Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-15

(4) 1tNwas Celia Harland who al
ranged that Servettaz, the chauffeur,
should be absent at Chambery on the
Tuesday night-the night Of the mpr-
der.
(5) It was Celia Harland who
bought the cord with which Nine.
Dauvray was strangled and Helene
Yauquier bound.
go The footsteps outside the salon
sho that Celia Harland ran from the
salon to the motor car.
10 Celia Harland pretended that
there should be q seance on the Tues
day, but she dressed as though she
had in view an appointment with a
lover instead of a spiritualisuo seance.
Bl8) Celia Harland has disappeared.
These eight points are strongly sug-
gestive of Celia Harland's consplicity
III h murder. But I have no clue
which will enable me to answer the
following suestions:
(a) Who was the man who took
part. in the crime?
(b) Who was the woma who came
TO the villa on the evening Of the
murder with Nine. Dauvray and
Celia Harland?
(c) What actually happened in. the
saasea How was the murder com
(d) Is Helene vauquier's story
true ?
(e) What did the torn-up scrap
Of writing mean? (Probably spirit
writing in Celia Harland's HANDY
~ Why has M cushion on the
settee a small, fresh, brown stain,
which is probably blood? Why is
the other cushion torn?
Mr.. Ricardo had a momentary
thought Of putting down yet another
question. He was inclined to ask
whether or no a pot Of cold cream
had disappeared from Celia Harland's
bedroom; but he remembered that
HarAud had set no store upon that
incident, and he refrained.
Moreover, he had come to the, END
Of his sheet Of paper. He handed it
across the table to Hanaud and
leaned back in his chair, watching
the detective with all the eagernesa
OF a young author submitting his first
effort to a critic.
Hanaud read it through slowly. AT
the end he nodded his head in app
prevail.
WethermiIl Hopeful.
Now we will e what M. Wether-
mill has to say" he said, and he
stretched out the paper towards Har-
~ .WetherInill, who throughout the
luncheon had not said a word.
mo, no." cried Ricardo.
But Harry Wethermill already held
the written sheet in his hand. He
smiled rather wistfully at his friend.
ut Is best that I should know Just
what you both think" he said, and in
his turn he began to read the paper
through. He read the first eight
points and5then beat with his fist ups
on the table.
"No, no." he cried; tit is not pos-
siblel I don't blame you, Ricardo.
These are facts, and. as I said, I can
face facts. But there will be an ex-
planation--if only we can discover
He buried his face for q momen.
IL his hands. Then he took up the
a for the resi-, Helene vauquier
lied" he cried violently, and he toss
ed the paper TO Hanaud. what d.
you make OF lit"
HAnauI smiled and shook hisshead,
Did you ever go for q voyage on a
Yes; why?"
SNSAy udy dI NOON L1T0S
officers take an observation to de-
Fterrnine the ships, position-the zap.
tain, he first officer ana the second
officer. Each writes his observation
down, and the captain takes the three
observations and compares them.
IT the first or second officer Is
out In his reckoning, the captain
tells him 80, but he does not show his
own. Fol at times. no doubt, he. is
wrong toe SO, gentlenssn, I critiicise
your observations. but / DO not show
you rnine.n
A Bit OF RaiIlery.
He took up Ricardo.s paper and
Sead It through again.
Yes" he said pleasantly. HBui
the two questions which are most I'M
pcrtant, which alone can lead us 10
the Guth-how do they como to be
omitted from your list, Mr.. Ricardo?a
HAnaud put the question with, hia
most serious AIR. But Ricardo waA
none he less sensible Of the raillery
behind the solemn manner. He
flushed and made no answer.
"Still.' continued Hanaud. there
Ara undoubtedly some questions. Let
~ sconz4der them! Who wa the man
Ylso took pArt Ia the crtfne7 An.
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