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Murder Backstairs

CHAPTER XLI.

By

ANNE AUSTIN

AUTHOR OF

*THE AVENGING PARROT' *THE BLACK PIGEON, ETC

THE HONGKONG

What Loss Of Weight

Means.

How Many People Maintain

..Strength.

TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1930. .'

When you are losing weight. failing in strength and growing pale and sallow day by day, it is wwwluv) | 4 sign that you need more blood.

Whatever the cause, there can be no relief until the blood is built up so that it will carry renewed life and strength to every part of the body.

taken off the receiver to call out, found that the line was busy, and Dundre almost ran to the library, hung up? Or that Wickett may closed the door and snatched up the have neglected to hang up the re telephone receiver without taking eviver in the pantry until you'd time lu seat himself at the by nearly finished your conversation? desk on which the instrument stood. I suppose Wickett did answer the "Dundee speaking, Dr. Jennings, phone in his pantry and send you You've completed the analysis?" here to take the call, didn't he?"

"And

"I have." came the voice of the elty chemist over the wire. my report is negative."

"Yes," Dundee answered short- ty. He was not antisfied, but there was clearly nothing to be gained now by trying to trace the caves, dropper.

Hellion!"

A remedy that arrests the decline in health and strength,| that begins to restore the weakened muscles and strengthen the nerves, demonstrates at once. to the patient that the anaemia is being overcome, and that rich red blood is now helping to fight off rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, and other diseases to which the victim of thin blood is liable.

Such a remedy is Dr. Williamя" pink pills. These pills have been | world-renowned as a specific for thin blood for five-and-forty years, and any illness caused by a lack of blood will be benefited by a course of treatment with them. They contain just the elementa needed to build up the blood and restore lost vitality. New energy

"Negative!" Dundea echoed. "Yep," Dr. Jennings assured him. "1 tested for wood alcohol first--"

"Poor old Sherlock!" Gigi sym- "Wood alcohol" the detective ex-| claimed. "I never thought of that pathized. "Was he all hot and -had some quick-acting, subtle bothered because his grand little

Thunch poison in mind."

about poisoned perfume "Strawn vows you're a story-didn't pan out? Did he just yearn book detective," the chemist chuck- to clap nice Mr. Crosby on the led. "I that bottle of perfume shoulder and say, 'Cr-rosby! The had been wood alcohol, the effect jig is up! 1 rrest you for the upon the person who drank it would murders of Phyllis Crosby and not have been swift, but it would Doris Matthews, ** have been very sure. Death pro- "Shut

up.

Dundee but bably,

blindness at least. growled at her. What a capacity Since that would have been the the little devil had for hitting the logien way to murder person mill upon the head! " confess circulates through the system, known to be a perfume addict-” disappointed." he told her abruptly:

"Why logical, doctor?" Dunke "NA that I wish Crosby any harm!! asked curiously

But my only ray of light on this "For the simple reason that the confounded case proves to be mere- purchaser of the perfume could con-ly a reflection cast by my own dazz- tend that if the stuff contained ling stupidity!"

"Very neat she applauded his wood alcohol, it must have been placed there by an unscrupulous simile. "Hut why not be content manufacturer," the chemist answer-with dear old Juhanson, the expect ed impatiently. Another good: satecracker?” reason is that bootleg liquor, not The ringing of the telephone | tends to the filling of the fountains doctored perfume, would have been saved him the necessity of a lame blamed.

Perfume-drinking is a reply.

secret vice and the addict. unco "Western Union calling Mr. dead, could not very well exoperate James P. Dunder," a voice droned the bootleg fraternity and point tojin his car.

an innocent-looking perfume flask "Dundee speaking. Have you a as the source of the polson." rablegram for me?"

the heart stopa its alarming palpitation, colour returns to pallid cheeks and lips.

Begin a course yourself without delay; Dr. Williams' pink pills are obtainable for chemists every- where,

here.. Well, Dick, I think I've had enough tennis for one day. I'd like to go over that business pro- position with you now, if Gigi and Mr. Dundee will excuse us.”

As the detective watched father and son stroll together across the lawn he was remembering

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"Ian Dundee admitted slow- "A prepaid radiogram from Lori- ly for his brain was whirling with don, England. signed Sir Edward new possibilities. "But since wood Moresby," the voire intoned with alcob evaporates so quickly, how mechanical clearness. "I shall read his precious family will take a swig: The following quotations have been enn you be sure that none was pre-the message: Kathryn Matthews of the wood alcohol and fill an un-received from their correspondents The Tramway Company com- sent"

enconscious following motor acci- timely grave. Therefore he de-Messrs. Hayden, Stone and Co., ofjmenced a limited service of seven deni. Will question when possible, livers periodic lectures on the hor-New York, by Messrs. Swan, Culbert cars from Carter Road to the "I can't be absolutely certain," Shall I repeat the message?" rible effects." If that was true, son and Fritz, Sassoon House, Shang: Bund this morning. In addition

"No, thanks," Dundee said dully then why had George Berkeley de-hai (cable address: "Swanstock," the chemist admitted. "If the peri fume had contained perfectly pure and hung up the receiver. liberately contrived to leave the im-Shanghai), who are not responsible thirteen buses are also running. Alexandria wood alcohol, no trace would have "Bad news!" Gigí asked quickly, pression that he did not know per- for cable mutilations.

New York, May 10. But that commodity is with real concern. remained.

sonally whether benzene ar wood al-

Tone of Market. Strong. hard for the layman to obtain and Dundee grinned at her and they cohol was used for the fountains in

No, of Shares donc.-1,750,000. 1 don't his own home? the purchase of it would be trace-were friends again. "If

Call Money 3%. able. On the other hand. ordinary tell you, you'll find it out for your- Gigi was beating him rather bad-American Smelting

Kathryny at tennis, to her own delighted Anaconda Copper commercial wood alcohol, used for self, you little forret! many purposes, 's easily obtainable Matthews, Doris's sister in London, astonishment, when Wickett inter- Baltimore & Ohio and has a strong odeur due to the is unconscious following a motor rupted with:

Borg Warner "Police Headquarters on the tele- Chrysler presence of small amounts of sever-arcident. It will be just my luck to al impurities, including pyridine have her die before she can tell phone, sir. I asked them to hold

Furfural is not very few secrets regarding Phyllis the wire." and furfurol.

"Johnson!" Gigi cried, and pound volatile and hence would remain Crosby's death, which Doris had behind after the evaporation of their nined to her."

alcohol proper. It can readily be "Mr. Crosby or someone!--is detected even in small amounts by playing in luck, isn't he?" Gigi said sensitive colour tests. I found none soberly,

of the impurities in the scentel "Playing in lack " ፦ 1" playing handkerchief you gave me for an-safe! Dundee retorted, but did not alysis."

spank the wards aloud. possibly be "But if the commercial alcoholfriuse he had a strong bunch Gigi bas a strong odour, 'would not a would have laughed at him. perfume addiet detect it and be re- pelled?" Bundec asked.

* *

"C me abong! tügi eried, sérum. "Not necessarily." the doctor an-bling out of the big chair. "'}] swered. "The odour of the very take you on as a partner for tennis, concentrated perfume would be the fit Bad and Dick will play doubles,

the more powerful and tend to conceal They're already on almost entirely the unpleasant odour fan y Dick's being mut so carly of the impure alconel."

after his hænder lost night! May-

cart.

"I see," Dundee assured him very b› he's avoiding you!" thoughtfully. "An ingenuous way! "1 shouldn't be a bit surprised!” ¡Dundee ret rted. "Will you wait

shoes?

to murder an enemy."

The chemist chuckled. "Untor-kere till 1 go up and change my

tunately, few of us have enemies

who are perfume addicts."

"That's true. Ard you found

no trace of any other kind of poi-

son?"

"None whatever."

I see you dressed with. ten-

is in mind."

"Yes. Tish was going to play with me, but Abbie had a sudden yen for spiritual consolation this morning and nothing would do but!

"Thank you very much, Dr. Jen-that Tish and Clarinda and Mr. nings," Dundee said, and was a lit-Crosby should go with her to church tle surprised to hear the faint click Oh, don't get a grouch on!"

.

of a receiver upon a hook Oddshe commanded, as Dundee frowned that the genial chemist bad not at her news, Mra, Lambert tele- said good-bye. He was about to phoned and asked Captain Strawn hang up himself when he became for permission." aware that Dr. Jennings had not been rudely abrupt after all.

As he ran upstairs Dundee won- idered whether Abbie Berkeley's "You're entirely welcome, Dun-sudden and probably unusual need for "apiritual consolation" was the dee. Good-bye."

A familiar, teasing voice cut into real reason for her attendance at the detective's frowning concentra- church this Sunday morning, or tion:

whether it was a more carnal need "Exit Mr. Seymour Crosby as a to show off her socially distin- guished visitor, since she had been wicked old Borgia!"

"Gigi! Eavesdropping again! cheated of her big party in his Now I know I'm going to spank honour. you!" I never saw such a girl--" The tennis match proved to be Gigi, on her knees in the big an unexpectedly pleasant affair. chair whose high back had hidden The two couples set each other her from view until now, made a evenly enough to make the game gamin "face" at him. "I guess this Interesting. To make up for Dick's is my own father's library, and I've shakiness his father had superb got a right to read a book in my control and rather astonishing agil-

ity. cwn father's library, haven't I?"

And Dundee's excellence cuun- "Are you reading Per.rod' by any teracted Gigi's sometimes eccentric

service. chance?" Dundee asked sourly.

Rome

"No. A detective story that Dad) As they were resting after a said was a corker. But I guessed swift set, which had gone to un- the murderer in the first chapter dce and Gigi, George Berkeley brok Funny thing, too. He put out his cigarette case and passed it. wood alcohol in

bootleg "Here's a light, sir," Dundee of- fered quickly, snapping oper his liquor-"

"How many extensions has this lighter. "Its performance la per- telephone?" Dundes interrupted. fect since I filled it from that con- "Three," she answered promptly. tainer in the library. Clgi tells "One in Wickett's pantry, one in me you invented the thing yourself. Dad's bedroom and ore in Abbie's. Very clever."

She has a private unlisted phone "I didn't invent the idea," George Why?" Berkeley denied, with surprising in her sitting room, too

"Merely that you are not the only curtness. "I merely patented a cavesdropper in the house," Dun- gadget that simplifies the old cigar

dee said grimly. "Does this tele-counter fountain."

phone ring on each extension?"

"You use commercial wood al-

"No. Only here and in Wickett's cohol to fill them, I believe." pantry, but had it occurred to you "That or benzene," Berkeley an- "Wickett at-

that Dad or. Mother might have swered brusquely.

d jubilantly after the running de- tretive.

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