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 IT, look into one side of the matt. he first, and if that doesn't pan ol ne anything, I'll yell for Truitt. That r. my friend, Steve Truitt." le I've heard of him. He's rathe s. celebrated
 . Yes, though he's a young char re We were college chums and he's a r. bright as they come. We'll, Auntie s. here's my hunch. I think Inmal > killed the lady. And I think he al,
 It. because he wanted her money g. And l think he was not in love witt a her-no, not by no means,-but e think she was in love with him, anc t pestered the life out of him. thinl :. he is in love with Bunny-who could help it? And so Myra bored him, and ' when she begged him to elope with = her, he just got mad and--perhaps
 unintentially-I mean. unpreme edit ately, let fly the bottle, and it did for her." <. Ingenious enough, Tod, but nothing to back up such a theory"
 ."Oh, I doa't know" said her
 nephew, airily, and went off by him.
 sel1 to thlnk things over.
 Strolling about his aunt's grounds,
 he drifted over to the Heath house,
 and found Larry Inman alone on a
 verandah.
 Hello" Inman said take a seat
 and sit down.
 Care if I ask you some ques-
 tions?" Tod said, with a straight ] o1o he oil
 Wish you would. I say, I'm up against it-have you any ideas?" | Buck looked at him, curiously.
 Nothing but" he returned. Haven't you?"
 Yep. But they're all no good. Say I'm told you have a detective instinct-I believe that's the techni- l cal term-can't you ferret out who killed my cousin?"
 Didn't you?"
 Buck shot out the words with such clear-cut emphasis and assured in- tent, that Inman, instead of show ing any resentment, merely replied, No, ] didn't do it."
 Suddenly Todhunter Bucks heart fell.
 He couldn't l'v explained 1t him. self, but there was something about Inman's plain statement that carried i1 conviction--a deep conyiction-that he was telling the simple truth.
 But, "Who did then?" was all he said. {
 You're in love with Miss Moore?" $ Inman asked, quietly, and Toddy, having suddenly taken a liking to this calm person, replied, Yes"
 Then. I'll tell you of the danger I she's in. For I'm hoping you can help me to help her.
 You know something!' Buck ex- c with flash of his aunt's l sort of intuition. s
 "Yes, this. I heard a sound on he stairs that night at half past a ,ne o'clock, and I opened my door ust a crack and I saw Bunny conl- " ng up, with her vanity case in her hand, and looking as white as death, nd trembling like a leaf" a
 And then?"
 "Then, after few moments, l 1t yent downstairs, and found Myra  urning at her head and feet--and, uck-when I felt of her outstretch- m arm, it-it was still warm!" SC
 CHAPTER xxx dc Detective Mott promised himself afternoon, as he approach n ] the Heath house for the express e1 lrpose of grill: ,g the servants. nc He had his suspicious and his a leories pretty well in shape, he told ct mself but he needed corroboration q' Id also hoped to get side lights on M ,rtain aspects of the tragedy. ta He passed the two men whom he SC w talking on the verandah, and ent on around to the rear entrance. Herrick admitted him, and with l air of importance, the detective SCI lsconced himself in the servants ting room, and commanded the br ltler to round up the whole staff las i'd bring them at once. be There were, therefore, five harried ab Id alarmed looking faces grouped
 front of him, when he began his Mo quisition. an He had heard their stories before, m t informed the scared servants fro at he believed they had not told all wa ey knew, and unless they bel ere prepared to come vol TOSS with the whole ths lth, he hinted that there were sur gue but no less idle punishments aiting them. soe So frightening was his demeanor wit tt his auditors. especially the 'Sl men, became verbose and even lad -rulous.
 You never asked me nothing!" tlVe 'laimed Mrs. Pierce, the cook, as Ing resentful at being left out of the any ne. And know lott" Of 'Iu bet YOU do." said Mott, en- trat lragingly. any IS a matter of fact, he hadn't oh faith in the value of the cooks the ,wledge for he considered her do- in was entirely outside the fam- 5 living rooms, and he doubted see opportunities for observation. and 'ut he must leave no stone un- oh, ned, so he said, with a fine mix E } of request and command: said ell WndL you knoW, Fierce, IT IL -NoN ahy bearing on the case" this Bearing on the case, is it? We'll, l rather! I seen the murderer a " akin' down the stairs in the dead stan fight, to do his murderin'!" T You did?" Mott's attention was Tha sht at last. Who was it?" putt Who but MT. Inman, to be sure. boar
 him comin' along so soft and oper footed, not maxim a sound-but help wv him plain as plain, that I Hea " hold At what time was this?" Mott her his pencil poised over his note " {. Be careful now-if vou did l t know exactly say so-do,,,+ "Y V on your imagination" "I