New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 20, 1922, Page 10

10 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY ontho STAIRS BEGIN HERE TODAY The report of a revolver, followed hy hur- rylng footstaps on the stalrs, cau tective Barry and his fr Semyonov, to rush from th on the fifth floor of a New house. They discover the body ful Mirlam Vane, soclety portralt painter, in her studio apartment on the third floor Ladd, a young artist on the second floor, Griswold, an _irascible hachelor fourth, and Patricla Shaw, o writer on the sixth, deny having b shot. Miss Shaw, the in ; says that she knew Miss Vane very slight- Iy and had not been in her studlo for three . GO ON WITH THE STORY “Let's have a talk, then, with the affable gentleman on the floor below, Barry suggested. “I'll wager he won't take so long this time to answer a summons!" The unmusical snores still sounded from the rear of Henry Griswold's apartment as they reached his floor, but with a word to the officer on guard, Barry knocked peremptorily on the door and announced in loud tones: “Police headquarters' Sergeant, if he doesn’t open the door in three minutes, break it down!" The snoring ceased instantly in a sound between a squeal and a grunt. The next instant there came a rat- tle of bolts and the door was flung open to disclose Griswold's lanky frame clad in a scant nightshirt, with a skullcap upon his grizzled head. “What the devil do you mean?"” he began furiously, but Craig, at a ges- ture from Barry, stepped forward. “I'm the detective assigned from headquarters to investigate the mur- der on the floor just below you here tonight, sir, and I'd like a word with you,” he sald gruffly. “If you don't want to answer my questions I'll call the wagon and you can come down- town and talk to the chief!" “Well, shut the door behind you, both of you, and sit down unless you want to call in the whole police de- partment!” exclaimed Griswold. “IT suppose I can put on a dressing gown.” He turned and paddled off toward his bedroom with Craig doggedly in his wake, while Barry seated himself and’ glanced about him. In a shadowy corner an old hound stood with drooping ears and one paw lifted as though to advance and the sergeant looked twice before he discovered that it was an ancient and ‘sadly moth-eaten specimen of the taxidermist's art. Griswold returned presently in the tattered dressing gown and flapping slippers. “Let us get this farce over quickly as possible, if you please.” “Do you want any of the other of- cupants of this house?” ,“Personally, no, and I do not want to!” retorted Griswold. “I have no use for any of them!” “You did not, then, Vane?” “Most assuredly not! I never spoke to the woman in my life!” There was outraged dignity in the disclaimer. “Not that I am aware of anything to her discredit, but I know nothing about her at all.” “What can you tell me of the other tenants here?” Craig asked. Griswold licked his thin lips avidly as though over a choice morsel of gossip. ‘““The young man Ladd has frequently called upon Mrs. Vane, and at least once I have seen Miss Shaw issulng from her apartments.”"” ° “From Mrs. Vane's, you mean?” Barry interposed quickly. “When was that? About three weeks ago?” “Three days ago!” corrected Gris- wold with emphasis. “I am positive it was Tuesday, because I am rarely late at getting to my office, but on the previous night I had suffered an at- tack of indigestion which kept me awake and it was quite 10 o'clock in the morning when I came downstairs and saw the Shaw girl coming out of the apartment on the floor below. I CHAPTER IV. Craig was so visibly dumfounded at the unexpected contradiction of Miss Shaw's testimony that his fellow ser- geant continued in command of the situation. “You mean, Mr. Griswold, that Miss Shaw had been alone in Mrs. Vane's studio Tuesday morning?” he asked in the diffident tone which to those who knew him portended an impor- tant point in the examination of a witness. “By no means!" Griswold stirred ir- as know Mrs. WARNING! Say *‘Bayer” Unless you see the name *‘Bayer’’ on tablets, you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians over 21 years and proved safe by millions for Headache Neuralgia Lumbago Accept only ‘‘Bayer’’ package which contains proper directions. Handy “Bayer” hoxes of 12 tablets— Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists. Aspiria 18 the trade mark of Dayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salleylieacld Colds Toothache Earache T . il ritably in his chalr. “That woman was there, Mrs, McGrath, who looks after some of the apartments in the house, “You're a widower, T understand, Mr. Griswold?" asked Cralg. Iy wife's been dead for years, I it's any of your snapped the other, “I understand that you deny hav- ing heard the shot-—" began Craig, but Griswold interrupted, have stated that I did not. I was asleep until that id— Professor myonov clamored at my door."” “You did not come down immedi- ately, Mr. Griswold." Barry made his sccond point quietly. “What finally decided you to appear upon the scene of the murder at all?" “I did not reply to- that banging upon my door hecause I fancled it might he some practical joke of that young man on the second floor, Gor- don Ladd, although I have never ex- changed a word with him. It was self-evident that nothing fur- ther could be gotten from him. TIn the hall outside the officer proached. “The lady on the top floor, she's been down twice asking for you,” he observed impartially to the two. “I didn’'t think you'd want to be dis- turbed in there, but it seems there's something she forgot to tell you awhile back."” At that moment the pale, bobbed head of Miss Shaw appeared over the banisters two flights above and, see- ing them, she came hastily and si- lently down. “I don't want to waste your time,” she began a trifle breathlessly, ‘‘but something escaped my memory and I told you an unintentional falsehood. The matter is quite trivial and ir- relevant, but I do not care to have the least misunderstanding about this. When I told you that I had not entered Mrs. Vane's studio since my call upon her until tonight it was not strictly true, although I held no com- munijcation with her. A few days ago, 1 was passing her door; she was out, but Mrs. McGrath was cleaning in there and I asked if I might take a peep at the portrait. “That’s all right, Miss Shaw."” Honest relief shone in Craig's eyes. “It's as well that you did tell us and if anything else comes to your mind, no matter how unimportant it may seem to you, just call up police head- quarters and ask for me, Sergeant Craig, or for Sergeant Barry here. We'll see that you're kept out of it as much as we can.” “Thank you, I'm sure that you will, sergeant,” she responded with a nod that although still dignified, was al- most cordial. “Good night.” “Ain’'t women funny? Did you see how her manner changed all of a sudden when she thought she had got herself in wrong? ’'Twas nothing, that visit of hers to the Vane wom- an's studio after all, but it's a good thing she told us after Griswold men- tioned it, for we might have gone off on some wrong tragk entirely. Do we get after young Mr. Ladd now?” “Yes,” Barry replied as they passed the tragically vacant rooms of the dead woman. “If he knew Mrs. Vane, as Griswold says, we ought to get something worth while at last.” Gordon Ladd was anticipating their fourteen business!" serub- | came the pistol itselr the outburst of nerves stretehed beyond the breaking point, and Gordon Ladd cast discre- tion to the winds “Because she was alive and well an instant almost hefore that shot must have been fired! 1 saw her, I spoke I—!" Too late the young man d the slip he had made, and his face turned livid, but hastly he made an effort to retrieve his error, “It must have been the closing of my own door here when 1 returned that muffled the shot so that I did not here 1t." Vhen you returned from wher Cralg leaned forward suddenly. at he had made such an error as sharply as report of a upon ap- |2 THE DEVIL DO YOU HE BEGAN FURIOUSLY. “WHAT AN?" was instantly apparent, for the length of his accusatory speech had given the ordinarily well-poised young man an opportunity to place himself in a measure upon his guard, and his re- ply came in a coldly collected tone. “You are mistaken, sergeant-—or whatever your rank may be termed. When I said that I ‘returned’ T meant that T had only then returned from the Montaines', on East Ninth where 1 had dined and spent the ear lier part of the evening.'" Cralg turned in frank appeal to the larger experfence of Wi colleague | and Barry resumed the interrogation “WHll you tell us, Mr. Ladd, just exactly what ¢id happen last evening, from the time you left the )vnllm'} wl you dined until from your your apartment here you heard Officer Boyle hammering upon the entrance below?" he asked in a courteously persuasive tone, atreet tinugd fn Our Next Issue), NIEA Service), (' (Copyright, 192 Best * butter, advt, FRENCH CARDINAL GREAT STATESHAN Bishop of Montpelier Was Un- official Envoy to Vatican 49¢c. Russell Bros, Paris, Jan. 20—Cardinal de Ca- brieres, bishop of ,Montpellier, who died recently at the age of 01, was France's unofficial but effective en- voy to the Vatican during the world war. President Millerand referred to him as not only a great bishop but a great patriot. He never yielded an inch of the rights which he believed belonged t4 his church., When the law separating the church and state in Irance wenl into effect, he went to the prefecture and solemnly excommunicated the Prefect. But when the war began he placed himself at the prefect's dis- posal. In the wine riots of 1907, which have been characterized as a revolu- tion rather than a riot, the Cardinal gave thousands of vineyard workers shelter in his cathedral and ordered his clergy to do the same with their churches. It i{s more than possible that his action saved the city from SCARETS 10¢ For Constipated Bowels, Sick Headache, Sour Stomach, Bilious Liver The nicest cathartic-laxative in the world to physic your liver and bowels when you Dizzy Headache, Colds, Biliousness, Indigestion, or Up- set, Acid Stomach is candy-like *“Cas- carets.”” One or two tonight will empty If have coming with an eagerness which he|§ made no attempt to conceal. “You're headquarters men, aren't you?” he demanded. ‘For heaven's sake, come in and tell me if you've found out anything! Those chaps from the local precinct are dubs, and I'm almost mad over this thing! Right this way; you'll find cigars and things on that stand.” “You knew Mrs. Vane, Mr. Ladd It was more a statement than a ques- tion as Barry seated himself. “Knew her?"” Good Lord, I—!" The young man controlled himself by a visible effort and added lamely: “Yes, I have known her for some time, sev- eral years, in fact, and although she had a host of friends, I think I can claim to be one of the closest of them to her. It's the sheer impos- sibility of this thing, gentlemen, which has driven me nearly mad. I know that—that she was shot, I saw her body, and yet T would be more ready to believe that a bolt from heaven struck her down than a bullet sped from a human hand!” “Why?" This time the question o0 when you buy Aspirin. Rheumatism Neuritis Pain, Pain CENTRAL AUTO STATION REAR 238 MAIN ST. ou Are ndecide * your bowels completely by morning, and you will feel splendid. “They work while your sleep.” Cascarets never stir you up or gripe like Salts, Pills, Calomel, or Oil and they cost only ten cents a box. Children love Carcarets too. whether or not to buy a new car this year why not call and let us look over your present one. We are in a position to advise you whether it would be to your advantage to purchase a new car or will give you estimates of any work ne- cessary to put your present car in proper shape for the coming season. We have the best equipped machine shop and other facilities in the city for doing this work. We repair cracked cylinders, etc. TEL. 1544 hour and Yorty DOCTOR IS FREED Judge Banks | lnwyers covered minutes, At 2 read his charge to the jury, At 2 o'clock the jury retived, returning at belng sacked clock A country vicar who received the Willimantie, Jan, 20,—Dr Daniel Cardinal during the war scoured the [ yihbard of Danielson, one of Wind country to find the finest chicken to . ’ [ham county's best known physiclans, |y, 7 o' dlot of aoquite nonor hia visitor and ordered his cook |whe stond. trial dn the Windham |2:47 o'cloek with a ver Lk oL ALK :::”nh‘t?\l..liullmll x;«-rlh.\' of the OCCUB- | county superior court for the past two | ™ . - LR B sald the Car-|gays on a serlous charge involving dinal when the chicken appeared on | yyonne 8t, Rock of Wauregan on June ulu table, “but you have forgetten|is of | car, was acquitted by the Xlufl today I5 a meatless day, by or-| .y y afternoon, The jury o 18 e e movernment, . Deorees |returned In 28 minutes with ‘a’vers J spected, diet of not gullty, 'The arguments of fresh oggs, 2 doz. $1.00, advt, Strietly Russell Bros. Strietly fresh eges ble, Russell Bros, Advt, (5] ] ) ) () ) ) ) ) IEEIEJE@EE@E@@E@E@EE@@@E@E@@@% | Big ShoeValues #Prices” Cut for Quick Stock-Reduction SALE BEGINS SATURDAY, JAN. 21 Here is an event you should not miss. Bargains for the whole family. Kinney's prices are always lower, day in and day out. But now you'll benefit by additional reductions. We must reduce stocks. You must have shoes. There- fore, this sale will benefit us all. But don’t ‘wait! Come early and get the best choice. All goods sold at sale prices are, of course, backed by our usual guar- antee. ] ] o ] ] = O} 5] 'DRESS AND SCHOOL SHOES Tan Blucher MEN'S WORK SHOES Tan Blucher, Big Value MISSES’ SCHOOL AND DRESS SHOES DRESS SHOES BOYS’ SCOUT SHOES Tan, very durable Smaller sizes—$1.49 $1) Men’s Felt Slippers Comfortable and $ l Warm e Women’s Wool Hose Variety of Styles Children’s Shoes .. ... 1$1.39 .1$2.39 .1$2.49 Children’s P Women’s Shoes l300 prs., 2Y; to 4 Comfort Shoes. .... [ )’ ) i i )i i ) ) o ] 5 ] ] Women’s Arc- tics, 4 buckles MEN’S y N'S $2.98 | Eneien. ™ MEN’S $3 069 lj \l;'llltglr h(;l‘;tiles S < WOMSEBI\i:;qgue 98c Wl:)mee:s Rubherg :’»\fi $3 o49 | Oxfords, tan Small Sizes Only. . 29(: S 5 _Men’s Rubber Boots B 4 Puls g$Hi)s.l?00 Lenstn ... $2.98 $3 49 SHOSIERY BNRGAINS - RUBBER BARGRINS See Our Windows ‘ ‘ 4 LARGE FACTORIES OVER 100 STORES ORLDS LARGEST SHOE - RETAILERS 413 MAIN STREET 5] ] o) e ) 5 e ) o ) ) ] ) e ) e ) 1 ) ) ) ) ] D EEEE 1] 5 5 ) e e ] ] ) ) ) 6 THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORNER GO DOWN TO . JANE, AN’ ILL SEND BERT JANE AW DOINGS OF THE DUFFS NO, 1 DIDN'T GET IT- | DIDN'T |4 HAVE TIME - NO, 'VE BEEN TOO TL;?T?E&A;M\Z%EE BUSY - WELL | CAN'T HELP IT- WHY DIDN'T You GET IT? YOU HAVE MORE TIME THAN | HAVE - ALLRIGHT GET SORE. - NO - No-GoopBY ! i WIFE TO WHOM SPEAKING ~ Vi 0 g Al YOu WERE JUST /| YES, IT WAS AND WHAT | OF TP k Lo Y G \ - A Case Of Mistaken Identity . SO T HAVE FOUND YOU= T| (WELL, WE FINISHED THAT SCENE ALL BERT'S STILL FINISHED — e iN WIS DRESSING G/IVE' | g One Way To Avoid It DO YoU KNOW, MY I M WIFE AND | NEVER L HAVE AN ARGUMENT ANY MORE OR EVEN A HARSH WORD! HAS SHE GOT You ) BUFFALOED? O £3 g«