Nogales international., 1928-08-28

Simon Judd, amateur detective, aud
William Dart, an undertaken, are visiting
John Drane, eccentric man of wealth, at
the Drane place. Suddenly the household
is shocked to find that John Drane has
been murdered. The dead man is first seen
by JOSIE the maid, then by Amy Drane and
Simon Judd. The latter faints.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
When Simon Judd returned to
consciousness it was largely be-
cause of the pain in the ear and
when he tried to move his head he
could not do so. For a moment or
two he was unable to remember
where he was or how he came there
for, close to his eyes, was what
seemed to be an enormous black
pillar. 1t seemed to be, as his
senses returned, most unaccount-
able thing-a low black shoe out
of which arose a phenomenally
large ankle, and when he put his
hand to his ear he was no longer in
doubt, a foot was standing on his
ear. Someone was standing with
one heel against his nose and the
toe of the other foot on his ear,
and he tried to push the latter foot
away. -.
"Lave be! Sthop it, you"
hoarse voice whispered, but the
foot removed itself from his ear and
Simon Judd sat up. He found him
self encompassed by skirts and ne
backed out from among them and
got to his feet. He was in a group
at the door of John Drane's room;
evidently he had been unconscious
but :noment or two, tor Amy
Drane was still standing in horror
on tie threshold. The maid Josie
still law where she had fallen, but
ther. were now others peerlng into
the r.osn. Norbert, the colored house
MAJ. was there, and the big foot
that had been pressed against
Simou Judd's nose was that OF the
cook. a woman almost as enormous
as Simon Judd himself. Behind the
cook was a second maid, Zella, with
her hands pressed against her
checks, and Drane's chauffeur was
running up the stairs. 10 him
Simon Judd turned. :,
"Tohn Drane's been murdered" p"
Simon Judd said to the chauffeur,
II can't look at him; faint off at
the sight of blood, Always did and
dare say u always will This here
girls tainted. too. Help me get
her onto bed somewhere and on
of the way or she's like to b
trompled. Here, youP
He touched Zella on the shoulder
you come and get this girl ou
OF her faint he said. Where W
goin' to put herr"
"Here-this way" Zella said
crossing the hall and opening
! door. ''Miss Amy's room. Let m
! help you, George. You and m
take her shoulders and he can tax
her feet. Go easy, George-she'
got heart trouble"
They carried Josie to the bed il
Amy's room and Simon Judd fol
lowed the chauffeur into the hall
"If you know who the famil
doctor is you better send for him,
Judd said. "You better send fo
! the police, too; this amt my baili
/ wick" +"
"Yes, I'll do that" the chauffeu
said He, at least, was ethcientl,
businesslike. "You better not lie
them touch anything in there, un
less he's alive yet.
Il know all that, young man,
/ Judd said "I'll take hold here; yo'
get move on"
"Ill telephone" the chauffeu
said, and he started for the stairs
but the cook took his arm.
George! Amt it awful? Ain
it just awful?" she cried. =,
mighty bad, Maggie he said
"but don't you get excited abou
it. You keep calm; you don't wan
to fetch on another of those spell
Of yours. You better go down ant
take a-take drink of water o
something"
"Yes, I'll be doin' just that" sh
said. "It's turrible, George;
murder right in the house. Wh'
done it, d ye think?"
I'VE can't tell that yet" he said
"Come on, if you want me to hell
you down. l got to phone the do
and the police"
Simon Judd turned toward tn
murdered mans room. He put hi
] hand over his eyes to hide the dea'
man from his sight.
Now, you see here, Miss Amy,
he said. "You better go downstair
awhile until the doctor comes; tha
man of yours is sending for him
and for the police. There ain
nothin to be done until they come.
mo, nothing to be done sh
said and turned, and then, suddenly
she broke into sobs and threw her
self against Simon Judd, weeping
tempestuously on his shoulder.
"He was all I had!" she sobbed
ale was SO good to me; he wa
so kind to me!'
There, there" Simon Judd com
forted her. II know just how 20,
feel, girl. You cry all you wan
to, it won't do you no mite Of harm
Ali of you keep out of that room!
he ordered, and then to the weep
ing girl again! "I don't feel righ
comfortable about that hired gir
we put in your room; the other on
said how she has heart trouble.
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