Show THE GARLAND v ww1" Off O TIio GnBDSfJ MUEIDSE CidSH by s s vjin Cupjiu’htS Dins Dine Van Service :xxxoococ SYNOPSIS ' Philo Vance famous detective F X Mitkhain district York county are dining In ment when Vance receives telephone message Informing tension turbing psychological and John attorney for New Vance apartan aninymuus him of a "disat Professor advising Ephriam Gardens apartment1' sodium that he read up on the Aenetd Consult a passage and CouIs essential" nseling that "Kquanimlty fessor Gat den Is famous In chemical The message decoded by Vance Garden’s son reminds hitn that Professor Wnode Swift and Tils puny cousin Floyd Vance says are addicted to a horse running next that “Kquanlmity In Vance Is the ftivermunt handicap day convinced that the message was sent by Dr He Siefert the Gardens' family physician arranges to hae lunch next day at the Cardens' penthouse Vance Is greeted by Floyd Garden and meets Lowe Haminle an Floyd elderly follower of horse racing presses concern over Swift a queer actions Mrs Garden supposedly lit comes downstairs and places a bet on a horse Cathcrid around an elaborate loud speaker Service listening to the racing are Cecil Kroon Madge Weatherby and Zalla Graem who bet varying amounts on the race There Is tension under the surface gaiety Kalla and Swift are not on speaking terms Kroon leaves to keep an appointment fore the race starts Miss Bee ton a nurse and Vance bet on “Aiure Star" Swift and lessly beta $10000 on “Equanimity” goes to the roof garden to hear the results follows Swift remaining away Floyd eral minutes Zalla Graem answers a phone call In the den Soon after the announcement that “Azure Star” wins the guests hear a shot Vance tlnda Swift dead ihot dead shot through the head with a revolver nearby He says Swift has been murdered After calling the police he finds the door of Kroon returns and Is sharply a vault ajar questioned by Vance who flnds he had not left the building Vance orders Miss to guard the staliway and prevent Mrs Garden and Zalla from viewing Swiffa body the revolver belongs Floyd Gaiden admits to hit father Further questioning by Vance revolver had been found reveals that the the presence of the recently by Zalla other guests lloyd hints that Swift bet so recklessly because of Zalia CHAPTER V— ciously Without waiting for an answer she went on: "This whole thing is on outrage My poor nephew shot himself and this gentleman here” —she looked at Vance with supreme contempt — "is trying to make a scandal out of it" Her eyes swept over Heath and the two de"And I suppose you're the tectives There’s no reason whatpolice ever for your being here” Markham looked steadfastly at and the woman seemed to take in the situation immediately “Madam if things are as you say” he promised in a pacifying yet grave tone “you need have no fear of any scandal” “I’ll leave the matter entirely in your hands sir” the woman returned with calm dignity She turned and walked back up the hail “A most tryin’ and complicated state of affairs Markham" Vance took the matter up again "I admit the chap upstairs appears to I But that have killed himself what think is everyone is supposed to believe Tableau superficially corand decor rect Stage direction fairly good But the whole far from I observed several disperfect ci epanc ies" Garden who had been standing in the doorway to the den came forward and Vance introduced him to find Heath Then Vance (farkham turned to the sergeant “I think you'd better have either Snitkin or Hennessey remain clown here and see that no one leaves the apartment for a little while” He addressed Garden "I hope you don’t mind ” “Not at all” Garden replied com"I’ll join the others in placently I feel the need the drawing-rooof a highball anyway” He included us all in a curt bow and moved up the hall “We’d better go up to the roof now Markham” said Vance Continued —8" as if Garden shrugged carelessly matter was neither important unusual "the he “Probably" suggested pater didn’t shut the door tightly when he went out this morning It has a spring lock" "And the key?" "The key Is a mere matter of form It hangs conveniently on a rmall nail at the side of the door” "Accordingly" mused Vance "the vault is readily accessible to anyone in the household who cares to enter it" Vance went to the door "Miss Beeton" he colled “will you be good enough to run upstairs and see if the key to the vault door Is in its place?” A few moments later the nurse returned and informed Vance that the key was where it was always kept Vance thanked her and closing the den door turned again to Garden "There’s one more rather important matter that you can clear up for me — it may have a definite beariCan the garng1 on the situation den be entered from the fire exit opening on the roof?" "Yes by Georgel" The other sat "There’s a gate up with alacrity in the east fence of the garden Just beside the privet hedge which leads upon the terrace on which the fire exit of the building opens When we had the fence built we were required to put this gate in because of the fire laws But it’s rarely used except on hot summer nights Still if anyone came up the main stairs to the roof and went out the emergency fire door he could easily enter our garden by coming through that gate in the fence" "Don’t you keep the gate locked?" Vance was studying the tip of his cigarette with close attention "The fire regulations don’t permit that We merely have an the nor The Nurse Informed Vance That the Key Was Where It Was Always Kept "I’ll run over the whole matter with you There are some strange angles I don’t at all like to the case He moved down the hall and Markham and Heath and I followed But before he mounted the him stairs he stopped and turned to the it” nurse "You needn’t keep watch here any longer Miss Beeton” he said "And But one thanks for your help more favor: when the medical examiner comes please bring him directly upstairs" The girl inclined her head in acquiescence and stepped into the bedroom We went immediately up to the As wo stepped out on the garden roof Vance indicated the body of Swift slumped in the chair “There’s the Johnnie" he said "Just as he was found” Markham and Heath moved closer to the huddled figure and studied At length it for a few moments Heath looked up with a perplexed frown “Well Mr Vance” he announced querulously "it looks like suicide all right" He shifted his cigar from one Corner of his moith to the other Markham too turned to Vance He nodded his agreement with the Sergeant’s observation “It certainly has the appearance of suicide Vance” he remarked “No — oh no” Vance sighed “Not A deuced brutal crime — suicide on it” and clever no end” We could hear the sharp ringing Markham smoked a while still of the entrance bell and a door opening somewhere Vance stepped staring at the dead man skeptically A moment later out into the hall then he sat down facing Vance “Let’s have the whole story bethe butler admitted District Attorfore Doremus gets here” he reney Markham and Sergeant Heath accompanied by Snitkin and Hen- quested Vance remained standing his nessey "Well what’s the trouble eyes moving aimlessly about the After a moment he redemanded garden Vance?” Markham but carefully "I phoned Ileath as counted succinctly brusquely you requested and brought him up the entire sequence of events of the with me” afternoon describing the group of "It’s a bad business” Vance re-- people present with their relationturneo ‘‘Same like I told you I'm ships and temperamental clashes afraid you’re in for some difficulties the various races and wagers It’s no ordin’ry crime Everything Swift’s retirement to the garden for I’ve been able to learn so far conthe results of the big Handicap tradicts everything else” He looked and finally the shot which had past Markham and nodded pleas- aroused us all and brought us upto When he had finished Markmake Ileath stairs antly "Sorry to ham worried his chin for a moment you all this trouble Sergeant” "That’s all right Mr Vance" "I still can't see a single fact” he Heath held out his hand In solemn objected “that does not point logi"Glad I was in when cally to suicide" Vance leaned against the wall bethe chief called What’s it all about and where do we go from here?” side the study window and lighted Mrs Garden came bustling ener- a cigarette “Of course" he said "there’s getically down the hallway "Are you the district attorney?" nothing in the outline I’ve given you to Indicate murder fero she asked eyeing Markham Nevertheless UTAH GARLAND TIMES it was murder and that outline is exactly the concatenation of events which the murderer wants us to accept We are suppoieJ to arrive at the obvious conclusion of suicide Like a gay addition to your “all Suicide as the result of losing monyear ’round” wardrobe? Of course ey on horses is by no means a rare and occurrence It is not impossible you would! Then take a tipYou’ll knit this fetching blouse that the tnurdeier’s scheme was inof a pointed love the laciness fluenced by this account But there so prettily set off by plain are other factors psychological and yoke stockinette stitch and are sure to actual which belie this whole superficial and deceptive structure” He adore the snug fit of ribbirg ’cross drew on his cigarette and watched the thin blue ribbon of smoke disperse in the light breeze from the river “To begin with" he went on "Swift was not the suicidal type In the first place Swift was a weakling and a highly imaginative one Moreover he was too hopeful and ambitious — too sure of his own judgment and good luck — to put himself out of the world simply because he had lost all his money The fact that Equanimity might not win the race was an eventuality winch as a confirmed gambler he would have take into consideration beforehand In addition his nature was such that if he were greatly disappointed the result would be and Pattern 5655 He might in an hatred of others a the hips Ribbing also bands the have committed emergency Knit it of crime — but it would not have been simple sleeves string or yarn in one of against himself Like all gamblers he was trusting and gullible and I the new shades? Iri jpattern 5655 find will instructions for maktlunk it w’as these temperamental you qualities which probably made him ing the blouse and skirt in sizes an illustration of and an easy victim for the murderer Smart Knit Blouse CHAPTER VI "But see here Vance” Markham forward protestingly “No amount of mere psychological analysis can make a crime out of a situation as seemingly obvious as this I must one have more definite reasons than you have given me before I would be justified in discarding the theory of suicide” "Oh I dare say” nodded Vance "But I have more tangible evidence that the johnnie did not eliminate himself from tins life” “Well let’s have it” Markham fidgeted impatiently in his chair "Imprimis my dear Justinian a bullet wound in the temple would undoubtedly cause more blood than you see on the brow of the deceased There are as you notice only a few partly coagulated drops whereas the vessels of the brain cannot be punctured without a tonsiderable flow of blood And there is no blood either on his clothes or on the tiles beneath his chair Meanin that the blood has been perhaps spilled elsewhere before I arrived on the scene — which was let us say within thirty seconds after we heard the shot — ” "A theory" muttered Markham "All wounds don't bleed the same” Vande ignored the district attorney’s objection "And please take a good look at His legs the poor fellow are stretched forward at an awkward angle The trousers are twisted out of place and look most uncomfortaHis coat though buttoned ble is riding his shoulder so that his collar is at least three inches above his exquisite mauve shirt No man could endure to have his clothes so outrageously askew even on the point of suicide — he would have straightened them out almost unThe corpus delicti consciously shows every indication of having been dragged to the chair and placed in it” Markham’s eyes were surveying the limp figure of Swift as Vance talked "Even that argument is not entirely convincing” he said dogmatically though his tone was a bit modified “especially in view of the fact that he still wears the earexactly!” Vance took him up "That’s another item to would call your attention The murderer went a bit too far — there was a trifle too much thor- oughness in the selling of the stage Had Swift shot himself in that chair I believe his first impulsive movement would have been to remove as it very easily the could have interfered with his purAnd it certainly would have pose been of no use to him after he had heard the report of the race FurtI seriously doubt if he hermore would have come upstairs to listen to the race with his mind made up in advance that he was going to commit suicide in case his horse d'dn't come in And as I have explained to you the revolver is one belonging to Professor Garden and was always kept in the desk in the study Consequently if Swift had decided after the race had been run to shoot himself he would hardly have gone into the study procured the gun then come back to his chair on the roof and put the on again before ending his life Undoubtedly he would have shot himself right there in the study —at the desk from which he had obtained the revolver" Vance moved forward a little as if for emphasis “Another point about that head- phone— the point that gave me the first hint of murder— is the fact that the receiver at present is over Swift's right ear Earlier today 1 saw Swift put the head phone on for a minute and he was careful to place the receiver over his left But now ear— the custom'ry way Is on in reversed the and therefor unnatural position I'm certain Markham that headphone was placed on Swift after be was dead" CONTINI'ID) Minds Few Words the mark of great minds say many things in a few words so it is that of little minds to use many words to say nothing — La Rochefoucauld Big As it is to I THE FAMOUS AM WORLD'S MOST HOUSEKEEPING I WORK FAT MOP THE POPULAR HELPER HOLD THE All Is Not Gold — For 50 years one of the most popular exhibits in Blackburn museum has been “a nugget of pure Australian gold” weighing 7Vi ounces Tempted by the high price of gold the museum committee recently obtained the permission of the council to sell it The gold was sent to a London firm of assay ers who replied that the nugget consists merely of braziers’ metal and lead and does not contain a particle of gold THIS SILVER SET XlncLa for only 25c It's a Good Star! 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