The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-18

CHARACTERS
pHJLO VANCE
JOHN FIX. MARKHAM. Dlstrict
Attorney % New York County
M A n & AR EFT ODELL (fHE
en- I < 4 Z = 5 'oLEAvEx. a man
KENNETH sPoTsw0ODE. naas-
LOUIS MANNlx. IN eMportee
DR. AMBROSE LlNDQUISTs .
fashionable neurOl0gist
TONY skEEL. . professional bar.
William ELMER JEssuP. tsie-
Harry sPivELY. telephone sv-
ERNEST HEATH. Sergeant 81 the
Homicide Bugeau
THE STORY THUS FAR
The Jewel ease I. che eDara1snse
Of the m6r0eEea Margaret O1eu
HAD Been opened With . steel chss-
el sitter . futile batter1ng With
rOkeY. This leads Vance - the
theory thos skeel I'D Dot eo0W1t
the Snurder, but was hl0eeD -
the closet while The stpangueP did
his work. Vance traces . pictsse
~ AuS Vo0Ce WIZ USeOesoS
hin Mannlx was with her the eve.
mlng % the usurdeF. CleaveP aDoo
has IN ollb1. but vanee sAatteSo
this. SpotswooAe, Wno ha1 gene
out With the gIsl the evenlng she
was murdered. asks 10 be aluoWe0
to visit her ::ps.taent again.
CHAPTER xxx
CIT THINK It's easily understand.
l able. don't y know" re-
marked Vance. with . sympathy ]
had rarely seen him manifest.
"Your attitude needs no apology.
History and fable are filled With
the same situation. and the protag.
onists have always exhibited seuti.
ments similar to yours. Your most
famous prototype. Of course. was
Odysseus on the citron.scented isle
Of Ogygia with the fascinatin'
Calypso. The soft arms Of sirens
have gone shaking round mems
necks ever since the red.ha1red
Lilith worked her devastatin' wiles
on the impressionable Adam. Were
all sons Of that racy old boy"
Spotswo0de smiled.
"You at least give me an historic
background" he said. Then be
turned to Markham. what will
become OF Miss Odell's possessions
her furniture and 50 forth?"
Sergeant Heath heard from IN
aunt Of hers in Seattle" Markham
told him. "She's on her way TO New
York. I believe. to take over what
there IL Of the estate"
"And everything will be kept In
tact until them"
Probably longer unless some.
thing unexpected happens. Any
way. until then"
There arc one or two little
trinkets I'd like to keep" Spots
woode confessed, bit shamefaced'
". thought.
After 4 few more minutes Of
desultory talk he rose. and. plead
ing IN engagement. bado ~ good
afternoon.
II hope I can keep his name clear
OF the case" said Markham, when
he had gone.
Eyes: his situation Is not m en-
viable one," concurred Vance. "lt'a
always sad to be found out. The
moralist would set It down to retri'
button"
I'm this instance chance was Ger
tainly on the side Of Righteousness
II he hadn't chosen Monday night
for the Winter Garden. he might
now be In the bosom Of his family
1T certainly looks that way
Vance glanced at his watch. "And
your mention Of the Winter Gar
den reminds me. Do you mind Il
we dine early? Frivolity beckons
mo tonight. I'm going to thu
'Scaudals.'"
We both looked 1t him O. thougt
he had taken leave Of his senses.
"Dont be 80 horrined. my Marx
ham. Why should ] not indulgl
an impulse! E. And. incidentally
/ hope to have glad tidings Tor 70,
By lunchtime tomorrow
(Frjd0t. September II. Noon)
Vance slept late the following
day. / had accompanied hin q
the Scandals tho night beoore
utterly at . loss to understand ID
strange desire to attea0 = typo o
entertainment which ! knew b
detested. At noon 10 ordered ii