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"I'm not connected with the au-
thoritieS, but somehow I dislike the
idea of seeing the wrong man pun
iShed.
"And I'll promise to forget the
source Of any information you will
be kind enough to give me. If you
will trust me. it will b.. infinitely
easier for you In the erd.'
The girl made no answer for
several minutes.
She was, I could see, trying to
estimate Vance; and evidently she
decided that, in any case, she had
nothing to lose-now that her
friendship with the Canary had
been discovered-by talking to this
man who had promised her immu-
nifty from further annoyance.
II guess you're all right" she
said, with a reservation of dubiety;
"but I don't know why I should
think So" She paused.
But, look here: I was told to
keep out Of this. and if 1 don't
keep out of it, I'm apt to be back
hoof1ng 1t in the chorus again. And
that's no life for a sweet young
thing like me with eXtravagant
tastes-believe me, my friend!"
THAT calamity will never befall
you through any lack Of discretion
on my part" Vance assured her,
with good-natured earnestness. q.
who told you to keep out Of it?"
'My-f1ance." She spoke some
what coquettishly.
Hes very well known and he's
afraid there might be scandal if I
got mixed up in the case as wit
ness or anything like that"
II can readily understand his
feelings" Vance nodded sympa-
thetically. And who by the bye, is
this luckiest Of men?"
"Say! You're good" She compn-
mented him with a coy moue. But
I'm not announcing my engage
ment yet"
Don't be horrid," begged Vance
"You know perfectly well that 1
could find out his name by making
few inquiries. sFsfzHM
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Wont you sit DOWN." Il am
sure Miss La Fosse had spoken the
line in play; she made of the
invitation an impressive ceremo-
MALI 'T really don't know why I
should have received you. But I
suppose you called on business.
Perhaps you wish me to appear
at a society bazaar, or something of
the kind. But I'm so busy, Mr..
Vance. You simply can't imagine
how occupied I am with my work.
st just love my work." she added,
with an ecstatic sigh. ~
"And I'm sure there are many
thousands of others who love it,
too" returned Vance, in his best
drawing manner.
But unfortunately I have no ba-
Ear to be graced by your charming
presence. I have come on a much
more serious matter. You we're
a very close friend of Miss Margaret
Odell's :"
The mention Of the Canary's
name brought Miss La Fosse sud-
denly to her feet.
Her ingratiating air Of affected
elegance had quickly disappeared.
Her eyes flashed, and their lids
dropped harShly.
A sheer distorted the lines of her
cupid's-bow mouth, and she tossed
her head angrily.
Say, listen! Who do you think
you are? I don't know nothing,
and I got nothing to say. So run
along-you and your lawyer"
But Vance made no move to obey.
He took out his ciraget-case and
carefully selected Reggie.
do you mind if I Sunderland
won't you have one?
II import them direct from my
agent in Constantinople. They're
exquisitely blended"
The girl snorted, and gave him
a look of cold diSdain. The doll
baby had become a virago.
Get yourself outa my apartment,
or I'll call the house detective"
She turned to the telephone on
the wall at her side.
Vance waited until she had lifted
the receiver.
IF you do that. Miss La FoSSe,
I'll order you taken to the district
attorneys office for questioning"
he told her indifferently, lighting
his cigaret and leaning back in his
chair.
Slowly she replaced the receiver
and turned.
Whats your game, anyway?
Suppose I did know Margy-then
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TIE BENSON
MUKDEK CASE

what? And where do you fit into
the picture?"
"Alas I dent fit in at ALL" Vance
smiled pleasantly.
But, for that matter, nobody
seems to fit in. The truth is they're
about to arrest a poor Brighter for
killing your friend, who wasn't in
the tableau, either.
at happen to be a friend of the
district attorneys; and 1 know ex-
actly what's being done. The police
are scouting round in a perfect
frenzy of activity, and it's hard to
say what trail they'll strike next.
st thought, don't y know, I might
save you lot of unpleasaptnesS by
friendly little chat. -.
"Of course" he added, "if you
prefer to have me give your name
to the police, I'll do so, and let them
hold the addition in their own in
imitable, but cruel, fashion.
II might say, however, that, as
yet, they are blissfully unaware OF
your relationship with Miss Odell,
and that, if you are reasonable, I
Gee no reason why they should be
informed of it,"
The girl had stood, one hand on
the, telephone, studying Vance in
tently.
He had spoken carelessly and
with a genial infection; and she at
length resumed her seat.
Nov. won't you have one Of my
cigarets?" he asked, in q tone OF
gracious reconciliation.
Mechanically she accepted his Of
fer, keeping her eyes on him all
the time, as If attempting to deter
mine how far he was to be trusted.
who are they thinking Of ar
resting?" she asked the question
with scarcely a movement Of her
features.
"a johnny named Skeel-Silly
idea, isn't it?"
"Him!" Her tone was one of min
gled contempt and disgust.
THAT cheap crook? He hasn't
got nerve enough to strangle a~cat."
Precisely. But that's no reason
for sending him to the electric chair,
What?"
Vance leaned forward and smiled
engagingly. Miss La Fosse, if you
will talk to me for five minutes, and
forget I'm a stranger, I'll give you
my word Of honor not to let the
police or the distritc attorney know
anything about you.
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CHAPTER XVII

A S we walked across town Vance
IN explained.
THAT first morning, when we
were inspecting the Canary's rooms,
was convinced that the murder
would never be solved by the usual
elephantine police methods.
ut was subtle and well-planned
crime, despite its obvious appear
ances.
mo routine investigation would
suffice. Intimate information was
needed. Therefore, when saw this
photograph Of the xanthous Alvs
half hidden under the litter of pa
perS on the eScritoire, I reflected:
An! A girl friend of the departed
Margaret's. She may know lust the
Things that are needed
so, when the Sergeant's broad
back was turned, I put the picture
In my pocket.
There was no other photograph
about the place. and this one bore
the usual sentimental inscription.
Ever thine and signed 'Alys'.
I concluded, therefore, that Alys
had played Anactoria to the Ca
narys Sappho. OF course I erased
the inscription before presenting the
picture to the penetrating sibyl at
Brownies.
And here we are at the Belafleld.
hopln' for a bit of enlightenment"
The Belaf1eld was a small, expen-
slye apartment-hotel in the East
1hlrtles, which, to Judge from the
guests to be seen in the American
lzed Queen Anne lobby, catered to
the We1-of sporting set.
vance sent his card I'D TO Miss
La tosse, and received the message
tlat she would see him in a few
minutes. ~"
Ihe lew minutes, however. de-
veloped into three-quarters of an
hour, and it was nearly noon when
q Respondent bell-boy came to es-
cort us to the lady'S apartment.
Nature had endowed Miss La
rose with many of its arts. and
thoSe that nature had omitted. Miss
La Fosse herself had supplied.
She was slender and blonde EIar
large blue eyes were heavily dashed
but though she looked at one with
a Wlde-eyed stare, she was unable To
disguise their sophiStication.
Her toilet had been made with
elaborate care; and as looked at
her' could not help thinking what
an excellent model she would have
neen Tor Cheret'S pastel posters.
SO you are Mr.. Vance" she
cooed. I've often seen your name
IN Town Topics"
Vance gave a shudder.
And this is Mr.. Van Dine" he
said sweetly, ca mere attorney
who' thus far, has been denied the
pages Of that fashionable weekly {"
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"And if you drove me to learn the
facts elsewhere, then my promise
to keep your name a secret would no
longer bind me-"
Miss La Fosse considered this
point.
IT guess you could find out, all
right so I might as well tell
you-only I'm trusting to your word
to protect me.
She opened her eyes wide and
gave Vance a melting look. II know
you wouldn't let me down"
"My dear Miss La Fossel" His
tone was one of panied surprise.
well, my fiance is Mr.. Mannix,
and he's the head of a big fur
importing house. You see"
she became clingingly confidential
-"Louey-that is, Mr.. Mannix-
used to go round with Marcy.
That's why he didn't want me to
get mixed up in the affair.
HE said the police might bother
him With questions, and his name
might get into the papers.
And that would hurt his COM
mercial standing"
Il quite understand" murmured
Vance.
And do you happen to know
where Mr.. Mannix was Monday
night?"
The girl looked startled.
"Of course I know. He was right
here with me from half past ten
until two in the morning.
I'VE were discussing a new mu-
steal show he was interested in;
and he wanted me to take the lead
ing role"
Ito Be Continued
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THE STORY THUS FAR

Because Skeel's niger prints were
found in the "Canary's" apartment,
Markham believes Skeef was Margaret
OdeltS murderer. But Vance thinks
Skeel had been hiding in = clothes
the murderer did his work. He is led
to this belief because of q Jewel case
that had been opened with y steel chisel
after having boon pr1ed with q poker;
the work of man with superior in
tellect. Markham ridicules the theory
and Vance, investigating on his own,
traces a picture found in the Odelt
apartment to Alys La F0sse.
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HAYS TO APPEAR
AGAIN IN PARTY
DEFICIT QUERY
Former Testimony Linked
Continental Trading Co.,
Campaign Fund.
BY RUTH FINNEY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Will
H. Hays, former chairman Of the
Republican National Committee,
will make his second appearance
before the Senate Oil Probe Com
nittee this month almost exactly
four years after his first appearance
there.
When Hays was on the stand be-
fore several dramatic incidents
took place, but no great Importance
was attached to his testimony.
However it was this testimony that,
in large part, has linked Continen-
tai Trading Company bonds with
Republican campaign deficits.
Hays told the committee that
Sinclair had given $4,000 toward
the deficit.
Asked Sinclair to Aid
He was hazy about details of the
affair, but said:
II asked Mr.. Sinclair and others
to contribute. AS recollect he told
me he would be responsible for
maximum Of $4,000, which he
furnished. I think that $4,000 went
as part payment On a note at the
Empire Trust Co."
Three days later Leroy w. Bald
win, an officer of the Empire Trust
Company of New York, testified
that a loan by the trust company to
the Republican National Committee
amounting to $4,000 was cancelled
on Dec. 3, 1923, by proceeds from the
sale of $4,000 worth of Government
bonds.
Nye Has Information
Within the last few days Chair
man Nye of the Public Lands Com
mittee has received a list of the
numbers of bonds used by Dupont
to pay off the loans of the Empire
Trust Company to the Republican
COMMITTEE.
He has also, from the Dominion
Bank of Canada, list Of the num-
bers on the bonds purchased by that
bank for the Continental Trading
Company.
According to information laid be-
fore the committee by Basil Manly,
who has been checking the two lists,
numbers on $25 900 worth of the
bonds correspond.
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Evening star., 1928-06-01
Southern Cross Log
in Hawaiian Flight
fcontinued from First Page.)
Associated Press Photos.

Continued from First Page)
mately 1.1o0 miles of California
coast.
1880 p.m.-Southern Cross radio
again came in" but no messages
were broadcast
Friday.
1905 a.m.-Associated Press Radio
Station 6KW reported hearing
Southern Cross radio, but genera
tor trouble apparently prevented
messages being sent.
12:40 am.-"Everything o. K"
Southern Cross approximately 1900
miles off California coast.
1872 am.-"Al well; three motors
still splitting fire. Now 1914 hours
in air; ship heaving bit, but plow
ing right along"
a.m.-Steamer Maliko reported
Southern Cross passed overhead
about l.450 miles from California
coast.
$40 a.m.-"Flew over steamships
Maliko and Manoa. Everything OK,
TOO miles TO co.
AIS a.m.-Everett, Wash, inter-
eepted message: Position p. c. r.
Latitude 1850 north. longitude
l4656 west, altitude $500. speed 20
knots. Due Wheeler Field 10 am"
4:30 am.-Message to the ASso-
ciated Press. San Francisco, said:
Expect TO be in Honolulu $50 am.
Elevation now $500 feet. Clouds
but nice moon. Chilly, but not bad"
Lieut.. Lyon, navigator, mesSaged
the Associated Press Radio Station,
San Francisco: IAN OK. 4:30 am.
Pacific tine). 500 miles to CO."
5:l2 a.m.-"All well. Still shoot
ing on all three" said message re-
ceived by Radio Corporation Of
America.
a.m.-"Southern Cross $50 miles
from Honolulu: speed n knots"
said message received In San Fran
cisco by the Associated Press Radio
Station 6KW.
6:35 am. (9:05 am. Pacific time)
Southern Cross sights land and
flashes news In message picked up
by Mutual Wireless Co.
6:5l am. (9:2l am, Pacific time).
Massed clouds looked like land and
fooled the aviators. These clouds
are fooling u.s." they radioed.
1918 am, coast time. Southern
Cross radioed: Guess we are lost.
"A battery went down Please get
ship with receiver. Get our bear
ings on my TAO wave. win keep
going so they can track us"
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Continued from First Page)
they were 10 and q years old. Then
they went to a minister, whose name
Eean does not remember, and the cere-
mony was performed. Returning 70
Washington, they went back to the
homes Of their parents.
Visit Friends Heme.
Wednesday afternoon they arranged
to go canoeing. and while on the river
decided to strike out for themselves
Accordingly they went to one of Beall's
friends, Harold Dowling, 2205 Lawrence
street northeast. who was in On the
secret, and spent the night IN his apart
ment with Downing and his wife. Al
though Beal1 refused today 70 divulge
the address where be and his bride are
living, Dowiing admitted that they were
staying with him.
II was the example Of Dowling, Mrs.
Beali, the boys mother thinks. which
prompted her son TO elope. Bowling, a
close friend Of Beail, was married last
Christmas
Both AIRS. BezIi and Mrs. Bessie z.
Watson, 1917 z street northeast, the
girls mother, declared this morning
that they did not intend to take any
steps to separate the COUPLE They
made 1t plain that While they could ac-
cept the news Of the marriage phiio-
sophicaliy. they were opposed to the
match
Evening star., 1928-06-01

Advertising Association and said 1t was
used Ito keep the association going."
Asked about S75 check 70 the New
Mexico Utilities Association. he said
this went toward making up deficit
OF that organization. Another 500
check TO the Colorado Public Service
Commission was explained by Lewis as
having been used ITO bear a share Of
some convention expense" A s36
check TO Elsie q. Belt, he said, repie-
sented prize award for paper on
public utilities.
Lewis said the professors whose ex-
penses for attending the educational
meetings" had been paid by his com.
mittee taught at the University Of Col
orado. Colorado College. the State
Teachers College and the State Agri-
cultural College. The checks were sub
mitted By Healy as evidence and were
payable 10 Charles G. Mierow A. r. r..
Drucker. John II. Cover, william A.
Sturm. L. d. Grain, o. M. Dickerson,
II. A. Phtnney. Z. X. HartzeIl. w. l..
Abbott. /. w. Howard and others.
Lewis testified that he would have 10
Investigate concerning a payment oi
e2T5 which Healy said hts records
showed had been paid by the commit
Ice All A1&U 1OI Vi kklE
Colorado Editorial Association. The
check was not produced by Lewis.
Coming TO another phase. Heaiy asked
whether G. o. Ruggles OF Ohio State
University had ever consulted Lewis
concerning education and public utilities
Lewis said Ruggies had visited his
territory last year. during which visit
the proposition OF cooperation between
the colleges and utilities had been dis
cugsed at a luncheon In Denver. ID. c.
Sewers and Hubert r. Wolfe OF the Uni
yersity OF Colorado and l.. d. Grain OF
the State Agricultural College were
named by Lewis ss having been among
? group OF professors who attended the
luncheon. He eaid Denver Uniyersity
nd Colorado School Of Mines profe6-
gcrs had also been on hand.
You discussed getting the utility
viewpoint into the schools, did you
not2" asked Healy.
Yes, and getting the college View
point into the utilities" replied Lewis
Payments Of 426 month TO the
Salem. Greg, news bureau OF II. Hofer
n Eon, was brought up by Healy. Lewis
explained that the bureau gave resume
VI building activities.
ITS aim possibly Is 10 defeat such
things as Muscle Shoals, Is II r1ot7''
Healy inquired, and Lewis reptile l
affirmanyely.
Evening star., 1928-06-01

the Danish legation and the Russian
sDcse95es,
Palisades chorus. led by Mrs. Ruth
McCioskey.
9 p.m,~-canal at old Aqaeduet
ErldRe.
Federation of choirs, Led by Miss
Virginia Williams; 3HYletgt Singers, led
Dy Miss Virginia Villains, Colerf1ge
Taylor cfsoTaI Eoclety, directed BY
Alfred II, Johnson, director of music
of divisions 10 " 10 Of the public
sciaools, District " Columbia Eirney
Community CiaoF1s, augmented by the
junior Choir 9f tsle Metropolitan
Esp4ass Church, directed by Edna oor-
10n Loekinas
CGsnmlttee ig charge of evening cso-
rlsess. Lieut., coi, West Hamilton, Mrs.
0sLF1elle Pelham, George EeaSon, ].
ToWESe12a Ee@SeD and MFs. Anna Muir
ray.
lsataonai salute and skyrocksGs.
By Eeouss VIII usher ~ the csge-
many, which viii take psss< on the
DaLkE of the canal just asI0ye Chain
EJsGga and just bsaGw the District line
Those desiring 70 follow the prog.
fssS ~ the pageant along the canal can
10 ~. Mrs, Dubois declared, from Cana
rc2d, Street car and bus g@Tyice viii
Dfoye tlle bet BetTls1 9f transportation
between Key Bridge and Chain EFtdgs
Tfaoge attending tbs ceremonies neAi
me District line Esag proceed b1 auto.
na0bsie via cgnouit road and DzIecaFiia
glaee W horton street, Wtlege sEnUie
parting space viii " found, the cam
mIttke safd. EtkDs skad from this point
doyp ~ the csaai NI9ere the eeFG'
Haouleg vii be hen Street eAT pas.
seDzerg sflesdsa b9Se he cars at Hoftof
street ssesa0ns