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e STEPOH[]I@ STA.IR!S R g - ISABEL . (Continued From Our Last Issue), “8he asked if the Griswold woman had displayed any particular talent in any direction such as amateur the- atricals or that sort of thing, ULut all T recalled the creature had done! had been to sketch clever but rather erucl carleatures now and then for our amusement,' “Just one mora question, Mrs. Tyrrell,” begged Barry. “You said the girl's hair looked as if it had heen bleached out in the sun; do you re- member whether it was curly or straight?"” “Straight as a string,"” Mrs. Tyrrell responded. ‘“Irene's hair had been soft and curling about her face, while her sister's was flat and dank and unpleasant-looking as though she had been drowned! Now I really must hurry or you'll miss your train.” He took leave of Mrs. Tyrrell at the station just as the- New York train was pulling in, but made no at- tempt to get aboard; instead he wait- ed for the Western express and as he entered the Pullman he chuckled to himsell. . “Gad, what “What a coincidence! right into her hands!" CHAPTER XIT. The group which gathered in Pro- fessor Semyonov's shabby, comforta- ble living room a few days later was a strangely assorted one, but the faces of all held the same intent expres- sion and their eyes were focussed on the boyish figure which lounged easily in the window seat. All the tenants of the house were present except the keeper of the antique shop; Gordon l.add, moody and silent; Henry Gris- wold with his little skull-cap; the profesgor himself, as imperturbable as ever, and even the pale, shrinking little Shaw from her attic studio. In addition the chief had con- descended to come over from head- quarters and lend his august counte- nance to the proceedings, and Ser- geant Craig stood near, looking as though he were not quite sure what was going to drop on him, while un- seen, outside the door two stalwart men remained on guard. “I've got a little story to tell you all; it won't take Jong.” The figure in the window straightened. Deep silence rewarded him save for an audible gulp from Cralg and a slight rustle of Miss Shaw's gown as she settled back resignedly in her chair. Barry went on: “Long ago out in a village in Michi- gan, two girls were left ofphans under the rascally guardianship of a hypo- critical bank president. The older girl was delicate, the younger crippled to the point of physical deformity but luck!” he murmured. Fate played TROUBLED WITH RINGWORM YEARS On Face. Itched Badly. Cuticura Healed. ““ For several years 1 was troubled with ringworms on my face. They itched badly and at times were very red. The skin around them was in- flamed. My face looked fierce. I tried different remedies but none of them helped me. I read an advertisement for Cuticura Soap and Ointment and sent for a free sample which helped me. I bought more and in onemonth was completely healed, after using four cakes of Cuticurx Sowp and three boxes of Cintment.” (Signed) Miss Emma Gubisch, 324 Elm §t., Mer. iden, Conn., Sept. 13, 1921. Use Cuticura Soap, Ointment and ‘Talcom for all toilet purposes. here. Soop S6c. Oimtment 2 and bbc. Telewm fe. TE-Citicura Soup shaves without mua. KHEUMATIC ACHE QUICKLY RELIEVED HE racking, agonizing rheumatic ache is quickly relieved by an ap- plication of Sluan’s Liniment. For forty Icars, folks all over the world have found Sloan's to be the natural énemy of pains and aches. It penetrates without rubbing. You can just tell by its healthy, scimulating odor that it is going to do you good. 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Their guardian sent the older sister to a fashionable school in another state where a daughter of a rich family grew fond of her and took her to Mer own home in a dis- tant city for a summer vacation. “There the orphan met and mar- rled a man of wealth whom she loved devotedly, but who fell into the toils of a designing woman of undeniable fascination; the woman who was shot & PISTOL VIOLIN “-~AND DROPPED THE BEHIND THAT PILIE OF MUSIC.” to death downstairs a few nights ago, the erring blackmailing wife of Mr. Griswold, here.” A gasp that was like the stirring of dry leaves ran around the little circle, but no one spoke and after a moment Barry continued: “There were two years of happy married life, however, before the oth- er woman appeared upon the scene, and during those two years the bride as enabled to provide for her young- ster, remove her by law from the hands of their guardian and have her completely cured of the physical dis- ability which had crippled her. In return the younger sister adored her passionately with a single-hearted de- votion which bore fruit in later years. “When the woman known to all of you but gne as‘Mrs. Vane' eloped with the huSband of the older sister it broke her heart and destroyed her mind. She died within the year and when her husband heard of it he shot himself in remorse; the ‘cart- ridge shell from that shot was found among the so-called Mrs. Vane's ef- fects a few days ago. “In the meantime, however, she had found her husband again, suc- cerded by a ruse in making circum- stances appear in the eyes of the law as though he had condoned her un- faithfulness, and has been blackmail- ing him ever since, playing with fire but never again permitting herself to be burned, since it would mecan the loss of her income. “She may have almost forgotten that first mad escapade, but she reck- oned without that little sister of the girl-wife whose life she had brought down to the grave. “She was plentifully supplied with money and the little sister was poor, with her own living to make while she pursued her search, but she con- tinued it for seven years, and then the long arm of coincidence stepped in and placed her enemy within her reach. Only two things puzzie me; when she first knew that Mrs. Vane was Mirlam Griswold,.and what be- came of the small pistol with which she fired from the fire escape through the bull's-eye which she had previ- ously marked upon the canvas of the portrait, straight into Mrs. Vane's Can you tell us He turn abruptly to the small figure of ‘Y\) Shaw, but this time she did not ink, nor was there the slightest surprise nor hesitation as she replicd “Yes, the pistoi is here. T knew that Professor Semyonov's apartment was the only one in the building which would be exempg from search, so while he was downstairs with you, Sergeant Barry, before Sergeant Craig came up i slipped in here——the door had been left open—and dropped the pistol bekind that pile of violin music. 1 could see it hadn't been touched for months.” % “It is nearly a month since,” the — NEXT WEEK — —FOX— ANNIVERSARY ADDED FEATURES NO ADVANCE IN PRICES CROWLEY BROS. IN! PAINTERS AND DECORATORS 267 Chapman Streét TEL. 755-12 Estimates cheerfully given on all fobs SR | g | NEW BRITAIN DALLY HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1922 What Shall We Do With Our DR. M. H. BOWDEN, Of New York City Foréign Population? A Sane And Illuminating Discussion By A Man Who Knows First Church—Sunday Evening—7:30 An Unusual Opportunity To Get Reliable Information On One - Of The Most Important young woman went on, “going out late one evening I passed Mrs. Vane's door and heard her in a heated dis- cussion with Mr. Griswold, Of course I knew who he was from the day he came here to live so 1 stopped and listened. She was making a demand for more money and I soon heard enough to tell me that my search was finally ended. T had a speaking ac- quaintance with her already and a weck after that night I managed to have her invite me into her studio. “I watched her as she sat upon her stool, painting, saw that her breast was on a level with the third step of the stairs in the portrait and, getting behind it, marked the spot on the canvas with a bit of red paint. You see, 1'd planned during that week just what 1 should do; I knew that she often worked at night and 1 only awaited my opportunity.” She nodded and even smiled slight- ly at Craig, who stood awkwardly dangling in his huge hands the tiny pistol he had retrieved from beneath the dusty heap of music. “That's what 1 did it with; carried it for seven years, but finished with it now."” “What made you go down again afterwards, Miss Crailg evidently felt that something was expected of him. *“I mean when the medical ex- aminer was there and ordered you away from the corpse?” I wanted to smear the brown paint which I knew was still wet on the canvas, over the bullet hole so that it would not he so readily discovered, apd I did.”” She turned to Barry. "I don't in the least care what happens to me now, but I am curious to know what made you suspect me at first.” “The calibre of the pistol used,” he replied. “It was distinctly a wom- an's weapon; Mrs: Vane was the ruth- less, predatory type who if 'she turned gex outlaw would be the natural en- emy of all women; you were the only feminine tenant in the house and you made contradictory statements. When I found the bullet hole in ‘the canvas I knew the shot must have been fired from just outside the window, the fire escape was the only means of access and the choice lay between you and Mr. Griswold. He would not have paid blackmail to her all these years if he had meant to run his own neck. into a noose by eliminating her, so when 1 started West we were pretty sure of our ground, Sergeant Craig and 1.” “But the steps we heard on stairs!” Professor Semyonov claimed. “They were those of Mr. Griswold ascendi and a moment later Mr. Ladd ddscending,” Barry remarked. “Chief, 1 think our case is. finished." “May 1 speak?” Professor Semyo- nov rose hefore the official could re- ply. “If it can be proven that this young lady was for years an inmate of an institute for the crippled and feeble-minded 1 think that I can as- sist in furthering the ends of real jus- tice providing you are willing, sir, to BEECHAM Sweeten the Stomach T've I'm the ex- THE PUBLIC IS MOST CORDIALLY INVITFD entrust her to my care. A ninc-days’' mensation in the newspapers, a year or 8o for Miss Birrows in a quiet re- treat of which T know and which the district attorney himself will endorse and the world will have forgotten alike the evil woman whose execution | took place beneath this roof and the manner of It." “I'll take a chance on you any time, Professor!" The Chief spoke in a re- lieved tone. ergeant Craig, see that Miss Barrows is placed in the prison ward at Bellevue temporarily, under the charge of manslaughter,” After the young woman had heen led away sobbing hyster ly, Pro- fessor Semyonov turned once more to Barry with a whimsical smile. “You were right, my friend, it had everything to do with the crime after all; that step on the stairs” THE NI, (Copyright, 1922, NEA Service). 0PPOSED %0 BETTING Pacific Coast Jockey Club Believes Sport Would Be Successful Without It, Says Spreckels. 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