Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-02-22
SYNOPSIS PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

talking with his friend Simmonds, q
detective, when the ianitor of the
Marathon, an apartment house
comes in with the story that a mur.
der has been committed. At the
Marathon, Miss Croydon, an ac,
quaintaince of Godfrey, is found with
pistol in her hand in II room with
II 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 Il stranger " he
came into the room, but states that
she fired a shot at the assailant OF
the deceased. The bullet from her
pistol was found imbedded in the
wall.
Later, Jimmy, a well known crook,
is arrested for the murder, but he in
sists on his innocence until told that
Miss Croydon will appear as wit
ness against him. Then he suddenly
asks to be locked up.
Drysdale, fiancc 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-
tated. Miss Croydon returned sud
denly and declined to explain her alb
sence. Drysdale 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 OF i'll health; subse-
qucntly 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, promoter OF Il 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
Tremaine making Il search for some
thing in Testers rooms.
The mate of Martinique steamer
recognizes II picture OF the murdered
as that OF II common sailor who
came to New York on his vessel.
Tremaine is invited to n house par
ty OF the DelrOys and attempts to
make love to Miss Croydon. Drys-
dale ovcrhears II part OF his conver-
sation and 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 decid
ed on.
Graham, IL gardener of Delroy's.
and his son are set to guard the
necklace which is suspended from II
pier. Later, Graham is discovered
dead. his skull crashed from n blow,
and the necklace gone.
A button from Drysdale'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 II 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
II theory that they form an account
of the misdeedS of Tremaine and
Thompson, who had been partners
in crime and who were eX-convicts.
Tremaine. he believes. married Mrs.
Delroy in France, and finally came to
New 1OIk W tAttlt iioii
Miss Crovdon met Tremaine at the
Marathon to discuss his demands;
Thompson interfered and Tremaine
killed him.
Cecily sails for Martinique, bidding
Tremaine IN affectionate farewell at
the dock.
Chapter XNIV Continued)
Here's Babylon" said Godfrey. .rOuS
ing himself from the profo"Aa revrrie,
into which my question lii trown
him. Wen Look in upon the prisoner
first and cheer him up Il BIT"
The jail was only II short distance
from the station, ana IL five minutes
walk brought us to 1t.
"W a're here in behalf of Mr. Drys-
dale" Godfrey eXplniAcl to tie jAiicr
This is Mr.. Lester of Graham * l.oyce
of New York, who have been retained
to defend him. | suppose we ma; see
him?'
"J'U t1kn In vour c:rtls" he said