The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-22
- -cTz4v4ole4 at H ROCKING HOUSE
BY WALTER (. BROWN,

is on duty until midnight. He can be ready on few minutes notice" ]"
 "How long has he been in MT. Dufresne's employ?"
 "Six or seven years, sir. He's quite reliable"
 That's all right, then. Come along with them, too, Andrews. By the way, do you know where Mrs. Dufresne is staying?"
 "Yes, sir. She is visiting Mrs. Creighton Morlock." | "Then get Mrs. Dufresne on the phone for me. will you? I'll talk with her before I leave"
 Andrews went to the outside teie- phone and gave the number from memory. Presently he was expostu-i lating to the operator, But. that's quite impossible, Miss. There's a dinner party at that house. You must be ringing the wrong number"
 He turned and spoke to the detec- tive over his shoulder. "She says l there is no answer. Mrs. Morlock is entertaining this evening. There must be some one to answer the telephone"
 Andrews finally called for the chief operator and told his trouble | to her, but she confirmed the opera tors story. They were ringing the right number and there was no re- sponse.
 Harper was impatient to be on his way. "All right, Andrews. Try them little later. Tell Mrs. Du- freene that there has been some | trouble at Powhatan Terrace and that I've sent MT. Dufresne to come up there and give us his assistance. Assure her that he will not be incur ring the slightest risk. -"
 "Yes, sir. She knows about the attempt to shoot MT Dufresne this afternoon. He called her up as soon as he got back here"
 "Then you may tell her that we believe the crank letter writer has been killed. That will ease her mind"
 HARPER left the Austerlitz. His l car was waiting outside and he directed the chauffeur to drive to Headquarters, where he found De- tective John Lafferty waiting in the Homicide Bureau. They returned to Powhatan Terrace and Harper filled in the time by giving his assist ant a full account of what had trans pired.
 When they drew up before Du- fresnes house, the detective saw that the police ambulance and an other official car stood outside. When Lafferty was warned to keep to the neatly made path he asked. What's the idea. Steve?" eI'm keeping the place from get ting all tracked up by the coming and going here. That snow started ffate this afternoon and if we can pre- serve the tracks made in it up to the time the murders were discovered it should tell pretty clear story. But we'll have to wait for daylight to do that properly"
 Lafferty gave his superior keen look. T thought this was an open and d-shpt case? It sounded like it."
 There are some very peculiar features. Not knowing what may turn up, I'm going to be prepared"
 Everything will be covered deep by morning." Lafferty suggested. atf1 don't think so. The snow's be. ginning to ease up already"
 All the lights in the house seemed to be on and all the doors open, but the, only person in sight was plain clothesman who was arguing an grily over the telephone. It seemed that the insufflator powders in the fingerprinting kit had been sent up imperfectly packed.
 Harper found the experts from Headquarters gathered around the two bodies, vehem4tly arguing the case.
 Sergeant Harper ran his eye over the group Where's Jackson?" was his first question. Jackson was chief photographer of the Bureau of Identification.
 He left just little while ago. He said he'd develop the prints him self and have 'em up here by morn ing" Clymer reported.
 Did he take any shots with the beard and moustache off" Harper continued, nodding toward the dead man in the armchair.
 "Yes, sir. We tumbled to the make. up as soon as we got a good look at him."
 "All right, men. Clear out now and give us l'ttle breathing space in here. I want to hear what Doc Miller has to tell us"
 Dr. Miller, a police surgeon of many years tenure, looked as if he would have great deal to say. Ray mond Carlin, the ballistics expert. was at the far end of the room. busy with magnifying lens and flashlight.
 "Where'd Doyle get to?" Harper asked, suddenly missing the report CTS face in the midst of all this ac. tivity.
 l (Copyri0ht, 1851, by Wolter 0. BropnJ