Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-03-01
By BURTON E. STEVENSON
copyrsbr 1904. BY Henry Koh Company
SYNOPSIS PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
II Story Of Manhattan
Author of "The Holiday Case"

Godfrey, Il newspaper reporter, is
talking with his friend SimmOnds, Il
detective, when the janitOr of the
Marathon, an apartment house,
comes in with the story that muir
der has been committed. At the
Marathon, Miss Croydon, an ac-
quaintaince of Godfrey, is found with
u pistol in her hand in n 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 " ho
she fired u shot Mt the assailant OF
the deceased. The bullet from her
pistol was found imbedded in the
wall.
Later, Jimmy, n well known crook,
is arrested for the murder, but he in
sists on his innocence until told that
Miss Croydon will appear as IA wit
ness against him. Then he suddenly
asks to be locked up.
Drysdale, fiance 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 agl-
tated. Miss Croydon returned sud
denly and declined to explain her ab-
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-
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 dia-
mOnd.
Tremaine, IL promoter OF arailway
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 n search for some
thing i'm Lester's rooms.
The mate of a Martinique steamer
recognizes n 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 part of his conver-
sation and n 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-
cd on.
Graham, u gardener OF Delroy's.
and his son are set to guard the
necklace which is suspended from Il
pier. Later, Graham is discovered
and the necklace gone.
A button from Drysdale's raincOat
is clasped in the fingers OF the dead
man. and other circumstances point
tofDrysdale 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 mis,leeds 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 York to eXtOrt money from her;
Miss Crovdon met Tremaine at the
Marathon to discuss his demands:
Thompson interfered and Tremaine
killed him.
Cecily sails for Martinique, bidding
Tremaine an affectiOnate farewell at
the dock.
Godfrey and Lester visit Delroy s
house aud and Godfrey makes some
discoveries.