Evening Star Newspaper, September 9, 1930, Page 23

-uu:u ua & ..'.‘,!'.‘h. u'.:t‘a‘fl.?‘afi"" fod bls Bl e enun nfxnu of servan art eol.lu‘lo'n. Erln::bu 3 ha AL dmy any ‘aotive for m; game." As dinner ends Fliau s the group by announci Parados actually has been murdered. CHAPTER VIL ‘THIRTY-FIVE CENTS. ARADOS was so detested that no one, not even Mrs. Parados, was moved to grief. “How long have you known about this?” Mrs. Parados de- manded. “Since 4 minutes of 7, when I found Bim, madame,” Flique said. It was now 9:30. Mrs. Parados retorted furiously. "You¢ keep from me knowledge of my hus-| rpet. His left hand was' clenched against his chest. “Annersley, Johns and I pushed in. Kirk let Mrs. Psndu enter—but the “Stay here, luve the house, none of you.” Parados looked at her husband wlth hard, expressionless eyes. “So this is the end of you, Dan. " she uld q\llelly “And we turned it into a Tho doctor was holding up the left hand of the dead man. A common price ticket with a cotton string dan- gled from it. I didn't think we actu- ally would find the price ticket Flique had introduced into his “game.” Sam- uels removed the ticket and I noticed figures on it “Thirty-five cents,” Samuels muttered. small sum to inmgue 80 rich a one,” Flique murmured. 'Yes,” Samuels nld “that hits me, too. We can't trace it. They make 'em he billion. You found him?” ‘es, monsieur.” ‘The body hasn't been touched?"” 0 satisfy myself he was dead.” "Whlt time did you find him “At precisely 4 minutes of 7.” Samuels grunted. ‘“Any idea how band's death—you inveigle us into your ! KIRK LET MRS. PARADOS ENTER, h’;l‘:uymm.aw !'ua):’e in'err‘\‘l)mm , “T ad~ e 3 me me many ¢hings. But hmue"che lice,” ‘Three men strode into the room. A wiry man was in the lead. The second man was short and stocky. The long he had been dead?” “Perhaps 20 minutes. M. Hunl left BUT SWEPT THE OTHERS BACK. him at half-past 6. Is that not so, M. T'Antiquaire I nodded, “Between 6:30 and 6:56," Samuels muttered. “That pins it down pretty close. Have you looked at the windows, third, a tall, elderly man, obviously was | Kis & doctor. “What's ‘demanded. deputy district aftorney.” *Ask M. Flique,” Mrs. Plndo- replied . “He sent the message. " Samuels ejll:uhtefl sgent of La Surete of ed. ppened?” the wiry man “Are "l Deputy.” the hall, !‘n%%”no& 1A ok BINNER oy o e afiractive. Soems of quaint old tavern. may have dinner 2 g' you & Y "Sower-decked” tarraces PHONE SILVER SPRING § AVE us call for your haj “I'm Frank Samuels, & the west window is bolted,” Kirk answered. “This window,” indicating the writing tal ‘and to_the A Necessary Aid To Feminine Hygiene Woman’s Problem Solved Particular Women Depend ‘Upon This Safe Preparation to Insure Daintiness and Charm ‘The first step to feminine health and charm is personal hygiene. 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I locked it, oul, h\IC l-—u!l;‘-em!md by the billiard room.” W Flique shrugged his plump shoulders. “What does one look for when a gur- der has been committed? I went to see if the Brent collection was—as you say—intact. And it was.” “You found nethlng—mnuflm here?” “The price ticket, monsieur.” “Nothing else?” Flique dropped his eyes to a dark stain on the carpet. Samuels touched the stain. “Well, that's not much." Samuels fow drew his arrogant eyes over the grouv. “A shot was fired In this room or from just outside it. Any of you hear anything that sounded like a shot?” ‘There was no reply. “If any of you know anything you'd better spill it,”” Samuels continued. “I heard no shot,” 1 said. “Nor 1, Mrs. Parados told him. The rest were equally positive in their denials. “Does monsieur believe we are in secrecy?” Flique murmured. ‘“One or two, perhaps, but not six or eight. Come, my friend;you are a man of intelligence—" “Intelligence enough to believe mno more than 1 can prove,” Samuels grunted. “Parbleu, but to assume that only the solid and seen are real; that, mon ami, is the grave error. You do not believe these people are in the con- spiracy?” “Not exactly,” Samuels said dryly. “A silencer may have been used.” “Could he have been killed with a rifie?” Annersley asked suddenly. “Flique said the patio window was shut,” Samuels replied. “I suppose & pistol couldn’t have been used with any degree of accuracy outside of hearing range?” “No,” Samuels ‘runwd “He must have grabbed that price tag from the person who shot him. How about the bullet, doc?” “Against the left scapula,” the doc- tor answered casually. “I imagine I can get it.” “Do you mind, Mrs, Parados?” Sam- uels_queried. “When a man'’s dead he's dead,” Mrs. Parados answered. (Continued tomorrow.) N—————————— Look at Your Tongue Is it coated—are you subject to sick headaches? 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