Marble Hill press., 1921-09-29
BY Randall
Parrish
Author Of
~The Strange Case
of Cavendish"
Copyright By Randall rsrriss

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and you have no suspicion OF any
on, who could have known. and been
guilty ~ this murder and robbery
"Why should ~ Why you ask me
that7" eIcitedly There were many
there perhaps all know except me.
You not suppose know he-he dieF
"Oh no: merely thought you
| mlgh' have some suspicion. that was
al II was strange weapon he was
Killed With"
"A strange weapon What you
mean strange weapon DO they
know what 4, was that killed himF
certainly. il was picked up In The
| bottom ~ the auto--u dagger nat
PIN such Rs women wear see "
vus mst IKE this Of mine
SHE mus, have plucked the orna-
m,n' from out her own hat and iRla
II an the desk. for ! heard the fnint
click ~ It's fall There was mo.
mont %, intense silence, aud | c"uid .
vision the Intense horror with which .
De- vas staring Rt the Instrument I'M .
Attic 20 command words.
THAT thing" he burst forth hhh''
Is Killed with that
"No. not that, but one exactly IKE
It."
who SAYS so-the police G"tt
) II could not kill man Why you ten
; ne this Why
-nn only because thought you
. n st' BE- interested. However lets
? no, rals about 1t any more You VIII
. s.,,s that account before the close
, ~ banking hours tomorro"
+ ~ Yes will settle"
= .fasr, Wss the sound % a foot on
rs cement floor Of the corridor With
= ou, and almost at the sam" instant
| ,f. electric ught. which had been
i ,urr-,I on. revealed mans sh"ao"
an ,t. glass of The closed door. lie
b. seemed 90 stand there h~sitntingly :
D. fs.r fe raped with his knuck'es on
tar glass.
aaftcned myself ou, against tho
Inner vaU ~ the closet aware thH'
| ,.. 1850 An the second Office wer" com
| .,g forward together. Wine giving
.,-, 10 a startled oath 10 his excite
! m,nt. lie ,trodc straight 20 the a"'f'
l and opened IL with Jerk.
| ay.g r,v, What the devil do you
! want here
! qu|sk- 81.
| Il was vala-ons voice. bot his
II sp..erb ended abruptly as his eyes
i caught sight of The woman S"'
Il wasted no tlme.
4 4 was jest going ,He said calm
2 ty. iguorius h.m, but SpraN'uE ''ft'''!
II J., Wine II Viii see you tomorrow
D then"
= She passed between The two. Win
4 m, So much s~ tasorue 3D." RUSS al
Il with saure, aua be stared a'''
her with opru mouth then ~'rpi"
u hack Ia watch her prugres, down On
" corridor. Wine dre" b.m haSo.
aside CLOSING the door tightly q"
shooting the uIlf-iat.h.
THE d-n s,rg never locks ihas ao'
= when she .aes out" Tee mat5eFt
: spgrll, wheeling about 10 race u
ot6sr Nov speak Up will }"u
what sends You butting IN here
ID" wei first sou tell m"." th1nder'
w.gdron. grtppns the other ausr.
- win one haua what business lh'
female has with youE by God, VIII
i'- n you are tryln- 70 douA,e-croNs, YOU
.nA era me- no easy mars. Answer %
sur---yyhal was She here tort
ely. "Nothtu-. only private business.
eN. "You promised 10 see her tom.
row.
'o~e "yes. II was to pay q note. Coz
par IN here aud III explain all. Their
de- nothing 20 fgs1hteu you. Na'dTo".
The two disappeared into the ioi
in. ,,,or, Na(drup.s voice still rumhih
roa' with Wine InterjectinG WHFd d
and then ycutured 10 stand "r
again in the confines OF the CLOS
IN. and ,reSx nv ear tS the crack ot
we inner door. Both men we're eohna
lead ef being alone, aud So deeply
J he mersed In their own affair as 10 sp'
ON, with little restraint Nasdron' rev
@ IN. aTrightencd at t,is discovery "
alb Gessler adopted the method OF o'
bank 70 carry his point, more eager u
are ever "a escape the city,
TRY" Well he began. humping
last desk with a fist, now you heg'h
spill. Don't try to work any ~
annot on me. What do you mean ny !
Sc OF ing a note2 You owe her Soble'h"
eubt- "No: now listen, aud don't get n
tell YOU Just how II was, ana v
e po- endeayored to be smooth ana ~
lbie. his voice pitched So low
e are difficulty in hearing the words,
urnca said | was to succeed Ava, sho
ready the revolutionary agent parity
came to tell me this, hut some
now" she learning of my Indebtedness
,ut of I have an overdue note at the oa"
uSF' "How the h Il did she kho" ''
tslder, 81 could not tell" apparently
only prised himself Il never asNsa,
money maybe Krantz he told heF'
} than they talked over my be'nS
$ hay. charge of the cuud--yes, thst mo'
can't the way. for she insisted |