South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-24

suppose every woman tIedsuEFh JuSt
such things the world ever" COM
mented the chief That empty
cartridge. though. II must have
meant something mighty serious 70
her. and we've got 10 find out what
that something Is. The photograph
Is too faded TO be OF any use as evil
dence. and whatever was written on
the back has been scratched out
long ago"
Look at it through this. sir"
Barry offered his microscope. The
penciled words beneath the ink
scraYl are 'Mopus WOULD move.
Now. as I make It out. that refers to
the blur beside the figure Of the girl.
which under the glass resolves itself
into a large dog OF some sort"
Barry laid the little packet OF
sketches before the chief and took
| his leave. II was broad daylight
when he reached the street, and on
reaching the antique shop found
I that a crowd had collected before its
/ doors. Boyle's temporary successor
and the plainclothes men were
/ sharply interrogating a surly indi-
+ ing the basement door
I At Barry's approach they greeted
him and stepped aside.
Are you the janitor OF this build
\ ing?" he asked.
II am. Jacob Hedge by name. and
what business is it of yours?" the
other replied truculently. cycling the
detective sergeant up and down.
Come inside" Barry drew him
Within the entrance door, closing IL
upon the gaping knot OF curious
sightseers. I'm from headquarters
. I'm charge here with Sergt. Craig.
/ I suppose you know that one of your
I tenants has been murdered p"
Il ought to-" Hedge CALCULATED
your men have been badgering me
ever since I got back. It's hard 70
believe her cold in death! Why it's
scarcely u hours since / was talk
ing 20 her.
Mrs. Nane knew the other ten
ants in the house" Barry remarked
Not that crazy Russian with the
! whiskers, but She sometimes spoke
TO the top-floor tenant. Miss Shaw
when she passed her on the stairs
The young gentleman just above was
fair Crazy about her. az you could
see with half an eye, and Mrs. Nane
and Mr.. Griswold seemed 10 be old
friends. from even before she came
here"
Indeed Barry smiled engag.
ingly. 1T seems to me now that hi
said something about that last might
when I interviewed him after Mrs
Nane's death was discovered. Didnr
they come originally from the same
city?"
Il don't know anything abou
that. All I know is that Mrs. VanC
was American. for ali she landed
here from France like that youni
Mr.. Ladd. and she'd no more thar
got settled than she sent me up
stairs with a note for Mr.. Griswold
as formal as you please Surprised
he was. too"
Yes, he must have been pleased
20 find that so charming a neighbol
was an old friend" Barry's ton,
was guileless, I'll warrant he gavu
you big tip"
Tip The janitors repetition
Nao d. tAlL tSSlNe DIS an OdLn. w ell
when I gave him that note and h,
saw the writing on the envelope h,
jumped and got a little bit mort
green and then rubbed his chin an,
smiled in that slow way Of his. A
last he opened the note and read Il
and then he told me. still smiling
! TO tell Mrs. Nane he would do him
self the honor OF calling on her i'm
few minutes. / remembered il be
cause it was such a queer, old-fash
j Toned way Of putting it,"
and did he CALI" 4 trace o
caSerness had crept into the ser
seant's voice. and Kedge becam
suddenly wary.
How should I know. sir? I deliv
r cred his message to Mrs Vane. ant
then went about my business"
Barry rose, left him and ascendet
20 the fifth floor
Prof Semyonov opened the door
Did YOU succeed. sir2" the detec
/ tive demanded eagerly
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Copyright, 1929
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