Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-27

| 60 Time. II becomes instructive. in time
ioi d lawyer 10 try TO look at his cases with
| an average jury's eyes-he must see them
| aS those twelve men in the box will see
.aeH-dhd applying that method now 1t
c, as hery evident to me that the chance of
'T"ihs our client was very slim indeed
| Inc trap came around to the door and in
a moment we were off along the sandy
aGau. L ne day was warm and bright, the
an hdo the sharp salt smell of the ocean
| trees and bushes were starting into Hfe
: ulluer the touch of spring. But Godfrey did
i iioI seem to notice any of these things He
| Kept his eyes straight ahead and his face
vas very stern. No doubt he was finding
had thought.
BUT al last we swung down before the
o', a. r-osemere. A man ran out to hold
oui morse. we asked for Mr.. Deiroy and
d servant VINO had been stationed in the
vesubuie took In cards He returned
ii INN and conducted us TO the
our cards In his hand a curious look of
DOUBT and perplexity upon his countenance.
My dear Godfrey he began, didn't
c tiHe 20 pe1uSe to see you, and yet I've de-
You re not talking 70 one now, Mr.. Del
roy, broke In my companion. i've come
Gown purely In Drysdales behalf OF
course II write up the story, If | succeed
In getting him off, but I'll not use anything
l learn here in that way"
on, that's all right, then" and Delroy
breathed sigh OF relief. Glad 10 see YOU
| And you, too, Mr.. Lester"
Mr. Lester is Drysdale's counsel" ex-
| piained my companion. Between u.s. we're
| going to see that he's cleared of this r'dcu-
| lcus charge"
Yes, l hope you will. Sit down, won't
you? Ridiculous, that's the word for it.
ana yet he added passing his hand be-
fore his eyes in a dazed way, there are
SO many points of evidence which seem un.
eXplainable that I've grown giddy thinking
about them. It's such a terrible thing
my wife Is quite prostrated-even a little
delirious at times; her sister is almost ill
We've all been terribly upset.
NO doubt nodded Godfrey, his face
curiously intent We're not going to
trouble you much now, Mr.. Delroy; the
only thing / should like you to do is to
give US an account Of all that happened
that evening. l hope you will do that"
Yes, III be glad to do that and he pro-
ceeded to tell in detail the story the reader
already knows.
There's one thing" said Godfrey when
it was ended. rs 1t true that Miss Croy-
don seemed to believe Drysdale guilty?''
Yes, answered Delroy; for an instant
She did; but she explained to me afterward
that she thought II was Tremaine who had
been killed.
Godfreys eyes blazed with sudden inter-
est.
'Tremaine! Then there's been ill-feeling
between then?"
"Yes-at least on Drysdales part He'd
| conceived some absurd suspicious of Ire
maine-told me I'd done wrong In inviting
him here-acted rather hastily about it, in
fact"
Thank you, said Godfrey quietly, though
his eyes were SUI shining. Now I should
! like your permission to look the
grounds and 10 examine the rooms which
Drysdale and Tremaine occupied"
Certainly" and Deroy touched the bell
Thomas" he said, to the servant who en-
tered. you will take these gentlemen wher-
ever they wish to go and answer any ques-
tons they may ask you"
We went first to the boat house and pier
ard looked the n trao
l was struck. at once, by the change in
Godfrey's demeanor; he no longer seemed
either perplexed or worried; his face was
shining with triumph. Evidently he had
discovered way out of the labyrinth
To the boat house he gave a particularly
careful scrutiny, searching in every cor
| which he failed TO find. Out on the pier
again he stood looking up and down with
thoughtful face.
"Pshaw!" he said suddenly. II might
have known / was just wasting my time
in there. Come this way, Lester
He hurried back through the boat house
and down to the beach. Along the edge
of IL he walked scrutinizing every inch of
the sand. Suddenly he stopped with lit
tie cry of triumph and caught up small
bottle. 1t was quite empty. He removed
the cork shifted It, and replaced 1T quickly
do you mean to say. Godfrey l de-
manded in establishment. that you have
been looking for that bother"
It's precisely what I've been looking for
ne TetuTUcQ eAuitdHly. ana We learned
one thing-never to mistrust a logical de-
duction. Now let's go back to the house.
And. Thomas he added to our guide. take
| us back by the way that will bring us OPP
posite the room occupied by Mr.. Tremaine."
"All right, SIR" said Thomas. His room
was right next to Mr. Drysdale's In tn
east wing-there 1t is now. sir-th' third
and fourth windows from tn end"
"And the fifth and sixth windows belong
to Mr.. Drysdale's room7"
Yes, SIR"
A sort of balcony ran along the entire
wing just beneath the windows, half-cov
cred with creeping vines, which in summer,
no doubt, completely draped 1t. Godfrey
examined 1t with shining eyes. Then he
walked straight to the end Of the building.
Now, Lester" he said, I'm going to
make a prediction. predict that we'll find
the wall at the corner freshly scratched
in more than one place. All. now, see
there"
The marks were plain enough and the
cluster Of heavy vines which ran up here