Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-01-21
60 on WITH THE STORY

door aud announced In loud tones.
"Policc headquarters. Sergeant. II he
doesn't open the door in three min.
utes. break II down.
The snoring ceased instantly In a
sound between a squoal and a grunt
The next instant there came a rattle
OF bolts and the door was flung open,
10 disclose Griswolds lanky frame clad
in a scant nightshirt. with a skulloap
upon his grizzled head.
"What the devil do you mean?' he
began furlously. but Craig. at ges.
turc from Barry. stepped forward
I'm the detective assigned from
headquarters 20 investigate the murder
on the floor Just below YOU here To-
night. sir, and ia like a word with
you. he said. gruffly. III you don't
want TO answer my questions IN call
the wagon and YOU can come downtown
and talk To the CHER
We'll. shut the door behind you
both ct YOU. and sit down, unless YOU
want 10 call in the whole police de
partnent" exclaimed Griswold II sup
pose ! can put on a dressing gown"
lie turned and padded of toward his
BEDROOM with craig doggedly in his
wake, while Barry seated himself and
glanced about him.
In a shadOwy corner an old hound
stood with dropping ears and one paw
lifted as though and advance, and the
sergeant looked twice before he discov.
cred that IL was an ancient aud sadly
moth-eaton specimen Of the taXiderm
lists art.
Griswold returned presently In the
lattcrcd dressing gown and flappinp
slippers
Let ms get this farce over as quick.
~ ~ possible II you please"
DO YOU know any of the other occu
pants u this house,
personally. no, and do not want
to- rctorted Griswold. Il have no usc
for any Of them
you did not then. know Mrs
Vanc7"
Most assurcdly not never spoke tC
The woman In my ne" There was out
ragged dignity in the disclaimer. "Nor
that ! am aware Of anything 20 hei
discredit. but / know nothing about hel
At all
What can you tell me u the othel
tenants here" Craig asked
Griswold licked his thin lips avid,
as though over choice morsel Of Cos
sip The young man. Ladd. has Ere
lucutly called upon Mrs. Nanc, and a
least once ! have seen Mrs. Shaw is
suing from her apartments"
From Mrs. Nanc's. you mean" bar
~ interposed quickly When Wa
that About three weeks ago.
Three days ago" corrected Girls
void with emphasis. Il am positive /
was Tuesday because ! ann rarely lat
Al getting to my office. but on N
previous night had suffered an at
tack Of indigestion which kept IN
wakc. and u was quite 10 O'Clock Il
tho morning when came downstair
and aw the Shaw girl coming out q
the apartment on the floor below | di
not see Mrs Nane"
CHAPTER "
Craig was so yIsibly dumfoundcd a
I the unexpected contradiction OF Mis-
ShaWs testimony that his fellow SCI
Veant continued Ia command OF tn
situation.
You mean. Mr.. Griswold. that Mis-
Shaw had been alone In Mrs Nanc'
| studio Tuesday morning he asked. d
he diflidont tone which 10 those VIII
knew him portendcd an importan
/ point In the examination OF a witness.
by no means" Griswold stirred II
ritahly in his chair THAT crub.woma
was there Mrs. McGrath. who look
/ after some 81 the apartments In IA
house.
You're widowcr. I understand, Nj
/ Griswold?" asked Craig
MY wif,'s been dead Tor fourtee
years. IL Us any Of your business.
| snapped the other.
Il understand that YOU deny ha,
/ ing heard the shot" began Cragi. bu
! Griswuld interrupted.
a have sisted that | did not wa
asleep until that id Professor Semy,
nov clamorcd at my door"
You did not come down immediatel,
! Mr. Griswold Barry made his secon
/ point quietly What finally decide
YOU 10 appear upon the scene Of IN
murder at all?'
n did not reply To that banging upo
my door because fancicd Il nigh, b
some practical joke Of that Young ma
On the second floor. Gordon ladd a
though ! have never exchanged a wor
! Aith him"
II was self.evident that nothing ful
I .hcr could b. gotten from him. In IN
/ nall outside the officer approached.
The lady ON the top fluor. she's bee
/ Gown twice asking Tor you" he %
/ served impariially % the two. n didn
think you'd want ~ b. disturbed .
/ ihcrc but " seems there's somethln
Do. fotgnt % tell YOU awhn, back
At tina, moment the pale. bolbcd hca
OF Miss shaw appeared over N. bsr
listers two flights above and. sreln
them, she came hastily and sllentl
/ down
4 don't want 10 waste your time.
she began trifie hreathiessly. 'bu
something escaped my memory. and