The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-20
Continued from our last issue)

her: don't Krow what l said; l must
have been crazed with jealousy and
the mystery Of il all. l do remeln-
Der, though. quite distinctly, that
she turned on me in a cold fury,
forbade me ever TO address her again,
and entering her apartment. shut the
door in my face! l descended. let
myself in here almost mechanically,
ana dropped into that chair you're
sitting in now. sergeant.
Craig was settling back in his
chair with q gesture TO Barry, when
the latter stepped forward
"AIr. Ladd. as ! understand it,
your apartment here is replica Of
the one just above. studio and all.
Have you any objection to showing
us about?"
Not at all" In contrast to that
of the dead woman's Ladd's studio
was hung With rare tapestries and
furnished us luXuriously as that of
social dilettante, yet its easel upon
which stood an unfinished landscape,
and the carved refectory table care.
lessly covered with paint tubes and
smeared cloths showed it to be
workroom 30 less than hers.
what color do you call this?"
Barry picked up a tube, and squeez
ing bit of its contents on the pal
cite, he indicated the blotch of red
dish brown.
Burnt sienna, responded the art
list, promptly II seldom use it-you
can see there was none on the pal
ette before-but l always keep a full
assortment of colors on hand. 1t is
odd you should have asked me about
thatw
"Why?" demanded Barry quickly,
for the young mans tone had tensed
with some sudden emotion
''Wel, it is just trivial matter,
but over week ago-the last time.
In fact, that Mrs Nane and | had Il
chummy little talk in her studio-G
advised her to use more burnt sienna
with the seal brown to get the prop.
er effect Of the wood on the staircase
in that portrait she was doing OF
Mrs. Nansittart the one before which
her--her own body was found TO.
night"
Barry replaced the tube reflective
dent effort to emulate his colleague
picked up one of the bottles and
shifted it sreculatively
That's turpentine." Ladd remark.
ed, and his voice had sunk again 10
dull apathy.
Its funny about this turpentine."
Craig still stood by the table. Its
used as a cleaning fluid, isn't it?
Seems to ne I've smelt that odor
somewhere else in this house to-
night"
Naturally the studio above is
permeated with it," Barry turned
away from the window and let the
shade drop. Mr.. Ladd, if you'll
just show US through the rest of
your apartment now We won't trou.
BILE you any more otnight"
Barry thanked the artist and bade
him goodnight. In the hall Craig
produced a handkerchief and wiped
his ruddy brow.
well, John, we've a nice mess
to report at headquarters" he an.
nounced in g low tone that the po.
hceman on guard might not hear
Here's woman shot deac, and
every last tenant in the house ex.
cept the professor seems mixed up
in It somehow. though every one Of
them has lied and peached on the /
restl Who the devil was this Miriam |
Vane, anyway? Where did she come |
from and what were the rest Of them |
10 her?'
Il think we can guess what Ladd |
was Barry whispered as he led his |
colleague up the stairs once more |
Just an idealistic young fool who .
let her play with him like a cat |
with a mouse to please her vanity and
then kicked him out when he be.
came inconvenient. He may have
killed her, but | don't think so; ri
think he would have adored the wo
man he thought she was. and pro.
tected her with his last breath"
The woman he thought she was,"
repeated Craig, pausing on the stairs
in his establishment
VI.
What are We going upstairs again
for?' demanded Craig. i've got to /
make my report at headquarters. and |
its getting on toward morning"
You're not going to rouse up old /
Grswold again. then. and ask him .
why he lied about his acquaintance .
with Mrs. Vane?" Barry bent a .
quizzical gAnee upon the younger
sergeant.
Il am NOE the other announced |
with decision. I'VE have young |
Ladds word for It that Griswold lied. /
but neither OF them We're under oath .
They're both under guard and in
the morning wen have them down on
the carpet and get the truth out OF
them"
That's a good idea" approved
Barry. And while YOU are about II. /
you might find out what time little
Miss Shaw goes out and let the pro.
fcssor know: ! fancy hen be wait.
ing TO hear"
Craig stared.
"oh, yes; | forgot that note YOU
slipped under his door. You said .
something about porch.climblng and |
chemistry. You're not putting any
thing over on me. John?"
mo" Barry smiled
"Ill put the men on guard out. /,
side wise. SC that they won't kcl, |
up rumpus II they see him. like |
modern Santa Claus. permnbulating /
the fire escape with his white whls.
kers waving IN the early morning
breeze. That note simply asked him |
to get into the other apartments I,
when he was sure the occupants /
were gone. and search for traces of |
certain chemical compound"
"But we'd only just left Miss
Shaw's apartment: we hadn't seen
either GrisWold's or I.ndds Ihn1nm