Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
tcontinued nom Yesterdays Star,


fCOntfnueo from YeetSTQayS SsaI.
CHAPTER xLW.
TAHE ceaseless thunder Of traf1c,
the never-ending rumble Of
heavy busses and the pande-
monilar1 Of cab horns and
r1ewsboys Notwithstanding, Dick
Shannou,s Haymarket nat was quiet
snot. The ear can grow accustomed 70
sounds which at first deafen and be-
wilder, and, so, growing accustomed,
can filter them out Of hearing.
The first intimation Dick Shannon
had that the Portmail Square case was
setting on his nerves was the discovery
that the sound-filter no longer fune.
toned. Noises came up from the street
to disturb and irritatc him; the bang
ing Of q taxicab door made him Jump.
He was engaged in c0ld-blooded re-
view Of al the circumstances attending
the disappearance OF Lacy Marsnat ano
the death OF his servant. and ne had
Of the chain that refused to at.
First OF these was the battered man
who had been recovered In the fog from
the river. Second. the woman found
dead In the park. Third, Tonger's
death, and the fourth the passing Of
Marshall himself.
Stanford was new factor unconsid-
cred until then; shadowy flgure IN the
background, known well enough to the
police. but associated with gangs that
he had thought Marshall could not
have known but for his friendship with
Dora Elton.
He opened q loose leaf binder, packed
tight with typewriter manuscript ana
turned the leaves slowly. There was
the very detailed story Of the man WIN
was evidently Laker: shorter and less
satisfactory particulars OF the unknown,
dossier Of all was that which dealt with
Tonger. He read to refresh his memory,
though almost every word OF the report
he knew by heart.
longer wore gray tweed suit. black
slippers, blue-striped shirt, white collar
pockets contained 81 In English
money, 200 francs, the stub Of return
ticket by 1nstone line to Paris. Mote:
| longer went to France on the morning
of his death to deliver letter to UNI
known addressee, returning same day,
verified by Customs, Paris q Customs
Croydon.) Old gold watch, No. 9S4,371,
gold chain, two keys, pocket case con.
tanning prescription Tor bromide Of
potassium mixture. (Note: Prescrip-
ton issued BY Or. Walters of Park
street. longer having described himself
IS in highly nervcus state and unable
angular bodkin. p.
Dick looked up at the ceiling. tn
angular bodkin? That homemade bod
kin had puzzled him before, but though
he kept It in the house, hoping that Z
constant view Of II would suggest Il
him its use, no inspiration had come
He opened little safe IN the corneI
of the room took out nat box and
Examined the bodkin now, with the aid
Of magnifying glass. Expert engineer
had already examined and measured u
and had supplied great deal Of mean.
ingless data. He picked the tiny rod
up and looked ut 1t curiously. The In
strument was four inches In length
blunt ut the point and terminating .
the handle like that Of . cofkscrew
place where II fitted into the wood 4
was nearly an inch across: and here
| the evidence Of amateur work was clear
even to the non.technical observer. DicA
remembered the wise and ftles n tn
storerooni, and guessed that this guess
tool was fashioned there. But for whai
me almost fiat handle was detach.
able Nevertheless, the bodktn mus
have been ef an inconvenient shape u
| be carried fn o pocketbook, o. the bailg.
ing leather Of the case told him.
There was nothing IN LAker's dce5ie1
or In that of the unknown woman
which offered any possible hope Of iden.
| tificAtion. Nor had MarshAlt's papers
before they were removed By the law.
xx4x,nv. H1ts4a 0rau tstnf that A
value Dick had examined the miss.
ing rnillionaire's banking account, bui
apparently he had banked with varioui
establishments, for In the only one
traceable there was nothing to suggest
great possessions. MarshaleS few dt.
rectorships yielded him very little In.
come, for they were either struggling
concerns or were actually on the vergt
A search Of Malpas' house and an In.
spection Of his passbook had been ever
| less Informative. He put away thu
casebook. filled and lit pipe, and
| leaning back In his chair. went over and
over the case until his brain reeled.
Suddenly he sat up with start and
locked toward the curtained window
He had heard . rattling OF stones
against the glass. II was early In thu
II ~.
method Of attracting attention wher
a perfectly good electric bell was avail.
able.
Drawing aside the curtain. he pushed
open the easement and looked out, and
saw nothing but passing pedestrian!
hurrying through the rain about theil
business. A little way down the street
excavators had been laying new ga
mains and there were several heaps u
gravel within reach Of the nimble pass.
erby. He went back to his work. 4
might have been . few stones throwJ
| up by the wheels Of passing trafflc, nu
he was hardly seated before the sigma
came again, and this time he wen
| downstairs. There was nobody at thu
door and he stepped into the street
He saw only sprinkle of people hurry
ing through the doWnpour. Left d
right there was no loiterer. He waitet
. moment, closed the door ana wen
the man who was valet and chAuffeu,
and at pinch cook.
Somebody Is amusing himself b!
| throwing pebbles up ct my window
Williams. Go out by the back wa,
and come round by the opposite sid
LOT the road and keep watch" he said
IF It y . small boy, yosa needn't trou'
Bile to chase him
"Sw1sh!D
Again the rattle against his window
He sprang across the room, threw upes
the easement and looked out. Thar,
were two men walking under an i'm
brelia, girl hurry1ne down the hill
In q shining wet macintosh, b thirt
man walking slowly with q girl, ais.
under an umbrella, and they exhausted
al the possibilities. He beckoned TIL
servant.
! aSit here, he said, 80 that you
shadow falls on the blinds. .
| He pushed chair half way between
the window and the table and crep
downstairs, opened the door half q
Important Mesa
Won Should Know 81