ey S. S.VAN dine AUTHOR, o f THE BENSON MURDER CASE THE STORY TH US F A R : V a n ce , a student o f p sy ch o lo g y and e f crim e, has h is ow n theories a b o u t law c o u r ts and p olice p rocedure and he tells them to M arkham . T he lacter is c o n sid e ra b ly w orried o v er the outbreak o f crim e in New Y ork. T hen 'la new spapers an n ou n ce the m urder o f M argaret Odell, know n as the ' `C anary," a fo rm e r F o llie s g ir l an r e ig n in g B roadw ay beauty. C H A P T E R II. (T u e sd a y , Sept. 11, 8.30 a.m .) I t w as b a rely h a lf-p a s t eig h t on th a t m om entous m o rn in g o f S eptem ber the 11th when M arkham b rou g h t w ord to us o f th e event. I w as liv in g te m p ora rily w ith V an ce at his hom e in E a s t 38th street-- a la rg e rem odeled a p a rtm en t occu p y in g th e tw o top floors o f a b ea u '.lfu i m an sion. F o r severa l y ea rs I had been V a n c e 's person a l leg a l rep resen ta tive and adviser, h a v in g resign ed fr o m m y fa t h e r 's la w firm o f V a n D ine, D avis an d V a n D in e to devote m y se lf to his needs and in terests. H is a ffa irs w ere b y no m eans volu m in ous, but his per sonal finances, tog e th er w ith his num erou s pu rch ases o f p a in tin gs and sou g h t th e city over f o r a v ictim w h ose m u rd er w ou ld s tir up ex cite m ent, th ere cou ld have been b u t fe w selections b etter ca lcu la ted to produce this result. H a sten in g to the d o o r , I sum m oned C u rrie, and told him to ca ll V a n ce at once. " I 'm a fr a id , sir-- " b ega n C u rrie, p olitely hesitant. " Calm you r fe a r s ," cu t in M arkham . " I 'll ta k e all resp on sib ility f o r w a k in g him at th is indecent h ou r." C u rrie sensed an em ergen cy and de parted. A m inute or tw o la ter V a n ce, in an ela b ora tely em broidered silk kim ono and sandals, appeared a t the .liv in g room door. " M y w o r d !" he greeted us, in m ild astonishm ent, g la n cin g a t the clock. " H av en 't you ch aps gone to bed y e t ? " H e strolled t o the m an tel a.id select ed a gold -tipp ed R eg ie cig a rette from sm all F loren tin e hum idor. M a rk h a m 's eyes n a rro w e d : he w as in n o m ood f o r levity. " T h e C an a ry h as been m u rd ered," I case, b y the w a y, to devote h is talen ts to th is new shock a In sp ector M oran a rrived ten m inutes a g o ." " W ell, H eath 's a g ood m an ," de cla red M arkham . " W e ' ll w ork it out. W h ich is the a p a rtm en t?" F ea th erg ill led th e w a y to a door a t the rea r o f the m ain hall. " H ere you are, s ir," he announced. " I 'll be ru n n in g a lon g now . I need sleep. G ood lu c k !" A n d he w as gone. It w ill be necessary to g iv e a b rie f d escrip tion o f th e h o « s e and its in terior arran gem en t, f o r th e som ew hat pecu lia r stru ctu re o f the b u ild in g p la y ed a vita l p a rt ir th e seem in gly insol uble problem posed by th e m urderb. T h e house, w hich w as a fou r-s to re y stone stru ctu re o rig in a lly bu ilt as a residence, had been rem odeled, both inside and outside, to m eet the req u ire m ents o f an exclu sive in divid u a l a p a rt m ent dw elling. T h ere w ere, I believe, th ree o r fo u r separate suites on each flo o r; b u t the quartern u p sta irs need not con cern us. T he m ain floor was th e scene o f the crim e, and here there w ere th ree apartm ents and a d en tist's office. T he m ain entrance to the buildin g w as d ire ctly on the street, and exten d in g stra ig h t back from th e fr o n t door w as a w ide hallw ay. D irectly a t the rea r o f this hallw ay, and fa c in g the en tra n ce, w as the d oor to the O dell apartm en t, w hich bore the n um eral " 3." A b o u t h alfw a y dowm the fr o n t hall, on th e rigitt-hand side, w a s the sta irw a y leadin g to th e floors a b o v e ; and d irectly beyond the sta irw a y , also on the righ t, was a sm all reception room w ith a wide a rch w a y in stead o f a door. D irectly opp osite to the s ta ir w a y, in a sm all recess, stood the tele phone sw itch bouu l. T h ere w as n o ele va tor in the house. A n oth er im portan t fe a tu re o f this grou n d floor plan w as a sm all pa ssa ge w ay at th e rear o f the m ain h all and at rig h t angles to it, w hich led past the fr o n t w alls o f th e O dell a pa rtm en t to a d oor open in g on a co u rt a t the w est side o f the buildin g. T h is cou rt w a s con nected w ith the street by an alley fo u r feet wide. On th e a ccom panying d ia g ra m this a rra n gem en t o f the grou n d floor can be ea sily visualized, and I su g gest th at the reader fix it in his m in d ; f o r I d ou b t i f ev er b efore so sim ple and ob viou s an a rch itectural d esign played such an im portan t p a rt in a crim inal m y stery. B y its v ery sim p licity and alm ost conventional fa m ilia r ity -- in deed, b y its total lack o f a n y pu zzling com plica tion s-- it proved so b a fflin g to th e in vestiga tor- th a t th e case threatened f o r m any da ys, to rem ain fo re v e r insoluble. ( T o b ^ con tin u ed .) M o u s Ta F Is Mous^J^ FIavorin gs SALADA Siss the finest flavour in the world and it costs only one-quarter of a cent a cup T K A . ·Fresh from the gardens* Western Hills D uring m y m onths in P ek in g, o f the m an y th in gs I e n jo y e d th ose that stand in m ym e m o ry fo r .delig h t are e x ctn «io n s ou tside th e city. I had been prepared by ph otog ra ph s fo r the beauty o f the G reat W a ll, but it was e x citin g beyon d exp ecta tion . B esides the p o w e r th at b e lon g s to all great w alls, th e sen se o f fortitu d e and sta bility, th ere is an im pression o f a ctive en ergy, as though sold iers w ere hard ly needed to defend it, and its m any w atch -tow ers w ere f o rits ow n use only. It is an inspiration to stand on a T o w e r and see the W a ll travellin g determ in edly as fa r as the eye can reach in eith er direction , up h ill and d ow n dale, discovering: even in the v a lle ys rid ges on w hich to perch it self, a breathless im petus ca rryin g it to the top o f the h ighest hills. Puffing up the pass b y train the W a ll had im pressed me m erely as a m agnificient en closure. T h e first hint o f its livin gn ess w as at the station w here w e stopped. H ere it fled from the m ech a n ica l m on ster w hich had cut it through, a h ead lon g flight up precipitous h illsides lea vin g its stair w ay w reck ed behind it. W e join ed it by a ge n tle r slope, and foun d it broad as a lane and gen era lly in w onderful preservation . M y visit w as in July and the hills, ob viou sly n e v e r v e ry green , w ere co m pletely bare. In the cran nies o f the W a ll itse lf w ere hints o f w hat wild flow ers th ere m ight be, stran ge va rie ties g en era lly o f th in gs w ell know n at h om e: salvia, cam panula, m orning glory , e tc. T h ere w ere also M on goli ans lyin g in w a it fo r th e in n ocen t sigh tseers, w ith stalls o f lem onade and oth e r refreshm ents. M y last trip in the W estern H ills w as in late O ctober, to th e g re a t pil g r im a g e t e m p le o f M ia o .F eng S h a n -- th e ^foun tain, o f tlio fro m the dw ellin g h ou se itse lf w a s broad, e n closed b y fine ou tlin es o f o r d ered h ills, blue and purple a t sun set a ga in st a p rim rose sk y. H a lf a m ile up a steep g len o n th e oth er side o f the stream the tem ple o f ou r h ost w as d ed ica ted " T o all grea t m en w ho loved nature.' T h e tablets o f K eats, S h elley, W a lt W h itm a n and Shake speare, a m on g E n glish-speak in g natu re-lovers, and m an y a n oth er grea t on e fro m e v e ry n ation, w e re th ere in Com pany w ith tw o fine old Buddahs w ho, w h en th e v illa g e te m p le w as o verta k en b y destru ction , had foun d a re fu g e h ere.-- R a ch e l W h e a tcro ft, in " S iam and C am bodia in P en and P as te l." " Say B ill, has you r d o cto r proven re lia b le ?" " Y e ss ire e ! A pint a w eek regu lar as clo ck w o rk ." For sunburn, apply M i n a r d 's Lin im en t Being and Thinking C h a ra cter is h ig h e r th a n in te lle ct |T h in k in g is the fu n c tio n ; liv in g is the .fu n ctio n a ry . T h e stream re tre a ts to i its source. A g re a t soul w ill be s tro n g to liv e a s w ell a s to think. L iv in g is -« T >r. --FH ' r a V'U. m u L et th e gra n d e u r o f ju s tic e shine in h is a ffa irs. L et th e b ea u ty o f affection ch eer his lo w ly r o o f. T he sch olar loses no h ou r th a t th e m an lives. E m erson. W e s t 5 eveht / - F ic 5T S t r e e t objetc d'art, occu pied m y fu ll tim e blu rted out. V a n ce hald h is w a x vesta poised, without b u rd en in g me. T h is m on eta ry and g a v e m e a look o f in dolen t in and lega l stew a rd sh ip w a s em inen tly quisitiven ess. " W h ose ca n a r y ? " con gen ia l to m y ta s te s ; and m y fr ie n d " M a rg a re t O dell w a s fo u n d stra n gl sh ip w ith V a n ce, w hich h ad dated ed th is m orn in g ," am ended M arkham fr o m o u r u n d ergra d u a te d a y s a t H a r brusquely. " E ven you , w ra p p ed in va rd , sup plied th e socia l and hum an you r scented cotton -w ool, h av e heard elem ent in an a rra n g em en t w hich o f h er. A n d you can rea lize the sig n i o th e rw ise m ig h t h a v e d egen era ted into ficance o f the crim e. I 'm person a lly on e o f m ere d ra b routine. O n th is p a rticu la r m o rn in g I h ad iK °*nS to look f o r those fo o tp r in ts in rise n e a rly and w a s w o rk in g in t h e !t h e s n o w ; and i f y ou w a n t to com e j a lon g , as you in tim ated th e other lib r a r y w hen C u rrie, V a n c e 's va let n igh t, y o u 'll h ave to g et a m ove on, a nd m a jo rd o m o , announced M a rk h a m 's V a n ce crushed ou t his ciga rette. p re se n ce in th e liv in g room . I w as " M a rg a re t O dell, e h ? . . . M ost L U1 1 sid S1UC au y M lU lliO U C U d u th l i n is o v a a rly n j I -- co n e1 ra bi _ ly astonished at e m o r n in g visit, f o r M arkh am w ell knew jd istressin ' !" D espite his offhand m anth a t V a n ce, w ho ra re ly rose b efore n e r> 1 cou ld see he w a s d eep ly in terI . . 1 ------ ----------; -- 1,,,,, ested. " T h e base enem ies o f law and n oon , resented a n y in tru sion upon his ord er a re determ ined to ch iv v y you m a tutinal slum bers. A n d in th a t m o m ent I received t h - cu riou s im pression m ost h orrib ly , a ren 't th ey, old d ea r? th a t som eth in g unu su al and p orten D euced in con sid era te o f ' e m ! . . E x cu se m e w hile I seek h abilim en ts suit tous w as tow ard . I fo u n d M ark h am p a cin g restlessly ab le t o th e occa sion ." u p and dow n , h is h a t and gloves I H e d isa p pea red in to his bedroom , th row n ca re le ssly on the cen ter table. w h ile M arkh am took o u t a la r g e cig a r A s I en tered he h alted and looked a t and resolu tely p repa red it f o r sm ok i m e w ith h a rra sse d eyes. H e w a s a in g , and I return ed to the lib r a r y to m o d e ra tly ta ll m an, clea n -sh aven , p u t a w a y th e p a p ers on w hich I had g ra y -h a ire d , and firm ly set up. H is been w o fk in g . In less than ten m inu tes V a n ce re a p p e a ra n ce w a s distin gu ish ed, and his m a n n e r cou rteou s and kin dly. B u t be a ppeared, dressed f o r the street. W e rod e u ptow n a lo n g M adison n eath h is g ra cio u s e x te rio r th ere w as an a g g re ssiv e stern ness, an in d om it A ven ue, tu rn ed in to C en tral P a rk, able, g rim stren gth , th a t g a v e on e the and cam e o u t b y th e W e s t 72nd street M a rg a re t O dell's a p a rt ^jsense o f dog ged efficien cy and u n tir entrance. m en t w as a t 184 W e s t 71st street, n ear in g ca p a b ility. " G oou m orn in g , V a n ," !ie greeted B roa d w a y, and as w e d re w up to the m e, w ith im p a tie n t p erfu n ctorin ess. cu rb it w a s n ecessa ry f o r the p a tro l " T h e re ' s been a n oth er h a lf-w o rld m u r man on d u ty to m ake a pa ssa g e fo r us d er-- th e w o r s t a n d u g liest thus f a r ." th rou gh th e crow d th a t had already H e hesitated and reg a rd ed m e sea rch - gathered as a resu lt o f th e a rriv a l o f in g ly . " Y o u re ca ll m y ch a t w ith th e police. F ea th erg ill, an a ssista n t d is trict a t V a n c e a t th e clu b th e oth e r n ig h t? ^ T h ere w a s so m eth in g dgm n ed p r o torn ey, w a s w a itin g in the m ain hall p h e tic in h is rem arks. A n d you re f o r h is c h ie f's a rriv a l. " I t' s too bad, s ir," he lam ented. " A m em ber I h a lf prom ised to ta k e him a lo n g on th e n e x t im p orta n t case. rotten show all round. A n d ju s t at H e sh ru gged his W e ll, the ca se h as broken -- w ith a ven this tim e! . . g ea n ce. M a rg a re t O dell, w h om th ey shoulders d iscou ra g in g ly . " It m a y colla p se q u ick ly," said ca lle d the C an a ry, h as been stra n gled in h er a p a rtm e n t; and fr o m w h a t I M arkh am , shakin g th e oth e r'c hand. Sergean t ju s t g o t o v e r th e phone, it looks like " H o w a re th in g s g o in g ? a n o th e r n ig h t club a ffa ir. I 'm headed H eath phoned m e rig h t a ft e r you f o r th e O dell a pa rtm en t n o w . .............. ca lled , and sa id th a t, a t first glan ce, W h a t a bout ro u sin g ou t the s y b a rite ?" th e case looked a b it stu b b orn ." " S tu b b o rn ?" rep ealed F ea th erg ill " B y all m ean s," I a greed , w ith an a la c r ' ty w hich, I fe a r , w a s in la rg e lu g u b riou sly . " I t ' s dow rfright im per m ea su re p rom pted b y p u re ly selfish vious. H eath is spin n in g round like Biotives. T h e C a n a ry ! I f on e had a tu rbin e. H e w as called off the B oyle Chestnut: Mash three cu pfuls o f cook ed F ren ch chestnuts and add on e tablespoon ful o f vanilla. Grape ju ic e : F or w ater in the recip e substitute one cupful o f gra p eju lce and tw o tablespoonfuls o f lem on ju ice. M aple: U se maple sugar instead o f w hite sugar. Straw berry or raspberry: Mash one quart o£ ripe prepared straw berries, or from three to four cupfuls o f red raspberries, m ix with the sugar in the recip e and leave standing on e hour. P e a ch : T w o cupfuls o f peaches, m inced o r crushed, used as d irected fo r straw berries. P in ea pp le: One cupful o f pineapple syrup and tw o tablespoonfuls o f lem on ju ice. P ean ut: Omit sugar from the recipe and add as flavoring three-quarters o f a pound o f peanut b r it t le put through the food chopper. M acaroon : One cupful o f dried, p ow dered m acaroon s and one teasp oonful o f vanilla. M r. W in ston C hurchill declared at a C on serva tive m eeting a t Sevenoaks th a t th e Socialists w e re a dva n cin g under the banner o f plu n der and the L ib era ls under a p olicy o f squander. . .$------------M in ar d 's Liniment for sick animals. Peak. T o go th ere w e follow ed the P ilg rim s' W a y. T h is, w h ile n ot m uch m ore than a path in w idth, is one o f the v e ry fe w m ade roads in N orth China, paved in its length. In the first stage m y vivid re co lle c tio n is o f M ost o f Canada's b ullion is n o w ' p ersim m on orch ards. T h e trees, far larger and m ore bushy than any to be refined in th e R o y a l M int at Ottawa.', seen in an E nglish orch ard, w ere laden w ith large gold en fruit, b ril liant a s ora n ges a m on g sparses crim son lea ves-- the sigh t o f the orch ards alone w ould have been w ell w orth the jou rn ey. T h e stage ended at the house o f our h ost, L o Ching Shan Chai, so ch risten ed b y the late Em (Call it Caij-fert) peror. In E n glish the nam e sounds elaborate, though It is certa in ly ap S t ilm s propriate, the N ature L o v e r's M oun tain L od ge. 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