The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-24

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or mcager notes | often
n find II dlnlcult to select
among the counile 8
cases In which | have
tnz,US1s,2hI been associated with
E&x xE Carlton Clarke the one
&xzrx1EunD that will best make n
story. AT the time of
which this story deals his fame as an
Untangler OF mysteries had gone far
and wide and our Oak street quarters
often presented regular procession
OF clients as early and as late as
Clarke was willing to receive them.
Many OF my readers doubtless Will
recall when the city was shocked by
the mysterious murder OF the Honor.
able Algernon Sydney Hoprington.
Such was the sensation Mt the time
that Il seems almost unnecessary now
Go go into the details. The crime, for
crime It was uron the face. was dis.
covered about four O'Clock IN the
morning. and so great was the figure
that the Honorable Algernon Sydney
had cut during his three years resi-.
dence in Chicago. where he had come
from England to claim the fortune
running well into the millions gra.
clously founded there by great.
uncle. that the newspapers held on
their entire mechanical force Tor n
doublecolumn extra.
opened the door TO admit our old
friend. late Inspector. now Chief,
Shipp. II was not his first call at
our humble quarters, for he had long
since discovered where 20 come for n
quiet tip that demanded none of the
official credit In return. and many IA
stubborn case had he laid before
Clarke.
We had him back into the dining
room. Clarke merely nodded and con.
tinued to sip his coffee and pud nt his
cigarette, while no watched the chief
and waited for him To speak
We'll, Mr. Wizard. | suproso you
know what I'm here for before | tell
you" began the chief.
Yes, 1 shuU!d say il Is the Hop
pington case. | am afraid | will have
60 revise the estimate of the affair
was just delivering 60 MIR Sexton
here. Not so simple as II looked then
Tell us about IL. Haven't the servants
put you on the right track"
Not within thousand miles Of the
track. They don't know anything
Horrington was writing In his library
at eleven o'clock lie called the but
Ter. Rifrn. TO get him bottle of wine
Half an hour la'or he came out to thC
dining room, whore BilIln was viii
BrysCn, the other nan servant, aut
handed them the bottle onefourth ful
and toll them to finish It. They DID
Drugged, I sur pose. have the bottle
with the few drops that were left ant
will have them analyzed. The three
maids had been entertaining company
some Of my men, II appears, In th,
kitchen They had Just let them on
:hc back wsy and had gone into tho
buffers pantry to get bite TO eat be
fore going up to bed when the doc
slammed and they beard the bolt sho
and they were locked IN. About al
hour afterward. as near rs | car
gather from their hysterical mem1r!
OF what happened, they heard pierC
Ing female scream ring through tht
house
"And look here! Found 1t on M
lower step OF the stoop," and the chic
drew from his pocket bundle and ol
unr, Hing IL displayed tiny whit
sutn slipper, No. l A. II was hi-:
lilly soaked in blood.
"A v'oman's work. you think"
Gueriei Clarke
At the Horplngton number we foun
one OF those square rel stone mar
sions typical of the period immediate
Iy following the fire.
"Ah. he was a fancler of orchids.
see" remarked Clarke.
"Humph!" snorted the chief, III
sure | don't know what you are tail
Ing about. but " you're looking fu
clews there are the knife and The sill
per, that are worth more than all you
old orchids put together for my puI
poses"
Once out OF tho house Clarke e'
claimed;
Quick. Sexton. cab. Wen bea
the chief at that little game"
hailed passing hanson an
Clarke directed the driver 10 get TO th
Auditorium hotel In the quickest pos
sible time.
"And can you really lay your land
on the couple within an hourf