Murder Backstairs
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.
The Crime: Doria Matthews, lady's mald. night in sunmorteuse by murdered Friday Elow on the head with heavy perfume ak boty lumped into lake on state of milionaire Berkeley
Detectives: Donale Dundee, guest at time of crime and discoverer of body at sunrise swimming party: Captain Strawn of the Huml; cide Squ
Members of Household:
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ANNE AUSTIŅ
AUTHOR OF
"THE AVENGING ENDOT" *THE OLACK PGERY, ETC.
table in the back hall. I knew she would find it there on her way to meet Arnold, if I did not have an opportunity to give it to her be fore."
"And you left the note there?" "Yes, alr. In fact, sir, I am Mrs. George Berkshamed to confess that I forgot
to his daughter's marrange to
ley, social climber; George Berkeley, uppd about it. It had been a heavy day, Seymour Crosby: New York tociety wlower,preparing for the big party which
was planned for tonight-"
close friend of
Ms. Leticia Lambert: social secretary L+3 “And which won't come off now!" Mrs. Berkeley.
Clorinds Berkeley: engaged to Crosby; Dundee interrupted, with a certain served by Dundee stealing out of the grim satisfaction. At least the or Friday night, scarf in hand.
Gizi Berkeley, whe unaccountably sprinkledeal of another of "Abbie" Berke- all guests Friday night from flask of perley's terrible parties would bu fame ponied by Cronby to her mother. spared him!
Dick Berkeley: drunk Friday night: in- fatuated with Dorie; had fured her to arre la me him later that nigh
Wicket: batler, formerly in amping of th Eugene Arnold: chauffeur; engaged to Duro. Ilick Clorinda and Dick are Art suspects,
Mrs. Lambert and Creeby.
in till misig from his zoora. Whos cort and fingerprint experts are at work ever body, Captalo Strawn summons Wickelt for
tioning.
CHAPTER X.
"Yes, sir," Wickett agreed grave-
ly, and Dundee suspected that Wickett shared his feelings.
·
"Well, Wickett, get along with your story!" Strawn commanded. impatiently. "Did you see the girl again? After she told you she wasn't Kuing
muel to Berkeley, I mean,"
young
for her to
With unhurried dignity the but- "No, sir. She said she was going Ier obeyed Captain Strawn' up to her room, to write to her sis- summons, but halted just before ter in England, about her engage setting foot on the first of the two ment to Arnold, sir.. She also said steps leading from the cement walk that Mrs. Berkeley had told her into the file summerhouse. his it was not necessary sad eyes involuntarily flinching wait up for either herself or Miss away from further sight of the slim, Clorinda," rigid body laid out on the bench. "Did Mrs. Berkeley know of the descended date Doris had with Arnold?" Strawn and Dundee the steps together. Strawn spoke, Strawn asked. his voice curt but not unkind:
"Wickett, does young Berkeley drive his own car?"
"No, sir! Doris remarked that she hoped Mrs. Berkeley would not find it out," the butler answered. The butler appeared startled.j "Why?" Strawn shot ut him, "Why, yes, sir. There are four The butter flushed slightly and cars, sir. The family limousine, his eyelids flickered, but he did no Miss Clorinda's coupe. Mr. Dick's answer.
sports car-a two-passenger, that? "How did Mrs. Berkeley and is; and the service truck."
Not so good, eh?"
Doris hit it off?
Thanks.... Come here, Payne!" Strawn_probed, Strawn called to one of the group! "Doris was an excellent lady's of uniformed policemen and plain-maid, sir-sweet-tempered and effi- clothes detectives awaiting orders cient." Wickett answered, that a short distance away on the lawn, husky note f grief in his voice "Dash down' to the garages and inguin. check up on the cars you find there.
50
"But Mrs. Berkeley-not Should be four. I particularly want sweet-tempered, ch. Wickett 7" to know if a two-passenger sports Strawn dug at him relentlessly,
Kir" car is missing. That's the garage, isn't it, Wickett?" and he pointed] Wickett pleaded.
"If you'll pardon me,
to a wide, narrow stone building "I guess I'm answered," Strawn "All which lay several hundred feet be-concluded, with satisfaction. hind and slightly to the west of right, now: what about the note? You forgot shout it last night, you the Berkeley house.
"Yes, sir. Arnold, Eugene Ar-said. Did you see it this morn-
the chauffeur, but he's ing?" nold, is probably at breakfast now in the "No, sir. It was aut on the little servants' dining room. He sleeps table where I had left it."
over the garage sir, and has doubt less opened it for the day."
"Then Doris must have found it on her way out to meet Arnold,
"Get along Payne, and make it eh?" Strawn deduced, glancing to- | snappy!" Strawn ordered. "Now, jward Dundee. Wickett, before I go into the house;
"But I she found the note, call-
nd notify the family that murder'sing the date off. I'm wondering why been committed out here, want she left the house at all." Dunder you to answer a few questions.....Jobjected. First, do you know anything at all "That's easy!" about this bad business
Strawn laughed Idrily. "With Armold safely aut of i
"No, sir," the butler answered, the way, she could keep her prom- after the faintest hesitation. ise to meet Dick Berkeley!"
"Any suspicions, Wickett ?"
Strawn pounced
"-no, sir!"
* +
ness.
"No, sir" Wickett spoke with a contrast positiveness startling in with his former respectful mild- "Not Doris, sir! She was "Wickelt," Dundee interrupted, not that sort of girl!" "I've already told Captain Strawn "Perhaps you don't know, Wick- that you, as well as I, overheard ett. That Dick Berkeley sneaked Mr. Dick Berkeley urging Doris out of the house last night to keep to meet him outside last night, after that date with Doris, and is still the family were in bed. You know, missing. Or did you see him go Wickett, that I am Mr. Dick's guest out?" here, his friend, but at a time like
"No, sir" the butler answered,
this, everything we know must be but for un instant there was in his told. I am sure you want to see eyes that same black rage with poor little Doris avenged, and as which he had looked at Dick Berke-
fey the night before. speedily as possible."
"That
I do, sir!"
the butler;
gered huskily. "I did overhear,
you refer to, and I thought it my apologetic. "All four ears
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At that moment Detective Paynis
uny bearing loping quite by accident, the conversation came
breathless, might have up.
in the murder?"
"Nothing, sir. was very tired, duty to speak to Doris when Mr.garage, sir. Sorry to be so long. Dick had left her. It was in the but I had to go to the house and get and went to sleep almost immediate back hall, sir," he explained the keys from the chauffeur. And 15" Strawn. "The poor child assured say, chief, that guy, Arnold, is in As the builer, dismissed again,
10 Armoured Car Company. me she had no intention of keep an awful stew, Tried to get me moved away with mournful dignity,
Motor Cycle Section. Parade at ing her promise to Mr. Dick. She tell him what's up, but I kept my Strawn commented: "There's one said she had already arranged to mouth shut. It seemed to give him guy would like to jerk the rope him-Headquarters at 5.15 p.m. on Friday, Engineer Coy, as from 1, 4. 30.
killed the 11th. April for Kennedy Road Range. meet Arnold for a stroll around an awful jolt when he saw that self if Dick Berkeley the lake"
the sports car was sitting pretty girl. Well, Doc, what's the M.G. Part I. "Arnold, the chauffeur?" Strawn! "All right, Payne!" Strawn in-verdict?" he asked, as he and Dun- the summerhouse, of the dee re-entered Interrupted sharply.
terrupted. "Take three "Yes, sir. They are-Doris and boys and scour the estate for Dick where Dr. Price, the coroner, was Arnold were engaged to be married, Berkeleya young man in dinner awaiting them, whiling away the sir; had became engaged a few days clothes. Any place he could hide time by watching Carraway, finger
butler explained. "that you know of, Wicket?”
print expert, at his work. "Death ago," the might add that we were all very
by a blow on the head or by drown- "There are several buildings on much pleased, sir-"
the estate, including a gardener's ing? And when did she die?"
(To be Continued). "Well! A new suspect and a new cottage which is not in use now, motive!" Strawn ejaculated. and Miss Gigi's little playhouse- "Jealously, eh?" and he raised his also not often in use now, sir.") eyebrows triumphantly at Dundee. Wickett answered.
The butler coughed deprecating- All right, Payne! Hop to it! ly. "If you'll pardon me, sir... Search everything, even if you have Thank you, sir.... The chauffeur to bust down doors," Strawn or and the limousine were required dered. "And you, Wickett, you can at about 11, sir. to drive Mr. and go in the house and get along with Mrs. Benjamin Smith, Mrs. Berke- the family's breakfast, but don't ley's brother and sister-in-law, to serve it until I give you the word. their home in Westview."
And don't talk-understand?" he "Westview, eh?" Strawn frowned. cautioned sternly. Then: "Wait a "That's about 15 miles from Hill-minute! What time did you go up crest, Dundee.... Did you hear to bed last night?" Arnold return, Wicket?"
"At 11:15, sir."
"No, sir," the butler answered "After everyone else had gone to readily. "But I feel sure he did bed?" not make an effort to see Doris.": "Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley were still "Why?" Strawn snapped.. talking in the library, sir, but Mr. "Because, sir, when he brought Berkeley told me to go to bed. I the car around to the front door I had already locked up." admitted him, and he asked me to "Did anyone, to your knowledge, give Doris a note, in which, as he leave the house last night, after told me, he had explained why he the Smiths had gone?"
could not meet her last night. 1 "No," sir. I did not see or hear intended to hand her the note, but anyone leave the house.”
-my duties kept me constantly down- "After you went up to your room,. stairs, and I placed it on a little did you see or hear anything that
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"My Leg is now
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soomed to de no good, 1
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