The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-25

ieomtiNued From Our Last sssue)
/ when his door had closed and he |
SEAa dut Of the way rushed up to
t0y; don't know what l said; must
tave been erazed with jealousy and
the mystery OF Il ALL l 10 femem-
Der. though, quite distinctly. that
no sturned ON me in a cold fury, fer
bA4e me ever to address her again.
and gen.e-iEg her apartment, shut the
lpOVr in my face! descended. let
tyself in here almost mechanically.
ahd dropped into that chair you re sit
ting IN now. sergeant.
| Cr@ig was settling back in his
ehais. with gesture to Barry, when
tf,s '@s'~~ topped forward.
"Mr. Laid. es understand it.
yos.. ~. ..-.ent mere is replica Of
lhe ono Just above. studio and all.
Have you any objection to showing
Ss about ?"
Net at all In contrast to that
Cf the. dead woman's Ladd's studio
was htiny with rare tapestries and
furnished Is sdxuriously as that OF a
b0TS1l dileplgnte yet its easel upon
witch .Dtpo1 an unfinished landscape
hIo the. carved refractory table care
pesply covered with paint tubes and
bmkkreF cloths. showed it to be a
Me{lrotn no less than hers.
+What color DO you call this? Barry
fltaed % tube. and squeezing a bit
III ~ c0ntentS on the palette. he indi
E5oQf tina, biptch Of reddish brown.
ED6nt sienna." responded the art
~ picmptly. Il seldom use it
~ sbe there was none ON the pal.
1@t4 befOv e-but | always keep a full
e1a6ttment of cOlors on hand. 1t is
aN4; you should have asked me about
why demanded Barry quickly
tof Nhe Young mans tone had tensed
Win. some sudden emotion.
We'll. il Is just trivial matter
hat over q week ago-the last time
In fact, that Mrs vane and | had a
thummy little talk in her studio
advised her to use more burnt sienna
with the seal brown to get the
proper effect Of the wood on the
staircase in that portrait she was do
ing Of Mrs. Vansittart. the one be
fore which her-her own body wa.
found tonight
Barry replaced the tube reflective
ly on the table as C'aig. with an evi
tdent efiort to emulate his colleague
picked UP one OF the bottles an,
smiled IL specul atiyely.
That's turpentine. Ladd remarked
and his voice had sunk again to !
dull apathy.
ITS funny about this turpentire.
Craig still stood By the table 1T.
used as a cleaning fluid. ISN'T it, Seem,
10 me I've smelt that odor somewheri
else in this house tonight
Naturally the studio above is per
meated with it," Birry turned ava
from the window and let the shad
drop. MIR. Laid. IL ycu1l just shnv
us through the rest of ,our apartment
now We won't trouble YOU any NOR
tonight
Barry thanked the artist and bad
him goodnight In the hall Craig pre-
duced handkerchief and wiped hi
ruddy brow
We'll John. we've nice mess j,
report al headquarters, he annour
esd in low tone that the policeman
on guard might not hear Here's
woman shot dead. and every last ter
ant in the house except tne professo
seems mixed up in ii somehow. though
every one of them have lied an
peached on the rest, Who the dew
was this Miriam Nane. ANYWAY
Where did she come from and wha
were the rest Of them to nere"
Il think We can guess what Lad
was" Barry whispered as ne led hi
colleague mp the stairs once more
Just an idealistic voun. fool Who L.
neg play with him iks 4 eat with
mouse to please her vanity and he
kicked him out when he became ir
convenient. He may have Killed he,
but l don't think SO. ! thina 10 wari
have adored the woman ha ihau-ll
she Mas aud protected her With hi
last breath"
"fne woman he thought she waS'
repeated Craig. pausins On the >taii
an his establishment.
WHAT are ~e going upstairs aesi
2of.' dcllanded traie. We got
maze ny ltp r. ~ neadqudi tiers. an
1T. ,et,iie GA toward morning
You're not going TO rouse up o.
Gs.swoln asain. men. and ask -.
W ne lieu ABOUT his aslual,tant
AIN Mrs. Vane?" Earry bent a on
slcai glarce upon '',s ,n'nr &c
Esacs.