The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-08
CHARACTERS


PHILO VANCE
JOHN FIX. MARKHAM. D1sts9et
Attorney Of New York County
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KENNETH sPoTsw0oDE. . aass-
Louis MANN1x. IN Importer
DIR. AMBROSE LINDoUlST. .
fashionable neuPoDoglet
TONY skEEL. . professional bof.
WILLIAM ELMER JEssUP. tels-
phone operator
HARRY SPIvELY. telephone -.
ERNEST HEATH. Sergeant Of The
Homicide Bureau
THE STORY THUS FAN
Margaret Odell - louna stran.
sled. skeel's anger prints are
found Z. the apartnent. bit
s sis: is s closet s.:s' ws. 's sss
stran9ler Aid his work. The
thing that battles police 10 the
side door to the alley which had
been bolted On the ensl1e the
night before and was 1oun1 the
same way the next morning. Man.
nix, DIR. LtndQulst and Cleaver all
lie about their wAereabouts the
night OF the sauFoer. Opotswoo0es
Who Had called On the girl, hal
rushed 10 her door at the seun1
OF a seream. but Had been Feas.
sured through the door that
everything was all right. Then
Skeel 10 found stranglea. after
promlalng to reveal the murderer.
Vance then demonstrates. 1n sop.
port Of his theory that Skeel h01
Skeel coula have left through the
side door and Helocked tho/bolt -
the tnsl0e.
CHAPTER XLVr
HEATH nodded his head orac.
- ularly.
"A crook. no matter how clever
he is, always overlooks something. I"
"Why single out crooks for your
criticism. Sergeant?" asked Vance
lazily. do you know Of anybody
In this imperfect world who doesn't
always overlook something's" He
gave Heath . benignant smile.
even the police. don't y know.
overlooked the tweezers."
Heath grunted. His cigar had
gone out. and he relishted it slowly
and thoroughly.
what do you think. Mr.. Mark.
ham?"
THE situation doesn't become
much clearer" was Markham's
gloomy comment.
my theory isn't exactly q blindln'
illumination" said Vance. yet l
wouldn't say that It left things In
pristine darkness. There are Ger.
tain inferences to be drawn from
my vagaries. To-wit: Skeel either
knew or recognized tho murderer:
and once he had made good his -.
cape from the apartment and had
regained . modicum OF self.con6.
dence. he undoubtedly blackmailed
his homicidal confrere.
Ellis death was merely another
manifestation Of our 5mco1Mx's bent
for Kidding himself Of persons who
annoyed him. Furthermore. my
theory accounts tor the chiseled
jewel case. the flnger.prints. the
unmolested closet. the fnding Of
the gems In the refuse tin-the per.
son who took them really didn't
want them. y know-and Skeel's
silence. It also explains tho an.
boiling and boiling Of tho side
door,"
"Yes.' sighed Markham. 1T
seems TO clarity everythi but the
one all.important point-the iden.
tity Of the murderer"
"Ez.etly:" said Vance. Lets
60 to lunch
Heath. morose and confused. d.
parted for police headquarters: and
Markham. Vance. and ! rode to
Delmonicq's, where w chose the
main dining-room in preference q
the grill.
The case nov would seem 70
center IN Cleaver and llauulx. .
said Markham. when " had a..
ished our luncheon. III your theory
that tho Same man killed both
Skeel and the Canary n correct.
then LindQuist Il out Of Il. Tor be
certainly was In the Episcopal Hoe.
pttal Saturday night
quite" agreed Vance. 1.-The doc,
tor Il Internationally eliminated.
Tel: Cleaver and Mannix-