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yd | The Green Murder Casc 'BY S. S. VAN DINE. information whatever to impart. She kad spent most. of the forenvon in the laundry, and had been unaware of the, tragedy until S. rou. had mentioned it| t her shortly before our arrival. She! 'was voluble, however, on the subject 01 divine punishment, and it was with difficulty that Vance stemmed' her | oracular stream of words. ! Nor could the cook throw acy light on Rex's murder. She had been in the kitchen, she said, the entire morning,' SYNOPSIS. Philo Vance, with a holby for solving mysteries, becomes interested in the Greene murders when District Attorney Markham and Sgt. Heath are called In after the fatal shooting of Julia Greene and the wounding f her Jounger sister, Ada. Old Tobias Greene's widow, to- gether with five children, Julia, Chester, Sibella, Rex and Ada (adopted), live in the old ireene mansion, Police investi. Fations reveal nothing; then Chester is ound shot dead seated in a chair in his room, Again footsteps are found {o anl from the entrance of the mansion, Ada comes to Markham's office and informs him that Rex Greene has not told all he knows. Five minutes later word comes that Rex has been shot. CHAPTER XXI.--(Cont'd.) Markham siruggled with a hot re- sentment. At last he managed to ask, with apparent calmness: "Did you hear the shot with which your son was punished?" "I did not," Her tone was again irate. "I knew nothing of the dis- turbance until the doctor saw fit to tell me." "And yet Mr. Rex's door, as well as yours, was open," said Markham, "I can hardly understand your not having heard the shot." The old lady gave him a look of scathing irony. "Am I to sympathize with your lack of understanding?" "Lest you be tempted to, madam, I shall leave you." = Markham bowed stiffly and turned on his heel. As we reached the lower hall Dr. Doremus arrived. "Your friends are still at it, I hear, Sergeant," he greeted Heath, with his usual breezy manner. Handing his coat and hat to Sproot, he came for- ward and shook hands with all of us. "When you fellows don't spoil my breakfast you interfere with my lunch," he repined. "Where's the body 7" Heath led him upstairs, and after a few minutes returnei to the draw- ing room. Takin, out another cigar he bii the end of it savagely. "Well, sir, I guess you'll want to see this Miss Sibella next won't you?" "We might as well," sighed Mark- ham. "Then I'll tackle the servants and leave things to you. The report- ers will be along pretty soon." "Don't I know it? And what they're geing to do to us in the paper'll be a-plenty!" "And you can't even tell them 'it is confidently expected that an arrest will be made in the in mediate future, "n't y' know," grinned Vance, "It's most distressin'." Heath made an inarticulate noise of exasperation and, calling Sproot, sent him for Sibella A moment later she came in carry- irg a small Pomeranian. She was paler than I had ever seen her, and there was unmistakable fright in her eyes. When she greeted us it was without her ha tual gaysty. "This thing is getting rather ghast- ly, isn't it?" she remarked when she had taken a seat. "It is indeed dreadful," returned Markham soberly. "You have our deepest sympathy. . . ." "Oh, thanks ~wf'ly." She acceptzd the cigarette Vance offered her, "But Tm beginning to wonder how long I'll be here to receive condolences." She spoke with forced lightness, but a slrained quality in her voice told of her suppressed emotion. Relieve that pain safely You can always relieve that ache or Pain harmlessly with Aspirin, Even those deep-seated pains that make a man's very bones ache. Even the #ystemic pains go many women suffer. They will yield to these tablets! As- Pirin has many important uses. Read the proven directions in every pack: #ge; and don't endure any needless pains from neuralgia, neuritis, rheu- matism. Keep a bottle of these tablet: in the e; carry the pocket tin if subject xpected headaches, sudden colds. k relief, without any harmful ef- Aspirin does not depress the / . Just look each time for the 3 1@ Aspirin--and the word genuine printed in red on every box. Every druggist has Aspirin, and it ask for it by that name you are get relief. Aspirin is a trade Markham regarded her sympath- etically. "I do mot think it would be a bad idea if you went away for a while-- to some friend's house, let us say-- preferably out of the city." . "Oh, no." She tosse her head in de- fiance. "I shan't run away. If there's any one really bent on killing me, he'li manage it somehow, wherever 1 am. Anyway, I'd have to come back sooner or later. I couldn't board with out. of-town friends indefinitely--could 1?" She looked at Markham with a kind of anxious despair. "You haven't any idea, I suppose, who it is that's ob- sessed with the idea of exterminal- ing us Greenes?" Markham was reluctant to admit to her the utter hopelessness of the offi- cial outlook; and she turned appeal- ingly to Vance. "You needn't treat me like a ch'ld she said spiritedly. "You, at least, Mr. Vance, can tell me if there is any one under suspicion" "No, dash it all, Miss Greene!-- there isn't," he answered promptly. "It's an amazin' confession to have to make; but it's true. That's why I think Mr. Markham suggested that you go away for a while," "It's very thoughtful of him and all that," she returned. "But I think I'll stay and see it through." "You're a very brave girl," said Markham, with troubled admiration. "An I assure you everything human- ly possible will be ore to safeguard " "Well, so much for that." CHAPTE XXII Sibella tossed her cigarette into a receiver, and began abstractedly to yet the dog in her lap. "And now, I suppose, you want to know if I heard the shot. Well, I didn't. So you may continue the inquisition from that point." "You were in your room, though, at the time of your brother's death?" in-| quired Vance | "I was in my room all morning," she said "My first appearance be -ond the threshold vas when Sproot brought the sad tidings of Rex's passing. But Dr. Von shooed me back again; and there I've remained until now. Model behavior, don't you think, for a member of this new and wicked generation?" "What time did Dr. Von Blon come to your room?" asked Vance. Sibella gave him a faint whimsical smile. "I'm so glad it was you who asked that question. I'm sure Mr, Maviham would. have used a disapproving tonc --thcugh it's quite au fait to receive one's doctor in one's boudoir. Let me see. I'm sure you asked Dr. Von the same question, so I must be careful. . « « A little before eleven, I should say." 'The doce exact words," chimed in Heath suspiciously. | Silella turned a look of amused sur- prise upon him. \ "Isn't that wonderful! But then, {'ve always been told that honesty is the best policy." "And did Dr. Von Blon 1emain in your room until called by .Sproot?" pursued Vance. "Oh, yes. He was smoking his pipe. Mother detests pipes, and he often sneaks into my room to enjoy a quieil smoke. "And what were you doing during the doctor's visit?" "I was bathing this ferocious ani- mal." She held up the Pomeranian for Vance's inspection. "Doesn't he iook nice?" "In the bathroom?" "Naturally. I'd hardly bath him in| the poudriere." "And was closed?" "As to that I couldn't say. But it's quite likely, Dr. Von is like a mem- ber of the family, and I'm terribly rude to him sometimes." Vance got up. "Thank you very much, Miss Greene. We're sorry we had to trouble you. Do you mind remaining in your room for a while?" Mind? On the contrary. It's about the only place I feel safe." She walked to the archway. "If you do find out anything you'll let me know-- won't you? There's no use pretending any longer. I'm dreadfully scared." Then, as if ashamed of her admission, she went quickly down the hall. Just then Sproot admitted the two fingerprint experts--Dubois and Bel- lamy--and the official photographer. Heath joined them in the hall and took them upstairs, returning immediately. "And now what, sir?" Markham secmed lost in gloomy speculation, and it was Vance who an- swered the sergeant's query. "I rather think," he said, "that an- other verbal bout with the pious Hem- ming and the taciturn Frau Mann- Beit might dispose of a logss end vs 0. Hemming was sent for, She came the bathroom door | vmph of the -{ except for the hour she had gone mar-| keting. She had not heard the shot ard, like Hemm:ng, knew of the tra-, gedy only through Sproot. A marked char ge, however, had come over the woman. When the had entered the | drawing room fricht and resentment animated her usually stolid features, | and as she sat vefore us her fingers worked nervously in her lap. Vance wateched her critically dur- ing the inte 'view. At the end he ask- ed suddenly: "Miss Ada has been with you in the kitchen this last half-hour?" At the mentiou of Ada's name her, fear was perceptibly intensified. She drew a deep breath. "Yes, little Ada has been with me. And thank the good God she was away this morning when Mr. Rex was kill- ed, or it migh* have Leen her and not Mr. Rex. They tried once to shoot her, and maybe they'll try again, She cughtn't to be allowed to stay in this Fouse." "I think it only fair to tell, Frau Mannheim," said Vance, "that some 2 will be watching closely over Miss Ada from now on." The woman looked at him grate- fully. "Wh; should ay one want to harm Rule the Roost 5 -- 4 By A. Hyatt 'Tribune. : Reports of the recent rescue of two Where Women Verrill in the N.Y. Herald- American women from life among the| San Blas Indians of Panama have re- vived interest in these famous aborig- ines of the Isthmus. The women, it ap- pears, married the Indians while the latter were in the United States. Dressed in the conventional clothes of the white man, these Indians when abroad are most meticulous in such matters -- and speaking English, the aborigines doubtless appeared thoroughly civil ized. And if they represented them- selves as members of a civilized tribe, they did so in good faith. But when they reached their hus- bands' village these women discovered that "civilization" is an elastic term and that conditions which an Indan deems civilized are far from fulfilling the expectations of American women. Possibly -- or-rather probably -- the husbands were ostracized by their own people because of their white wives, for the San Blas have always prided themselves upon maintaining the purity of their blood. As a result, pos-| sibly, of all this, the Indians deserted their white wives, or at least neglected them, and the unhappy women sent forth a pitiful S O 8. Few American Indian tribes have figured more prominently in the news of recent years than these so-called San Blas, Yet in nearly every case the stories about them have been well groomed--and | ..itle Ada?" she asked in an unguish- ed tone, "I also shull watch over her." (To be continued.) ----p ee RANDOM WRITINGS By an Astronomer There's a good deal of religion in an honest man, The sun is an unerring clock pro- vided by the Creator. - . Beauty h the sun has his spots. The darker the cloud the brighter the sun when he breaks through the rift, To some base minds the sight of gold is more alluring than a beauti- ful sunset or the prospect of heaven. - » * The merit of an action should al- ways be judged according motive which achieved its perform- ance, a -- Students Join Land Settlement Ortelsburg, East Prussia.--Twenty University of Goettingen students, h.aded by Professor Bondy, have be- come temporary members of the Jab- lonken land settlement for a four as even to the ] prophetess whose - les have come to pass. igen pol ia weeks' vacation course on land settle- ment problems. An important part of their study is working alongside the settlers, for which the student helpers get free bed and board. leit Difficulties There are difficulties tha. hold out against real attacks; they fly, like the visible horizon, before those who ad- vance, Bens " An item from Paris relates that the latest feminine fad is to use safety pins instead of buttons. Well, it looks as if some "summer bachelors" have been several jumps ahead of Paris for a long tira. ee Armen One improper word or act will neu- tralize the effect of many good ones; and one base deed after years of noble service, will cover thém all with shame.--Aughey. "My friends all ask me what . I used" "l had a lovely delicately-colored silk scarf from Paris which was my pride," writes an enthusiastic woman from Quebec. "It became so soiled I had to wash it--which ruined its beauty, I was heart-broken. One day 1 saw in the drag store a new kind of tints--Diamond Tints. The druggist said they were for light shades and needed no boiling. When I found they were made by the makers of Diamond Dyes, 1 knew that there was some- thing I would dare to use on my pre- cious scarf, (You see, I had dyed all my mourning clothes with Diamond Dyes and knew they were wonderful.) grossly exaggerated or utterly without foundation Such was the announce; ment of the alleged discovery of a race of "White Indians" among the San Blas a few years ago. As a matter f fact, there were neither white Indians nor any discovery, the "white" Indians being merely albinos who occur among all known Indian trites. Unlike other tribes, however, the San Blas permit albino children to live, and rega.l thein with a sort of superstitious re- spect. Equally without foundation are the oft-repeated tales of these Indians per- mitting no strangers to dwell among them, of driving white men from their territory, and of their hostility and savagery. For many years trading' companies have had representatives among the San Blas, and sightseeifig parties of tourists from Colon and Cristobal visit the Indians regularly. I have lived for long periods among these aborigines; I have learned their language and have made a study of their customs, home life, religion and ceremonials; I have slept in their homes, have eaten with them, have doctored men, women and children-- and I have always found them a most interesting, delightful, friendly and hospitable lot. This, however, is ex- actly what might be expected, for the Indians of the San Blas Archipelago have been in close contact with white men for nearly five hundred yaars-- ever since Columbus cruised along the coast of Panama. During the days of bussaneers, they rendered invaluable aid to the sea rovers as guides, hunt- ers, fishermen and pilots, for the cruel-| ty of the Spaniards had made them implacable foes of the Dons, From their buccaneer friends and al- lies they learned seamanship and: the English language and when, years later, Yarkee whalemen appeared, the Indians proved as useful to the New Bedford, Nantucket and New London skippers as they had been to Morgan, Sharpe, Swan, Ringrose rand other piratical skippers of the past. They took to whaling as the proverbial duck takes to water, and they regarded the high - hatted, frock - coated Quaker whaleship captains with so much re- spect and admiration that even to-day their favorite household gods are carved wooden figures with chin whis- kers, high "stovepipe" hats and lougz- tailed coats. Having acquired a love of ships and of visiting foreign shores, the San Blas men found sailoring exactly to their liking and scarcely a Yankee wind- Jampige sailed te seven seas that did not fficlude one or more San Blas In- dians in its crew, And being adepts at picking up languages, many became excellent linguists. On one occasion I heard one of my San Blas boatmen speaking French with a Martinican. "How many languages do you speak?" I asked him. He grinned. "Mebbe ten," he replied. Yet throughout all these centuries |. of dealing with white men of many na- tions and wandering over the world, the San Blas have maintained their tribal integrity, have 'retained their dialect, their faith, their ancient cus- toms and ceremonials and have until very recently preserved the purity of their blood. And though they have been ever friendly with all Anglo-Sax- ons, they nevertheless have always 'had a smoldering hatred and distrust of Spanish blood. J; Igot a ki of Di d Tints, dipped my scarf and it came out a3 gorgeously colorful as a sunset! My druggist says repeated washings will not fade it. My friends were as de- lighted as I and wanted to know what At the time of an incipient rebellion| against Panama, one of the sub-chiefs| came to me to ask my advice in the| matter. . : "Why do you want to revolt and kill I used. Indeed, I'm thusi about Diamond Tints!" | took my breath away. the Pana 2" I inquired after he had stated his case, His reply fairly don't want to be civilized," he inf me. "We want to live like Ameri- o we| yrmed heaven knows they have had cause enough to be aroused and to go on the warpath to right the wrongs they had Suffered at the hands of the Panama: neans, who had exploited them, vio- lated their women, placed Negro police over them, taken po session of their homes and islands, robbed them of their golden trinkets and forcibly con. pelled them to adopt conve.tioral gar- ments, - g That short but sharp uprising, how- ever, was a salutary lesson to the gov- ernment of Panama, and drastic changes were made in the treatment of the Indians. To-day they are con: tented, happy and prosperous. The younger members of the tribe, abani- oning the customs and conventions their fathers, have become ultra-civil- ized. Many of the youag men have heen graduated from the University of Panama; many of the girls have be come nurses in the hospitals or have become self-supporting wage earne.s elsewhere. Several of the Islands have well laid out villages of neat houses and straight, wide streets, with arti- ficial lighting, with gramopiones and radios, with sanitary rules and street cleaning brigades--in short, Jey 2 learning to "live like Americans," eve. it that necessitates being civilized, But on many of the islands and on the mainland life goes v= as it has for countless centuries: the people dress in their ancient peculiar costumes, .ne medicine men hold sway and e hereditary chiefs still rule. And here let me digress to state that woman' suffrage has been in vogue amongthese Indians from time immemorial. Ac- cording to San Blas law, women hold first place in everythinz. Descent 's by the female line and male ancest.y counts fo. little; as is the case with many tribes. Hence the women lit..- ally rule the roost. When a man max- his wife's parents uatil a girl is born of the union. I knew one old Indian {ully sixty years of age who worked every day for hig father-in-law, for al- though he had hali a Gozen children all were boys. But do not imagine that men are th2 only workers among the San Blas: Wo- man may have an exalted place, she may be regarded as man'; superior in many ways, but she is no drone, She has the household duties to attend to --the cooking, washing, cleaning, car- ing for the ehildren and making the family's clothing; ghe dresses and cleans the fish and game, grinds the corn, weaves baskets and makes ham- mocks. The woman - is exempt from any heavy manual labor, however, She is not expected to carry burdens, nor even to bring a bucket of water to her home, wherein she rules supreme. She owns everything--only his hammock, his canoe, his gun, his clothng and his fishing gear actually belong to the sub- servient male--and he cannot sell, trade or give away anything without the permission and approval of his better half. when aroused on the warpath, And ries he becomes the virtual slave of ver the women. Op one. obvi landed at an island where the Indians were still rankling under treatment re- ceived at the hands of Panamaneansg and had a grouch against all strangers. Scarcely had I stepped ashore before the local chief appeared, fairly brist- ling with fury, and ordered me off. But the women had caught sight of my trade goods. Chattering excitedly, they surrounded the chief and impor: tuned me to bring my goods asho-'e and trade. In vain the poor chief pro- tested, stormed and threatened. The women were as keen bargain hunters as any feminine shoppers in a métro- politan department store, and they didn't intend to let any mere man-- even if a chief--interfere with their fun. Finding himself utterly helpless : tween Nankirg : fof. | to spend their weisure | ere. Even the younger people with v uz go' ment, they and 'recent American "taikies" ara shown here even before they appear in Shanghai. Nanking has its own radio broadcasting stations. and can pick up. Sh ai programs. CHINA'S REAL CAPITAL. Theorétically, Nanking has !5st 1ts status as the capital of China. [or strategic reasons, the Government 'maintains a theoretical capital at- Loyang-fu in Honan Province. The more important government archives were moved to Loyang-fu last Janu- ary, and still remain there, against the possibility of a further Japaness attack, Lin Sen, President of China, Las a residenc: in Loyang-fu, and pent most of his time there until this . But he has now returned to in the face of the feminine majority the old fellow sheepishly rescinded his Nanking, where all of the active gov- orders, On the islands, where modern ideas and civilized conditions have not sup- planted the. truly aboriginal life and customs, the women still adhere 0 their picturesque, gaudy costumes, and still wear the Leavy gold nose rings; and herein lies an interesting story| and one reason for the women's social status, For the nose ring, now a badge. of superiority, was once a symbol of servitude and inferiority. In thé olden days, before the comiug of white men, 'these Indians -- like their neighbors and distant relatives, | the Carbs--were confirmed cannibals' and raided other tribes for the purpose | of obtaining a supply of fresh meat. At such times the women and girls of zhe vanquished were made captives, and it was no small task: for the cap: tors to control a bevy. of female pris n- ers, the warriors hit upon the plan linking their captives together "by means of cords through their noses-- like so many fractious bulls. Of course, the plépced noses iden*i- fied the women as alfens, and hence inferior beings, once they were estab- lished in the villages of their conquer- ors. But leave it to the women to find a way out of any such situation. Ani, putting their heads--or their noses-- together, the captured women soon hit upon a way. It was very simple. Thy spoke ¢heir own language among them- selves and taught it to their daughters, but not to their sons, so that very soon the women of the community had a medium of communication which wa: unintelligible to the men. As a result, and owing to the fact that females al- ways outnumbered males among sav: age tribes, the women soon had the upper hand and ran things to suit themselves. 4dnstead of being ashamed of their pierced noses they glorified in them, and to draw rwore attention to the perforations they wore heavy or namendal nose rings. : --_---- Quakeproof- Building Erected The first skyscraper has been bnilt quakeproof in Mexico, The thirteen. storey structure marks a new era In building. s By MARYE DAHNKE Kraft Cheese Institute "Season of mists fruitfulness," Keats with them the whole ih the oh le hasvetts HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? t 'simple and mellow These golden a days bring rea | EE a the ernment executives had preceded. him. GOOD WILL TO STRANGERS. The "antiforeign" feeling in Nan- Ling, which as made foreign resi dents uncomfortable for years, has lirgely disappeaféd since the begin- ning of the Sino-J panese conflict. In- of arousi the Chiness inst all foreig the Jap upon Manchuri and Shanghai Lave concentrated hostility upon the Js panege. This is not difficult to ex- plain, There has never been natural ill-feeling against foreign residents umong the ordinary Chinese people, who are innately friendly and hospit- able. But the Kuomintang, in its eag- er.ess to recove "sovereign rights" for China, has sometimes indulged in publicity camp.igns which have. stiz- red up the people against foreigners. 1'ori more than a year : Kuomintang agitators have ~devoted their "entire attention to Japan. With no agitation against other foreigners, the people - display their natural good will. | CHINESE NEWS WRITERS. _ Chingse newspaper men with a good command of English &nd comprehen- sion of the needs of American and E iropean newspapers are finding op- portunity in Nanking. Not one for- eign correspondent has yet made head- quarters in Nanking. They find it more convenient to locate in Shanghai, where there is no censorship and where foreign cable companies have offices." HIGHWAYS IN PROGRESS. The Finance Ministry has 'et no- thing-stand in the way of its plans, through the National Economic Coun- ¢.;; for an adequate highway system linking Nanking with the large nearby cities, Highwuys, Mr. Soong fecls, will do as much as anything else to dr; w the cities Jf the Yangtse Vallay together. Tis Nanking-Hengchow highway has been completed, and the Hangchow-Shanghai highway is being finished in October. A broad highway has been surveyed between Nanking and Shanghai, and work will be start- ed this year. £28 MODE LCITY MUST WAIT. The building program in Nanking kas been suspended on account of the financial crisis of - the 'government. Most of the work panned for this year cannot be accomplished. The gov- ernment has been compelled to use all its funds in the anti-Communist cam- paign in the Yangste Valley and in preparations against possible Japan- €8e invasion of China proper. But architects and enginders have remain- ed at work perfecting plans for a "model capital." It is still hoped that substantial; progress can be made to- ward building a comfortable and at- tractive governmant centre in 1933. HOUSING SHORTAGE. Foreign consular staffs are being in- creased in' Nanking, while legation staffs-in Paiping are being reduced. As a consequence, the housing ghort- age for foreigners has become more cute. 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