The Washington times., 1919-01-31
BY GUYBE TERAMoND. E,
synopsis OF Preceding chapters.

thsJ cautious lsndrady and registers. -
a, din"9r he nskes lse ',c,,y, IN ani.,7 81
Mrs.. Tanker, a rich Auiar1cssR n ~ dow. =
whose room adjoins that Of D"lorms,
Anp. = Guat eI1als p general, poWJnE q,
Lopez. - ma an 81 mystery 80
Mrs Tankery, about slNtys' g EEifFS :
about With heEs a fortune in jew els.
Delorhre .sifrBtsEs.4 q ttenti0n by reason
Of laFEf -ltEerk -ietssodi gISSses he wears.
The OtlaieP pfbSsIis,.y68t his eyes are
weak and thst- ~ . X zesIne tos Paris.
10 cor sui ~ ei4tfit Ift wye specia list.
Mrs. TsnketF.- sssfatFnight after Tie
form"'s arrival. is found dead IN her
room murdered. After an inHesiiga-..
Con by the Commissalre or Police,
BeleTmfss' iF suspected Of the crime :
THESE "Details %ill b. eIuci,iated
later by .t6e examining ma e.fstelte:
perhaps ,siTd plE-~1Q svoid having the
first suspiciohstsFest upon him. and
thus siSe himself time to escape
AleaHSFhfIS do you searrh the feI-
lows. room. while l VIII Try to
obtain, ftslIn the head otNth6 estab-'
lishfgeft and the .segsSnts. an ,ae;-i
cuFal personal Sf8Dt1on5 Then,
welksviIi ,.Sek Gus sstxs upon his
track withoS 6sI 80 In such
case minutes.ss9 Precious. Ask
Madame ArmelIlf. 40 return here
But it was not Sshe who, few.
minutes after, entered ihe TO6ni:.
&c his great sstonishment the chief
- the detectives saw Lucien De
-rne. himself pear.----....---- ..-.
You wish to see me, sfT:" he
asked. ~ ,--,.=-.-.s - =
With q bound the officer. Was he
tween the young man ahd,the door,
10 prevent any attempt at flight,
and abruptly exCIaiTaevi: :--f '-S
5-CP.with your hands, .-r- -
nelorme. taken: by surprise me-
chanicslIy obeyeds tlaST, instantly
recovering his GOODNESS. he said:
What does tliFse fnaiffs7is.. ri
II snf the 'cAfSf or Inc detective
Servise - ." sr-z - -.
That is possible. sir. but is it a
reason for speaking To me with
such rudeness:
SET your mind at rest. / am not
armed, and il you wish me 10 an
swer you, I-IRust beg you To adopt
a diFert9t- maRner.' - -.
The Police onfeeH Was.. aoo,,s-. s.f !
toned to protests tfohy of.t'ffs sort: ,
all criminals began by .ss<uminG a
lofty tone. 50. without AIlo w&ng :,
himself TO be intim{aArSd. or remlovl :
ing his eyes from the young man. a..
that-she might ba7oTesSe. ete-sSitr4nie
upon him at the first movement. he
retorted: s'~'-'
Come. no useless tales. You
know what 1 am talking about"
No" g.,
The murder That s.ns committed
here last nigbt, o. =.
what murdsE-sss' - -
Mrs. Tanberg:>" :
Mrs. TaRI, cTss-sbas bec& mur-
dered: .s,Last BisHes'&z, o poor
woman. -,
You krte,v' nothing lbo!rrzit"' per-
sisted II. CIamarts looking at him,
with 4 ,stairchipEE, S{{snce,- ~
No. r'1gent out 6arly this morn
ing. doubtless befoHS, the discovery
OF the crime" -
~coRtraayE % '..;;Sss.e',pabt,s, and
without%; gaSfns timss o. eat YOUR
breakrasts.,..ss VI
Yes, Di-s GaerouT(. who is at
tending mtq ss!> cd NE. 70 come to
his office ms Hsrnihs before eat
ing" -
Whife. he;waf spe4kiniS, the de-s
tective noddea5 sfFe4ifI$. thinking:
Here is ~ cleFer fellow: Now
I understand .athe reason for the
broken pane. NThis was the first
part OF, his aiibi: His visit 10 the
Goctor Is 0I1S second. This is all
ssulfuIlgSBlanned. and 7 shall noe9
take him l1inb ware
so il is - mor" coincidence"
The officer. weDtgon iEonically. Put
suppose we --shUuld talk little.
now. about Mrs.. Tankery: II
seems that yoyr -pJedielsd-sRs :" c!Il5ys
he gngdeEedc' -. =, - =
:..Nbt st.s AL, .-nRpI y. .ssid. a well.
a. remember. hat ii Was impru-
dent. on her part. Ia make such. a
display OF all her jew'.s-"
.,feid- you know their value -.
- Il had heard Madaine :AriucIiu.
say that they Represented little
fortune. l.. aul.'ahoN evsGs.ss very
competent Judge" ---. =.
And you we're NOT ien"rant that
she slways Kept them IN Der room p, :, :,
y
suddenly Ie stopped '
Pardon mc. Que~tion5S rlrt"
surely YOU 'couid Eol 'sns-
peet me- OF being connected in any
wsy with this horrihI" crime.
Tne detective looked him ilr che
eyes and said slowly:
.IHcIeu 'DeIorme, you ar" one
Of Mrs. Tankeiy's niurdrrers,"
The young mans rs"o oppressed
ut,er.s fnsz5ment. AHe turned fright
fully palc and scented T." to,-.'r
while. his lips stammered confused re-
words. But he cFsdualI, resaiasd
his seIf-conJroI and. recovering his
GOODNESS. euergeticaliy protested.
Il a murderer: The charge is
RIDICULOUS. Why. ] did not leave
my room laEt.Di ght And. besides,
TO-. What reason should ! have kifted
this poor LADY" -
Come, DeIoIne." answered .Jha
detective, IN cOnciliatOry TOM.
II did notissay that il WAS YOU wh,
dealt the blows bUt-one San some-
times be led by ceTtaiH drciim.
esances-ope doesn'f rpfuse 10 keen