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is murdered some time between
half-past enc and feur e'cleck o.
Saturday. Hin hedy b found sprawl
ed on the floor Of his private Of
flee Monday morning By bis pretty
secretary, Ruth lester. Ruth % en-
gagged to Jack Hayward. whess Of.
flee IL Just across the marrow etr-
shaft from Bordsn's.
Ruth runs to Jack'a effics to tell
him Of the tragedy and. finding hin,
out. searches for his pistol. which
he had purchased Ut the same time
he had bought an identical weapon
for her 10 keep In her desk. His gun
is gone! Ruth then recalls his In
eliminating behavior. Of the pasa
Saturday and hjs angry threat
against Borden.
Jack comes In and accompanies
Ruth back 70 Berdsn's suite. While
he phones TOR the poles. Ruth. fear
ing Jack shot Borden across the sir
shaft, hurries Into the private efffos
to closs the window. She gaspa
with relief. for It II already closed!
Ruth tells Detective McMann Of
Borden's two Saturday morning WIS.,
itors: Rita Dubois. night club dane
or, and Mrs. Borden. his wife and
mother Of his two children, who
called for her monthly alimony
check. Mrs Borden comes In during
the questioning and McMann
mcrcilessly accuses her Of the muir
der. She says she left Borden alive
and saw only one person near his
office: Minnie Cassidy. the scrub
woman.
Nelson. medical examiner. ar
rives. When search IL started for .
weapon. Ruth tells Of the pistol In
her desk. McMann looks for 1t but
it, too, 10 gone. While McMann u
questioning Micky Moran. elevator
operator. = black pigeon flies
plump against the window pane.
McMann looks out the window ana
his ejaculation Of surprise startles
his listeners.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIII
DR.. Nelson, with his little black
bag Of Instruments, and Ferber. the
fingerprint expert. with his camera.
we're crowding the detective at the
window as McMapn pushed up the
sash. Ruth still not knowing what
had caused the detectives jubilaat
excitement, stepped forward slowly.
a cold, little hand dragging at JACK
Hayward.
Look doctor! What would you
say that Is - and that-and that!
McMann pointed from spot to spot
on tho white stone ledge OF the
window which opened upon the air.
shaft.
Nelson smiled his diffident, win
try smile. I'D say, unofficially, that
it is blood. my dear Sherlock, but
only 4 laboratory test"
McMann barked out a laugh.
And what would you say made
those peculiarly shaped blood spots,
F'erber? You don't have to be 80
confoundedly cautious In your
opinions. Look"
"I'd say they are the footprints
Of a pigeon. made in blood" Ferber
answered. awe in his voice. NOV
how the deuce. II the window was
closed-?"
McMann drew in his head and
dropped 10 his knees. going over
every inch of the strip OF bare
floor which bordered the rug, from
where the stiff, crumplcd body of
Harry Borden lay. A sharply tri.
umphant explanation announced
discovery.
Look, Fcrber - Nelson! The
same identical tracks-two OF EN-,
between. the body and the window!
Three pronged tracks, as clear as
the nose on Docs face! Funny
didn't notice them before, but nat
urally I was working on the theory
that the window was closed when
Borden was shot. Let's see the fin
gcrprints you got off this window,
Eerber. If I'm half the Sherlock
that Nelson is SO fond of calling
me, those fingerprints will be as
good as a picture Of the man OF
woman who put bullet through
Bordcn's heart. Right. Tcrbcr?"
"You might be if there were any
fingerprints," 1'erbcr grinned. ut
happens that the window had been
wiped clean. I'm afraid Borden's
murderer was little too clever TO
leave a calling card. McMann."
McMann scowlcd. "He-or She
may not have left calling card.
but the pigeon did. Nice. oblis ling
bird, that black pigcon!"
1t was then that Ruth Lester re-
named Satan" In horror and fear
she christcned him Nemesis.
I'm afraid my stodgy. scientific
mind fails to follow your brilliant
deductions. McMann." DIR. Nelson
gibed mildly. I'm play Watson 10
your Sherlock. Just what do these
alleged footprints of pigeon in
blood tell you, my dear Holiness"
McMann flushed with resentment
at the Doctors mild raillery. but de-
cided to answer.
Il should think it Is obvious. doc.
even to a stodgy. scientific mind
This window was open before and
after the murder, and possibly
while 1t was being committed. Ger.
tainly 1t was open afterwards. or
the pigeon could not have flown
into the room and walked about In
Eorden's blood. Also. Borden's
body was alone in the room when
the pigeon entered. unless - by
George"
please don't go mysterious on
me. Sherlock" DIR. Nelson begged. !
Il assure you I'm all agog. Unless
Unless" McMann explained i'm
"the room was occupied
by someone the pigeon was not
afraid of - to whom it was accus-