Evening star., 1941-10-10

we didn't know where she was.
didn't, I mean"
The appalling possibilities came
home to Felicity. Perhaps hel
adored Shirley had escaped and
came home to end the threat over
her life. For threat Felicity knew
there had been. She realized now
that in voicing IL she would be CIV
ing Shirley motive for killing Tar
rington. Mrs. Fowler had warned
her lust in time. But where did Mrs
Fowler flt in? That made her a
friend of Shirley's, and surely. D..
Suddenly Felicity was aware that
Tom Barnes was speaking to her
She looked up at him. His dark
eyes were probing hers, his narrow
face sober.
"I asked you, Felicity, whether you
noticed anything about the room last
night?"
Il wasn't in the room, Tom, until
I found Harrington,
That's what I mean. When you
found Harrington did you notice
ANYTHING about the room?"
I'm not sure I know what you
mean. Everything seemed in order
except the desk"
You didn't touch anything?"
"Oh, no That is, switched on
the light and shut the door that was
banging
Franklin pulled himself out Of his
chair. Let's have another look at
that room. Tom, before the men
take the body away
Finds a Clue.
Tom and he worked out the small
box that Felicity could have seen
from the stairs had she tried. We'll,
It's a cinch that girl or any one else
couldn't see Tarringtons chair from
the stairs nor any one standing near
him"
The men surveyed the library. 1t
was long, narrow room with apple
green walls and deep green carpet
and draperies. Pale fingers of light
streaked the east windows and min
gled uncertainty with the glowing
lamplight. At the end of the room
opposite to the hall were two long
French doors and along the wall op-
posite the fireplace were two banks
Of windows between which stood a
broad desk heaped with papers. In
front of the fireplace was a wing
chair with the back to the door.
Interesting, unused Tom. You
can't see even hand of Tarring-
ton from here. No wonder Felicity
got such a scare"
Those windows down there must
have been where she went"
Franklin passed the wing chair
without a glance, but he paused at
the small love seat directly facing
the chair on the other side OF the
fireplace. He stopped down and stu
died it without touching it. Looks
to me as If some one sat here for
some time"
That might have been any one
any time yesterday"
mo, I don't think 30"
why not?"
Franklin shrugged. House Is well
stated with servants. The whole
place is as neat as a pin, morning
room, hall. here. Good servants
plump up pillows and cushions, you
know"
Then he ran his hands carefully
between the cushions and pulled out
a womans wadded handkerchief
with large 8 embroidered in green.
Franklin stuffed 1t into his pocket.
The Inquiry Continues.
Tom went to the doors and opened
one. Sort of terrace out here. Won
der whose room is just above" He
stepped outside and examined the
walls. Nice stout trellis out there.
Must look into that"
Tom went back into the library
and with Franklin made a silent
Inspection Of the room. Harrington
sat far back in his chair, with his
head resting against the chair back.
Looks Just as If he'd looked up
when some one spoke to him, doesn t
he?"
Eyes, see, he'd been reading the
paper! Hold on" Toms voice was
sharp. Il can read the paper, here
In front OF him. The society page /!
He couldn't read 1t the way he's
holding it"
You mean the way it's in his
lap; notice he's not holding it,
Il wonder what he was reading"
Franklin, apparently forgetting
the paper. stared down at the con-
tents of the table beside Tarring-
ton.
"One compact, one whisky glass
one ash tray with pipe in it. Won
der where the tobacco pouch is?
Maybe in his pocket"