New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 23, 1930, Page 17

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1930. | uels demanded of Miss Jahries and | bearskin rug across which the body | bea Manning. | lay. | “I did.” Miss Jahries’ lips were| “This is interesting.” he contin- | bloodless. “I was in the kitchen |ued, “but the important facts, the | preparnig dinner. ¥ heard the shot | living tissue, are these: That the | and rushed out.” telephone is upset so, that Grainger do, but gether—and ih have the big mystery.” Samuels shrugged h. not yet | © shall put the heads to- | n perhaps we shall and | was fired In my room dressing for dinner.” : * Samuels pursned Parados lifted her eyes to turned she said coldly Wears gton Walker May Willebrandt | Manning began to sob hysterical- “Shut up!” Samuels commanded 3 any one in the hall or in this room, Miss Jahries?" "No one.” the housekeeper an- swered stonily. “No one but Graing- er.” Synopsis: It is the day after Dan Parados was shot to death in the li- brary of his is)and mansion. A dozen suggestive clews have heen uncover- ed. Detectives discover that Lum We, Parados’ Chinese cook, stole his master's token of luck, a jade phoe- nix. He admits breaking it in revenge for Parados’ cruelty toward him, but | denies the murder. Lum We % lock- ed up. Claude Annersley, vic Parados in fir pected on several J cannot corner him. 4 job man Grainger, is Lelieved to know the nside story,” but he refuses to tal R the district attornfy rive and “pumps” Grainger. The er declares Parados was 1 a member refuses to s: looking for Flique seemed to be around bent over a desk. was visible against one window of his tpwer. The tidc was high and The Gut was making s ominous a row as it had the night Nt Shuddering, T went around to tHe north side of the house. To my re- lief, 1 found Flique on the little ter- race. “You od No one Johns' head, ¢rs last night before dinner. Graing- er told us he was not in the library between vesterday moon and whet | samyels turned to Kirk and Grid- Parados was found. He lied again! | ley. “Have a look at those Windows. T've got him this time!” and Saniuels | He myst have used one of 'em. And shook the boot exultantly. | see if Lum We “I compliment monsieur,” Flique | “Johns, Annersley, Hendriks, the said with a bow. “"But there is this | Ferris girl.” he muttered, checking Lum We—" | the missing. "Any one seen any of “Lum We hated Parados.” Sam- | them?" uels interrupted. “You know that.| “Johns is in the fort He and Grainger made that double | (514 him. “At least, he alibi up between them. Lum We | minutes ago.” stole and broke the phoenix., and | killed Parados. Lum We | Grainger are the birds we want hake Grainger's motive out tower,” 1 ome with was a few “Has t ed little made- candidly. 1 with Caroline.” Caroline’ alre But o a ! Why “That Gut gets exclaimed H ything y “Monsjeur {5 impatient. It will | be first the little mysteries—and | then the big mystery. | “Precisement.” Flique murmured. | “As you tay, that is settled.” His casual air irritated me “Aren't you interested?” I demand- ed ut 1ol “How many minutes ago?" “Just before you howed boot."”" “Celia Annersley left th me time ago,” Parados anonunced Samuels nodded and was reach- ing for the house telephone, a hand- could | Gr 1n I'll soon of him.” ke his motive friend—"" t that instant a shot rang out in the house behind us. For a moment we stood rigid. Then Flique bounced onto the grass and in a couple of jackrabbit leaps arrived at the kitchen door. Samuels and I were behind him We heard a Ah, 1t i dy.” and “That wea is good! my s ho is this more on my nerves en't you hit vy upon Chapter 23 A FIRE 1S LIGHTED As Grainger shut the door behind | stopped him. | “You will first observe the posi- tion of the telephone!” It lay on its side at the end of the writing table nearest the fire- place, the receiver off the hook. “Somebody knocked it over,” | samuels said irritably. “Who?" “I don't know. It i I want to know if Joh his tower. That ant.” Whith his handkerchief over his hand. Samuels held the receiver to scream in the hall | and we found Manning with her arms wound around Miss Jahries, | who was staring into the librar; with the horrified expression of one who has stumbled onto a tomb Grainger lay on his back on the ith a ‘hole in his back The fire, which he had jus ry d to be a wad- 4 died wi boot. He presented the sole of shatterin ring sion. T We haven't made a great deal of headway,” he said Samuels “You'd better give Grainger you attention. Don’t bully him, or won't tell you anything.” “I'm not sure Lum We isn't our .’ Samuels replied doggedly Johns and I drifted outs: A fine fellow, Grainge Profes- Johns observed. “I shouldn't 1ik think he had anything to do w e murder of his master."” “He hadn't viction Ros and the t important really is in hearth u might be import- ccovering his i light Samuels was hurrying 1 a look of e dignity * 1 retorted wit eyes tons “Is that you, Johns? This is Samuels. Come over to the li- brary right aw “Not important, the position of that telephone, you think?"" Flique murmured. “Monsieur, it is the vi- tal clew, the 1 “Wha Flique? The little man which burned finger, w The order of burned powder was distinctly noticeable “I'm uels sai n electric nd the coroner left shortly | per reporters we inquest was to be Pa the solidified crude f a bl 1 to the i ed in it were fibres rial ternoon to body bedroom he wrong again Sam.- ion of f- 1t norn 1S ¥ v I 8. Par P m the to escape 2 d Gridley, a county de- er in Samuels’ face. ! pressed Clest different, this murder. We which | hear the shot. we smell the powder, low cry [T find this on the floor.” Flique held €5 to the west win- |up an empty cartridge case, a 45 here, the win- | “Where this?” Samuels asked as he took the shell Tlique poi d to the head of the announc- a wretched giad 1 had left behind not on the | through the patio v sterday after. | was E n, and a night. These | br of the carpet. dow ies again do mandeered Carol t s was spent the rest of v noon on the slope. 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