| Show MEDUSA 95 by josephine daskam bacon copyright by P D appleton and ana company 07 service SYNOPSIS in concern over the disappear a anre of 0 the bounre an and 4 beautiful wife of 0 hla his wealthy alend crandall white aaron Ola onier engages motherwell private investigator to find her A note not 0 from the missing woman warns her huband not to call in the ull police baylli pho khe hoped to come back bir alm white Is 13 considerably younger than her hux hun band ilia in devotion has been the talk of 0 now new york ifer her leaving him to Is unexplainable she Is known to have with her a remarkable jewel the Medus ao head the 1 l he astonishing fact develops deve lopa that rhe nhe has all her jewelry with ht her coggeshall mrs whites mald maid talks talk mysteriously ot of her tress tre beina worried through an advertisement motherwell secIl res the Me medusas dusas head which he la in told an old woman had thrown out or of a cab ab CHAPTER IV continued S goodness not no 1 miss bliss fleshman answered readily a young w woman 0 m this was rather an ord ordinary in a ry looking woman I 1 dont remember elie had a dark suit on and a motor bonnet she was evidently visualizing tile the little scene to the best of her ability I 1 she was all alone oh yes yea all alone the cab was going along looking for fares farea and she ran out and stopped it from which place 1 I say at all it might have b been cen anywhere lie ile studied her idly lie seemed to have endless leisure this young man am there just about where that wom ans coming out I 1 should say elie cald suddenly lie ile looked ills jaw dropped slightly oh 01 there I 1 he said 1 I know a man over there 1 think ril ill hop over and see bilm good day miss bliss fleshman ill lie be in again about that multi graphing lie ile was gone at the corner he a caught up with the errand boy still loafing along with his hat boxy box Wh erd she go he asked passing in g him and stopping to light a cigarette Went zells second floor back the boy answered she made a row in there and cried coming out talked to herself IlCe keep ep right after her nill bill and ran easily up the talie the woman had just come down the second floor office at the back announced itself as devoted to the interests ot of 11 I 1 wentzel consulting chemist analyses of every description appointments at convenience mr motherwell rang and entered it was waa a stuffy little room but perfectly neat in a cluttered scientific way one wall was waa covered with books the other with framed diplomas and certificates in german all of these pointed to the general efficiency and specific attainments of r P went zeli leel who was referred to interchangeably as professor and doctor A bored young man obviously american sat at a crowded roll top desk near it a telephone As motherwell Mo thorwell entered ho he was explaining somewhat irritably by menna means of this instrument that while lie he would take any amount of messages and was there absolutely for that purpose in fact he could make no appointments whatever professor out said motherwell lightly glancing at tho the diplomas youve hit it P I 1 returned the youth any message hell look in any time I 1 guess As when motherwell Mother fell inquired 1 I wanted to see him it I 1 could my aly specimens Noth nothing ling doing said the youth flatly its no good asking me because I 1 dont know a thing about em cm I 1 can tako take a message and you can leave your number it if you like think I 1 made specimens alt all that works done in the atory th theres r a nothing here ilow how can I 1 tell who was here when ah said motherwell sympathetically 1 I suppose they do worry you and women dont always understand der stand 11 there you said iti it 1 the youth burst out bul women I 1 just had one in here lord I 1 thought shed knife met mel she and her messages I 1 rive give lem cm to her it I 1 ai had d lem em mrs gray to me or mrs pink or mrs mra blue think the professor ran a post off icell oh well motherwell remarked pacifically you know women do leave messages for each other 1 I tee see old taking lem cm tool too P said tho the youth scornfully and accepted nn an excellent cigarette nothing else to do of course and him called up by tho the rockefeller push and the P and S and nil all the big bugs I 1 why im worn out with it I 1 look at that table there 11 and he pointed to a heap ot of bu bundles hIles and bottles on a heavy table by the door all left to be called for boys and messengers pawing over it to get am cm back it if tho the professor cant get at em immediately I 1 very well 1 I tell em prove up on it and take it away anny it if that the ideal you cant see him give give me a voucher and get out some of lem cm arent even tagged look at that thing I 1 ile he pointed to a good sized box wrapped in purple paper motherwell stared at it half the wrapper had been torn off and the torn piece he had seen the night before blistered and scribbled in mr air olive blue veined hand lie ile drew a deep breath for the love of mike mine I 1 he said excitedly my specimen I 1 do you mean to say may the professor touched it the youth shrugged his shoulders elaborately there you arel are he said as bad as the rest I 1 now your trouble wheres your receipt want it back motherwell cried in vexation why should I 1 have a receipt we were to go over it together I 1 cant wait waft a moment we must have the report today 1 the youth picked up the box balancing it scornfully not even an ad address dressl 1 he said a neat looking package it a nice responsibility I 1 it a specimen of lead your name anyhow I 1 my aly narue name Is wells wella said motherwell his eyes snapping and its a piece of onyx its from glaenzer Ola enzer and company call mr glaenzer right up dour Wor just had one in here lord I 1 thought shed knife met me and get it 0 wil KM if you want but for heavens sake bake give it to me I 1 must get somebody else to test 14 it all tle tile youth whistled well jau you can search met mel be said doubtfully lets have a look at it glaenzer enzer you say lie ile took out a pocket knife poked through the tissue wrapping and disclosed a veined milky inch of onyx with a gold rim just edging out 1 I guess you win he said give me a receipt for it will you there cant be two of lem em and the name again will you motherwell wrote and thrust the box under his orm carelessly where Is this laboratory ho he asked suddenly id like to have a try nt at the professor myself ill 1111 i 1 bet you would I 1 the youth agreed sardonically but you wont I 1 nor anybody a else lies iles not to be disturbed he be motherwell sighed oh well nil all right he sold eald then his face lightened he got an assistant ass or something he asked hopefully I 1 see him you sou mean doctor I 1 ner dark said suggestively with a beard lord no not I 1 this ones sandy hatred haired and a little mustache iles working with him now A lot of people want him too ill tell you ners got a dinner date at bruscas Bruc cas know that italian place you might catch him there try it anyhow thanks I 1 will said motherwell land and er were you here wednesday morning I 1 see you no sir you did not said the youth promptly because I 1 here it was wednesday noon that old pretzels kicked me on this job that s when w hen lie he dashed off swearing like a s team steam engine some of his messes went back on him you see the woman that cleans up the little lab in there nearly fainted when she saw the broken glass and the mess bios not been in since oh gosh theres that phone again I 1 motherwell went slowly down the stairs now why did coggeshall lie ile about that paperweight he asked softly of tho the taxi cab he sat eat in did she come for it then why not ask for it outright or was she looking for the medusa or did she throw the medusa away herself nonsense the woman who stole it threw it away and kept the rests rest of course sho she dare keep it knew it would be identified because coggeshall Is shielding eldIng her madam shed keep the medusa if anything even ask for her unless madam called herself mrs gray but if coggeshall knew that name then she knew the whole plan from the beginning and tied lied a all 11 along besides that woman in tho the cab young youn did they fool her on the jewels and give her only the medusa well heres the paperweight and theres where she went any an y way now ow lets look up old pretzels 1 sitting an hour later in his club in front of a chop and a baked apple he was called to the telephone booth and surprised to find himself talking to ba mr r glaenzer himself no he had a not ot gone to his old friend who had begged him to stay in new york the doctor was with him and ft a nurse nad had mr motherwell tiny any further ideas as to the business they had been discussing cus sing mr motherwell had and would send mr air wells around to see him shortly and soon the young roan man with hi his A bag and shell rimmed spectacles w was i as in the library of mr city house and the torn box was on mr knees and the medusa in hla his olive hand you know youre rather extraordinary motherwell Mot berwell 1 said the jeweler only lucky sir the young man answered frankly re really I 1 A child would have hare followed up that ad in the herald the rest just broke my way 1 I was told that things often broke your way said mr glaenzer it seems they do who Is this wentzel perfectly all right sir as far as i can find iles hes a swiss alsatian stands very high he worked out some explosives during the war ani and tuey lad tup before the war b for bonom affo was just about to be used when the armistice was signed hes very strong on anilines ani ant lines and coal tar products generally hos has a member of the chemical engineers club and has lectured at columbia has a laboi laboratory atory in jersey got his whole record youre sure she went there heres the onyx thing coggeshall tied up sir the paper fits absolutely I 1 think she wrote it there and left this for coggeshall probably only the she seemed to want a message not a package even take it you think she was mrs gray motherwell shrugged maybe laybe A but who Is the older woman ashes the one we want sir sho she get enough pay you see and she was alone mrs white was with some one some one who was hurrying he her 11 and ana telling her what fo to say you think absolutely sir air and making her go you still stick to that dont couill you yes sir air I 1 do and yet motherwell what was the hurry the jewels were all butof out of the way before a very quiet plain dress was arranged a taxicab was culled no not t to use her own car what As Is there sudden in all that something turned up said motherwell or somebody said the jeweler motherwell turned on him lm ampa a bently there you are sir barl I 1 he cried there you arel you see youve got this all clear in your mind 1 I know you cant help it but you have and aha you cant really think you yon see youve got a complete picture what do you mean the 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