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From: | Louie Mcintyre |
Subject: | [bothans-dev] third person |
Date: | Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:43:08 -0000 |
Tracy took the memorandum, and with a priggish,
butby no means inelegant, bow went out.
The secretarys eyes gleamed expectantly behind
hisenormous horn-rimmed glasses. But when, at last, theywere told they could go, no
new information had been brought tolight.
Sorry I couldnt give you more help, he said. Why
all this substantiation of an obviously unimportant fact?
Saw them together only lastweek at Mouquins. They
played until three oclock thismorning. You are doomed not to hear the first turn of
those wheels,retorted Markham.
Detective Bellamy was announced, and Heath sprang
to his feet.
When thecall had ended, he turned to
Vance.
These are the inferable facts from the evidencethus
far adduced. The dusky fille de chambre, Id say, iseminently
trustworthy.
Markham discussed the case with him until half past
eight but couldelicit no further suggestions.
Recall our recent conversazione about footprints in
the snow?
You mean that this Doctor Lindquist might have been
interested inher otherwise than professionally? Your Long Island Don Juan has
certainly not supplied you with anyfootprints in the snow. Hes visiting New York for
a couple ofweeks so hell appreciate Frisco more when he gets back.
Vance regarded the identificationcard satirically.
Well, heresa crime, and the perpetrator left no footprints coming or going. Sorry
todisturb you, sir, but theres a phone call for your brother. Shedidnt confide in me
who her murderer was to be.
Markham picked up the telephone receiver,and as he
listened he jotted down some notes on a pad.
Tracy took the memorandum, and with a priggish,
butby no means inelegant, bow went out. Well, the expert on burglar tools just
calledup; and he verifies his opinion of this morning. And just what portions of her
information do you considerparticularly illuminating? But when, at last, theywere
told they could go, no new information had been brought tolight.
Clear-cutprofessional job, by somebody whos been in the line of
workbefore.
Cleaver stiffened at these last words and started
to protestindignantly. Bellamy entered unemotionally and walked up to the
districtattorneys desk. And Ill say this, too: I wasnt the only easy mark
shesqueezed.
Markham grunted his distaste of Vances
jocularity.
Thismorning she is found murdered, and the
apartment ransacked.
Youre talking nonsense, Markham rebuked him, with a
show ofanger.
Vance had again become seriousand
perplexed.
These are the inferable facts from the evidencethus
far adduced.
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