Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1930, Page 42

CHAPTER XXIV. CELIA AND GRAINGER. AMUELS took it very well. “I'm sorry, Mrs. Parados. We'll do our best to get to the bottom of this. Grainger was shot by the one who killed your husband, of “Because he knew too much,” Mrs. Parados saild positively. “You weren't able to get much out of him, I sup- o PO No.” Samuels admitted. “He wouldn't tell what he knew.” “That was like Grainger,” she mut- tered. An awkward silence followed. Sam- uels brought his eyes to rest on Caro- e. “What were you doing out there, Miss Brent?” “I heard the shot and came down.” Caroline’s face whitened. “Where were you when you heard it?” | {20k OF L1 “Upstairs. I'd just stepped onto the Toof. It was nearer to come down the outside stairs.” “You always are alone at the wrong moment, aren’t you, Miss Brent?” Sam- uels inquired ironically. A protest sprang to my lips, but Flique intervened. “What is this?” he whispered. He was on_his knees besids the body, going through the pockets of Grainger's garments. A knife, keys, a pipe, some money and matches were spread out on a handkerchief. As we bent over his shoulder he was fingering a piece of twisted steel shaving—some two inches long and possibly a seventh of an inch wide. The shaving had been wrapped in a scrap of newspaper. “What is it?” Samuels asked, as he took the bit of steel. “But a shaving of steel, monsieur,” Flique replied. “I found it in a pocket.” h.‘“Anytmn‘ else?” Samuels wanted to oW, “Would you e; t the assassin to leave his card?” ue inquired mildly. Samuels, at this, included Caroline, Miss Jahries, Manning and Mrs. Para- dos in a sentence or two of dismissal. 1 went as far as the door with Caroline. “Have you any idea why Grainger took the trouble to put it away.in his m:é?" Samuels was saying as I re- “Perhaps it told him who killed mon- sieur, his master,” Flique answered. “Does it tell you that?” Flique twirled his mustache. “Mon- sieur,” he said impressively, “I am gen- erous. It is the living tissue, that trifle o{ steel. You will treasure it, I im- plore.” ““What’s on your mind, Flique?” “Non, non,” the little man ecried, wagging his head. “The pot—it is not yet cooked.” “The shot was fired inside this room,” Bamuels continued moodily. “That is certain this time. We smelled powder and found the empty shell.” “Also,” Flique reminded him signifi- cantly, “that telephone is upset, the patio window is wide open and Grainger dlel:uiél-"fl‘flnt of the fire he has just lig] “I don't get your idea at all” Sam- uels said irritably. “There may have 1f there wl‘.s the tele- Flique twirled his mustache. That gesture signalized most of his triumphs. “If there had been a combat would Grainger have continued to hold the match, I ask you? Would it not have been heard by Manning and Mille. Jahries?” He ran nimbly to the patio window and we followed him. Both doors of the window were swung back. “You see?” he inquired. “The killer may have flung them back as he made his getaway,” Samuels insisted. Flique shrugged. “The window was closed when you found Parados, wasn't it?” Samuels de- manded lmplnenfl{. b { ) it was closed.” “T pose you'll admit.the field is narrower?” Samuels: sald. “Lum We, Grainger and Johns are guL_ So are Miss J and ALY oIt i of alibis. that. you are’ think- *“Perhaps we .flx break a few ye:,"' “Grainger's?” Samuels asked iron- “Monsieur is pleased to jest,” Flique answered amiably. “‘Hello, who is this?” Hendricks appeared at the patio win- dow. Kirk and Gridley behmg.hlxm “I'm sorry about this, sir,” he said huskily., “Grainger and Prof. Johns were about the only two human beings on this damned island.” “Where was he?” Samuels asked. “In the boat house cooking his sup- per,” Kirk said. “How long had you been there, Hendricks?" “All afternoon, sir.” “I guess he was down there when Grainge: tinued. wn as soon as I'd seen Lum We was o. k. If he had been ug here I wasn't five minutes_behind . But he hadn't. ? Because he was frying himself a juicy tenderloin and it was about done as I butted in.” ““You didn’t hear the shot, Hendricks?” “No, sir. When the tide is high you can’t hear anything.” suppose not. See any one else, “Lum We, that's all. ‘The place stunk of incense. Some'dy must have shoved it under the door.” Samuels nodded. “See if you find Annersley and the Ferris girl.” Prof. Johns entered at that moment from the hall. His brown eyes passed inquiringly around and then came to rest on the figure on the hearth. He glasses and a film of horror crept slowly over his colorless face. I felt sorry for Johns. Men who have given thx days to abstract study lack those restrves of everyday experience necessary to cope with the brutalities of existence. As Samuels explained what had hap- lohns nodded. pened, J “Grainger was a good man,” he said presently. “I would «have given every- thing I own to have prevented this. We were friends.” “You saw much of him, M. le Pro- fesseur?” Flique inquired. “Quite a little, M. Flique.” Prof. Johns replaced his glasses. *He was a lonely man, like myself. He was the only person on the island who could talk to me about my work. 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And groaned, bending over the body. then, “Who did this?” Samuejs told him what he knew. “Where have you been during the last half hour?” “Walking along the cliffs,” he replied, “Where was. Miss Ferris?” “I was with her up to an hour ago.” “Well, where did she go then?” don't know.” u do know!" Samuels shouted. “You've been holding out on me from the first. Where is that girl? Come clean with the whole thing!” Celia suddenly appeared at the hall door. 1°% “Mrs. Parados sald you wanted me—-" Celia stopped as her eyes fell on_Grainger’s hody. I shall never forget the look in her face. 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