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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL,' SALEM, OREGON
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1929
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE The Krrnins After
By Harold Uray
Jf R.A.U. WALLING-
Chapter 10
THE KEVHOLC MURDER
Shot through the keyhole"
Somerfleld'e words set up rush of
theory, which broke the oppressive
pen. It loosed all tongues.
Wayne turned to stare at the
door, In Its archway, and at the
huie lock, and at the large worn
4pcrtHTB Is It.
-air. Fotherbury." said Wayne.
"Is that door ever locked?"
"Alwava at night"
"And the key usually kept on the
outside?"
Always."
"Before I examine It. should you
say that the key ought to be In the
lock now?"
Tee, certainly If nobody has re
BOTCd It."
"It Is not In the lock," Wayne ex
claimed. "Every man in the room
must have known it the door has
been swung open several times."
Wayne walked to the door and
pulled it open. There was no key.
"You gentlemen will please re
main in your seats," said he.
He went outside and closed the
door. We could Imagine him stoop
ing to peep through the keyhole.
Immediately he was Inside again,
looking down on the body of Pell.
"Mr. Orenofen," he called to me,
"will you come and show me exact
ly what Pell did?"
As I went to him. Wayne fast
ened both bolts.
"Pell was here," said I. taking
the spot where he stood. "He waited
with his arm up, looking at his
watch like this. He said. 'Now I' and
he started immediately for the door.
Be shot back the top bolt. so.
and he was stooping to the bottom
bolt, like this, tnd before he reached
It, there was a terrific bang and he
Just fell in a heap there."
"He was shot In the forehead."
said Wayne, looking at him. "Old
he face the door when he stooped?"
"I can't say. He was In rapid mo
tion all the time. You see. the whole
thing was done In an Instant."
Wayne stood contemplating us.
his brow puckered, his eyes full of
doubt.
"Did anybody see the key In the
door before this happened?"-
Nobody had noticed whether It
was there or not.
"I should make a suggestion,"
said 8omerfleld.
"Well?"
"That If by any chance Pell's
ghost shot Pell, he probably didn't
go off with a great key like that in
the pocket of his shroud. You've
no doubt observed that the vesti
bule Is badly lit."
"Ah!" Wayne cried, unbolted the
door, took a torch from his pocket
and flickered It along the flags of
the corridor.
The suspense was too much for
Beabroke. He muttered something
about It's being silly, and marched
across the room to look over Way
nes shoulder.
"Oood of you, Somerfleldl" he
called out.
We heard a ring of metal on stone
and Wayne rose with a large Iron
key in his Viand. He examined the
keyhole by the light of his torch.
"Mr. Potherbury," said he, "you
assure me that there has been no
trick with this key? It's not a
plant?"
"Of course not. Mr. Wayne. You
jrouldn't ask me that if you weren't
suffering a little from excitement
It looks as if but perhaps you'd
rather we didn't speculate?"
"It alters things." said Wayn
Don't you think." Mr. Pother
asked, "you could at least nut us
parole? I suppose we can all Rive
our word of honor to stay within
call of Mr. Wayne until something
Is decided?"
He sent a look of Inquiry round.
"Very well." said Wayne. "Until
the chief comes, the body must stay
there. The door can be locked and
I'll take the key."
By this time we were all stand
I
lng round htm except Marling, who
had sat Immobile in his chair by
the hearth.
"Com alone. Marling." said Mr.
Potherbury.
Marling rose ana waixea siowi;
tnwaM na with hla cassock swing
ing. He was at the tall of the little
procession that filed past Wayne
and went along the corridor.
That's the place," said Mr. Poth
bury. checking where another short
vaulted passage went of f to the left.
It was a mere unit cave to the eye.
"curious now ne gov were, iwyw
"Please pass along without going
in," came Wayne's voice behind us.
And so we reached the hall to en
counter Eastley and the constable
one on either side of Laxton, com
ing across it. We stopped and spread
out. Wayne pushed to the front.
laxton seemed a little groggy,
but not much hurt. He gave me no
sign of recognition.
"Which of you gentlemen Is Mr.
Fotherbury?" be asked.
Mr. Fotherburry stepped forward.
"Most extraordinary Introduc
tion." said Laxton. Tm afraid I've
not been able to keep my appoint
ment very punctually."
"Appointment?" Mr. Fotherbury
inquired with his eyebrows up.
"Yes, I said I'd be with you at
three o'clock."
"Good gracious!" cried the host.
"You can't be Professor Laxton?'
"Oh. yes. I can," said Laxton.
. "And -what on earth "
"Excuse me, Mr. Potherbury,
Wayne nut his hand up. "If this
gentleman will come with me, I'll
speak to him first."
For my purpose, which b to tell
the facts about Roger Feu, I need
not dally with the public proceed'
ngs of Wayne and his superiors.
Wayne was a capital fellow the
best type of the trained police offi
cer, and In England that is saying
a lot But Wayne naturally con
cerned himself only to find an ex
planation of the murder and when
he had found it since the murderer
could obviously not be caught In
Blackwater, he handed the whole
thing over to Scotland Yard.
And Scotland Yard began its hunt
for the mysterious person of whom
we came to speak as "Pell's ghost"
Wayne, puzzled to death and
bulging with those suspicions of
his, as soon as the theory of the
shot through the keyhole was sug
gested, conceived the Idea that Lax
ton might be the ghostl
(To be continued)
BROOKS
Miss Ellen Hackit, and her bro
ther Robert HackJt accompanied by
Mrs. O. D. Naylor, went to Oervals
Tuesday afternoon and were guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Naylor.
Miss Majel Low of Brooks and
her sister Miss Melva of Molalla,
spent the week end In Portland.
Miss Doris wood of NotL was a
guest the past week of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Sturgts.
Kay Montgomery returned to
Brook Monday from eastern Ore
gon where he has been employed in
the gram harvest. Montgomery left
Tuesday for Taeoma where he will
visit his parents.
The signal crew Is expected here
soon to install a bell at the railroad
crossing.
Mrs. Mary Molsan has returned
to her home In Brooks after an ex
tended visit with relatives in Portland.
SMITHS ARE BACK
BUverton Dr. and Mrs. A. L. V.
Smith have returned from a two
weeks' vacation trip. They spent
their vacation at Netarts. Ocean
Lake, Culter City and Breitenbush.
A fund of $100,000 will be used
to start a colony In Palestine for
Texas Zionists.
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