The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-06-30
Chapter 40 STRANGE QUESTIONS

'i1iO IS your uaHuhercillel, lSn
 Att?" l asked Sue aRF
 She looked at the delicate wisp oi white that l drew from my pocket She had been. think. about to ques. tion me further. for she looked lint. ly impatient at the interruption. The impatient look. however. was sue. ceeded by :. puzzled little frown.
 "Why. yes" she said. '.l believe it is. At least, 1t looks like some have. and it has scent that 1 use. l couldn't be sure. though. It's a quite ordinary handkerchief-you can get dozens of them in any store in France. Wny?"
 l did not explain. said: '1 found it on the floor. Will you come with me moment: know your broth CTS waiting ana you mustn't be long. but it will only take moment"
 She looked further puzzled. but went with me toward the north cor ridor a1 ]. At the end of the corridor asked her to stand for a moment before my door. marked her height against the window. 1 did not need even to go to the lobby whence ] had seen that flying silhouette. Even allowing largely for the angie of my perspective from the lobby. Sue was at least foot shorter than that brief silhouette had been. l ought to have known it at once. U There was still neither time nor need to explain then to Sue. said:
 Do you see that room up there on the third story-the fifth shutter from the corner of the middle sec ton? About number thirty-four ,r thirty-five: Were you up there at Iall the night of the first murder?"
 don't know what she was think ing of me just then. She looked per .plexed. but Sue was never dull.
 No" she said directly.
 Another thing" 1 said. And for give me for all.thisr pointlessness." I hesitated here; the thing was about to ask was not entirely point; less. plunged on. however:
 Mrs. Byng says she saw you turn tng out the hotel lights the night of the first murder. She says" Sues eyes were widening. "She says" l went on miserably as saw that my; very inquiry must. suggest to her that I'd believed Mrs. Byng. that. she saw you at the switch box, there In the corridor near her door. That she saw you pull the main switch. and that the lights went out at once." Asa
 And you believed herr" said Sue rather sadly. s 'a <
 No" l had her hands and almost had her. suddenly. in my arms. No! didn't believe her. Not when you told me where you'd been at that time." &
 She pulled back away from me.
 'I don't know what Mrs. Byng saw or thought she saw" said Sue. But I told you the exact truth. About everything"
 T know. know. Toll me. Is Mrs. Byng friendly with your" tWHY-no," said Sue. But not
 V-unfriendly. either. We've Lad very little to do with one another Scarcely talked at all." "You wouldn't say. then, that she'd sver been particularly interested ins you?"
 < Heavens. no." said Sue, seeing what 1 meant and forgiving me si- multaneously. If you mean Mrs. Byng may be-suspect-that's ab- iurd. She's exactly what she seems.",
 I'm beginning to think don't mean anything. You'd best go along; to your brother He'll grow suspi- cious. I'll go with you to the lonnge."
 "It's not going to be easy" said Sue. Facing him. knowing all along that if he suddenly produces his own token I cannot produce mine xos match 1t. 1 was almost ready this morning tc give up the whole thing. After all-why do want five million dollars?" She said 1t thoughtfully. as If she really did wonder why.
 I Five millions" said rather bit teriy. "is not to be regarded with dis respect. And in this case. if you are in for penny you're in for pound"
 We were walking back along the north corridor. In two or three days