Evening journal., 1922-01-25

CONTINUED From Our Last 1ssue) I
Professor semyonov replied bland
": "The policeman on guard out
side Miss Shaw's room happened 10
be an old acquaintance. He helped
me to open the small slSylight in the
main hail which led 10 the roof.
From there 1 descended the fire es-
cape to the window Of Miss Shaw's
studio and found her kuddled up
in bare, hard chair in a slumber
that I fear was not a norml one, for
a small carton Of tablets was beside
her. l went through the entire at
tic. examined the pitifuliy few gar
ments and other things and found
no paint or other stains, nor any
eradicator except soap.
climbing farther down the fire
escape past the windows Of my own
apartment, 1 came to those Of my
neighbor. Henry Griswold His
dreams must have been deep. He
smiled as looked at him and made
sounds in his throat like those Of
an exultant dog over a bone. And
mentioning dogs. that stuffed mon
strosity which holds the place OF
honor in his sitting room was the
only object in the whole apartment
that gave any evidence OF having
been cleaned in the last decade. and
1 found it redolent with chemicals.
among them also a strong odor of
turpentine.
The dog" muttered Barry.
THE old stuffed dogl"
when had completed my
search there. left as I had come.
That portion of the fire escape ends
on the floor below. as you know, on
the slSylight OF Mrs Vane's studio,
but walk-way runs around the
edge TO the outside row OF windows
Of the extension. where the second
section Of the fire escape begins and
continues to TIE street"
WAS Gordon Ladd out or
asleep?" demanded Barry, half in
creaulously.
Professor semyonov smiled mean
ingly
Neither. at first. When ap-
peared at the window Of his studio 1
could see through the door that led
into his living room. He wa9 tramp
ing up and down, and though I do
not pretend TO be a psychologist 1
would be willing to swear that sor-
row alone. grief that tore at his
heart-strings. was reflected upon his
face. He was in solitude. aware Of
no eavesdropper. and yet / saw no
signs OF either grief or fear"
you returned then, Professor,
the way you had Gomez"
Yes: for a soporifc made from a
formula Of my own which is less
harmful and more effective than
that in which Miss shaw had In
duIged. with il I returned by way
of the fire escape TO Mr.. Ladd's
window and raAped on the case
ment.s He. yas astonished and re-
sentful. naturally. but when I made
myself known to him not only
his neighbor but as the person yol
know at headquarters. he admitted
ne. I think the poor young mar
was glad OF some one TO talk TO. for
after your departure the full import
II WHIT had occurred must have de-
cended upon him. We had a sym
pathetic little hour in which
learned much that had no bearing
upon TIE crime but which I will tel
you of later. and at its end he was
quite willing to take the opiate ano
get a little rest and surcease from
his grief. He fell into deep sleeI
almost at once, but It was ther
morning and I could make only
superficial search. There was tur
penti.-e nowhere but In his studio.
$50 we drew a blank, eh, Profes
sor Semyonov?" Barry shrugged
sorry TO have kept you up al
night and made that request OF yo'
for nothing. but / had a hunch TIA
some one who had no business t'
do so had touched that portrait o
Mrs. Vansittart last night while IN
paint was wet and brought ava
traces that they would try to ge
rid Of at all costs"
It was the professors turn t
shrug.
Il know nothing Of that, for / hav
not yet heard what you may have
tell me, my friend. but the turper
tine I did find, and in a most ur
likely place" he observed. "Ho
forget that horrible stuffed dog
the apartment OF Henry Griswold.
mo" responded Sergeant Barr!
thoughtfully. Il have not forgotte
the dog"
CHAPTER VIII
"You may have forgotten the do
but ! have not forgotten my breal
FAST" Professor Semyonov laugh
ed. "You have had yours Sergeant
Then. while ! make my tea / hol
you to your promise to ten me wh'
is permissible OF your Investigations
1T seems fairly EVIDENT, then. thi
Miriam Vane. the portrait painte
was born only few years ago." Il
remarked. when the detective III
ished. Il wonder who inhabite
that splendid body before that. an
what havoc she wrought in the liv,
OF men and women?"
eOh. undoubtedly she buried
past Of some kind. but as / told n
chief. It need not have been a di
creditable one" Barry's matter-o