New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

flcntial. not even to his capable and self con-
tr,llei tragic eyed sister He a changed man
He had become the sort OF man whom acquaintance
viii discuss IN a whisper when his back Is turned
The frightful enigma that imposed itself on Tudor
Hundreds like a heavy cloud through which all
objects were seen distorted and terrifying seemed
not 70 exist for him. Apparently he was too alb
sorbci in the immediate consequences OF the crime
t. trouble himself with its
The immediate consequences had begun with the
arrival of the police followed bv a local doctor on
horseback and the coronerS officer about seven
o'clock At eight clock order for post UtOyteUt
had been obtained the inquest arranged Tor the next
dav but one and teegra pho and telephone messages
despatched 20 Scotland Yard and to Beakbane-
Emile himself had taken note from Maurice to
Norah Crampron. Ii during breakfast that the
first kilograms like the scattered flakes preludIng
snow storm. descended on the house. They same
from Scotland Yard. from the cashier of the Bank
OF England. and from two newspapers. Already
the news was afoot in London By eleven O'Clock the
storm had burst in full fury. and Maurice had IN
stalled himself in his fathers study to deal with IT
Emile and a clerk from the household accounts
office constituted his staff The butler gifted with
slow and rather distinct manner OF speech
was permanently seated in chair at the tele-
phone.
At noon half the special reporters of Fleet-st
We're aSSaultng the portals of Tudor Hundreds At
halt-paSt twelve this army was outside the domains
exterminated by administrative order OF Maurice
Vt one O clock a stream OF other callers set IN,
direct by train from London: clerks and principals
from the city. ENJOYS from politicians. a special
messenger from a roVal palace Then the
first inqusitive cables from the chancelleries and
the bourSeS OF the Continent Carl Courlander was
dead
Maurice battled with the storm of telegrauls and
the rising flood of callers until three O'Clock.
when returning TO the study after an interview
with two stoCkbrokng friends OF his fathers IN the
drawing room, he impetuousy exclaimed to Emile,
I'm going To stop thsi' And he pushed twice
at an electric button his desk
An understood Chnarnan. dressed in a dark blue
robe, with a long black pigtan. smoothly
and silently into the This the body
servant of the late Carl The death of his master.
however had produced visible effect that
superb Oriental nonChalanCe When informed by
Maurice at early morning OF Carl'S murder, he had
not even lifted those Sldntng eyebrows OF his. Yet
more than once he had proved his sincere attach
ment to Carl The late fnancier had found him
starving, with miraculous bland resignation IN the
precincts of the Paris Exhibition of IQoo had taken
a fancy to him. and had added him to the innumera-
BILE Courlander retnue in which he had achieved
important position. He faithful. discreet.
efficient and mvsteriouS-qualitieS which had
naturally endeared him to Carl In the whole
gloomy affair of the murder. perhaps nothing had
aStonished Maurice more than that Curtis (he was
named Curtis because for thirty years all Carls
Wallets had been named Curtis-after the first
one) could throw no light whatsoever on the dark
ness.
Curtis said Maurice. swinging round on his
pivoted chair, how many people are still waiting
t. me-?
Seven, SIR" Curtis responded with his exotic
accent.
4 will see none of them
Il will see no more visitors to-day except Mr
Beakbane Mr.. Crampron and Miss CrampirOn the
doctor. and the men from Scotland Yard. Under
stand-nobodvi"
Yes. sir
The instructions seemed simple and complete.
but they proved to be futile a VScOunt who rour-
ished his distinguished blood the directors fees
OF seventeen public companies. and who knew the
geography of the house. deliberately engaged the
armies of Otway the butler. and after beating them
of with great loss entered the study without knock