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Murder Backstairs

CHAPTER XVII.

"Really, Mr. Dundee!" Mrs. Berkeley cried furiously. "This is

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"Did you hear the car return be-Fald-Up Capital Gulbier se.000.000.-

too much! The very idea of asking "I didn't notice," Borkeley an- me if I kissed myself in the mir-swered, and his wife: "Neither did ror! I never did such a silly thing I, but of course Arnold would have in my life."

taken the car directly to the garage "Then may I ask, Mrs. Berkeley, from the gates, not coming any if, when you were using the mirror,where near the front of the house." you noticed upon its surface the print of rouged lips?" Dundee per- sisted.

*

"Right!" Dundee agreed. Then, "You went immediately to bed, Mrs.

'Certainly not! I've told you the Berkeley?" mirror was spotless!"

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"I was very tired, and I had a "What are you driving at, Dun-terrific headache, so I just took a London Bankers-National Provincial Bank, dec?" Captain Strawn demanded, bromide tablet and went right to sorely puzzled.

"I'll show you! Step into the bathroom with me, sir.”

They left Mrs. Berkeley talking excitedly in a low tone to her hus- band, and passed into the bath room which lay between the sitting room and the bedroom.

bed."

"Isn't, it rather unusual for you to go to bea without removing your make-up and applying skin cream?" Dundee asked quietly.

"Oh!" Her hands flew to her heavily coated checks. "I-yes, it is unusual, but I was very tired and-"

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"Looks like a movie set, don't

"And upset over your conference it?" Strawn chuckled, as his keen eyes took in the orchid-and-green with your husband" Dundes sup- Capital (fully paid up) ....... magnificenco. "Sunken tub, shower plied, with deceptive gentleness. cabinet, towels big enough for "You forget yourself, Mr. Dun-"

dee!" she rebuked him angrily. blankets--Lord! What a dressing- table! Enough cosmetics here to "That has nothing at all to do with stock a shop," he added, his glance-with poor little Doris's death." "But the subject of that confer- sweeping over the array of orchid] and pale green crystal jars and bot-ce-Mr. Seymour Crosby-knew Itles lined about the wide top of the Paris Matthews quite well, I be

lieve. I heard him say last night dressing table, in the contre of

that he was which a basin was sunk.

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"See thai, Chief?" And Dundee pointed to a Cupid's bow of bright- red rouge early defined near they cried melodramatically. I will to insinuate vile bettom of the bevelled, frameless permit you

irros swane above the low dress-things against the man my daugh j-table. A early perfect Cupid'ster is going to marry!" Eleny carry for the fact that the print was italy smudged down. ward.

(Mekden) "Stop, Mr. Dundee Mrs. Berke-

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"Whom our dauginter is not going Do marry!!! George Berkeley cut in sterid "Captain Strawn, the re- "Who darned!" Strawn porters will evit bly be swarming whispered, but Dundee

over the plies, and I shall be great- He was unserewing the caply obligest it you will not refer to of a tiny green crystal jar.

Mr. Sermour Crosby as my daugh ter's fine. Mr. Dundee is "Mrs. Berkeley's ip rouge," he explained, showing the dark-redicht. My wife and I had a long- salve, “And, Doris's," he added.enterence last night, after bidding acain mening the little silver tube you good night, and I made it quite lipstick which the dead girl's clear then that no engagement would be announced at the party mpact haut contained.

which was to have taken place Reserve Funds

Not satisfied with comparing the rolour of the smudge on the glass with Doris's lipstick, he bent close to suit the mirrored sample, then held the little tube to his nose.

"It's the paine, chief. That print on the mirtur was made by Doris

Sad the west

"Well, now so're retting some where!“ Capt.in Strawn ejarulated, with high satisfaction.

"May be." Dundee agreed, and they returned to the bedroom.

“New, Mrs. Berkeley," he began, when he had resumed seat and note paper, "will you please tell me

Bether Doris was permitted Upstick while on duty !!! ertainly not!" Mrs. Berkeley swered emphatically. "And was Doris still

this evening."

"I don't see why we can't have the party," Mrs. Berkeley protested angrily. "Just because a maid-is dead"

"Murdered, Mrs. Berkeley Cap tain Strown reminded her grimly. "Murdered! And because of the peculiar nature of the case I must tell you now that every person who was in this house last night is a suspect until the real murderer is under arrest."

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"Oh, oh" she moared. "Then will you please hurry and finish THE your horrid questions? I'll have to Sund the whole day telephoning,

alling my poor party-"

SHOU 3. CHEN,

Manager.

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She considered for a moment, else, Dundee?" then brightened, "No. I'd kept or bonger than I expected. and Just as was nearly ready to gol down Clarinda called on the house Phone. We have an inter-communi-110 ting system, you know, so that we an Telephom to almost any room in the house, just by pushing little buttons-"

? So Doris went to assist Miss Berkeley?"

"Yes, immediately, before I left my room."

"And would Deris have returned to this room later for any reason?" "Why, of course! To lay out my

• night things and turn down the covers."

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even

"Then you had no occasion to lock at the mirror

**No. I don't remember glancing toward it,"

"But you did miss the flask of perfume Mr. Crosby had given

"She could have attended to these duties as early as she pleased?"

"Why, certainly, since I had told you?" Dundee asked quickly.. her I would not need her to help Just glanced at the bathroom dress "Iyes, I did look about Sor it. me get ready for bed," Mrs. Berk-ing table and at the vanity dresser gley answered, casting an uneasy in this room, looking for it." glance at her husband.

"And could not find it?"

F. THOROUGOOD,

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"Now, Mrs. Berkeley, may I ask "No. I was furious with Wickett when you came up to bed?"

"Let me see... Hmm. Natural for having disobeyed me. I gave it colzar mingled with and mottled the to him after" she floundered and schedule for the adoption of the Banking Corporation in San Fran- flushed, recalling the shameful new silver dollar and tael scheme, heavy conting of rouge In her cheeks. "I'd say it was about 20 scene which had ended in her slap-effective in the near future.

ping Gigi's face before her guesta minutes to 12, wouldn't' you,

"a few minutes after Mr. Crosby It will be applied first to Kiang- George?" she appealed to her husgave it to me, and told him to take su and Cheklang, thence band.

it up to my rooms. That was when gradually He nodded, his lips tightening.

expanded ali telephoning," she ex- "On coming upstairs, Mrs. Berk-you were

China. plained. eley, did you see anyone-hear any- You found that Doris had beenThe plan involves circulation thing?"

in here to lay out your things and by the Central Bank of a "Oh, no! Not a sound!" she as- sured him eagerly. "The house was prepare the bed for the night?"

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"Oh, yes. Everything was ex-silver dollar unit, approximately quiet as the grave!" Then she at- tered a little scream as she realized actly as usual," she assured him the same as the Mexican dollar,

eagerly. what word she had used. "Oh! I,

and subeldiary fifty cent, twenty simply can't realize--"

"Mrs. Berkeley, I'll ask you "And you, Mr. Berkeley?" Dun-again: was Doris Matthews in this cent, ten cent, live cent and one

cent coins, exactly as prescribed Reserve Fand froom or in any of your three rooms dee turned to his hont.

when you came up to bed?" "Not a sound! I went directly to

by the Kemmerer Commission. "No! How dare you doubt my

Canton, Bhanghal, Hankow, Swatow, my room, saying good night to my word?" she cried furiously.

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the nortwest corner of the second speak to her again after she left recalled by the banks issuing The Lloyd's Bank, Limited. **r

floor."

thing later?

"And did either of you hear any-,

you to help your daughter dresa?"

"No, I didn't!" Any footsteps?"

"Abbie, this is no time for-eva- "No" husband and wife ansions or-lapses of memory" her swered in unison.

"The sound of the limousine re- gentlemen the truth!"

husband cut in. "Please tell these turning? Dundee persisted.

(To Be Continued.)

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