The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-27

room. One Of the mon went up TO Car
ron.
rs your name Laurence Carrol?" he
asked
ut is
"Then have warrant for your arrest
on suspicion. OF having murdered Captain
Mainwarins at the Mowbray hotel last
night"
Carroll simply bowed and held out his
hand TO me. lie did not glance at Cross
tbwaite. who on his part took not The
least notice Of the accused man. mo-
ment later Crossthwaite and l were
alone.
Cross,hwaite shook his head impatient
ly. well. you can stick TO your opip-
ion Halifax he responded, but do not
expect me 10 share IT. Pamela is terri
bly, upset and has asked me 10 oring
YOU TO see her. Come with me now.
! complied with the request. In lit
tic while we reached the mansion on
Firth avenue and went straight 10 the
room where Pamcla's wedding Slits were
stIl OH view The table with the glass
case stood in the center OF the room,
purple cushion lay inside The case-hut
the diamond was gone!
'Ah." said Crossthwaite. noting the d.
rection Of my eyes. poor MainWarlnS
had "A queer fad about that stone. HE
brought VI here every morning, but IN
sisted OH taking charge OF 1t az night;
BY the way. under the circumstances,
had better not leave II at the hotel
will have il brought here
A door at the further end OF the room
opened. and the Indian servant. Gopi,
nath. elded in. He came forward and
threw himself at our feet.
''Sanp Kee Ankh is stolcn!' he Sasped.
II have found the empty case.
He held up a morocco case in both
hands. THE cobra's eye is gone he
repeated. Il found the case empty as
YOU see IT, undor my masters pillow !
have brought II here. My master must
have been slain by the thief who stole
the gem.
This. indeed, furnishes motive for
the murder" exclaimed Crossthwai,c. c%-
cItediy. "Gopinath, come with me at
once" He left the room with the Indian,
and I proceeded 10 Pamela's hourdoir,
The girl sprang forward and seized my
hands eagerly.
It horrible Of me. but ! am thinking so
much OF poor Laurence Carroll that l
cannot grieve as | ought over Captain
Mainwaring's death. They have just told
suspicion Of having murdered him. A
bottle of poison was found in his pocket
Oh. is il possible that he is guilty? 1
cannot believe IL.
Compose Yourself" I said soothingy
matters may not be so bad AS they
look.
sible how the dangerous acid had got into
Carrolls possession.
You believe thai he took it because
he meant TO commit suicide she
''That was his intention, undoubtedly,
Fortunately. when the supreme moment
came he had not. sufficient strength TO
carry oOt his resolve
But | Cear the worst" she walled
He WIS desperate: the letter he wrote
10 me told me so. | ought never to hav"
given Laurence up. ] never really loved
Captain Mainwaring."
Listen" ! said. "If YOU had seen and
spoken with Carroll both last night and
this morning, as ] did. YOU would not
give. way tn such suspicious. That he
was desperate and Departing I admit;
thcrmore. the diamond is missing Co
pinath has just come to The house with
the news ~ the theft. That faCt alone
helps 10 prove Carro)rs innncence Trio
person who stole the stone was III,
doubte4ly the one who committed tho
murdot, Now, I, was not money that
Carroll needed--the diamond had NO nj
traction for him in such o moment OF
his life.
Pamela listened with Naming cheeks
and bright eyes. The fact that the
consolation. and could zee thai her old
time passion for Carroll had lost none
OF It's strength. The inquest was held
at an early hour the following morning
I was, of course. obliged 10 be present
The evidence against Carroll was still
Overwhelming, In spite of the now turn
In the affair given by the disappearance
of the diamond, In fact. II was limited
that he might have sbstracted the gem
with the intention Of making ii appear
that the murder had been committed by
somo midnight bandits IN search OF plun-
Gcr and verdict uf wiful murder was