Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-01-18
SYNOPSIS PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

detective, when the janitOr of the
Marathon, an apartment house,
comes In with the story that n muir
der has been committed. At the
Marathon, Miss Croydon, an ac-
quaintaince of Godfrey, is found with
Il pistol In her hand in n room with
a 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 a stranger " ho
came into the room, hut 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, a 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, 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 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
i'm France. but removed to England.
Edith Croydon, eldest daughter, was
educated in France; left school sud
denly on account Of i'll health; subse-
uuently 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 Il dia-
mond.
Tremaine, a promoter of II 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 Lester's rooms.
The mate of Martinique steamer
recognizes a picture OF the murdered
as that of common sailor who
came to New York on his vessel.
cHXrrEE NJ.
"I'vc found out Il few things about
Tremaine," bcfnn Godfrey as the
waiter hurri4 away with our order.
And ] about thompson, Sa'u.
"You haye.:', and he looked at me in
surprise. "lf6s in the world did you
~doft?"
His astOnishment was'distinctly COM
plimentary, and related with consid-
cradle qualification my conversation
with the mate of the PARMA.
"Well," observed Godfrey when
had finished, that was bright idea
of YOURS. That establishes the link be-
tween the two men. Our st. Pierre
correspondent wires us that Tremaine
arrived there some three years ago.
presumably from South America. He
bought little plantation just outside
the town and settled there. He seemed
TO have plenty of money when he ar
rived, but he probably spent 1t all-on
that girl Ceclly. pcrhaps-for before he
sailed lie borrowed $500 francs with
his plantation as security"
Seven hundred dollars - tina,
wouldn't go far" commented.
"IIe hadn't enough to run him
month-and he's been here nearly
twice that long. It's evident that he's
mn extravagant liver. He's been NOV
ing In expensive company and has. OF
course, been keeping up his end. Then
too. don't doubt that he provided Tor
ThompsOn-gave him enough money
anyway. to keep drunk on-thats the
only way to explain Thompson's tax
ing an apartment like that. should
say that 1850 would be low esti
mate for the two months or course
he had to get all his clothing new
Martinique clothing wouldn't do fol
March in New York"
"AIl of which indicates" I said
"either that he had other resources ol
that he's received some money-Sl,OO'
at leust-since he's been here
"Precisely-and incline to the latte
theory. He's working some sort o