Clairs fiancéLEANDER PFYFE Intimate friend of Alvin
BensonsMRS. Thereare one or two things, he said soberly, that I think Id betterwarn
you about. The fact is, Alvin Benson has beenmurdered.
My assistant, whos therenow, tells me he thinks the
inspector has put Heath in charge.
His collectionwas as varied as that of a museum.
They were the men whose work expressed most intenselya broad philosophic spirit. Of
course; and that makes the situation just so much moredelicate.
As she spoke, the first stroke of midnight
sounded.
Despite the aquiline severity of his lineaments,
his face was highlysensitive. Especially are the Greek and Latin classics vitiated
by translation. Despite the aquiline severity of his lineaments, his face was
highlysensitive.
Even people who foundit difficult to admire him
found it equally difficult not to likehim. The cold breeze ofthe present brushed her
face with its little breath of fear. There stood thegreat house with all its windows
robed in silver. And I most certainly wont wait over fiveminutes for you to get
dressed.
Vances Chinese prints constituted one of the finest
privatecollections in this country.
MORIARTY An alderman, Borough of the BronxJACK
PRISCO Elevator boy at the Chatham ArmsGEORGE G. Vance, a serious thinghas brought
me here. His nose was straight and slender, and his chin narrow butprominent, with
an unusually deep cleft. What has praise and fame to do withpoetry?
Markham moved forward impatiently in his chair. He
glanced at theclock on the mantel, it lacked a few minutes of nine.
Thewhite arch of a thousand deaths rose before it.
A highly colored oriental rugcovered nearly the entire floor. Dont misunderstand me,
Markham hastened to assure him. Markham was too abstracted to follow up Vances
badinage. Incidentally, he was one of the most unerring poker players I haveever
seen.
You asked for the experience, and I dropped into
keep my promise. I prefer the blushing rose, if you dont mind, Vance protested. No
luckever attends these symbolical celebrations, she thought. He was a man of unusual
culture and brilliance. Ive got troubles enough withoutyour garbled questions.