The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-29

ment, It's not unreasonable TO as.
sumo that he peered forth-eh.
what? questioned him on this
point. you remember: and he didn't
like 1t . Bit"
"But. in that case
"Oh. / know. There are ali kinds
OF crudite objections to my Wild
dream.-Why didn't he give the
alarm? Why didn't be tell US about
1t before? Why this? and why that?
I make no claim to omni.
science. y know: l don't even pre-.
tend to have . logical explanation.
My theory is only sketched In. -
1t were. But I'm convinced. never.
theless. that the modish Tony
knows who killed his bona robo
and looted her apartment"
"But Of the three persons who
possibly could have got into the
Odell apartment that night-namo.
~ Mannix. Cleaver. and Lindquist
-Skeel evidently knows only one
-Mannix."
"Yes-to DO sure. And Mannix,
It would seem. Is the only one OF
the trio who knows SkeeL.
An interestin' point"
Heath met US at the Franklin
Street entrance to the criminal
courts building. lie. too. was anx.
ious and subdued. and he shook
hands with Us In q detached man.
ner devoid Of his usual heartiness.
"I've got Snitkin running the el.
evator." he said. after the briefest
Of salutations. "Burke's in the hall
upstairs. and Emery is with him.
waiting T. be let into Swacker's
Office"
We entered the deserted and al.
most silent building and rode up
to the fourth door. Markham un.
locked his ONCE door and We passed
in.
"Guilfoyle. the man who's tail.
Ing Skeel." Heath explained. when
we were seated. us to report By
phone to the homicide bureau a.
soon as the Dude leaves his rooms"
1t was now twenty minutes to
ten. Five minutes later Swacker
arrived. Taking his stenographic
notebook. he stationed himself Just
inside Of the swinging door Of
Markham's private sanctum. where
he could hear all that was said
without being seen. Markham lit
a cigar. and Heath followed suit.
Vance was already smoking
placidly. He was the calmest per.
son In the room. and lay hack
dangerously in one Of the great
leather chairs % though immune
to all cares and vicissitudes. But
could tell BY the over.deliberate
way he licked his ashes into the
receiver that he. too. was uneasy.
Five or six minutes passed In
complete silence. Then the ser.
geant gave q grunt OF annoyance.
mo. sir" he said, as Il com.
plettng some unspoken thought, II
cant get q slant on this business.
The finding OF that jewelry. now.
all nicely wrapped up and
then tho Dude offering to squeal.
l.. There's no sense to It,"
ITS tryin,. ] know. Sergeant:
but it's not altogether senseless.''
Vance was gazing lazily at the cell.
Ing. 1.-THE chap who condscated
those baubles didn't have any use
for them. He didn't want them. In
fact-they worried him abomin.
ably"
The point vas too complex TOR
Heath. The previous days devel-
opments had shaken the foul4a-
ton Of Ill bis arguments: and te
lapsed again into broodino silence.
At ten o'clock be rose Impatient
y and. going to the hall deor.
looked out. Returning. he CON-
pared his watch with tie olDee
clock and began pacing reGtlseeN.
Markham was attempting = eost
some papers on his desk. but pres'
emily b pushed them aside With
~ impatient gesture.
"He ought 70 b coming along
now" he remarked. with m EFFORT
at cheerfulness.
Hell ccms." srowlsd Heath. cor
he'll st . free ride" And be con.
tfnued his pacing.
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