New Britain herald., 1927-10-17

shut. The mans a foreigner. and says he don't read the papers. Any way, he came across pronto when I put the screws on."
 The detective drew out q small notebook.
 "I looked up the cars number. It's listed in the name of Leandcr Pfyfe. 2i Elm boulevard, Port Washington. Long Island.'
 Markham received this piece of unexpected information with a per uleXed frown. He dismissed Emery almost curtly and sat tapping thoughtfully on his desk.
 Vance watched him with an amused smile.
 Its really not madhousc, V know" he observed comfortingly. T say, don't the Co,onel's words bring you any cheer, now that you know l."ander was lowering about the neighlorhood at the time Ben son was translated into the Be yond ?'
 l't'iliti Nohl oI'' 'loll'ls snapped Markham. 'What interests me at present is fitting this new development into the situation.'
 It fits beautifully" Vance told him. Tt rounds out the mosaic, so to speak. Aho you actu'lly dis concerted by learning that Pfyfa WaS the owner of the mysterious caro-
 Not barring your gift of clair voyance. l am, confess. disturbed by the f,c,'
 Markham lit q cigar -- an indi- cation of worry.
 You. of courso,' he added. with sarcasm, "l:ncw before Elm Ary came here that it was pfyfc's car.''
 "I didn't know" Vance corrected rim; but had t strong suspicion. pfyfe oycldid his distress when he told us of his breakdown in the CatsIiills. And IIoath's question about his itnor'ry annoyed him irightfully. His haut,&r was too nelodramatc."
 Your eH post facto wisdom is most useful"
 Markham smoked a while in silence.
 "I think I'll find out about this matter"
 Iio rang for Swacler.
 "Call up the Ansonia." he ordered 4ngrily; "locatc Lender rfyf". and say l want 10 see him at the Stuy- v1sant Club at 6 o'clock. And tell him hes 10 be thcrc.'
 Tt occurs to me- said Mark ham. when Swacker had gone, that this car episode may prove hclp- lul. after all rfyfe was evidently in New York that night. and for some reason he didn't want fl known.
 "Why. I wonder? He tipped us off about L"acocks thr"at against Benson, and hintcd strongly that wed better get on the fellows track. Of course, he may have been sore at Leacock for winning Miss St. Clair away from his friend, and | taken this means of wreaking q ! little revenge on him. on the other l1nl. if Pfyfe was al Benson s house the night of the murder. he i may have some real information And now that we've found out about tho car, I think hc'l tell us what he knows.'
 ."Hc'll tell you something any WaY,' said Vance. Hes the type ! of congenital liar that1l tell any i o1v anything as long as it doesn't i involve himself unpleasantly," "You and tho Cumaean Sibyl. l ! presume, could inform me in ad- vance what hes going 10 tell nc" T couldn't say as 10 the Cumacan | Sibyl. don't V know" Vance re- turned lightly; "but speaking for myself, l rather fancy he'll tell you that he saw the impetuous Captain at 1onson's house that night" i Markham laughed. "I hope he does. You'll want 10 : be on hand 10 hear him, suppose" |" i q couldn't bear to miss it.
 Vance was already at the door. preparatory to going, when he turned again 10 Markham.
 i've another slight favor to ask. | Get a report on pfyfe - there's a good fellow. Send one of your in numcrablc Dogberrys to Port i Washington and have thc gentle , mans conduct and social habits i looked into.
 "Tcl your cmiss'ry 10 concon- tratc on in" woman question. .. i I promise you, you saa'Ht regret it."
 Markham. I could sec, was de- cidodly puzzled by this request. and 1 half inclined 10 refuse it. But after collaborating q fnw moments. hN ! smiled and pressed a button his , six.
 "AnythinE to humor you," h" I said I'll send q mar down at l onC".'
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