The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-11-08

ISilullie lau uu important DuSl-
ness cement" l said, which he
couldn't break. He'd promised to take
her to the theater and had secured
seats. Rather than disanroint her he
asked ne to take lis llsoe."
and she didn't osject?"
"She made the best Of it, guess"
"she seemed TO be getting a good
deal of fun oft of it,
She was She's the most unconven-
tional creature ever met She'd inter
est you, Godfrey
Il don't doubt it in tie least. But
Tremaine interests me too. You don't
happen to know what this business ell
gagement was?' ana he looked at me
with a queer smile
No. | suppose that it had some
thing to co with bis railroad"
.'1Iis railroad?"
related briefly the PROJECT in which,
Yremaine was e.. .yage.l.
We'll, perhaps it was connected with
that" Godfrey saiG. when / had finish
ed, ''but indirectly .very indirectly. He
spent the evening in Dickie Delroy's
box at the opera
1t was my turn to stare
Godfrey" said suddenly. "therc
are two points Ed like to submit
you-botil rather important ones, i +
cy. But FIST i want you to tell me the
story OF the crime. just as it occurred.
suspect there were some details that
didn't get into the Record. Start 4
cigar first
He took Il cigar ana struck 4 match.
There were,' he asscnted, with Il
smile, "a number of details that didns
get before the public Most of then
have al unfortunate tendency to in.p.i-
cate Miss Croydon
lie Got Up and walked across the
room and Placed his finger over Il little
hole in tie woodwork of the bedroom
door.
There's where the bullet from her
revolver struck, he said. There's no
doubt about that. II was taken oft
and found to ct. I'd give q good Gcal
to know who it was she fred at amt.
why she fired. tell you. Lester. the
more incomprehensioie it becomes,
there are SO many questions whic,
seem un.lnsw cradle Who was Thonp-
son? How did he get in condition to
receive he-? Was the murderer a
friend of Thonipsan's? If not, how did
he set into the rooms? Above all, why.
after he had Knocked Thompson down.
e-y,, "A s,J-, r,1~.
lin through the heart? That savors
more OF Il wild Least than OF Il human
|. being
He paused a moment in sort of
helpless perple..ity. then sat down alb
ruptly and turned to re.
What We're your points:''' he asked.
The first said. looking at him.
will, l fear, help to tip the scale
against Miss Croydon. She came here
the morning after the inquest and
tried to rent this apartment
He stared at me, astounded, his cigar
in the air, while l repeated the story
Higgins had told me. When l had fla
ished, he sat gazing into vacancy, his
lips compressed.
II see it puzzles YOU said at last
enjoying his perplexity. Il confess l
couldn't make anything out of it,"
Puzzles me.' he repeated, getting
up again and walking nervously about
the room. why, it's the most as
founding thing ever heard. It's the
most unexplainable feature of this
whole uneNDlainable case. l should
think she'd never want to enter these
rooms again. But perhaps Higgins was
mistaken" he added, stopping short.
THAT might be-" l admitted, Though
he swears he wasn't"
We'll, lets pass over it for mo-
ment. What's the second point? Is ii
another staggerer?'
Not staggercr, but another twist
to the puzzle, imagine. Did Thomp
son have any jewe.ry on h!m?'
.'Jewelry? Not bit lie was practi-
ca,ly in rags"
Where was his body lying?"
Fright here" and he indicated the
spot With his foot.
''And right ,hare," l said, 1.-TWO days
later l found this, pressed into the
carpet" and took a little paper packet
from my pocketbook.
He opened it carefully and looked
at what lay Inside. Then he whistled
softly.
"a diamond, by all that's wonder.
full"
"re!l me what it came out Of" i
said.
Zone of group, should say; OF
perhaps border around larger CEN
| trail stone"
"Precisely," l nodded. And last
night happened to notice that Mrs
Trel.aine Wore pin with just such
al arrangement Of stones. One of the
snail diamonds in the borda. was
missing"
Godfrey wrapped Up the tiny bit OF
crystal and handed it back to me with
an exceedingly thoughtful face.
That's a mighty pretty bit of evil
dence," he said at last. though. of
course. it may be only coincidence.
Taken by itself it isn't worth cent;