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Murder In Studio C

(Continued from page 7.)

to aurvey the surface of paint heỷ with this akullut the same.

had put on the fore-head. "And had only to be (what makes you think that?”

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Mr. Formley paused for a moment; not so folly sure. After all, and seemed interested.

Selahe was dressed in a black plerrot "Really?" he said, standing back costume, the top of her face was

{covered with a mask, and the head From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI,

The other girl] PORT SAID, SUEZ, MÁSSAWAB,

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"Well" the other grinned-"you remenber how she was found-lying on that settee in C studio? She was

facing the door leading from B.

wasn't she?"

"Mm.**

"And her head was towards the left, so that whoever carried

there must have done so with most t

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hours prior to vessel's arrival," but of the weight on nis left arm. AUG Samson's teeth projected still tar-carried on from part to port to the

final the dust sheet with which she was ther as his grin widened,

call to which the option port of "I rather fancy myself

extends. as a covered was pulled up slightly to-tective, y'know, old horse,"

No claims will be admitted after the warda the head so that one foot was when Mr. Formiey had finished with Goods have left the Godown, and ali his lips. "But seriously, how elsa Goods remaining undelivered after the could it have been done? If she 19th Inst. will be subject to rent. come back to the floor from her dress-

All claims against the 'vessat must ing-room she would have been sees, be presented to the Undersigned on or and there are at least twenty people before the 28th inst, or they will not who are prepared to swear that they be recognised.

left uncovered."

went there."

handed people who would carry a body like that. Over the shoulder, for instance-always over the left

shoulder."

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"Well? Go on." "Don't you see, then, my dear old sock, whoever carried ner there rushed straight up to the sette with

saw to black pierrot pass into the All broken, chafed, and damaged her, bunged the sheet over ner, gave studios after the shots werefinished Goods are to be left in the Godowns, the last tug to it with the left hand, and Miss Lane had gone to her room where they will be examined on abe which would be near the nead, and They were there until nearly two, and 19th instant at 10 am. by our aur then turned to nie left to come back she was murdered an hour before that, veyors, Messrs. Goddard a Douglas

the doctor is certain of it."

In the case of dutiable cargo, Con- towards B studio-and as B was Then the doctor must be wrong, signees are requested to inform the empty that night he must have car-It just wasn't possible." Mr. Formley Imports & Experts Offee that they

a deep have such goods for examination. [ried on and got back to A studio. cleared his throat and took

breath. "Bend your hend a bit so that

_No Fire Insurance, has bem effect- See?"

I can get a decent chance with these ed. "Bunk!" grunted Mr. Formiey. sideboards to-day. They looked awful,Bill of Lading will be counteralgo- "All bunk, may dear fellow. He yesterday."

ed by might have gone straight through this very awkward position of the Samson did as he was bid; but even

the other door into D studios." head didn't seem to have any effect

"Oh, no!" Mr. Formley had to upon him as a talker. Sunday, 16th July at midnight. suspend operations while Samson "You remember that set, don't you? Wednesday, 2nd Aug., at 10 a.m. shook his head. "If he had done There was a conservatory at the back Wednesday, 16th Aug. at 10 am).

that he would have passed that un-and she had to come through it, pass where they're building, don't you covered foot, and the chances are a ging them as they danced, and was still pay at his table, and his

through the crowd on the floor, dod know."

then Mr. Formley made no reply. million to one he'd have covered it pass out behind the camera. So she up. No, he came back the way he had to wait behind the conservatory head being bent down, the mirror gare for her cue for some time, and while no indication of the deepening terror

of in his face. "Anyhow," Mr. Formley remark- everybody onn't keep quiet, I'll never old thing. When I was at your place,

she was there she was out of sig

"Extraordinary coincidence, but I the set, wasn't ed, feeling called upon to say some

qouldn't "If

help noticing, last evening, thing, "I've known lots of right-get these confounded things fixed."

You are an old grouch, aren't you?" that the whipcord had been cut of Sameen grin upset the whiskers, and one of your blinds in... let me see

Samson now where Mr. Formley wore softly.

was it?... oh yes, that Just took a deep breath and started again. little window on the landing.

"So you see. old top, my idea is that about the length of that card they found round Fenella Lane's neck, too. the dirty dog, whoever Be was, manag

how things do fit ini" didn't carry her oyer the shouldered to get near her while she was wail Astounes bent lower over

quietly

the with a littler. ing, biffed her one "How the devil do you know?"

sand-bag-they don't make much table. "Because the powder, don't

"Of course, this is all just you noise, you know-carried her through But here's another thing that occur suppose. know, was only brushed off one hand-the door of A studio into B, and right red to me, Cyrus. the right hand-the one near to the through to C, dumped her down on the went to the laundry and get hold of Just suppose they carrier, and if he had carried her over cell the left shoulder-or the right, forestce. tied the card round her neck the white coat you sent there the day covered over with the dust sheet and that matter-both hands would have bunked back to A. Felt on the floors after the murder, and Just suppore heen brushed by his coat, don't you in

the ticket

the left-hand think so?"

the passages, everybody in studios watching the doings in A, "Im ...well... maybe,”

noise of the crowd to cover any Tony Formley still made no reply.

The squeaky voice paused, but Mr. "There's another Interesting little he might have made--he'd have plenty "But that wouldn't be much to gu point, too, Cyrus. Because of the of time. And the girl must have been state of the hands, he didn't pick her waiting just outside the door of A to after all, even if the first left up from the floor. He just dotted take her place, took it,

handed idea turned out to be right. and

went on You'd have her one on the head on the left side What d'you

Ło think of that?"

go on supposing of the back of the head, with his "Oh, stick your head down again quite a lot

a lot more. You'd have to sup little sand-bagi

that little Mrs. and let's have another shot at this pose, for instance, How do you know it was a sand- thing you call your

the accomplice, and, by face!"

Cyrus was Jove! now you come bag it was done with!"

to think of it, **But don't you think this is most she's practically exactly the same "Oh-Samson's pale eyebrows clim- frightfully dashed interesting?" Sam- bed up his forehead haven't you son equinted up at Mr. Formley. "And she's been on the stage, too, an heard? They found some grains of vay, don't you know, old thing, he could only suppose

[she told me yesterday, Now, if

that the police If you and on the black skullcap she was went on presently, "you really will went into your house one afternoon wearinrmley drew in his breath hands are shaking like motor cars, let

have to take more water with it. Your when there was nobody theresay on sharp the

but it was only to cough.

Tuesday afternoon when the maid had me perish if they aren't.” other continued, "and

It's a wonder I'm here at all," Mr. Mr. C. were up

half-day off, and, both you and they found some more grains of sand Formley's voice was as tired as his the

here and suppose on the felt in the corridor between the hands were shaky. "I've hardly had black silk pierrot costume, with mask

they happened to come across doors of A and B studios. So it wasn't a night's sleep this week. necessary to tie that cord about her here till goodness knows what hour left-right up underneath the rbof, I've been and skull-cap all complete, up in the neck, after all; she was already dead every night, and the whole of the time staffed away right out of sight under- when he did that, Her skull was one I've got to listen to idiots like you neath one of the big beams, and hid talking bunk about this damned murder."

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"No. Cyrus, that won't wash. He

Mr.

of those thin ones."

Mr. Formley sneezed violently and

had to turn away to use his hanker- chief.

"You seem to know a devil of a lot. Whe told you all this?” be asked.

Samson wagged a playful finger at

him.

"That would be telling, wouldn't "Devilish inter- the sniggered it?" eating, though, isn't it?".

"It doesn't take you very far, though, does it?"

"I haven't finished yet. This is where the theory part begins. As

"Well

her

dea

found sand in

sway there because they dare not burn it for the smell it would make. ...well... well! Arent' we! .. How about that, eh?

And of being the rude thing?" Samson course, this idea would fit everything wriggled and let out a little falsetto else in, wouldn't it?

I mean that squeak. "You're tickling me, you long interval between the two shots naughty thing!"

on that night, when you spent all your Mr. Formley stood back and looked time touching her face. And down on him, and perhaps it was a course, you're the make-up man, and well for Samson's peace of mind that it would be quite natural for you to he did not look up at that moment slip behind that conservatory to touch sight of the other's face. ber up that is, of course, just supe He sat up presently, however, when pose somebody came along and saw

gizgling At had subsided.

you there with her " most shockingly

sorry," he

Mr. Formley stirred at last. HL really, downright, dashed dis head

came up slowly until his bat do you know, I never could stand the mirror before him, and until be tressed, my dear old fellow mortal, ghastly face was plainly refected in

and catch

his

said before, I think she was murdered. while the film was actually being shot said, 22nd Aug. in A studie bank?" Mr. Formley

all

up,

Emiled his derision. Why not?" Samson asked, sitting "Why not, my dear old fruit?"

"I was there, you ase!"

7th Aug. 6th Sept.ple,

fingers about my throat. You wouldn't could see plainly reflected there, too, believe how ticklish I am, really." the face of the youth in the chair be--

Words had by this time apparently hind him. And he noticed that all failed Mr. Formley, for he made no trace of weakness seemed to have dia- "Well? So were a lot of other pen-comment. He felt that words were appeared from that chinless counten. deelde acts in a case like this, and ance with its projecting teeth; that the but I made her up, followed decided to let Samson talk as much as watery blue eyes had narrowed and her down to the floor, watched her he liked and to take no further notice had become cold and very hard; that make the first shot, spent the whole "Now where were we?" that gentle from the thin, tapering hands dan- of the twenty minutes between the two man began again decided we shall pair of handofhere was

Well, Formley? shots with her on the floor, touching to the part where we decided how she'd

·There no in her face and hair, and when it was been done in, hadn't we? - Behind teakiness seemed to have trans- In that velce now. "The

all

the

over I

saw her go out through the jolly old conservatory, what? Yes,

stairs 5th Aug. big door and up the

to be well

point now arises, my formed itself into a hard, metallic 5th Sept

So did everybody else dear Cyrus, who was the dirty dog ring, as cold and penetrating as those dressing-room. who

afty of thereabout W&B

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