Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-09-23
Man with Greatest Deductive Powers

We discussed the case. recorded in
'slaring headlines. over our morning
meal
It's incomprehensible," he said, as
. ne read the third time the damning
details. His whole life. his success.
his approaching marriage. everything
cries out against this crime"
SO they did in the case OF Eugene
Aram." replied, and yet Aram pro-
tested his innocence II Edgerton is
not guilty, 1t should be a simple mat
Ter Tor him to account for his where
abouts from 1880 to 10 last night. but
tnls he refuses to do. l am OF the
opinion that for once the police have
shown commendable energy and
nabbed the right man. Can you imag.
fue more convincing chain of cir.
cumstantial evidence?"
1 don't have to imagine The his
tory Of circumstantial evidence con-
fains many a more perfect chain which
was only broken after an innocent
man had been hanged"
Then, again." he continued, what
no you make Of the robbery? III
through jealousy Edgerton killed Gar
ner. why should he rifle his pockets.
Tear out a diamond-stud, and wrench
the ring off his finger like a common
freebooter?"
That might have been the work of
someone else who arrived on the scene
after the murderer had fled" / sug-
gested.
"A stronger argument on your side
would be that it was done to throw
the police off the track But we argue
TO no purpose. and l. for one, propose
to await the sequel"
1t was the old, old story, the fatal
triangle, In the demonstration of which
tragedy has been the coroliary since
the world began-two men and one
woman.
Arthur Edgerton possessed the three
almost priceless talismen to the gates
or modern society: youth, good looks
and wealth; and these had won for
him the master-key: social position
despite the handicap of antecedents
unknown, some said, even doubtful.
Harrison Garner put into the bal
ance against these: wealth, a family
name honored for generations, and an
unblemished character. Edgerton's
brilliancy he Offset by unfailing good
humor and wholesomeness.
Maize Morrison secure In her own
tttle social realm and with no lack of
suitors for the hand of it's queen. had
played one against the other She had
finally silenced the gossips by accept.
ing Edgerton, and then set their
W. OF no foe
receiving both on equal terms. DESPITE
the cards and the ring and all the de
lightful, bothersome prelimlnaries to
matrimony.
And then the sequel: Garner found
shot through the heart in Edgerton's
automobile on 81 lonely spot on the
Lake Shore drive; Edgerton, blood be-
spattered, behind prison bars. and
Maize Morrison, weeping, inconsolable.
distraught, in her pretty boudoir,
stunned at the havoc her little hands
had wrought in three lives
visitor came heavily yelled. and
as Clarke stepped forward to offer her
chair, was able to judge nothing of
her personality beyond that she was
young and owned a figure, svelte. but
suggesting through her dark costume.
animal-like lines and curves. Or was
" the art OF the dressmaker cxempli-
fed in perfectly gowned woman?
Yes, Miss Morrison. am glad you
have called on me. It is about the
Edgerton case, I suppose" replied
Clarke. while / discreetly retired be-
hind the portiere Of my bedroom door
20, yes, Mr.. Clarke You have seen
the papers. You know the terrible
trouble am in"
Now then" continued Clarke, "the
papers say that Mr. Edgerton called at
your apartment building, the Patio. at
1880 o'clock last night. That he found
Garner there and stayed only about
ten minutes. That he and Garner left
together, entered Edgertons automo-
bile, and started north. Now what oc-
Cured during those ten minutes?"
"Oh, Mr.. Clarke. IL happened Just as
the papers say, only they have added
so ,nany horrible things that are not
sc They say Arthur was insanely
jealous of Harrison and that he LEFT
Ine in rage. He wasn't bit jeal.
Gus"
Had Mr.. Edgefton any business
trouOles?"
None that l know Of Papa said
just the other evening that his factory
had orders enough ahead to run IL a
year"
Now. Miss Morrison, did you notice
anything else strange ia his actions?"
We'll. there was one thing but It