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m- "n The Long Green Gaze A Croat Word Puzzle Mystery *«. ««* J3.V l/incent Fuller (* nnlimied from yMterday.)' She* dead," he Informed them ehen he returned "She died install i a neon sly. It—it* very odd. Has she been ill? Has there been anv occasion for her to take a powerful O'iig?" He turned to Mtss Minty. No, Doctor. Kmlly went to bed feel ing well, and got up this morning just, as vigorous as ever. 1—i thought that it seemed to agree with liar to have the young people here. 11 seemed to soften her a bit—that is, I mean she seemed kinder iaat. night i ban she often is." larvls Marsden's quiet voice inter posed: "What indications do you find tiiaf a drug was taken?" Why. the. eyes—look at them—the nupllft are contracted to pin points. Its an abnormal condition. Then, no, this sudden death. Mrs. Dun •eaih had a splendid constitution. Her illusion of ill health was a pardon side eccentricity. . . . Hut ]'ve called ihe coroner and he will he here at once. In the meantime leave every, i lung just a« it is. Miss Minty, will .mi come with me into the dining oom. T shall ask you to see that nothing Is touched, and maybe there'd nailer he witnesses. Everything must he left as it is—exactly as it is. Vmt might come, ton. Miss Mards den. And see the servants. Where's Sim mes?" "Here, sir,” Soames answered, step ping up. "And Johnson and Cordelia e' e right back (here, sir. No one has been in the dining room since Mrs. Dunseath was taken out, sir. The ionline of the household is sadly shat tered." Of course." Dr. Murdoch said to them when he returned from the dln j^uig room, "there may tie some per ^^fectly simple explanation for all this, e Well wait for the coroner. But 1 must say that—er—the explanation doesn't seem to present itself to me." When, an hour later, the coroner confirmed Dr. Murdock's diagnosis, silence fell upon the nervous chatter ing group In the lihrary, and when be said: "For the present I shall have to hold you all under suspicion. The police will he here at once." there came a scream. Helep had fa (tiled. CHAPTER III. \ House Divided. They were just bringing her to, when with a roar that startled tlie excited group in ihe library, a seven passenger car raced up the lane and came to a stop under the porle i cohere. In a moment. Soames had answered the brisk tattoo on the door and tile loud pealing of the bell, to ad mit aix burly men. Europe --Day by Day a By O. O. M'INTYRB Purls. March 25.—The French journalist is perhaps the most poorly paid In t'he world. He usually be comes a professions! plckthank. This does not apply to the correspondents AV ho represent American newspe pen and press associationa. They are uell paid. Paris has a hundred or more news papers—most of them fly by night sheets that thrive on polite black mail. J'.a Petit Parisian has the pM0Hrgest circulation on the continent. The fJournalist here i# generally a seedy type, affecting a wide brim in»il hat and flowing tie. He hasn't the standing nor has he the touch and go of his American brother. The less important papers pet mit the reporter now and then to boost some cafe and in exchange the leporter la Bble to have a few free meals for his tribule. Now and then this gentle grafting Is extended to shops and stores and In ihis fashion the journalist is able Hiinly lo butler out his existence. The compensation is in the leisurely n.ei hod of doing the work. And France loves leisure. "Scoops" or "heats" mean nothing. I.e Journal has a magnificent din ing salon in its building and a' noon the executives are served with * sumptuous luncheon with wine of lace vintage to wash it down. This midday feast occupies two hours, from 12 to 2. Scores of stranded Americans sell! the three American newspapers—the Herald, Tribune and the Times. It Is easy to see that all of them have seen better days and have been above their calling. One former American show girl is aelllng papers in the i-atin Quarter. lining to prison In France might, not lie a hardship to many A m*ri can".. Prisoners are served a. bottle of wine with their lunch and dinner. Min# |n also served to Inmates of insane asylums. An American called on me today Iwfn Interest me in a restaurant proj ect. He wanted a backer. T waa flat tered until I learned the project would require a working capital of t it). He explained that he could rent » small building In Montmartre for AO cents a day. Waller* are not paid a salary. They live on tips. The entire overhead, as he figured It. would he about {I a day. He told me 'hat when I returned to France again he would have a small fortune awaiting me. f think he mistook me for a sort of fall guy from Niagara. He was a. pathetic wreck, trem bling from over-indulgence in diink ond perhaps worse. Tt« went from 'ahla to table lo sketch diners for w hs lever they chose to give him. Pat is has a respectful altitude to ■ aid beggar*. They are. never molest ed. In the hard boiled Roaring Forties of New York thia fellow would have been given the "bum's ' o«h." The smart hotels and lea rooms do not bar dogs. The.v are fed and watered a* a part of the ealati bailment's service. the Frenchman answers the lets Phone by saving "Al-low!" Me does not become Irritated when he I* cut off and this usually happens two or line* times during a conversation He passes a. pleasantry with the let# phone girl and waits until the wires a i e clear again. I had a Jovial comic opera scene with * taxi driver today. 1 asked him lo drlva me to a certain address, lie took nte to five wrong places, each ^-'.'Pri* with magnificent apologies and Best urlng for being mlataken. The • t«th time he made It. 1 can Imagine him telling hie family tonight: “I t> mimed another American booh lo d»v" Tel the total fare Including th* lip was less than a quarter. And I en loved I he ride. (Copyright. 192«). “Homicide squad, ' their leader ex plained, “from the Founty Detective Bureau. Where's the coroner'”’’ Poud voiced confusion followed : Commanded, with the servants, to stay In the library until called out. the guests sat there sullenly, net* vousiy. Ted smoked innumerable < igarets. Janet started 10 light one and threw it away. Jarvis paced up and down, pausing now and then foi a low word to Rose. Grant looked; glumly into the fire. .Helen alone was absent. having been allowed to go to her room. A* Hardy, the pleasant faced young fellow left in charge of them, stepped into the hall now and then, they saw through tlie opened door a camera being set up. Ques tioned by Ted, Hardy explained that pictures of the body and of the din ing room were being taken. Pater, one of the men came in with a rough chart of the dining room to learn the exact location of each member at breakfast time. Then Burke, the chief of the detec tives, appeared in the doorway with the coroner. “I’ll examine ’em all now. Doctor. Vou can take the body and food along for analysis any time. Give me a ting as soon as you get the c hemist’s analysis.” Then, while I lie rest of the squad searched the house, Burke called them in for examination. Miss Mintv went firfcl. trembling. The preliminary' questioning over. Burke got down to the business In hand. “Now. Miss Pitkin,” he said, 'tell me just what happened this morning. '|>ll all you know.” “I—I got up at seven-fifteen, as 1 always do. and at seven thirty I went into Mrs. Dunseath’s room, and helped her die**'. When we went Inlet the hail we met Rose and -that is. Rose Fabry and Helen Barr, and we all went down stairs together. Jarvis Mareden and Grant Fowler were wait ing for us: then Ted I mean Mr. Dunaeath, Theodore Dimsealh. and Janet Marsden came down, and we all went into ihe dining room, and sal down and began eating. Kmilv, she didn't want grapefruit and so called for an orange, which wAs just as had for her. really, and she shouldn't have taken it. only she did; and Soaines brought her* one from the sideboard, and she ate half of it. and I suppose the other half's out there yet. Then Kmilv said something to Janet about —about—” “Yes. what did she sav?” “She said—well—If vou must know, sir. she rebuked her for not for not wearing a corset. If you have to know. “And Janet was rude, very rude, sir. though I don't like to sa v It, and said something about binding Die family together with a will. 1 Just can’t exactly remember what, and then Kniily sank down in her chair*— oh. I can't think of it.” Miss Minty covered her face wdth her hands. “Was that all she ate. just half an ora nge?” “That's all T remember, sir.” “Tjiink hard. Nothing else.” “Oh, yes. she drank some coffee. Rose w-as drawing it from the perco lator, and she didn't want the first cup- too much sugar—and passed it oh to somebody. 1 don't remember who- whoever- it was sitting next on her right, sir. It must have been I Mr. Fhalfonte. And then they car ried her* into the other room, anti that’s all I remember, except that ! called J)r*. Murdoch and then Mr. liUshington. her lawyer. That was after I'd brought the smelling salts. Onlv they wouldn't do any good .” At that moment the coroner came in. “What about this big emerald on the lady's hand. Contain? It’s a pretty big stone to take down town, and it doesn't seem like evidence. What about It ' “I should hope you wouldn’t take it down town.’’ Miss Minty interposed, "It’s worth thousands and thousands. It's the one she willed to tire Mu seum.” • "Well The coroner* and the de tec live looked «f eac h other. If there were some good place to put it.'' "Mr. Pushington. Kmilv s lawver will he coming out soon, won’t he’.’ I phoned hint.” "Well turn it over to trim, then the captain decided. "I ll take <mc> of if till he comes. That’s all. Miss Pit kin. Tell Hon men to come in.” The questioning continued through out the day*. One my one the mem hers of the household were called out and retur ned. Reporters r ried to slip pest Hardy at tire door, hut were .went elsewhere. "Pile guest** wore on each others nerves in ihe library, talking little, and always in low tones. A chill pervaded the place which thefre quently renlenlshed fire in the grate was powerless to dispel. Within the hour*. John Pushington -Kniily s attorney for the Inst twenty years came in. and Burke iiirned the emerald ring over to him. “You’re the exec utor. I suppose.”' I.ushlngton took the ring and nod ded. Yes. This ring is to go to the Museum. The will directs me to hive it prepared by the jewelers. Kunkle and Nathan, for special display. I'll take It down with me to the safe deiH>sit box." "t'an’t do that. This is Thanks giving. Banks are closed." H ni. that * right. . . . Then I II put it in the wall safe in Mi*. lUmaeath's room." "Anybod\ el*#* likely to know the combination?" "Nobody. Mr*. Vhin*enth entrusi ed it to me alone. It wa* all she could do to remember if. Very poor head for such thing*, though sharp in other wav*, she told me once she ulwaysy left the safe open during the day so that she wouldn't have to work the combination at night—1 sup pose she put the ting In the safe at night she had the safe installed Just for the ting, which i* practically I priceless. If the'e is any further way in' which 1 mo he of service to you. Lushinglon **id. when he had locked the ting in th»- safe, spinning the knob, I shall he very glad to help. “Well, we'll he looking into the will later, 1 suppose. If the analyses go the \va> we think they ate going to go. Mho. someltodv will he over to see you tomorrow alxmt fa mil v history, and that kind of dope Very well. Any time you wish. 1 shall he at your servke. At last tame the evening pa pet with their lurid headlines No eon jert tires hy anvhodv weie tepnrie*! however, though the usual line about "Important developments in ?he ease are ex per ted any hour" were In all the stories. * - Then Hoanie* mme in with * f**-» J war'll la©de»I with sandwiches toil' steaming coffer Nobody, how evn . did more thin t«>\- with tht food ho til Ted ibuniintly demons!rated to til of thrm that both coffee and sand withe* w «'i quite without poison. Ill lie Continued 1 o morrow.! 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