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KANAKY MUKDEK CASE

́S. S. VAN DINE AUTHOR THE BENSON MURDER CASE

CHARACTERS

PHILO VANCE

JOHN F-X. MARKHAM, District Attorney of New York County MARGARET ODELL (THE

"CANARY") CHARLES CLEAVER, a man

about-town

KENNETH SPOTSWOODE,

manufacturer

LOUIS MANNIX, an importer DR. AMBROISE LINDQUIST, a

fashionable neurologist. TONY SKEEL, a professional bur-

glar

HARRY SPIVELY, telephone op ERNEST HEATH, Sergeant of the

ontor

Homicido Bureau

THE STORY THUS FAR Vance belleves Skeel innocent of Margaret Odell and the murder of Maten, in closet while the stranger did his work, Markham ridicules the theory but Vance is unshaken. He shatters Cleaver's alibi of being out of the city the night of the murder, and urges Markhom to check up thor- oughly on Mannix's whereabouts, Dr. Lindquist says he spent the night with a patient, and Vance threatens to bring in the night nurse and question her.

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"You know, Mr. Markham," he were at midnight. And it won't be said, like one unconsciously voic-necess'ry to mention any one who ing an obscure line of thought,. "if saw you at that time. When you we could show how Skeel, got in tell us the truth, we'll know It" He himself had assumed the air and out of Odell's apartment we'd have a better case against him. I of wisdom and mystery that he had can't figure it out-it's got mo deputed to Markham earlier in the topped. So, I've been thinking we afternoon. Without breaking faith oughta get an architect to go over with Alys La Fosse he had sowed ton, Bradford, staying at Percy Bios transacted. those rooms. The house is an old- the seeds of doubt in Mannix's timer-God knows when it was or-mind. iginally built and there may be Before the man could frame an some way of getting into it that answer, Vance stood up and leaned Impressively over the district at we haven't discovered yet."

torney's desk.

That's all right, Mr. Vanco." Apparently Heath himself did not relish the architectural idea parti- cularly. "But as long as we don't know how Skeel got in, it's just as well to make sure of a few ways he didn't get in."

"I agree with you, Sergeant,"

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"Pon my soul!" Vance stared

The party put out in the morn "You know, a Miss 'Frisbee, at him in sndirical wonderment. WILLIAM ELMER JESSUP, tele-You're becoming downright re- Lives in 71st Street; accurately ing from Whitley Bay, and, caught

phone operator

mantic! Secret passageways-hid-speaking--at number 184: to be by the strong westerly wind, their deu doors-stairways between the more exact-in the house where boat was rapidly driven out to walls. So that's it, is it? Oh, my Miss Odell lived; to put it precisely sen.

Despite their efforts to return, word!..

Sergeant, beware of thein Apartment Number 2. Miss cinema. It has ruined many a Frisbee was a former model of the boat drifted out four miles.

"Titanic" will be shown to-day good man. Try grand opera for a yours. Sociable girl: still charit-Water came into the boat, and while it's mora borin' but less cor-able to the advances of her erst they had nothing with which to for the last time at the Queen's Theatre, Directed by Allan Dwan, while employer-meanin' yourself. bale it out. ruptin'"

-When did you see her last, Mr. The party then sighted the famous for his work with "Robin Take your time, Caspia, and when their algnala Hood," the story deals with the Mannix? about answering, You may want were observed the Caspia at once life of a young man and his climb

turned and drew alongside,

from the slums of New York's to think it over."

(To Be Continued)

The wash from the steamer "Ghetto" to the luxuries of a Park half-filled the boat, which aank Avenue manalon, and his return❘ and throw its occupants into the to the slums. Chief among many spectacular scenes in the picture The two Dacres and the girls is the sinking of the "Titanic" were hauled on board the steamer, George, O'Brien and Virginia Valli seen of icad a strong cast of players PROGRESS WITH HEAVY OIL but nothing more was

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CHAPTER XXXII

"Let me get this right," put in Honth, "Am 1, or am 1 not, to round up the Finckle woman to morrow morning?"

said Markham. I'll get an archi- COMMERCIAL 'PLANES. 8. tect on the job at once." He rang for Swacker, and gave the neces Bary instructions.

Vance extended his legs and yowned.

"All we need now is n Favourite of the Harem, a few blackamoors with padm-leaf fans, and some pizzicato

music."

of

Striking developments In com- mercial aircraft are expected to follow a report made by Air Vice "You will joke, Mr. Vance Marabel Sir W, Sefton Brancker, Hentia Bit a fresh cigar. "But Director of Civil Aviation, in even if the architect don't find dieating the lines of research which anything wrong with the apart-he believes to be desirable in order ment, Skeel's liable to give his hand to produce improved machines.

Many of these lines of research away most any. time."

ay is my childish faith on are now being followed by the Mannix," said Vance, I don't Aeronautical Research Committee. know why I should; but he's not a The heavy oil engine, suitably

Star Theatre. would desire."

nice man, and He's suppressing developed for use in aircraft, is re-

A series of braking device, de-l

Another pleture which will be "That may be true," admitted something-Markham, don't you garded as particularly desirable for Markham. "But don't forget that dare let him go until he tells you commercial aviation, and research signed to arrest the movement of he may have been up to something where i was Monday night. And and development are in progress on the aircraft after its wheels have screened for the last time to-day at touched the ground, are to be test at the Star Theatre, is "Irish Monday night wholly unconnected don't forget to hint mysteriously compression-ignition engines

Royal Aircraft Estahed at Marticsham Heath expert- Hearts," an, amusing story of the with the murder, that he simply bit the fur model."

at the works of mental station. Higher landing struggle of a young couple to and -doesn't want knowri,"

There'll be no need," said Vance.. not to "We are doomed, I fear, gaze upon this Florence Nightin gale. A meeting betwee}! us is about the last thing the doctor

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(Friday, September 14; 3:30 pm.)lishment,

In less than half an hour Mannix Mesara. Ricardo and Co., Ltd., speed and consequently higher fame and fortune in a new coun present cruising speeds might become pos- try. May McAvoy, Jason Roberts

"Quite quite. And yet, nearly arrived. Heath relinquished his and elsewhere. At every one who knew the Canary seat to the newcomer, and moved the heavy oll engine weighs sible with seems to have selected Monday night for the indulgence of anb-rosa a large chair beneath the win- not less than 71b.,per horse-power brakes. peccadilloes. It's a bit thick what? dows, Vance had taken a place of

Skeel trim to make us believe he was minersed in Khun Khan. Cleaver was-if you take his word! for it-touring the countryside in Jersey's lake district. Lindquist wants us to picture him as to forting the anileted. And Manuix, I happen to know, has gone to some trouble to build up an alibi caso we get nosey. All of 'em in fact were doing something they don't want us to know about.

the small talle, on Markham's right where he was able to face Mannix obliquely,

It was patent that Mannix did not relish the iden of another interview, is little eyes shifted quickly about the office, lingered suspleiously for a moment on Heath, and at last enme to rest on the district at- torney. He was more vigilant even than during his first visit; and his greeting to Markham, while fol- sonté, had in it a note of trepida- tion.

.

"Now what was It? And why did they, of one accord, select the

Nor was Markham's uir coleu- night of the murder for mysterious Inted to put him at ease. It was affairs which they don't dare men-an ominous, Indomitable public tion, even to clear themselves of prosecutor who motioned him to suspicion? Was there an Invasion be seated. Mannix laid his hat and of demons in the city that night? cane on the table, and sat down on Was there a curse on the world, the edge of his chair, his back an driving men to dark, bawdy deeds? perpendicular as a flag-pole. Was there Black Magle abroad? 1 think not."

"I'm not at all satisfied with what you told me Wednesday, Mr. Man- trust "I'm laying my money on Skeel," nix," Markham began, "and declared Heath stubbornly. "you won't necessitate me to take know a professional job when I see drastic stem to find out what you It. And you can't get away from know about Miss Odell's death." those finger-prints and the profes sor's report on the chisel."

Markham was sorely perplexed. His belief in Skeel's guilt had, I knew, been undermined in some measure by Vance's theory that the crime was the carefully premedi- tated act of a shrewd and educated man. But now he seemed to swing irresolutely back to Heath's point of view.

"What I know!" Mannix forced a smile intended to be disarming. "Mr. Markham-Mr. Markham!"

Ile neemed ollier than usual as he spread his hands in hopeless ap peal. "If I knew anything, believe me, I would tell you-positively I would tell you."

"I'm delighted to hear it. Your willingness makes my task easier. First, then, please tell me where "'ll admit," he said, "that Lind-you were at midnight Monday."

Mannix's eyes slowly contracted quist and Cleaver and Mannix don't

inspire one with a belief in their until they looked like two tiny Innocence. But since they're all shining disks, but otherwise the not move. After what tarred with the same stick the force man did

of suspicion against them is some seemed an interminable pause, he what dispersed. After all Skeel spoke.

is the only logical aspirant for the

should tell you where I was

. Maybe I'm Aue

role of strangler. He's the only one Monday? Why should I have to with a visible motive; and he's the only one against whom there's any evidence."

Vance sighed wearily.

do that? pected of the murder-yea?"

"You're not suspected now. But your apparent unwillingness to an- swer my question is certainly Bus- picious. Why don't you care to have me know where you were?"

"I got no reason to keep it from understand." y'

Mannix

"Yes, yes, Finger-prints-chisel marks. You're such a trustin' soul; Markham. Skeel's finger-prints are found in the apartment; therefore Skeel strangled the lady. So beast ly simple. Why bother further? shrugged. "I got nothing to be

Send Skeel to the chair, and that's that!, ..It's effective, y' know but is it art?"

"In your critical enthusiasm you underatato our case against Skoel, Markham reminded him testily.

you,

ashamed of absolutely!

I

had a lot of accounts to go over ut the office-winter-season stocks. I was down at the office until ten o'clock-maybe later. Then at half Bast ten""

"That'll do!" Vance's voice cut "Oh, I'll grant that your case in tartly. "No need to drag any against him is ingenious. It's so one dise Into this thing."

He spoke with a curious signif- douced Ingenious I just haven't the

heart to reject it. But most popcanco of emphasis, and Mannix ular truth is mere ingenuity studied him craftily, trying to read- that's why it's so wrong-hended. what knowledge, if any, lay behind your theory would appeal strongly his words. But he received no en- to the popular mind. And yet y' lightenment from Vance's features. The warning, however, had been

know, Markham, it isn't true,"

The practical Heath was un-enough to halt him. moved. He sat stolidly, scowling

at the table. I doubt if he had even

heard the exchange of opinions be- tween Markham and Vance,

"You don't want to know where

I was at half past ten?"

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