The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-18
By Louis Tracy,

Author of ..Winss of the r1ornins.' The Pillar OF
Light Etc.

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paid in advance. 1t was not clear who
owned the place. The agent kept it on
his books until some one should claim
| it.
AS the murderer walked and smok ed
his reflections were not quite cheerful.
now that he could cry quits" with
| Philip Arson.
| His experiences of the previous night
were not pleasant. Neither he nor
Grenier went to bed. They dozed I'M
easily in chairs until daylight, and
then they admitted that they had COM
mitted Anson's body to the deep in a
moment of unreasoning panic.
| He might be found and even if he
were not identified that COMPOUNDED po-
liceman might be moved TO investigate
the proceedings Of the curious visitors
to Grange House.
| That was the weak part of their
armor, but Grenier refused to admit
| the flaw.
"A naked man found in the sea-and
he may never be found-has not nee
essarily been thrown from balcony
300 feet above sea level. The notion
Is grotesque. No constabulary brain
could conceive it. And who is he?
| Not Philip Arson. Philip Arson Is
alive Not Dr. Williams. Any Scars
dale man will say that. And your
best friend, Mason, would not take him
! for you"
| But Mason was not satisfied Better
have buried the corpse on the lonely
farm-in the garden for choice. Then
they would know where he was. The
sea was too vague.
| OF pity for his victim he had not a
| jot. Had Philip Arson pitied him or
| his wife or his two children? They,
too, were dead in all probability. While
in London he had made every sort of
| inquiry, but always encountered a
blank wall of negation. John and Will
liam Mason, even If they lived, did not
know he was their father. They were
| lost to him utterly.
| Curse Philip Arson. Let him be for
| gotten anyway. Yet he contrived to
| think of him during the nine weary
| miles over the moor, during the long
| wait at the railway station and during
the slow hours Of the journey to Lon
| don.
On arriving at York, Grenier secured
| palatial suit at the Station hotel, en-
tering his name in the register as phil
| ip Anson."
He drove to the postoffice and asked
| II there was any message for Gre
| nier."
Yes. 1t read:
Family still at Penzance. Persuaded
| friend that letter was only intended to
create unpleasantness with uncle. He
| took same view and returned to town.
Will say nothing.
Unsigned, it came from town near
Beltham. Grenier was satisfied. He lit
| q cigarette with the message.
At branch postofice he dispatched
| two kilograms. The first to Evelyn:
Will remain in the north for a few days.
| Too busy to write today. Full letter to-
| morrow. Love. PHILIP.
The second to Mr.. Abingdon:
Your message through Miss Atherley
noted. Please suspend all inquiries. AT
| fair quite unforeseen. Will explain by
! letter. Address today. Station hotel.
York. ANSON.
Then he entered a bank and asked
| for the manager.
MY name may be known to you," he
| said to the official, at the same time
+ handing his card.
Mr. Arson, Park lane-the Mr.. An
SON."
II suppose I can fatter myself with
the definite article. I am staying here
some few days and wish to carry out
| certain transactions requiring large
90 I bn Io1 fr, -
| through your bank, on special terms.
Of course. for opening a short account"
I'VE will be delighted"
81 will write a check now for $4,000.
which kindly place to my credit as
soon as possible. Shall we say the day
after tomorrow"
THAT is quite possible. We will use
all expedition"
Thank you. You understand, this Is
merely preliminary. 1 will need
much larger sum, but will pay in my
next check after hearing from London.
I am not quite sure about the amount
of my private balance at the moment"
The bank manager assured him there
would be no difficulty whatever under
such conditions.
Grenier obtained his pass book and
check book after writing a check on
London before the other mans eyes.
For small amount an introduction
would have been necessary. In the
case Of Philip Arson, the millionaire, Il
man who handled thousands so readi-
ly, it was needless. Moreover, his pro-
cedure was unexceptionab le-strictly
according to banking business.
Grenier rushed off to the station,
caught train for Leeds, went to the
bank Of a different company with diff
ferent London agents and carried
through the same maneuver
He returned to York and secured the
services of the hotel typist He wrote
to Philips bankers:
I am transacting some very important
private business in the north Of England
and have opened temporary accounts
with the - bank in York and the -
bank in Leeds, and I shall need a con-
siderable sum OF ready money Possibly