Bisbee daily review., 1922-01-19
GO ON WITH THE STORY
Sergeant Barry shrugged.

Sergeant Barry shrugged. When a case of this sort occurs, professor, there's little time for diplo- macy. We've got to get the dope and get II puck. So you, too, heard that step on the stairs directly after the shot was fired?"
 Professor Semyonov laid a quick hand on his arm.
 We will discuss that later, my friend" His keen eyes beneath theIr shaggy brows rested for a moment on the grabbed face of Henry Grlswold and then urifted to Gordon Ladd, who had once more dropped his head in his hands. Let us have little talk l together in my rooms, as soon as the l official formalities have been con- piled with, which will grant us tenn pOrary privacy"
 Ponceman Boyse descended with unexpected haste. That's one of those nutty artistic danes up there, with hair like sky | terrier and the nerve of mouse:" he confided in quick undertone to Barry.
 In the shabby, comfortable living room once more, the professor low cred the light and raised the window | shades with sigh of relief, then | turnned to his younger companion. | r"What do you make of it all, ser l geant? Who do you think killed the Vane woman, and why?" l Barry shrugged.
 "The last part of your question ' would explain much, professor, and 1 probably answer the first part as well. I haven't had time to draw any | definite conclusions as yet, nave you?"
 Professor Semyonov sank once more into his own chair and motioned to the one opposite.
 "Only some very obvious minor ones," he responded She was shot \ by no stranger, but by someone whose presence in her studio at the l moment was known to her. Remem- Der, she was standing or sitting di- rectly before her easel and evidently 'I painting, or starting to paint when 'i the end came. No intruder could have got so close to her, or practi- cally between her and the easeI Tn order to fire directly into her heart T without her knowledge. It is possible ! son and thus unwittingly gave oppor- tunity for an uninterrupted aim. think it is fairly certain that she T did not anticipate what was coming I Barry nodded.
 That seems clear. But about those {, footsteps that we both hear1 going down the stairs when we opened your .. door here just after the shot startled
 us?"-
 Going up, my friend, not down, . the professor interrupted. "Up?" repeated Barry. Why. we passed nobody on the stairs, and there are only two other apartments -Griswold's below you, and the woman above in the attic. Accord : ing to Officer Boyle the woman went T into mysteries when she heard the , news and you know yourself how ' you had to pound upon Griswold's door to arouse him and how leisure ' ly and reluctantly he came down fin . ally to investigate! There did not . seem to be in the hallway, badly r lighted as it was, where anyone could ' have hidden himself.
 Professor Semyonov smiled and his
 white whiskers lifted slightly.
 ''I am not thinking of the woman,
 he said. Nor do I imagine that WIG
 passed anyone unobserved in our de
 scent, hurried as it was"
 "Who was Miriam Vane? From
 whence did she come? If the eX
 Cellent organization of which you art
 a part should in the next few days f learn anything of Mrs. Nane's ante cedentst or previous history and as ! sociates which is not given out gen
 erally to the press, would it be toC
 great q breech of professional etique
 to put me into strictly confidentia ' possession of it?"
 By no means. professor, in viev
 not only of your standing but of thu y splendid services you have rendered | voluntarily to the homicide bureau il
 the past" Barry responded.
 "I shall be grateful" the professo f declaredl "I know nothing, absolute
 ly nothing more than you and yet
 have formed theory which I shoul,
 like to test and which l think onl
 Mrs. Vane's past will prove or dis s prove"
 ? Sergeant Barry smiled to himsel
 though not musc:e of his con IT tenduCe DetTdyeu HIS inNdiu .dihoS' s ment. He thought that he knew wha
 that theory, engendered by an almos
 childish personal animosity. conSiste y of and he was glad to humOr h
 ioibles of this old man. so great
 his own line.
 IS Just what is generally know
 about Mrs. Vanc. beyond the prom
 uence her odd style of portraiture Ina yh brought her lately?" he asked.
 q know only what | have seen css