The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-26
Chapter II eUNDEAN EXPLAINS
MADAME GRETHE's green ey

MADAME GRETHES green eyes IVA were very bright and know. lng during the commissaire's brief questions, but they looked less knowing when 1 began to tell of the man who had shot at me in the courtyard. She looked for the first lime at loss, and Lovschiem, who had let her do most of the talking thus far. suddenly became pos Iessed of an active tongue.
 "But you are mistaken, Mir. Sun- dean!" he cried. "The wind de eeived you. There could have been no one in the courtyard"
 Hell, don't I know when I've been shot at?" l took the fiashlight out of my pocket and showed them how 1t was shattered. "The wind cannot do this. There was some one in the court not fifteen minutes ago. He had a revolver and shot at me twice on the stairway-that's s when he got the flashlight-and three times in the courtyard"
 The young officer turned to the pompous commissaire de police, there was an excited sputtering of French, the older man gave quick order which sent one of the men In the background hurrying away, aud Mo dorao Cratbo eoyt m n n ,,,1et unpleasant look from her green eyes.
 Where is Father Robart." she said to Marcel in French.
 "He went away, just after the gentleman went downstairs. I re- mained alone with-him."
 He went away" Her narrow eyebrows were straight and her eyes wary. She broke into rapid French, telling, as near as I could make out, hat she had sent at once for the priest.
 Following her example, Low schiem plunged into the stream of conversation, and Sue and 1 were momentarily forgotten. She was standing quite near me, and said in an undertone:
 What are they saying?"
 She gave me startled look.
 "Oh-you do not understand them-Lovschiem Is saying that he does not know the man, that he. was killed outside, away from the hotel. and brought here and left to throw suspicion from the murderer. They are considering it.
 But you and your shattered fiashlight are troubling the younger man: he says the murderer must be here in the hotel. Lovschiem says you were frightened by the wind and dropped it. He says no one could have g"t into the hotel. The commissaire-that Is, the older one-says in case you are telling the truth they will discover him."
 What do they say of the dag ger?"
 She did not reply at once; 1t was strange that where I had felt kind of friendliness about her, now felt as distinctly a withdrawal.
 "They say nothing of the dagger" said Sue warily, her eyes on Ma dame Grethe. as if to be sure she was not overheard.
 A ND at that the young officer
 A whirled to me and said very, very politely:
 Will Monsieur be kind to tell me why he was in the lobby of the hotel so late in the night?"
 Why was 1? How could l avoid telling of Sue Tally? Her own words returned to me in the very nick of time. She had said something about wanting to lock the door of my room while waiting for me but that the key was gone. said, not daring to look at the door to be sure there was no key in it: q went to the lobby for key. There was no key In my door,"
 The young officers eyebrows went up ( little, but he repeated my reply to ths commissaire. 1 added no further word, though | longed to do so explanations can be more damaging than silence.
 All at once Sue spoke; it was al most whisper:
 "They are talking of how the mu: der was done" she said They ar, going to look at it again" she looked frightened.
 "Will Monsieur approach hmst this way" asked the yoary oa'. politely. Will he be kind to ree. the one that Is 1ead?"