Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18

in the bedroom. TIL ask her to como
over here, and then you can get . good
look at her"
The plan satisfied Kennedy, and to-
sether we entered the bedroom, putting
out the light and leaving the door Just
a tribe ajar.
A moment later Mrs. Anthony enter
Cd. heard a suppressed gasp from
'The woman in the photograph he
studied her face infinitely from our
coign Of vantage. There was, indeed. q
resemblance. too striking to be mere
coincidence.
In the presence Of Grady she seemed
to be nervous and on guard, as though
she knew, intuitively. that she was sus-
pected.
"Did you know Capt shirley- shot
Kennedy looked over at me and
frowned. knew that something more
subtle than New York police methods
would be necessary In order to get any
thing from a woman IKE this !v,,, 90.
I just came here today" Her voice had
an English accent
Did you hear q shot?"
NO" she replied. THE voices in the
hall Weakened me. though did not know
Then you made no effort to md
out?" inquired Grady. suspiciously.
~ am alone hero In the city" she an
swered, simply. Il was afraid to in
Throughout she gave the impression
that she was strangely reticent about
herself. Evidently Kennedy had not
much faith that Grady would elicit any
door that led from the bedroom to the
hall and found that It could be opened
from the inside.
while Grady continued his questioning.
Craig and slipped out into the hall 70
the room which Mrs. Anthony occupied.
1t was Q suite much palmer than that
occupied by. Shirley. Craig switched on
the light and looked about hastily and
kssniy.
For a moment he stood before dress
ing table on which were several toilet
his attention. and he opened Il. Inside
were some comparatively trtning trim
keta The thing that caused him to ex-
claim. howeyer' vas nsekiaee' broken
composed Of little crimson beads. each
with a black spot on 1t.
Quickly he drew from his pocket the
photograph he had taken from Shirley's
could be no doubt In my mind of the
identity of the original. 1t was the same
face. And about the neck. in the pic
ture was a necklace. plainly the same
as that before US.
what are the beads:" ! asked, finger
ing them i've never seen anything like
them"
are Hindu prayer beans. sometimes
called ruttee, 5eauirity beans. seeds Of
the plant known to science az Abrus
vpoison-brin" He slipped four Or i've
Of them into his pocket Then he re-
stunned his cursory search of the room.
There. on writing pad. was q note
which Mrs. Anthony had evidently been
engaged in writing; Craig pored over 1t
nothing but queer tumble Of letters:
SowC FssJWA EKuLFFBY wOvHI.x
IHwAJYKH 1o1MLEL EPJNVPsL
WcLURL GHrHDA ELBA
Come" cautioned: "she may return
Quickly he copied on the letters.
ITS . cipher" he said. simply. "a new
But may be able to dscipher It."
Kennedy withdrew from the room. and.
instead Of going back 70 shirley's, rode
down in the elevator to md the night
clerk.
Glenn shrugged his shoulders.
He was out most Of the time" he re-
piled. He seemed to be very occupied
about something. No. don't think
ever saw him speak to soul here. ex-
ssDs Ts,d to sss waiter: sns sss
II. s wa: Called Up Ss Mrs. Ssskmsn
sMrs. Beskman Rogers" repeated
Kennedy. 5otting the name down and
looking II mp In the telephone book.
she lived on Riverside drive. and
Kennedy seemed GLAD 70 get Il.
Grady Joined US q moment later,