The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-14

Knocked you down." asked Hunter
smoothly.
Wardrop flushed.
He was not himself: and. we'll. II
meant a great deal 10 him. And he
was out OF cocaine: left him raging.
and when / went home ! learned that
Miss Jane Maitland had disappeared.
been abducted. at the time my satchel
had been emptied, It's no wonder /
question my sanity"
And then-tonisht?" the chief per.
sisted
Tonight. ! felt that some one
would have 10 look after Mr.. Fleming
! was afraid he would XIII himself II
was a bad time 70 leave while Miss
Jane was missing. But-when I got
10 the White Cat I found him dead.
He was sitting with his back 70 the
door. and his head on the table"
Was the revolver IN his head?"
Yes"
You are ure?'-from Hunter.
Isn't II a fact. Mr.. Wardrop. that YOU
took Mr.. FleminR's revolver from him
this morning when he threatened you
with it?"
Wardrop's face twitchcd nervously.
You have been misinformed. he
replied. but no one was impressed by
histone. II was wavcring. uncertain.
From Hunters face I judged a. had
been random shot. and had landed
unexpectedly well
How many people knew that Mr.
Fleming had been hiding al the White
Cat?' from the chie,
Very few-besides myself. only a
nan who looks after the club house
in the mornings. and Clarksou. tho
cashier 81 the Borough Bank. who
mot him there once by appointment
The chief made no comment.
Vow. Alr. Knox. what about you?"
u opened the door into Mr. Flcm-
inE's room perhaps q couple OF min
utcs after Mr.. Wardrop went out" I
said. He was dead then. leaning on
his outsproad arms over the table.
no had been shot in the forehead "
You heard no shot while you were
in fhc hall?"
There was considerable noise. I
heard two or three sharp reports Ike
the explosions ~ an automobile en-
rino."
Ibid they seem close or harfr"
Not particularly. Z thought. n Z
thought ~ Oh, that they were on the
street"
You are right about the automo.
bile said Hunter dryly. Tho MAYOR
sent his car away as lrft to follow
Mr Warirop Tho sounds you heard
were not shots"
90 is a strange thins." tho chief
reflected. THAT revolver could be
fred in the upper room OF au orlin.
airy dwelling house while Thar house
VAS filed wifh people and nobody
hear b. Were 'hero any powder
marks ON the n0dy9
"None.' Hunter said
Tho chief got up sH0Ir
Tlank you very much. r.nf'emon. -"
Doc spoke quietly % think That fa rff
Hunter. D. would ike f0 SEQ you for
a fnn minutes
think Wardrop was dazcd rt rrd
inr himself free. le bad expected
nothing lrrs fhan au immediate
charge ~ murder ts VOC walked fo
obi" corner for n rar or cob. which.
over ma'oriaIz.i nraf ho looked
back
though a0. Ie a.d bitterly &
ru Was IDlirr.r. after us HIurr nr
street The police woro not asleep.
fh.t hn1 only c'D.'f Ono ego.
Ihn Iaef fra.u hld ron. Wo took "a
rirhf electric crr fu Wrn'an. and
walked Oboe Three miles fu u.runuf
neither OF us was fa.Faftr and D
imagine we uern both fhrtIre rr
NarEory and fle news sIo would
have fD hear
if bad been raining arI ttc ro1fa
H"r' tiIr Once Warfr0u turned
around fo uhare uc could hrrr fre
detective sr'a.h'rg along. uru DO
Ilud
D hope hcH enjoying If" hc enid
brought roI ly fhia road. so tod
have fo wade Iu mud lp fo Die neck "
Tho devil rou did'- r exclaimed
llI have f0 ie acraprf uIfn I'd knife
before com oot mr clothes off,"
ln both fer hrurr rnr fhe nurh
1909 sort of nervous reaction
IHn detective rHa raU behind Due
n.fnr while WarIrnr stood rrU.
nNi.o pIoNef along ThcF came up
together prcacul. pud lc three OF