .sfty,". : Anson must know that she made the rdpm before I came up, I said. .The Princess .ttnnci.nl was up just after 'me, and she foun& the room ready .for the flight. '.There wasn't .time between qu? visits" 1 couldnt ' ' 'go qd. Donah'eys thoughts were following .mine. there wasnt Bme," he conceded equably. Not ,for the killing. . But th'ered have' been time enough fbr. you to pick he added. up You .might Have found them lying about." I stared back at. him and hardiness came to me. You are very Wrong," curtly, wand you are wasting time you ought to spend In finding the Teal criminal." Anybody might pick 'up dla-- . Blonds,"' said Donahey, looking me over with his experienced eyes. " But why would they, be left there?" I went on, trying desper-atelto be lucid. Why would any one. who killed Mrs. Harrlden for her Jewels go away and leave them behind He might not have killed her for her Jewels," Donahey pointed out. "Then you came along and did the No-n- - , . bell" ventured, . ''. Was Dick was y . - it." across- ma- 30-ln- ch . . We learned ai lot .b.f On War: terial for the tunic and 2 yards or the skirt. Send 15 cents in lessons,; the most' important of., . . coins. . which was that there should be Send for the Fall Pattern Hook no- question or chance, of another containing Barbara Dell well-planne- war." d, . . .' Big-gam- ... WNU Service. . Plays' where they spend three hours without bothertalking about life ' ' ' ing to live.". is e It Hunting: On better' to film a lion than to kill ; him.. Exclusive fashions for children, young women, and matrons. Send 15 cents for your copy. . .' 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It had to be some one who camp along after, eight oclock When bothand Anson had seen Mrs. on her bed.. The thing was to discover In what order they had come down to., dinner, and he' had been, working on that, he told me. The Kellers had been 'down' first, then Mrs. 3rane,' and after that there had. been a' confusion of accounts. Tie Watkins said they had ccine down and sat out In the lounge behind, the long entrance hall they registered among the ' others. ,1 . "Susy Watkins might have something agalbst Nora. Harrlden." he said. "She was crazy over Deck, once upon a time, but he couldn't see her for Nora. But that was the' moment to put Nora out of business and not no r." He went on to speak- of the .Theyre Just landed hed bardly have cooked np an Infernal passion for Nora so soon." "But he knew ber abroad," I told , . . . - Har-rlde- n Hay-rlde- n before . - Ran-clni- s. him. European past! That needs scrutiny. He might have been the gent In the room with Nora about He might have slipped In before Dan came np. and they had that fracas that you saw." I objected. But he couldnt have killed her then she was seen afterwards at eight" A seven-thirty- . -- WMY-T- ex- -' amtnatlon of the handkerchief And Donahey agreed, sending Clancy op with It to the. picture gallery,-- But before I could '.Join; him with- my. case of materials I had to be subjected to a search both Of ' my belongings' a.nd Of my person. told that, this was s routine matter that, everyone was undergoing; in the effort to discover the missing ' COFFEE-NERVE- KNOW-l- A Ve ALWAYS S TO ME -- RUf SURRY YOUTRE NOT ' LETTING THlSi BOY DRINK. 1 COFFEE VERY HE NEEDED A HOT DRINK? - IS DOCTOR-1L- TRY RY GIVING HIM COURSE L THINK THE CHANCS WILL HELP HI- M- r- -- POSTUM-MA- DE J -WI- TH-HOT-MlLK VOO NEED A HOT DRINK j --AND TELL 'EM ANOTHER THING YOU NEED IS7DBE 22 BENEFICIAL-T- . IT IF YOU ALL. KIND I DIDN'TFELT THAT . - JOFTHE RIGHT HOT DRINK BUT, HIS SOUNDS LIKE Donahey sat glowering over that . .... 3-- . k law- yer advised drily. "Youve every reason to be sore as bell, but dont get n complex, and try to fit the facts to it." He swung around to Donahey. "Let me know when yod have that hanky .report, and Ill be back for It Both, of us. will," and his arm on my arm turned me about with him and headed me toward the Lets go and talk this over." door, he said to me. His. tone was so friendly, so that I was touched to the I had never needed a friend quick; more in tny life. Together we went' out into the hall arid he led 'the way to a deep cushioned, couch and proceeded to light cigarettes for us both. Now this Is Very Interesting," he said I wonder If you have cheerfully. with you that could' chemicals any ' test those spots on that handkerchief? ' Find out If .they are rUst , or .blood?" At my assent be said," 'Good I" heartily and then, I'll get Donahey io give you the handkerchief. Ue'U probably send a guard with It Its about pretty 'Important evidence ' ' far." so . all webave Ilarrlden's down, .on Deck like I Mrs. Harrldeo-i-?- " Oli, her Infatuation was notorious. I dont know the Ins and outs I wasnt one of their intimates. I never liked her." "I don't know how you could resist her," I said honestly, and thought of her dark, amazing eyes, her slim, seductive loveliness. Oh, a man could lose his head finding" her Deck did. apparently over Harrldens voice overtook his. Harrlden had been standing there, but I don't lose my head." the young "She wasnt watching, his eyes as bard as flints lawyer Informed me. likable." now, suddenly, he Intervened. "She And I thought of Nora Harrlden wag Decks confederate," he said. The things dear enough. He did dead mouth, with Its sharp, cruel the killing. It may have been for edges. . r ... 4. Id, 18 and 20. Size 14 4 yards of 35 or 2 ' . better of your Judgment," the 927-1- 1 - Don't tet your feelings get the , nner" , reasons of his own the harsh voice grated over the words then went Indomitably on, "but certainly cupidity played part afterwards, He took that chain. Stuffed It Into his pocket and went down to dinner. Passed It to Miss Seton at the table. She went upstairs to hide them In her gown," "But why, then, would She go Into your wifes room?" Mitchell wanted to know, Theres a diamond missing," said llarriden grimly, "The big one. lie sent ber up to look for It. She made up this story of a slapped cheek as an excuse," There was a dreadful silence, llarriden went on, "She may have found It, and she may not. Deck may have the diamond on him. lie may have been holding out on her." I said In a low voice, "This would all be funny If It wasnt so terrible," and Mr, Keller murmured uneasily, Youre going pretty far In your accusations, Pan "You were meeting Mr. Deck In the gallery Just before dinner, Donahey reminded' me. "Now how about that? "I told you that was sheer acc' ident" ", Mitchell created a brisk diversion. "Mr. Harrldens feelings are really not evidence. Now that cloth those diamonds were tied up In U evidence. May 1 see It? Donahey handed it over. It was a piece of linen, a fine hemstitched handkerchief, with one corner torn out as If to remove a monogram. The cloth was crumpled and faintly stained, Mitchell examined it, then passed It to me. "What do you make of It, Miss Seton?" "Its been washed," I said, trying hard to speak normally, "Washed and dried. Those brown marks look like radiator marks." "Washed, by Jimmy!" Mitchell was alert as u terrier. "Now what do you think, was washed out, Mr. Inspector?" 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