The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-16


sZsl remained" He pushed back his chair and bowed
stiiy. II wish you good night" he said.
There chorus of remonsanc and this and
the Barones answering protests the time slipped
piece of paper into the hand Of the gentleman with pearl stud
lie read the lines written and
The youngest member who had an interested but silent
listener the tale of the Queens Messenger hand com
mandingy
sr Andrew, he cried sip justice to Lord Arthur oheney must
ask you be seated He has hearing Of most
serious crime and insist that you you have heard me
clear his character"
'Youi" cried the Baronet.
eyes answered the young brsy. II would spoken
sooner" he explained but that thought this gentleman in
cned his head Queens Messengeas about to con-
tribute facts of which ignorant He however has told us
nothing and SO will take up the tale the point Lieutenant
Sears laid down and you those details of which Lieutenant
ignorant 1t strange you that should be
sequel to this story But the coincidence easily explained am the
junior member of the law firm of Chudeigh Chudegh We have
been solicitors for the Chetneys for the last hundred years Moth
ing matter how nportan which and his
two snknown and naturally every
detail of the terrible catastrophe of last night"
The Baronet bewdered but eager back into his chair
"Will you be long, sir q he demanded
II shall endeavor to be brief said the young solicitors "an" he
added in tone which his words almost weight threat
promise to be interesting"
"There promise that said Sir Andrew II find it
much too interesting isl glanced uefuy at the clock AMI
turned his eyes quickly from it
"Te the driver of that hanso called to the servant tat
take him by the hour"
For the last three days. began young Mr. Chudegh "a" YOU
have probably read the daily papers, Marquis of Edam been
at the point Of DEATH his physicians have never left his house
Every hour ne seemed to grow weaker but although his bodily
strength is apparently leaving him forever
clear and active Late yesterday evening word received
Office that he wished father CHENEY
to bring with him certain papers What papers
hal; mention them only explain how that night hap
pned to be at Lord Edas bedside accompanied father Chef
n House. but at the time reached there Lord Edm sleeping
and his physicians refused have him awakened urged
that ne should be allowed receive Lord Edm instructions
ing the documents but the physicians would not disturb we
all gathered IN the library to wait until he should awake Of his
accord 1t was about one o'clock in the morning while still
there that Inspector Lyle and the Scotland Yard
arrest d Arthur on the charge of numbering his brother
imagine diay and distress Like every one else had learned
from the afternoon papers that Lord Chene dead but that
ne mad returned England and arriving Chetney House had
been told that Lord Arthur had the Bath Hotel look for his
brother and to INFORM him that he wished their father alive he
must him Although it was now past one o'clock
Arthur had not returned None of where Madame Itchy
lived 50 we could not Chene body We spent
most miserable night fastening the window whenever cab
into the square, in the hope that Arthur returning and endev
on to explain away the facts that pointed him the murderer
am friend OF Arthu with him Harrow and at Oxford and
refused to believe for instant that he capable such crme
but as lawyer could not help but that the crcumana
dence strongly against him.
edward early morning Lord Fda awoe and 80 much better
state Of health that he to make the changes papers
which ne had intended declaring that he death than
ourselves Under other circumstances this happy change him would
have relieved US greatly but could think anything
the death OF his elder and the charge hung Ahu
CAS- long Inspector Lyle remained in the house my father
decided that of the legal family should also
remain there But there little either do Arthur did
not RETURN and nothing late morning. when Lyle
received word that the Russian had arrested
drove to Scotland Yard to question back
hour and informed that the refused tell anything
what had happened the night BEFORE himself Of the Princess
Itchy He would not even give them address house
He IS in abect terror Lyle said assured him that he
suspected of the crime, but he would tell me nothing