Evening star., 1909-05-02

d1dn t approve OF cigarettes, ana know ne never
smoked them
Then who was here last night? Did you let any
one ins''
NO sir; not soul. y
did you or anyone else 60 out of the house and
come back again after nine o'clock last night"
NO sir. / am sure Of it. The maids all in,
and know Mr.. Rance did not leave his study be-
cause he told he would be at home all evening and
did not wish to be disturbed Besides, heard him
moving about once or twice when passed the door
and he rang for fresh cylinders for his graphic
phone. And let one in, sir, no one at all.
Has anyone a key!"
mo one besides Mr. Rance, SIR
mo one? looking keenly at the man, who
dropped his eyes and fdgeted from one foot to the
other.
No one but Mr. Jack" The reply was SO low
that it almost inaudlble.
"Ah, yes And Jane tells she heard voices
raised in dispute in the study when she came down
to get cup of tea about half past nine. There is
splash of mud in the hall just inside the door, which
must have been made after it started to rain last
night. The streets were dry bone until nine
o'clock This begins to get interesting. 1t pans out
just this way DOCTOR he continued, turning to the
Hayes lets no one in; yet some comes in, and
comes in the front door No one could get in the
windows because they all locked. Jack Rance
is the only who has key besides his father who
was not out. There cigarette ashes and two
stubs the ash receiver; yet John Rance did not
smoke cigarettes. Those cigarettes were consumed
last night, because the room smelled strongly of
Turkish tobacco when came into it. There is a
volver, which Hayes identifies as the one young
ber there fuss in the papers when the young
fellow went West-talk about his father not ap-
proving the career he had chosen, and all that. We
know there was bad blood between them.
The old man had evidently been debating letters
to the machine said Donley, with gesture toward
the half-flled stand Perhaps could learn some
do you know how it works." asked Hayden.
Miss Clerford will be able to show you, sir, ven
tured Hayes, coming forward. She comes every
morning about this time to get the work Mr.. Rance
has done the night before ~
THERE'S the bell now,'' interposed Hayden. " If
it is the young lady Hayes, admit her; but
allow no one else in the house You had better tell
her what has happened that she will be prepared
and then send her in here to me. You needn't come
back yourself; sha mt need you any more just now
and if want anything can ring. think, doctor,
he went on, that it would be better to remove the
body before she comes in. or there'll be a scene
Women always scream and faint at the time when
they need all their senses.
But there scene, contrary to Hayden
prophecy. Miss Cerford was very, self contained
young woman; and though she looked white and
terrified when she into the room a few minutes
later, and turned her head away from the desk she
was far more composed than the detective had sup
posed possible For even after the body had been
removed to another room, the scene was CHASTITY
enough
The detective however wasted time; but came
to the point at once Miss Clerford he said "Mr
Rance had evidently been writing letters before
his death We hope to be able to obtain some clue
from them, and we do not understand the mechan-
ism of this contrivance," pointing to the graphic
phone, which was fitted into the back of the desk,
I'VE shall have to ask you to assist Can you read
these letters off to u.s.
Il shall have to put the records on the repro
ducer" the girl replied; but shall be glad to help
you all can. The machine has evidently been run
ming all night she added, removing the cylinder
that was still on the machine and showing the men
the deep groove the revolving needle had worn " 1t
must have until got to the end OF the cylln-
der" Going to the small cabinet, the girl removed
the cover and disclosed the reproducing apparatus
81 suppose l had better read the cylinders in Or
der! she asked; and Hayden nodded, drawing up
chair for her to sit down.