Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-12-09
CHATTER XII.
THOMAS DECLINES TO STATE THE
DRIES

ing a telephone message came over
1 the wires from the chief OF poIice NJ
! Lynn 20 the Boston police beadousr-
/ tiers which seriously interfered v,ith
( the habitual ,imperturbabilitv of In
{ spector Applebee.
( "Whatever doee +bi, .f...,s..o..
! demanded of the chief iDs,ector
1 That youngest North girl has disap-
I peared."
mo-" exclaimed his superior in q
tone OF surprise How could thar
/ be-"
II don't know how it can he. f. is 81.
! Applebee declared. she left the house
! some time last evening Tbev ala no.
! discover her absence tiu This morn
ing. 4 hurried search Of the neigh
oorHooo traces her 10 the railroad sta
eloh' "nere she took the last train for
BOSTON
! Ihats "a queer family. anyhow d"
commented the chief Inspector with
very puzzled air. "Applebee nave
{ you tried 20 ascertain whether there
ISM insanity I'm The blood?"
Plague take itt What was 7 think
ing OF not Co have put man TO watch
her last night? thought OF it. but
! 1t seemed an absurd precautiont~
fumed the Inspector. However. her
, hight the minute tne funeral is over
does away with any lingering doubt
may have had of her complicitv i'm tbe
, crime
Better put White on nor track ,t
once. Then see me and Iet us have a
word or two"
Inspector White having been dis
patched 90 the Eastern depot with in.
/, structions to rnI the fugitive al any
cost. Inspector Applebee returned 20
| the private office of his sunarior -rbo
chief carefully closed the door
Appellee bee said. as be resumed
his chair "if rr5.-st,.,, ,-,,, dan
itelv. t1e,, Is r,lodv so g,, ~ -,roy.n
who beneers rsrt ,,,. No~tI,.s d.,tn
excenr bi. d,,..r..~ e-,iI,s,,
"E1acfly ir.rec,or N.or .~o 90 ,,-
derstand usr +b,t 7no~o A. ,ot ,no
slightest indirstior NJ r,,,,.,-,. NJ ~,
RON tbo -. ~ - -.',
the personal rr1perfv op Norfb.s p.r-
SON v,ers Mt, ~. -. d.,
this girl Inns t,,o ,,or,l,s 49,, b.. .loi.
out a $4,000 policy in her tsvor..
.ADDlolo., D.. .-tt 3D.. -ti.. ..I ,.-....
10 realize tba. y,e are IN ,.o-y dsIi-
cate posifiop ., tbis r,.,,c~ =, l.ll.
for cur incest discrlminati,n and iuap-
/ mept D.,
Il should sav os much D..
LET Ms sec what No l-,oU, We r,.yo
established circuustaDtfallv bevopd a
reasonable doubt tbo it.,,i.,. 80 ,,o
woman vb, WAS an tbo ,r,rIl,.,., 80,
house al or after tbs ti-,. of >y,-,,,s
death. the y,or,s, ubo 81, s,, tbo
least Of H. must be an accessory after
the fact"
so indeed
Instead lf some adveDt,,ress the
woma- turns out I'm be Nortb,s own
daughter milf f,csd i,,oc.-,t 1,,,l-
ing Girl OF ~"
$50 indeed %
well now to my mind p,less t.e
girl is crazy land we have NO evidence
that she is, She never could have snot
her IA her"
ITS a pretty serious thing To ,bsrge
her with it,
You don't believe itq"
M narlIN UTeparad HfEnufr
evidence"
VERY well. then. there Is only one
explanatior CHI Lr,,,.s ~, a., 4.
and she runs away To avoid questions +"
1t looks so"
And as she never could reconcile
her conscience TO such action unless
| the guilty rarity we're very near or
very dear 20 her"
"Stackhouse again." said Applebee
significantly There's no way out OF
il. Unless something turns up in his
favor. I've got TO arrest that man"
There was a knock at the door.
M Men Tell. said the messenger
Ito see Mr. Applebee."
Its the writing expert said An
plebee- send him in"
MIR. Mendell appeared bearing under
MS arm small portfolio
Good morning, gentlemen" was mis-
greeting. and what do you think OF
the news? No surprise 10 you. / sup
poser