Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-26
WHO was she?" 1 asked quickly.
Her name is not known"
who's the informant:''


Her name Is not known"
who's the Informant"
Morton hasn't told me-
SIS 1t a man named Garshore?"
Cunliffe fixed his keen eyes upon mine
in silence for a few seconds. Then he re-
piled:
Il don't exactly know. but I've heard
that name mentioned in connection with
the Inquiries
'Is Granny arrested?"
I've not heard Of It. He's in hiding
somewhere near Grantham, the police
have ascertained.''
But tell me. George l said, whats
the evidence which causes the police to
suspect?"
1T was contained in some baggage he
left at the Cecil: which was at once
seized by the police. There was found
tiny bottle which Sir Henry Kershaw.
the home Office analyst. has been ex-
perimenting on for the past couple OF
days"
What" gasped.
They've found in one Of your friends
bags the stuff with which the murder
was undoubtedly committed replied the
journalist
! sat staring at him. aghast
II know, old fellow. quite WELL that
Fielder of Scotland Yard followed you
both down at Sydenham, and that you
very eleyerly gave him the slip. He
came came. back furious" my friend laughed.
| also lodged out of the way. AS a mat
| ter Of fact l never expected you back
at Talbot House SO soon
II had no reason for absence" ! de-
| clared. I've committed no crime"
But you've assisted criminal to es-
cape-which places you. my dear Phil.
In rather awkward predicament." he
without doubt. one Of the cIeverest and
most ingenious who has ever troubled
the London police His methods. they
declare: are marvellous: and this GER
do you. therefore. believe that my
| friend Granny Cough. is an assassin
| of women / demanded ffercely. "Recol-
lect. he and are friends"
Il don't care a hang for that. Rails
| tom answered the journalist. I'm
merely telling YOU the police theory"
They've Numbered in this instance"
/ l asserted.
| My friend only shrugged his shoulders
and drew hard al his cigar.
You believe Cough killed that worn
am" / cried
yes. Ralston. ] do he answered
| and the reason / wanted to speak
with you is TO warn you of the danger
/ in actin. as his accomplice."
| Hes my friend
Il know that But surely there Is
| point where the bond of friendship
| breaks.
yes, cunliffe. Ii will snap only when
Granny is condemned by a Jury.
..Why has he fied?' sked the journal
His question was a decidedly awkward
one That self-same problem had pre-
scented itself to me constantly during
the past couple Of days-a problem that
was beyond solution.
Where was Cough? Why, indeed. had
he fed if innocent?
But was he not guilty? Had he nor.
on that night down at Sydenham, ad-
| mitted his fear of the police?
NY thoughts wandered to the fair-
| faced girl who trusted him. and who
had refused to hear the words or the
sIanderer And they wandered also 70 tnt
brown -haired woman whose bright eyes
held me in a strange fascination sucn as
! / had never before experienced
shall I tell you, Ralston. why Cough
I has fed" ..,.
against him. ! said.
mo Because of the witnesses against
him.
at my friend
| .Yes-two One Of them is mana
clever international thief named Winch.
alias Grinield and the other woman
or rather a girl
"A girl, Whom"
Her name is Elfrida Maynard
..Elfrida.' l gasped, springing from my
chair.
And | stood facing him. open mouthed,
and utterly staggered
Was Elfrida Maynard. whose peerless
count enance now rose ever before me.
actually q witness against my best. my
dearest friend"
fTo be continued tomorrow