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The Bishop Murder Case A PHILO VANCE STORY HV *. S. VAN DINK SYNOPSIS A i.ian known as Cock Robin i> ^h. t Dnikker." "1 wa.< thinking particularly <>( Mr the archery range <.f Prof. LMllarc.. J>i-:rict Att'.imy Markhnm is 4 )uxzled umi calls in l'h:lo Y .!!. The police jret on the trail nf Spcriuijr, the hut man known t > have ! m w.:h Hoim;. Both m.-n were :n !<>\e with Hello I)'l- !;.:.!, the profiler's niece. Mr--. Ini .- ki-r and her so:i Adoiph --eiii U> be . .e'hivir hack. l.'HAI'TKK IX.- 'o;uY..| "1 can't see any careful |>l: j-.hoiit it," ).,:>'.,! H'-ath. "Thi^ Sperling gets sore. pick- up a bow, a:; :trr<>u off of the wall, fol- Robin hir.; .^h '.}< heart, and bea'- Var.ce .-iphed. "You're far Uv> fwrthriKhi :'or this v )'-keil world, Sergeant. If or.ly thinj;* haj>) i'.cd u ;:h .-uch naive di-patcii, life wouU! he very simple and .!- n'. But such -. :i not th< \odi .- >i/Mf.ii(/i of the Robin's murder. Fir-t, ii ' ,,rrher r.i.ild si>.: at a im>vn>K hu- tnrget and strike ju.-t i:u-- n tt- vibs over the v;ta! s|>t of :', 1 i arr. Secondly, there's that fracturi of Robin's skull. He may have acqui/- i it in fullintr, f'Jt it's not likely. Thirdly, his hat was at h ; s feet, when- i* wouldn't have been if he had fallen .ii!y. Fourthly, the nock on the jnrnw is <o bruised that I doubt if it .' "..! .-. -trir.i:. Fifthly. Rulri "Oh, Drukker?' Pardeo shook his head with mild emphasis. "No, I wotiM have remembered him. But you real- ize a dozen people might have enters! ami left this house without my notic- ing them." "Quiu quite.'' Vance murmured indifferently, "H--,w jrood a chi player, by tin- by, is Mr. Dnikker?" J'anie.- -howed a flicker of surprise. "Ilr' not a player in the practical sen-e a: ;i!l," he explained with care- ful precision. "He's an c-xcvlltnt analyst, however, and understands the theory of the pame amazingly well. But he's had little practice at a. ovi-r-thi'-U.ard play." When Pardee had pom- Heath cocN e<l a triumphant eye at Vance. "I notice, sir." ho remarked jc.xxj- i .'i .redly, "that I'm not the only one who'd lifct to rh^-k- the hunchback's alibi." "Ah tut there's a difference b<-t\v. !-, fheck.nj; an alibi, and demanding that the person him.st-'f prove it,'' A: this mom.-Mt the front AK-H- \ta~- thrown Then- were heavy f,,,,-.. v.as fa'-in^' the arrow, and durir.jr the and aiming of the bow he il. I have had time to cull out atiJ cover him 1 **-!)'. S.xth'y . . . ." .. ' -if iijrhtin;; i. '. :> tU-. ' Uy iir. { Seiyeai: 1 ! l'\e ovi-i.i-.i. i! -i.methi'ur. When a man's stabbed in the thervV sure to be an im- :i, -illiite flow of blood, <-ypiviaJ!y when ,.. Bteps In the hall, and thre nii-n ap- I" an -! :n the aivhway. Two were ob- . detectives, and i.,.;ween them : '- : ' tall, ' '.'an-cut youth of abo^t thirt.y. "\\i pot him. Scrpeant," am.ounce I 'i.<- <t' thi' deUx-tives, with a grin i' iciotis sniisfaction. "He beat it srraight home from here, and ua ' packing up when we walked in ..n him." "I- ing's . ;,i < .-\\i-pt the room with anjrry apprehenaion. Heath hail planted himself in-fore the mr.n, and. stood :<ri,l;ir.jr him up and down tri- umphantly. '1 ' - v " unir ella ' the end of the weapon is larger than ' - v " unir [ ella ' y<>u *ought - '.. - :.i.a.le,iuulr lOir > "". ;: '' ; 1UV " y ' <!;(l - VOU? " The .< : - I say! It's quite pos- f? 1 * 1 ^ bobbed up and down be- say: It's quite pos -. '-: ' :ind some '<' 1 -|.n-^ fV'i>r <i' the archi-ry room 1 ...ul.er,. i-e.-tr-'i. door mosl likely." . ' : "I-:.-.- nvmientar- ':a<i ionjr since taupht . . . . ii- were not twe-n his lips us he spoke. The cn'.,r mounted to S|)i-rlinjr'.- cheek- jitid he s<-t hi mouth stu' - *<'. Vni'v jrot n.i-.hiny:, t,. Ha:h win! on. s \ . lads, :ne yi.tr.' liis jaw fer- ope ,,f thes-e ill !. w.-'il make . and with a , , ., V h.. K ot up and di- i ??'", Well, we'll make yon . rear of the "l lk ' ", tn,-,-, ,1 , M,rkham. "llov.- i- ' it, iir? Muill 1 t:ike hi-. i II A1TKU \. "I think, Vance, 1 liejrip to ~v.> ..I trii iir.." nb*er\-( ! M. :i-'iiil.lei! lo.,k. But it' Robin'-- ifeadquarters?" -I'er'nnps Mr. S|m-linjr will jec( -., an.-werir.K a few <|i:. aid Mai kliani quielly. ii.k- "uiiied the Mis.tvict At- torney : moment; then his ya/.e mnv>I ' with ; ; . 1 "U ;tt.il an-iiv.- i to Vance, who nudilcd to him eiici.ur- erely a ta(t*-ettir.(r, then we're 1 aginply, ci.nfronted by something :i!nn-,t too "Ar,-ui r ipestion-. ;,ln.,i; uhat'.'"!e asked, with an obvii-u.s effort at M-'f- '(ntrol. "I was i>ic|iarinir to fi> ;r,va-.- for the week-end when tlu--e riiffiii'i?, forced their way into my room; and I \vi; brought here without a word of explanation <-r even nil opportunity lf> communicate \vith my family. N'..w you talk of tnkjnK me to Police Hnul- ul to cuiiti i "It u:is tl'.e wi-k of a niiihiac." dc- rl;.rel Vance, with unv. onted sobriety. nb. r.'.t t.lic C'.nvi ntion;il nianini- lie's Napoleon, bu ( a mad- iii.-in with n brain - ..... lossal that he ha-, carried sanity . a jK.int. where humor itself !< ,MI-S ; t fnrmula in four Markham snuiked vijforouvly. 1 i^i '. i.i-i'ulation. "J hope Heath doesn't find any- thing," he said at length. "Why in henven's name?" i-eturn- -d Vanco. "If thtTe'n no material ' that. Robin met his end in ;l.i an-hei-j- nmni, it'll only make the p < ' u more difficult legally. " l!ut the nuiterial evidence wav forthcoming 1 . Thi- S rjreant rotumrd >t few ininiitr- |ji< r. i-restfallen li-it . inl. "l>mn it. Mr. Vance!" he blurteii. "V. :i hail the d.. ( e all riKht." He Miule no attempt to keep the admirn- tiot. out <( his look. "There isn't any nctual iiliH^l on the floor; but there's u dark place on the cement where scrubbed it with a wet ran ' tinie. It ain't dry yet; and the place is ri^ht near the door, v. lierc you said. And what makes it : ispiciou ' hat I>IH- of thoM- been pulled over it. Rut that ''>! i ijrnaciouflly. "ll>> Kniiiii Indi . " "And 'bin ci-.-i!!< I up the. blin'. I eo oil' ihi> bow- mid nrriiu, mid ' I.- l-dy :i: .1 t lie i,ow on the i hl dopaiiiu-f? . V\ l,\ " . . A: : , to begin with. l-.i-t, Si iceaiit. And : r ; all. jilt ,: to .lith a bow ;\nd ar- ' ' ! ' ' . thai ended ntful cii'eer would have PUT! Teucer rouldn' 1 R ,i : w 1th any ... iiliujf In 1 'I .-iicer WHS i tie champion Of 1 be 'if ' A- hi- ipol Pit il." pa - i .i il,.wn |h... hall mi his way i >' lie bud nearly leacheil the lMn,i <|'.,,r \\li-n X'an.'e .ly and wenl to th "i ill. I ay, Mi Pnrdee, i . . i Thi n . n i .! in .1 with ai ...i .il' t iv . -i ue'ii li'.i "You \li. S| t!,'. 1' '! ' .. i . il:inl I. i ..... ' 1 (/' |t* lit ' ' ' .1 U , ISS'JSNo. ) '31 quarters." He Ili.-ith a deliant (flare. "All ripht. take me to Police Hi ad(|ii:u-tfi-' and IK- .hinined to you!" "What time did ymi leave here thi- Mr. Sperling?" Var.ce> tone was 'oft, and Ingratiating, and his manner reassuring. "Ab"Ut a quarter jia^t eleven," Hu- man ans\vure<l. "In time to catch the 11.40 Scnrdalf train from (ira'ui Central." "And Mr. Robin? "I don't know what time lioi.in went, lie said he was p>in|r to wait for BelleMiss Pilladl. I left him in the archery room." "You saw Mr. DrukkerV" 'For a minute yes. He was in the archery rnoiii when Kobin ami 1 went down.mtairs; but he left immediately." "Through the wall pile? Mr <lu| lie walk down the IRlijre?" "1 don't remember - in fact, 1 didn't notice. . , Say, look here, what's p.ll this about anyway?" "Mr. Robin was killed this morn- ing;," sitid Vance, "nt ^.me time near elevei o'clock." S|-erl-inr'>- eye-- -ee:i,. .1 - larl fl . his head. \Vho - who kill- were dry. "IM.In kilk C<1 Ililil'.'" The in..' '- and he wetted thi 111 with bis '\Ve don't know yd," Vance an- "lie \\as -.ho' tlirnujrh the Kenrt with an nrrn," news left Sperling -luilneil. Hi traveli'd vaguely from M<!e to 'Me. aiid he fiinibleil in )ii; j,,.. iii ! - ' . i i-tte. Heath steppe. 1 nea-n-r fo him ari.l thrust out his chin. "Maybe you can tell us wh<> killed him with a bow and arrow!" "Why- why do you think I kno-w?" Sperlinic manaifed to stammer. "Well," relumed the Sergeant re- lentlessly, "you were jealous of Robin, weren't you? You had a hot argu- ment with him about the girl, right in this mom, didn't you? And yo'i were alone with him just before he was croaked, weren't you? And you're a pretty p*>;l shot with the bow and arrow, aren't you? That's why I think that maybe you know something." He narrowed his eyes and drew his upper lip over his teeth. ''Say! Come clean. .\<>1 ..Hly C!.M> but you coulcla done it. You had a fight with him over the R-irl, and you were the last person seen with him only a few minutes before he was killed. And who else woulcln The Prime of Life Is Around Forty But in Britain the Age is Much Higher A good many years ago Osier, the famous doctor, made the statement that most men's powers or either brain work or manual .vork had be- gun to decline at the age of forty. Uecent investigations seem to show that he majority of men are retain- ing their powers longer than 'hey were. Sir Thomas Oliver, the physi- cian. the question in his presidential address before the Royal Institute of Public Health. Tne posi- tion, he said, appeared ti be that In the United States the physical condi- tion of man was undoubtedly detlin- shot him with a bow and arrow except I jnj aft er he had reached forty.; on a champeen archerhuh? . . . Make lhe ot her hand, it was improving in t easy for yourself, and spill the Great Britain. Possibly the American story, wevegotyoa/' Ul(e9 so n)uch out o( i,| m5e u in his A traiijre litfhl had Rathe-red in Sperling's eye--, jmd hi* body became- ripid. "Tell me." lie spoke in a strained, unnatural voice "did you find the- bow?" younger days in a strer.uous pursuit of tlie dollar that he is old at forty. "The way to look at the question," i T continued.) What New York Is Wearing BY ANNAKKLLE WORTHlXfiTHM llhmti'nted Drdttmaking l.csxon /'(/r/uV//, ,; i!', : /, < , ,i I'otttrn said Sir Thomas. from the side of 2889 values. Is a moderately long life, with Its possibilities of contentment and leisure, to be the object aimed at, oi- ls the life to be a shorter one. each day of which la to be lived to its fiillt-n and with litile pa-i-e for re- flwt inn?" From Tit-Bits. Africa Becomes Road Conscious Salada Green tea drinkers drink the best green tea GREEN TEA 'Fresh from the gardens' 191 Kven tlie interior of darke*t Africa is not immune froui the advance of the automobile. Some of the contin- (n''s most inaccessible regions are lion 1 slowly surrendering to its in- roids :ind iiet.vork of highways are spreading in its wake, according to a recent road suvey of the dark con- tinent made by tho automotive divi- sion of thp 1'nitPd Sta'C'- departmont | of commerce. Uoail programs are. materializing in ii.-iny sections of the coniiueut and tlh-ir results are seen in the slow but steady replacement of the human pack-i-arrier liy the motor truck and the burden of the Ijiie-'uf faring camel by the passenger car. The i'ast i|i<tan--'- ; to 1i cov .! ;:: Africa and the inadequacy of rail tran-p)i-i:i:iuii have emphasized the urgent neeil for .cood road*. In even tlie remote sections tbo advent of the \ automobile has been accompanie; by j a demand for new or Improved high- ways. These roads. In turn, have crea:> il in \v demands fop motor cars.' The : wo Kie;it rivers of Africa, the' Nile and t!i> Congo. :\re uow linked | hy a road which makes possible a I roRiilar motor : i\in'. A new htehw.iy !- IIIMJ. > ti-d from Alexandria J to Luxor. It is to be over 600 miles In 1'Mis-th. Another is to be built from I.uvir to Tliubtictu. However, In spite of thi-s,' ;iinliit;otis pvojects, the sur- vey points out, road construction in Africa Is only Ir. its Initial stages, and vast areas of th Interim- remain to j he opened np by motor lilsh\vay. Economy Corner Cornmeal Muffins Cream >i cup butter, add 'j cup of I sugar and 2 eggs well beaten. .Mix ! and .-ift together 1 cup cornmeal, -^ cup flour, \<i teaspoon salt and . . spoons baking powder. Add to first mixture and tlien add '.1 cup currants. Bake 25 minutes in a hot oven. i Sponge Cake Please follow directions carefully, j Sift 3 times the following: One cup flour, i-i teaspoon salt and 1 level tea- spoon baking powder, so it will be ready when eggs, sugar and vinegar j are ready. Beat the yolks of 2 eggs until light and cheaniy. Beat whites until stiff and dry; add whites and yolks together; beat until stiff; add 1 teaspoon vinegar and 1 teaspoon flavoring. (\Ve like orange). Beat again. Now add 1 cup of sugar gradually, then fold in flour, a small portion at a time. When smooth, add) J i cup of boiling water, to which you have added 1 teaspoon (a bit heaping) of butter. Beat hard. The more you whip esg whites and kolks and sugar for sponge cake, the finer grained it is, if you do not use too much baking powder. This :s a small spongo cake uiul the longer you keep It the moister it urows. not dry as some ^pnnge cakes. Baked Caramel Custard Two cups scalded milk. '- cup sugar, 'i teaspooii salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 3 eggs. Melt sugar, stirring constantly, until llglit brown. Add hot milk and cook until free from lumps. Add eggs, slightly beaten, salt ami vanilla. Strain into buttered mold ami set In and bake 30 minutes, slawly. Add strip-* of p'.'.-'-, I;-.*' ice fa-i : n. if de- sired. Cheese Sponge Scald 1 cup of milk and a M 1 cup ct stale bread crumbs. 1 tablespoon but- ter, >i teaspoon -ait, i lound srated cheese. Stir until the cheese melts, then add the beaten yolks of 2 eggs. Take from t::e fire and add th> beaten whites. Tut-ii :::to a buttered dish and bake in a hot oven. Sf-rv- immediate- ly. Bran Muffins One-quarto- cup sugar. ,h.rtening size of egg, 1 egg, 1 cup sour milk (or sweet milk), 1 tap bran, 1"4 cups flour, 1 level teaspoon soda (or - teaspoons baking powder if sweet milk is used), pinch salt. Cream shortening and the sugar tojre r.-.-. Mix and sift dry in- gredients. Tills will makr li large muffins. Onion Sauce Four tablespoons flour. '* pint rich milk or cream, 1 pint milk, * cup chopped onions, salt. Mix flour with cream. Bring- tnilk to a boil and slow- ly add the fir*: mixture, stirrin; gent- ly. When thick, stir in onions cut very Una and boill very soft; salt and serve with fowl or game or any meat. Sausage Puff One and one-half pounds of .inusage meat, spread in -.he bottom of a broad tin. Beat together 'i cu? milk, >i tablespoon flour, 5 i teaspoon salt aad 1 egg. Pour over saiisag- niat and bake. Westminster Cleaners Find Images of Angels London. Workmen scranMi:!.; over The liMiemik ca|n-!.; collar ii< 1hi; \ei> newest fwlinjc for Mnnrt tiftorniion wear. This one is par- ticularly ilesi i able tecau< of it* miart tapcrint; movement toward the centre-front waist that jjives a lengthened line fc> the figure. Note bow slenderizing is th nkirt with its unique curved It is black canton crepe with trim. M) favored this season. Style Xu. UKH'.I may be ha<i in vi/cs HI, 18 years, (W, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust. Pastel flat crepe is modish to wear U'lieath the fur wr)>. Wind cre|H-, mamcain cr |>* and printed cre|>e silk nre fitsci,'alinK I'iitn-ics for this model. Si/e P,t' rci|iiires I yiuds ItO-inch with 'S. yard .'id-inch nil-over laoe. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Writ your nnim- and addiv-^s plainly, Kivi' 1 ^ iiuinber and size of such patterns as you \vant. Krtt bwp 20c in stamps or coin (coin prefer- red; wrap it cnrefu'.h ) for ench number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Sen ice, 73 We.-t Adelaide St.. Toronto. : CLOTHES COVER. Kn I 1 the Iinmiie collars on ycur die-,- frt ~h liy i\ wa~hab!c shoulder cover uver the h, inters in your clnvr. Tli"-o ;uv >inpy to make and have a ludo in them to slip u tln h;inuer hi nl.. v u-.u.r!-. . ta move worth, Average Chinese Family Exists on $140 a Year Pieiiinn, China. The tiny amount of money on which the average Chinese fHinily f \ists is strikingly set forth in a ttov eminent survey. The. survey showed that middle ! class families not th* bitterly Im- poverished or unemployed frequently j have incomes of less than COO Chinese ctirrenc-y about $140 (.'nnadian cur- rency at the present d>'ine-sel rate of .\ channel A year. The presmit r.-miomii 1 dei)re-.sion felt around the world lias affected China, Inn in the main the people have not been sensitive to its restrictions, lieini; forced throughout (.-enerations to live on a pittance. oven ;!rt minutes, C25 degrees. Apple Batter Pudding i'eel and core 4 or 5 medium si/e apples in a pie dish. Sprinkle with 'i cup of sugar witii a li.tle cinnamon over apples. Cream J i cup of sugar am! 1 tablespoon of butter, add I well beaten egg and pinch of salt, their ' cup flour. Beat well. Spread the bat- ter over the apples and bake in a moderate "veil 375 degrees for about 30 minutes. Memory Pads To jolt your memory anil save strain have a memorandum Pad tacked over i ho kitchen table with pencil attached so that you can jot down kitchen lists, or things you want to get done, or clothes to be sent to the cleaner. If you put each item down as it comes into your mind, you will he surprised how much strain it saves you. Cranberry Pie One and one-half cups cranberries, ? cup sugar, 'j cup water. Cook all together for 1'.' minutes. Cool, place In one crust with a high rim. Bake in hot oven 10 minutes, then cool oven bey in giving : ft.it gigantic edifice its first scrubhi;--; ::i centuries, have dis- covered two marble liRiires of angels carvfd In the thirteenth cer.tu-.y. The two piece--. . Miuisi'.t?'./ enamel- led in color even to the rosy com- plexions, were found on th* corners of the wir.dov,- of the sou!'.; transept, buried beneath nearly an inch Of grime. Mo:v iv:r.arkable discoveries are expected by those, directing the work, who niaip;a;;i the tr-sk will re- ;it U .;-; Bvi } -ars. "Say, Dusty. ! heard a :-?ller say yesterday, de ap.-? !* develo?la' a kind of artistic idlem^." "Dey'll have to admit da: we're de pioneers in dis inifrfsiin' fi-.-ld." Coral Popular Coral iis ;i n>tii:ne aci-i'-'sory color has inii<-li weight now in fashion fit- i-\ft one of those forerunners of spring. A litllo bit of coral looks well with black or with brown. If yon have no coral jewellery, you can have a coral <-o!ored lunulKei chief of linen t'or dny, niul one of chiffon for night. The linen handkerchief will link with a black or brown siiedo haK having a touch of conil In the clasp, and the chiffon kerchief with u coral crepe bac. 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