New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-02

Then who was mere last n8ht! Dld you le' any
one in"
No. sir; not a soul
Did YOU or anyone else go out of the house and
come back again after nine O'Clock last night:
No SIT | am sure of it. The maids were all IN,
and know Nh Rance did not leave his study, be
cause he told me he would be at home all evening and
did not wish to be disturbed. Besides, heard nm
moving about once or twice when passed the dGor'
and once he rang for fresh cylinders for his graphic
phone And let no one in, sir, no one at all.
Has anyone key:
NO one besides Mr.. Rance, sir
No one?" looking keenly at the man, VINO
dropped his eyes and hdgetcd from one foot to the
No one but Nj Jack" The reply was so low
that it was almost naudble
"Ah yes And lane tells she heard voices
raised in dispute in the study when she came down
to get a cup Of tea about hapast nine. There IS a
splash OF mud the hall, Just inside the door, when
must have been made after 1t started to ram last
NIGHT The streets were dry as q bone until nine
O'Clock This begins get interesting 1t pans out
Just this way doctor he continued turning to the
physician.
HAYES lets no one in. yet some one comes IN, and
comes in the front door. No one could get IN the
windows. because they are all locked Jack Rance
IS the only who has a key besides ms 1atheI VINO
was not out There are cigarette ashes and two
stubs on the ash receiver yet John Rance dld not
smoke cigarettes Those cigarettes were consumed
last night because the room Smelcd strongly OF
Turkish tobacco when came into 1t There IS a re
volvcr which HAYES Identifies as the one young
Rance took away with HIM last April You remern-
Der there was fuss IN the papers when the young
fellow went Vest talk about his father not ap-
proving the career he had chosen, and al that We
know there was bad blood between them
THE old man had evidently been debating letters
to the machine" SAID Dorley with gesture toward
the halfhllcd stand Perhaps we could learn some
30 YOU know how it works." asked Hayden.
Miss Clcrford VIII he able TO show You. sir, ven
tured HAYES. coming forward. She comes every
morning about this time to get the work MI Rance
has done the night before
THERE'S the bell now. iu;erposed Hayden. " If
l. II Is the young lady. Hayes, admit her. nut
allow no one else in the house You had better tell
her what has happened that she viii be prepared,
and then send her in here to NE. You nccdn come
back yourself sha n need you any more Just now:
and if | want ANYTHING | can ring think, doctor,
he went on that II would be better 10 remove the
bodv before she comes in there II be a scene
Women always scream and FAINT at the time when
they need all their senses
But there was no scene contrary to Hayden
prophecy Miss Clerford a very self contained
Young woman. and though she looked white and
terrified when she came 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
70 the point at once Miss Clerford he said, Mr..
Rance had evidently been writing some letters before
his death We hope to be able 70 obtain some clue
from them. and do not understand the meChan-
ism of this COntrIVanCe. pointing TO the gTaphO-
phone which was fitted into the back Of the desk,
I'VE shall have ask you to assist us Can you read
these letters of to us,
Il shall have to put the records on the repro
Queer 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 II got to the end 81 the GYM
der" Going to the small cabinet, the girl removed
the cover and disclosed the reproducing apparatus
Il suppose | had better read the cylinders IN or
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