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REAL FOR SALE—HOUSES. (Continued. ) MICHIGAN PARK. BRICK HOMES. 3. L-‘ Price, $9,650 and Up. EXHIBIT HOUSE, 4200 13th St. N.E Open Until 9 P.M. WALTER V. \L GHI\ OWNER—BLT GREENVAL!’E D. C. '8;"' ity per mo.. . CARMAN BROG, s 3250 C‘\SH—SfiO MONTH. B nome. o on flm n Y-I‘rnn -wn on and Otis ll‘am Tor rn mmégnou AN PORATION, artment. 10th and _Evenings. North 318 $200 CASH; $50 MO. PRICE $6,9§0 Nearly new 4 Dearly tate 'fi Acm.:x e o l" blb(‘l 'fll‘]&“’i bll s "' i Pt Al [ON, 1 2 Evenins. North 313, Beautiful Takoma Park Bungalow. rner property with a frontage of over 100 foer: &'.'{ . The nearly 200 feet d house has Taree roo ra hotwater Deat, electricits an lnd Svers moders jence. are a O and hamattial Jehranoery on the nda: 2.car garage. Out-of-town owner B Boiced thin “Droperty 1500 nnder. tha present market value to effect immediate . A real buy at $0.300. INC,, et N1 <4\'<RI'R\' CO.. 1418 Phone service Until B NORTHWES Nearly New Bungalow. Only $7.950. Here is a vers artistic. nearls new ‘bungalow in an’ attractive Northwest section. surrounded by detachéd prop erties and close to the 1ith st. Tlr oma_Park) car line. There Jareo tiving room. open freplace. mm ing room. kitche: rooms and tile b: L on ane floor. i fuil attic above residence is equipped with elec: uxnu vak Rocrs and. s compiets h screens ai al weather strin- u‘ Aur‘nfium}-vvhl "muu or €arage {0 public alles. in and we ¥ imie: blrtl m HEDGES & \nnm ETON, Inc. 1412 Eye St. Na nn 9501 THREE SPLEND FOR COLORED. NO. 1. EXCELLENT SECTION OF BLOO\HNGDAI E; s Dl ndld h ntain é“ “n = °""n-5'v'mer % MI! Dh(:r"'lg s, n-mvona large _front TR :.-#r""-nf i faris eplendid —$7.9504 NEf\R lst A\JD R QTQ \'\\' el R ley. Fain. ’lmr fxed Plor’ Soecs 3 5 n':'h" g Call us & N () 3 NEAR 18th AND U. Semi.dot ached eorner. cantaining store and | 10 rooms and b: how.h. and elec. lights. Ot home " ana " uaitiess apportunity. Reasonable terme. This property will fur. sh you a home and good income. Call us . CMETIL ER, Devendable, So 2eain 89 Vermont Ax .&_ o bar- o and Night Servicer-Adams UQT LI S [‘I‘ D Some cel 'm".,.:’m"";»pw g n 450 glnmn- i"“‘g’ 1064 “.‘m..“lv A BROOKLAND—CORNER. e 0 u‘“‘ lml.l W’APLE & LEWEY, Ve lflfl‘lfllvhll 2 !0”"(. 10280. PRICE, $585. ..a's;u nr"e&w B e _S_L_—.—__ lectrict! et sl A adrees 'nox WM. H. SAUNDERS CO., Inc. OPEN DAILY. EXHIBIT HOUSE, 2016 BENNETT PLACE N. iy T’c'a“n'rm?u%z 28t W NLY $6,150—-TERMS $350 Cash, $60 a Month. New 2gtory and eellar brick R ';nfgfi T ad l'l v HOUSES AS REPRE- SENTING THE VERY BEST VALUES OF ANY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. WM. H. SAUNDERS CO,, Inc. “gre. remnn g‘lll 9 lrn.“_, Main CHEVY CHASE. New Colonial Brick, $12,750. s ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES—P2’ll Never Convince Lulu “ HUNDRED THOU! DOLLARS IS A LoT oF Mowey, BUT Lulu LA VERNE THE VEILED LADY, CooLY aND CALMLY ASKED ALOYSWA P. MSGINIS POR ; THAT . AMOUNT YesTerdAy ! 'av Wy ? sve NUST Have Her REATONS —, WHAT A€ THey 2 AT Ay RATE You'LL AGREE LU \S A HARD LOOKING BABY. FOR BALE—HOUSES. THATS WHAT I SAID! T WANT A HONDRED THOUSAND DoLLARS! AND, WL ape #400,000 . LA=UTE N You crazy ? AFTER TWENTY-FIWE ~ YEARS You Mpuy “rpenR - 4\«9 DEMAND ALOYSIUS P NEGINIS DONT TRy To PULL. THE WooL VR MY eyax. D. O, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1927. 3Y POP MOMAND TS I LisTeNED To You, onoe, BuT |APPLE~ NEvER - AGAN! ! ArenT Jo | Sauce Yoo 'lH! MORLD'S NEAR 18th & COLUMBIA RD. $11,950. e ate rlassed D]!le Lfli bl(hl . at this oAk ioon Scteened breakfast B eary pear Sard ang a S.CAR BHICK GA: RAGE "Only & small cash. payment Jeauired and very reasonable terms on balan CHEVY CHASE, D. C. o7lendid detached home on & ot 80 by 130 .f #olid stone foundation: living room nm -« th of house. with ctons freplace an bright dininj Ve Teree ek are_fous = X Hectricrty Ui Farake. tections of Chevy Chass. This h wld. and the price and terms attractive. are vers DOUGLASS & PHILLIPS, INC,, REALTORS—BUILDERS. 1621 K St. N.W. EVENING PHONE SERVICE UNTIL 9§ P.M. EXHIBIT HOME, 619 Drive ave. carseor 14th st cars miar until § p.m_dail; are the best value i Washington 1437 K St. N.W. e il Bk Ao a-m' y t 16th st through, Cojorado ave. e W ARDMAN. FOR SALE—HOUSES. l 16th ST. & COLORADO AVE P Nty Sy oy priced e mlrhet’ a quick sall Dol S garass e s trees and sl monlhle terms. (HF\ Y CHASE—$20,000. TACHED BRICK! A choleg offerine | ocation near . center-hall plan. living room § with a large open fi s well equy Degrooms and_two cd‘gxpl’e e baths oor, Also rear stai ?1 hen o fooms. foot with a gar feowiit -ll gulckly: ca ment to inspect. Franklin 5678. $350 Cash. $55 Monthly —will buy any of fow cholces of modern brick- built, eix-room. semi-de- tached homes (some with built-in garage). $6,750 to $7,250. RiT’l‘ENHOUSE ST. ttenhouse st., or Geurgls '&fon'h?vf:i Ridge homes Main 3830. CHEVY CHASE. New Detached Home. This bungalow-type new stucco home contains a pleasant liviny room with open fireplace. brigh ']T hll 'l t- Wl‘? h:‘.h‘ ome. has " hot-water Tardwood oo and slectric: “] lflfl is on l M lbnl lot XMI"\K street. Garage 10 'z tremely easy terms. This nome T lighued ana ‘may be seen eve ™ gor -nwlm.mem to,, [pomect. phone M. 70_or after 6 p.m.. Phone Cleveland 2815. TCHEVY CHASE, D. C. Please inapect new brick homes on %hevy Chase Parkway, One square east o ave.. between Northampton and Oliver Hotibes will he open all d __Colorado. Bullflm( anklln 5728, COLORED. R Street N.W. Near North Capitol. Offered for the Petween' Nareh Capiiol o1 a) This residence 1o in ood. «mmum‘ rooms bed: en ErenTent heating plant. ighte and other conveniences; HE D(,F.S & \HDDLF'] ON, Inc. i REALTORS, N ranklin_0503. SPECULATORS’ BARGAIN. Must Sell Immediately. No reasonable offer refused. Near 8th and Mass. Ave. N.E. Six-room and bath brick home. Good Condition. For further information call Owner, North 1917. PR[‘.E, $4.500. tol " K and_E: ast Ci sanh caliie, ok nwm A_two. JOH\' F DO\OHOF & SO\S 314 Pcnnt\ I\ama A\e. S:E. TAKOMA PARI\ BARGAIN. Price, $8,250—%$750 Cash. $65 Monthlv (5"“ Shrset? 3o REQUIRED l? o’ém«umw K. NS 'sulhlyllm'gx fidnd al Five rooms aad baty inclosed slegp- nd i3 tz&m.. iz At trees. TERRELL & LITTLE. Inc., 1208 18th 8t N.W. Main 3285 NEAR WARDMAN PARK. Nearly New Home. $18, 503 . R is nnecticut ave.. o"rlookfin( est lose 1o the Tarase: pora -' u o ne AR awnings. ‘Also has brick HEBCES & MIDDLETON, Inc. 1412 Eve st TR cankiin 0803, WEST OF 14th. Brick Home, 24 Ft. Wide. $11,750. acious ms. wide Tecoption tu?" nmc "&‘o oo oo upei w eat, side, Alents, pantry. te, ll’l":"‘ ot. of the city's 1. SANSBUR\ 0., Y\C., uu BRone shrvice Datil Fopnpeoss. ___SALE OR RENT—HOUSES. 927 KENNEDY ST. N.W rooms and bath: practically new: lot: hflch' i o HARR\ A. OLIKER CO., 1420 K 8t N.W. _ Main 7137, rge ~ CAPITOL ] or 7 rooma Wil fon. 5% house. - Address A HOUSE tween Sth and R 5k 8-H. Star office. ON IASS AVE BE 14th nw. make paymen A vg,‘mzw;'" T QICKMLEI ‘:‘fl '“"“hnmm ‘n‘ OR ‘l E) LI!T w.mm—: T{nfi sfl 7Y LN | HOUSE, rnrnn mun h. N’mflbb..‘aflmal 7 S H’(s&?‘bo‘”“u fi::"y'.'r‘{".‘é."i. - = z,-r i ,zav,',":.r.:{ °=?‘Im WALTER ;g"ono lmn T3, fié Bt Tontknt. JOHN F. DON OE & SONS, 314 Penna. Ave. S.E. If you have property to offer at the right price, we have a customer. —_—— *__OUT-OF TOWN BEAL ESTATE. ! o % at 1. T iy full price; only 8 pouid PROPOSA[A. Drar '?b‘ ‘3”. unfl lm: 'n g‘._.fi%..a Biritase RESORTS. 4. one nnlhn Rrion 10 1 ATLAN'"C ITY Nade’ m&nunhduo. COLORED. Modern Brick, Northwest. Go See 2716 Sherman Ave. N.W. Price, $5,750. ‘Cash, $230. oo Main A570. OF n _phone n i Gaveiana 2B18 atter 5:30 p.mn. COLORED. CASH. 615 lSth 5t \‘ E. arge ms. electric unm 1ai mu,mi" ST hellehs MRt e e Datn, Iy %3 38 Per Month ARBEVILLE. N. C.___ Special Weekly Rates medicine Quipped” with chine. closet, :fl,.‘.‘ ot e iler. Iaree por Blenty °ll slosets 1B leng celfar Electricity G vara o-me Ad Open 9 A M. to 10 P\I HOME SAVINGS‘CO,, 1010, Yormont Ave. AUCTION SALES. TOMORROW. Attractive Sale of Automobiles | By Auction g At WESCHLER’S 920 Penna. Ave. N.W. WEDNESDAY Feb. 23rd, 10 A.M. oficluding 1026 and 1925 Buick Sedans, 1 uick Coure, Touring Cars, Coupes. Gu.lrlnwe in good running order sal of Household Effects Every Descrlptlon At Public Auction Within Our Salesrooms 304 10th St. N.W. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1827 At 10 AM, Comprising in nart: Beds, Springs and Sterilized Mattresses, ‘Oriental ugs. leautital Davenport Suite, -piece Willow Suite, Dining Room urniture, Wilton and Axminster ugs, Carpets. Congolenm, Shoes, lancs. Plavers and others. Over: stuffed Suite, ete., Terms: Caeh. i SHANNON, CALDWELL & CO., AUCTS. | Adam A. Weschler & Son. Auctioneers Midweek Sale of Household Effects Automobiles, Pianos Orthophonic Victrola Carpets, Rugs, Etc. By Public Auction At WESCHLER’S 920 Penna. Ave. N.W. WEDNESDAY Feb. 23rd, 10 AM. AUCTION AUTOMOBILES By Public Auction Wed., Feb. 23 At 11:30 A.M. M. A. Bayles Co., Aucts. 462 Pa, Ave. NW. FUTURE DAYS. | XDAM A WESCHLER & SON. Autioneers. Bankruptcy Sale of a Large Stock Ladies’, Men’s and Chil- dren’s Clothing, Furnishings, Dry Goods, Mi , Notions, Fixtures, Etc., at “'Ehe Four- | ¥ teenth Street Style Shop,” Nocfl 1920 and 1922 Fourteenth St. N, v of the Supreme o ‘I &Q D“tric( "? Co”lml.,h%f S ‘ran] .m‘"‘w S e e prPt :éz Fagtees ' col 't o i e-e ar- 5 1 Cott k. xnunm iy CA A R lsses and Coat 8-clers e .“gné‘lfl)h:!r Wl vu'mmn‘n:’fon Bid is- &m&: 'vi'fl'l be rmin el bold in "dtall. Tme CAALBERT E. STEINEM. 1019.21.22.23.24 Colorado” Biiidine ADAM A. WESCHLER & SON, Auctioneers. Trustees’ Sale of Valuable Two- r;t'ory Brick Store and Dwell- ing, No. 1126 K St. N.E,, Cor- ner 12th St, Fla. Ave. and KSt. contt o the Dmrm o Equity Cause No. frustees il offer Hion, 1o ster. Floor Cash Rej xtures. etc. an m-vlu of the lecree Su Solumbis, the hllov m et of Cnmmb lo it o "and T rdi KQ er A A e subdivision is rscorded r'!ylfli' of slh i L tlonkol Sl 5t which s conve troi M'A “ ‘ 19 ophon 5?10 d.mfi le‘l‘ 15 lt on% 1 “mh 6' 05 vgr:so in -au-n dare "Rorth o -qnm f ihe purchase mnniy ua in tuglmh alanda in two iy e Seauiting nurc wr 3 §%n‘-‘"‘"§x’hma ey n') v?"'fimnm. : ’l'h! V\lfl‘hll’r af l-h hon de- fi‘,w tnmcomnly i the tetme thereod. thi le is made at the risk and cost of sai Durchaser. 5 o ‘i}’é s X!POI MIL fe14-d&ds. ex!u KT THE ABOVE SALI ROSCOE A. MARVEL, Manaar. AR ront of 1€22,23. *4 B m-nmmu | AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYS. ADAM A. WESCHLER & SON. Auctioneers. Trustees’ Sale of Ladies’, Men’s and Children’s Furnishings, Notions, Cash Rcziuur, Etc. |IDENTIFYING WOODS . DESCRIBED IN BOOK ".: Department of Agriculture Expert Sas witf g " lic Auction At Weschler's 920 Penna. Ave. N.W. Thursday, February 24, 1927 Commencing 10 0’Clock A.M. New, clean nock of Men's Shirts. Under- loves. Fandkerchists. Spool, Silk and Cottq ace. armente Rotions. Jewelrs: Blmetee | National 8-clerk (‘nh Mll!h‘r Floor Cases, R. TT Desl n:uokf‘l cash: e JOHN P. EVAN CLYDE 'R. m%,“n. 1OUIS OTTENBE = Attorney for o 1010313333, Cetomidan T | ADAM A. WESCHLER & SON. Anctioneers. Trustees’ Sale of Residential Property, Known as 723, 7231/, and 125 Eighth St. S.E. By vi ;,M a nnun deed or trust. dated September 53 1005, And recorded among the ferd Tevords. 9f the’ District ‘of Columbla in 29. and at the re inereby. the un | i gu At twenty- lour g e BY ‘threa two.stors b ok as | 5 £ - ros story bric B ve. Terms: ' Fach Dullding " ground oceutpled by 1 and sed .‘n Tonnection’ thers. With will ‘be offered ‘separately. 300 cash JeBONIL Tenuired o eaeh FALer offered. e third of the purchase price to be paid in cash. the balance in one and two vears. rep- reserited by the notes of the purchaser with interest ai 6. secured by deed of trust | on the property_ sold, or all cash. at option | of purchaser. “convesaneing. ‘recordine et # o be fuiiiled e depoait may he’fm-mm oF the Sroperty Tay e advertisad and resold at the Fiek and cost of the purchaser, 3 “SERERE, | ARTON E. 1P|M&fln.t‘xsu RS ADAM A. WESCHLER & SON, Auctioneers. Trustees’ Sale of Furniture and Equipment of Beauty Parlor In Second and Third Floors of Premises 1220 G St. N.W. By virtue of a certain chattel deed of trust | 1926. and dated December 7. 8 ni826, a8 lmtrumen'lh g For fi.? ‘D“\llri'\‘fl' Columnly e barty secare x-fin havink nde Tn "The payment o he, Dot _secur By "aaid cnmef’ trust. 'the ustees will sell cash s;gga.e"m BalEA P raonal Droperis “Chati u recor i, ani | conduet business known as 3 “beauty parior” on R JORN T GARDI\E&’I' °13th 9: ard Buildiog. ey, for Pariy smmd. i _______STEAMSHIPS. H suvA‘ Aucxunn. ™ DNIV 1 i} d_ Royal Mall SARAT 8000 oo, Mar' -’.'"i‘."" Yo Apoly ac. Railway, 905 L axton ‘o 30 e Au.mlnhn Line. i W. Vancouver. B. C. HOI-lAN, YAMERICA Travel by a Famous Service To ENGLAND—FRANCE HOLLAND—GERMANY AND ALL PARTS OF EUROPE Via. Plymouth. Boulogne Jrotierdem, New, Amterdani T ng Passcnper® Ofice, 54 § - A :I: Local Agents. RIO DE JANEIRO BUENOS AIRES WINTER CRUISES WEST INDIES 15 to 30 days BERMUDA 4 sailings each week ROUND ‘I‘KI.E WORLD MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES || Jamacia—Cuba—Porto Rica— Nassau—South America Gives Hints to Home Owners and Others. How the home owner, the interior decorator, the student of home eco- nomics and manual trafning and many others besides the furniture dealer and manufacturer may readily differ- entiate the various woods used in fur- niture is explained in “The Identifica- tion of Furniture Woods,” a recent publication of the United States De- partment of Agriculture, prepared by Arthur Koehler, wood technologist of the forest products laboratory of the "United States Forest Service. The identification is made by means i of the structure of the wood, which is not obliterated by stains and wood finishes, and which can be observed easily in any finished product. The differences in structure described are such as can be seen with the unaided |eve or a low-power magnifying glass. ‘Th# descriptions are supplemented by | half-tone plates, reproducing the grain tvf the wood in end, plain sawed and ,qumur sawed surfaces of oak, chest- . | nut, elm, ash, birch, rosewood, mahog- any, Circassian walnut, cherry and jother woods. A key for tracing down | the identity of a given plece of wood |18 provided in the text. The circular also discusses the relative merits of veneered and solid furniture, anh { gives directions for the proper care | of furniture. | The publication is issued as Depart- ‘mpnl of Agriculture Miscellaneous Circular No. 68-M, and may be ob. | tained from the Superintendent of Documents. “TREASURE TINKERING” POPULAR IN LONDON Society Women Adopt Vogue of Doctoring 0l1d and Precious Books. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, February 22.—“Treasure tinkering,” as applied to books, sug- gested by Mrs. Stanley Baldwin, has {become a vogue. Society women have taken to the idea, doctoring certain of ;melr own worn and precious books at home and encouraging others to do likewise, with the view of aiding in libraries. The prime minister's wife at a char- ity bazaar held at No. 10 Dowling ; Street first proposed “‘treasure tinker- ing” as a lucrative and useful profes- sion for women, and the idea has caught on generally. The treatment most commonly re- quired is for holed or torn pages of old books. The first step is to beat into pulp or soft paste with water and mucilage some of the actual paper of which the book is made. The dam- aged page is then placed on a tile or glass to receive the filling, which is applied evenly with a knife blade. ‘When dry, it may be burnished. e Motor tourists bought 11,400 jars of homemade apple jelly from one orchard near Bowdoinham, Me., last Summer. EDU CA’I’IONAL i o ;%l,?; for, thl nev cla t LANGUAGE i by by unvenulml method, fa- 'rivate or class in- ::-'mu. %F‘ O] IN at Sesqul ollp‘l!lm .‘?:",':'... Sehew, of Lane 0 rANI§}' SCHOOL OF commu...,u‘gfl:',. 1338 H Bt. N.W. TEMPLE SCHOOL 1420 K 8¢. M. 8258 Register now for beginners' classes in and _Graham-Pitman Shorthand. mfifi“ QWI. rme,' Tc]ll.el [STEWARD has moved to the | ADAMS BUILDING 1333 F Street N.W. | NEw AND MAGNIFICENT %Au'rlll “JUST ABOUT THE T ——— MOVING, PACKING & STORAGE. NITURE AND PIANOS. wmc&& 820 Pa, ave. ‘nw. Phons “00“00 l'l’OlAO KRIEGSF RESS PACK _!! SHIPPING | 816 Eye St. N.W. Main 2010 ums DISTANCE MOVERS ul! VOI.I s'mn'r. N.W. PHONE NORTH 3343 NORWAY uiShRainean |° 52 DAYS, $600 to $1300 # “LANCASTRIA" July 2 m%w AUCTIONS | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd By AGATHA CHRISTIE. Copyright by Dodd, Measd & Co. (Continued from Yesterday’s Star.) “M. Poiret!"” she said. do you think of that?” I thought a good many things of it, but I was careful not to say them to Caroline. Why did he come?” T asked. “To me, of courge. He sald that knuwln: brother so well, he hoped he might permitted to make the acquaintance of his charming sister—your charming sister, I've got mixed up, but you know what I mean.” “What aid he talk about?” I asked. ‘‘He told me & lot about himself and his cases. You know that Prince Paul of Mauretania—the one who's Just_married a dancer?” “‘Yes? “I saw a most intriguing paragraph about her in Soclety Snippets the other day, hinting that she was really a Russian grand duchess—one of the Czar’s daughters who man: to escape from the Bolsheviks. ell, it seems that M. Poiret solved a baffling murder mystery that threat- ened to involve them both. Prince Paul was Dbeside himself with gratitude.” ®Did he give him an emerald tie pin the size of a plover's egg?”’ I inquired sarcastically. He didn’'t mention it. Why?” “Nothing,” I said. “I thought it was al ys done. It is in detective fiction anyway. The super detective always has his rooms littered with rubles and pearis and emeralds from grateful royal clients. “It's very Interesting to hear about these things from the inside,” said my sister complacently. It would be—to Caroline. I could not but admire the ingenuity of M. Hercule Poiret, who had selected un- erringly the case of all others that would most appeal to an elderly mai- den lady living in a small village. “Did he tell you if the dancer was really a grand duchess?” I inquired. @ was not at liberty to speak,” said Caroline importantly. 1 wondered how far Poiret had strained the truth in talking to Caro- line—probably ro! at all. He had conveyed his inn. “..ioes by means of his eyebrows an shoulder “And after * 1 remarked, you were ready to eat out of his 4.” “Don't be coarse, James. I don't know where you get these vulgar ex- pressions from."” “Probably from my only link with the outside world—my patients. Un- fortunately my practice does not lie amongst royal princes and interest. ing Russian emigres.” Caroline pushed her spectacles up and looked at me. . “You seem very grumpy., James. It must be vour liver. A blue pill, I think, tonight.” To see mé in my own home, you would never imagine that I was a doctor of medicine. Caroline does the hcme prescribing both for herself and “Now what “I suppot Dl.mn my liver,” I said irritadbly. "lDId you talk about the murder at al “Well, naturally, James. “‘hn else is there to talk about locally? I was able to set M. Poirot ruht upon several points. He was v grateful to me. He said I had the makings of a born detective in me—and a won- derful psychological insight into hu- man nature Caroline was exactly like a cat that is full to overflowing with rich cream. She was positively purring. “He talked a lot about the little gray cells of the brain, and of their functions. His own, he says, are of the first quality.” "He would say s0,” I remarked bit- terly. ‘““Modesty is certainly not his middle name.” “I wish you would not be so hor- ribly American, James. He thought it very important that Ralph should be found as soon as possible, and in- “Precisely the remark M royd made to me yesterday.” “That there was -om«.hlu fishy about Miss Russell.” “Ah!” sald Caroline dryly, Ackroyd! There's another!” ‘‘Another what?” Caroline refused to explain her re- marks. She merely nodded her head several times, rolled up her knitting, and went upstairs to don the high" mauve silk blouse and the gold locket which she calls dressing for dinner. I stayed there staring into the fire and thinking over Caroline’s words. Had Poirot really come to gain infor- mation about Miss Russell, or was it only Caroline’s tortuous mind that in- 'Arvrfim everything according to her There had certainly been nothing in Miss Russell's manner that morning to_arouse suspicion. At least—— I remembered her persistent conver- sation on the subject of drug-taking and from that she had led the con- rs Ack- ! sald. “Mrs. d | versation to poisons and poisoning. But there was nothing in that. Ack- royd had not been poisoned. Still, it was odd. . . . 1 heard Caroline’s voice, rather acid in note, calling from the top of the stairs. “'James, you will be late for dinner.” I put some coal on the fire and went\ upstairs obediently. n i vfll At any rate to have peace in the home. CHAPTER XIL Round the Table. A jointinquest wae held on Monday. I do not propose to give the pro- ceedings in detail. To do so vvuld only be to go over tho same ground again and again. arrangement with the police, very little was allowed to come out. I gave evidence ayto the cause of Ackroyd's death and the g robable time. The absence of Ralph aton was commented on by the coro- ner, but not unduly stressed. Afterward Poirot and I had a few words with Inspector Raglan. The Inspector was very grave. “It looks bad, Mr. Poirot,” he said. “I'm trying to judge the thing fair and square. I'm a local man, and I've seen Capt. Paton many times in Cran- chester. not wanting him to be the gullty one, but it's bad whichever WAy you look at it. If he's ingocent, why doesn’'t he come forward? We've got evidence against him, but it's just poseible that that evidence could be explained away. Then, why doesn't he give an explanation®" A 16t more lay behind the inspee- tor's words than I knew at the time, Ralph's description had been wired to avery port and railway station in Eng- land. The police everywhere were on the alert. His rooms in town were watched, and Any houses he had been known to be in the habit of frequent- ing. With euch a cordon it seemed impossible that Ralph should be able to evade dstection. He had no lug- gage, and, as far as any one knew, no money. “I can’t find any one who saw him at the station that night,” continued the inspector. “And yet he's well known down here, and you'd think somebody would have noticed him. There's no news from Liverpool, *¥ou think b Liverpool? “You think he went to queried Poirot. “Well, it's on the cards. That tele- phone message from the station, 1un three minutes before the Liverpool ex. press left—there ought to be some- thing in that.” “Unless it was deliberately intended to throw you off the scent. That might just possibly be the point of the telephone message. ““That's an idea,” sald the inspector, explanation of the telephone “My friend,” said Polrot, gravely, “I do mot know. But I will this: I belleve that when we explanation of that telephone call we shall find the explanation of the mur- duced to come forward and give an|go. . account of himself. He says that his disappearance will produce & very un- fortunate impression at the inquest. “And what did you say to that?” “1 agreed with him,” said Caroline importantly. “And I was able to tell him the way people were already talk- ing about it e “Caroline,” I said sharply, “did you tell M. Poirot what you overheard in the wood that da: “I did,” sald Caroline complacently. I got up and began to walk about. “You realize what you're doing, I hope,” I jerked out. “You're putting a halter round Ralph Paton’s neck as surely as youn sitting in that chair’ “Not at unruffled. T hadn’t told him. @ took very good care nDt to,” 1 T'm fond of that bo; ‘That's why I say nonsense. I don't be- Ralph did it, and so the tnnh can't hurt him, and we ought to M Poirot all the help we can. v think, very likely Ralph was out with that identical girl on the night of the r, and if so, he's got a perfect f he's got a perfect alibi,” T re. torted, “why | doesn’t he come forward and say s0? ¢ "Ml.ht get the girl into’ troudle, sald Caroline sapiently. “'But if M. Poirot gets hold of her, and puts it to her as her duty, she’ll come forward of her own accord and clear Ralph. “You seem to have invented a ro- matic fairy story of your own," I eaid. “You read too many trashy novels, Caroline. I've always told you I dropped into my chair again. “Did Poirot ask you any more ques- tions?” I inquired. “Only about the patients: you had morning." 'he patients?” I demanded, un- vingly. s, your surgery patients. many and who they were?" “Do you mean to say you were able to tell him that”’ I demanded. Caroline is really amazing. “Why not?” asked my sister trium- phantly. “I can see the path up to the surgery door perfectly from this window. And I've got an excellent memory, James. Much better than yours, let me tell you." “I'm sure you hav mechanically My sister went on. checking the names on her fingers. ‘““There was old Mrs. Bennett, and said Caroline, quite was surprised you How I murmured that boy from the farm with the bad X finger, Dolly Grice to have a needle out of her finger: that American steward off the liner. Let me see— that's four. Yes, and old George Evans with his ulcer. And lastly—" She paused significantly. “Well?"” Caroline brought out her climax triumphantly. e hissed in the most approved styl ided by the for- tunate number of s's at her disposal. ““Miss Russel She sat back in her chair and looked at me meaningly, and when Caroline look at you munln(ly. it is impos- o miss {f ‘I don’t knav what you mean,” I sald, quite untruthfully. “Why shouidn't Miss Russéll consult me nbvut her bad knee”"' “Bad knee,” sajd Caroline. “Fiadle- men! No more_bad knee than you . She was after something wm"‘ 1 asked. Caroline had to ndmlt that she U0t depend upon it that was wha “But upon it, that was what mean. There's mnm:‘n.h"m" : that woman, and he knows lt" be- “You said something like t 1 [, 100k- fore, I remember," ing at him curiously. Polrot nodded. “I always come back to it,” seriously. ” “It seems to me utterly irrelevant,’ I declared. “I wouldn't say that,” demurred the inspector. "But 1 must confess I think Mr. Poirot here harps on it a little too much. We've better clues than thaf. The flnlcrprlm.s on the dagger, for instance.” Polrot became suddenly very foreign ln manner, as :fn.on!n daid when ex- cited L anyt M. I'Inspecteur,” he said, ‘“deware of ths blind—the blind—comment dlre"—-tha little street that has no ead o 1t Immwr Raglan stared, but I was quicker. “You mean a blind alley?” I sald. “That is it—-the blind street that leads nowhere. So it may be with those fingerprints—they may lead you nowhere."” =y don‘tpm he:amu mnr w'n.u’h" said the ice cer. ou're hinting that they're faked? }‘u read of such things being done, though I can't say I've ever coms across it in my experience. But fake or true—they're bound to lead some- where."” shrugged his shoul- wide. he said, Poirot merely ders, flinging out his arms . The inspector then showed us vari. ous enlarged photographs o( the fin- gerprints, and pr 0 become technical on the subject ot Ioopl and ‘whorls. “Come now,” he sald at last, an. noyed by Poirot's detached manner, “you've got to admit that those prints were made by some ohe who was in the house that night?” “Bien entendu,” said Poirot, nod. aing his head. “Well, I've taken the prints of every member of the household, .V‘fy one, mind you, from the old lady down to_the kluhonnnld % 1 don’t think Mrs. Ackroyd would enjoy being referred to as the old lady. She must spend & considerable amount on cosmetics. “Every one’ repeated the inspec- for, fussily. “Including mine.” I sald, dryly. “Very well. None of them oo respond. That leaves us to alterna. ves. Ralph Paton, or the ranger _the doctor here tells us about. When we get hold of those two—"" “‘Much valuable time may have been " broke in Poirot. don’t quite get you, Mr. P ‘'You have taken the prints of one in the houu. Yyou say,” murmi t the exact truth you are teiling mé there, M. I'Ingpecteur?” “Certainly.” “Without overlooking any one ‘Without overlooking any one. “The quick or the dead?"” For a moment the inspector looked bewildered at what he took to be & religious observation. Then he re. ted slowly. 'OU Mean-——" “The dead, M. I'Inspecteur.” The inspector still took a minute or two to undermnd “I am gesting,” said Poirot, placidly, "mn the fingerprints on the ger handle are those of Mr. Ack- It is an easy matter His body is still available. “But why? What would be the point of it. You're surely not sug- gesting sulcide, Mr. Poirot' “Ah! no. My theory la mn the murderer wore gloves or ‘Wrapped o round his hand. After the something ut | Dlow_was struck, he picked up the (Continued in Tomarrew's Star) |