Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06

far as my knowledge went, began less than
twenty-four hours ago, a chain that threatened
to fctter me, or the girl loved. For my own
safety / cared nothing. NV one thought was to
protect Anne, who must be, either fortuitously
or of her own Will, involved in this tangled web
of intrigue
| should, Of course be subjected to cross eX-
animation and on nv way to Scotland Yard
had decided lust what | meant to reveal. |
should have to relate how encountered the old
Russian. when he mlstook my flat for Casa
vettis. but OF the portrait IN his possession. OF
subsequent interview, and Of the incident
of the river steps. | would say nothing.
For the present | merely stated how Jenkins
and | had discovered the fact that murder
had been committed.
Il dned in company with Mr.. Cassavetti
last night" | continued. But before that"
was going to mention the mysterious Rus
sian; hut my auditor checked me.
iaf minute, Mr.. Wynn" he said. as he
filled in some words form and handed it to
a police officer waiting inside the door. The
man took the paper, Saluted and went out.
- gather that YOU did not search the rooms:
that when YOU found the man living dead there,
You simply came out and lett everything as it
was"
Yes | saw at once we could do nothing.
the poor fellow was cold and rigid"
felt that spoke DULY, mechanically; but
the horror OF the thing was 50 strongly upon me
that. ii | had relaxed the self restraint was ex
erting. | think should have collapsed alto
had received the news that a murder had been
committed rs calmly as if | had merely told
him some one had tried To- pick my pocket,
could not imagine and must not suspect the
significance this CHASTITY discovery held for me,
or the madticning onjecturcs that were flashing
across nv mind
Il wish everyone would act aS sensibv il
would save lot u trouble he remarked.
closing his notebook and slowing it and his
fountain pen in his breast pocket : ! will
III Nv he here he
fore are, and the divisional surgeon won't
be long after us
W/E walked the short distance in silence, and
when we turned the corner Of the street
where the block was situated | saw that the
news had spread. is such news always does IN
some unaccountdhlc fashion, for Il little crowd
had assembled. gazing 1T the closed street-door
and exchanging comments and calculations.
pulled out my KEYS; but, for all the self con-
troll | thought | WAS maintaining my hand
trcmb'ed 50 | could not fit the atchkey into the
lock.
Allow me-" said nv companion, and took
the bunch out of nv shaking hand lust is the
door was opened from within bv constable
who had stationed himself IN the lobby.
On thc top landing overlook another con-
stable and two plain clothes officers, to whom
Jenkins was voluhv asserting his belief that it
none other than the assassin who had left
the door open in the night
The minute investigation that followed re-
vc,tlcd several significant facts. One that
the assassin must have been in the rooms for
some considerable time before Cassavctti re-
turncd-to be struck down the instant he en-
tered. The position Of the body lust behind
the door. proved that. Also he was still wear
ing hi thin Inverness and his hat had rolled 10
Il corner Of the little hall He had not even had
time Ia replace his KEYS in his trousers pocket .
they tangled loosely from their cham. and
JIngled rs the body was lifted and moved to the
inner room.
The rooms were in great disorder, and had