Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-11-17
CHAPTER XXIIL

ing IN fact II Ola not seem convincing
at all Many objections occurred to
me. I saw that the whole elaborate
structure was built upon quicksand
There was mo- proof that any Of the
clippings referred 10 Tremaiue or
Thompson. There was no proof that
Thompson had gathered them with
elaborate care and Of set purpose
There was no proof
Yes. There was one point susceptible
OF proof. by it the whole structure
wouid stand or FAN
Nh. Eoy I said 10 our Junior. iu
the course OF the morning. u wonder Do
I could De spared this afternoons I've
some business of my own which Ia
very much like 90 attend to-
why. certainly" De answered iu-
stautly. So when I left the office at
noon, I took the elevated 60 the Grand
Central station and bought q ticket 20
OSsIuiug. once there. ] went direct Co
the gray old prison and stated my or
rand Co Mt Jones' The subwarIcn.
whom found boa charge
Eve come mp FROM Sew York"
began. after giving him nay card. "to
see Do YOU cam identify this man." and
J handed him the photograph of
Thompson
Hc looked at &c long ana searcbincIy.
seemingly for time Boo doubt but at
last Doe shook Dis head
$40. 7 don't believe cau." Do said
There's something familiar about tho
face. hut ] cau't place &c."
"How LONE have you been connected
with thc prison. Air Joues,' asked
- began thirty years ago as guard
But what made you think D could iden-
tify This fellow
We've rather Imagined answer
cd. "that his real name was Johnson
and that Doe served term here for
robbery. beginning iu 1850"
He looked GOO tle photograph again.
with sudden Gu>h of excitement in
his face.
~ believe you're right" he said.
lets look at Johuson's photo"
lie consulted the index. then turned
90 one OF the wall cases
"Here Dee U.s." hc said. opening com
partmeut and pointing 90 @ photograph
"lts the same man sure. only changed
lot. 10 would Doe easy Oh prove it. I
suppose they took bis Bcrtlion meas
uremcuts at the moreuc. and we've
only 90 compare them with ours
They'd be Che same. $50 matter how
much he'd changed"
And De- had changed. ludced' Tho
Johnson az tho prison photograph was.
OF course. smooth shnvcn. his face was
alert. Intelligent, there was no scar
upon thc temple nor d.d tue features
show ;hat subtle bloatn- OF long CON
tinuel dissipation but 10 was the
saue-undouutediy 10 was the same
There was 20 Reed go apply amy FINER
tests
81 remember him now." said Jones.
look.ug from one photograph 20 the
other. every we'll lie was O quiet.
We'll behaved chap. bad been captain
or a little tramp steamer. believe lie
had perfect mania f0r cutting pieces
out o. newspapers and FASTING them
IN scraphooS He spent an his let.
sure time that way Oh yes; remem-
Der. TOO. De tried 90 escape. but his
pan went back ora him and left him law
In out wonder uy tha waI Ills pal
was bad one. he was. be cot away
aud I've often wondered what become
OF him Here ae U.s."
lie swung open another compart.
ment. and { :oaaj myself staring az
Trema.nel
Not until I was quite near New York
did Recover sufficiently from the
effects 90 this discovery 90 heed the
cry or the traiu boy as he went through
the coaches with the evening papers.
All about III Edgemere murderr'
he was crying. and The name caught
my ear
"Edgemere' / repeated 20 myself
"Edgemere I've heard that name
some where"
Then IN fash remembered. and IN
a moment more the whole story OF the
tragedy Of the night before-the muir.
der OF Graham and the theft OF Mrs
De!roy's necklace-lay before me
With what intensity OF interest read
IT can be easily imagined was
shaken, nervous. horror stricken. That
there was some connection between
this second tragedy and the one m
/
read and reread the details with the
greatest care, in the effort 70 find
where that connection lay.
But IL was impossible 20 see how
Tremaine could be implicated in the
Edgemere mystery even in the least
degree-his alibi was perfect On the
other hand, the evidence against young
Drysdale seemed complete in every
Ink. Certainly none OF the papers
doubted his guilt and they handled his
past career and his family history with
a minuteness and freedom which must
have been most trying 20 his friends.
Coroner HeffelbOwer came in for the
lions share OF praise-every one agreed
that he had conducted the case with
rare skill and acumen. or course the
Record had his photograph. as well as
those Of his wife and six children. and
as ! looked az his round face / fancied
him strutting back and forth in his
saloon. inflated with pride and listening