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Murder Backstairs

CHAPTER XXVI

ANNE AUSTIŅ

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THIS SOFTER AGE.

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"The son of the old fisherman does not as a matter of course fol the annual report. He is still low his father's occupation," says fond of the sea, but rather than toil on it day and night he prefers, and very much to his pecuniary benefit, to run a motor pleasure fishing from it in the winter." boat in the summer and do casual

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"I do not believe that my wife 'contemplated suicide," Crosby re- "Oh, there you are, Crosby !!

torted, very quietly. Captain Strawn greeted the man then, and i still believe, that she "I believed absently, without raising his eyes became suddenly deranged, a not from the cablegram he and Dundee uncommon symptom of her-condi were concocting at the dead girl's tion."

Hundreds of women replied. table. "Have a seat, won't you?]

Then the position became com- Now, Be with you in a minute. how's this, Dundee? Does it cover Strawn, that a coroner's jury in "Let me remind you, Captain

plicated by applications from un- employed men all over the country the essentials?"

London returned a verdict of 'sul-

One of the fishery officers at who wished to settle down in City Service Common Dundee accepted the scribbled cide while temporarily insane' as Maldon, in his report, says: "The similar conditions.

Curtis Wright Common message, and to his chief's con- the cause of my wife's death.”

Eastman Kodak fishermen bere will do anything sternation began to read aloud, his

Looking over about

150 more Electric Bond & Share "A verdict which, you probably | rather than catch fish."

letters which had just arrived. Eric Railroad eyes not so absorbed, however, that know, Crosby, failed to satisfy your The committee Bro they missed a single change of ex-wife's relatives and frienda, and

General Motors pessimistic, however, being hope the mayor said.—.

"This business is getting be- General Railway Signal pression on Seymour Crosby's face; even some of your own friends!" ful "that circumstances will change

Gold Dust "Sir Edward Moresby, Scotland Strawn pointed out sternly. "A and that new methods will be dis-yond us. It has really got Yard, London. Doris Matthews, verdict which you owed to the testi-covered by which a pleasant oc- stop. I never realised there were Goodyear Tire & Rubber

Granby Consolidated sister of Kathryn Matthews, mur-mony of a maid in your own em-cupation and a fair living may be so many

world Hudson Motors people in the dered last night on Berkeley estate ploy to Doris Matthews, in fact!" obtained from inshore fishing."

wishing to get married. Nor up International Cement till now have I realised the power International Nickel here. Please cable any information

Testimony which was absolutely from Kathryn regarding confidences true and accurate in every detail!"

of the Press.

MontgomConsolidated

Ward made her by Doris concerning Crosby retorted coldly.

are Nevada "Some of these letters

Radio Crosby case. Seymour Crosby

Sara Roebuck

Corp. "And now Doris Matthews, the Lambert. Mrs. Lambert had taken

"Letters arrived from, among Simmons Company guest here, engaged to Clorinda unly eye-witness to your wife's 'au- the girl up quite suddenly an was Berkeley. (Signed) James F.cide, lies in the morgue, foully mur-acting as her social sponsor, until other places, the Isle of Man, Dundee, Police Department." dered within eight hours of Sey Mr. Lambert's sudden death, due, to King's Lynn, Stevenston, Ayrshire Standard Oil Co. of New York 38

Union Carbide & Carbon His eyes still on Crosby's face, mour Crosby's arrival at Hillcrest a polo accident, in September.

"After a honeymoon in Canada, and Portsmouth. They are over- United States Rubber sheet to Strawn. "O.K., sir. We ought to other rich giri!" Strawn pointed you and your wife returned to New whelming. I have finished with United States Steel

this Cupid business." have an answer by to-morrow morn-rut, emphasizing each significant York, recruited the Lamberts' for- An official told me that a bon-i ing."

word with the tapping of his pipe

mer butler, Wickett, to hend your If he had expected Seymour bowl upon his paim. "Surely, Mr. future staff of servants, took Wick-fire would be made of the hund- Croaby to betray himself by word Crosby, you did not expect the po- ett and your wife's majd, Doris reds of marriage offers received.

Typical Letters. or action, he was disappointed, forlice department of Hamilton to Matthews, with you

Included in one budget was an | the man gave no sign, beyond a overlook the obvious connexion be where you occupied a large apart-

Middlesex. deepening pallor of his already paletween those two facta?"

ment in Queen's Hall, a new and appeal from Enfield, and drawn face. Crosby had ignored Creaby made no answer.

fashionable apartment hotel. Ap which read: Strawn's invitation to be seated. "And what would you say, Mr.parently, you and your new wife His tall, slim body very erect, his Seymour Crosby, if I told you that were ideally happy—* hands clasped behind his back, the Hamilton homicide squad did stood near the door, awaiting the not wait until you murdered Doris inquisition with admirable control. Matthews to take a vital interest

"Well, Mr. Crosby!"

Strawn in The Crosby Case, as the news. shifted in his chair, to face his man, papers called it 16 months ago?" crossed his legs leisurely, filled a "I did not murder Doris Mat- recking old pipe and got it going with nerve-shattering deliberation. “So you called Doris's bluff, did you? Or maybe you didn't think it

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"So "Yeah?" Strawn grinned.

A Maidstone man complained This company, who on their to that he had lost his landlady a previous visit at the Star created thews." Crosby answered steadily.

ideally happy that, according

such a very favourable impres "Yeah, we pricked up our ears your own story, Phyllis Crosby few weeks ago, and added:- when

I have been with her 26 years,sion, have just completed their heard who Clorinda committed suicide while still

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE Berkeley was going to marry," Cap bride-but according to my belief, ever since I left the South African tour of India, Straits Settlements, Now I have to do my own Burma and Ceylon, where they

BANK LIMITED. tain Strawn went on, in the geniat supported by Doris Matthews her- war.

They Out of the sudden, intense silence voice he could so suddenly assume, self, you and your wife were so housekeeping. But please under-met with instant success. came the sound of knuckles crack-"You see, Crosby, Hamilton thinks ideally happy that you murdered stand that I don't want to jump are now homeward bound, and Coal (fully paid up) ... 100,000,000

brief one, into frying-pan

the their visit will be a ing before Seymour Crosby an a lot of its citizens, likes to protect her!" swered: "Sorry, but I'm afraid 1er from fortune-hunters and wife-

opening at the Star Theatre Kow- "That's lie!" Crosby cried out fire. don't know what you mean?"

There is little romance killers.

about loon on Monday, April 28th, for Dundee, passionately. "Doris is dead. Shei So we sent Mr. "Get sort of fed up, trying to who happened to be one

Some- of the cannot tell you herself that you lic, the Glasgow aspirant who states: three performances only. her blackmailing demands.

"I would like to get fixed up, thing new and entirely different and but I can, and do!" many not entirely soothed ch?" Strawn went on, grinning and satisfied by the coroner's verdict of

"Yeah" Strawn said again. because I am already £21 in debt will be offered. raising his eyebrows.

A number of out-of-work miners suicide. t have a look at Phyllis "Look at this" and he picked up

Booking has now opened at the Crosby's widower, who was consol- the scattered sheets of Doris's let-in the Rhondda Valley are also Star Theatre and Moutrie's, where

batch of That had its effect Livid angering himself with another richter to her sister.

among today's

men tickets are obtainable at the popu- who would get married for a job.lar prices $3, $2 and $1. painted and distorted Crosby's | girl" handsome face. "You can call me

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Crosby interrupted with a sharp any names you like, Strawn, but I

then turned can't permit you to label Doris exclamatio,

his Matthews a blackmailer! I have blazing eyes upon Dundee, whose never known a finer, straighter, face was red with embarrassment. more loyal-"

"I am to gather then. Mr. Dundee, "That so?" Strawn cut in lazily, that it was your interference with still grinning broadly. "Well, well! Mr. Berkeley which resulted in Then what would you call these, Miss Berkeley's breaking the en- Crosby and he picked up the pair.gement this morning?" he said of sapphire earrings and rattled contemptuously. them on his broad palm.

"No Mr. Crosby, I have not spo- "Those are earrings," Croshy be-ken te word privately with Mr. gan icily. "I made Doris a present Berkeley," Dundee answered. "Un- of them last night."

til this morning I had not the "Friday seemed to be an early slightest reason for discussing you Christmas for you, eh? A fine cut with your future father-in-law. I crystal flask of perfume for your came here partly out of curiosity, future mother-in-law and a pair of partly, as Captain Strawn has said, expensive carrings for your future because I believed that the whole mother-in-law's maid. What did truth regarding your wife's death you bring your fancee, Miss Clo- had not come to light. I wanted rinda Berkeley ""

"That at least is

my own

af

merely to study your face and your manner, to make

own up my fair, I believe!" Crosby retorted mind-"

angrily. "As for the earrings, they "And did you conclude, sir, that I were one of the last gifts I made to was a murderer?" Crosby asked -my wife. I gave them to Durisicily.

last night because--"

"Because you were damned shart

"I came to the conclusion, Mr. A gentle- Crosby, that you were of money, hadn't got your fingers man," Dundee answered quietly. into the Berkeley pile yet, and you Crosby's "Thank you!" was gen- thought they'd hold Doris till-----"” uine gratitude, not irony.

"No" Crosby interrupted, his "The crime of murder is not con- head upflung, his aristocratic nos-fined to thugs and roughnecks, | trils flaring. "If you will kindly Crosby," Strawn reminded his vic- permit me, I shall tell you the truth tim genially. "Yes, sir, we were so concerning the earrings. might interested in your visit to the home add that i shall tell you the exact of Hamilton's richest citizen that truth concerning any questions you we took the trouble to look up the ask me, provided you have any right famous Crosby case in our local or authority to ask me the ques- newspaper files. Hamilton didn't tion."

give you quite as big a play as New Strawn's bushy eyebrows shot York and London, but you weren't still higher, "Yeah? Well, exactly slighted, you'll be glad to

hear... shoot!"

Now, Crosby, suppose "My wife, who, as you doubtless you tell me exactly what happened know, is dead," Crosby began in his on the night of Sunday, May 6, icy, well-controlled voice, "was a 1928, at your apartment hotel in brunette. Her favourite stone was London."

the ruby, which became her-enor- Crosby's nostrils dared. " shall mously. I myself have a weakness have to refuse. The subject is a for sapphires, and when I saw this painful one to me, and it has been pair of earrings in a London jew- thoroughly threshed out before the ellers, could not resist them. coroner's jury and in the news- Phyllis-my wife-admired them papers." and thanked me for them, but as

was

Strawn reached across the table soon as she put them on I saw that and picked up the little sheaf of I had made a mistake.

newspaper clippings. "Looks like "Doris, who was her maid then, I'll have to do most of the talking

time, present at the

and for a while then. I've just been Phyllis took them off and laid them looking over these clippings on the against her maid's checks. The ef- case, and it's pretty fresh in my fect was enchanting, as the stones mind." were almost exactly the colour of "Please!" Crosby protested. am sure Phyllis "That old story has nothing to do would have presented them to the with Doris

Doris's eyes. I

girl then and there, if she had not "No? Why, her name's in head- been afraid of hurting my feelings.lines," Strawn pretended to mis- She did, however, laughingly re-understand. "Listen, to thia: mark that she would leave them to 'MAID CLEARS SOCIETY SCION! Doris In-in' her will."

IN SUICIDE OF WIFE.'... Well, Crosby, I'll run over the story, and

correct me if I am wrong! "In October, 1927, you were mar- Miss ried in New York City to

His voice broke here, and trem- bled slightly as it went on: "She- died suddenly, as you know, and without having made a will

"Which she would have done, if Phyllis Benham, daughter of a new- she had really contemplated sui-rich manufacturer, Cullen Benham. few clde!" Strawn interrupted, with You had known her only a alow and terrible emphasis.

weeks, having met her in the home

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