Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-18

~ d. an irasciblc bachelor from the
nth, enter the studio after being
tnld Of the murder.
GO ON WITH THE STORY
Sergeant Barry shrugged.
When a case of this sort occurs.
lrDcessor, there's little time for
/, plomacy. We've got to get the
cope and get it quick. So you, too,
heard hat step ON The stairs di-
rectly after the shot was fred"
Professor Semyonov laid a quick
hand on his arm.
I'VE will discuss that later, my
friend" His keen eyes beneath their
saaggy brows rested for a moment
en- the grabbed ace of Henry Girls
void and then drifted to Gordon
ladd, who had once more dropped
his head in his hands. Let us have
Il little talk together in my rooms,
: soon as the official formalitieS
lave been complied with, which
Nill grant us temporary privacy"
Policeman Boyle descended with
racxpected haste.
That's one of those nutty artistic
lanes up there, with hair like a sky
~tsrrier and the nerve of a mouse!"
] ; confided in a quick undertone to
larry.
In the shabby, comfortable living
i ON once more, the professor low
cred the light and raised the win
COW shades with a sigh of relief,
ilcn turned to his younge' COM
lanion.
What do you make of it all, Ser
ant? Who do you think killed the
,aue woman, and WHY"
Barry shrugged.
THE last part of your question
would explain much, professor, and
y abably answer the first part as
~ i. l haven't had time to draw
i definite conclusions as yet, have
u"
Professor Semyonov sank once
J re into his own chair and mo-
"a Ged to the n opposite.
Only some very obvious minor
tSaes," he responded. She was shot
no stranger, but by someone
i nose presence in her studio at the
I Dment was known to her. Re
! ember she was standing or sitting
rectly before her easel n evil
icItly painting Or starting to paint
! hen the end came. No intruder
cid have got so close to her, or
actically between her and the
c1sel in order to fire directly into
J. I HedTI WITHOUT Iler lcuSc.
j. is possible that she turned TO
i,ieak to this person and thus I'M
J, tting;y gave opportunity for ali
rnimpeded aim. l think it is fairly
certain that she did not anticipate
what was coming"
Barry nodded.
THAT seems clear. But about
Etose footsteps that we both heard
going down the stairs when we
ppened 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
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
w and reluctantly he came down
finally to investigated! There did not
lseem to be anywhere In the hallway,
badly lighted AS it was, where any
one could have hidden himself.
Professor Semyonov smiled and
his white whiskers lifted slightly.
II am not thinking of the wom-
am" he said. Nor do I imagine
that we passed anyone unobserved
in IL descent, hurried as it was.
"Who was Miriam Vane? From
whence did she come? If the ex-
cellent organization of which You
are a part should in the next few
days learn anything. of Mrs. Vane's
~antecedents or previous history and
n SSnnia+~c vvhjnh iS mot given Out
generally to the press, would it be
too great a breech of professional
ctiquet to put me into strictly con-
fidentiaI possession of it?"
by no means, professor, in view
not only of your standing but OF
the splendid services you have rem
dered voluntarily to the homicide
bureau in the past" Barry re-
sponded.
II shall be grateful" the professor
declared. II know nothing, abso-
l~tely nothing more than you and
yet I have formed a theory which l
should like to test and which I
think only Mrs. Vane's past will
prove o. disprove."
Sergeant Barry smiled to him
self, though not a muscle of his
countenance betrayed his inward
liItuStlltll. IlC LilOdShe that iC
knew what that theory, engendered
by an almost childish personal ami
rsosity. consisted of and he was glad
to humor the foibles of this old man.
50 great in his own line.
"Just what is generally known
lanout Mrs. Vane, beyond the promi-
I, ence her odd style of p~ortraiture
las brought her lately?" he asked.
II know only what 1 have seen
casually in the papers about her
sal what Mrs. McGrath, entirely
! .thout encouragement, has volun-
{ red" replied the professor. Mrs.
ne arrived last October from
.ance l believe. 1t was some two
i nths later that her vogue began
| spread lie wildfire. so that by
ing she was quite famous"
There can be no doubt of her
'ange, whimsical talent" Barry re-
'rked. THAT unfinished portrait
ore wh.ch she lies dead. for in