New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 25, 1922, Page 9

on the STAIRS iR (Continued from our last Professor Semyonov replied hland- Iyt "T'he policeman on guard outside Miss Shaw's door happened to be an oid acqualntance, He helped me to open the small skylight in the main hall which led to the roof. [I'rom there 1 descended the fire escape to the window of Miss Shaw's studio and tound her huddied up In a bare, hard | ohalr in a slumber that I feag was not a normal one, for a small carton of tablets was beside her, I went through the entire attie, examined the pitiful- 'y few garments and other things and found no paint or ofher stains, nor any eradicator save soap. “Climbing farther down escape past the windows of apartment, 1 came to those neighbor, * Henry Griswold His dreams must have been decp, e smiled as T looked at him and made sounds in his throat like those of an exultant dog over a bone. And men- tloning dogs, that stuffed monstros- ity which holds the place of honor in his sitting room was the only object issue,) the my of fire own my ready, sy W it #he knew who w “Hut you have caleulated that al- You sald last night after Ve returned here to your rooms that must have been fired by someone in the studlo with er that may have turncd and she from her canvas to speak to this per- son and so ty for an unimpeded aim time it wa told to ssented the opportunt- P Again the professor smiled and this 8 with a significance which Barry that i wonld be useless dissemble, “You forget hes that I spoke then fore 1 had made my search of all the apartments fo sakd professional b of window the cross in red paint on the back of the portrait which had penetrated it, and turning, 1 h of directly in line and | wondered traces of turpentine,” . U1 respect your tions, my friend, In the studio the raised bull's-eye the prof resery ut I, too, have eyes Mrs, Vane I observed shade, the little and the small puncture looked over at that durk and silent ouse across the strip of garden, Some its blank, staring windows were in the whole apartment that gave any evidence of having been cleaned in the last decade, and 1 found it redolent of various chemicals, among them also a strong odor of turpen- tine." “The dog!" muttered Barry, old stuffed dog!" “When I had completed my search there I left as I had come. 'That portion of the fire escape ends on the floor below as you know, on the sky- light of Mrs. Vane's studio, but a walk-way runs around the edge to the outside row of windows of the extension, where the second section of the fire escape begins and continues to the street.” “Was Gordon ladd out or demanded Barry, half Professor Semyonov ingl Neither, at first. When I appeared at the window of his studio I could see through the door that led into his living room. He was tramping | up and down, and though I do not pretend to be a psychologist, I would be willing to swear that sorrow alone, grief that tore at his heart string: o\Vas reflected upon his face. He was in solitude, aware of no cavesdropper, and yet 1 saw no signs of either grief or fear,” ou returned then, you had come Yes; for a sopor made from a formula of my own which is less harmul and®more effective than that in which Miss Shaw had indulged. With it 1 returned by w of the fire ‘ape to Mr. Ladd's window and rapped on the casement. Ile was astonished and resentinl, naturally, but when I made mysel{ known to hitm not only as his neighbor but uv! the person you know at headguarte he admitted me.. 1 think Gie poor young man was glad of someone to talk to, for after your departure the full import of what had occurred must have descended upon him. We had a sympathetic little hour, in which I learned much that had no bearing upon the crime but which I will tell you of later, and at its end he was quite willing to take the opi- ate and get a little rest and surcease from his grief. Hec fell into a deep sleep almost at once, but it was then morning and T could make only superficial search. There tur- pentine nowhere but in his studio.” “So we drew a blank, ch, Professor Semyonov?” Barry shrugged. “Sorry to have kept you up all night and made that request of you for noth- ing, but I had a hunch that some- one who had no business to do so had touched that portrait of Mrs. Van- sittart last night while the paint wi wet and brought away traces that they would try to get rid of at all “The ep?” incredusly. smiled mean- Professor, the Wi was Tt was the professor's turn to shrug. “I know nothing of that, for T have not yet heard what you may have to tell me, my friend, but the turpen- tine I did find, and in a most un- likely place,” he observed. *“‘You for- get that horrible stuffed dog in the apartment of Henry ( “No,” responded Ser thoughtfully, “I have the dog.” Barry, not forgotten CHAPTER VIIT, “You may have forgotten the dog, but 1 have not forgotten my break- fast!” Professor Semyonov laughed. “You have had yours, Sergeant? Then, while 1T make my tea I hold you to your promise to tell me what is per- ble of your investigations.” It seems fairly evident, then, that Miriam Vane, the portrait painter, was born only a few years ago He remarked when the detective finished “1 wonder who inhabited that splen- did body before that, and what havoc she wrought in the lives of men and women 2" “Oh, undouhtedly she buried a past of some kind, but as 1 told the chief, it need not have been a discroditable one.” Barry's matter-of-fact tone| was in sharp contrast fo the dreamy almost mystic noté which had come into the Russian’s voi “And the empty cartridge {he professor veminded him friend, That was her ghost shel “No, my of Ban- quo!” “i think so, The sergeant “1 won't keep you from your wtory any longer now, professor. Will you let me Know the real re- port of the medical cxaminer after the autopsy? The full report, whether it is all given out to the press or not?” asked Professor Semyonov. “1 make particular reference to the di from which the shot that Kille Vane may have been fired.” In spite of himself the started slightly. myself.” What Are You Douing ‘SATURDAY NIGHT’ Cecil B. DeMille NAM could seientist parted, still smiling, to leave the teetive in a decidedly reflective frame of mind. descending the stairs Sergeant ) casily persuaded Kedge to unlock the door of Henry ( empty apartment ceeded to desk neatly and with dispateh but the documents and ledgers with which it was spite fixed, glassy stare of the melancholy, nmoth-eaten old seemed boring into 5 the beast would guard and derend his master's pos and ¢ closely. said, musty, other the and Gri, in 55 front when he beheld the intruder. detective | & TR “WHAT WAS THAT DOG'S on the subject that eccentric the latter de- de- Not*another word Barry persuade to utter and ssed, however, and RBarry Time pr iriswold’'s tempoerarily for him. After dismissing the janitor he pro- force the drawers of the in and fiMed told him of himself the nothing, and rigid form hound in the corner his consciousness roachfully as though even in death ons, Leaving the desk at last he crossed amined the stuifed - animal It w. s the professor had redolent of turpentine and the spley odor of taxidermy of y: Ile was fingering one of till silky ears when the wldenly burst opén with such e that it banged against the wall rode in, stopping short astonishment and af- i} lov Thea his glance traveled to the These Chairs ave something new, an innovation in ing charm of lines and char- acter entirely lacking in the numerous cheap imitations. They harmonize peifectly with any furnishing scheme, adding that final toueh of beauty and comfort to the room cane paneiled nodels. pos they adorn. They may be had (except as pictured) in the new shade of Old Mahogany or Chromed Walnut, either chairs or rockers, at the very low price of $18.75. We have secured the exclusive Hartford rights and you will not see merchandise of this type elsewhere—and the price, special we assure you, is only $18.75. \ NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1924 THE TIME TO TAKE PEPTO-MANGAN When You Feel a Little “Of”| it Will Bring You Back to Health Kome people never at all, They are, as the saying | , Ustrong us a bul)," They are mighty lucky, Most people need a good tonic once in a while, They take cold, or sthrough overwork or social activity do not get enough sleep; many cat improper food and thus hurt the It is mighty wise to take 8 Pepto-Mangan with the meals "o few weekw and bulld up, One cannot have too much good health, Pepto-Mangan glves you plenty of red blood, and everybody knows that red blood means feeling good and looking good all the time, Sold by druggists in liquid and tablets form, Advertisement, e e ——— rifled desk and found his voice in a string of oaths which Ieft him pant- ing and mottled of countenance, “Just & moment,” Mr. Griswold," Barry remarked smoothly. “Your apartment was entered and your desk opened by official authorlty and 1 think your Interview at headquarters with the chief during the last hour must have told you that even yon cannot combat it. Who owns this house next door?" He shot the question so unexpect- ¢dly at the angry man that for a min- ute Griswold blinked, Then he replied with a gulp: “¥he Gotham Realty company. “Who is the president of it?" “I am, and I refuse to reply to any further questions!" “But Mrs. Vane has stated to wit- nesses whom we can produce that you and she knew each other before she ever came here,”” Barry declared. “Then she lled!"” Griswold cried, his temper rising again. "I never laid eyes on the woman “Mr. Griswold!"” Barry asked quick- “What was that dog's name?" “Marcus, but we called him Mark for short.”” Griswold drew himsell up. “Now that you have asked your last idioticall levant question, Ser- geant Barry, will you go?” But Barry seemed not to have heard the furiously uttered request. He still stood stroking the stiffened, drooping ear of the beast and re- marked: “He looks quite lifelike, Mr. Gris- wold, with that dejected expression. I should not have called him Marcus Lut Mopus!" As the name fell from the detec tive's lips the change in the man be- fore him was instantaneous and hide- ous heyond all description. His sal- low skin turned a sultry gray and he shrunk back and seemed to wither like 2 mummy that is unrolled. It was a mere breath from between the thin, “Mopus! She called him need any medi- Iy, “‘Mopus! that issued dry lips. tha rang She?—Who,” Barry's volce indeed throngh the room and then the mummy ecame to life. A harsh, choking cry replied to him and Henry Griswold staggered over t‘o the chair by the table and flinging his arms wide buried his face in them. “My wife!"” (Continued in Our Next |.~~I!1"). SA Service). PALACE--Mon, Tues, Wed. Wm. De Mille’s “After the Show” C. C. 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