Evening star., 1921-10-16

everything in his car that would open
and told the chauffeur to drive round
Regents Park. Come on, Bell. The
rain won't hurt you"
Il don't wonder you want blow.
Poor chap! AS ugly mess as ever
1 saw"
what want is muffins," said Reg
gle. several muffins and a little tea
and my domestic hearth. Then III
He spread himself out before his
study fre and contrived to eat and
"In another world. Bell" he said,
dreamily, "in another and gayer
world 1t seems to me you wanted TO
know the cause OF death. It's quite a
plain case"
us it, indeed, sir? You surprise
"The dead man was killed by a
blow on the left temple. from some
poker. At the same time. or imme-
diately after death, his face was bat
tered in by the same or a similar
weapon. Death occurred some days
ago. After death. but not long after
death. the body received other in
blade. probably by fall from some
height. That's the medical evidence.
There are other curious circum-
stances"
"Just a feW. sald Ben, win a
grim chunkls ast say roa5e .9 Yesy syppese Ss
couldn't have been killed and had
his face smashed like-like he did
you can cut that right out. He
nfd Il, ss see n blow Where aed aid S'sSs
"He was found when the snow
melted this morning in the we'll at
Montmorency House,.
Under the snow? That puts the
that fits. saw him just as he was
foundr'
Bell nodded.
CHE was fully dressed.eoliar d, ar, and m.
ternal buttons were undone. And
there's not a name. not even a
maker name, on any of his clothes.
His linens new and don't show a
laundry mark. Somebody took a lot
of pains we shouldn't know him. The
beegar's clothes were changed after
he was killed. That must have been
tender-hearted fellow who did this
Job. Valet the body you've killed and
then bash its face in. Well, well!
Have some more tea?
Not me-" said Bell. with a gulp.
morency House.
:, How !! w would %I,1 you describe deceased
MAN Of about fifty, under middle
heIsht' he Is inclined to be stout unusually
TT ain't much to go by. is it?' Bell
sighed. 1--WE don't so much as know
II he was clean shaved or not"
"He was. / think. I saw no trace
Of facial hair: But he might have
had an operation. by the way. on the
ear But I wouldn't say anything
about him Just yet"
At Montmorency House detectives
were already domesticated with the
things. The body. it was to be pre-
sumed. had fallen from one of the
windows opening on the we'll. The
men who had flats round the well
were all accounted for. save one. Mr..
story. who had not been seen for some
Supt. Bells subordinate in charge
Of the inquiries reported that
Rand seemed to have been mys-
terious chap-only had his fat q
by any means; no visitors to speak
Of, civil but distant. That sounds
ali right" said Bell. and looked at
what was he like?' said Reggie.
Middle size to biggish. wore
glasses. we'll dressed, brown hair,
which he wore rather long. they say
the Inspector reeled of glibly.
That's put the lid on" said Bell
| Wont do for the corpse. Warren. Not
a bit like It, Well, sir. where are we
now?" He turned to Reggie.
"You will 60 so fast" Reggie COM
planned, and sat down. I'm pantin
after you in vain. What's the primary
| hypothesis, Bell?'
"Sir?'
do we assume the corpse is RAND
or that Rand chucked the corpse out
Of the Window"
"Ah, there's that" said the inspec-
tor eagerly. I'VE hadn't worked on
| that"