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I r Such delicacy of flavour is not found in other teas SALADA" TEA 'Fresh from the gardens' 162 The Bishop Murder Case A PHILO VANCE STORY HY S. 3. VAN DINfi Ar. h - Into a hMr hursn . n known ,' * SV.s.-' 'I'SIS (.- is hi N.-.v Yi-i.t i. .!,<!< a ..iK.v ".' i-rlmes r-L-'-J an itN First tl.e i"Uy of a man Holun S JOM. <1 n'ltn a:i a. n n through u ' T'l-n a I'nuric tuiii-iir. John script;, is phc- thm-ncli the top -I:- t .> 'write* mrn-rttt-K iK-tr-" t.j '..' '-- v.-|'.i|>- : " - i ' Th Hl.-liop District Attorni in h-l (>! -< t" . ' ' ; ' Imea ui:*! a* Us the aid <t 1'hllo V;n.c. !i -.-n]Miy yourir b-Ji*l"r wr.'i i!:iltM* in iti <.). InK ' uniistutl nrii''-rle. Th follo'li.|{ I" !'! . is-. !,,!'! With hi- ;!,- !':: ! :l..,r.l i.'s i Bll*. ami !.! i.rotfif- !-,f.,t:\ A. n*uun, .1 prcf' . ' " I'T, !'.-tr<l- a P.'-IK' ' ' . .'"'". '.' ' ' - Mrs li; ihk*r, r v :..i-;v M.IP i:.d h^r . . : i i : li'i-l- I 1 1 "-' v. . h m r<ilr T.I.I in. an. -. Ihlts i:.>- .I'-'tur wn> ttr-.lu M.> 1'ru'rk.; Ill ail ' flff i t '> In- r. i ' "' ' i- - r >r. CHAPTER XVIII The i,i ^t. iv.orr.in/ Markharc. ; - ; compared by Hea'h, -a lid '..r Vanre | a !' i- ; ..!>. tv ten o'clock. "This tliirg can't go on," he dechr ed, after the :nengrost of greetings "If any one knows anything, we've g'-t to timi it out. I'm going to put the screw * on and d;.:r.n the cor.se- qnences!" "By al. n.eans, chivy 'en -.." Vance I 'i . p]. 'It'll .!i 'jM.n'elit. "I i 'i .i't If it' 1 ! help though. No ordin'ry t.r'i- ecdure is going to solve this i d-ile. However, I've phoned Barstead. He ays we may talk with Mrs. Drukker this jnornir.p. But I've, arranged to Me him first. I have a hankerin' t-> know more of the Drukker pathology. Hunchbacks, d' ye soe, are not usually product*: by falls." We drove at once to the doctor'i home nt,d were received without de- lay- Doctor Bar~>ad v as a, ln'g comfortable man, v, hose *! i^aiitnes'i of mar.iier impressed me as b-iiH' Mn; rrftilt of -Th'o!od effort. \ .: c went, -tr.iit-ht to the point. "We have reason to believe, doctor, that Mrs. Drnkker nnd perhaps I.er ion are indirectly ror.ctrned In .he rtcent death of Mr. Robin at the D ; I- rard hone; nt.il before wr> question ither of (hem further we shuiild 'ike in hav you tell us ns far as profes- sional etiquette will permit- M.nie- thing of the retivulo/'c;.! si' untlor n.- re fnc'nt'." "Please i.e more ex|i .' " D'-. Bar*'fnd pokt with defer,' ive ./"if I !. "f am 'old," \"ai:ci' i-on'inued, "thi'.l Mrs. Drukker rt ganls herself as re- gponslble for )]<) son's k>phos:s| 1,11* It i my tiiidi-r.standing that such ninl- formationa as his do t,oi ordinaril;. re- wit from mere jihy-ica! injuries. Doctor n.iv.-tcad nodded his head letrly. "That . .|'iit<- true.' 1 "You have, of CKurtte, exjiiiiined >h" !Min' ; (.n to Mr". Drukker " "On many o ca ii.ns. Hut I liave ha<! no success 'I In- fact is, a ttrrilic Inrtinet. of p-r\ erti-d martyrdom liiih I her i-ling to the not inn that '1. n s|,oi'sil,|f t'i,r her son's condil nn. Tins iirifieon* idea has become an itlt i \\ tb lif-r. hi: ' MI n , entire mental outlook, and gives nuan- iuK to the life <-f .service and sacrifice -he hud lived for forty years." "To what ex tout," nsl^-d Vance, "would you say this pj-ychoneurosi* ) a-* all', .-'wl her mint!?" "That would \>v difficult to suy; and it is not a question 1 would care to discuBs. I may say this, however; she is undoubtedly morbid; and her values have, become distorted. At times there have been I tell you this in strictest confidence signs of marked hallucin- osis centering upon her son. His wel- fare has become an obsession with her. Then- i-i practically nothing she would not iK) for him." "Wt- appreciate your confidence, (ioi-tor. . . . And would it not be logi- cal to assume that her upset condition ytsu-rday n '.:ted from .soinc fear or -hock connected with his welfare?" "Undoubtedly. She has no emotion- al or mental life outside of him. But whether her temporary collapse was <i ie to a real or imaginary fear, one (annot <;ty. She has lived too long on the borderland between reality ami t'nnta-y." There wac a .short, sjl,.,;,^.. am ] ^en e asked: ".As to Firukkcr bin, .- ( If : would you cgurd him as wholly responsible for h's acts?" Since he is my patient," returned Doctor Hill-stead, with frigid reproach, "and MiKe I have Mken no steps to .spfiiifster him, I consider your (iue.- tion an mi|ji-rtinf>m'e." XIX. ,\,.|- aM( ] spoke < IIAPTKR Markham li-iinc.i peremptorily. "We haven't time u> mince words, doctor. We've inve.-tiyiiting a .-.cries f atrocious n.ui dei -. Mr. Pnikkcr i.s ir.volved in those murder* to whj.t extent we don't know. But it is our di.ty to lind out." The doctor's tir.-t impul-i. was to combat Mnrkhnm; but he evidently thought belter of it, for \vl,en he aii- '"(riil, it u-ii.s in nn iitdulnently mat- ter-of-fact Voiie. "I have no reason, sir, to withhold T 'l'"i iviit.ion from yi>u. lint to iiui-stion Mr. Prukker's n- pnn-:ii,:iity )-n to Imputr- neplilfejic.. to . ,' t hv< matter of ),uldic afety. Perhaps, however, I misunderstand this gentle man's <|uest;on." Hi- studied Vance for n brief moment. "There are, of course, decrees of responsibility,"' b* vv-nt oil. in a profe.ssioniil tone. "Mr. Drukker's mind is ovcM--dt\ eloped, us 'he can' with kyphoiic victim-- All mental prcx-es-es are- turned in- Hard, as it win-; and UIP lack of nor- mal physical rejections often funds to product; inhibitions and abet rancies Hut I've rioted no indications nf thi> conditions in .Mr. ftiukkcr. "\Vlu.l form ilo his reciciitioi:- t:ike'." V'aricn politely cnsual. Hr Hursteail tlioiiglil ii onimt. "Oiildivir* game,. I .should .say. Such m real ions are not uiui.siial with i^*'* Jit it FRESH as Fresh can be ! And Good? Listen.... Once you have Uitcd ShortbrMtl like tin Chriltie Maker* rruAr, you'll ngrce you never knew btforr haw Tcry deliciout really frtth ilwirtbread could b. Sold by thr pound or in children's p LORNA A BONNIE RICH SHORTBREAD cripples. In Mr. Drukker's case it JB ' what we might term a waking wish- fulfilnicnt. Having had no normal childhood, he grasps at whatever will jtive him a sense of youthful rehabili- , tntion. His juvenile activities tend to balance the monotony of his purely mental life." "What is Mr-.- Drukker's altitude toward his instinct to play?" "She very correctly encourages it.' I've often seen her leaning over the wall above the playground in Hiver- I side Park watching him. Ard she always pn-side* t the children's par- ties and dinners which he holds in his home." We took our leave a few minutes later. As we turned into 76th Street. Hoath, as if nr<msmc himself from a bad dream, drew a deep breath and! sat upright in the far. "Did you >{et that about the kid (fames?" he asked, in an awe-stricken voice. "What's this cas<> Roin}? to turn into?" A curious sadness was in Vance's eyes as he grazed ahead toward the isty Jersey cliff's across the river. Our rinfr at the Drukker house \v;:s answered by a portly German woman, who planted herself stolidly before- us and informed us suspiciously that Mr. Drukkfi- was too busy to see any one. "You'd betu-r tell him," however." said Vance, ''that the District. At- torney wishes to speak to him im- mediately." His words produced a strange efTe-'t on the woman. He hand* went to her face, and her massive bosom rose and full convulsively. Then, as thoup-h panic-stricken, she turned and asce-ml- ed the stairs. We heard her knock -na door; there was a sound of voices; am! a few moments later she came luu-k to inform us that Mr. Drukker would fee us in his study. As we passed .he woman Vance sud- denly turned and, fixing his eyes on her ominously, asked : "What time did Mr. Drukker get up yesterday morning?" "I don't know," she stammered, thoroughly frightened. "Ja, ja, I know. At nine o'clock like always " Vance nodded and moved on. Drukker received us, standing by & large table covered with book? and sheets of manusrr.pt. He bowed som- brely, but did r.ot 11 -k u* to have chairs. Vance studied him a moment, ?. if trying to read the .-were!, that 'iiy be- hind his rt-stless, hollow < yc-< "Mr. Drukker," he hr-gari. "it is not our desire to rau--> you umiiveis'ry trouble, but we have learned that you were acquainted with Mr. John Sprigg. who, ;,s you probably know, wjis shot near here yesterday morn- ing. Now. co.iM you suggest Miy rea- son that any out" tr.ight have had far killing him? Dr.lkl.i T drew hmi-rlf '.ip. Di -iii'c his elfnrt at elf-control there WHS a slight tremor .11 hi voice ns he an- swered. "I knew Mi Sluing but ulightly. 1 can .,11 rijt'st Mottling whatever in re- gard to his death. . . ." "Then- was found on his body a piece of paper bearing the. Hiomann- Christoffcl ten. nv which you intro- duce in your book in the. chapter .n the MiMi'tH'si of physical space." As Vance -poke he moved one of the type- written sheets nf paper on th table toward him, and ularved st it casu- ally. Prukki-r seined not to notice the. ai-tk.ii. Tin 1 information containtsi in Vance's Word- hail ii\c!'od hi iitictl- t-ion. "1 can't iinderMUiul it," he ,; t -d vat-'ilely. ".May I see tin- notation?" Markham complied a: imc-> with l.'s request. After studying the paper a moment Drukker bunded it back; and his littlo eyt-s narrowed malevolently, "H;i\p you asKed Art*<>ssm about | this" Hi- was discussing this vry subject iih Sprigjr lii^t week." "Oh, yes," Vance told him carelrs- ly. "Mr. Arne.sson i exiled th* inci- ! denl, but couldn't throw any light on it. VVi- thought perhaps you could succeed \\here In- had failed." "1 regret I can't acci>inmi>dale you." There was the suggestion of a stie.-i ill Drukki-r's ivpK. "Any oiu* might 11*1- 'In- l en -*oi. Weyl's and Kiiistt-in'- works are full of it. It i>n't righll. . . Why come to be it "" "It wasn't i In- tensor formula that led our roving fitotsteps to yoin door," said Vance lightly. "Kor in- stance, we li:ue reason to believe that SpiiggV death is conmvt"d with Robin's murder. . . .' Drukker's long bandn caught the edge of the table, and he leaiu-il or- ward, his eve's Rlittt-ring excitedly. "Connected Sprigg anil Kobin? You don't believe that newspaper talk, do yiuf.' . It's a damned lie!" His fare had begun tn twitch, and his voic.> rose i-hi-illi,. "It's insune nonsense. . e ADV&NTURE-S of ALUMINUM LAWN MOWER A LIGHTER, easier run- * ning and longer lasting mower. Aluminum Drive Wheels and Side Plates. Barium Melol self-aligning bearings, steel d'ive Wheel Axles and Steel Drive Wheel bushings. At your hardware dealer's. CANADA FOUNDRIES & FORCINGS LIMITED In a Public Park Once on a time (the fairies tell me so) The tree* grew v eary of green lif- ery. Saying, "Wh> should not' 1 e the radi- ance know Wbernwith the dainty garden flow- en* glow: Would we not wear sin h beauty splendidly?" Then Jacaranda, borrowtnK the blue Of -.-.- Iu Rummer, wore It, and was proud A 111 tie while; but certain jrumtrees knew A better secret, and the IOIIR day throiiKh W,' ij till color stained a .-.instt cloud. Saffron and rose and i Unison thu were blent Burning toward beauty with a xentle flame And when adown 'he leafy '.an - I went I saw the wis 'ree-s crowned o. nn<! content To face the rifled skies and know- no shame. >.-ivi'-5 the Anstrai Nun. + SCOTTIE- There is a race of men who are born . with a gift of roving, and a thought , that all lands are home. They'll haug '. their bats In an Esquimaux Igloo, or a chinf-se Emperor's palace, and set- tle dowu as complacently as a black cat on a warm hearth rug. Give them a stout old pair of shoes and a new highway, cr an old boat aud a salt wind to push the sail, and they'll find their way Into the queerest places with absolute surety that all will come out right in the end. If you asked these men why they get along so well, they might tell you I that this Is just because they have found that folks are much the same anywhere. They would tell you tflat the little black boys in Africa and the brown boys in India yes, and the yel- low boys in China like to play at the same kind of games as you do, and that Big Folks are just Little Folks grown up. In Chiua, for instance, there are about 400,000,000 people, mostly Chin- ese. Some are wise and learned, others are poor and Ignorant. Some are kind and honest others danger- ous and wicked. There are other things, too, In China. There are great bamboo forests full of tigers, bears and wild animals. Thfre are shady rivers where pirate junk ships He In wait for plunder. There are glided temples with the funniest little spires and turrets, and there are frowning, | forbidden cltlt-j* away up iu the mouu- \ talus, where, the bravst white man dare not go. One bright uioruiug Scot'ie and I talked It over, and decided to go to China and meet with new adventures. Inside of a week we were on board a j steamer bound for Shanghai, and our good plane safely crated. Talk about | your rough weather. They bcrewed | down the batches and bhut all the ( portholes, while great black seas i crashed over the ship, driven before I the blast of a screaming e;wt wind. Landing in Shanghai, we began to .."inible our plane. Just as th job . was finished, reports came/ In tijat flKbtinc had tirult'-n out between two rival armies less than a hundred milea away. I asked Scottie if he would b interested In going to the front, and he wagged his tail and danced about. We must confess that Scottie didn't like the Chinese very welf at first. Once he had been captured by Chin- ese bandits, and since then had car- ried a grudge against the entire raoe. He mixed wiih them just as a lighted match mixes with a keg of gunpowder. Knowing the grouch Scottie carried I shouldn't have taken him with me when I went to see General Lu to ask for a pass to the front. General Lu was located in a palace in a small walled city. Walking into the room he greeted us with dignity, .shaking hands with himself In tin Chinese fashion. General Lu was an immense man very tall and stout, and gorgeously dressed in silks. Hi was extremely impressive to me but he didn't impress Soottle a bit. Imagine m y dismay, when right in tha midst of the i>ow, 8 c o 1 1 1 a growled, and, earing the leash from my hand, made a jump at him. General w startled then, Ins'.inctively he shot out a v Ivet slippered foot to ward off Scot- ti'.-'s attack, -ut the terrier was all ready for such a move. He dodged and ii :>ck as a flash, he caught th slipper In his teeth, shaking and tug- ging, and pulling for all he was worth finally making off with It. There are times when whatever oue says it Is the wrong thin;-, so I waited for the next move. I glanced up, ex- pec'.lnc to sf the General o der us put out, or what not, nnd much to my surprise he was smiling. The situa- tion was so ludicrous that it had ap- pealed to his sense of humor. Tlur. was indeed a relief, and 1 apologized fluently for Scottle's short- comings. General Lu stood and smiled . nd didu't understand a word >f It. Thfii ;' interpreter began to talk In Chinese. Suddenly General Lu epok h.irp'y. I waited in suspense so nuii-li d' ponded on his answer. (To be continued). The angry. 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They K'VO the most beautiful colors when n-=i-il either for tinting or dye- im; .iiul nover take 'be life out of cloth as other dyes do." Ml-. J.F.T.. Montreal. He Wanted His Share Miiirnglii ! slowly tlui householderj crept down tli sinus. Sudil'-nly he.'' threw open the drawing-room door. ' Ifciii t move!" Im died, pointing a Kim at the. man who cromh'-il hv the trophy case The burKlar rals>'d his hands. "What's In that -aik" aked (lie householder, Th > bui^lur lowi-ii'il Ins li.nuls and revealed a KliUerlilK ariav of silver cups and cutlery. "Tut them back on I lie Mdeboard at once," ordered the- otin r. "I*tiiiiiiit*, Riiv-nor," cried the Inirg- lur, a p nneil look on his face, "not nil of It! llii fair' 'Arf belongs to tlu> 'on ^B next ilom." "It was the eleventh day of the eleventh mouth, aud I lived iu a house w-ith number eleven on the door, and I backed the eleventh noise iu a race," \plaiueil Charles. "And." broke In Henry, 'the bors won, l -uippose?" 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