The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-27
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THE CRIllEs Doris Matthew,
Iady's maid. 10 murdered Friday
night In 'su0nefhouse b. Blew
with heavy perfume 1askS boAy.
on estate Of nilllo1aiPo BERKE.
DETEcTIvEss Bonnie Ds.Aee.
Eue.t OF Berkeleys, and 1lseoveref
OF body at sunrise swimming
partys Captain strawn q Heni-
MEMBERS OF HousrnoLD
(all under susplcionls Mr. ana
Mrs. GEORGE BERKELEY. who
had quarrele1 Friday alght 0veR
daughter CLORlNDA'D engage.
mentt to SEYMOUR CROSBY, New
friend Of Mrs. Berkeley,s seere-
tary, MRS. LAMBERTS CLO-
RINDA, whose silk scarf boenA
4 skirt Of the muF6ereA g1rls
GIGl Berkeley who unaceoUnt.
MIL: niskt 'p riss e, .'s IT, s1 ss:K
presented ~ Crosby 70 Mrs.
Berkeley and later used - 1sr.
der weapons DICK Berkeley, n.
fatuated with dead giEl ard 1lss-
Ing from bis oom all night EU.
GENE ARN0LD d. eha.2eurs
employ Of both Mrs. Lambert ana
CrOsby.
After coroner BODY
from summerhouse, Strawn and
Dundee Inform Berkeley Aouse.
hold that II 10 murder. not suicide.
n 60 sP To- asest,o. Mr.: serss-
II missing. Mrs. Berkeley AysteE1.
cally accuses ArnolA Of aufdefin4
both Doris and Dick because 81
jeaIousys says Arnold threateneA
to kill then both On. Friday. if
they s'd0uble-cr0sseas hin. Mrs.
Berkeley's revelations are lnteF.
rupted By the sudden apDearaneo
OF Dick Berkeley himself.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
ssW7HERE did you come from?"
" Captain strawn demanded.
II suppose you're Dick Berkeley?"
I'm person. though I admit I
don't feel quite all here. Terrible
head. in fact" and the young man
in the doorway to Mrs. Berkeley's
bedroom bowed ironically. He was
dressed in tennis lannels and .
blue coat: he had Just shaved. and
his reddish.brown hair cleaned
yetly.
"As to where I came from, dear
old sleuth-if you must know. /
came from my room. descended to
the front hall on my way TO snatch
q cup Of much.needed coffee, ran
into old Wicket, who looked at me
as II he'd seen . ghost: also col.
lided with . covey Of rare birds
who said they were detectives. One
Of them said I was most urgently
wanted up here-and here I &m!"
"Well!" Strawn calculated, and
was guilty Of scratching his iron.
gray head like any comic sleuth
Of fiction. He glanced at Dundee
helplessly. then recovered sum
GENTLY to below: "And how did
you get to your room, I'd like to
know. without anv-of my men see.
ing your Where did you spend the
night?"
Zone question at = time. shsr-
lock-" Diek Berkeley protested:
then. laying . hand to his brow:
"And weuld you mind speaking
more softiyf You're hurting my
head-and Mothers, too. .see."
Ignoring his mothers my. darling
boy! You're safsl". ho answered
Strawn's drst question with appar.
ent good humor: You didn't hap
pen to have one Of -FOUR. Aatfset
stationed ap.tbe little ateirs that
lead 10 the top room ofssthS tower?
Otherwise / should probably have
bumped Into him. - ! WI none too
steady on my pins then. hut oil
cold shower and about = pint of ice
water turned the trick nicely.
thank you. Ice water on, tan q
all the bathrooms: every comfort
Of = hrst-class hotel, and ~ can
now includs bonse deksctivest / -.
Abbie." he added u his mother.
s. A RE- you telling me yoa spsnt
the night II thu top roam %
the towsrfs strsvn dsman6od|
sourly.
right Jon arA shsrloekl.