The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-29

on the floor above. who's been
pounding IN my q tit 10 wake
the dead
There's been murder going on.
sir OFFICER Boyle retortod grimly,
So Il a pounding you heard
That was g. Professor Semyonov
remarked with dignity. y stopped
on the way down at this persons door
but received no response.
And your names Griswold?' the
policeman prevented an evidently
heated rofuinder by his sharp qucs-
tion
Henry Griswoid. aud ! know nsIh-
ing whatever about my murderl
declared the newcomer. I do not
care 10 he emhroiled IN any SUCH
You re- here. and youIl stay, sir
TN We hear from headquarters.
Boylc replied significantly SO
YOU re on the fourth floor and this
gentleman here on the ffth. lie
Indicated the professor with marsed
courtesy In Difference TO the scr
gennt. ana then turned to the young
man In thp chair. You have the
apartment an the s"cond floor, sir.
Just over the shop7
Tho young man nodded without lift-
ing his head n replied with muf-
fled tones
Yes. My name is Gordon Indd.
II heard you making that racket.
YOU know. and went down to she en-
trance and let you in
And that n all that lives IN this
house Boyle looked from one 10
nnothor ot them hut hts gaze finally
fastened upon the professor and the
latter replied:
\ lady lives on the top floor. tho
ono above mine. I 10 not know her.
or the shop I can tell you nothing.
hut there h a janitor or superintcnd
ont who occupies the basement, al
though | have never found him Their,
when hc b. wanted Tor sudden repair,
or other emergencies There are no
other occupants of the building, "a
my knowledge
Thanks. sir boyle turned again
to the telephone ana the municipal
machinery Of investigation into th'
death 81 Miriam Nane was set In
motion.
Well. Boyle squared his shoul.
ders with q satisfied air, II get
what dope | ian. IN ask you. ser.
geant. 20 see that these three gen
tlemen stay In this room. Don't LET
Of them put a finger ON IN,
corpse oither,
~" added tho last In n hoars,
whisper that must have been plainly
audibl. To the entire group for ever
she Young man In the chair. overcams
with horror AS he appeared, Shud
dered. and A. the policeman starte,
mp the stairway with a cav rr~ut
he raised a haggard face
u cant be- he muttered A. u
20 himself Not Miriam mus
De- going mad
So its Miriam Vans. the woman
painter that been murdered. a.
that polio" officer said2' Griswold
drew his dressing gown closer about
his lean form. u should like o.
know sir. why you banged on my
door and dragged mo into IT,
lie turned irascihly to the profess.
ror. VINO shook back his name nj
hushy White hair and smiled with
sutve urhanlty
Ny dear sir the sound OF the shot
came from below my rooms some
where ana my friend and I could no.
tell whether II came from your apart.
meni or this one
can tell when | hear a fddi,
playing AZ unEodly hours over m,
head whether It m from above OF
the top floor the other retortod
I move down here. away from ms
club. ana my office, and my banker
in order "a get peace and auiot ana
I land IN this sort Of thingv'
\ scream, shrill hut subdued b.
distance fidatcd down TO them a.
this juncture and the professor muir,
INJURED In an aside to Harry:
Evidently your excellent friend ol
the polio" has broken the news ui
the tragedy none too dipiomaticall,
10 my neighbor n the skyiighi
partmcuh'
ITO he Continucdl