Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-01-18


ing dead on the floor In front Il an
unfinished portrait \ bullet mas Just
pierced her breast.
60 ON WITH TIE STORY
Sergeant Barry made no comment
but gently dropping the limp. warm
head back upon the rug he roso
and started swift, comprehensive
search ut the apartment. From just
behind him over his shoulder large
reflector threw the powerful light
whose rcfractcd rays had penetrated
even into the outer hail. back of the
easel and at one side where the artist
could obtain the best view of h stood
"a small. impro,iscd model throne with
three steps and a section OF balus.
trade. and hack ct II again the drawn
shades over row OF half.opcncd win
d,ws flappcd in the little hot breeze
which tho threatened storm.
\ long table covered with scattered
tubes of paint and brushes. a few
plain chairs and many oanVascs Of
various sizes stacked against the walls
completed the furnishings OF the work
manlkc studio, the ceiling ~ which
was one huge skylight of glass, and
the detective turned l1Uk into the
luxurious living room, his hand mech
aniallv searching for and finding the
light switch In the wall.
Instantly the soft glow ~ many
low. cpal-tintcd lamps spung into be
ing aud revealed the sheer beauty of
the arrangements of the room, but
Sergeant Barry's eyes searched only
Tor some sign OF disorder that would
Indicate hurried flight. and finding
none h. opened the door 40 the hack.
II led into q houduir upholstered deli.
oatcly m light blue and rose. and
through that be- passed into an ivory
and gold bedroom and tu the tiled.
immaculate kuchcucttc beyond. but
nowhere was there a sign OF alien pres
cucr.
THE icebox contains only butter aud
cream. and that dress and hat upon
the bed would indicate that Mrs. Nane
had dlned OUT the professor observed
"Nunct Miriam Vance Barry
wheeled suddenly us that who she
Is, the artist who has created such
stir with her new type II pOr.
trlituro among the celchriuys'
Yes. Her portraits are dangerously
near ctricaturcs .or some perVrrsc
impulse has seemed to guide her brush
.lthough suhtly that her clients them
selves have rarely detected that sar-
douically revealing touch ur two, but
the critics have ruvcd about her gen.
ius. The professor turned. 1t Is ovi.
dent that We are too hate here, Tor this
kitchcnettc door leading into the out.
81 hall is bottled from tho inside. but
someone is coming"
Someone had indeed arrived They
FASTENED back Co the Twins room tu
find standing just within the door.
way a young man n dinner coat
with wildly rumplod hair and pc.
liCcman in uniform.
The batter advanced with aggrcs
sive authority which suffered sud.
den change
What's been gang on hero?
heard a shot and I've been pound
ing below an this young gentleman
here let me iu' ON. you're here. Ser,
gcant Barry This is nay regular beat,
sir. and thinking there VAS something
unusual
There is Boyle" Barry nodded
grimly to the policeman In that
studio yonder there's a woman lying
shot through the heart
a woman The young man In the
DINNER coat repeated with a gasp
Not Miriam Nane. It's impossible"
lie rushed past the group 10 the
studio doorway, chung there Tor a
moment IN wurdlcss horror. then col
lapscd into the nearest chair. burying
his face In his hands.
Bowie was instantly all business.
After "a quick examination Of the body
ne TUNED To- Barry.
would You mind telling me. Ser
gcant." he began but the other In
tcrrupted him.
Not IN the least although We know
very little | was here unofficially
visiting this old friend Of mine. MI
Scmyunov. who lives on the fifth floor
two above this-when we heard the
shot and rushed down o. investigate
There SENS 90 be- no one In the apart.
mont directly above this one, and
took the responsibility Of breaking iu
M door here because we could get
uu reply tn repeated knocking and the
light from the studio there stroamcd
out under the sill into the outer hall
You can gee how brilliant Il Is. II
must Dee some special light for artists
90 pain by at night"
I'm have To report this az once
to the station Boyle. who had been
listening sttentivcly. nodded and turn
"a 10 tho professor. Have you any
thing sir "a add 10 what Sergeant
Barry has todd mc2"
Professor Semyonov pondcred foI
a moment and then said slowly:
"Ouly that when We heard the
sound II the shot and opened my
door fanoicd that heard footsteps
on the stairs below"
Barry whose eyes turned 90 that
collapsed figure In the chair. thought
that he saw a shuddor sweep ovel
| q as though an unseen hand had
shaken The inert form. hut he said
Nothing a. the policeman paused a.
The screened telephone on the table Il
inquire:
'tuuid YOU say. sir. whether thos,
foot tops We're going up or down"
Vet definitely" the professor hest
.stel cone would suppose naturally
I that they were descending o. escaps
hN wa IL the street and vst " seemed
tn u" TINT they were coning up. a.
though We met no ONE
Pc lausvi Framed ln che hal
doorway there had appeared tall