Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-08

get It out. buC III RAAO you 40 AeEc'
I've an iden that we're just on the
threshold Of a very remarkable mys-
terry. and you can help q lot"
'Then the murder wasn't the endT'
mo; fancy It was only the begin.
ming. Now tell me how you happened
to be with Mrs. Tremains last night"
"Tremaine had an important bust
ness engagement" said, which he
couldn't break. He'd promised to take
her to the theater and had secured
seats. Rather than disappoint her he
asked me to take his place"
"And she .iidn't object7'
"she made the best Of Il, I guess."
''ghe seemed to be getting good
deal Of fun cut Of It."
"She was. She's the most unconven-
tional creature ever met. She'd inter
est you, Godfrey"
II don't doubt It In the least. But
Tremaine interests mo too. You don't
happen to know what this business en-
gagement WASP and hs hooked at me
with q queer smile.
NO. i bupRUDO SA10S - AsN&A OVAeso
thing to do With his railroad"
Ellis railr,adT
related lrieny the project IN which
Tremaine WIS engaged.
well, perhaps It was connected with
that" Godfrey said when had finish
ed, "but indirectly-very indirectly. He
spent the evening In Dickie Delroy's
box at the orera."
1t was my turn to stare.
Godfrey" l said suddenly, there
are two points I'd like to submit to
you-both rather important ones, l fan
cy. But flrs1: want you to tell me the
story Of the crime. just az It occurred.
I suspect there were some details that
didn't get into the Record, Start .
cigar first"
He took a ,,igar and struck match.
There WERE" he assented, with q
smile, "a number Of details that didn't
get before the public. Most Of them
have an unfortunate tendency to impli-
cate Miss Croydon
He got VI, and walked across the
room and placed his finger over q little
hole in the woodwork OF the bedroom
door.
There's where the bullet from her
revolver struck he said. There's no
doubt about that. It was taken out
and found Il, fit. I'd give q good deal
to know who 1t was she fred at and
why she f1r,.d. tell you, Lester. the
more one thinks about that AFFAIR the
more incon,prehensible It becomes.
there are so many questions which
seem unans,verable. Who was Thomp-
son? How lid he get In condition to
receive herr Was the murderer .
friend Of Thompson's? II not, how did
he get into the rooms? Above all, why,
after he had knocked Thompson down,
should he stand over him ana shoot
him through the heart? That savors
more Of a Wild beast than Of . human
being"
He paused q moment In Z sort OF
helpless per1lexity, then sat down alb
ruptly and turned to me.
"What were your pointsr he asked.
1.-THE first" said, looking ct him,
"will, fe,lr. help to tip the scale
against Mist Croydon. She came here
the morning after the inquest and
tried to rent. this apartment"
He stared at me, astounded, his cigar
in the air, while I repeated the story
Higgins had told me. When ! had I'M
ished, he sat gazing into vacancy. his
lips compressed.
II see it puzzles you" said at last,
enjoying hi, perplexity. Il confess !
couldn't make anything out Of n. )"
Puzzles .new he repeated. getting
up again and walking nervously about
the room. "Why, its the most a.
founding tn ng ever heard. It's the
most uneH,lainable feature Of this
whole unexplainable case should
think she'd never want to enter these
rooms again. But perhaps Higgins was
mistaken" lie added, stopping short
.sThat mig ut be-" admitted, though
he swears he wasn't"
'Well, let's pass over It for . mo
ment. What's the second point1 10 It
another Stal,gererT
mot a staggerer. but another twist
to the puzzle l imagine. Did Thomp-
SON have any jewelry on himr'
"Jewelry7 Not bit He waS practi-
cally In rags"
aWhsre was his body lying7"
Fright here" and he indicated the
SPOT With hs foot
sAnd right there" said, "two days
later found this. pressed into the
CARPET" and / took . little paper packet
from my pocketbook.