Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-19
The
Marathon Mystery
n Story Of Manhattan
By BURTON I. STEVENSON
Author Of "The Holiday Case
copyriSbr. 1904. Hsnry non an

N Story of Manbafta
BY BURTON L. STEVENSON
Tor Of "Thc Holiday Case

and IL so. II he viii let us see 1t FOR Il
momCntI'
Thomas went ont instantly and
looked at Godfrey In surprise
You think those marks have some
valucT" | asked.
Godfrey drummcd ahsrhtly on the
table and stared out Of the window.
II don't know lie answered, but
in an investigation Of this kind no
point Is too small to he important.
We've got TO examine everything,
weigh everything, pile M every little
atom Of evidence. II we expect to tip
the scale IN our direction. ltS very
probable that Trcmainc never made
these marks ut all; oven IL he did. they
probably have no Significance. But In
any event 1t won't do any harm 10
make sure: and. besides. ia like 10 see
sample Of his handwriting. Just for
It's own sakc-thc handwriting of man
like that ought 10 bc interesting. All,
here Is Thomas"
"IIcrc's n letter. sir" said ThoTGs.
Godfrey opened II and glanced ut the
contents.
"Iic's good p"nman." hc said; "sec,
Lester" and he handed me- the sheet.
"but it's qHltc II different hand from
the one on The hiottCr- much broader
and moro masculinc--ius such n hand
rs one would naturally expect man
Ike Trcmainc to write"
lie explained II again for moment.
then folded It up and handed II back to
Thomas.
Perhaps Mr.. Dclroy will want II
again." he said.
"Now. let us see Mr.. Dryslalc's
ROOM
As lie got up from the table no
, ticcd that he still held the blo,tcr In
his hand. and | saw him place II care
fully In an inner pocket. AFTER all.
then, lie did attach some Importance
10 II.
The room which had been occupied
by DrysdHlc WAS the counterpart of
Trcmninc's, but II was In great dis
order. An open trunk stood In the mid
die of The floor, with clothing strcwn
about II: the bed had not been made.
I'VE was ordered not L do anything
toNGrl scttiu' this room to RIGHTS" cE.
planned Thomas alphabetically, It'll
the coroner sent Us word We might.
lie amt sent ~ word yet"
1t was rvidcnt that nryslalc had
been packing very hastily when he
was Interrupted by the arrival of the
officers. The clothing which was In
the truak had been crammcL In care.
lcssly though. Of cou:gc, that might
have been done by the CORNER after
searching II.
"pryydGlc cvIGcatly didn't spend
much time In bed that night" observed
Godfrey ana Indicated II pile of ciga-
rcttc stubs hcapcd high on nh ash
tray on The table. lie must have had
some kuOtty problem TO wrc5tlc with
10 need 80 many"
He walked slowly about the room,
looking ut everything kccnly, but
touching nothing. lie stood gazing mt
the bed for long time. Then he
turned again to the table.
Here's the diary" he said, picking
up little book which lay there. $50
Hclfclbowcr didn't get II. Well. |
guess I'd better see he doesn't have
another chance"
lie weighed 1t In his hand, and l
could see how II tempted him. Per-
haps here lay the very key which he
had been seeking In vain, But In Il
moment he Slipped 1t unopened into
his pocket
"a man Is fool to make PROMISES"
he observed, with wry smile, and
sat down at the table. "llcllo. what's
thls" he added suddenly, and, stoop-
ing. he iishcd from the wastcbaskct
beside him the fragments Of a cane.
II was cane certainly of ut least
ordinary strength, ana yet 1t had been
broken into half dozen pieces and
hurled into the basket
Whistling softly to himself, Godfrey
surveyed It moment; then he bent
over the basket and examined the re-
maindcr OF It's contents piece by piece.
There We're scraps OF letters, torn
envelope, crumplcd sheet of paper
lie sprang to his feet with Il cry Of
triumph and waved 1t in the air.
'I'vc found it, lac cried, his face
bcamlng. "rvc found ii, Lester"
Found whatT' ! questioned, more
and more astonishcd, for Godfrey was
| usually master Of his emotions.
"Ah, Lester" he continued more
calmly ~ he smoothcd It out carefully
on the table, this takes II lot of con-
ccit out of me. Had been really
clever I'd have dcduccd the existence
Of this message long before | entered
the room. As it IS, It's luck-pure
luck! I'm glad to win on any terms
but I'd rather win by scientific deduc-