The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-06

Who Holds Key to Riddle
Of the Disappearance
Of IsObel Vane?

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one who il to identify 1t. / mean
if a man. layman or artist, had
loved woman, he would be much
more likely to recognize her head
less body"
He shuddered as he said the
last words.
"Why, I should have thought
that an artist would be able to
tell exactly whose a body was,
if, of course, he had painted from
it in the nude"
mo. that is wrong" Vane
told him. You see, Mr.. Mantel,
an artist is concentrated upon
his work. He looks upon the
model as just means to an end,
just so many proper curves and
lines and flesh tones. He may
use one portion of one model,
and one of another"
Did you paint much from the
nude, Mr.. Vane?"
mot often. Just studies, be-
cause the human body interests
me. But, as you know, heads
are my specially"
Cyrus K. looked up startled.
"Ah, yes" he said. "Heads!. :.
Mr.. Vane, I'd like very much to
look at some Of your sketches-1
feel that I may find something
that will help us in them"
Certainly" Vane reached for
the huge sketch books But
they're only studies, you know
just fragments of bodies, and
here and there a completed
whole"
"Splendid," said Cyrus K.
Splendid. Fragments will do
splendidly."
Lawrence Vane opened the
books, and Cyrus K. adjusted his
pincenez.
Betty's Problem
Betty Potter was having a very
difficult time of it-Life had sud-
denly developed nuances of
trouble that a short month be-
fore she had not known existed.
There were many times when
she felt that she could not go
ONT seemed too terrible to be
forever on the lookout for news
of the Vane murder case.
A rift had come between the
two-Cyrus K. and Betty-theSe
two who were so alike that they
always quarrelled automatically,
and yet who loved each other
deeply and harbored each for
each a shy and unspoken admira-
ton. Now, this seemed to have
changed, and Betty soke to Cyrus
K. but little, and he told her
scarcely anything Of his progress
in the case.
Comm Miss Betty, honey"
came Suky's throaty voice, to be
followed Immediately by her smil-
ing black presence. whats de
matter, honey?" she said sooJh-
ingly. You all in a tempah dis
mo'nin? Deed child, you all
mustn't to let de day make you
blue. Heaps of times when de day
Is blue de sperrits can be bright
bright days a good time for Ole
Man Debbil to get to his work
but he don't get around so much
cp a dark day. cause folks might
be expectin' him."
"Oh! Suky!" Betty cried. "You
and your 'sperrits' and your ole
Man Debbil'-you make me tired!
We've got enough trouble without
your starting to shout your voodoo
stuff all over the house"
well, Miss Betty; honey" Suky
nodded her gray wool wisely, You
all knows dat old Suky knows a
thing or two about Old Man Deb.
hil-and-" she suddenly looked
up into Betty's eyes keenly, land
some other gentlemen" she fin
lshed quietly.
What do you mean by that?"
Betty swung round on her, so that
the frock Suky was holding pulled
out of her hands.
"Sho! honey. what could I
mean?" Suky grinned. II was jes'
atalkin-you know how us old
women likes to shout wifi our
lnoufs. That's all, honey. That's
all. Turn around now, lemme
fasten this heah frock."
well" snapped Betty, "you
make me nervous with all your
talk, and all the mysterious ways
you've suddenly developed. I de-
clare-I believe you've even taken
to using the telephone lately, and
that's a miracle, because you used
to be so scared of it that you hated
to take a message for me from one
Of my beaux."
well now, honey" chuckled
Suky, that depended on which ali
beau it were CALM"
why, you old reprobate, you'll"
Betty laughed in spite Of herself.
She shook herself into the frock
and smoothed it down over the
hips, turned to get a better sight
Of herself in the full length mir.
ror. and met Suky's eyes In the
glass.
What are you looking like that
for?" she demanded.
II wasn't looking at you,
honey?" Suky said. II was lookin'
IN the glass at someone else"
Are you crazy?" Betty cried.
What or earth do you mean,
someone else'?"
"Jes' that, Miss Betty, ies'
that" Suky's voice took on a
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