Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-10
rNsTALLMENT xxx.


A s we passed out In Twentieth
~ street Vance led the way toward
"A Irving place.
"A II rather think we owe 1t to
Scarlet to let him know how
things stand" he explained negligently
He brought us the sad tidings and Is
probably all agog and afiutter. He
lives just around the corner"
Vance turned into the colonial en-
trance of an old brick house few
doors from Twentieth street and rang
the bell.
Scarlett's quarters, two small rooms
with a wide, arched doorway between,
were on the second floor at the front
He seemed relieved to see US.
1--WE been in a frightful stew for
hours" he said. Been trying to "a
alive this affair. I was on the point o.
running around to the museum AND
finding put what progress you gentle
men had made"
We've made bit of progress" Vance
told him, but it's not of a tangible ma
ture We've decided to let matters
float for a while, in the anticipation
that the guilty person will proceed with
his plot and thus supply us with def
mite evidence"
"Ah!" Scarlet took his pipe slowly
from his mouth and looked sharply at
Vance. THAT remark makes me think
that maybe you and / have reached the
same conclusion. There was no earthly
reason for Kyles having been killed I'M
less his demise was to lead to some
thing else"
70 what, for example3" -.
"By Jove, wish / knew! Scarlett
hacked his pipe with his finger and
held a match to it. There are several
Y4ossihle ordinations"
my world Are there? Several?
Well, WE'LL Could YOU bear to outline
one of them? We, dashed interested
don't y know"
."Oh, say, Vaneai Really, now, I'd
hate like the Old Harry to wrong any
cne," Scarlet spluttered. HAM, how
ever, didn't care great deal for Or.
Bliss
"Thanks, awfully. Astonishin' as it
may seem, noted that fact myself this
morning. Have you any other little
beam OF sunshine you'd care to launch
in our direction?"
II think Salveter is hopelessly smit-
ten with Meryt-Amen."
Fancy that"
Vance took out his cigarette case and
tapped his one remaining Reggie on the
lid. Deliberately he lighted it, and
after deep inhalation looked up seri-
otlsly.
Eyes, Scarlet" he drawled, "it's
quite possible that you and have ar
rived at the same conclusion. But nat
urally We can't make q move until We
have something definite with which TO
back up our hypothesis. BY the by,
DR.. Bliss attempted to leave the coun~
try this afternoon. If it hadn't been Tor
one of Sergt. Heatl1's minions he pre-
sumably would be on his way to Mon
treal at this moment"
expected to see Scarlet express
astonishment at this news, but instead
he merely nodded his head.
I'm not surprised. He's certainly
in q funk Can't say that I blame
him. Things appear rather black Tor
him. Scarlet pulled on his pipe and
shot surreptitious look at Vance.
THE more I think about this affair
the more I'm impressed with the pos
sibility that, after all"
"Oh, quite" Vance cut him short
''But we're not pantin' for possibilities.
What we crave is specific data"
That's going to be difhcult, I'm
afraid" Scarlet grew thoughtful.
There's been too much cleverneSS--"
sAhi That's the point-too much
cleverneSs. Exactly Therein lies the
weakness of the crime And I'm hope
fully countin' on that abundantia
cautelce." Vance smiled Really. y
I've appeared thus far My object in
stuItifyin' my perceptions has been to
wangie the murderer into new efforts.
Sooner or later hen everyday bis hand"
Scarlet did not answer for some
time. Finally he spoke.
II appreciate your confidence, Vance.
You're very sporting. But my opinion