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


bumcr Of the dead woman there had
luTked = humanity sentimental regard
for episodes in her life that had van
ished from the sophisticated present.
tor there beneath his hands were
clearly mementos OF the past. the fool
ish. faded objects meaningless to any
one else, which every woman treasur.
es until memory ceases to have value.
A faded blue satin ribbon stif and
yellowed 1t the edges, held q knot u
crumbling brown sprigs which must
once have been flowers: q torn scrap
Of real lace, discolored now. and too
rich In quality for graduation dress.
but 1t might have been a bit of
bridal veil or christening robe once
upon a time; lock of short. curling
hair. matted and rcd-brown: batter
ed gold lOcket without initial or in
scription; an empy cartridge of a.
caliber. and a small snapshot. alike
faded and discolOred and half torn
across as though someone had start
ed to destroy it and then thought bet
ter OF It.
Taking up the faded snapshot he
examined it closely It's faint lines
showed the figure OF Il tall. slender
girl clad IN light colored gown
which made it stand ont against what
appeared to be a mass Of shrubbery
in full leaf At her side and reaching
to above her knee was a blurred OBJ
jet resembling huge dog, but the
outlines We're 81 indistinct that its
breed could not be determined.
! The girls slender fgure did not
resemble the splendid. sensuouslv
I full lines of the body OF Mrs. Vane
save in its height. and the face was
an indistirguishable blur. but on a
sudden inspiration Barry rose. still
carrying the picture. and going into
the studio he turned on the brilliant
light within the reflector Then he
drew from his pocket small but
powerful microscope. 1t proved OF
little aid beyond showing that the
blurred object by the girls side was
indeed large Cog. for the photo
graph was too worn and faded. but
on the reverse side the distinction
between the pencil marks and per
scratches was plainly visible. Gnf
three words written in round
girlishlv uniformed hand were un
mis.akabiy revealed:
MOpuS would move.
Then. standing almost on the sam,
spot which the body of Miriam Van,
had occupied in front OF the easel
Barry used his miscrscope to seal
every inch OF the portrait with met
culous care.
Strengthening at length with q YER
,, grave expression upon his boyisl
countenance. he switched of the glaE
ing light in the reflector. leaving onl
the side brackets in the wall giowin
softly. and crossing behind the pc.
trait he passed the model throne an
went to the row Of windows.
; When he raised the shade Of on
. IF them the empty house beyond tn
. narrow strip OF garden stood GU
more distinctly than before apd
! grayish efulgence was spreading 0,
or the cloudy sky. The sultry sun
NOR dawn was at hand.
2 Dropping the shade once NOR.
Barry turned and refectively regart
cd the back of the portrait upon tn
easel! The huge square Of canva
vas blank except for some number
/ scra~lad In charcoal on the uppe
LETT hand corner and small eros
in red paint little below the cente
For some minutes these cnigmati
characters occupied the close after
Il ton Of the sergeant. then he turne
u off the last Of the lights and left III
:. studio. going directly to the cute
hall without second glance towar
the boudoir and bedroom
Big Doane. seated upon the lowe
T. step of the staircase. rose hastily IN
e saluted.
II One of the hoys came up sir
find ont about the light in that st
= do. but ] fixed it with him" be r
l marked. Did YOU find the ansuer
what was puzzling yoa. sergeant .
III I've found the answer to VIII
e VAS rnzz'ing me. Doane =" he replie
4 I've stumbled on a bigger mystei
x Vet and a blacker one"
He found AZ headquarters III
II Craig bad already turned in his
u port. and the chief was awaiting h
g own appearance with illconceal.
II Impotence
e What do YOU think o. The chi
Is asked
" As to the Identity Of the muld,
or sir?' Barry asked cantiousi
r. I'm quite cnIta,n that several r.
'd ed Mrs Nane did not do IT, and tn
IL lets me out for the moment Howe
s. or. took it upon myself to do
little unofficial investigating
H. OF COURSE What ! eNpei
III cd ven To do 4 interrupt
Il eagerly "Ths II eNamin
ia hasn't performed ,.e autopsy 81
r. NATURALLY. bat from his account OF {
re affair as well as Che reports Of I
III BOYS from the local precinct a
a. Povle ard Craig. it appears that t
Il Nane woman WAS shot by some VI
tor. someone she knew we'll and h
81 she had no premonition OF the attat
II There's one queer point ahcut I
% murder that the press l. bound
o pouncc on and play NJ big. ana J
ID cant see any explanation
g Thought perhaps you might ha
>e some idea
n What is that SIR Barry 10
e was guleles-
There we're no powder marks
d Tie wonIans smock and the medic
sh examiner SAYS that the shot m.
a. have been rrcd from distance
al several feet at least"
4 The chief Dauspd Now acfOi