1930-04-23 — Page 11

Murder Backstairs

CHAPTER XXV.

ANNE AUSTIN

AUTHOR OF

**THE BLACK PRIECT, ETC.

"It was you that opened it, not ime!" pretty, black-eyed, black- Fifteen minutes later Captain hatred Peggy Harper cut in sharply. Strawn and Bonnie Dundee were "Me-I wouldn't dream of opening strolling together from the garage anybody else's love letters-" toward the rear of the big stone house.

"Well, you read it, too, didn't What do you think, boy?" you?" Della sobbed. "I tore the envelope a little bit, opening it with Strawn asked, scowling thought- hairpin, and then I was scared fully.

to take it to her, though me and "I think Arnold has told the Peggy heard her go to her room truth, Chief. Aside from the fact "Wait a minute! What time was that there isn't a trace of that con-all this? First, what time was it founded perfume on the uniform he when you took the letter to her was wearing yesterday, or on his room and found she wasn't there?" "It was nearly 11 when I went "What about that half-empty downstairs to find me an apple, so bottle of cleaning fluid on his it musta been just about 11 o'clock when couldn't find her in her "I've got a bottle of the same room. I don't know exactly, 'cause stut! ou my chiffonier

at the didn't look at nu clock or noth-

ing."

> shoes--"

dresser?"

Rhodes House," Dundee grinned. "Pretty good to remove spots, and "And how long before you heard

a chauffeur must need it more than her going into her room?" I do."

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shouldn't have said what I did, but I simply couldn't hold my tongue any longer. Of course it had to do

"I dunno! 'Bout five or 10 min-what what I wrote you about be fore, and I spoke for Gigi's sake. I've told you how adorable the child is, how crazy I am about her. We are the beat of friends, and Miss Clorinda is still kindness itself to

By the way, what about Jehnutes, I reckon." Della replied sulk- Maxwell? Something Arnold said. "Then we heard her telephone seemed to ring a bell in your brain. ring, kinda faint-like, 'cause the Do you know Maxwell ?"

door was closed, and right after "Slightly," Strawn replied. "Son that we heat her door open again, of one if tamilton's former police and we guessed she went down- chiefs. Old man's 'dead now. The stairs, but we didn't look out, so boy's had pretty rough sledding; we didn't see nothin'." had to step in and be a daddy to his

"Did you hear her return again!" younger brothers and a sister. Paid Strawn asked.

we wouldn't nohow. his way through college and law school, after his mother married cause me and Peggy was already again. Just passed his bar esam-in bed and pretty near asleep when inations, according to the papers. her phone rang.

And we didn't ... Ran into him on the street yes hear nothin' dse all night!

Strawn turned to Dundee, after terday: told me he was going into the district attorney's office and try the two girls had scurried out of

"Doris's to work up into assistant district the sitting room. attorney.

"No, but

me.

She will make a very great lady some day,

"And now for some real news for you, darling! Guess who arrived this afternoon. Mr. Crosby! I haven't seen him yet, but of course alt shall. I dread it, in a way, be

you know cause-Oh, well, about that! He is engaged to Clo- It's to be un- rinda Berkeley.

ounced at a big party to-morrow night, and the old warhorse is sim-, ply on her head with excitement. next, eh? I'm getting pretty Thinks that, with Mrs. Lambert's xious to have a squint at that let- "And he was wearing a lighter she was writing to her sister in

Engiand."

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when you saw him?" Dundee U-they ascended the back stairs. gested.

"Right! But so were probably

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Reserve Fund he's big and tall, and he was an all-in the third floor hall.

"No, sir. All quiet up here. how he can possibly marry again fever, and maybe I did then what

and stared at each other, awe- round athletie star in college. If] Arnold's telling the truth, it looks Haven't seen a soul except a young

"And they say 'dead men tell no pretty certain that it was John Max-an who said he was Dick Berke-day that that awful inquest-1, for At any rate, I thought so then. But stricken.

one, will never forget Miss Phyllis, I should die happy if I could live to

! Alexandria Hai Tucż around these. He's in his own room up front the loveliest, sweetest, kindest per-see the one who broke her heart and tales," Dundee said softly. well who

"Well, let's see if she gets down Batavia son that ever lived. I shall never killed her--yes, actually killed herl Clorinda Berkeley How." grounds with

the unlocked love any other mistress as I loved suffer as she suffered. I know to brass tacks," Strawn suggested Buenos Ayres Landen last night. If so, I want to know!

Dundee opened

and adored her. If only-But it's the law is powerless in a case like fimpatiently. "There's a couple more what he saw! That Berkeley girl)

aside, to let Bour and stepped

too late now. My darling lady is in this, but there are other ways!"

pages." has told so many lies-"

The two detectives lifted their] (To be Continued.) "Probably to keep John Maxwell's his chief precede him into the mur-

her grave, the 'case' is closed for It was very name out of the mess," Dundee dered girl's room. pointed out. "Women in love do small, not much bigger than a closet, but Doris Matthews had suc- some mighty queer things...ceeded in making it homelike, even Well, what next, Chief?"

There were a narrow "Guess I'll have a go at the rest pretty of the servants. No use keeping wooden bed, a tiny rocking chair,

'em tied up longer than necessary."

a imsy little book rack, a table

"Sort of saving Crosby ?" Dan-nd a cheap dresser, all freshly dee asked, and the two detectives painted a soft green, undoubtedly looked at each other with signifi-devorated by her own hand, for an almost empty quart can of green cantly raised eyebrows.

was tucked away on al Wickett met them in the back enamel hall, his sad eyes asking questions upper shelf of the miniature clothes he was too well-trained to utter.

einsel.

"Guess she bought and made "The other servants? Of course, sir. Shall I come with you, sir? these curtains, too." Strawn said They are all in our sitting room." gruffly, fingering the pale yellow- "Yes, and trip 'em up quick ifand-groen flowered voile that flut-

a lie, tered at the narrow window. you catch one of them in Strawn agreed.

They found two women and two girls in the plainly furnished bat pleasant sitting room.

Only the carpet on the floor was out of keeping with the immaculate daintiness of the little cubicle. It was a worn square of gaudily flow- ered carpeting.

"Mrs. Ryan, the cock, sir; her as-

In the closet they found four sistant, Mrs. Andrews; Della Blinn," the upstairs maid, and Peggy Har-pretty but inexpensive silk dresses, per, the downstairs maid, sir," the very English-jooking, jaunty little butler in reduced them. "All ex-tweed sait, and a lightweight fall coat. On a shelf was a hat box, ron. cept Mrs. Andrews live in."

"What time did you leave the taining a saucy green beret and a house last night, Mr. Andrews close-fitting clche of silky, dark- Strawn plunged immediately into blue felt.

tion.

had

"Good taste in clothes," Dundee the business of extracting informa said softly, almost as if he were "At half-past nine, sir, after I'd speaking to the girl who could washed up the dinner dishes," the never flush with delight at another drab, little, middle-aged woman compliment; but his chief

turned to the table and was gather- answered eagerly. "And I come on j

written sheets at quarter past seven this mornin'. ing up the closely jist as the young folks was goin' of an unfinished letter.

"This ought to tell us a lot about down to the lake."

Matthews," Strawn said.

"Know anything at all about Doris Doris Matthews' murder?" Strawn "And-by George, it does!" shot at her.

The iron-grey head and the black

"I swear to God I don't know one bent together over the last let-

anything, sir!" she quavered.

ter Doris Matthews would ever write,

"All right! Get back to your

"Darling Kathy"-it began~“I job," Strawn dismissed her curtly.

Now, Mra. Ityan.... What about have been too miserable, too busy you? When did you go up to bed and too happy to write you as often as I should. I've destroyed your last night?"

"At nine o'clock, sir, after I'd set last letter, as you asked me to, bat my bread to rise for breakfast rolls. I think I can remember most of the I was in bed by half-past, and questions, and I'll try to answer asleep in two shakes of a lamb' tail."

"Did you hear anything, or geo anything at all out of the ordinary last night?"

them.

"First: Yes, I've been terribly homesick for England and for you, until-but that will come later.

"Second: Wickell is well, and "Oh, no, sir! I slept like a log,how I could have lived the first two the same old during. I don't know sir, as the old sayin'-is-"

"Know anything about this mur-too, to buck me up. He sends you weeks here, if he hadn't been here,

der?"

his love, and offers you my job "You coulda knocked me down

comes later, too! with a feather, and I weigh 210 when-but that pounds " Mrs. Ryan protested.

I'm saving it up for a grand climax. "Third: Mra. Berkeley is as im- possible and tyrannical as ever. Poor thing! I can't blame her much Now, because of what I wrote you last Della, you're the girl who found time, and because she simply isn't Arnold's note to Doris and kept it, a lady, and hasn't the ghost of an idea how real gentlefolk treat their ain't you?"

"All right. then! Back to the kitchen for you, too..

"I didn't mean no harm, sir! servants." Honest, I didn't" the broad-faced,

homely girl blubbered. "I meant to

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Strawn chuckled. "Wonder how give it to her, but she wasn't in her 'Abbie is going to like that, pm so I just took it to my room-when the papers get hold of this me and Peggy room together, sir-letter" They went on reading:

"For instance, she alapped thy and we got to giggling about it, and wondering what kind of love let face this evening when I was dress- ling her for dinner.. I probably

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