The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-28

trying to involve an innocent man because you are not intelligent enough to find out who is guilty?'
 Samuels was dumb before Celia's fury.
 Why don't you ask Miss Brent what she knoWs?" Celia, hysteri- cal now, pointed an accusing fin ger at Caroline, who had just ap- peared at the door with Mrs. Para dos. What is she doing here? Didn't she force her way into the house? Isn't she a thief. Wasn't she caught trying to steal a valu- able painting, few minutes after Parados was shot? Isn't she the only one in the house who hadn't an alibi both Friday night and last night ?Yet you accuse Claude of murdering my father!"
 Annersley took Celia into his arms again. I turned toward Caro- 1 line.
 "Try not to mind, dear" said gently. "Annersley is in bad mess she doesn't know what she is saying"
 "The girl is crazy" Mrs. Para dos interposed coldly. I'm sick of her mysteries. She probably knows all about it. You had better take her along with Annersley, MT. Sam uels.p
 Mrs. Parados turned her back and went out.
 You don't think Celia really be- lieved what she said?" Caroline whispered.
 "Of course not Don't you see what is facing her?"
 "Yes. Her father-and now MT. ,Annersley. It's pitiful beyond be- 1 lief I wish she would let me help her" Caroline shivered None of us will be quite the same after this, Allan"
 I had been sure of this for good while It would not be neces- sary to explain that difference to Caroline.
 Kirk, you turned Lum We loose, didn't you2' Samuels demanded. Last night" the big man an swered
 Take Annersley over there and lock him up, And tell Gridley to hop over with that gun and have Geddes look at it. Geddes has the bullets that rubbed out Parados and Grainger. Tell Gridley to bring his report back with him
 If the marks on the bullets match the rifling on that pistol I am guilty-is. . that it?" Annersley suddenly inquired.
 That's it. Samuels grunted. They'll match" he added grim lily. Get along with him, Kirk l Flique took it into his pink head ] to halt the procession.
 Another question, M. Annersley," he said brightly.
 T thought they'd all been asked" Apnersley retorted.
 Flique chuckled and twirled his mustache Just a little question, but of an immense significance. 1 When you entered by that patio window to find M Parados dead lon the floor, was the window open or shut? Monsieur will think care fully"
 "The window was open" Anners- ley replied.
 4 Flique bowed "Merci, monsieur" and he twirled his mustache again. As soon as we had risen from the breakfast table, I followed Flque linto the sun room, although I knew he would not tell me any more than he wanted me to know. Monsieur is bewildered?" he in- quired, settling himself into chair. Did Annersley kill Parados and Grainger?" I asked. He chuckled. Has not M. le ] Deputy"
 Never mind NJ. le Deputy" in- terrupted irritably Cant you an- e iswer straight question:"
 Mon ami, it will not do, the d simple yes or no, when I cannot t lprove what know. You see? Life ,is-um-the word, M, rAntiquarie?' I Complex"
 'Precisement!' and he bowed.
 Quite" I answered dryly. You d mean you won't tell until you arc e ready. All right. But you infer that
 Annersley is innocent. How car
 you believe that in the face ot 'tIsuch evidence to the contrary. Every l. body else in the house has at least " one alibi--"
 | Mile. Brent" Flique interposed
 You know very well that Miss 'f Brent had nothing to do with it. d "Monsieur's tenderness ripens 1T e the sun of mademoiselle' regard. d Flique remarked oracularly, beam.