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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, 24, 1934,

The Perfect Crime?

(Continued from Pago 9),

"Well, then, we begin to think of man of that sort," Herriah replied. "And we watch such as few in- seem likely; we make, a quiries here and there. There's one factor the deductive sleuth mighty seldom takes into account, Mr. Rochester, and that's human con- science-human conscience which your lireeds fear. Ever read Eugene Aram? Cold fear, if you see what I mean?

"You attended the inquest on this unknown woman; now, did you think to watch the people who were there?-Every man who showed more than normal Interest was ear- marked. I had men In among the crowd, with their ears and their seemed eyes open. Several men apprehensive, and each one was considered. It's amazing what a lot of Information you can pick up. about people if you give your mind to it. All about their habits generally-tradespeople will talk if

Most you go the right way about it-- servants, too-neighbours. Ipeople think their inner lives are pretty well secret to themselves, but they're not, surprisingly not."

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"Yes, but you're arguing along Not but general lines, Herrish. what it is instructive to hear you:!

Signora Mussolini

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Reports of European stork activities disclose that Signora Benito Mussolini, self-effacting wife of B-Duce. is expecting her sixth child in six monthe, and Frau Engelbert Dollfuss, widow of the slain Austraia Chancellor, and the guest of the Italian Die- tator's family, is sewing tiny gurments of her own for the near future, Italy's royal house is preparing to greet a possible heir to Crown Prince Humberto, and his Belgian princess, Maria Jose,

this month.

I want this book of mine to approxi- mate the real thing in so far as it nearer.

Coincidences don't often, WROTE VERDICT" ON

That's why I'm spending so hang people. But we can build op, that can't be much time here at the Yard. But bit by bit, a case the way I see this murder is as a shaken."

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perfect crime. Your murderer is "I'll grant you that, if the mur-Last Thought Before

is

an

ordinary person,”.

"But the crime

Suicide

probably a man of iron nerve-I've derer come across such. He might feel a Rochester agreed. hankering to revisit his crime, but is extraordinary, and to my mind if he is an intelligent man he will it means an extraordinary criminal. know that that fact in itself is sus- You tell me there wasn't a single Northcourt-avenue, Reading, took picious, and he'll keep clear."

Before John Howard, Usney, of

flagerprint? No footprints in the his life he wrote on an envelope:~~

"No man who commits murder neighbourhood

that couldn't be But someone was

is intelligent," disagreed the chief accounted for? inspector. "Otherwise he wouldn't in that house."

"Let's have your do it. By the fact of killing some

a

"Cause of death: Potassium cyanide for wasps. Reason: Financial and domestic worry. States of mind: Probably in- sane through worry. Insurance money to wife.

At the inquest the Coroner re-

theories then, one he turns all society against him sir," invited Herrish patiently.

"And have them laughed at?) When noticed that? woman is involved, society is keener No, thanks. But I'll tell you what. than ever to run him down, and Mr. Hercish: I'll hurry this book turned Suicide while of Unsound that is why I've followed thirty-six of mine on, and I'll supply my different lines of inquiry. Society theoretical solution; and f

you

Mind.

Usney, who was 36, of indepen-|

Mrs. Maude Usney, the widow, said that her husband and she had

has a feeling that so long as a murhaven't tracked down the killer by dent means, was found dead in bed. derer can escape detection itself the time it's published, I'll give you isn't sufe, and society likes to be a copy, and you can laugh at it or

not, as you please." safe, if you see what I mean?"

But Rochester was right.

The

agreed to' part. A deed of separa-

tion had been drawn up but her husband would not sign. They had' "But surely there is-a section of

agreed to part on Tuesday. She society that sides with the law- Grymes Crescent murder baffled the breaker and helps to screen him?" Yard. The actual victim was not last saw her husband alive when he

serious "Mister, we know that section identifled, which proved a

Then, another murder, inside out and upside down. And handicap.

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The following morning, about 6| if you use the right methods with not quite so baffling, but far more o'clock, she heard him cry out three 6th Nov, such folks you can get then to talk intriguing, since the victim was times "Good-bye, all."

-one or other of them, even if only both young and beautiful, distract-

than anyone else.

Asked by the coroner if she knew

to gratify their own vanity, to make led public attention, and the Grymes of any trouble which would cause people think they know a bit more Crescent affair dropped from public her husband to take his life Mrs. Criminal folks interest. It was practically forgot Usney said that he had financia! have nearly always got enlarged ten when Rochester's book appeared. worry and drank. vanity-that's the criminal's handi- He sent the promised copy to

Herrish with a slightly cynical cap."

"Well, personally, I don't see how inscription. even Scotland Yard can pin this

Rochester had created a lean, de- crime on anyone," said Rochester, ductive sleuth who did not deride "With even the woman's identity Scotland Yard but used their brains

as complement to his own. "Well, we do know she's one of his solution of the mystery

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missing," volunteered Herrish, "Wajeredible ingenuity. might even know more than that, had been blackmailed by a woman; Once we thin it down a little more and he had studiously set to work retreat of Gypsies, is becoming we'll discover her associates; and if to compose the perfect crime.. He less friendly each year to the one of her associates happens to be did compose the perfect crime, dark-skinned wanderers. one of the people we have earmark-because the book ended by his find ed for too much curiosity about the ing immunity in a distant foreign cently were held in the county Everything Scotland jail here pending arrival of off inquest, say, then we get a bit country.

Yard had told Rochester was em-cers from Newport, Ark., where bodied in the book, if only for the they were wanted on charges of deductive sleuth to tear such argu-defrauding citizens with an "egg

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