The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-06

from without. tho tweezers disap.
peared under the crack between the
bottom of the door and the sill.
Childish. what?" commented
Vance. when Heath had let him In.
SILLY. too. isn't It? And yet. Ser.
geant dear. that's how the deceased
Tony left these premises last Mon.
day night. But let's 60 into
the lady's apartment. and Ill tell
you = story. see that Mr.. Spively
has returned from his promenade:
SO no can resume his telephone
duties and leave US free for .
cGMseric."
"When did you think up that
h0cus-p0cus with tho tweezers and
string7" demanded Markham irri.
tably. when VIC were seated in the
Odell Mving-room.
II didn't think It up at all, don't
y know" Vance told him carelessly.
selecting Z cigaret with annoying
elaboration. 1T was Mr.. Skeel's
idea. Ingenious lad-ch. what!"
Come. comet" Markham's equa.
nlmity was at last shaken. "How
can you possibly know that Skeel
used this means Of locking himself
out!'
II found tho little apparatus in
his evening clothes yesterday morn.
Ing"
what" cried Heath belligcr.
emily. "You took that outa Skeel's
room yesterday during the search.
without saying anything about IT."
"Oh. only after your ferrets had
passed It by. In fact. didn't even
look at the gentleman's clothes un.
I'll your experienced searchers had
inspected them and relocked the
wardrobe dooE Y sec. Sergeant.
this little thingumbob was stuffed
away In one of the pockets OF
Skeel's dress waistcoat. under the
silver cigaret case.
I'LL admit I went over his eve.
ming suit rather lovin'ly. He wore
Il. y know. on tho night the lady
departed this life. and I hoped to
ind some slight indication of his
collaboration In tho event. When
I found this little eyebrow-plucker.
hadn't the slightest inkling Of its
significance. And the purple twine
attached to It bothered me fright.
fully. don't y know.
II could SEQ that Mr.. Skeel didn't
pluck his eyebrows; and even Il he
had been addicted to tho practice.
why the twine! The tweesers are =
delicate little gold affair-just what
the ravishin' Margaret might have
used: and last Tuesday morning
noticed q small lacquer tray con.
tanning similar toilet accessories
on her dressing-tablc near the
jewel cass.-But that wasn't ALL"
He pointed to the little vellum
wAste-basket beside the escritolre.
IA which lay . large crumplcd mass
Of heavy paper.
y also noticed that piece Of dis
carded wrapping-paper stamped
with the name Of q well.known
Fifth Avenue novelty shop: and
this morning. on my way down.
town. I dropped in at the shop and
learned that they make = practice
Of tying up their bundles with pur.
pie twino.
'Tl1rsfore. I concluded that
Skeel had taken tho tweexers and
tho twlne from this apartment dur
Ing his visit here that eventfu1
night. Now. the question was:
Why should he have spent his time
tying strings to eyebrow-pluckeTss
confess. with maidenly modeety.
that ! couldn't and an answer.
"But this uncrning when you told
ef arresting Jeesup. and emphasized
tho rebolting of the side door after
okeel's departure. the fog lifted.
the SUN shone. the birds began to
sing. ! became suddenly medium.
lstic: ! had I psychic setshre. The
whole modes epsrsNdt came to mo
~ they say-in Z flash. I
told ~. 01arkham old thing. 4
would taee spiritualisn to solve
this ca1o.s