The Washington times., 1937-05-07


covetous eyes on the tapestry it.
self. Might he not have ripped 1t
down, intending to take it with
him, and then changed his mind"'
why yes, suppose So,' con-
ceded little reluctantly. He had
suggested something that had not
occurred to any of us.
was the tapestry a valuable
one?'
l hadn't any idea, I told him. Il
don't know anything about such
things. Still, the robbery theory
seems to be out now, after Lew
lexis story"
Best Crooks Always
Walking Arsenals
Brant nodded. And the kind Of
crooks that are ready to do murder
don't have to pluck convenient
daggers off their victims walls.
They carry their arSenals with
them"
Calhoun'S voice believing my
name brought me to my feet and
ended our talk. He had one of his
telephones in his hand. Back to
the apartment for yours" he
raped. Harris is on the phone
now and says the girl who lives in
the next suite to Margie Shan
mons reported her own apartment
hao been robbed last night"
My mouth popped open in dis
belief. The hell you say! That
puts us right back where we start
ed from-the robbery theory. Is
Harris"
"Never mind doubling for Sher-
lock Holmes" said Calhoun. This
Story's not moving along to suit
me. don't want theories; I want
you to find out something about
the Shannon girl. Who was she,
aside from the fact that she posed
for Howard Wrenn? Doesn't any
one in that whole. apartment
know anything about her-where
she came from, what kind Of a
Jane she was, who she went
around with? I'm not going to
let a GOOD murder spoil on my
hands and turn into a lousy sec
ond-Story job. Get hold of Wrenn.
Get him to give you some kind of
dope about her. I've got a half a
dozen alleged reporters working on
this story and I can't find out
what I want to know"
He paused for breath and I
asked, Has Wrenn got there
yet?"
Sure he's there. Harris says
he came right over, but the police
grabbed him first and we can't get
to him. Tell Cropsy where to get
off, will you? He knows we've got
three more editions. What does
he think we area weekly maga-
zine?. And we're going to play
the escort angle unless another big
break comes along. 1 don't care
if there were a dozen burglarieS IN
the building. How do we know
that the guy that brought the
Shannon girl home didn't pull
them? AS far as I'm concerned
he's guilty, until he gives himself
up, anyway"
who's doubling for Sherlock
Holmes now?" I demanded, and
he grinned and turned once more
to his telephone. But there he
checked himself and covered the
mouthpiece again, and curiosity
Shone in his eyes.
What happened to old man
Brant? He seems to have taken
quite a shine to you all of a sud-
den."
"Oh, the story seems to have
got under his skin. He's been &C
tually "arrulous."
well, I thought for a while I
was seeing things" said Calhoun.
"On your way" He turned once
more to the phone, waving me
out as he started barking into the
mouthpiece. A pretty snappy city
editor, that Calhoun.
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at the apartment. A group of re-
porters clustered in the lobby out
side the managers office and
Harris and Grady Williamson
were standing at the desk.
whats this about another
apartment being robbed?" I asked.
"Oh, you back again?" said
Williamson. "Dc-'t you want to
leave anything for the morning
paper? Sure, Lc vicki, the
night clerk. spilled it to Korn-
an.
well. how come we're just find.
ing out about it? Did Lewicki
think it was a Secret?"
ASK me another" said William.
son. "Lewicki says the dame that
lives nett to the Shannon apart
ment told him this morning that
some money and jewelry and
things were missing"
To Be Continued
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