The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-11
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Conunucd From our Ln-l I-,u

Continued From our Last I-,uc
CHAPTER XII
'1li Al 10 o clock the following
morning sandy cove smiled peace
fdlly in the golden Sunshine.
Within the decorouHly shade
drawn library OF the Tudor house
six persons were gathered. Mira.
Tudor herself, her nclce Fay.
Captain Warren, Kenneth clay al,
Sheriff liuise and Sergeant John
Barry. The latter was seated dt
the long magazine table tn tle
center OF the room with % ahpui OF
notes spread out before him, ami
llICn was toward him that an eyes
were directed None appeared TO
notice the pastcboard boxes OF
various sizes which flnnked Sac
notes upon the table. and certain
u was hat none save the siugIti
and Barry himself knew that out-
side the door two husky constabius
waited with a big-framCd beetle
Bfowed Woman for the signal to
~ add themselves ia the gathering
The sheriff ana I ave asked
you to meet ~ an together bee
gan Barry, ~plcaaantly enough IN.
order that we may tell yuu thc rc-
sntlt OF our Investigations Of ycH-
terday into the death OF Mlss lAu-
rel Tudnr. n was murder, uf
course. her death was never
Intended. You AL know the meth
cd by which the crime WAS cont
United. but what l think that none
Of you know TX that the carbon
monoNido was meant not for her
hut for her cousin. and tho fact
that the fwo young ladieH changed
beds during the night was al that
saved Miss Ray Tudor from the
fate melted out TO her. although II
~grebeundcd upon an Innocent vice
Nm-innoccnt in that she had
aroused no enmity In the breast OF
tue murderer. When | a that
none Of you knew this, ! meant
none except ono. for tho guilty
person is In this room at the
.n present moment
Fay sat clutching the arms Of
her chair tightly. but he made M.
outward move and her eyes never
left the face of the detective
Clayton growied a sudden ~
clamation, but CRptain Warren Hdt
DAmmovable. although a slight flush
crcpt upon his check. Mrs. Tudor
Started 60 her feet with a swin
cry.
Please sit down. Mrs Tudor.
Barry tones We're aympathetic hnf
firm, - know bow you must be
focling nj this rnofnent. but shalt
On no hoOp you Ions IN s~ustfcnte.
Some time between tb~oo ana
four o'clock In the morning tbs
murderer started TO inter the room
where Inc two young ladies we're
asleep, carrying In one hnnd the
receptacle containing the carbon
0~Am0uoNide. and IN the other an rlcc-
.rlc torch. This person dared o
turn on the lights IN the room for
fear OF waking n or the other Of
iiH occupants In spite Of the fact
that Tiny had both been heavily
druggcd. on tho threshold. by a
miracle OF fate, perhaps. tbs cleo
tric torch vent out
The low light az the farther end
OF the hall aid not penetrate the
room. but the murderer had gone
too far IA rufrent now, Tor already
thu fumos % TIM poison gas we're
escaping from the faulty. hastily
81, constructed containsr Putting 4
down upon the floor iuHi outside
A. tho duor-t the container mad oBre
DO held oft and the mark Of q Il atii
IA visible on the rug upstaira--ihc
murderer sped TO the room former
in ~ prrppied vs. the young man
~ whom al then hclievcd 20 be dead,
~ and ohtnininH Mr. a mask. u
tnrard 70 y foonn
t' e There this person went straight
30 60 the he'd ordinarily occupicd BY
Mis-. IRuFei- steached the HAIR
which IN the dark could not have
been detected from that Of Miss Fay
~fnr .heth nivr ~ I'M fa1fif r,StufcL
4nni fitted the mask carefully oyer
fou can figure the rest ont Tor