The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-08
CONTINUED From Our Last Issucl

N~-,-t's"f' sNsNstt NNT ht<t>t l<tutl
When hts door had closed and he
was out OF the way l rushed up tc
hcr,t don't know what said: mus,
have been crazed with Jealousy and
tho mystery OF Il all. |, DO remcm
Der. tho, quite distinctly, that abe
turned on mo In cold fury. forbade
me ever to address her again. and en-
tering hor apartment. shut the door
IN my facet I descended. let myself
In here almost mechanically. and
dropped into that chair you're sitting
In now. sergeant"
Craig was setting hack In his chair
with a gesture 10 Barry. when the
latter stepped forward.
Mr.. Ladd. as understand n,
your apartment hero Is a replica OF
the ono Just above. studio and all
Have YOU any objection 10 showing
us aboutf'
Not at ALL" In contrast 10 tina,
OF the dead woman's Iadd's studio
was hung with rare tapestries and
furnished nv iuxuriously as that OF 4
social dillettantc. yet its easel upon
which stood an unfinished landscape
and tho carved rcfcetory table care,
lcssiy covered with paint tubes and
smcared cloths. showed II TO be q
sorkroom no less than hers.
what color do you call thisf''
Barry picked up tube. and saueez
ing bit OF It's contents on the pal
ette. he indicated tho blotch of red
dish brown.
Burnt sienna" responded the art
LIST. promptly. II seldom use is-you
can sec there was mono on tho pal
cite before-but always keep a full
assortment OF colors on hand. II Is
odd you should have asked me abou,
,hatr,,
'whyf" demanded Barry quickly.
for the young mans tone had tcnsed
with some sudden emotion.
We'll. Il II just trivial matter
but over a week ago--the last time,
In fact. that Mrs. vane and I had a
chummy little talk In her studlo-i
advised her 10 use more burnt sienna
with the seal brown 10 set the proper
effect OF tho wood on the staircase In
that portrait she was doing OF Mrs
Nanslttart. tho one before which her
--1her own body was found tonight"
Barry replaced the tube rcflectIyeiy
on the table as Craig. with an evil
dent effort to emulate his colleague
picked up one 81 tho bottles and
shifted Il spcculativeiy.
That's turpentine. Iadd remark,
cd. and his voice had sunk again "a
a dun apathy.
IT'S funny about this turpentInc."
Craig still stood by the table. -It's
used as cleaning fluid. isn't It?
Seems TO ma I've smell, that odor
lsomewhere else In this house TO.
might"
Naturally the studio as,ave Is per,
meated with H." Barry turned away
from the window and le, the shade
drop. Mr.. Iadd. Il youn Just show
US thru the rest OF your apartment
now We wont trouble you any more
tonight
Barry thanked the artist ard eads
him good night. In the hail crais
produced handkerchief and wiped
his rudy brow.
Wei. John. we've a nice mess Il
report a, headquarters! no an
uounced In low towne that the DO.
llccman on guard might not hear
Here's n woman shot dead. and
every last tenant In the house sxcep,
the professor seems mixed up In II
somehow. tho every one OF them have
lied and peached on the rcstI Who
the devil was this Miriam yane. any
ways Where did she como from and
what were the rest Of them 10 herr
II think we can guess what Ladc
was" Barry whispered as he led his
colleague up the stairs once more
sIust an idealLstlc young fool who
. let her play with him like a cat with
a mouse 10 please her vanity anc
then kicked him out when he bccarn,
inconvenient. He may have killed
her. but I don't think so: think ht
would have adored the woman he
thought she was. and protected her
with his last breath"
The woman he thought she wasF
repeated Craig. pausing on the stairs
IN his astonishment.