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Murder Backstairs

CHAPTER XLIV.

By

ANNE AUSTIN }

AUTHOR OF

"THE AVENONS DARBOTT *THE BLACK PIGEON, ETC.

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the loosened dirt from the floor warned Dundee that his superlors to an envelope.

were-again in charge of the case. When the envelope was safe in "Hello, "boy !" Captain Strawn his pocket, the detective faced the greeted him ruefully as soon as "I'm going to take this to Wickett had admitted him. Dr. Jennings now, for analysis. Wing-bag's at it-hammer and But like you, Gigi, I haven't 11

longs. Says you and me have doubt in the world that he will re been barking up a whole forest of port the finding of wood alcohol wrong.trees, Yeah, says it's impurities. And I'm going to plain as the nose on your face that Hongkong Oment 11 Green's Blood. Central give you one more chance to help the chauffeur killed the girl in a Authorised Capital troyed was that I springled per-me. Certainly you owe me a great lovers' quarrel over Dick Borke fume on all of you Friday night. deal, for the damage you've done "Gigi!" Dundee shouted, and you've still got your own Tuxe-to-day. Whom are you trying to voice so harsh with anger that the do to prove that!".

protect?" girl, bending over a stationary

"I refuse to answer!" she said "You knew my coat was harm- laundry tub, withdrew reddened less," he accused her. "As harm- steadily, but her face was very arms and gaped at him incredulous-less as that handkerchief you gave pale beneath the tan

me to have analyzed for poison... "You realize, of course, that you seem to remember that our Mr. BRANCHES: "My! You scared me!" she laughed uncertainly as the deter-quit stalling, Gigi! When did you are shielding a person who plotted Jerome Sherwood is up for re-elec- tive strode toward her. "I'm docume to the conclusion that that to murder your mother? Some per- tion in November. One can quite ing my daily Girl Scout good deed, flask of Heur d'Amour was diluted son who knew your mother to be sympathize with his determination with wood alcohol after Wickotta perfume addict, and who con-not to antagonize so influentisi a but I should have worn rubber gloves. This stuff barns like the took it to your mother's room Fri-fidently expected her death to fol- vote controller as Multimillionaire

the low

drinking of Fleur Berkeley, by insulting him, his day night?"

family or his guests with horrid "You're crazy! I don't know d'Amour!"

Well, I wish But he had no sympathy.

Gigi did not answer, but her old suspicions.... seized her and shook her till her what you're talking about!" she

eyes were wide with horror and him luck!" denied furiously.

"Want to watch the show " teeth rattled against each other.

have had "You ought to

"Oh, yes, you do, Gigi" He was misery.

"Then I am to conclude that you Strawh suggested, with malicious strait jacket!" he corrected her grimly implacable. "This stunt of

"Do you know savagely.

what yours proves that! You were eaves-are shielding yourself?" Dundee aqusement. "It's being staged in the servants' sitting room. The dropping this morning when I was went on brutally. you've done?"

"Myself!". she echoed ineredu- chances that Arnold will knock "I hope I've got rid of the stink talking with Dr. Jennings, the city

him cold looked pretty good five You heard me mention lously. ot Flear d'Amour," she retorted, chemist.

You "You confessed to me Friday minutes ago," alcohol repeatedly, when he had dropped her arms wood hriplessly and a little ashamed, knew wood alcohol was available in night before the murder that you For she did look

those patented had done something dreadful," sa innocent-half a dozen of "When the folk began to play fountains of your father's.... Now he reminded her. "You were very

"Telephone for you, sir. WIE bridge this afternon, all sitting tell me whom you were trying to angry with your mother, for hav-

mad stunt of ing slapped and humiliated you you take it in the library ?" pretty close together, you know, protect by

before guests. You knew your Two minutes later Dundee hung the bar was sickeningly strong yours?"

mother was a perfume addict. up the receiver and faced his chief, because everybody's clothes are scented up

Her habit. with the stuff

disgusted you. You with a resigned, shrug: have told me that she makes life

"Well, that's that! Kathryn Mat- hanging in closets with the ing clothes we were wearing

miserable for you. You-

thews died without regaining con- sciousness." day night."

devil!"

He

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mad!"

"Not from

Gigi retorted even-impudently, and turned back to the Priceking laundry tub. "If anybody did put wood alcohol in Abbie's "Who complained of the odour perfume, you're going to have a

hard time pr. ving it, darling!" he asked quickly,

*

"Oh, don't be an idiot!" she cried, stamping her foot. "I didn't Seeing that she had his interest | "Is that so?" he retorted sav-put wood alcohol in her perfume, in spite of his anger, Gigi rushed agely, and turned to stamp out of and I don't know who did?"

in eagerly: "Abbie. She said iffthe basement. positively made her sick, and Mrs.

"Where are you going?" Gigi Landen aid it did her, to andunted, dying after him. she'd be glad when Monday came Go back to your washing!" he and the perfumessprinkled thin commanded, could be sent to the cleaners. And] had said. It the police will let you send them!'"

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"Tough luck," Strawn admitt- "I guess that means the Crosby case is really 'closed for- ever, as Doris said."

"But you know who hated her

"Maybe yes, maybe no!" Dun- enough to plot her death," Dun- dee retorted with irritating cheer- dede said almost gently. "Andfulness, you love that person enough to| "What are you up to?" Strawn wish for him or her to go free demanded suspiciously, as Don- "I shan't she sobbed, and fol- of a horrible murder that grew dee rose to leave the library, ved him as stubbornly as a dog out of a crime which poor Doris "Up to bed-for a nice long nap, ignoring stones flung by his mas-Matthews prevented, by discover-until exactly nine o'clock!”

he strode ing the poisoner at work! ter: followed him a

(To Be Continued.) cross the lawn to the summer- that true?"

Gigi's horror-filled eyes stared thin for a long minute, then the

hosse.

the

Isn't

"Tul „nybody stunt ? Dundee interrupted hard

"No thought of it all by mys In grim silence the thoroughly

"When i married Mr. Cham- self!" she retorted proudly. angry young detective knelt on the girl turned and fled from the sum-berlain he was in business, with told you

the phone they toor of the little arbor where Doris

merhouse. I wouldn't let me play brifge. 50, Matthews had been stunned to in-

no thought of politics. No doubt It was past four o'clock that he would never have gone into finally got tired of nothing to de sensibility by the blow of a per, Sunday afternoon when Bonnie politics but for me," Mrs. Neville and sneaked upstairs and cultume flask in a murderer's hand.

Dundee returned to Hillerest after Chamberlain told a lected all the clothes that had per- "Oh!" Gigi gasped. "I never his visit to the home of Dr. Abel Conservative women at Leaming- meeting of down

thought of that!"- bath-

Neville Chamberlain the laundry chutes in the

With his penknife Dundee goug-Jennings. The chemist had pro fon. Mr. I dided the dirt from between

mised to forego a bridge game and said: "When I asked her to take rooms, and there they are! the evening dresses first,

then cracks of the floor. on the spot rush the analysis, predicting a re-care of me I had no thought of d:used all the Tuxedos, even which had been saturated with the port by nine o'clock that evening. going into politics. I have won Wickett's--Oh, don't look

spilled perfume.

Two sedans, which he recogniz dered to myself what her answer "I didn't perved!" she protested.

"I should have burned down the ed as belonging to District At would have been if she could have take yours.

I was afraid

You sumraerhuuse." Gigi laughed. hys-torney Sherwood and Captain foreseen the future. Now she has wunldn't like it; besides, I know terically, as Dundee transferred Strawn of the homicide squad supplied her own answer." you're not NO squeamish about smelling it as the rest of us are. Abbie was right for once; she said the smell of Pirur d'A mauer: be the odour of would always death to her, and I didn't see why all of us should be reminded every time we open a closet door-

"Just a minute, Gigi!" Dundee interrupted sternly. "At exactly what time did this Good Samaritan) complex overtake you Before or after you found from telephoning. me that Johnson did not kill Doris Matthews

Her eyes grew very wide and innoeet and injured as she an

was after, swered: "Why, it

but

"gi, you can't fool me! You have deliberately destroyed ovi dener, which is a crime punishable by imprisonment *

Gigi laughed, a little shakily. "Which brings to light still

1-1

re-

t her ad antage of being only 15 They'll only send me to the formatory

"You made a clean sweep of b 1 suppose?" he cut in disgustedly, vingerly lifting a snaked coat by ja lapel.

"I'm afraid I did," Gigi fessed with an air of deep huni ity, at Dundee saw a glint

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"Why hadn't you taken them to the police station, then?" she chal- lenged him.

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