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In order to recuperate from the strain of the tremendous publicity thatfollowed upon her success in the famous case of the Smoke Bandit, Mme.Storey retired for a few days to the house of … Altro …

In order to recuperate from the strain of the tremendous publicity thatfollowed upon her success in the famous case of the Smoke Bandit, Mme.Storey retired for a few days to the house of her close friends, theAndrew Lipscombs, who lived in the Connecticut hills remote from anyneighbor. I accompanied my employer, since she insisted that I needed aholiday as well as herself.We simply locked up, our offices and went away, leaving the telephone toring, the mail to accumulate, and the hordes of curiosity-seekers tomill around the door as they would. We supposed that we had kept theplace of our retreat a secret from all, but that fond hope was soondissipated. Late on the night of our arrival, as we were playing bridgewith our friends in the blessed quietude of their house, my employer wascalled to the telephone.She returned to the card table with the grave remote look that I knew sowell, her working look, and my heart sank.Well, Bella, we have another case, she said.I laid down my cards. It was useless to protest, of course.There's been a terrible affair down at Fremont-on-the-Sound, she wenton. A gentleman has been found shot dead in his study, and a young girlhas been arrested. The man who called me up, evidently the girl's lover,begged me to come and try to get her off. His voice coming through thereceiver had an extraordinary quality; young an manly; shaken with griefand agitation; yet proud and confident of his girl; it won mecompletely. I said I would drive right down.Murder? said Mr. Lipscomb, startled, and so close to, us? Who's beenmurdered?Cornelius Suydam.Good God! cried our host, springing up. Why, he's the great man ofthe neighborhood. His house, Fernhurst, is one of the show places! Whois said to have killed him?The girl's name is Laila Darnall.Both Mr. and Mrs. Lipscomb stared at my employer in a stupefied fashion.The former was the first to find his voice.Merciful Heaven! he gasped. She's his ward! Said to be richer than heis. An exquisite young creature; a sort of golden princess; we see herbeing whisked about in automobiles from one great country house toanother. Oh, this will create a terrible sensation! Who called you up?He called himself Alvan Wayger.I never heard of him.A sort of princess! Mrs. Lipscomb echoed, aghast. With everything inthe world a girl could wish for! Why on earth should she want to killher guardian?I don't know, said Mme. Storey. We must go and find out. Will you lendme a car and a chauffeur? Digital Content>E-books>Literature>Literature>Literature, WDS Publishing Digital >16<

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