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

Only that II Is q picture Of MIRA
Theodore vansittayt-'
Coming down a staircase" Barry |
dnished. THE THIRD STEP OF THE |
STAIRS Is just on level with tho I
artists breast as she sat on stool
before the easel. and there Is a bull |
let hole in the canvas. Miriam Vane ,
was shot through the heart b. some !
one On the other side of the por-
tfait!"
/ For moment the chief seemed i
about TO explode with the mingled
emotions which consumed him The
next he sank back in his chair and
raised his powerful hands, to let
them fall with q slam upon his desk
A bullet hole through the por-
trait" he exclaimed And none of
those no-account fiatfoot dicks. not
even tn. medical examiner himself.
had eyes to see it. The reporters
would have smoked it out and had a
| fine laugh on the department il II
hadn't been for You. john"
| No woman deliberately destroys
all signs Of her former identity un
| less she has secret to hide said
| Barry. and | am not certain that a
| previous tragedy was not linked in
some fashion with her life. The shot
| which killed her was not the first to
! be involved in her destiny.
! The ribbon, dried flowers. lace
| and the hair and the locket-whs. |
suppose every woman treasures just
| such things the world over com
mented the chief. THAT empty ear
fridge though It must have meant
something mighty serious 10 her. and
, we've got to find ont what that some
/ thing is. The photograph is too fad
! ed to be- OF any as" rs evidence. and
whatever MIS- written on the back
has been scratched out long ago
i 'i.cok ut it through this. sir
Barry offered his microscope. The
pencilcd words beneath the ink
scrawl are Mopus WOULD move
Now a | make il out. that refers to
the blur beside the figure of the girl.
which under the glass resolves itself
into large dog OF some sort
Barry laid the little packet Of
sketches before the chief and took
mis- leave. 1t was broad daylight
| when he reached the street. and on
reaching the antique shop found
that a crowd had collected before its
doors. Boyles temporary successor
and the pla inclothes men were sharp
> " interlogating surlv individual
. who WIS in the act OF unlocking the
basement door.
q At Barrv's approach they greeted
/ him and stepped aside.
Are YOU the janitor Of this build
' ing he asked.
h Il am, Jacob Keage by name. and
; what business is it OF yours" the
V other replied trucuently. eyeing tbs
2 detective sergeant up and down
> Come inside Barry drew him
Il within the entrance door closing il
upon the gaping knot of clrious sight
. scers> I'm from headquarters in
q charge here With Sergeant Craig
i suppose you know that one OF YOU
4 tenants has been murdered"
). II ought to-, Hedge calculated
J. "Nour men have been badgering NJ,
ever since | got back It's hard 10 he
lieve her cold in death. Why it,
i scarcely twelve hours siucc va,
% talking to her."
x Mrs. Vsne ..n... the o.lle.- tenant.
= n the house. Barrv remarked
~ Not that crazy Rus san with III
% uhiskers. but she sometimes spohi
r to the top floor tcnan,. Miss Shaw
ic when she pass II her on the stairs
n The Young gentl 'Hl.,a inSt above wa
VI fairly crazy about her. as You could Sc
% with half an eye. aud Mrs. Nanc ar,
ar Mr.. Grswold seemed IT, be oil
ii friends. from even before she can
here
q indeed Garry smiled cngagi ne
n Is. II seems t. me- nov that he sal
something about that Last night ~he
to Interviewed him after Mrs Nane'
u death was discovered Didn't the
Q come originally from the same city ?
ta 7 don I know anything about TIA
!. All know is that Mrs Naae va
At American. for all she landed her
= from France like that Youug N
- l.add and she'd no more than x
settled than She sent me npstiir
n with 4 note ioi Mr Gsiswold as 10
- NAL As yon please Surprised he VA
- tco
al Yes. he must have been please
to fnd that - charming a naigllbe
81 was an old iriend Barys ton
was guileles> Il Il warrant 1t. eag
j. son a big Lip
Is Tip" The ianifar~ repetition wa
-. as expressive as ap e4ta VEL
n when gave him thaf note and i
j. SAN The writing on the envelope i
-. jumped and got !. ittle bit MOI
: green and then lubbed his chm an
smiled in that Slow way of lis I
= last he opened tie note ana read
Cd and then he told ms sf5l smi.in
.r e tell Mr. Nane be- vpud Dc nis
at self the honor "a calling On her in
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