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CHAPTER XXXV

"What makes you so strong for that means of escape?" the Irish man demanded.

Jo.

your

Shaughneasey nodded sagoly, last, and stayed in the background, "That's just what he would "That", he said, "is the crux of was that he had on a dark, very But why fix the railings?" the whole matter. Who was it long robe. He was calm and tried to strangle Mrs. Averill and polsed, but then he always is." he wouldn't admit to knowing any- "I asked him if he did. First thon took the towel away?".

"Not much to go there. Is that thing about it. Then he said "Did the murderer absentmin- all you'll be telling me of it-no-he might have done It. 'absent- dedly hang on to it." Tom continu- {ahing left out?"

mindedly" Oh-and Tom-just ed, when he stopped over Linda "One thing." Again Tom's jremeraber-" and went out through the nur-voice was troubled. "I spoke of "What, honey? Take

this to Linda, but it keepa comtimol" Ing back to my mind. Just an I

"Well, I asked him if he saw saw her fall-and the man be hind her and dived-1 had a anything else that was interesting. queer impression of something I acted quite casual but I noticed Linda answered promptly. "Be-wrong-not quite normal, some-ho flushed right up, and he said cause he'd have been heard. Mar- how about that man's appear nothing in the curtest, quickest vin heard me fall and Mr. DoVos anco. I've tried to locate it but it way--as if he were all ready and heard Marvin leave his room. seems always just over the edge waiting for me to ask that." Even if one of them is lying and of my mind and I can't drag it did it, the other would have no back. Something tells me I must "He wouldn't be a very good reason to concent that he'd heard remember-that it's awfully im- llar. Too much of an egotiat," someone come out of the room-portant."

murmured the Irishman. "But or even met him."

"Hmp! Those fugitive impres- that nothing-that was all he quietly, alons are the divvil and all to cap-said?"

ture. Best not try

hard. "I doubt it," Tom put in.

Twill pop buck some time in the think Linda's iden in the right dead o night And now, for my one. The doors of those three amall contribution-if is n rooms that end are very close clue" together. Anyone 'might well fear being heard by an occupant of the

Possibly-stepping

though."

other two."

"But," objected Shaughneyscy, "after throwing the old man over the railing-which I gather you think was done in a fit of temper

Luo

Shaughnessey took several

They sat forward eagerly na end- less seconds to light his pipe. this, you know, standing by the "I was downstairs through all body and feeling very much

sca.

nt

"Yes. Shut up like a clam," "It probably meant 'something,,” "The towel?"

"I'm thinking perhaps he went back just to find it."

"Dropped on the balcony." Tom nodded. "Ie had his nervol"

drained the last drop from the The Irishman suggestively

depths of an apparently empty

Tis my contribution," he re-

I didn't know what to do glass, "Yea. I figure that early this But after seeing the door old man and consequently did nothing. morning Cousin Amos must have was dead I did move up and down peated, "I thought it queer at the

himself objectionable in the terrace a little. That was the time, but now It fits the picture | nome way that just finished things only way I could work off my like one of those-whatever is it? for one of these men. Whoever restlessness. On one trip I heard-jigaw puzzles."

made

It was went to his room to remon- strate, was snubbed for his pains, and whew! Off went the safety valve and the thing was done,"

"Quite probably. But as started to say, after killing him suddenly and unexpectedly to both of them-the murderer went back into the room. That looks HR though he intended to leave by the regular door."

a slight sound

overhead and. Tom took the hint and poured being turned toward the lawn, I the last few inches from the kept going quietly, thinking You pitchor. "There's more in the ice- had come out there Mrs. Averill. box," he said.. I looked up, from curiosity.

as anyone would,

The other shook his head, "This is enough, Mr. Averill. And the next what, may I ask, la move?"

was there and for the life of me "Our friend, Mr. Statlander, I couldn't figure out what he was

"For me," spid Linda, "the du-! doing. He moved very quietly and ties of a hostess. I'm dead for furtively, you might say, and he sleep. It's late and it's been a ter- was in the queer rig you describe, rible day, but I must at least

upstairs."

"Then you see," said Linda, "he heard me coming. I just flow First he crouched down and speak to my guests before I go through the half downstairs and pulled the upright railings into up the steps!”

place, but when he did, he turned "And he realized you'd been his head away as if he didn's want there on the terrace or at the to see what he was doing. Then casement windows and seen the he stood up and did the same with body come over......”

She wearily extracted herself from the depths of her chair..

"How long do you suppose those

people will want to play, Tom?"

the upper rail, laying it in place

"Thore's no telling. Hin dia- "And that I was coming straight all nent and tidy-like on the top couraging ansiver was prompt us for the room--at least, that so you could hardly see where the he helped her to her feet. "I might come in. So he stepped break had been. Then he dusted could see from the way they went back out of sight and then when off his hands, very carefully, with as it that they're regular fienda, I did go through the room-"

something he had in them-ton every one of them." "He sprang out and tried to big for a handkerchief-and then Shaughneey also had risen. silence you before you could turn smoothed it across the top bar."I'm in favour of retiring myself,"

announced. "The work and see him and give the alarm." And then he went quietly back to be

you two away.

טת

one would

am at times. We'll meet in the morning and exchange the results

I

"Um-hm" Shaughnesscy nod- the other ensement door-that planned has gone by the board but! ded in agreement. "Mr. Statinnd- would be the nursery?-and never this is far and away more excit- er's door is right across the hall looked down to the lawn all the ing. I'm thankful indeed that you from the nursery, isn't it? With time he was there."

called me in and sorry I acted so bombastical over my rights. 'Tis notice which door he cumie from. Linda was quivering with ex-all the kings of Ireland I think I He could step out quickly and citement and Tom was as tense, join the others without anyone though he contrived not to show

of our hours of thoughts. Good- Knowing or caring which room it. he'd been in. How were the "He rubbed-oh, do you think night to the both of you"

the different men dressed?" he added ho was rubbing off finger prints 7" As they passed through suddenly,

Linda cried excitedly.

open, flower-scented living room:

the That's what's had me wonder-Shaughnessey stopped at ing, then and now. It was nscreen door on the side toward the

Tom was ready with that infor-queer thing to do at all, at all, garage. "I'm needing no escort

mation.

and what was it he had in his

"Statiander, for one, had actu-but that towel you mention?"

ally Konc to bed. He pyjamas and bathrobe."

wore

terrycloth

Shaughnessey nobody. "Pratt he got there first--was in underwear and trousers. Part ly dressed, in other words. didn't notice his feet.

he

Linda broke in again. "That ties up with what said," she exclaimed. "I talked with him while Tom was getting the bridge game under way and I led up to it so that he told me he had been out on the balcony twice once apparently just sort of ex- DeVos Averill wrinked his pioring the house. The other forehead in an effort to remember.time, he said he was just looking "You see, Shaughnessey, I was all about a little. He admitted he upset at the time. I'd just seen was curious about the scene of) Cousin Amos--and Linda uncon- the accident' and I suppose he scious. Of course, I never might well have been." thought of murder. All I remem- "He's very inquisitive,' in his ber about DeVos. who arrived self-important way." mased Tom.

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