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VtSPAY, DECEMBER 3, 1942 (One Day Nearer Victory) Page 11 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Master Mysteries The Muffled Shot By ARTHUR HOERL CHAPTER 1 L night Jerry Murdodt: was u Robin we : . : f Unless there was a special ,Int he usually remained T4. niebta with Ha K anl hi. books f. . v, flrwk showed danirer- t near to four when he laid P . u Mnntor PRfl with F . rr. V,i 1-.. Vim. Uofregrei PL nniDletely for many L nd regretted only that it P. h8d come to an end. - A Ion the stand beside hia chair. L ys gtomacn naa wmemuig which to De iim.ui. MArainir in A ATTltA u .md nrL UJViUUW wew -w i j Railev was on the deck. jlreached for the telephone I sleepy dale. hommm( thi's Dale. What? that again, cniei jerry mar killed? At Gordon Stiles' till go right over. If Jerry I alivo ATI knew he (rot himself L vay out there he'd feel the Wjoe Bomethinjr awiui. Broad ly playboy Retting murdered in sticks. riCK up nannisjan u t over ! All right tell him Land Broadway in foriy min- Goodby." make the long haul from L n t v - second to Manhattan Lh worse, it was snowing when in Dale reached the street Al ii i thin mantle of white spread rthe huge banks of the previous s heavy snowfall. At Canal Broadway hep lcked up Hanni- innigan was special photo- nker on the Daily Journal B), And then the cab proceed- Blrough Canal headed for Man- Ian Bridge. mat's the dope, Jack!" Dale led as soon as the cab was on Bailey didn't get much over the m. A crowd was over to Gor- Stiles' place for the week-end and this morning Jerry Murdock was found dead in his room. At least a dozen people on the party so there ought to be some inter esting developments considerin Murdock is mixed up in it He was due to get it sooner or later." "I suppose he figured his money 'd protect him from every thing. Instead of that it' nmh. ably his money that led to this irageay. But no use trying to un ravel the thine until wo v. lowdouwn, so I'm going to knock on aooui lorty winks between here and the beach." Thirty minutes later the cab drew up at the Stiles nlam Tha grounds Were BD&ciotm. fnviin the entire length of the block, and ooraerea by a high hedge which was now all clothe din whit nolo and Hannigan entered through an iron gate and approached a large, impressive-lookinc dwellinc If wno built with two wings, one set on either side of a central portion. into which a short flight nf hnVW steps led. The house WRR rrmstrint- ed of light brown pressed brick and the two wings had each a third story, which was eabled. The cen tral portion was only two floors in neignt and flat-roofed. There were thus three distinct portions nf roof. which Were covered with red terra cotta tile. The entire leneth of the second floor had a roofed bal cony or porch. The roof was slightly sloDed and also tiled. Aa he proceeded up the walk, Robin Dale noticed that a heavy vine which ran up the house on the far side of the left Wing had been torn forcibly from the wall and was hanging over the second floor balcony.. The two Taused for n moment inside the small entrance porch and shook the snowflakes from their coats. A uniformed officer opened the door. They found Cap tain Blake and sergeant Jar din on the second floor in the room where the crime had been commit- Congratulations To ; . ; : : : ' B elk-Hudson Co. Umong Their Lines Of High Quality Merchandise Will Be Found Complete Stocks Of "GEM-DANDY" Garters BRACES, BELTS, NECKWEAR FOR MEN GEM CO Brassiers and Girdles FOR WOMEN GEM-DAN BY, Inc. Manufacturers Madison, N. C. ed. It was in the central portion of the house, at the front, with windows on the balcony. The body of Jerry Murdock had been laid on a lounge and cover ed. Dr, Wattles, police doctor, had already made his examination and had left Phelps was searching for fingerprints. "How do things set, Captain?'? Dale asked after the brief greet ings. "Shot through the heart with a .88. Dead since two this morn ing or thereabouts. And it's evi dent how the thing was done." They walked to the window lead ing to the balcony. There were two pairs of French windows, over which hung heavy velvet drapes. They were now back. Captain Blake went to one of the drapes and showed Robin Dale a hole. "Whoever did it came off the balcony while the drapes were down and shot through this, muf fing the sound." They opened the window and stepped out onto the balcony. The two adjoining rooms in the wings also gave on this balcony. "Who occupied the two rooms!" "Bert Forrest was on the right and Richard Quincy and his wife occupied the other. But look down and youH see the most important clue." Dale went to the balcony rail and gazed to the ground. In the snow, now fast being covered by a fresh fall, was a distinct track of footprints. The peculiar feature was that they led only from the walk across the ground to the house and stopped abruptly under the balcony at the left Wing of the house. There was no second track leading away from the house. , "Hannigan . . . oh, Hannigan! Go down and take pictures of that busted vine and the footprints un the balcony before the snow covers them up entirely." They went back into the room, Dale stopped for a few moments at the spot where the murderer must have stood when the shot was fired. He made a minute in spection of the floor, but there was no mark of any kind to be seen. Then he remarked doors leading from each of the two ad joining rooms. "They were locked, Dale, on this side. .Keys still there." "Who was here last night, Cap tain Blake?" "Pretty fast bunch. You know Gordon Stiles has a big broker age office on the Street. His wife was one of the Amberson sisters who made such a hit in Broadway revues a few years ago. He mar ried Grace, much younger than he is. Diana, the other sister, was here last night, too. Then there was Bert Forrest, a young play wright, who has a play or two on Broadway. Wherever Murdock was you'd always find Richard Quincy, his particular pal. Quincy was disinherited by his family a year or two ago because of his wild escapades remember? and he's been living on Murdock ever since Dolores Quincy, his wife, runs the In Underwear for Men & Boys One Name Stands Out H ANE& BELK We Are Featuring For Our Opening Men's Heavy Weight Hanes Union Suits - - - $129 Boys' Heavy Weight Hanes 1 Union Suits - - - 97 Men's Hanes SHIRTS or SHORTS Boys' - - 250 HUDSON CO. The Christmas Gift Store Election Board Verifies Passage Of Amendments Raleigh. The North Carolina state board of ejections has verified passage of two constitutional amendments and election of a Democratic Washington delegation on November 3. Complete, but unofficial election returns, were compiled and an nounced by the election board. Following the official announce ment, solicitorial redisricting will begin and plans will be drafted for a corrective amendment to the education plan. Dolores Tea Room, on Forty Seventh, just off Fifty avenue. There were a few other couples-hangers-on. By the time we're through I'm afraid it's going to be a pretty nasty mess." (To Be Continued) Meat Ration Will Be Under 2 1-2 Pounds Per Person Washington. Agriculture de partment officials predict that when meat rationing starts early next year, the limit probably will be something less than 2 pounds per person per week. The ration for children, they say, likely will be proportionately smaller. Rationing is expected to begin about February 1, next year. Of ficials are undecided as yet whether to set the ration unit on a pound age basis or a dollar basis. At the moment, American meat supplies are low, Military and lend-lease requirements have drawn heavily on our storage stocks, But by the end of Decem ber, the supply is expected to be considerably larger particularly j in pork products. LaGuardia With Hero "it 1 V New York City's Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia receives a first hand ac count of the capture of the crew of a Nasi U-boat from Lieut Harold Lawrence, of the Canadian Navy. Lawrence, accompanied by Petty Officer Arthur Powell, boarded the sub after it had been rammed, killed two of the crew, knocked two more overboard, and captured the rest. (Central Prt) Men Over 50 Keep Marriage Rate Up Gladewater. Tex In the fall, aa old man's fancy ... At least, said L. H. Richardson, denutv Grenr countv clerk, tha. weaker sex seeema to feel that way about it this fall. Most of the vounar bloods have gone to war, Richardson said, but he's issuing marriage licenses at the regular rate. 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