The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-08

The Jar waa half filled with
creamy white substance. ana Barr
carried Il 10 one Of the window
aad dcuosited ~ upon the sill. ThCU
drawing the cover OF the gas mas
from his pocket. together with Dbl
smnil but powerful microscope, D.
fel to examining the finger mar
upon 30. comparing them TO tho
which. in the fndiug tight, weIr
yet plainly Visible lu the grcaf
upon the outer -Idc of she jar.
This lar ul French cold crou
must have belonged to Fay. TIL"
finger prints upon 10 were identica'
with those upon the u mask cns
The mask had been worn Co.,
umeonc I'm the room of death 90
the previous night. the udur OF o.
bon mouuxidV wus proof Of thu
ana the theory that now sprau-
tu his mind wns without a flaw
However reluctantly he entertainDd
Do. no was compelled to admit thu
amy other hypothesis would be inn
possible The girl was not limo
cent but merely q superb actr,
after all!
She must have worn that mnss
aud remained in the DON whllc
Nt h'thiNItNh'N NV ''eHtN
death.
Tho slippers. the gas mask. lhc
cold cream inr. the knowledge ti.f
1.-The other girl had supplnntcd hHr
with her former lover-an thcsc
| combined with the possible eve
| deuce of the little box which FtIll
remained IN his pocket heaped up
"A sinister proof against Fay Tudrr.
Barry paused midway Of the huU.
stairs ana struck the rail- SOL r
with his cipuvhpd fist Whnf 90
| fool hc had borui what had boon
t'Hy Tudor - c,tct words when #He
mentioned her brother cffcr's
"plI / tell you the other day that
/ went in tho locked room whHla
Ill his ho|lDuging- which you
lkludly brought home 10 us. hHt.
| been placed" / saw his helm.
and his rrs mask. but there were
s.aius upon a.
Now therr had been no stains
such a- she Implied upon the mask
when hc examined u n short time
| before. but on the cas- which rH.
| posed In his pocket were sey'rl
faint bur unmistaknble traces Hi
Tried Llood. She could not have
detecred them in the dimness of
1.-The room unless she had taken tu,
| cover up in her hands. and the sight
Of the stains must have revoitcd
her ~ that she replaced the case
unopened.
Someone else must have entered
that Don Daring the night before
someone who was careful to lCuy,
M traces or iiEgcr marks. But
who2
Continuing on his "A downsiair.
Barry entered the kitchen. whor,
he found the cook weeping utci
her preparations for dinner III
beat a hnsty retreat TO the pantry
There he discovered pretty Lou
Use. the waitress.
Louise. be- began. SEATING him
solf uuConCcrncdly upon the cdE'
NJ the table. YER there guest.
last night Tor dinner
80 sir; just Mr. clayton nn'
he d here 80 often that b. Seem.
like n Of the family. Tn
words came In "a ioquaciuua It'll
rush lie and Mrs Tudor has
coffee together 10 on the porcl
tftcrward
only he and Mrs. Tudor
DIDN'T the young ladies' take COT
tcei'
No. sir. Poor Miss Laurie
nevcr does, and Miss Fay cam
back so nervous that the doctor Cor
bid her having any. Tor fear tina
she won't sleep nights That
been her greatest trouble; insom
mia. they call It,
Insomnia, Barry drew a dee
breath ana for q moment his han
ziraycd toward the pocket wher
reposcd the uttle boA OF powder
which hr had taken from tho BATH
room upstairs.
THAR too bnd, Doesn't th
doctor give her something iu mnt
! her sleep medicine. 7 meun9''
only hot milk Last niei
she drank u directly after dinns
and Nis- Laurel poor thing la
. some with her
Are yuu sure?' asked Barn
quickly
Well took u up 10 them IN,
a self and In b morniue after
v after they had carried poor Mi
: Laurel away and I went iu wit
a Martha 10 take the brtIkfn
things downstairs, found tho Ia
+ glasses ana the milk jug the
empty
Were tho twa Young adj
alone when you took the milk up7
- OF course
on the porch q table had boo
L laid Tor the sheriff and Barry, a o
az Mrs Tudor n insistrncc thcv M
both remiincd FOR ainncr
Have you found anything that
worth looklng into3 Barry q
mandcd.