Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1930, Page 24

By S. S. Van Dine’ Copyright, 1030, by 8. 8. Van Dine. m"m whk'h direction?” Vance again No Connection with Any Other Washingion “I'm not sure—they were very faint. 1 was aware only of their stealthy re- . | treat. “Whalt did ‘you do after that, doctor?” “I ‘waited several minutes. Then I eyes | cautiously closed the door and switched ‘the person for assault with a “:npon—l believe that's the deadly weapon? ohhllledi,lllk!u. “Oh, tell me ‘what ha N = v-m"muu the dagger on the e. “All we know thus far is that yon| though. from the | geif, dagger was project! She frowned | ha on the lights, It was at that moment 1 realized what had made the noise at I saw was the dagger. that I had been the object of a mur- derous attack.” Vance nodded and, picking up the mmr. ‘weighed it on the of his “Yes,” he mused; “it's blade-heavy and could easily have been thrown ac- ’cunmly even by an amateur. . . . assassination, “Much simpler and surer for the ml the bed when we arrived. We | wieider to have sneaked to the bed and on the m:m of asking your hus- | thrust it into his intended victim's ribs. 3 account of the affair when you appea fret-iti—at the door. . . . Perhaps, went on, turning to Bliss, “the doc: for will recount the entire episode for us now.’ £ “l'here'l‘mlly little to lk“i:) Bl‘k.: Y and_began nervously to m: m in the folds of his dressing- [ “I came here to my room short- 5 after dinner, and went to bed. But|\, waicn for you at the front door. I 8 n’t sleep, and got up. Just then veter puleg my door on his way up- ' stairs and 1 asked him to fetch the | . memorandum book from the study—I 2 t I might take my mind off the 1 events of the day—" . «"One lrwlflfllen!. de‘l‘::"»" ¢ posed. “Was your-door open? " “Yes. I had opened it when I arose, in order to get a little more air in the room—the atmosphere was stifling. Vance inter- Most peculiar! Unless, of course—" He stopped and glanced thoughtfully at the bed. Presently he \!h!‘l!lled s shoulders, and looked at [“3liss, “After discovering the dagger, 1 opine, you telephoned to me.” “Within five minutes. I listened at the door a while and then went down to the study and called your Huniber. After that I roused Brush and told him came back upstairs—-I'd ‘armed myself the study— atching her Lusband with & look of deep anxlety during his recital. striking the headboard,” she said in a low, fearful voice. “My bed is agal the other side of the wall. me and woke me up, but I didn't give ‘Then I went over a few old notes and | ' "l N St nt and went to o “entries rehtlnf _yations. But I couldn’t keep my mind | on them, and finally I closed the door, switched off the lights, and lay down to last Winter's exca- | ggqinn She threw her head back and glared at Vi “This is ‘shameful bors .a murderer—a murderer who is “I heard the sound of the dagger door.” “But what about tonight?” i “That is what puzzles me.” Bliss' forehead was knit in perplexity. “I'm mrelloch:‘ltwl;lnlnmuu my room, ut, as you, I got later and opened the door to get air. 'The only explanation I can thi; of is that when I went back to bed I “No doubt supplementi ppose I send for a:couple of the till less w“thp“-mu. Bl 'ell, 's gome” sergean! formed us, as the two stepped into the | the. laken with the dagger.” t in- give the house the once-over,” ted uggested. “That’s not necessary, sergeant,” forgot to relock the door. It's possible, | of course, for I was very much up- S " . .t “It couldn’t have been unlocked from the outside?” “No, I'm sure it couldn't. The key was in the lock, just as “What “about, fing: outside knob?” Heath cut glass would take “My word, sergeant! hi$ head despairingly. “The coi of this plot knows better than to leave his visitin®’ card wherever he goes. . . .” Bliss sprang to his feet. “An_ ide; just struck me,” he exclaimed. “There was a gold-and- cloisonne sheath to that dagger; and if the sheath should not be “Yes, yes. Quite. Vance nodded. “I see your point. The sheath might bringing up the rear. We had descended but a few steps ||| lwhfll & calm, flat voice from the upper hall arrested us, “Can I be of any assistance, ef- ndi?” The unexpected sound in that dim quiet house startled us, in- | stinctively turned.. At the stairs leading to the third floor BOUQUET COFFEE | Advantageous contracts en-| able us to resume our original | prics of 25¢c Ib. 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