The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-04

1t isn't clear which of the CaIdens he thought 1t was. Besides. I agree with him. the test Is of doubtful value. You suggest a resemblance: the condi- uons of speech are similar to the for mer occasion. and. presto. you have the resemblance. I didn't even estab- fish 1t as a fact that he lied to me when he sad that he hadn't recognized the voice. The most the experiment established was further proof that some one had telepboned. if that was needed Still I'm fairly certain. and only fairly certain in these matters isn't certain at all. that it was one of the Caldens who did telephone. there by showing that one of them was in the room where the murder occurred at almost exactly S o'clock. a most significant hour for several reasons. Just stick a pin here and keep that fac. we'll in mind.
 Now let's see what Grimbleshaw was doing. Monday Altenburg tele- phoned him. we don't know what about. but this at least we do know: A private banker. polite term for note shaver. in Portland came into possess sion of some overdue notes given by Grimbleshaw while in college or medi- cal school. and which were practically worthless through outlawry. Their only value rested on the makers sense of honor. or through some one holding them who would put on the screws in blackmailing way to force payment as the price of silence. His method Is to locate the maker. and If he is in position where he would be injured by the fact of such outstanding notes becoming public. put them in the hands of the most interruptions skin flint in the town- He seems to be a good judge of men. for he got Grim bleshaw's notes into the hands of AL tenburg.
 Monday. as said. Altenburg called Grimbleshaw up. presumably about these notes. Wednesday. a few min utes before six. Grimbleshaw started for the Altenburg house. going through the woods. as a means of covering his l tracks. As a fact he simply exposed them. He had gone by the road I don't believe we'd ever have tracked him. As it is. we have him entering the woods. we have him in the woods. we have him leaving the woods and turn ing down the lane that leads to the farm. Finally. I have his admission that he was at the farm about six thirty-that is. we have, him at the farm almost at the moment of the murder. with ample opportunity for him to get back to his boarding place long before the telephone call. We haven't any other man nearly as well traced to the spot at this exact time.
 
 ''Sometimes.1 interposed Russell, I've thought you've had the opinion from the start that Grimbleshaw com mitted the murder"
 No" said Trarford, Very strongly; I've no opinion for or against his do- ing it. I've simply found facts show it. provided some one hadn't been ahead of him oa the job or wasn't tkere at the time to be a witness. and so interfered with him. Against this. however. I have the much larger fact that he has believed. up to the last twenty-four hours. that one of the Caldens did 1t. He couldn't have be- lieved that if he'd done it himself"
 Did he believe It or only pretend tor"
 He believed 1t. I told you I didn't attach any importance to his recogni- .ion of the voice over the phone as constituting any proof against the Cal dens. but I didn't tell you that I att tach no importance whatever to it. for I do. In the first place. as I said, it proves that come one did call and that when GrimblesEaw heard a voice in imitation of young Calden's he be- lieved 1t the voice he had heard be- fore and he believed it the voice of the man who killed Altenburg. But I've got something more that settles absolutely the question, if 1t wasn't settled before"
 Thereupon he laid before Russell the letter which had brought Grimbleshaw information of the older Ealden's escape from Hacklebury.
 This is the important part" he said. pointing out the closing portion. ''The rest has no bearing on the matter"
 Russell read. then reread and finally turned to Trafford.
 'T don't see anything here"
 You don't? Grimbleshaw got that letter Saturday afternoon. It gave him the first information of the elder Calden and also of his escape. With in an hour he was at the Altenburg house and in conference with Miss Calden. and later with her brother That letter had changed his judgment as to the murderer. and he became as- sured from that moment that it was the father. instead of the son. Every move he's made from that time. cuI- minating last night in his trying to Cnldan ha fna tn is clear in the light of that belief. They're a hodge-podge of folly. assured as we are of his own innocence. on any other hypothesis. He has genuine ly thought the elder Calden the guilty man.
 Well. isn't he?" demanded Russell.