Show V Al a FICTION W G P WS V r SONS BEGIN TODAY In Harbor Gardens ens Long bungalow Island in n n an AR elaborate bunga bunga- low Jow J ru and his hl wile MYRt llYn At the Limo the story opens the cre cro entertaining a as o liou C guests IJ I CU Y LL a ills ills- 11 distant tanS tAnt or of MITOS MITO'S tron Cron Perry Iho onI heir to her considerable Cor- Cor for fortune tune tunc and BUNNY MOOnE young T ft-T ri I clous gOl an on old or of o ras ra's s 's Heath was sas as IJ B peculiar Woman she was wa cold coIe sarcas sarcastic tic tic She dJ Ud liti l not love lore her ber hus- hus husband hus mis husband band but l enamored or of InDIan Inman She Sho never used cosmetics or dressed Jn colors In fact her hatred or of o color to a passion She collected rare old bottles boWes and her latest was a whisky lIsky bot- bot bottle bet hot lIe tle She elio was quite Jroud of but which arou aroused d her art art- artistic artistic art artistic husband to scorn There bere Is inti intimacy A 1 owing in-owing mae macy between lerry neath and Bunny Dunny Myra Iyra becoming provoked declares that she sheh hAS h made mado her will ill In to favor CaTor of leman Inman cutting coding Perry Ferry off orr That night after aCter Bunny and Inman retire reth-c l Heath ai- ai al alludes ludes Judes ly to a secret When Perry lerry goes tn ta kd bed Inman comes down Iowa stairs and he lie and Myra are arc discovered ered cred In each cadi others other's arms lat lat lat- 4 I Cr by Per Perry Tho 1110 TI o next morning Mrs Prentiss who ho lives lires next door We Ye tUI telling her nephew To Ted hunter Tod-hunter l hunter Buck Duck of some Omo mysterIous mysterious ious tous lights she sho had seen Sc the night before In the thc Heath bl bungalow While thc they are aro tAlI In a u m the tho Heath home homo Interrupts their COnI SOW GO ON OS WITH TilE TIIE STORY STOny CHAPTER V Lets Jets rush TUsh over Toddy crIed put putting ling one ona leg over the tho porch porch railing No No no his aunt restraIned hIm We W cant can't do that Harbor Gardens people are conventional and reserved Walt until we hear somethIng more The shriek had bad come from Katie the Heaths parlor maid This capable and efficient young woman was In the habit of com corn comIng coming ing trig downstairs at eight o'clock ev every ev- ev cry ery morning It was Katies Katie's duty to open win windows dows and straighten things yen gen generally gen generally In tho the rooms and on the tho porch s She had overslept a trifle this morning for tor she lied had been be n out late Indeed Indeed she bad had come home heme from Crom her evening out far tar later than the hour But Dut she came downstairs trIm end and neat In her smart mornIng uniform and set diligently to work wIth her ier brush and duster The lounge In order she pro pro- proceeded proceeded pro proceeded to the studio and It was the tho sight that met her eyes eyu there that brought forth Corth the wild 1101 scream of terror that the neighbors heard For there 1 In the middle of the tho floor lay tay Myra Heath with a candle burning at her head and another at her feet Katie looked twice to be sure suro that It was wu her mIstress so strange and so BO changed was the tho face that she saw I Then her hands bands over her eyes eyl's I ho stumbled her way ay back to the ther kitchen n and fell Cell Into a chair there the matter Katie Cook said curiously ad the but but- butler butler r ler came from the dining room to listen Oh Mrs Sirs Pierce oh Herrick I Its It's the she's oh she's oh I do be be- be she's dead Dead I about and Mrs Pierce tho the COO cooc cook stared at the excited girl She she Is-she la the Is Just you go and In look In the on on the floor noor- floor But Dut lira Mrs Pierce Fierce and HerrIck the butler had already through t to the tho studio Fer TCP the love of the tho saints fOX fOX- exclaimed ex exclaimed claimed Mrs Sirs Pierce and the candles candle and am all It It aint Mrs Mr th Hel Herrick said greatly 1 puzzled Sure Suro Its It's Mrs Heath But justa look at ot her Whatever has she ben a doln doin to herself For It was wag a strange Myra Heath they saw Instead of her usually pale face and colorless lips they a saw w a scar scar- scarlet let Jet mouth of exquisite shape cheeks delicately rouged with I I beautiful effect eyebrows fInelY I I pencilled and showing howing their true truc 1 arch and a hint of color at t the e roots of the long lashes Johes that up- up upturned up upturned turned showed wl wic-t wic open eyes fixed In the stare of death Dont stand there thero like Uko a ninny PIerce the butler cried out We Ve must tell we somebody somebody we must call Mr Heath Heath- Heath Of co course of of of course re course re responded the tho flustered woman You go and tell him Herrick Youre You're the tho one to go So slowly Herrick turned away from Cram the terrible yet fascinating sight and slowly climbed the stairs He knocked at Perry Heath Heaths Heath's door but beard heard no response response Re- Re Repeated Repeated Re Repeated knocks brought no word from within and so Herrick gent gent- gently gently ly pushed open the door There Titers was WILli no one there and the bed had lied obviously ob not been slept In This was amazing and Herrick Herricks legs trembled under him Nonplussed and uncertain what to do next next the butler hesitated and then went along the hall ball to Lawrence Inmans Inman's room and knocked there toI I Who Is ts It It What's Whits the mat matter ter Inman called and heard him Jump out of bed and andopen andopen andopen open the door andI I Inman faced the man with a look Jook of surprise for tor guests were not I called of a morning In this house If It you OU please sir Herrick be- be began be began gan theres theros trouble below Trouble below Lorry Larry rubbed his eyes What do you mean 7 Speak out manVell man Well Vell sir IIII Mr Heath sir ho aint In his room Where Is he 7 I dont don't know sir SAnd Ind And Mrs Heath she she's she's she's dead I think What at Herrick what are yOU talking about You been drink drink- drinkIng drinking ing No sir But I tell you theres there's great trouble on Mrs Heath sIrI sirI sir I I tell you she's dead sir Herricks Herrick's excitement made him Incoherent and without waiting to dress Inman flung on a dressIng gown over his pajamas and push ing pushing the man aside hurried down the stairs Ho went straight to the studio and gave a a gasp as S ho he looked down at the prostrate figure on the floor The two candles were still burn burn- burnIng burning burning ing but they were guttering and almo t burnt out position Myra lay In a composed post tion but with Ith strange accessories Her gown n the one ono she had worn the evening before was of white georgette simply made But across the tho bodice now was flun flung the deep crimson scarf that was as Bunny's Round Roune her neck was a heavy string of large almost bar bar- barbale bar barbaric baric bane beads of red and gold cold I I I Inman glanced up at a 0 light sconce where these beads usually hung as a t sort of decorative touch Their place was empty Had Myrn Myra decked herself In these things He lie gazed at her face Always beautiful In her calm cairn pale wa way she was tar far more so now with Ith the tho color on checks check and lips with the tho dirk dark touches that made her eyes look largo large and striking and with the scarf of American Beauty red enlivening her white dress dreis And the two candles candles two of those from the long studio table table- table standing In their brass candle candle- candlesticks sticks at her head and feet still faintly alight aUght but Just ready to flicker out these theae gave the effect of a shrine or a strange ceremonial of at some sort Oh my God Larry groaned as a a man will who does docs not know what else ebl to say been killed Mr Inman sir said Herrick as he pointed to a great contusion on Myras Myra's left temple This was not noticeable at first glance for lor the head was turned to that side and ond the hair hall was as a bit fluffed out as If It to hide bide It Inman looked then turned away In horror and ran from the room Herrick followed him and they raced faced one another as os they stood In Inthe inthe Inthe the lounge Jounge What must we do sir asked the man and Inman stared at him speechlessly But Dut we must do something urged allowing himself the familiar pronoun pronoun by reason of the tho great stress of the occasion Yes yes es Larry roused him himself self to answer Yes I suppose we must Where 1 Is Mr Heath sin rick Uw-rick H Ho- Ho tick went ent on Lord I dont don't know Where can he be be He mu must t be around somewhere No sir he be aint Why hed he'd be rIght here If It he ho was Wall No Now what about Miss Moore Miss Moore Oh well yes yes what about her Why sir lr 11 she ought to er cr be c warned warned a bit dont don't you think Yes yes certainly Warn Varn her Herrick terrick warn her by all means Herrick stared Its not tor for me sir Bir Ill I'll send Mrs Mra Pierce or one of the thil th maids Ye Yes do That's right Mrs right Pierce or one of the maids Herrick shook his head Mr 1111 In- In Inman Inman In Inman man was a broken reed And with Mrs Heath dead and Mr Heath absent absent what was to be bo done Do you ou think sir ell ho lie said forcing himself to suggest that we e ought to call caU a doctor or or- or A doctor Oh yes yes-II yes 1 doctor Why Why-why why Herrick she's shel dead I know sir but Its It's most gen gen- generally gen generally done In such cases Oh I I wIsh Mr Heath would cornel comet come I wish so too Im I'm-I'm Im I'm Im I'm no good In a matter like this Im I'm no good gooe Herrick No sir said Herrick Horrick sincere for once onee Well ell then suppose I telephone for Doctor Conklin hes he's the family physician Yes do-do do do do that that Herrick at once r Yes sir And Ill I'll send Carter the ladies ladles maid to Miss Moore and she can tell me rue you see sec I see sec And you sir yourself you'd better dress for therell there'll be people coming you know Why yes yes-Inman yes Inman looked down at himself as If it surprised at hIs garb Yes certainly I will He went oft off to his room and closing the tho studio door Herrick went to the tho telephone lie Ho summoned Dr Conklin who promIsed to come conic over at once Then with a swift glance glanto about HerrIck pulled open a 0 drawer Inthe In Inthe the tho big table and from a 0 loose pilo 1110 of small bills and a box con con- containing con containing taming silver coin he ho helped him hIm- hImself himself himself self rather liberally stuffing tho money In his pocket He lie eyed what was left lert with the theall theair theair all air of a connoisseur decided It was as little as he safely dared leave and closed the tho drawer agaIn Then he be turned his attention to the dead woman and silently con con- contemplated contemplated con contemplated the tho strange details of Myra Heaths Heath's appearance Never Ne before had he seen lIeen Ills his mistress with artificial color on her cheeks or lips never before had ho seen lIeen her wearing a crim crIm- crImson crim- crim crimson crimson son scar scarf never before to hIs knowledge had she he worn a string of gaudy beads It was beyond hIs powers of ot divination to fath lath fathom lathom fathom om these mysteries And again at her feet propped again against at the tho candlestick that stood there he ho saw raw the card which lie he had seen many man many times Umes before the before ornate pen and Ink work that i bore bolo the tho legend The Work ork of Perry Heath I ITo To Bo Dc C Continued |