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"Died instantly, I suppose?" he said, looking over at the body "Didn't have ti lady," said Anderson, with a jerk of his head "She was here when it happened"

The Doctor gave Dale a feverish glance of inquiry

"He just fell over," said the latter pitifully Her answer seeht on his 's body with comparative calm

"Poor Dick has provedthe still, unbreathing heap beneath the raincoat He swerved toward the detective

"Mr Anderson," he said with dignified pleading, "I ask you to use your influence, to see that these two ladies find soht"

Lizzie bounced up from her chair, instanter

"Two?" she wailed "If you know any safe spot, lead me to it!"

The Doctor overlooked her sudden eruption into the scene He wandered back again toward the huddle under the raincoat, as if still unable to believe that it was--or rather had been--Richard Fle

Miss Cornelia spoke suddenly in a low voice, withoutthat I' watched by unfriendly eyes," she said

Lizzie clutched at her across the table

"I wish the lights would go out again!" she pattered "No, I don't neither!" as Miss Cornelia gave the clutching hand a nervous little slap

During the little interlude of comedy, Billy, the Japanese, unwatched by the others, had stolen to the French s, pulled aside a blind, looked out When he turned back to the room his face had lost a portion of its Oriental calm--there was suspicion in his eyes Softly, under cover of pretending to arrange the tray of food that lay untouched on the table, he possessed himself of the key to the front door, unperceived by the rest, and slipped out of the roohost

Meanwhile the detective confronted Doctor Wells

"You say, Doctor, that you came back to take these wonified stare

"Miss Van Gorder has already explained"

Miss Cornelia elucidated "Mr Anderson has already formed a theory of the crime," she said with a trace of sarcasm in her tones

The detective turned on her quickly "I haven't said that" He started

It had co--persistent--the phone call fro of the bell of the house telephone!

"The house telephone--again!" breathed Dale Miss Cornelia , inexplicable bell But Anderson was before her