The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-15


demand. ! replied.
You'll be better than JplWarthg
the police detective who has beer
banelins the ease" returned tn
doctor lie has been outraReouall
careless Of Mru. Martins feelinEa
This is Mr. Martins library
Martin lived we'll anyway
hald. a boobman. wasn't hef
NO lawyer"
a good one. then"
Yes good 10 all but himself
sHaW -
eoYefuork. His last murder tria
finished him" ..
I surveyed the room Ia detail II
Overlooked with elegance.
I've discovered n clew. doctor.
cried as stood before a Hppinf
collection Of byzantine teapoih. IL
was hY my side instantly. All alive
Don't start" said !. I've onls
discovered that Martin was out d
his mind. No sane man could Hta}
out Of this library three successive
weeks aud live"
AtHH AAHAitH Ni'At"'f #
doctor lDoklng pnlncd
Hut my opinion Of Martin VA
fixed No sane man could qull
these teapota three weeks" ] re
peaied. NO proper mind could b
lured from those Monaghan worries
or these amazing hraaaea. or thta
luxurious Thaekeray. hence, the
poor devil is mentally aakow ClcN
one for me. Has Jolvofthy %
mueh1"
The Doctor only pointed % the Il
brary table Look over bis pa.
pera." he said. his diary L. there
too. AZ the top Of the pile. lie VA
hot over the trial you'll see"
I read aloud the last entry
Jury has now been out - hour
Ny head spins i'll walk IN the paft
an hour 20 tone me mp"
THAT" declared. rs where Mar.
tn went % smash"
1t Ia.a anaented the doctor Cant
you some way connect that jury
business With the mystery Can
YOU make that and the walk In The
PARK and the dizzy head mean some
thing 20 you Put yourself In hia
place. ar. Marsh. can't YOU
Cant see II. replied. I'm not
a Xldacq. you know In short.
make nothing out % e."
Nothing AZ all" cried young
Martin. in a dispairing voice.
turned 70 see him M the door. with
a lady whom I supposed Saa his
mother They had been eavesdrup-
ping. and I aid not like that !
bowed formally. In spite 81 Wran=
gle's OBTAINING hand Mn Martin. a
most attractive person. ! must al
NIT came quickly 10 my side and
sank down viih her arms abpsii me
ny darling" she whispered
wont ny love help you 70 hee II
al aa II is"
4 ieaped 10 ny feet and flunE the
woman OF wranglGa face Waa an
added insult
by heavens. str" I cried II this
l. a Ieke-well SIR" and ! started
fnr the door. = don't wonder poor
Martin left homc'"
lust then the detestahie IoiwoF=
thY entered
rad Inaoirnt intentions In hia
eyes and mt them In perfect klud
They've enough - you. sir. l
Fruwied. sasaEeiy ~ could
lie rrinned inauitlnEly oh fHop
this bluff he said 1t makes me
tired
VIII you leave Dir. and LET me
fulah ny business with these peo-
pie demanded. very angry.
Jolxufthy sneercd audihly.
started FOR him tie lodged around
the library table vaulted over Il
A. I alighted IoiwoTthy. possibly
somewhat enc up by my violence
extended his hat quite viEofuualF
Something cracked back In nay head
aud I euuld DO nothing but fall On
tie floor
n wlll always reem that ~ vas q
very long white later when ! aWoke
The slender youth and hiss mother
we're over me They looked strange
u Ike then n began coming back.
Why. vas in my house Ny wife
and boz
Mr. Marsh said he arc you
BETTER
I vas irritaied
Harold. cried. what's the
matter with YOU pon't you know
your Own faiher7 who Is Marsh.
and what's the matter with my
head Helena. how does all this
happen Why Helena
NJ Wife threw a towel one way
and a bottle Of eamphor the other
after which she shrieked In a loud
voice and cast her arms about nv
neck will not say what she said
into nv left ear ] Uncovered that
my rtrht ear was covered With 4
huge. damp towel
Harold Uaa yelling Ike an Indian
buck And then that great boy
Kissed me. ! WAS angry
He quiet. YOU silly people.
crled. striving 20 look not too deep
~ disguised over such hysteria.
Now tell me. did the jury re-
port
Harold vhoopod and Helcna be-
gan 70 cry.
Harold I commanded siernly.
something has happened Tell
me-"
"Yen." cried wrangle. who had
been standing behind me all the
time. tell him. Harold. all Of tt
beginning with three weeks ago
1 reared my son 20 be truthful at
All Times hut / ana not believe all