The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-31

LEHMAN who has the apartment ius,
below me. and q police doctor nf
some surt"
She paused aud craig prompted
her.
You mw the body Also"
Miss shaw Inclined her hond aud
seemed FOR a moment unable to- ron-
tinuc. When sho spoke u was IN e
low ,haLlng voice scarccly above IA
whisper.
~ cs She saw at 70 glanc,
sumchow that 10 must hr rue hut I
couldn't help COINS 90 her and touch
.ns her hand
with a sign foo Sergeant craig
Barry interven,d IN ID soothing'y
-y mputhctic ton"
You knew Mrs NancT'
NOt in a formal acusc We had
smIlcd a. each other ana nodded
when we happened 10 meet ON the
stairs
There was % llttlo catch In ncr
breath ana then she hurried on ~
WINS Interested enough To 20 TO n
or Two TT the sprinr exhibitions
which contained specimens Of her
work II admired her and I was
curious tu soc her studio. %rlthuuEh
am not a busy body. a. q rule. ON"
..N# ~ u.s. NNH
passing her doot Just a. II opened.
and one Of her patrons came out
the lady Whose portrait is there @
100 the studio"
You mcaa the one on the easel.
the lady standing On the staircase '
lskcd Barry quickly
YES. I recognized 10 tonight at "a
glance Airs Nune stopped me hat
day az her Vifitor ieft. o. was about
DO trivial matter somr mail of min,
which shc had received The young
woman halted aud passed one hand
H,russ her eyes ". didn't taik
bou anythinr lu particular aud
unly remained O. few minutes. but
.ho was 80 nice aud unaffected and
and beautiful too. that my little
cail left "A deep impression upon
me
YOU don't remember what YOU
talked about There was incredil-
ity " "a touch of sharpness iu
Hurry's tone. which, made Miss shaw
st~rnigh'en In nor chair
II do not. cNcrpt IN &C. general way
~" replied with tnc arst sign OF
resentment which She had shown. =
am very sensitive tn environment. 10
Impressions. ~ hy u chance you
know what that means, The con-
vcrsption was the inconscpiontial ono
of two m strangers yct neigh
hor-
When did guu SOC her again r'
Bury pcrsistns Ibid she can upon
YOU IN return Miss shaw
$50. ! didnt ash h-r"' the yuuus
woman responded with q note or
dorred d"rHu,. loo her tones. Il was
Ashamed 10 do So You've seen her
apartment look about you hero
luur ycars - failure haven't iu6pn
away all ms pride and seif-rcrpc,t.
nd ! couldn't endure the thought 81
having her .oc-thls'.
The pale oval of her face ram,d
even IA shadow and chem as suddenly
h"r color faded and she added. her
Voice sunk once more almost 10 IL
whisper
80 encountered Mrs Van. once or
twice in ih" vesuhule after thu and
We greeted each other pleasantly.
hut We did nat hold any conversation
and I never entered her studio again
until tonight when I went down and
saw her lying there dead That b.
an that ! ran tell YOU. gentlemen
With 70 -wift glance at craig
Harry rosp but made No move toward
the door.
when WIS the idst Tine vuri saw
AIR Ninu alive Mise shaw f"
'pu" afternoon hast wecl Thurs
day ! think She was entering her
studio as : came down the siairs and
she did moi sse me"
Are you acquainted with any q
The other tenants In IN. housc2"
Barry abrupt change OF topic owl
IDENTIFY astoni-hcd her but she drew
herself tp and responded coldiy
II am NOT
Was Mrs Nane2" The question
came with almost startling sudden.
ness
81 DO not know l have no reason
~ thinA so and az I have told yod.
am MOI % busy body"
Very well | don't think we'll
trouble The lady nj further tonight.
shall we. Sergeant Craig ." Harry
turned formally Toward hir confrre
who shook hit head dumbly.
Miss shaw opened her lips "a
speak. hcsi,atcd ~ though she had
thought better OF IL and preceded
them witt dignity TO the door.
Goodnight. gentlemen"
There was Just the slightest shade
OF pausc hefore the last word which
lcnt u irony and the door closcd
with emphasis behind them
THAT was one of the things !
wanted 10 Nud out" he responded.
The professors hight H. out and well
let him rest. but III Just slip this
note under his door ~ you want no
to see this rise through with YOU un-
officially bob, I think We can ust
him m his 49, line, chemistry to-
morrow with ~ little porch climbing
thruwn ir'
Sergeant Craig stared a. his fellow
detective scribhled a few words m
IL page of his ~ book tore Il gu,
and folding H. thrust u under IN