Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1927, Page 21

THE EVENING STAR, °WASHINGTON; 1 right, I think. It is not Urisula Bourne, is {t, my child—but Ursula Paton? Mrs. Ralph Paton.” CHAPTER XXIL Ursula’s Story. For a moment or two the girl looked mutely at Poirot. Then, her reserve breaking down completely, she nodded her head once and burst into an out- "D, ¢C ‘TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1927. | bhas heen seen, caused some comment, | she was a sucress at her job—quick, competent. and_thoroush (Continued in Tomorrow . The Murder of Roger By AGATHA CHRISTIE. Copyright by Dodd. Mead & Co . ‘SHe held out a erumpled piege of newspaper, and I recognized the para- graph that Poirot had had inserted. “S8o you me the whole “It says that Ralph has been ar-|story. will you mot? From the be | rested. So everything is nuseless. I|ginning. i | need not pretend any longer.” *‘You're not going to send me away = aA “Newspaper paragraphs are not al- } 1 hope.” said_Caroline, settling her. | Craig S. Carmack Gets Commission. ways true, mademoiselle,” murmured | S€lf comfortably in an_armchair | (rijc 8. Carmack. 402 §. Clifton | Polrot. having the grace to look | -What T want to Rnow.' she con-|Terrade, this city, has been commis- ashamed of himself. “All the same, |tInued, “Is why this child was mas-| sioned by the War Department “How “well you understand.” saild Ursula. will tell 'HEN you feel out of sorts—sluggi: W maybe a headache, no pep—then’s when you need a laxative—some- thing that will set the liver to work—an? the bowels to functioning. The ideal lax.. - tive is cyd “Very early,” said Caroline.’ “Be- fore the milk came. I just happened to be looking out of the window—the blind was flapping. It was a man. He came in a closed car, and he was all muffled up. 1 couldn’t get a glimpse of his face. But I will tell idea, and you'll see that I'm your idea?” Caroline ~dropped her teriously. “A Home breathed. + “A Ho amazed. voice mys- ofice expert.” she e Offce y expert.” My dear Caroiin Mark my words, James, you'll see that I'm right. That Rugsell womdn was here that morning after your poisons. Roger Ackrovd might easily have been poisoned In his food that night.” T laughed out loud. “Nonsense™ 1 crled. stabbed in the neck. as well as 1 do.” After death, James," said Caro- “to make a false clew.” good woman.” T said, “I exam- ined the body, and T know what I'm talking about: That wound wasn't inflicted after death—it was the cause of death, and you need make no mis- 1 said, ‘“He was You know that ' take about it.” \ Caroline merely continued to look omniscient, which so annoyed me that I went on: “Perhaps you will tell me, Caroline, if T have a medical degree or if I have not?" VYou have the medical degree, I dare say, James—at least, I mean 1 know you have. But you've no imagination whatever.” Having endowed you with a treble. portion, there was none left over for me,” 1 said dryly I was amused to notice Caroline’s maneuvers that afternoon when Poirot duly arrived. My sister, with- out asking a direct question, skirted the subject of the mysterious guest in every way imaginable. By the twinkle in Poirot’s eyes, I saw that he realized her object. He remained blandly impervious, and blocked her +bowling so successfully that she her- self was at a loss how to prageed. Having, I suspect, quietly’ enjoyed the little game, hi _to his feet and suggested a -waly? “It is that I nefd to reduce the figure a little,” explained. “You will come with me, doctor? And, perhaps, later Miss Caroline will give us some tea.” “*Delighted,” said Caroline. *Won't your—er—guest come In also?”’ 'You are too kind,” .said Poirot. “But no, my friend reposes himself. Soon you must make his acquaint- ance.” “Quite an old ‘friend of yours, so somebody told e, said Caroline, making one last valiant effort. “Did they murmurmed Polrot. “Well, we must start. Our tramp took us in the directibn of Fernly. I had guessed beforehand that it might do so. I was’beginning to understand Poirot's methods, Bvery .li*tle irrelevancy had a bear- ing upon the whole. “I have a commission for you, my friend,” he said at last. “Tonight, at my house, I desire to have a little corfference. You will attend, will you not: “Certainly,” T said. “Good. 1 need also all those in the house—that is to say, Mrs. Ackroyd, Mademoiselle Flora, Maj. Blunt, M. Baymond. I want you to be my am- bassador. This little reunion is fixed for 9 o'clock. You will ask them— yes?" . “With “pleasure; but why not ask them yourself?" . % use they will then put the | Questions: Why? What for? The; will demand what my idea is. , as you know, my friend, I much dis- like to.have to explain my: little ideas until the time comes.” % I smiled a little. “My friend Hastings, he of whom I told you, used to say of me that I was the human oyster. But he was unjust. Of facts, I keep mothing to myself. But to every one his own in- terpretation of them.” ““When do you want me to do this?" “Now, if you will. We are close to the house.” “Aren’t you coming in?" “No, me, I will promenade myself in the grounds. 1 will rejoin you by the lodge gates in a quarter of an hour's time.” 1 nodded and set off on my task. The only member of the family at home proved to be Mrs. Ackroyd, who was sipping an early cup of tea. She received me very graciously. “So gratetul to you, doctor,” she murmurmed, ‘“for clearing up that little matter with M. Polrot. 'But life is one trouble after another. You have heard about Flora, of course “What exactly?” I asked cautiously. “This new ment. Flora and Hector Blunt. course, not such a good match as Ralph would have been. But, after all, happiness comes first. What dear Flora needs is an older man—some one steady and reli- able, and then Hector is really a very distinguished man in his way. You saw the news of Ralph’s arrest in the paper this morning “Yes,” I said, “I did. “Horrible. Mrs. Ackroyd clos8d her eyes and shuddered. J v “Raymond wi Rang up Liv . But they wouldn’t tell him anything at the police sta- tion there. In fact, they said they hadn’t arrested Ralph at all. Mr. Ray- mond insists that it's all a mistake— a—what do they call it?—canard of the newspapers. be mentioned before the servants. Such & terrible disgrace. Fancy, if l;llom had actually been married to m. Mrs. Ackroyd shut her eyes in an- guish. I began to wonder how soon 1 should be able to deliver M. Poirot’s | I've forbidden it to | from poor Roger's room. And the matter was so simple, really. The dear child wanted to borrow a few pounds, didn’t like to-disturb her un- cle since he'd given strict orders against it, but, knowing where he kept his® notes, she went there and | took what she needed.” “Is that Flora's account of the mat- ter?”" I asked. “My dear doctor, you know what girls are nowadays. So easily acted | on by suggestion. You, of course, know all about hypnosis and that sort of thing. The inspector shouts at her, says the word ‘steal’ over and over again, until the poor child gets an inhibition—or 15 it @a complex—I always always mix up those two words—and actually thinks herself that she has stolen the woney. I saw at once how it was. But I can't be too thankful for the whole mys- understanding in one way—it seeths to have brought those two together— Hector and Flora, 1 mean. And I assure you that I have been very wor- ried about Flora in the past: why, at one time I actually thought there was going to be some kind of understand- ing between her and young Raymond Just think of Mrs. Ackroyd’s voice rose in shrill horror. “A private secretary—with practically no means of his own.” “It would have been a severe hlow to you,” I said. i I've got a message for you from M. Hercule Poirot.” “For me?” Mrs. Ackroyd looked quite alarmed. I hastened to reassure her, and I xplained what Poirot wanted. Certainly,” sald Mrs. Ackroyd rather doubtfully, “I suppose we must come If M. Poirot says so. But what I like to know be- I assured the lady truthfully that I myself did not know any more than she did. “Very well,” sald Mrs. Ackroyd at last, rather grudgingly, “I will tell the others, and we will be there at 9 o'elock.” Thereupon 1 took my leave, and joined Poirot at the agreed meeting- place. “I've been longer than a quarter of an ‘hour, I'm - afraid,” I remarked. “But once that good lady starts talk- ing it's a matter of the utmost diffi- culty to get a word in edgeways." “Tt is of no matter,” said Poirot. “‘Me, 1 have been well amused. This park is magnificent We set off homeward. When we arrived, to our great surprise, Caro- line, who had evidently been watch- for for us, herself opened the door. Sht put her fingers to her lips.” Her face was full of fmportance and exclte- ment. “Ursula Bourne,” she said, “‘the par- lormaid from Fernly. She's here. I've put her in the dining room. She's in a terrible way, poor thing. Says she must see M. Poirbt at once. I've done all I could. Taken her a cup of hot tea. It really goes to one’s heart to see any one in such a state.” “In the dining room?" asked Poirot. “This way,” I said, and flung open the door. Ursula Bourne was sitting by the table. Her arms were spread out in front of her, and she had evidently Just liftéd her head from where it had been burled. Her eyes were red with weeping. “Ursula Bourne,” I murmured. But Poirot went past me with out- stretched hands. “No,” he said, “that Is not quite Corn-free Feet in Few Minutes Why fiobble aréund with pain- ful, aching corns and foot callouses when you can get rid of them ly and_guickl: ent of . Shi A mew remedy stops all - stant it is applied; positively will not irritate or affect healthy skin, but so quickly softens the corn or callous that in a few minutes you can easily take it out—root and all. Why use old-time prepara- tions: which so often irritate and require several days’ treatment? 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