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Murder Backstairst

CHAPTER XXXII.

"Please tell me frankly you Bre thinking, Mrs. bert." Dundee urged gently.

The social secretary got of herself with an corious She

even munaged slightly.

Lain-

to smile

ne," sho

con

ANNE AUSTIN

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this time? I mean, Was Doris obviously worried?" what | Mrs. Lambert considered for a moment, her tired eyes closed. Then: "Yes, I think she was. control

effort. She was even more tender and de- voted than usual, I believe. The two girls spent a great deal of with "You startled

time together. Doris was fessed. I know how Seymour Phyllis even more than I was, Mr. Crosby-treasurd that minia-Doris serving then more in the as lady's ture of Phyllis. It is an exquisite capacity of nurse than thing, a remarkable likeness of maid." one of the most beautiful girls I

"It is quite possible then that ever saw. But as you said, it is a thing a burglar could not sell, Doris was wholly in Mrs. Crosby's without betraying himself. It confidence?" Dundee persisted.

"Quite possible, seemed absurd to me that a bur glar should steal it."

Mrs. Lambert agreed tify, "To me, too," Dundee assured her] "though I feel sure there quietly. "But, please, Mrs. Lam-nothing to confide." bert"

“Mra. Lambert, forgive me for) "I know!" Gigi interrupted, what must seem like idle curiosity striking her small brown hands to to you, but--would you say Mr. gether. "Everyone says Johnson and Mrs. Crosby were happily looked like a gentleman, and I'm married? That they loved each here to tell you he had S. A. plus-other?"

of

course,

Wild.

in a deadly, quiet sart of way, if "Yes! Seymour loved Phyllis' you know what I mean. Now, deeply and truly and tenderly, and Jookee! Doris half-way recogniz | Phyllis adored her husband" ed him. Doris was Phyllis Cros- "And yet-Phyllis Crosby com SALOONby's maid. Johnson, or whatever mitted suicide." Dundee reminded

his real name is, steals a miniature er gently. of Phyllis, which he can't sell, and

"I know!" Mra. Lambert sank which, therefore, he wants for its back wearily again. "She was own sake! I'll bet my few golf temporarily insane. That is the clubs it was Johnson's showing up only possible explaination." here as a servant that threw Doris off the track, so she couldn't) remember where she'd seem him before"

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"Mr. Dundee, I havi been "Hush, Gigi! You're being ridi. culous!" Mra. Lambert commanded patient under this- this ordeal; I sternly, but Dundee saw that herave tried to answer your ques face had gone ghastly pale.

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"I'm not either belag ridiculous! Gigi protested. "I heard Dad and

"Because you feel sure there is ច connexiou between Doris's Abbie rowing about Mr. Crosby yesterday afternoon, and Dad said murder and Phyllis Crosby's sui-}·

Dundee suggested quietly, he was a wife-killer, Then

this vide morning I asked Wickett how Mrs. Please bear with me, Mr. Lam Crosby died, and he said she com-beit, for I honestly believe there is mitted suicide in London by jump-| connexion, and that it is our ing off a roof. He mid Doris saw duty to Doris--and to Phyllison and Fritz, Sassoun House Shang- (cable address: "Swanstock,” her do it, and that Mr. Crosby ab- Crosby-to bring that missing hai. solutely did not throw his wife over link to light."

Shanghai), who are not responsible the railing, or push her, or any- Mrs. Lambert was silent for a

for cable nutilations. thing like that. Now, I think this long time, her eyes closed, her) Johnson crook is at the back of it trembling tower lip caught be all! Don't you see? He-"

tween her teeth. Impulsively, "Gigi, you must stop!" Mrs. Gigi scrambled from the ottoman Lambert cried despairingly.

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"If you don't mind too much, and laid her head confidingly, like Mrs. Lambert. I'd rather hear

a child, against her breast. Mrs. Gigi's theory," Dundee interposed Lambert hesitated for quietly but firmly.

then her arms went convulsively about the small body.

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Wouldn't I make 1 swell detec-

Her eyes were misty with tears tive. Bonnie Dundee?" Gigi exulted.when she lifted them to Dundee, "Well, this is the way work it out: and began to talk in a low, un Johnson was agenteman crook, steady voice: playing the nightclubs in New "At dinner that Sunday even- York, or something like that. He ing-it was the sixth of May meets Phyllis Crosby, or Phyllis Phyllis seemed more ill and hys- Benham, as she was then. She terical than usual. She ate 13s for him hard, doesn't dream nothing, and finally went to her he's a crook. They have arcom. locking the door. Doris Internationa! Nickel hectic love affair. and

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"Please make her stop. Mr. Dundee!" Mrs. Lambert implored. "Was Mr. Crosby reading "She can't realize what she's say book of

paems?" Dundee - ing. I was Phyllis Crosby's het terrupted. friend-"

"Why no! He was reading a "That's enough, Gigi," Dundeej novel, or rather, trying to read.

London, May 1, agreed, but his smile at the ex-[About 10 o'clock I excused myself | The Bank of England discount Head Offices 15, Gracechurch Busi

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"Yes, Seymour wrote me- found her." was at Biarritz-that Phyllis Was not well, and inclined to be mor- bid and hysterical."

"I bet she was going to have

a baby" Gigi cut in excitedly.

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or นาม We wire devoted in the drawing room with Mr. friends in spite of the difference Crosby and me. I became slightly in our ages,” Mr. Lambert re. alarmed, then remembered that plied, her pale lips trembling. Phyllis was fond of walking on "You were visiting her at the the roof of the apartment hotel time of her death?"

where they lived. And there

"Alone?" Dundee asked quickly. "Yes, quite alone. The roof could be used by any tenants of the building, of course, but there was no one at all but Phyllis when "Certainly not; or I should not Mrs. Lambert flashed. "She found her."

have left her alone for a moment]"

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and was. believed the and I still. "No one whom You saw, you Mrs. Lambeit replied indignantly. Fined Deposits at Bates that may be ancer- belleve that her morbidness and mean?" Dundes corrected her.

"I saw no one," Mrs. Lambert Seymour and he was delighted.

"I went to give the message to tained on application. her her suicide were due to her condition. At Seymour's request, amended coldly. "Naturally I did He belleved the bad times were went to London to stay with not search the roof, I was interest- over. Then I immediately went Phyllis as long as she needed ed only in Phyllis. I found her to Phyllis's room and asked Doris seated on a stone bench near the "Did she tell you why she was coping which surrounded the roof. unhappy, Mrs. Lambert?" Dundee She was weeping quietly, and

soothed her as best I could."

"You asked her what was 1-1, must refuse to answer."

wrong?" Dundee and Gigi exchanged a

"Of course, but she just shook significant glance, Gigi hugging her knees and shivering with ex- her head.. Finally she began to

laugh hysterically citement.

at herself, "Did she confide to you, Mra. called herself a little fool for be Lambert," Dunder persisted, having as she was doing, and ask-

"Yes, Mrs. Lambert," Dundee that she was being blackmailed me to go down and send Seymour said gently, as the woman began up to her. She said she had to weep silently, the tears running "She certainly did not!" the something to tell him"

down her white cheeks." "Will "She did not tell you what it you tell me now if Doris ever- social secretary retorted emphati- cally.

then or later confided her sus "I sea," said Dundee. "Now,

There was so need. I picions to you, regarding the Mrs. Lambert, what was Doris's knew what was wrong, or belleved real cause for Phyllis Crosby's attitude toward her mistress at I did."

suicide?".

me.""

asked.

ed ?"

was?"

NO.

to take up a wrap to her mistress, since it was turning quite cold. I then went to my own room and was undressing, for bed, when. I

SHAMEEN

became aware of a commotion in PRINTING PRESS the street below. I was trying to see what the matter was, when Doris came running into

my room, saying that-that-

(To be Continued.)

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