Evening Star Newspaper, October 20, 1930, Page 10

By S. S . Van Dine ; Copyright, 1930, by 8. 8. Van Dine. t H THE STORY THUS nce was on FAR. lo the scene before e New York police; atter Donald Sear- tt had hurried to him for advi en e came u nm‘-wotnénl’ H ntieth Strect: facing Gramercy Pnrk, aintained by Dr. Mll W. C. Bliss, logist. Sclr‘leu. a --xl-w- an, ’znul college mate at Oxford. He uld ; reason why Kyle, huke lllu' Eevptian ex brutally murdered. 5 "triend, District Attornes Sohn F. % ark) hone. am,” by pl The Mmuseum was i one of two brown- Stone houses owned which an ust’ before Sergt. Ei rrived with thiee othey detectives from found be- modern scarfpin set th a scarab’ which had been the state al of a Pharaoh who lived about 1650 Kyle's outstretched 8 them, “with obvious r & man of Bliss’' mentality to hav ft, “but ‘8t the insistence of Heath an arkham he went to summon Bliss. INSTALLMENT VIIL (FRIDAY, JULY 13; 12:46 P.M.) E-nu Said the clues were w inted unmistakably toward gypmmc in the little room mur. ‘Then he raised his arm and pounded on the metal with a force that sent reverberating echoes h the great room of the museum. At last, after several moments ol silence, there was a sound of ulmlu, md the heavy door md the tall, slender ties. §é 5 1 ‘sparse yellow hair he h-d’;un risen is entire appearance ho had suddenly been nervous vitality. ¥ For a moment he stared at Vance un- . Then—like a person an anesthetic—he times and took a deep mmln{“ ERlee Vaneel . A long “Mr. Vance! ...A long since I've seen you. . His drifted about the museum and little group at the 'I don’t 1:& under- his head, lnd hrough his rumpled Io!ll heavy . . . L. !—I must have Blias, informed volce. “Would you mind stepping down the museum, .. . we need your 1p. + “An sccident!” Bliss drew himself up, and for the first time since he a) s ~ P, 2ot m‘g'_‘:‘%" . Tve o TS, ope. I've » ‘Ways been “No, there have been no burglars, Vance steadied him as he walked nervously down the circular stairs. When he reached the floor of the museum every eye in the room, I felt sure, was focused on his feet. Cer- tainly my own initial instinct was to inspect them, and I noticed that Heath, who stood beside me, had concentrated his gaze on the doctor's foot-covering. But if any of us expected to find Bliss shod in rubber-soled t°nnis shoes, he was. disappoini ‘The man wore a pair of soft vi id bedroom slippers, dyed blue to match his dressing gown and adorned with orange trimmings. I did note, however, that his gray- silk pajamas, which showed through the deep V-opening of his gown, had & broad, turned-over collar in which a mauve four-in-hand had been loosely knotted. His eyes swept the little group before him and returned to Vance. “You say there have been no bur- glars.” His voice was still vague and thick. “What, then, was the accident, Mr. Vance?” “An accident far more serious than burglars, doctor,” replied Vance, who had not released his hold on the other's arm. “Mr. Kyle is dead.” “Kyle dead!"” Bliss' mouth sagged open, and a look of hopeless amazement came into his eyes. “But—but . .. I talked to him last night. He was to come here this morning . . . regarding the new expedition. . .. Dead. All my work—my life’s work—ended!” He slumped into one of the small wooden folding chairs, of which there were pe haps a score scattered about the mu seum. A look of tragic resignation set- tled on his face. “This is terrible news.” “I'm very sorry, doctor,” Vance mur- mured consolingly. “I fully under- stand your great disappointment. 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You, hadretak,” he added, with a sneer, “were very close to your rich patron when he dep-.rud this world for the ‘Two. blazed abnormally, and his hands g‘l;r.ked lpumodlally at the folds of gown. I feared he would fly at the t of the Egyptian, ‘Vance, too, had some such apprehen- slon, for he moved to the doctor’s side and touched him reassuringly on the shone Suddenly he swung round and faced K arm. Hani. The Egyptian took a backward step, as though he feared violence from the doctor. “What do you know about this—you | O jackal!” Bliss threw the question at him venomously, a passionate hate in his voice. “You've spied on me for years. You've taken my money and pocketed bribes from your stupid and grasping government. You've poisoned my wife against me. You've stood in the way of all I've endeavored to ac- complish. You tried to murder the old native who showed me the site of the two obelisks in front of Intef’s pyra- mid. You've hampered me at every turn. And because my wife believed in you and loved you I've kept you. And now, when I've found the site of In- tef’s tomb and actually entered the ante-chamber and am about to give the fruits of my researches to the worlc the one man who could make possible the success of my life’s work is found murdered.” Bliss’ eyes were like burn- ing coals. “What do you know about it, Anupu Hani? Speak—you contempt- | ible dog of a fellah!” Hani had retreated several paces. Bliss’ vitriolic tirade had pitifully cowed him. But he did not grovel; he had be- come grim and morose, and there was a snarl in his voice when he answered: “I know nothing of the murder. It was the vengeance of Sakhmet! She killed the one who would have paid 10! the desecration of Intef's tomb. . “Sakhmet!” Bliss' scorn was devas- tating. “A piece of stone belonging to a hybrid mythology! You're not among illiterate witch-doctors now—you're con- fronted with -civilized human beings whf awu.nt the truth. . . . 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He scrutinized Bliss for a mo- ment. “I say, doctor, what time did yourf'lll asleep in your study this morn- Bliss looked up lethargically. His wrath seemed to hlve left him, and his eyes were again heavy. , “What time?” he repeated, like a man attempting to eollec;,‘ hl‘:‘ thuugms INVESTMENT BUILDING tenants have no parKing problem. H. L. Rust Company Agents D. C., .MONDAY, QOCTOBER my breakfast lbout 9, and a few min- utes later I drank the of it, at any rate——" His gaze dered off into space. "Th-u all I re- member until—until there was a pound- ing on the door. , .. What time is it, Mr. Vance?” “It's well past noon,” Vance informed him. “You evidently fell asleep as soon as you had your coffee. ‘Quite natural, me you worked late last night.” Bliss nodded heavily. “Yes—till 3 this morning. I wanted to have the report in order for Kyle when he arrived. .. . And now'— he looked hopelessly toward the out- stretched body of his benefactor—“I find him dead—murdered . . . I can't understand.” Vance' returned. the district attorney—and Sergt. Heath BEWARE THE don't y' know. Scarlett tells thi 20, . 1930. . of the homicide bureau are here for the purpose of ascertaining the facts, and you may rest assured, sir, that justice will be done. Just now you can help us materially by answering a few ques- tions. Do you feel equal to it?"” “Of course I'm equal to it,” Bliss re- plied, with a_slight show of nervous vitality. ut,” he added, running his tongue over his dry lips, “I'm_horribly sty. A drink of water—— ! I thought you might be want- ing a drink. How about it ser- geant?” Heath was already on his way toward the front stairs. He disappeared through the door, and we could hear his voice giving staccato orders to some one outside. A minute or two later he nt'lfned to the museum with a glass of water, Dr: Bliss drank it like & man parched with thirst, and when he had set the COUGH FROM COLDS THAT HANG ON Coughs from colds may sead to se- xious trouble. 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It can be installed quickly.and without any inconvenience to you, glass down Vance asked him He started to rise, but Vance restrain- “When did you. finisn your financial | ed him. report for Mr. Kyle?” “That won't be necess'ry, sir. I have ! "mrl{: momlnl—-—l\l:‘ ‘bg(gr‘:“ nnuh g‘r':’n ... It was found in Mr. Kyle’s rouy breakfast.” A was ‘sm,r:‘;e;nymen w.:a even uum-. ¥ (To be continued.) Completed it before retcing 0sk MIGRY- Sens > complef ore retiring sty 3 all but about an hours work, S0 I in Spanish Floods. came down to the study at 8 this morn- | TARRAGONA, Spain, October 20 (). ing.” —Four persons died and 12 were l:y jured yesterday caused in_floods overflowing of the Rio Francoll. Two were m) Part of the city was munfl. The flood was caused by hea X “And where is that report now?” “On my desk in the study. I in- tended to check the figures after break- h.:t before Kyle arrived. rn WORKMEN OF WELDIT CO. WELOING THE TAIL ON BUFFALOD, AT QST BRIDGE, GRATE days are coming. 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