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The Bishop Murder Case A PHILO VANCE STORY BY S. 8. VAN DINK SYNOPSIS I A mat. known as Cock Robin is shot through the heart with an j.rrow. The J body is found or. the archery range bc-j fide the home of Prof. Uillrrd, where Robin was well known. The erime M-cms to be the intentional dramatiza- tion of the old nursiry rhymo "Who killed Cock Robin?" District Attorney Markham is puzzled by the apparently wn^elt'ss circu r.&tancts attending it ;i (I asks the aid of Philo Vance, wealthy young bachel."' who dabbles in the solving of unusaa' mysteries. The IK'lice get on the trail of Sperling, the last man known to have been with Robin. CHAPTEk III. (Coi.t'd.) Heath gave a start. "Right outside the window, in fact. Mr. Vance. It's in on the piano now, waiting for the ft iger-print men." "The professor's sign-manual is all they'll find, I'm afraid." Vance open- ed his case and selected another cig- arette. "And I'm rather inclined to believe that the arrow itfplf is inno- cent of prints." Heath was scrutinizing Vance in- rpi-itively. "What made you think that the bow was found near the window, Mr. Vance?" he asked. "It seemed the logical place for it; in view of the position of Mr. Robin's body, don't y' know." "Shot from close range, you mean?'" Vance shook his head. "N'o, Sergeant. I wan referring !o the fact that the deceased's feet are pointing toward the basement door, and that, though his arms are extend- ed, his legs are drawn up. Is that the way you'd ?ay a man would fall who'd been shot through the heart?" Heath considered the point. "No-o," he admitted. "He'd likely 1 inon- crumpled up; or, if he did fall ner back, his legs would be straight out and his armr. drawn in." "Quite. And regard his hat. If he had Tallen backwards it would bo bi-liiml him, not at his feet. "Sec here, Vance," Markham Je niiiniled sharply; "what's in your ir.ind?" "Oh, numberless things, but they all Iviil down to the wholly irrational no- ti.. 11 that this defunct gentleman vi.-n't shot with a how and arrow at ail" "Then why "K\;u'lly! Why the utter insanity < f the elaborate >-tng<'-s<-tting? My WM-d, Markham! This IIUKJIK-VS Khastly." As Vance spoke the basement door l-ned, and Dr. Don-mup, shepherd K\ by Detective Burke, stepped jaunt Sly into the arcaway. He greeted us bri-f/.ily and shook hands all roun.l. Then hi- fixed a fretful eye on Heath. "liy gad, Sergeant!" he complainc'l, pulling his hat down to an even rnor* liikish angle. 1 only spend three hours tut <>( the twenty-four eating my ncaN; and you invari.-.l ly choose ti,..-c tliree Itourn to worry me with your confounded bodies. You're ruin ing my digestion." He looked about him petulantly and, on seeing Robin, vhitled softly. "For gad's sake! A nice fancy murder you picked out for me this time!" HP kn4t lwn and Ix-gnn running hi* practiced fingers over the l>ody. Markham stood f<xr a moment look- <ng fi), but presently he turned to Heath. "While the doctor'* busy vith his examination, Kergoan', I'll go upstairs and have a chat with Professor T)il- lanl." Then he add.fMod himself to J) mus. "I/et me sr-<? ym before you go. doctor." "Oh, sure." I).>remus d-id not so n, .. h as look up. He had turned the Jmly on one side, and was feeling th> ba-c of the skull. . CHAPTER IV. Win n we reached the main hull Cap- lain Dubois and Detective Bellamy, Hie lingvr-print experts from Head- quarters, were just arriving. Detet:- ti\e Snitkin, who had evidently been watching for them, led them at once touanl the bii.-K'iiient stairs, and Mrk- )iam, Vance and 1 went up to the sec- ond floor. The library was a Urge, luxurious room at least twenty fet deep, occupy- Ir.g the entire width of the building. 1'intessor Dilla"d sat before the desk, one fool resting on a uniall tuft- ed ottoman; and in a cornet near ths windows, huddled in a sprawling arm- chair, wa his niece, a vigorous, se- verely tailored girl with strong, chia- elleil features of classic cast. The old J rofesxor did not rise to greet us, and made no apology for the omission. He Pltenred to take it for granted th*t we were aware of his disability. The Introductions were perfuncto-y, though Markham gave a brief explanation of Vnnce'n and my presence there. "I regret, Markham," the profoaaor Mud. when we had settled ourselve*, "that a tragedy should be tin- reanon for this meeting; but. it's always good 1o sec you. I suppose you will jfriftt f* cTiTs.v'oTfnini'iie Belle And hi*. Weft, n -I. anything you care to," I'lriicssr.r Bert rand Dillard wag a i- ' '. in his .sixties sligbly i- looped from a .1 ': tM-y studioui life; clean- t! -i, and with a marked l>r*,chyce- him. He was so so goodheartcd and kind." Vance again settled back in his chair; and Markham continued his questioning. (To be continued.) Discard the Term "Ptomaine Poison" What New York Is Wearing BY ANNAUKLLE WORTHINGTON }l\nnii'iitcd BlfttmttMnff Lesson f'c iiishrd With Et'i-ru I'attern phalic head surmounted with thick white hair combed pompadour. His t-yes, though small, were remarkably intense and penetrating; und the winkles about- his mouth held that grim pursed expression which often comes with years of concentration on difficult problens. His features were those of the dreamer and scientist ; and, as tho world knows, this man's wild J reams of space and t ; me and motion had been actualized into a new foundation of scientific fact. Even now his face reflected an introspective ab- straction, as if the death of Robin were but an intrusion upon the inner drama of his thoughts. Markham hesitated a moment before answering. Thv'n he said with marked deference : "Suppose, sir, you tell me ju.-rt what you kno-.v of the tragedy. Then I'll put whatever questions I deem essen- tal." Professor Dillard reached for an old P'eerschaum pipe 01 the stand beside him. When he had filled ami lighted it he .-.hifted himself more comfortably in his chair. "I told you practicalJy everything know over the telephone. Robin and Sperling called this morning abouf ten o'clock to see Belle. But she hail gone to the courts to plaj tennis, so they vailed in the drawing room down- stairs. I heard them talking there to- gether for half ar hour or M> before they went to the basement club-room. 1 remained here reading fo, 1 perhaps an hour, and then, as the sunshine looked so pleasant, I decided to step out on the balcony at the rear of the house. I had been there about five minutes, 1 should bay when I chanced to look down on tie archery range; and to my horrified amazement I raw Robin lying on hi? back with an ar- row-shaft protruding from his breast.. I hastened down as quickly as my gout would permit, buv I could see at once that the poor fellow was dead; so I immediately telephoned to you. Then! was no one in the house at the time but old Pyne, the butler, and m>v*lf. The cook l.ad gone marketing; Arnes- son had left for the university at nine o'clock; and Belle was still .out play- ing tennis. I sent Pyne jo look for I Sperling, but he was nowhere about;] and I came back to the library here ! to wait for you. Belle it-turned short- 1 ly before your men arrived, and th<; cook came in a little later. Arnessou won't be back until after two." "There was no one else here this morning no strangers or visitors?" Th professor shook his head. "Only Drukkcr, I believe you met him here once. He lives in the hoiie at our rear. He often drops in mostly, however, to see ArnMBOfli they have much in common. He's writ- ,ten a book on 'World Lines in Multi- dimensional C'ontinua.' Tho man's quite a genius in his way; has the. true scientific mind But when he found that Arnesson was out he sat for a while with me discussing the Brazilian expedition of the Koy:il Astronomical Society. Then he we'll home." "What time was this," "About half past nine. Drukker ! had already gone when RUin and ! Sperling called. "Was it unusual, Professor Dillard." 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Presently, liowever, the rapidly de- veloping knowledge of bacterial and their possible role In the pensis of disease directed attention to the rnicro- biotic aspects of the subject. "As Damon has pointed out," the writer continues, "since the studies were made that directed attention to the possibility tha: bacteria might be the etiologic agents in causing illness in man in cases that had previously been regarded as ptomaine poisoning, the hacteriologic Investigations of many workers have widened our field ot knowledge and ihown that a vari- ety of bacterial species are capable of growing In foodstuffs under widely different conditions nil that they mustj be held accountable for many, if not nearly all, cases of food poisoning formerly attributes to ptomaines. "In fact, Damon notes further, at the present time improved methods of detection are more and more frequ- ently indlca'tiug that Infection of food is responsible for illness in those wlio consume it. It thus seems probable to Damon that practica Ij all food poisoning, In which illness is not In- duced by a hypersensitiveness of the Individual or by a metallic poison, or In which an alkaloid of vegetable origin Is not involved, is due to infec- tion. "Tims (he bacterial theory of food poisoning lias generally supplanted the older and sjmewhat less specific ptomaine' or chemical theory. Per- haps it would be more in accord with %ctual practice to say that investiga- tors or cases of food poisoning, as the present nomenclature expresses it, seek the presence of pathogenic bac- teria or their products in the food under suspicion. "There are increasing indications that toxic material as well as noxious bacterl need to be taken into consid- er! Ion. Indeed, this may in some ways represent a return to the older chemical theory, with the exception that the materies morbt is directly at- tributed to the metbollsm of well de- fined anil recognized micro-organ Isms. 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The (firl sat upright in her live Hut, Little Furniture, But Much Artistry Toronto- Xo period lu the history of KiiKland equals In fascination the time of. Queen Elizabeth, said Miss Itutli Home of the Royal Ontario Museum In speaking at a public meet- ing In the Household Science Build- ing of the University of Toronto re- cently. The period was In Queen Elizabeth's reign that there appears the "Home of the Knglish-spenking people with all Its social, moral and economic sitnili-ance. The Eliza- bethan house is a direct descendent of the one-roomed hut of primitive chair and turned anjrry, reproachful man and still rainn many of its eyes upon the ol<l professor. "That } characteristics, such as the great wasn't fair.' "But it was true, my dear." His voice was noticeably tender. "It was true in a way," she admit- ted. "Hut there was no need of men- tioning it. You know, as well as they did, how I regarded them. We were good friends that was all. Only last niffht, when they were here together, I told them quite plainly that I wouldn't listen to any more silly talk of marriage from either of them. They were only boy* . . . nd now one of them's gone. . . . Poor Cock Robin!" She strove bravely to stifle her emo- tion. Vance raised bis eyebrows and lean- ed forward. "'Cock Robin'?" "Oh, we all called him that We did it to tease him, because he didn't jike the nicknam*." "Th sobriquet was inevitable, '' Vance observed sympathetically. "And it wa* rather * nice nickname, don't ThftorisrinaJ Cock Robjn was. ball, the entrance gate, the four courts, sloping root and deceptive ef- fect of being only a single story when In reality It Is two storeys. "Furniture was noted for its (scarc- ity and grandeur. With richly de- corated ceiling and panelled or tapes- try walls with rushes upon the floor (principally noted for their unclean- ness) there was no need for a great I..-.N of furniture," she said. 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