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Show THE PAYSON CHRONICLE, PAYSON, UTAH The Kennei - jT Meimde SYNOPSIS Philo Vance, crime expert, lnvestl-gate- e the euppoeed auicide of Archer Coe. With District Attorney Markham, he goes to Coe's house. They find Wrede, a friend of Coe's, there; also Signor Orassl, a guest. The door of the death chamber Is bolted from the They force It. Coe Is seated, a revolver In his right hand and a bullet hole In hie temple. Markham thinks It Is suicide. Vance says It Is murder. Medical Examiner Iioremus declares Coe had been dead for hours when the bullet entered his head. A wound, made by a dagger, Is found on the body, and there Is proof that Coe was fully dressed when he was a stabbed. The Investigators find wounded Scottish terrier In a room of the Coe house. Vance declares ths animal will prove an Important connecting link. Brisbane Coe, Archer's brother, Is believed to have left for Chicago the previous afternoon, but his dead body Is discovered tn a closet In the Coe home. Vance Interrogates ths Chinese cook, Liang. Brisbane died from a stab In ths back, as In Archers cass. Vance, searching Brisbanes coat, finds waxed thread attached to a bent pin, and a darning needle. By manipulating the string, the bent pin and the darning needle, Vance bolts Archer Coes door from the outside. Vance finds the owner of a dog Wrede had owned and given away, and determines that the animal suffered at Wrede's hands. Grass! Is stabbed. He says he did not see his mysterious assailant, who came In at night. Vance ete out with the Scottle to determine the dog's ownership. He finds the Scottle was owned by a Miss Dela-fielliving opposite Archer Coe, from whose apartment she had strayed. 14 She turned to the major beseechingly. I'm terribly sorry, sir, honest I am. I loved little Miss MacTavIsli " Thats quite all right, Annie, Vance said In a kindly tone. Miss MacTavlsh la well and happy." He turned to Illgglnbottom. By the by," he asked, "where did you get Miss MacTavlsh, Major?" I bought her from Mr. Henry Bix-bwhen she was five months old, and I turned her over Immediately to Miss Delafield," the major said regretfully. "Doris became attached to her and Insisted upon showing her. I tried to discourage her " "She was quite worthy of being shown, said Vance. . , , "So you drove out to Mr. William Prentices and had him trim her for the ring eh, what? But why did you enter her under your own name at Englewood ?" "By gad, I dont know. The major seemed thoroughly disgusted with himself. "One of those foolish things we all do." lie looked appealingly at Vance, who nodded sympathetically. "Mr. Blxby made out the papers In my name," the major continued, "and I never took the trouble to have the It never occurred dog to me that Doris would want to show her. So I filled out the blank and there you are. Trouble, trouble, trouble. Is there anything else, Mr. Vance?" No, I think not. . . . Only, Id like to ask Annie another question." He turned to the maid. he Annie, said, what kind of lipstick does Miss Delafield use?" The maid seemed greatly surprised at this question and stared at Vance. Then she shot a quick glance at ... Well, do you know, or dont you, Annie?" the major asked her severely. Yes, sir, I know. Miss Doris sent me to Broadway to the drug store only Wednesday morning to buy her a lipstick." "Well, tell Mr. Vance what kind It was." It was a Duplex Carmine or something like that; Miss Doris wrote It out for me," she said. Thanks awfully, Annie. That will be alL" As we emerged Into Seventy-firs- t street, the major expressed his curiosWhat about that ity In a question. lipstick, sir?" Nothing serious I hope," Vance reI Just wanted to turned casually. clear up a little point An empty holder of Duplalxs Carmine lipstick was found In the waste-pape- r basket In Mr. Coes library Thursday morning." "By gad! You don't say I" The major, however, did not seem particularDoris must have ly perturbed. dropped In on Archer Coe to say good-by- . "Oh, she knew him, then?" The major nodded sourly. I Introduced him to her about a year ago. She visited him occasionally, I understand." Vance held out his hand. Well, Major, I want to thank you for your help. Ill let you know of any developments In connection with the little Scottle. In the meantime you may rest assured she Is being taken care of." What should I do now? asked the major. "Well," returned Vance cheerfully, "If I were you. I'd go home and get a good nights rest. When he had gone, Vance entered his enr, which was waiting outside the Belle Matson, and gave orders to be driven at once to the Criminal Courts building. As soon as we were shown Into Markham's office, Vance threw "I'm most grateful." Markham reached Into a drawer for a fresh cigar. "What might It be?" Vance sank even deeper Into his chair. "I think I know who killed the Coe brothers." CHAPTER XI Death and Revelations. Markham leaned forward In his chair, and gave Vance a quizzical look. "You positively stagger me," he said. What name shall I write In on the warrant?" "Too much haste, Markham, Vance reproved him. "Far too much haste. There are various little things to be done little knots to be tied before the arm of the law can pounce upon the culprit only, arms don't pounce, do they? "In that case, perhaps you could bring yourself to confide In me." Markham still spoke Ironically. I assume that you know how the crimes were committed." "Alas, no!" Vance shook his head That's the chief realugubriously. son why I shall hoard my theory as to who perpetrated them. I could make out an excellent ease against the murderer for the doing-Iof Archer. My great difficulty, however, would be that there was no point whatever In the murderers killing Brisbane. Motive Is lacking In fact, that particular murder Is meaningless from a logical point of view. But Im sure the murderer most passionately desired the death of Archer. And yet. It would be utterly unreasonable to accuse him of killing Archer he apparently couldnt possibly have done It And there you are. Do you not sympathize with me In my predicament?" Im on the point of bursting Into tears, returned Markham. "But Just what do you propose doing to extricate yourself from your embarrassing n CHAPTER X Continued ... himself Into a chair and, lying back, closed his eyes. I have a bit of news, Markham, old dear, he announced. ... situation? Vance drew himself together and stood up. He was now alert and serious. Copyright by W. II. Wright WNU Service he commented, lighting with steady fingers. a cigarette llcath had now reached the dog and the revolver against Its head. There were two sharp reports. The Doberman stuegered forward on Its side and went limp, lying very still. When we reached Wrede, there was no movement In Ills body. He lay on his back, his eyes staring, his arms, drawn up. as motionless as death. Ills throat was red, and a great pool of blood had formed under his head. It was a sight I wish I had never seen. Enright came lumbering up, his mouth open, his face the color of chalk. My G d! oh, my G d!" he muttered over and over. Vance stood looking down at Wrede, smoking complacently. He turned to Enright. "Its quite all right, dont y know," he said In a hard voice. "It serves him jolly well right. Hed beaten and misused the animal In some outrageous fashion; and this Is the dogs replaced venge. Vance knelt down and felt the prostrate mans pulse. Then he leaned over and Inspected the wound in Wredes neck, nodding slowly. lie stood up and shrugged. "Hes quite dead, Markham, he said without the slightest emotion. The dogs fangs severed the Jugular vein and the carotid artery. Wrede died almost at once from the profuse hemorrhage and, possibly, an air embolism. No use rushing him to a ... doctors." At this moment a uniformed officer came running up. lie recognized Markham and saluted. "Anything I can do, sir? You might call an ambulance, officer," Markham answered In a strained, husky voice. The officer hurried away toward his call-box- . "And what do you want me to do?" walled the frightened Enright. Vance answered him. "Go home and take a stiff drink and try to forget the episode. If we need you, well call on you." Enright made an attempt to answer, but failing, he turned and waddled away Into the gathering mist. "Lets be going, Markham, suggested Vance. "Wredes appearance doesnt charm me, and the sergeant "I propose to go to the Coe house and ask many questions of Its Inmates. Will you accompany me? Markham glanced at the clock on the wall and rang for Swacker. Im leaving for the day. he told his secretary. And, taking his hat and coat from the stand In the corner, he went toward the private entrance door. "Im Interested," he said, a mild way. . . . But what about Heath. "Oh, the sergeant, by all means, Vance replied. "Hes definitely indicated." Markham returned to his desk and phoned the homicide bureau. When he had replaced the receiver he walked back to the door. "Heath will be waiting for os In front of police headquarters. We got Into Vances car, picked up the sergeant, who seemed unusually surly, and drove uptown. At Fifty-nintstreet and Fifth avenue we entered Central park. I noticed a familiar figure seated on one of the benches Just beyond the cut privet hedge, a little distance from the roadway; and at that moment Vance Wredo Was Bowled Over Back- leaned over and gave an order to the chauffeur to halt the car. "Wrede Is communing with his soul will look after things. He turned to on yon bench," he said. And he was Heath. "By the by. Sergeant, we'll be one of the persons with whom I wished at the Coe house. Join us there after to have parley. I think Ill toddle over the ambulance comes." and put a few questions to him. Heath nodded without He opened the door of the car. We He still stood, revolver In looking up.hand, gazfollowed him Into the roadway and lng down at the dead body of Wrede, turned east toward a small opening like a man hypnotized. In the hedge. 1ho'd have thought a dog could Wrede was sitting with his back to do It!" he mumbled. us, perhaps a hundred feet away, gaz"Personally I feel rather grateful ing over the lake. Just as we came to the Doberman, Vance said In a low voice, as he walked away toward opposite him along the hedge, I noticed the rotund figure of Enright his parked car. walking down the path toward the It was only two blocks to the Coe bench on which Wrede sat. lie had residence and nothing was said en the Doberman Pinscher on a leash. route; but when we were seated tn "Well, well," Vance remarked ; "the the library, Markham broke the silence talkative Mr. Enright Is Invading new by trying to put into words his bafterritory, perhaps Ituprecht tired of fled state of mind. the vista over the reservoir. . , "There's something queer about all Just then an amazing thing hapthis, Vance your Interest In that pened. The Doberman suddenly haltDoberman Pinscher, and then to have ed In his tracks, drew back a foot or him attack Wrede In that brutal two, and crouched down as If in terfashion. And I cant see that we're ror. Then, with a curious whine, he Theres Just one getting anywhere. bounded forward, dragging his leash tragedy after another, without any from the astonished Enrights hand. light on the case. I suppose you see He leapt straight toward Wrede. some connection between the Soot- Wrede turned his head toward the tlsh terrier and the Doberman. Would dog, drew back, and started to rise. you mind telling me what was In your But he was too late. The Doberman mlud when you looked up Enright? sprang at him with unerring aim and t here was nothing cryptic about It, fastened his powerful fangs In the my dear Markham, ance was mov- mans neck. Wrede was bowled over lng about the room aimlessly, looking backwards, with the dog on top of at the various vases and objets d'art him growling throatlly. It was a terWhen the sergeant told me that rible sight. Wrede owned a dog, I was particu- Sergeant Heath yelled at the top of his voice in a futile elfort to distract type of man that could love any anlthe dog. and Jumped over the hedge mal. He was an enforced egoist, with with an alacrity that amazed me. As a somewhat violent Inferiority comhe ran toward the struggling Wrede, plex Ills egoism, in fact, had been he drew his revolver. Vance looked automatically built up to cover his on with a coldness that I could not uncomplete lack of confidence In hlm- derstand. ShreWj' Un3t'r"l0U3 Theres Justice In that, Markham," lerli 1IMhhadha was unable to use in "In h Van Dine rose until they penetrated even to my Mr. Coe was protesting bedroom. violently, and Mr. Wrede was becoming more angry every second. I heard a scuffle, a startled ejaculation, and a noise as If something heavy had fallen to the floor. A brief silence ensued and I thought I detected a tinkling sound like broken china. Then an- other silence. A few moments later I heard some one pass stealthily through the kitchen, and go out the rear door. I waited in my bedroom for perhapa fifteen minutes, asking myself If I should Interfere with matters which did not concern me I and then I decided that. In loyalty to my employer, I should Investigate the situation, So I came forth and looked in the library here. The room was empty, but the small table In front of the davenport was upset. I put It on Its feet; then returned to the kitchen and read for perhaps an hour. But something seemed to trouble me- -I did not like the fact that Mr. Wrede had not gone out the front door, but went out so stealthily through the kitchen. I any practical way. And he was con stantly in need of substitutes for Ills sense of Inferiority. It Is not uncommon for persons of his nature to go In for dumb animals. They do not do so because of any Instinctive liking for the animals, but because, having fulled to Impress themselves upon their equals, they can bully and tor- meat an animal, and thus give themselves a feeling of heroism and superiority. The animal is merely an - outlet for their lack of and, at the same time, the animal gratifies their profound Instinct for dominatioa The moment I heard that Wrede had owned a dog, I wanted to see the dog, for I was sure he had mistreated 1L And when I saw the Dobermans frightened and timid demeanor, I knew that he had suffered horribly nt Wrede's hands. Markham, that Doberman showed all the signs of having been beaten and abused and that fitted perfectly with my estl mate of Wrede's character." But, objected Markham, "the Do- bernmn certainly showed no timidity I I I For Y good-size- d ertp, aP f or material, ending, fan Orlc or oth Purposes? is jt h able to find to Just rtsllt Placa easily? Then mak 1 Quito netting. a yard of ol akes h scraps into this bag. v.5' OQf eeall the piece and canraa read what you want. easily Berthold Laufer. curator Plgy at 0'' Df' Field Museum I History, Chicago, Qu.nt country, but has ipl'ES'fjr of two cordIn WOtUflll nrftvtnp . . Lb t,P ,? In rthg- - 'w reewj, hilttt historians, a?S?n& 7a t CkMj Mrtk SOS uuu irfeuiueu uia luuuueiiue m himself Vance explained. "Enrights kindness and benevolent treatment AAc after the dogs terrible experiences at Wrede's hands, was what, in the end, revived the Dobermans courage suf- ficiently to kill Wrede. lie sat down and lighted another cigarette. "Almost any man may be a murderer, but only a certain type of man can Injure a dog the way that Scottle was Injured here the other night. By striking that little bitch over the head, the murderer left his signature on the crime. . . . Now do you understand why I was so Interested In Wredes Doberman Pinscher? Markham leaned forward. "Do you mean to say that Wrede ? Vance held up his hand. "Just a moment I want to talk to Liang. There are certain things to be explained. Perhaps Liang will tell us auanu. vtcu mv was unbolted; and when I opened It, I saw Mr. Coe seated In his chair, apparently asleep. But I did not like the color of his face. I went to him and touched him, but he did not move and I knew he was dead. I came out of the room, closed the door, and returned to the kitchen. "I asked myself what waa best for me to do, and decided that since no one knew I had returned to the house I would go away and come back much later that night. So I went to some friends of mine. When I returned at about midnight, I made unnecessary noise, so that anyone In the house would hear me returning. After a while I came again Into this library and looked round Tery carefully, for I could not understand what had happened that night I found the poker lying on the hearth, and there was blood on It. I also found the dag-dIn the large Yung Cheng Ting yao vase on the table there. I had a definite feeling that both of these articles were left here for some special purpose, and It occurred to me that If a murder had been committed that Dlght, It was I who was supposed to take the blame. . . "You are quite right, Mr. Liang. I think that both weapons were left here In order to Involve you." "I did not quite understand the situation, the Chinaman continued. "But I felt that It might be safer for me If I took the poker and the dagger and hid them. I could see the possibilities of a case being built up against me, If the weapons were found In the library, especially a3 It might be proved that I had been here at the time. Moreover, the dagger Is Chinese, and It could be easily ascertained that I was not In sympathy with the means Mr. Archer Coe used In depriving my country of Its rightful antiques." Yes, nodded Vance. "That was no doubt the Intention of the murderer. . . . And so, when you had the opportunity, you placed both wea-- 1 pons In the room upstairs? That Is true," Liang admitted. I placed them there when the butler sent me to Miss Lakes room the next morning. Perhaps If I had realized how serious the situation was and had understood all of its complies- tions, I might have acted differently.) I do not yet understand the mechanism of the crime. The physical misunderstanding, so to speak, between Mr. Wrede and Mr. Archer Coe took place In this library, and yet his dead body was In his bedroom upstairs. j uuwi, 11 I I i ... i Before Gamble had brought In the Chinaman, Heath arrived. lie was pale and upset. He nodded abstractedly and sat down. Liang entered the library from the dinlDg room and stood respectfully at the door, without looking at any of us. Vance rose and went to him, hold Ing out his cigarette case. "Please have a smoke, Mr. Liang. Ills tone was that of an equal. This Is not to be an Interrogation. Its a conference In which we need your help.' Liang Inclined his head with a murmured Thank you," and took one of the cigarettes, which Vance lighted for him. Vance returned to his chair and Liang sat down, "Mr. Liang," Vance began, "I think that I apprehend the position In which you have been placed by the unfor- tunate events which have taken place In this house, and I also think you realize that I have not been entirely Ignorant of your predicament. You have acted, I might say, In very much the same way I myself might have acted, had our positions been reversed. But the time has come when frankness Is wisdom and I hope you trust me sufficiently to believe me teli J'ou t,iat n possible I when I come to you. You are no longer In jeopardy. There Is now no possibility of misunderstanding. As a nmtter of fact, I have not misunder stood you from the first. Liang again bowed his head, and said : to be continued. I should be most happy to ' help you, I Code Names be might assured that the truth Assigned to would prevail In this unhappy house, Britains Rolling Stock an(J that I would not be accused of . The numerous kinds of rolling stock hings of which some one desired I bear code names, and so familiar are should be accused. these to the railway man that he In- cun assure you of that, Mr. variably speaks of the vehicles by Vance Liang, returned quietly. their code description, says London Then he added signlflcnntly Tit-Bit- s A language of Magazine. Wrede Is dead." birds, beasts, flowers, and reptiles has Ah the man murmured. "That thus been evolved and Is readily un puts a different aspect on matters." derstood. "Oh, quite. Mr. Wrede was killed names are Among rolling stock code by a dog he had abused." Lao-Tzhas said," returned Liang, "that he who abuses the weak Is dlnary). eventually destroyed by his own weakness." Vance Inclined his head In polite agreement. coach with corridor, five closed and "Some day," he said, "I hope the open smoking compartments. wisdom of the Tao Teh King will Hydra Passenger fitted penetrate to our western civilization with vacuum, run In passenger train . But. handicapped as we are for conveyance of vehicles on their by lack of knowledge of the profound own wheels, such as buses, etc. wisdom of the Orient I can onlv ask Crocodile Trolley to carry 15 tons. you to help us In our present dilemma 24 feet, 8 inches In well. Length . Will you tell us what happened Beetle Special cattle wagon fitted or, rather, what you saw when you with brake or pipe to returned to this house between eicht run In trains. passenger and nine Wednesday night?" Four-whelarge covered , , r DShBloater Liang moved slDhtiv in hi trUCk flUod wlth gas ihtln and and let his eves rest dan-ward- uttci-cjio- rePrted as bearia ffiOthCr I Records of , 30 f.,ve children Chl-- provW tbatn I but none ot the survived, i ain and crack veiar open and would iweJ xntll my hands were almost twltl their size. I could not sleep. I saw an advertisement for Cnfl cura Soap and Ointment and wot for a free sample. The first appll cation was soothing so I boM more and after using two cakes oj Cuticura Soap and three boiM Cuticura Ointment I waa healed. (signed) Mrs. Wm. Twomey, Brookslde Ave., Jamaica PlalmMufi a DI Soap 25c. Ointment 25c everywhere. Sold 25c. Talcum 4 Cbeml prletors: Potter Drug Adr. Mass. Corp., Malden, W ! WATCH YOUR KIDNEYS! u Be Sure They Properly Blood Cleanse the VOUR kidneys ara coMUntiyjl get gtreamkWneys function well-truc- - under-mentione- d L drawing deeply on the cigarette Vance had given him. 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