Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-02-15
By BURTON E. STEVENSON
Coeyrisbr. 1904. by Henry Of. Company
SYNOPSIS PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
. Story Of Manbaffa
Author of "The Holiday Case

SYNOPSIS PRECEDING CHAPTERS
Godfrey, Il newspaper reporter, is
talking with his friend SimmOnds, II
detective, when the janitor of the
Marathon, an apartment house,
comes in with the story that mur-
der has been committed. At the
Marathon, Miss Croydon, an ac-
quaintaince of Godfrey, is found with
a pistol in her hand in Il room with
dead man. She denies being re-
spOnsible for his death and claims
that she came.tO his room to secure
family papers which he claimed to
possess. She alleges that the murder
was committed by stranger who
came into the room, but states that
she fired n shot at the assailant OF
the deceased. The bullet from her
pistol was found imbedded in the
wall.
Later, Jimmy, IL well known crook.
Is arrested for the murder, but he in
sists on his innocence until told that
Miss Croydon will appear as a wit
ness against him. Then he suddenly
asks to be locked up.
Drysdale, tiance of Miss Croydon.
calls on Godfrey, who tells him the
story OF the murder. Drysdale eX-
plains that he called at the Delroy
residence on the night OF the crime
and found Miss Croydon absent and
her sister, Mrs Delroy, greatly agi-
tateds Miss Croydon returned sud
denly and declined to explain her alb
sence. prysdale expresses faith in
the innocence of Miss Croydon.
AT the coroner's inquest Miss Croy-
don states positively that Jimmy,
the Dude is not the guilty man, and
he is released.
Godfrey secures the record OF the
Croydon family, who formerly lived
in France, but removed to England.
Edith Croydon, eldest daughter, was
educated in France: left school sud
denly on account Oi i'll health; snbse-
quently married Richard Delroy Of
New York. Croydon and wife died
in England, leaving fortune to daugh-
ter Grace.
Lester. an attorney, interested in
the murderer, secures suite IA in the
Marathon as lodgings. He searches
the rooms carefully and finds II dia-
mond.
Tremaine II promoter of railway
in Martinique, and his wife, Cecily,
are dodgers at the Marathon. Lester
meets them and suspects that they
were acQuaintances of Thompson,
the murdered man. Godfrey observes
Tremainc making II search for some
thing in Lestcr's rooms.
The mate of II Martinique steamer
recognizes Il picture of the murdered
as that OF Il common sailor who
came to New York on his vessel.
Tremaine is invited to II house par
ty of the Delroys and attempts to
make love to Miss Croydon. Drys-
dale Ovrrhears IL part of his cOnNcr-
sntion and II quarrel between the
two men follows. The gems Of Mrs.
Delroy's pearl necklace are found to
have lost their brilliance and Il sea-
bath to restore their lustre is dccid-
ed on.
Graham, n gardener of Delroy's.
and his son are set to guard the
necklace which is suspended from Il
pier. Later, Graham is discovered
dead, his skull crushed from \ blow,
and the necklace gone.
4 button from Drysdnle's raincoat
is clasped in the fingers OF the dead
man. and other circumstances point
toIDrysdale as the murderer. He is
arrested and refuses to talk about
Graham's death. Lester finds that
the diamond discovered in suite IA is
not the one missing from Cecily's
brooch. He finds the clippings. hid
den by Miss Croydon when ThOmp-
son was murdered the Marathon.
Godfrey studies them and evolves
n theory that they form an account
of the misdecds OF Tremaine and
Thompson, who had been partners
i'm crime and who were rX-cOnvicts.
Trpmaine. he believes, married Mrs.
Dplroy in France, ana finally came to
New York tn rNtort money from her;
Miss Crovdon met Trcmaine at the
Marathon to discuss his demands:
Thompson interfercd and Tremaine
killed him.
CHAPTER NNIlI.