The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-09
CHARACTERS

puI1O VANCE
JOHN FIX. MARKHAM. District
Attorney OF New York County
.CANARY")
CMAnLEs CLEAvER n. . man.
nhOut. tOwm
KENNETH SPOTsWOODE. q manu.
fnctu.er
LOUIS MANNIX. nm impOrter
DIR. AMBROSE LJNDQClST. q
fashionable neurological
TONY SkEEL. n professional bur-
WILLIAM ELMER JEssUP. tele-
phone operator
HARRY sPIvELY, telephone op-
erntOr
ERNEST HEATH. Sergeant Of ths
Homicide bureau
THE STORY THUS FAR
The Jewel ease lad been opened
with q steel chlsel after being
battered with . poker. And this
puxzlen Vance when it ts Ioon1
near the atraugled beay Of Mar
xaret Odcli. II makes HIN thlnk
two men were IN the apartment
the murderer unaware OF the man
aiding In n cl0tses closet. FID.
ger-pRlnts lead 10 skeel'e arrest.
after CIcaver and DR.. Lin64ulst
MmVC OSCm QW(8VUODgOs- 0CG ~
docates he believes SkeeI Was hid.
Ing IN the closet. and Markham
ridicsles the theory:
CHAPTER XXI
ssCTOP! STOP! Don't torture
- me So" Vance pleaded. -
know I'm insane. Been given t
Authorizations since birth: but
Merciful Heayen!-I've never be-
fore had one as crazy as this"
ION that point at least. m!
dear Vance. we are In complies
and harmonious agreement
smiled Markham.
Just then Swacker came in ant
handed Markham a letter.
brought by messenger. ant
marked Immediate" he ex
planned.
The letter. written on heav.
engraved stationery. was from
Doctor Lindquist. and explained
that between the hours OF IL p
m. and ! a. m. on Monday nigh
he had been in attendance on
patient at his sanitarium. It als'
apologized for his actions whel
asked regarding his whereabouts
and offered q wordy. but not par
ticularly convincing, explanation
Of his conduct.
He had had an unusually try
ing day. it seemed-neuroti
cases were trying, at best-an'
the suddenness Of our visit. to
gether with the apparently hostil'
nature Of Markham's questions
had completely upset him. H
was more than sorry for his out
burst. he said. and stood ready t
assist in any way he could.
It was unfortunate for all con
cerned, be added, that he had los
his temper. for it would have bee
simple matter for him to explain
about Monday night.
HE has thought the situation
over calmly" said Vance. IAN
hereby offers you q neat little alit
which, I think, you will have din
Guilty in shaking. An artfu
beggar-like all these unbalance
pseudo-psychiatrists. Observe: b
was with 4 patient. To be sure
What patient? Why. one too i'll I
be questioned. There 20
are. A cMl-de.soc masquerading 2
IN alibi. Not bad, what?"
ut doesn't interest me ovel
much" MARKHAM put the lette
away. 'That pompous profei
slo1al ass could never have e
into the Odell apartment withot
having been seen: and / can't pi'
ture him snesking in By deviou
means" He reached for some n
pers. "And now. Il 20
don't object, I'll make IN eifol
to earn my $4,000 salary"
But Vance. instead Of making
move 70 60. sauntered to the q
BIZ and opened . telephone dire
tory.
sspermit mo : suggestion
Markham" no said. after : n
nent's search. "Put OF your dai
grind Tor Z bit. and lets hold p
lite converse with Mr.. Louis Ma
MIR. y know, he's the only pr
sumptive swain Of tho inconsta'
Margaret. 90 far mentioned. vi