Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-22

, brary where Wolcotts body was found
was the but end OF Turkish cigarette.
That's all"
The pink spots disappeared from
! Gates cheeks leaving his face perfect
| ly white.
rs that all?" he asked finally.
NO" said Barnes. Look at this,
! and he handed Gates the telegram that
had been written for Miss Wolcott only
n few minutes before. The junior
partner would have tern 1t up II the
chief had not recovered It almost In
stantly.
well" he cried filled with rage and
fear what are you doing with that
telegram"
Using it In my business was the
suave response.
ITS addressed to Miss Clark
Gates said, choklngly who is she?"
"To tell you the truth, | don't know
whether such person exists or not.
only created her a few minutes ago"
Gates was livid.
Don't try to play the fool with me-"
he exclaimed.
I'm not" cried Barnes. you've seen
that telegram. Now look at this letter."
and he showed the man the anonymous
letter he had patched together with
so much patience.
Gates looked at IL hastily.
i suppose you're trying 90 make a
connection between the letter and the
telegram"
Eyes"
''Wel, ! can't see It; one is type
written. the other is in handwriting.
They're entirely dssmilaT"
Certainly. because one Is natural and
the other Is disguised
You'll have a hard time proving
that"
Possibly; but I'm not deeply inter-
osted IN the Handwriting. The test Is
in another direction"
How"
In the spelling
you don't mean it?" with veal,
sneer.
Il do how do you spell necessary"
"N-e-c-c-e-s-s-a-r-y said Gates, still
sncerlng and spelling out the word
slowly.
Precisely; now do you know you've
misspelled it--and that there are also
two 'c's IN this anonymous note?"
Gates sat back IN his chair like 4
man stricken,
"And that's not all" continued the
chief.
mo-" mumbled the junior partner.
mo; the same mistake in spelling
the same word occurs in the telegram
And your theory tsp neryously.
THAT the two epistles we're written
by the same person"
who wrote the telegram"
you didl"
And you mean?'
THAT YOU put IN one e. too many;
precisely"
Gates started back at the sudden-
ness with which the revelation was
hurled at him.
And you believe I wrote the anony-
nous letter.
I'm sure Of It."
Barnes did not pause 10 let his victim
get his breath. He put his hand in hl,.
pocket and pulled out the red wallet
Gates was breathing heavily by this
time. The chief Inspector wondered In
his own mind Just how he could con-
meet the man with the wallet He had
depended upon circumstances to bring
this about. So far az he could see.
there was nothing about the pocket
book 10 indicate the Identity OF its fre-
yious possessor. There were no marks
or scratches on It, and so Gar as out
ward appearances went, IL might have
come uirect from Wolcotts pocket. 4
heavy Odor attracted the chief = atten-
ton He paused. put the wallet 10 his
nostrls and took strong Whit
The perfume-for II was perfume
had peculiar scent. There was
something very familiar about a. lie
raeked his brain In vain. lie was pu2-
bled. II was like seeing well
known face and being unable 10 re-
call the name, or Ike hearing the IA.
mllar strains OF some melody and
lacking the ability TO fix the com
position. Barnes was ANNOYED NJ his
seeming helplessness When he was
about 90 abandon " as hopeless the
solution came surging over his Inem-
cry Ike the rush Of q great wave
across a placid sea.
lt was the perfume used by Austin
Gates!
"AustIn Gates" said the chief In