The Coolidge examiner., 1935-04-05

paiiing the dog on the head. Hes
shy as the devil Dlsirustful OF
strangers Cad You should have
seen him when ! FIRST 30, him. He
craNled under q big seiiee In the
den and wouldn't come out for two
dsys-not eTen 10 eat Had 10 drag
him out twice q day and put him
on the roof Then back he'd 20
under the settee. Lots better
now than be used to be. Getting
little confidence Hes pretty
near all right when he's alone with
ne"
He1l probably set over H."
Vance told him eneouraglngly. The
right treatment. don't , know.
Hes a beautiful specimen. d.
Ever show himT
~Oh. catered him once-Corn-
sail But be wouldn't show. Lay
down In The ring and whlmpered
D-n shame, too. FOR the two fel-
lows that went over him lacked
quality"
We walked wlth the garrulous
EnriEht back 20 bis apartment
house and took leave OF him. when
we we're In the district attorneys
car. headed down town. Vance
spoke. and bis voice was troubled.
Something queer about that dog.
Notwithstanding deuced queer
Why should be be timldf why
should be dlstrusi and fear siran.
gersl It's not IKE a Doberman TO
act that way. Something has
happened to him. He's had a blight
lng experience Of some kind ="
Markham beat an annoyed tattoo
on the window ledge Of the car
"Yes. yes: It's very sad. sup
pose. But what possible connection
can there be between = shy Dober
man In Central Park West and the
murder Of Archer Coef"
7 haven't the vagues, notion.
Vance returned cheerfully. bat
there are only tao dogs in this case.
and one of them Is browbeaten and
lmld. aud the other is vlclousiy
wounded
Pretty far-feiched." Markham
grumbled
Vance sighed
Il dare say. But so are the cir.
cumsianccs surrounding the mur
ders themselves" lie lighted .
fresh cigarette and glanced at his
watch. Its drawing on toward
dinner time. Does that tempt you
And I'll open a bottle OF that
~ ChHteau-Yquem you're 80 fond
of. There'n be nothing 10 irk Us
tIil tomorrow
But Vance was mistaken. That
night the Coe case entered a rev
and more sinister phase II was
exactly half-pasi two In the morn.
lng when Yance's private phone
rang. II woke me from a deep
sleep. and IL was several minutes
before could answer II. Mark
hams voice came over the wire de
manding Vance. carried the port.
able phone set 10 bis room and
handed II 20 him In bed. He listened
a brief minute: then he set the IN
strument on the floor. yawned
stretched. and threw back the bed
clothes.
Dash Il all. yanl" he CON
planned. as he rang for Currie.
'Grassi has been stabbed -
when Vance and arrived at the
Coe house. Markham and Sergeant
Heath were already there. There
was n detective from the homicide
bureau sitting glumly on the front
steps.
We went TO the second floor.
walked back toward the front OF
the house. and entered GrassIs
quarters. The curtains were drawn
and all the lights were on.
Heath and Markham stood at the
foot OF Grassi's bed. looking at the
PROSTATE figure lying there. Sit
ting in a straight chair. on the op-
posite side OF the bed. was a capa-
bic looking man OF about forty.
This Is Doctor Lobsenz." Mark
ham Informed Vance. Gamble
called him in"
Doctor Lobsenz looked up. nod
ded. and went on about his work
with swift efficiency.
GraSsI lay on his back. clad In
white silk pajamas. He was ghast-
ly pale. and the arm nearest US
moved restlessly on the sheets, Ike
that OF person under the lnfiu-
ence OF hyoscin. There was an area
OF blood. perhaps II inches In diam
eter, on the sheet at his left side
nearest the doctor. His pajama
coat was also stained with blood.
His eyes were closed. but his lips
were moving incoherently.
Presently the doctor rose.
81 think that's all I can do for
him at the minute. Mr. Markham" I"
he said ~T'n send for the ambulance
Immediately"
Markham nodded. Thank you,
I Doctor"
Then he turned TO Vance.
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