The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-25


fcontlnasd From Our Last lssucJ
Professor Semyonoy replied
blandly: THE policeman on guard
outside Miss Ghaw'g door happened
70 10 an Old acquaintance. He
Helped me 70 open tho small sky
light d fhe main hall which led
10 tie roof From there I descend
I'd the fire escape 70 the window
10 Miss StaWss studio and found
her hnddIed up IN q bare hard chair
In 8 stutnberSth hat l fear was not o
normal one. orsa small carton OF
tablets was beside her. / went
ithronsh the entire>attic, examined
sthe pittt1lly few garments and
other thingst and found no paint
Or other stains, nor any eradicator
save Goap.
climbing farther down the fire
escape past the windows Of my
own apartment, Lcame to those OF
my neighbor. Henry Griswold. His
dreams must have been deep. He
smiled az looked at him and
made sounds in his throat like
those OF an exultant dog over q
bone. And mentioning dogs. that
stuffed tlnnstrosity which holds
the pyRce 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 l found it re.
dplent Of various chemicals, among
them also 9 strong odor Of turpen.
tine,
The dog!" muttercd Fllrry.
rhe Old stuffed dog!"
When ! had completed my
Eearch there. I left rs l had come
That portion OF the fire escape
ends on the floor below as you
know. on the skylight of Mrs.
vane's studio, but q walk way runs
aro1ndsthe edge to the outside row
Eof windows OF the extension. where
the second section OF the fire es,
cape begins and continues to the
street.
Was Gordon Ladd out OF
assep demanded Barry half incred
nlbIsly
Professor semyonoy smiled
meaningly.
Neither at first. When ! a2.
.epeaFediat the window Of his studio
could see through the door that
led into his living room. He was
tratnping IN and down. and though
do not pretend to be a psyche.
logtst, would be willing 10, swear
hat sorrow alone, grief that tore
his hehrt-strings, was reflected
stpon his face. He was in solitude,
aware OF no ea%vesdroDner, and yet
saw no signs of either grief OF
feaTs
You returned then, Professor,
hewaS you mad Gomez"
yes: for a sopOrlflG made from
forrnnla of my own which Is
Iebs barnlful ad more effective
han that in Which Miss Shaw had
pdused, With it I returned by
ut the fire escapA to Mr.,
adds window and raped on the
asement. He was astonished and
i sntful. naturally, hut when
yJdemTself known to him not
eniS as his neighbor hut rs the
perspn4gou know at Headquarters,
ne admitted me. | think the poor
Dung manlva glad Of someone to
talk to, for after your departure
the full import OF what had occur
red must have descended upon
him. We had h sympathetic little
hour, in which 1 learned much that
hadSno bearing upon the crtme but
whichI will tell you Of later, aud
1t It's end he was quite willing to
the opiate and get a little rest
ana surcetlse from his grief. He
ten into a deep sleep almost at
one but 1t was then morning and
could make only u superficial
search There was turpentlne no
where but in his studio"
$50 We drew q blank, eh. Pro
lessor Sernyonov?" Barry shrug-
ged asorry TO have kept you up
af ntghthnd made that request
pf you for nothing, but ] had a
lunch that someone who had no
business to do so had touched that
portrait Of Mrs. Vansittart last
night while the paint was wet and
brought AWAY traces that they
would try to get rid Of at all COSTS.
was the professors turn to
shrug,
know nothing OF that, for
have not vst heard what you may
have TO tell me. my friend, but the
tprpentine / did find and in a most
unlikely place." he observed. "You
forget that horrible stuffed dog
The aHartment Of Henry Girls
void
No. responded Sergeant Barry,
h%nushttully. II have not forgotten
the dog,F
CHAPTER VIII
You may have forgotten the
dog but I have not forgotten my
breakfast" Professor Semyonov
laughed. you have had yours.
sergeant2 Then, while I make my
ten hold you TO your promise 10
chime what is permissible OF your
Investigations
t seems fairly evident, sthen,
that Miriam Vane, the portrait
painter was born only a few years
ago. he remarked when tho de-
tecttve finished. II wonder who in,
habited that splendid body before
that and what havoc she wrought
n the lives Of men and women?"
oh undoubtedly she buried a
past o. some kind. but as l told