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Synopsis
Kaspar Kenting disappears. —
Philo Vance, District Attorney
Markham and Sergeant Heath of
the Homicide Bureau question
Kenyon Kenting and Mrs. Kent-
ing, Kaspar's brother and wife, in
the presence of Eldridge Flees,
Kenting family attorney. Vance
doubts the kidnapping story and
further questions Weems the but-
ler, Mrs. Kenting's mother, Mrs.
Falloway and son, Fraim, and Por-
ter Quaggy, raconteur friend of
Kenting's and last person to be
with him on the fatal night. All
seem hostile to Kasper. At this
time a ransome note arrives de-
manding $50,000 and freedom
from the police. A dummy pack-
age is substituted for the money
and secreted in a tree in Central
Park. The police capture Mrs.
Falloway who admits privately to
Vance she is really trying to fore-
stall an attempt by her son,
Frail, to take the money. She
is not held. Immediately after-
ward, Madelaine Kenting, wife of
Kasper, also disappears suddenly.
That night, while walking home,
Eldridge Fleet is machine-gunned
at close range from a passing
automobile but not hurt. Vance
suspects a ruse. Heath Markham
and Vance go to Markham's office
and learn that Kasper Kenting's
body bas been found in the East
River. While there Kenyon Kent-
ing arrives with a second ransom
note as does Fleel who also re-
ceived a note. Vance examines
both and discovers a cryptic
meaning in the Fleel communica-
tion. The hidden meaning prompts
Vance to investigate further.
CHAPTER XV
There was a brief respite of
black silence, so poignant as to be
almost palpable, and then came
the crash of an upset chair and the
dull heavy sound of a human body
striking the floor. I was afraid to
move. Heath's labored breathing
made a welcome noise at my side.
Then I heard Vance's voice—the
cynical nonchalant voice I knew so
well.
The ray from Heath's pocket
flash moved about the walls and
ceiling, but I could see neither him
nor Vance. Then the light came to
a halt, and Heath's triumphant
voice rang out.
"Here it is, sir — a socket beside
the window." And as he spoke a
weak, yellowed bulb dimly lit up
the room.
On the floor lay two motionless
bodies.
"Pleasant evening, Sergeeant."
Vance spoke in his usual steady,
whimsical voice. "My sincerest ap-
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ologies, and all that," Then lie
caught sight of me and his face sob-
ered. "Are you all right, Van?" he
asked.
I assured him I had escaped the
melee unscathed, and added that 1
had not used my automatic be-
cause I was afraid I might have
hit him in the dark.
Quite Dead
"I quite understand," he mur-
mured, and, nodding his head, he
went quickly to the two prostrate
bodies. After" a momentary inspec-
tion, he stood up and said:
"Quite dead, Sergeant. Really, 3"
know, I seem to be a fairly accur-
ate shot."
"I'll say!" breathed Heath with.
admiration. "1 wasn't a hell of a
lot of Help, was 1, Mr. Vance?" he
added a bit shamefacedly.
"Really nothing for you to do,
S ergeant."
The last word had been only half
the man at the rear door; he look-
ed round hint, dazed, and both his
hands went to his abdomen. He re-
mained upright for a moment; then
he doubled up and sank to the floor
where he lay in an awkward crump-
led heap.
Heath's revolver too dropped out
of his grip. He staggered backward
a few feet and slid heavily into a
chair.
"The baby winged me," Heath
said with an effort. "My gun jam-
med,"
He had barely finished speaking
when we heard a repeated ringing
near us.
"By Jove, a telephone!" coin-
mented Vance, "Now we'll have to
find the instrument."
Heath straightened up.
"The thing's right here on the
mantel," he said.
"You'd beter let me answer, it
Mr. Vance. You're too refined:" 'Xie
picked up the receiver with his, left
hand.
No Mistaking the Voice
"What d' you want?" he asked,
in a gruff officious tone. There was
a short pause. "Oh, yeah? O.K. go
ahead." A longer pause followed as'
Heath listened. ' Don't know noth-
ing about it," he shot back, in a<
heavy resentful voice. Then he add-
ed: "You got the wrong number."
And he slammed the receiver heav-
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shots from the rear door. The slim,
crouching figure of a man, some-
what scholarly looking, and well
dressed, had suddenly appeared in
the door.
Vance had swung about simulta-
neously with his warning to Heath,
and there were two more shots in
rapid succession, this time from
Vance's gun.
I saw the poised revolver of blue
steel drop from the raised hand of
ily down.
"Who was it, do you know, Ser-
geant?" Vance spoke quietly as he
lighted a cigarette.
Heath turned slowly an dlooked
at Vance. His eyes were narrowed,
and there was an expression of
awe on his face as he answered.
"Sure I know," he said signifi-
cantly. He shook his head as if he
did not trust himself to speak.
"There ain't no mistaking that
V0100."
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"Well, who was it, Sergeant?"
"It was --"he began, and then
he was suddenly aware of. my pre-
sence in the room. "Mother o'
God!" he breathed. "I don't have
to tell you Mr. Vance. You knew
this morning"
Vance looked at the Sergeant a
moment and shook his head.
"Y'know" he said, in a curiously
repressed voice, "I was almost hop-
ing I was wrong. I hate to think—"
He carne suddenly forward to Ser-
geant Heath who had fallen back
weakly against the mantel and was
blindly reaching for the wall, in an
effort to hold himself upright. Then
Vance put his arni around Ileath
and led hint to a chair.
"Here, Sergeant," he said in a
kindly tone, handing him an etch-
ed silver flask, "take a drink of
this — and don't be a sissy."
Heath inverted the flask to his
lips. Then he handed it back to
Vance. "That's potent juice," 'he
said, standing up and - pushing
Vance away from him. "Let's get
going."
"Right -o, Sergeant. We've only
begun." As he spoke he Walked to-
ward the rear door and stepped
over the dead man, into the next
room. Ileath and 1 were at his
heels.
We were in a small box -like
room, without windows. Opposite
us, against the wall, stood a nar-
row army cot. The motionless -form
of a woman lay stretched out on it.
Despite her disheveled hair and
her deathly pallor, I recognized the
figure as that of Madelaine Kent -
jug. Strips of adhesive tape bound
her lips together, and both her
arms were tied securely with piec-
es of heavy clothes -line to the iron
rods at either side of the cot.
Vance dexterously removed the
tape from her mouth, and the wo-
man sucked in a deep breath, as if
she had been partly suffocated.
Vance busied himself with the
cruel cords binding her wrists. And
when he had released them he laid
his ear against her heart for a
moment. and poured a little of the
cognac from his flask between her
lips. She swallowed automatically
and coughed. Then Vance lifted her
in his arms and started from the
room.
I preceded hint as he carried his
inert burden down the dingy stair-
way.
•' We must get her to a hospital
at once, Van," he said when we had
reached the lower hallway.
The Chinaman still .lay there
where we had left him on the floor
against the wall.
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geant told me in a strained voice.
"My arm is sorta numb."
I moved the limp form of the
Chinaman until his bead came ; 1n
contact with the pipe; and Heath,
with one hand, drew out a pair •of.
handcuffs. Clamping one of the
manacles on the unconscious man's
tight Wrist, he pulled it. around the
pipe and with his foot manipulated
the Chinaman's left arm upward'
till he could -close the second iron
around it.
Then we both went out into the
murky night, Heath slamming the
door behind him. Vance, with his
burden, was peraps a hundred
yards ahead of us, and we came up
with him just as he reached the
car. IIe placed Mrs. Kenting on the
rear seat of the tonneau and ar-
ranged the cushions under her
head.
"I'm heading for the Doran Hos-
pital, just this side of the Bronx
Park, Sergeant," Vance said, as we
sped along. In about fifteen min-
utes, ignoring all traffic lights and
driving at a rate of speed far ex-
ceeding the city speed limit, we
drew up in front of the hospital.
Vance jumped from the car, took
Mrs. Kenting in his arms again,
and carried liver tip the wide marble
steps.
He returned to the car in less
than ten minutes.
"Everything's all right, Ser-
geant," he said as he approached
the car. "The lady regained con-
sciousness. Fresh air did it."
Heath had stepped out of the
car and was standing on the side-
walk.
(CONTINUED NEXT ISSUE)
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