Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-08
CONTINUED from our last issuc)

drawing the cover of the gaS mask
from his pocket, together with a
small but powerful microscope, he
fell to examining the finger marks
upon it, comparing them to those
which, in the fading light, were yet
plainly visible in the grease upon
the outer side of the jar.
This Jar of French cold cream
must have belonged to Fay. The
finger prints upon it were identical
with those upon the gas mask case.
The mask had been worn by ONE
one in the room of death on the
previous night; the odor of carbon
monoxide was proof of that, and the
theory that now sprang to his mind
was without a flaw. However, re-
luctantly he entertained it, he was
compelled to admit that any other
hypothesis would be impossible. The
girl was not innocent but merely a
superb actress after all!
She must have worn that mask
and remained in the DON while
she accomplished her Cousins death.
The slippers, the gas mask, the
cold ia jar, the knowledge that
the other girl had supplanted her
with her former lover-all these,
combined with the possible evidence
of the little box. which still remain
ed in His pocket. heaped up a sinis-
ter proof against Fay Tudor.
Barry paused midway of the back
stairs and struck the rail softly with
his clenched fist. What a foo he
had been! What had been Fay TIL
doris exact words when she men,
toned her brothers effects?
did I tell you the other day that
I went in the locked room where all
his belongings, which you so kindly
placed? L saw his helmet and his
gas mask, but there were stains
upon it,"
Now, there had been no stains
such as she implied upon the mask
when he examined it a short time
before, but on the case which re-
posed in his pocket were several
faint but unmistakable traces of
dried blood. She could not have
detected them in the dimness of the
room unless she had taken the cover
IN in her hands, and the sight of
the stains must have revolted her
SO that she replaced the case I'M
opened.
Someone else must have entered
hat room during the night before;
someone who was careful to leave
no traces or finger marks. But who?
Continuing on his way downstairs
Barry entered the kitchen, where he
found the cook weeping over her
preparations for dinner. He beat a
h. ctu ratraat 10 tho nnnfYu
There he discovered pretty Louise,
the waitress.
Louise" he began, seating him.
self unconcernedly upon the edge of
the table, were there guests last
night for dinner?"
No, sir; just Mr.. Clayton, and
he's here so often that he seems
ike one of the family" The words
came in a loquacious little rush.
He and Mrs. Tudor had coffee to-
gether out on the porch afterward."
"Only he and Mrs. Tudor? Didn't
the young ladies take ~coffee?"
No, sir. Poor Miss Laurel never
does. and Miss Fay came back so
v that the doctor forbid her
having any. for fear that she won't
sleep nights. That's been her great
est trouble; insomnia, they call it,"
L1ti oiSN 'NCP
breath, and for a moment his hand
strayed toward the pocket where re-
posed the little box of powders
which he had taken from the bath
room upstairs.
That's too bad! Doesn't the doc
tor give her something to make her
sleep-medicine, L mean?"
"Only hot milk. Last night she
drank it directly after dinner and
Miss Laurel, poor thing, had some
with her."
Are you sure?" asked Barry
quickly.
well, I took it up to them my
self, and in the morning after-after
they had carried poor Miss Laurel
away and l went in with Martha to
take the breakfast things down
stairs, I found the tall glasses and
the milk jug there empty"
"Were the two young ladies alone
when you took the milk up?"
"Of course"
On the porch a table had been
laid for the sheriff and Barry, and
at Mrs. Tudor's insistence they had
both remained for dinner.
"Have you found anything that's
worth looking into?" Barry demand
ed.
Sheriff Hulse chuck1ed.
"'Worth looking into?'" he re-
peated. my boy, we've been look
ing into it for days in advance, only
we didn't know it,"
"In ADVANCED" echoed Barry.
What in the world do you meant"
THAT Teller that's been frighten-
ing servants, stealing boat cushions
and clothes, and getting in and out
of houses without anybody knowing
how he does it. He's the one We're
after. and we mean to look out to
nab him tonight if we can"
Who's we?" Barry inquired.
THE two gentlemen that are here
for dinner tonight and Frank and
me. You can come along if you
want to-" Hulse responded %patroniz-
ingly. 1T seems that Frank has
been scouting around most of the
afternoon, and he thinks he has
found traces"
Tho sergeant accepted Hulse's in
vitation to the man hunt that even
ing carelessly enough, but as soon
as dinner was over managed to
elude him and enter the hall just as
the others emerged from the dining
room.
Fay Tudor caught his eye, and
with a gesture SO slight as to be inn
perceptible to the rest. he motioned
toward the drawing-room.
Did you wish to see me .alone|'
she asked in a breathless tone.
Miss Tudor, l understand that
you are a sufferer from insomnia
do you ever take anything for it ex-
cept hot mike"
mo; that is. not lately"
But you have taken medicine fol-
to Dauy1sr- of S1n1a sort 2r