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Williamson nodded. Thanks
very much, Mr.. Wrenn," he said
Whitacre concluded the inter
view. "All right, boys" he said
you've got about everything"
"One thing more" said Bunny
Jackson. where's your studio
Mr.. Wrenn?"
The artist gave an address in
East 10Th Street. Miss Shannon
and BOTH" he explained, lived
within walking distance"
He smiled wanly. us that all,
gentlemen"
For the present." said William
son.
Wrenn looked inquiringly at
Whitacre, who suggested that they
wait for Cropsy.
Hell be out in few minutes.
Mr. Wrenn. Then I think you'll
be required to come down to head
quarters with us for a little while. "
The artist nodded gravely.
Certainly"
He and Whitacre withdrew to
the farther end of the hall.
Hard hit" Grady Williamson
whispered. IT wouldn't be sur.
prised if his interest in Margie
Shannon went q little deeper
than he admits"
"Well," I said, "it wouldn't have
been hard to work up quite an
interest in Margie Shannon. Be
sides. he admitted he took her out
frequently. He's bachelor, isn't
hep"
Eyes, and an Englishman. Came
over here after the war. He got
his game leg in France. Malarkey'
on our sheet, knows him pretty
well"
Cropsy Remains Behind Closed
Apartment Door
I glanced toward the door OF
Janice Fowler's rooms. wonder
what's keeping CropSy? I want to
see him about getting a picture OF
the room before he seals it up"
Grady shifted. "Our painstak'
ing friend Cantwell, the Bertillon
blood hound, ir search of the
apices and whorls Of somebody s
thumbs"
I walked over to the elevator
button then and pressed it; but
as I did so an excited murmur OF
voices arose beyond the door OF
Janice Fowler'S apartment. The
next instant the door swung open
and there stood CropSy his face q
picture Of utter bewilderment.
''Whitacre!" he called.
Whitacre Sprang to attention
"Right, Lieutenant"
come in here. And, Mr.. Wrenn
you, too.
He held the door open to lei
Whitacre and Wrenn pass through
and then, without another look a.
us or a word of explanation, III
closed it in our faces and locked 1t
CHAPTER v
Lowell Brant Explains
(From q late edition of the Elk
press, Wednesday, october 100
The dagger with which Margi
Shannon was murdered last mid
night was discovered this after
noon by police in the adjoining
apartment Of Janice Fowler.
The weapon was positivel,
identified as the property Of II
murdered girl by Howard Wrenf1
the artist, who said it had been
, gift from him to Miss Shannon.
Miss Fowler, who is being hell
for questioning, had reported tn
theft Of jewelry, money and cloth
ing from her apartment this morn
ing before the discovery of tn
murder, but police had not beel
notified Of the burglary until sex
eral hours after the beautiful
artists model had been founc
stabbed to death, in the Twin
room of her two-room suite at 80
East Eighty-second Street.
After a thorough investigation
Of the murdered girls quarter:
Detective Lieut.. John Cropsy, i
charge Of the homicide squad, an
Silas Cantwell of the bureau c
criminal Identification, entere
Miss Fowler's apartment to invest
gate the reported burglary and t
search for fingerprintS. CropSy
theory was that If fingerprint
Identical with thoSe found in Mis-
Shannon'S room could be disco
cred in the Fowler apartment, the
would point directly to jamie
Fowler's burglar as the murder {
Margie Shannon.
Dagger Found Hidden At
Bottom of Drawer
They had come almost to tn
end Of their search when Crops