Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
INsrALLMENT XIII.


~ LISS, once the blow had fallen,
had drawn himself together
ne sat upright his head lead thrown hi own
defikntly out of the rear win
IOWA Ss,ese was no covering, no
ienger any fear, in his .nanner. Faced
with the inevitable, he had apparently
decided to accept 1t with stoical in
trepidlty. could not help admiring
the mans fortitude in extremity.
Scarlet stood like a man paralyzed,
his mouth hanging partly open, his eyes
fixed on his employer with kind OF
unbelieving horror. HAM. OF all the
persons in the room, was the least per-
turbed; he had not even turned round
from his rapt contemplation OF Teti-
shire. M
Vance, after several moments,
cropped his chin on his chest and his
perpiexed frown deepened Then, as If
on sudden impulse, he swung about and
walked to the end cabinet. He stood
absorbed, leaning against the statue OF
Anubis: but soon his head moved slowly
up and down and from side to side as he
inspected various parts of the cabinet
and its partly drawn curtain.
Presently he came back to Heath.
sergeant, let me have another look
ct that tennis slipper" His voice was
low and strained.
Heath. without relaxing his vigilance,
reached In his pocket and held out the
shoe Vance took it and, again ADJUST
tng his monocle, scrutini2ed the sole
Then he returned the shoe to the
sergeant.
by the by" he said, "the doctor has
more than one foot +. What about
the other slipper"
"I didn't look for it." snapped Heath,
ss,This one was enough for me. It's the
right shoe-the one that made the foot
prints"
me that his mind was more at ease.
"stili, L could bear to know where the
other shoe is"
"I'll find tt--don't worry, sir" Heath
smoke with contemptuous cocksureneSs.
"I've got little investigating to do as
soon as get the doctor safely booked
ct headquarters"
7"Typical police procedure" MUIR
INJURED Vance. Book your man ana
then investigate A sweet practice"
Markham was ruffled by this COM
inent.
s"It seems to me, Vance" he remarked
with angry dignity, that the inveSt1-
cation has already led to something
fairly definite. Whatever else we ma
viii be in the nature of supplementary
evidence"
%Oh will it. now? Fancy thatl"
Vance smiled tauntingly. Il observe
you've gone in for fortune telling, Do
YOU crystal gaze in your moments OF
leisure, by any chance? myself
am not what you'd call clairvoyant, but,
Markham old dear, / can read the tu-
tire better than you. And assure
YOU that when this investigation is con-
tinued there will be no supplementary
evidence against DR.. Bliss. Indeed,
you'll be amazed at what will turn up"
He came nearer to the district at
torney and dropped his soothing tone.
sCan't you see, Markham, that you re
playing into the murderer's hands? The
person who killed Kyle planned the al
fair so you'd do exactly what you are
doing. And, as I've already tolo
YOU, you'll never get conviction with
the preposterous evidence you have"
fsI;ll come nightly close to 1t, Mark
ham retorted. I'm any event, my duty
Is plain. III have to take chance on
the conviction. :. But for once, vance,
think you've permitted your theories
"a override q simple obvious fact"
Before Vance could reply Hennessey
and Emery came into the museum.
Here, boys" the sergeant ordered
stake this bird upstairs and get some
clothes ON him and bring him back
here. Make 1t snappy."
Bliss went out between the two de-
Marshahl turned 70 Scarlet.
3"You'd better wait in the drawing
room. I'll want to question every one
and think you can give US some OF the
information we want -. Ana take
HAM with you" :.
"TIl be glad to do what / cam