The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-24

two human beings on this damned island"
 where was he?" Samuels asked.
 "In the boathouse cooking his supper Kirk said.
 How long had you been there, Hendricks?'
 "All afternoon, sir
 q guess he was down there when Grainger was bumped off," Kirk continued. T went down as soon as I'd seen Lum We was o. k. If he has been up here I wasn't five minutes behind him. But he had not. Why? Because he was frying himself a juicy tenderloin and 1t | was about done as I butted in"
 You didn't hear the shot, Hen- dricks?"
 NO, sir. When the tide is high you can't hear anything"
 T suppose not. See any one else, Kirk?"
 "Lum We, that's all. The place sunk of incense. Somedy must have showed it under the door Samuels nodded. "See if you can find Annersley and the Ferris girl ! Professor Johns entered at that moment from the hall. His brown eyes passed inquiringly around and then came to rest on the figure on the hearth. He took off his glasses and film of horror crept slowly over his colorless face. I felt sorry for Johns. Men who have given their days to abstract study lack those reserves of every day experience necessary to cope with the brutalities of existence.
 As Samuels explained what had happened, Johns nodded.
 "Grainger was good man." he said presently. T would have given everything own to have prevented this. We were friends"
 "You saw much of him, M. le Professeur?" Flique inquired.
 Quite a little, M. Flique.' Pro- lessor Johns replaced his glasses He was a lonely man, like myself He was the only person on the is- Hand who could talk to me about !; my work. Have you any idea wht did it?"
 Samuels shook his head. "Hae lyou been in the fort some timt lwhen I telephoned you?"
 "Sevaral hours had been writ. ing"
 That's all. You had better re- main here a while. Hello, here' , Annersley. We've been waiting fo, you"
 Annersley came into the room, hi ; distended eyes fixed on the body
 This is dreadfull Celia, Celial he groaned, bending over the body iAnd then, Who did this?"
 Samuels told him what he knew Where have you been durinl 1.-the last half hour?"
 Walking along the cliffs" he re piled.
 Where was Miss Ferris?"
 q was with her up to an houl lago."f
 Well, where did she go then?" q don't know" sS
 "You do knowr' Samuels shouted "You've been holding out on mt from the first. Where is that girl. Come clean with the whole thing!
 Celia suddenly appeared at th' hall door. 7H9 SD .i "Mrs. Parados said you wanted me" Celia stopped as her eye |, fell on Graineer's body Il I shall never forget the look il liner face. It was another of thos, piercingly vivid pictures I was t, carry away from that house of hor s lror.
 "Father-father- have the. s done-?"
 I She fell insensible across Grain 3 lger's body.
 el That puzzilng look in Grainger' leyes should have enlightened me but it hadn't. The rose inciden was clear now; so was the signifi canoe of the slash across Grain ? gers face. F1ique was the only on Iof us who had divined the truth T Ahnersley lifted Celia clear of tn 7 body.
 Why did we let him go on witt : lit?" he muttered in an anguishe lvoice. Celia, open your eyes. Spea | to me, dear! Look at mel" You knew about this?" Samuel asked F'1ique. tI "The eye sof Grainger, M. , Deputy" Flique answered sadly. T lis another of the little mysteries zl Celia opened her eyes and locke around in bewilderment, then fun : herself sobbing upon her fathe n Annersley placed himself at he 2 side and turned with Flique an
 Samuels to the west window.
 Samuels decently gave them te q minutes.
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