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l "That was somewhere in the Rue Lafayette. He wrote on hotel paper which had the telephone number. 1 tried it and managed to get hold of him. And. according to his pro- mise, he will be on his way home in the morning."

"And in any case, it doean’: seem particularly relevant," Ducres sug- geated.

Dolllrnore frowned. The Super-

, intendent was his superior officer.

‘but he could be very trying.

.‘ “This is the list of the uc-ople

who were in the club this evening.‘

Ducrol went on. "It is fairly evi

dent that on, of them must h the murderer. Have you any com

ments to make about any of them?’

Rolll-ter glanced down the list. “There are very few I know," he said. "I dropped in myself, as Fer- nandez probably told you. with a friend of mine called McKenzie He is one of the men who is in- terested in the financial side of ﬁle club. I had hoped he would put up some money."

"What made you want to come tonight particularly?" asked.

"I didn't want to." said the solici- tor, with his wry smile. “Bu; Mc- Kenzie did. He wanted to see Fe" nandoz."

“What about?"

“He \vas contemplating putting

THE CHARLQWETOWN GUARDIAN

Contract Bridge

B! JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON IARNING N0 MEDALB

The North player in today's deal can scarcely be said to have dis- tiﬂﬂllahcd himself in the bidding!

Northdealer. Bo“ sides vulnerable. Q7 QAKiil QAIOGSQ 4.152 QKJDQ ‘Q5 OH N -QQ1081 0K5 W E 2 e-KQJI g oQJo-r ' QIOG ¢A108432 '00 O84 ‘A88 I The bidding: ._ North East Souﬁi West 1Q Pass l.‘ Pass 2Q Pass 2Q Pass 3Q Pass 3N1‘ Double Pua Pass Pass

West opened the club king. and south came out with-precisely five Milka. consisting of only the foul’ I! and the one king in the corn- bined hands. Down i100. and fol‘ no particular reason, since the cp-

Dilmimlre- ponenis had not even etitererl the

bidding. It should be observed illal not one of the three bids made by

North was correct. First. he should have opened with his shorter heart suit. because he should have anti- cipated the spade (or a notrump)

money into the Club. as I tell you."

"He left with you?"

"Yes." _

"Can you give me his address?"

"I'm afraid I can't" said Roilitcr. ,“I really don't know a great deal about him. He's not often in Lim- don."

"But surely you can put us in touch with him? He seems to he the one person in the club at the time of the murder we cannot get into touch with."

"But he was with me," Rainier pointed out. “I dropped him at Charing Cross. He stays at various hotels when he is in London I lever know when he will drop in at my office."

"He must have a permanen at‘.- dress."

"In America-Les Angeli-s. I bviieve. He has money in thr film industry. But he's rather a myster- lous individual. I'm afmirl."

"Apparently." Ducros laid.

Identifying Photographs

Ru-liiter turned to the Superin- tendent "But; he was with rr-e the whole time he was in the Club this evening" he said, patiently. ,

"Who do they remind you of."

Durrns suddenly demanded and held out. the photographs. 1 The solicitor looked at. them.’

"No one," he snid. "It. isn't your friend MicKcn- zle?"

"Good gracious-no! Why. you! saw him yourself in the Club ihisi evening. Really. Superlntemlenh " "Just g fancy of mine. Mr. Rol- iiter. Evidently I'm wrong," Ducrus said, "Still we should like a chat with your friend. And I'm ofraiti. we must have it."

“He'll probably call in at the of- fice in a day or so. I'll tell him." "You say he's staying in an ilrrei in London tonight?" “Probably. I fancy. however. he mentioned a furnished .'. day nr so ago." i "Where did you meet him t,o-day?"| Dolilmorg asked. ; "He dropped ln at my office lust before lunch."

“Um." said Ducros. “Now about‘ the others, Mr. Rlolliter."

“I know the little hosteaa- Ii think that's what they oa-il he.--, Sadie Pachmann. I've danced with‘ her."

“How long have you known hert". Dollimore had returned to the st-l tack. , "On and off for several monlnm, I suppose. I've spent several week-i ends here at one time and an0'her_"| “Did it strike you as curious that ‘there should be two police offic-

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iala her, tonight?" Dollimore ash-- ed. “Naturally. I saw Mr. Fernander as I came in. He mentioned the‘

fact." , "You've no idea why we were, here?" "in connexion with suspected

breaches of the licensing ld-WS, I imagine. That is usually the rea- son for the visit of you gelwlomﬁﬂ to such a place. surely? l have warned I-ernandez several times of the necenlty of strictly complying with them. a foreigner always finds our licensing regulations very‘

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response and recognized that it ‘might be very desirable to show the diamond suit at the mere two- level. tlllkg leaving the way to a preference from South. North's act- ual sequence of bidding constituted a “reverse“—l.e.. bv getting up to the higher level he mnde it more expensiv for South to choose ice- tween hearts and diamonds and presumably North had great strength to create such a situation.

Having started off on the wrong foot. North made a bad matter infinitely worse when he persisted with diamonds after» South had (properly) rebid his spades. Surely at that point, North should have seen the danger and P855911 - singleton spades or not. South would not have been in serious trouble at two spades. The three- diamond bid. however. coming on lop of Nortlfs previous reverse bid- idlng. led South to believe that b8 iwould find a very bu: hand op- {posiw him and encouraged him i0 i"ste'p out" inst n little with his three notrmﬂill

complicated, but. aS I assured Fcr< nanciez, it is exceedingly fortun- ate that you were on the SD03.- as it were."

"In spite oi your warning Fel- nandez, we discovered several scr- ious irregularities, but this mul- ier puts them in the background. I'm afraid-for the moment any way."

"Of course.“

"The inquest will be held on idol‘- dny afternoon at the Town Hall.‘ We shall want you, Mr. Roliitcr‘ put in the local Inspector. who had not previously spoken.

"Quite. I shall probably stay,‘ on now I'm here, I assume, l“ view‘ of what Mr. Lewln said on the‘ 'phone. that I am still to act an the estate's solicitor. subject, of course, to further instructions from] him, ii any. when he gets hvrcq I've little doubt that in View of. what has happened there will he‘ no shortage of rooms in the club.‘ so I shall stay here tonight. in anv‘ case."

"We shall probably wan‘. you again in the morning, Mr. Rolliter." said Ducros.

"Then I think I shall go to- bed.’ Rolliter smiled. For a moment that curiously intent eye ui his’ held Dollimoxes. “Good-niglin gentlemen." he went on anri turn-i ed to the door.

"Not a great deal of help " said Ducros. '

‘H9 was grimly.

lying." said. Duiiimore

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