The Washington times., 1910-03-06

he met Williams al the sta
ton in the morning. how
much longer will It take you
to finish up this job?"
Why. I don't KNOW ought to get
through in two or three days. l hope
to see one or two OF the witnesses this
afternoon. But mind, I don't hope TO
get much from them that will help the
case"
"Well-I think I'll let you 20 ahead
alone. I'm going TO try a different tack
What do you mean? Anything new
turned Up2'
I'm going TO see if / can't locate
my father. Hollis Meade"
Your father-why. he's probably dead
these many years. Men like that usual
ly kill themselves with dissipation
But / have reason TO believe that
he is not dead-or wasn't dead month
ago"
Green produced a slip Of paper.
Look here-I copied that of that
new grave stone the Janitor was telling
IL about. II doesn't look Ike the IN
scription a cousin would put onto the
tomb OF woman murdered by her hus-
band, does it2'
BY GeorEe-you're right II looks as
though Hollis Meade was the author
OF that inscription all right. No one
else would talk about My Wife under
the circumstances.
That's The way il looks TO me-"
But how are you going u ind him?
the lawyer inquired
First, I'm going TO find out from
the makers Of that stone who gave
them the order for it, Wallace hephed-
That sounds reasonable. But. even
then, it won't be so easy. Hollis Meade
is not so anxious tC have his identity
or his whereabouts known that he
would have done nothing to cover his
ira c<g even now
'WeI-that will he a clue. Il ought
20 help. I may have 10 get detective
| on the job. But I believe I can do the
whole thing better myself
| Perhaps you can. You can have a
I try anyhow. He'd make a dandy wit
/ ness II he could he found ! might be
/ able 70 get retrial or something OF
/ the sort and the blurred memories OF
/ the other witnesses would put the
! prosecution IN the hole. Meanwhile, III
| 60 on as I intended
/ 4 train for New York was pulling into
! the station With a parting word wish
/ ing each other success, the TWO sep
| arated.
Green had to go to New York and re-
/ turn by ferry 10 reach Newark, but
/ two hours later he was standing al the
/ office desk Of the monument building
4 wish TO see Nr. Stelnschnitt.'' ne
] told the clerk who came 10 take his
| name. Mr.. Meade he added seeing
! tie clerk hesitate.
Mr.. Steinschnitt is not in. But can
| show YOU any designs Or
/ 'I wanted 10 see about an order al
| ready filled" Wallace enlightened the
oh the clerk smiled EeniaIIy. 81
can attend 10 that also. You wish ar
| added inscription"
No. I wish TO see personally the mar
who took the order for a black marble
Cross now standing in NOrrisburE Gem
etery over the grave Of Mrs Mary
! Eliza beth Meade-my mother
/ "Ah. Sit down a minute, please
| He went back and looked over a huge
book FOR a moment Then he called fo'
another clerk who looked over the book
| with him.
I'm very sorry. The man who tooL
| tho order left the employ or this house
I six months ago he came hack and re-
| ported. rs thcre anything 7 could do
| a bout T. for voU2''
/ Wallace hcsitated a moment Yes.
I would hn greatly obliged r. 7 could Spg
the original files concerning the order"
The clerk looked a little suspicious
You say You are the son Of Mrs
Meade7"