Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
INsTALLMENT x.
rR1DAY, JULY 10 1:15 P.M.)

- CARLETT'S eyes followed her with
a troubled, sympathetic look.
Poor grill" ne commented, with
~ sigh. You know, Vance, she
was devoted to Kyle-her father
and Kyle were great cronies. When
her as though she'd been his daugh-
ter. This affair Is terrible blow
to her"
zone can well understand that, y
Vance murmured perfunctorily. but
she has HAM to console her. BY
the by, doctor, your Egyptian servant
appears to be quite en- rapport with
Mrs. Bliss"
whats that-what's that?" Bliss
lifted his head and made an effort
at concentration. "Ah, yes HAM
A faithful dog-where my wifeS con-
cerned. He practically brought her up
after her fathers death. He's never
forgiven me for marrying her." He
smiled grfmly and lapsed into state
of brooding dependency.
"What's all this palaver about, any
how?" Heath asked sullenly. He faced
Markham. Listen, chief; haven't you
got enough evidence for an ndlct-
Markham was sorely troubled. His
instinct was to order Bliss arrest, but
his faith In Vance halted him. Ht
was on the point Of answering HEATH
when Hennessey put his head In the
door and called out:
"Hey, sergeant; the buggy from the
Department Of Public Welfare is mere:
'iRightl" Heath cupped his hands
to his mouth and bawled to HennesSey:
Send EN- In"
with the removal of Kyle'S body
Heath stood cycling the huddled silent
figure of DR.. Bliss.
"Where do we go from here2" His
question contained both disgust ano
resignation.
Markham was growing restless and
beckoning Vance to one side, spoke 70
him in low tones. I could not hear
what was said, but Vance talked
earnestly to the district attorney 1or
several minutes.
"Very WELL" Markham answered, as
they strolled back toward us. BuI
unless you reach some CONCLUSION pretty
soon we'll have to take action. :,
Vance paced slowly back and forth
in front of the cabinets, his eyes on
the floor, while the rest OF US watched
him. Even DR.. Bliss reused h1mSeil
and gazed at him with q curious ano
hopeful expression.
aNone of these clues rings true, Mark
ham Vance said. There's something
here that doesn't meet the eye. It's
like q cypher that says one thing ano
means another. tell you the obvious
explanation Is the wrong one.
There's a key to this affair-some-
where. And it's staring us IN the
face. Yet we can't see IT..
He was deeply perplexed and dlssaL-
isfied, and he walked to and fro with
that quiet, disguised alertness which
had long since come to recognize.
Suddenly he halted In front OF the
moi of blood before the end cabinet
and bent over. He studied 1t Tor a
moment, and then his eyes moved 10
the cabinet. Slowly his gaze ascendeo
the partly drawn curtain ana came
To rest on the beaded wooden ledge
above the curtain rod. After a wnlle
his eyes drifted back to the pool OF
blood. and I got the impression that ne
was measuring distances and trying 10
determine the exact relationship pc
tween the blood, the cabinet. the cur
tain and the moIding along the top OF
presently he Strengthened up and
stood very close to the curtain, MS
back to us. ;,
"Really, now, that's most interestin',"
he murmured. wonder
He turned and, drawing up. one OF
the folding wooden chairs, placed IL
directly in front of the cabinet on Ine
exact spot where Kyle's head had IAN;
Then he mounted the chair ana $1,000
for a considerable time inspecting the
''My wordl Extr'ordin'ryF HIS voice
was barely audible. go
Taking out his monocle, he placed
n in his eve. Then his hand reacneo
out over the edge of the cabinet ana
he picked up something very near 10
where HAM said he had placed tne
small statue of Sakhmet. just WnaI
it was none of us could see, put pres
emily he slipped the object INTO ms
coat pocket. A moment later ne oes
scended from the chair and Iaceo
''This murder has amazin posslpll-
Before he could explain his cryptic
remark, HenneSsey again appeared az
the head Of the stairs and called out
to Sergt. Heath:
"There's q guy here, named Salveter,
who SAYS he wants to see Doc Bliss.
Young Salveter approached us with
startled, questioning air. He gave Scar
lett curt, cold nod; then he caught
sight Of Vance.
chow do YOU do?" he said, obviously
surprised at Vance's presence. "It's
been . long time since saw, you {.
in Egypt What's all Nhe excite
ment about? Have we been invested
by the military" His pleasantly did
not ring true
Salveter was an earnest, aggressive
looking man of about 80, with sandy
hair, wide-set gray eyes, small nose
and q thin, tight mouth. He was of
medium height, stockily built and might
have, been an athlete in his college