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The newco away Miss Cornelia, however, was obviously in fine feather and relishing to the utmost the presence of a real detective in the house
"This is the room I spoke of," she said briskly "All the disturbances have taken place around that terrace door"
The detective took three swift steps into the alcove, glanced about it searchingly He indicated the stairs
"That is not the main staircase?"
"No, the main staircase is out there," Miss Cornelia waved her hand in the direction of the hall
The detective came out of the alcove and paused by the French s
"I think there must be a conspiracy between the Architects' Association and the Housebreakers' Union these days," he said grilar needs is a piece of putty and a dia is," continued Miss Cornelia, "that whoever got into the house evidently had a key to that door" Again she indicated the terrace door, but Anderson did not see to her
"Hello--what's this?" he said sharply, his eye lighting on the broken glass below the shattered FrenchHe picked up a piece of glass and examined it
Dale cleared her throat "It was broken froo," she said
"The outside?" Instantly the detective had pulled aside a blind and was staring out into the darkness
"Yes And then that letter was thrown in" She pointed to the threatening lanced through it, laid it down All his movements were quick and sure--each executed with the minimum expense of effort
"H'lint of humor "Curious, the anonymous letter complex! Apparently someone considers you an undesirable tenant!"
Miss Cornelia took up the tale
"There are sos I haven't told you yet," she said "This house belonged to the late Courtleigh Flelanced at her sharply
"The Union Bank?"
"Yes I rented it for the summer and ht since I caht h the shrubbery!"
"You poor dear!" from Dale sympathetically "And you were here alone!"
"Well, I had Lizzie And," said Miss Cornelia with enor the drawer of the center table, "I had s, Mr Anderson, that if I didn't hit a burglar, I knew I'd hit soazed with innocent awe directly down the esture beneath the detective's nose