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Murder At Bridge
by ANNE AUSTIN author of THE BLOCK SIGEON
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her to double for the star in long shots, where dancing come into the picture, or in close-ups where they just show the legs, you know,"
ace," Dundee agreed gravely.
"Where were you during the 16 minutes or so before your mistress was shot, Lydiaí
"I was down in my room in the basement." the woman answered. wwws | Nita-1 mean Miss Nita-was go
For the left half of Lydia Carr's Special Investigator Dundee, the house face was drawn and puckered and of Junnila Selimi, killed at a heldre party, ridged nimost out of human sem- orders the quests to take the picking they blance. Even the eye was ruined- be at the time of the "tenth hand" when Nita was killed,
Chuestioning Cine Hammond and his fance milky ball which the puckered, Fails Beste, who were in the salatlun, hairless eyelid could never cover. learns that Folly came to Ni's house brain.
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That's my business!" the woman him by retorting after the "ath hand began. Te za no estounded
driven there by friend, coming in ou
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it happen. Lydia?" ink to the house, Janet Raymont, aiationed Dundee persisted, puzzled. "I had an accident. It own fault."
on the front porch, came to with him. Angry at the questioning, Janet accuse Nia's mald, 1.ydla. of the murder.
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Lois Dunlap's kind grey eyes caught and held Dundee's firmly, "Lydia, did you go into your mie- "Where is the maid now, Captain I think, if Nita could speak to you tress bedroom before or after you Strawn 7" Dundee, anked.
now, Mr. Dundee, that she would answered that bell?" Dundee asked.
If you suffer from indigestion, Current Account opened and Phred De Iron haven't seen her yet---"
"Because she's in her room in ber you not to try to force Lydia's with sudden sharpness,
dyspepsia after pots received for one year or shorter periode "I did not! I didn't even know gastritis. the basement, Ronnie," Strawn on-confidence on this subject. Nita. swered. "Sort of forget about her, was devoted to Lydia we can all she was in her bedroom, until I menis, you can prevent it instant-t rate which will be quoted on application.
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sweetest things about her was herdend." The harsh voice hosi-Magnesia in water immediately
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thinking something else might be soothes, heals and protects the in- tween the Selim woman's bedroom capete-
When that kind volce choked unneeded. My jaw had begun to ache famed stomach lining, thus re and the kitchen. Sieker'a a punters, Dundee abruptly abandones something feree, and I don't know pairing damaged already done and she was. Said she'd
"I'd better have her up and questi intention to press the matter just how long I set there. Then promoting healthy, normal digen-
heard scream. It sounded like it
tion. Hon her, if she's able, Dundee in further,
Lydia your mistress had been come from Nita's Miss Nita's bed-
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Now, Miss Raymond, will you tell me ex- stared into his expressionlessly, ple running and selling Nobody there is no quicker way to end Cante
a package to Changchun Indigestion, so get She had 'Mrs. in front of her paid any attention to me.
"You came into the room?"
day, and stop suffering after Daren Dalny) Newchwang name, to use when she felt like it.
I did not. I stopped in "No, Bir. That's all I know. I never saw her
eating. 1 heard Mr. Sprague 1 only the doorway. husband if she had one,
shy she was dead. I was sick and worked for her about five years,"
"You say she used her married dizzy anyway, and i couldn't move I sort of slipped name when she felt like it. What for a minute.
down to the floor, and 1 guess I you mean by that, Lydia?" "I mean she was an actress, and must have passed out. And then 1 "Yes, as the nose on my face,"
༣ངསས༣ her stage
name-Juanita was sick to my stomach, and-I Dundve ent in grimly, but with n
like it Leigh-pronounced
was didn't seem to care aure at Strawa. "Just stick to
was moved again." facts, however, Miss Baymond, and spelled plain 'Lee" but she
"Why, Lydia?" Dundee naked maybe we can all agree with you." mostly called 'Nila Leigh."
“An actress, you say?" Dundee gently. "Well, when Mr. Sprague and I
thoughtfully. "I had "Because she was the only friend went into the dining rom, there her of her ulls as director of the 1 had in the world, and I couldn't
heart
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off had a real part and sometimes she asked me a lot of questions, and When we came in, Lois said, 'Good only danced. She was a good hoofer then that man" and she pointed
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