Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1930, Page 27

, THE STORY flx: FAR: nwn Vance was scene befos the New York police, tt had hurried to him ame ugen the body entiith stredt. Tacing Purk. eth siredt, facing Gramiercy Parks maintained by Br. Milgrom W. O, Blist, famor ‘Scll'lt" a '!ll-‘fll; yplologist. lishman, _abou ) ha e mate al Oxford. He said yle. who had ¥ been so thi o make one building. Dr. and Mrs. BI an Egyptologist: 5 retainer: Brush, the nd Dingie, the cook. Mrs. Bliss, who was f lugunm ‘was much young- or husband. Kyie arrived at 10 n hour before the time of an a itment with Bliss, who was to submit a statement regarding the expenditures of the last 0} Helean hour head on it a h- eance. Just Heath arrived with ther tives from the homi- reau, Vance found beside the A rked Bhas took of collar L, a heat and J.id‘fi:m. Vith *the “seartoin, Hani, questioned by Vance, said, “It is the judgment of Sakhmet. bec tombs of the Fharkohs had been looted: INSTALLMENT VIL ANCE turned thoughtfully to Scarlett. “Just what was said by Dr. Bliss to Mr. Kyle over the phone T thmhztlwtfifid rything, old “ 've you eve , O] man,” Scarlett approached both puzzled and startled at Vance's tent curi- osity on this point. “He mily made the appointment for 13 o'clock, saying 3:':: have the financial report ready at t time. “‘And :l?hlt did he say about the new nto” “Nothing, except that he was desirous of having Mr. Kyle see the items.” “And did he mention their where- abouts?” “Yes, I recall that he said they had been placed in the end cabinet—the one with the closed curtains.” Vance nodded with a satisfaction I did not then understand. “That accounts probably for Kyle's hlvlnf come early to inspect the—what shall I say?—Ioot.” He faced Han! again with an engaging “And is it not true that you and the others at the conference last nigh but I no- t | man's legs sidewise. reptitiously from the corner of his eye. “And I take it,” mused Vance, “any one who knew Kyle might have sur- mised that he would come early to in- spect the items in the cabinet . . . Eh, Scarlett?” Scarlett shifted uneasily and looked at 1‘122 great figure of the serene Kha- “Well—since you put it that way— yes. Fact is, Vance, Dr. Bliss suggested that Mr. Kyle come early and have a peep at the treasures.” These ramifications had begun to ir- ritate Sergt. Heath. “Pardon me, Mr. Vance, but do you happen to be the defense attorney for this Dr. Bliss? If you aren’t worl ‘hard to alibi him, T'm the Queen of Sheba.” “You're certainly not Solomon, ser- geant,” returned Vance. “Don’t you care to weigh all the possibilities?" “Weigh hell!” Heath was losing his temper. “I want a heart-to-heart talk with this guy who wore that beetle-pin and drew up that report. I know clean- cut evidence when I see it.” “I don’t doubt that for a moment,” Vance ?Oke dulcetly. “But even clean- cut evidence may have various inter- pretations——" Snitkin threw open the door noisily at this point and Dr. Doremus, the medical ~examiner, tripped jauntily down the stairs. He was a thin, ner- vous man, with a seamed, prematurely old face which carried a look at once crabbed and pocular. “ morning, gentlemen,” he greeted us breezily. He shock hands perfunctorily with Markham and Heath and squaring off gave Vance an ex- aggeratedly disgruntled look. “Well, well!” his straw hat at an even more rakish angle. “Wherever there's a murder I find you, sir.” He glanced at his wrist- watch. “Lunch time, by George!” His flashing gaze moved about the museum and came to rest on one of the an- thropoid mummy cases. “This place dn't look healthy body, sergeant.?” Heath had been standing before the prostrate body of Kyle. He now moved aside and pointed to the dead man. “That's him, doc.” Doremus came forward and peered indifferently at the corpse. “Well, he's dead,” he pronounced, i ““Hones awd?” sergeant was good-naturedly sarcastic. “That's the way it strikes me— though sjuce Carrel's experiments you never can tell . . . Anyway, I'll stand by my decision.” He chuckled, and kneeling atwn touched one of Kyle's hands. Then he moved one of the dead “And he’s been dead for about two hours—not longer, maybe less.” Mrs. Hillyer, chairman of the Student Loan d Committee, reported that a ::w ident has been entered this year home | meeting. use i 3 ‘The Girl Homemakers will meet every ‘Wednesday evening at Trinity Church. ‘The National Defense Committee made plea for the chapters to make a . | Clagett Proctor as the spe; the coming eeting of the Eastern division at Atlantic City on October 16 and 17. Deborah Knapp Chapter held the ber with Mrs. Errett Wal- lace, Battery k, Md., Brown and Mrs. S. Bingham being assistant regen % Mrs. H. L. Taylor represented the chap- ter at the Eastern divisional mee! at Atlantic City. A rummage sale be held at Twenty-eighth street and Dumbarton avenue November 6 and 7. This chapter will support the State Pl of $1.°°0 for an exterior pillar on tuti~n Hall. Among chapter representatives on State committees are: Mrs. Elizabeth Moose Perguson, vice chairman, Americanism; Mrs. 8. Bingham Martin, vice chairman, audit- ing; Mrs. Dorothy Whitcomb, secretary, Genealogical Research, and Miss Gilbert Cone, librarian, Sons and Daughters of the Republic. ‘The November meeting will be held ‘with Mrs. Whitcomb, at 1534 Twenty- ninth street. The Judge Lynn Chapter met October 7 at the Battery Park club house, the ‘hostesses being Mrs. Charles C. Halg, Mrs. J. P. Chomwell and Misses Carroll, Louise Foster, Laura J. Silsby Mrs. Carl C. | to Martin Heath took out a large handkerchief, at the home of Mrs. B. E. Rothgeb at East Falls Church, Va., Regent Mrs. Charles J. Newhard, 3 The chairman of the rummage sale announced arrangements were made t hold a sale October 29. The chapter voted to give $25 toward paying for one of the columns of Constitution Hall and $2 toward paying the rent for the room used by the Girl when the chapter will assist at the The next will be held at the home of Mrs. Marcus Lewis, on Mount Pleasant street. The Dolly Madison Chapter met Tuesday, at the home of Mrs. E. K. Braselton, 203 Shepherd street, Chevy Chase, Md. The regent, Mrs. Wilbur V. Luch, presided. The chapter selected November 20 as the date for its card party, to be held at the Roosevelt Hotel. | American Eagle Chapter met Tuesday | at the home of Mrs. Harvey B. Gram, | 1750 Lamont street, with Mrs. Emma L. Chapin and Miss Helen Leonard as- hostesses. were voted into membership, Mrs. Mar- guerite Taylor and Mrs. Myra Van The State Historic Committee met October 14 in Memorial Continental Hall, with Miss Kathrina Harvey, State | historian, presiding. Miss Harvey pre- sented Dr. Flora Myers Gillentine, his- torian general, N. 8. . R., and John TS, Dr. Gillentine presented her program for the coming year. This consists of 13 major projects, any one of which may be undertaken by one or more chapters. Thomas Marshall Cha, met Oc- tober 9 at the home J‘“m.. Agnes M. Randolph. The regent, Miss Jessie W. McEnery, read a letter from the president general correcting the pression regarding_resolutions inst the World Court. Plans were made for year's work and committees ap- | pointed. Miss Nance gave an account | of a meeting of Constitution Hall PFinance Committee. Miss Essie Vaughn was elected to membership contingent upon acceptance by the national society. I‘Ml’l, Fortier was a guest of the chap- |ter. The November meeting will | with Mrs Ethel T. Howard. The Girl Homemakers Committee met at the home of the vice chairman, | Mrs. Weaver, of 1614 Q street, with the chairmen of 12 chapters represented. | The following officers were elected: Mrs. | Susanne Y. Schaller of Samuel Gorton Chapter, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Helen Montague, Capt. Wendell Wolffe im- and Gladys Sinclair. The regent, Mrs, J. Milton Jester, presided. Two inter- esting reports were given by Miss Jean Warfield of the Sons and Davghters of the Republic Committee and Mrs. Donald M. Earll of the State Historic | Committee. As a member of that com- | mittee Mrs. Earll has been appointed | chairman of milestones and reported | that she had visited eight during the | Summer. The resignations of Misses Frances P. and Mary E, Ellery were accepted. The regen? announced that Mrs. Harry B. Gauss has been elected vice chairman of the administrative | caucus. The E Pluribus Unum Chapter met 2t the home of the regent, at the Port- ner Apartment, October 9. Hope West was admitted to member- ship. Chairmen made reports of the varicus committee meeting’. The paper on the life of John M: shall was read by Mrs. Theodore Knap- n. Refreshments were served by t! flfm—a, Mrs. Friend, Mrs. Pleiffer, Miss Pfeiffer and Mrs. Gody. The Janet Montgomery Chapter will meet at the home of Mrs. Roland Wooten, of Poolesville, Md., October 21 at I:M'%,lm T‘I: regept, Mrs. E. W. e. Mo Yarsy K. Corrick of Kensing- tcn, chairman of !{:;‘hflfi.uc Ig’u‘c;; Committee, will have charge o lz(':: Robert Dachiell, State triotic education and astern "division . V. O. rt, Mrs. Mary | Chapter, recording secretary; Miss Dor- | othy Ellis, Abigail Hartman Rice Chap- | ter, treasurer. he exclaimed, tilting on . . . Where’s the [Van Home Markers on Wednesday night hi THE SUNDAY STAR, v fted the 's from head. %r-mu. e, doc?” rned the body over and made a careful inspection of the face, the hands and the clothes. “Don’t see any,” he returned la- conically. “Was struck from the rea I'd say. Fell forward, arms outstretched. Didn't move after he'd hit the floor. . “Any chance, doctor, of his having been dead when the statue hit him?” | nodded. asked Vance. “Nope.” Doremus rose and teetered on his toes, impatiently. “Too much blood for that.” “Simple case of assault, then?” “Looks like it . . . I'm no wizard, | though.” The doctor had become ir- H'-llbte. “The autopsy will settle that | point.” H ~“Can we have the post-mortem re- | port immediately?” Markham made | the request. i “As soon as the sergeant gets the | body to the mortuary.” “Ill be there by the time you've finished lunch, doc,” said Heath. “I; ordered the wagon before I left the ! ureau. i “That_being that, I'll run ulo:f." Again Doremus shook hands ith Markham and Heath and, throwing a friendly salutation to Vance, walked briskly out of the room. I had noticed that ever since Heath had placed the statue of Sakhmet to one side he had stood staring im- patiently at the small pool of blood. As soon as Doremus had departed he knelt down and became doggedly in- terested in something on the floor. He took out his flashlight, which Vance had returned to him, and focused it on the edge of the blood-pool at the point where I had noted the outward smear. Then, after a moment, he moved a short distance away, and shot his light on a faint smudge | m stained the yellow wood floor. Once more he shifted his position— this time toward the little spiral stairs. A grunt of satisfaction escaped him now and, rising, he walked, in a_wide circle, to the stairs themselves. There he again knelt down and ran the beam of his flashlight over the lower steps. d_step the ray of light suddenly halted, and the sergeant’s face shot forward in an attitude of intense concentration. | A grin slowly overspread his broad features and, straightening up, brought a gaze of triumph to bear oni ce. “I've got the case tied up in a sack sir,” he announced. d take it,” replied Vance, “you've found the spoor of the murderer.” “Il say!” Heath nodded with the deliberate emphasis of finality. “It's Jjust like I told you. . . ." “Don’t be too positive, sergeant.” Vance's face had grown somber. “The obvious explanation is often the wrong one. Heath turned to Scarlett. now, T “Yeah?" “Listen, Mr. Scarlett, I got a question to ask you—and I want a straight answer.” Scarlett bristled, but the sergeant paid no attention to his re- sentment. _“What kind of shoes does this Dr. Bliss generally wear around the house?” Scarlett hesitated and looked appeal- ingly to Vance. “Tell the sergeant whatever you know,” Vance advised him. “This is no time for reticence. You can trust me. There’s no question of disloyalty now. The truth, d'ye see, is all that matters.” Scarlett cleared his throat nervously. “Rubber tennis shoes,” he said, in a low_voice. “Ever since his first expedition in Egypt he has had weak feet—they have troubled him abominably. He got relief by wearing white canvas sneak- ers with rubber soles.” “Sure he did.” Heath walked back toward the body of Kyle. “Step over here a minute, Mr. Vance. I got some- thing to show you.” Vance moved forward, and I followed i im. sergoane, continied, potsting oward.the | nt continued, rd the lme-rntheedun';ome ' of blood where Kyle’s head had lain. “It don't show up much till you get close to it . . . but, once you spot it, ANCHOR BAR TEETH BEST FOR 18 YEARS FIT TIGHT Crown and Bridgework 3. QUOUR . Teeth Extracted. $1.00: with Gas, Plates Repuired Whiie You Wit $1.60 DR. LEHMAN 408 Beventh Btreet Over Woolworth’s & and 10 The Susquehanna 1430 W Street N.W. 3 Rooms, Kitchen and Bath, $40 IN NOVEMBER AS YOU DID IN MAY Arrangements have been made to secure two rooms and a kifchenette in the rectory of Trinity Church, Third and C streets, where meeunis for the girls of that neighborhood will be held every Wednesday night from 7:30 to! 9:30 o'clock. Cooking, rugmaking and dressmaking will be taught. The American Liberty Chapter was entertained at its October meeting by | Mrs Edgar Allan, 3402 Sixteenth street, assisted by Mrs. James Lombard, Mrs. W. W. Lemmond, Mrs. E. A. Crump and | | Miss Allan. The regent, Mrs. William | McKeller, presided, and gave a reportof ' . her trip to the Hawailan Islands. H Tke historian chairman requested all to attend the State meetings and bring coples of old wills, land grants, etc., which had not been published, to be| sent to the Genea'ogical | Mrs. Beuckhart of the Ways and Means Committee announced a rummage sale December 3 and 4 and a card party later. The chairman of the Student | Loan D. A. R. Committee said she was | trying to raise a fund for the George ‘Washington University scholarship and that each member had pledged to raise 85 outside of her chaj Mrs, Hill- yer of this committee announced she would give a silver tea November 15 from 4 to 7 o'clock for this benefit. Mrs. James Lombard reported on the Mary Land Allan scholarship fund at | the Lincoln Memorial University. Mrs. | W. L. Reid, former regent of James | Winston Chapter, in Winston-Salem, N. C., gave a history of the workings of the D. A. R. in North Carolina. Mrs. Lemmond and Mrs. Lombard presided in the dining room. ™ Committee. t £ Bright days in The Land of the Sky keep fairways and greens rich and velvety de;x into Autumn. Five Donald Ross cou are in perfect condi- tion; erisp air, sparkling with sunshine, knocks easy strokes off your handicap. Autumnal reds and golds soothe your eyes and soul. Astride, afoot or by motor over concrete high- ways you'll breathe deep of the tonic air and marvei at the mle-high beauty. From every- where, men and women with a flair for the best in life come I:er.rll ex: feAel the eu; ‘wa utumn lays. more House, the Vanderbilt Chateau, now open. Accommo- dations fit every income, from distinguished hotels to private boarding homes. Cordial h tality is_everywhere the watch- word. For motor mlifi. ho- tel information and -page hooklet ahout Asheville and “The Land of the Sky,” write Dept. 47 Chamber of Com- meree. Asheville Notth« &3 - Caveling hhck‘you'l‘l notice that it has marks of I{ rubber-soled shoe, with crossi & checker-board on the sole and rount Pl spots on the heel.” “And Vance bent over and inspected the |to the stairs and flashed his pocket- footprint in the blood. come very grave and serious. pointing floor half-way to the iron stairs. WASHINGTON, D. C, “Yes,” he once more, sir.” light on the third step. “Quite right, sergeant.” He had be- | Vance adjusted hi “And now look to two re,” Heath went on, ther smudges on the | the palm of his hand. Vance leaned over the spots and | geal demanded. “Is 5 enough for you.” bably made by the mur were probably - ings ll.k; o Heath went| “Why monocle and looked closely. Then he rose and stood still for a moment, his chin resting in “How about it, Mr. Vance,” the ser- that evidence OCTOBER 19, 1930—PART ONE. Markham to circular stair and placed his on Vance's ider. he asked in a kindly to look like a clear case.’ ‘Vance lifted his eyes. of what? It doesn't make sense. a man of Bliss'’ mentality brutally the foot of the | this stubbornness, old friend?” | dence wasn't enoug volce. “It begins ootprin “A clear case—yes. But a clear case | der a man with whom he is known to| 0 have had an appointment, and then | them. leave his scarab pin and a financial re- port, which no one else could have hand | duced, on the scene | involve himself? | and al | bot p\;hmmafl | mur- | “1 suppose you're right.” of the crime, to evi- to ay not be reaconable,” Mark- ham conceded, “but these things are nevertheless facts. And there’s nothing be done but confront Dr. Bliss with in drifted toward the littie metal at the eyer. l head of the spiral stairs. “Yes . . time has come to it Bliss on the carpet. . . . Butl 't like it, Markham. There's some- thing awry. . . . Mrybe the doctor himself can enlighten us.” Let me fetch him—TI've known him for -everal years.” Vance turned and a-cended the stairs. taking care not to !mg.on the telltale footprint the serg=~nt had discovered. l (To be continued.) 53rd ANNIVERSA Boys—Snappy Suits for School! Two-Trouser “Prep Suits” With TWO Pairs Long Trousers 375 Regular $16.50 and $18.50 Values! Double - wear suits, espe- cially tailored for high school and college boys. Collegiately styled with 2 pairs of LONG trousers, coat and vest. Newest styles and popular pat- terns. Sizes 15 to 20 Years! PALAIS ROYAL—Boys' Dept— Main Floor Just Arrived! 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