The Chinese Parrot (Charlie Chan Detective Series) — page 134: what you’re looking at

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= "Reflect," urged Chan. "As I have said before, parrot not able to perpetrate original remarks. He repeats. When Tony cry out in night ‘help, murder, put down gun’ even old woman might be pardoned to think he repeats something recently heard. He repeats because words are recalled to him by—what?" "Go on, Charlie," Eden said. "Recalled by event, just preceding cry. What event? I think deep—how is this? Recalled, maybe, by sudden flashing on of lights in bedroom occupied by Martin Thorn, the secretary.” "Charlie, what more do you know?" Eden asked. "This morning I am about my old woman duties in bedroom of Thorn. I see on wall stained outline same size and shape as handsome picture of desert scene near by. I investigate. Picture has been moved, I note, and not so long ago. Why was picture moved? I lift it in my hands and underneath I see little hole that could only be made by flying bullet." Eden gasped. "A bullet?” "Precisely the fact. A bullet embedded deep in wall. One bullet that has gone astray and not found resting place in body of that unhappy man Tony heard cry for help some recent night.” Again Eden and Holley looked at each other. "Well," said the editor, "there was that gun, you know. Bill 134 comiicboeoe S CO