Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-19
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rcre mber, though, quite distinctly,
that she turned on me in a cold fury
f.. babe me ever to address her again,
and entering her apartment shut the
door in my face! / descended, let
myself in here almost mechanically.
and dropped into hat chair you're
| sitting in now. sergeant.
Craig was settling back in his
chair, with a gesture to Barry when
ibe latter stepped forward.
"Mr. I.add, as ] understand &,
YOUR apartment here is a replica If
the one just above, studio and al.
Have YOU n objection to showing
lis about"
mot at ALI" In contrast to that
Of the dead woman's Ladd's studio
: was hung with rare tapestries and
furnished as luXuriously as hat of u
social ~dilettante, yet its easel upon
which stood an unfinished landscape
ard the carved ~refectory table care
1essly covered with paint tubes and
arneared cloths, showed it to be Il
workroom no less than hers.
what color do you call this?"
Barry picked up a tube and squeez-
ing a bit OF it's contents on the pal
cite, he indicated the blotch U, red
dish brown.
Burnt SIENNA" responded the art
ist, promptly. Il seldom use it-you
can see there was none on the pal
cite before-but / always keep a full
assortment of colors on hand. 1t is
cdd you should have asked me about
that"
"Why?" demanded Barry quickly,
for the young mans tone had tensed
with some sudden motion.
"Wel it is just a trivial matter,
.II1f nVar q week 10n--Tf1f. 1St tlmG.
IN fact, that Mrs. Nane and l had u
chuu2my little talk IN her studio-I
advised her to use more burnt 81
emma with the seal brown to get the
proper effs1t of the wood on the
staircase in hat portrait she was do
ing of Mrs. Vansittart the one be-
foIe which her--her own body was
found tonight"
I:arry rtl;aced tie tube reflective
y ly on the table as Craig, with an ev-
ident effcrt to emulate his colleague
PICKED up one of the bottles and
shifted it speculatively.
That's turpentine," Ladd re-
marked, sra his voice had sunk
again to a dull apathy.
Its funny about this turpentine."
Craig still stood by the table. Its
used as a cleaning fluid. isn't it?
Seems to me V smelt that odor
somewhere else in this house to-
right"
NATURALLY the studio above is
rcrmeateG with it." Barry turned
away from the windo'y ard 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 tonight
Barry thanked the artist and babe
1,;vr 0nndnioht 49, Tn tho hall Graf r
produced a handkerchief and wiped
his rudy brow.
"Well John, we've a nice mess TO
report at headquarters" he an
ncunced in a low ton that the po-
liceman on guard might not hear.
Here's q woman shot dead, and
every last tenant in the house "a
Cept thu professor seems mixed up
in it somehow. though every one OF
them have led and peached on the
rest! VINO the devil was this Miriam
Vane, anyway" Where did she come
from anG what were the rest of
them to her?
II think we can guess what Laid
was" Barry whispered as he led his
colleague up the stairs once m)'e
Just an idealistic young fool WHO
lie. 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 1 don't think so; L
think he would have adored the wo-
man he thought she a and pro-
tected her with his last breath"
'The woman he thought She
was!" repeated Craig pausing on
the stairs IN his establishment.
sevr7I oo;-- ,nrtotv-
again for :" demanded Craig. i've
got to make ny report at headquar-
tiers, and it's getting on toward
morning"
you're not going to rouse up old
Griswold again, then, and ask him
Why he lied about his acquaintance
with Mrs. Vane?" Barry ben a
uuizzical glance upon the younger
serg/nt. not. tho other announced
with decision. 1--WE have young
Ladd's word for it that Griswo!d
lied, but neither of them were under
oath. They're both under guard and
in the morning we'll have them down
on the carpet and get the truth o1t
.. them" y
'That's a good idea" approved
Barry. And while you are about it.
you might find out what time little
Mss Shaw goes out and let the pro-
lessor know. l fancy he'll be wait
ing to hear"
Craig stared.
"Oh, yes: / forgot hat note yoI
slipped under his door. You said
something about porch-climbing AMI
chemistry. You're not putting any
thing over on me, John?"
NO" Barry smiled.
"Iu put the men on guard out
side wise, so that they won't kick
up a rumpus if they see him, like, a
\ modern Santa Claus, perambulatinS
4 he fire escape in the early morning
freeze. That note simply asked h;ra
20 get into the other apartments
when he was sure the occupants
were gone, and search for traces of
a certain chemical compound"
But we'd only just left Miss
shaw apartment: we hadn't seen
either Griswold's or Ladd's them!
craig exclaimed beneath his breath.
You don't suspect her, John?'
Barry smiled, but a trife dryly.
Barry waited until the younger
sergeant's footsteps had died away
in the quiet night air and hen
Turned to the guard.
"Doane, do you know who l ann"
The patrolman nodded.
"All right" Barry broke in. 81
take it that your orders tonight,
Doane, are to keep guard outside the
aDartment here in which the Oma