New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 19, 1922, Page 9

onthe L her lying there dead! That Is all that I can tell you, gentlemen," With a swift glance at Craig, Barry rose but made no move toward the door “When was the last time you saw Mrs, Vane alive, Miss Shaw 7" “One afternoon last week; Thurs day, 1 think, 8he was entering her studio as I came down the stalrs and she did not see me."” “Are you acquainted with the other tenants in the house Barry's abrupt change of topic evi- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, SHERIFE QUITS THY Towa Official Unwilling To Hang Mur- derers While Holding Pastorate Des Moines, Towa, Jan, 19 The ev. W, E, Robb, sheritf of Polk county, has resigned his pastorate at the Urbandale Federated church be cnuse he says, he does not wish the church to bhe subjected to criticism when he hangs two murderers this spring, “I will have to hang Orrie Cross JANUARY 19, 1922 Petain president war board and inspector the army, His office s defined as “permanent technieal adviser to the minister of war In all that concerns the preparation of the troops for war," ' Enjoying wide powers and preroga tives as vice-president of the board, Marshal 'etain becomes automatical ly generalissimo in time of war. His new position, it Is stated, “assures continuity views with respect to everything touching the military or the higher gentral of vice of guns on battleships of the Pacific fleet off Los Angeles harbor were respon- sible for widespread reports of slight earthquakes in this vieinity, but the later dispelled the fears, It was sald today Iteports that window panes were hroken in some houses could not be regularity with which they occurred | confirmed | ittty Sl TR and Eugene Weeks In April and May" Bherift Robb sald, "I do not feel that [ should be a regular pastor when 1 do thig as 1 would subfect my church to too much criticism." ganization before and after mobiliza tion." dently astonished her but she drew herself up and responded coldly: “I am not!" “Was Mrs, 4 A T aun o N WD, 2 X - e Strietly fresh eggs Ole, Russell Bros, advt, ' The Vane question 11e 1b, Best coffee, —advt, BEGIN HERE TODAY 3 Ibs. $1, Russell Bros. o a revolver, ateps on the stul evening which De Bariy 18 spending with his Semyonoy In the latter's ffth floor of a New York apar f Shaw."” They rush downstalrs and df that beautiful Miriam Vane, soclety portrajt . N OB i paintor, has been murdered in her studjo| The footsteps had approached very Apartment on tho third foor, Ladd, 'n|Near the door when Craig knocked ,\umlm n“l]m {m ’mr socond Iv\mw, (Hllx\\'nhl. and almost at once the handle turned an fraseible bachelor on the fourth, and oung W pfor Patrictn Bhaw, n magaine . writer on the|®Nd & young woman stood before sixth, deny having heard the shot, them. With her small oval, color- GO ON WITH. THH BTORY less face and pale hair clipped short “T wasn't thinking of the she seemed almost a girl at first Barry admitted. 1 made glance, but closer inspection revealed studio and found the body. faint but mature lines and a certain it, of course?" poise in spite of her obvious agita- Craig nodded, tion that ipdicated a woman nearer “Yes. The Vane woman must have!3? than 20. “We're from police headquarters, ma'am,” Craig cleared his throat. “Come In" Her volce was quiet been painting away at that picture when the shot was fired, for the paint and controlled, but Barry observed that a muscle in her thin cheek s still wet on it, but the stool was twitched slightly, She threw the door overturned so the medical examiner eouldn't tell from the position of the body whether she had been sitting or standing when the end came; the|wide, revealing a living room barely antopsy'll show that, I suppose, from|furnished almost to desolation, with cheap matting rugs upon the uneven, painted floor and the ugly, straight lines of a few dull, fumed-oak mis- the course of the bullet.” “What did the tenants have to say sion tables and chairs scattered about. “You are Miss Shaw?" asked Craig, for themselves?"” “Well, the old grouch on the floor seating himself gingerly upon the edge of a chalr, above, Griswold, claims to know noth- ing about it and care less. He's a widower and from what the lads from the precinct said, I shouldn't “Patricia Shaw, althoungh I occa- sionally sign my articles ‘Patsy.’ " The young woman nodded. *I write for the magazines, you know. I have wonder if he's got a lot of money; 1 lived here four years next October, T don’t know why he's living down in this rickety old house. He swears he am 27 years old, and I came originally from Omaha." doesn’'t know the Vane woman and never exchanged a word with her. “The young man downstairs, Gor- don Ladd, admits he knew her slight- ly but declares he hasn't seen her in “1 have no relatives in New York some time. Then Miss Patricia Shaw, [that I know of, but the editors of the lady from the top floor, says she several magazines published in the and Mrs. Vane have spoken to each|Meighborhood can vouch for me, and other once or twice, in a neighborly [the agent of this building.” sort of way, and the precinct boys say[ ‘“You stated that you did not hear she seomed all upsct by what had|a shot fired from below,” said Craig. happened. That’ yout all they man-| "Are you quite sure, Miss Shaw “I am sure that I heard nothing that sounded at the time like a—a shot.” Her voice trembled a little, “At least, it did not occur to me that aged to get before I came.” a shot had been fired. There were TIT. “It's a facer, ain't it?" Craig asked several sharp, crashing peals of thun- der before the storm passed. After frankly. It looks as though the whole house was in on this affair, ex- that I heard heard rather loud knock- ing upon some door below but I did cept the professor, of course. Any thing more you want to see here, not think anything of it, and I must have fallen into a doze when some- John?” “No, T've secn enough” Barry re- one rapped upon my door. It w. policeman and he told me what plied with a significance which was lost upon the other. “If you want me what had happened. At first 1 was horror-stricken. I—1I can scarcely re- to trail along with you while you in- member what I said or did! “I am—was—the only woman ten- . ; ant in the building besides Mrs. Vane, ! AND NERVUUS and 1 suppose I must have been hys- terical but it came to me.that she might perhaps have been only wound- Colorado Man Gives Credit To Vinol For Health Restored terview the tenants we'd better be moving." 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Miss Shaw opened her lips to speak, hesitated as though she had thought better of it and preceded them with dignity to the door. “Good night, gentlemen.” There was just the slightest shade of pause before the last word which lent it irony, and the door closed with emphasis behind them. “That was one of the wanted to find out!” he responded. “The professor’s light is out and we'll let him rest but I'll just slip this note under his door. If you want me to see this case through with you un- officialy Bob, I think we can use him in his own line, chemistry, tomorrow, with a little porch-climbing thrown Byl Sergeant Cr: low detective s a page of his and folding it, darkened door. ly: “Where do we go from here, John? The chief may have put this affair into my hands, but I'm glad enough to pass the buck to you!" things T ig stared as his fel- bhbled a few words on notehook, tore it out thrust it under the Then he asked mild- AU Val. to $2.98. (Continued in Our Next Issue). ed in some accidental fashion; that (Copyright, 1922, NEA Service). she might need the services of an- other woman. I dressed as you see me now and descended to find the de- tectives there and all the other ten- ants except the old Russian gentle- man who has the apartment just be- low me, and a police doctor of some sort."” She paused and her. “You saw the body also?"” Miss Shaw inclined her head seemed for a moment unable to con- tinue. When she spoke it was in a low, shaking voice scarcely above a whisper. “Yes. She—I—T saw at a glance somehow that it must be true, but I couldn’t help going to her and touch- Ing her hand.” With a sign to Sergeant Craig, Barry intervened in a soothingly sym- pathetic tone. “You knew Mrs. Vane?" “Not in a formal sense, smiled at each other and when we happened to meet on stairs.” Where was a little catch in her breath and then she hurried on: "I was interested enough to go to one or two of the spring exhibitions which contained specimeps of her work. —1 admired her and I was curious to see her studio, although I am not a busybody, as a rule. One day about three weeks ago I was passing her door just as it opened and one of her patrons came out; the lady whose portrait is there now in the studio.” “You mean the one on the easel, the lady standing on the staircase?" asked Barry quickly. “Yes, 1 recognized it tonight at a glance., Mrs. Vane stopped me that day as her visitor left; it was about a trivial matter, some mail of mine which she had received.” The young woman halted and passed one hand across her eyes. “We didn't talk about anything in particular, and I only remained a few minutes, but she was 80 nice and unaffected and—and beautiful, too, that my little call left a deep impression upon me." “You don't remember what you talked about?” There was incredul- ity and a touch of sharpness in Bar- ry's tones which made Shaw straighten in her c! . v Wl do not, except in a generai way, she replied with the first sign of re- sentment which She had shown. 21 am very sensitive to enviranment, to impressions, if by any chance you know what that mean: The conver- sation was the inconsequential one of two women, strangers yet neighbors.” “When did you see her again?" 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