The Washington times., 1911-03-09

know why old Pell goes around tot
tering and shaking and weeping! I'd
like to know just exactly what Bark
er knows and isn't"
Those phenomena will have to be
attributed to natural causes, Bar
rows Gray smiled. Lets keep to
the main facts. Did they elope"
Il suppose there is no question
about that"
What do you make of the plot idea
Forbes alleged notion that the
and so on?"
Not much. to tell you the truth"
Barrows confessed. I'm taking less
What? In the idea of their lives
having been threatened?" Burton asked.
Yes" Gray turned to him. DO you
think 1t has any actual bearing on the
suicide
considered as a suicide, certainly not
But it may have considerable bearing
later on, Gray. You see, there are at
least two details there'that can hardly
be overlooked. Two people saw that
face at the window
"Or Forbes said he did, and Wilkes
Deston imagined that he did," Gray said,
thOughtfully. Il certainly should have
liked to meet and talk with young Mr.
Forbes, and size him up generally be-
fore he started on his travels.
Alden told me that, at the time. he
didn't think Forbes had much intention
of taking that dope"
"Yes?"
"Umum. Said he wanted him to get
into bed while he was there, but Forbes
little later on
And don't forget that matter of the
wig" Barrows suggested.
That Is the other detail" said Bur-
ton.
Il haven't forgotten it," Gray unused.
~ W. n work that
Amato wasn't Amato, were going to
drop headlong into the plot idea and
land-heaven knows where
He chewed long and thoughtfully on
again Gray's smile was almost weird.
Here's still another idea for your
profound consideration" he said. What
we want first is motive What are the
motives for crime of any sort?'
Outside of inSanity-love, money, re-
venge," Barrows said.
Exactly. Now forget one mans,
Barkers, personal opinion OF the es-
teemed Amato family for little. Re
member that Forbes, while already
worth S15O00,OeO, would be worth twice
as much with NOman DestOn out of the
way. That is some money! Amato is
supposed to be extremely wealthy. Yet
the pair have no permanent home-they
had no trouble whatever in dropping
out of the world without leaving a
was something extraordinary under way
the night before Deston killed himself: |
we have at least a part of reason for
that Amato may not have
been the Amato of former days at all,
but a clever substitute. Does the dis
appearance of thirty million dollar
Forbes suggest anything nowT'
"Its-it is far-fetched," Burton said,
haltingly.
1T is that! Is there anything about
hot oil n
as quite normal and ordinary"
He waited many seconds for the an
swer that failed to come-and at last he
laughed.
"WclI, we'll drop that line of thinking
for the present at least"
iCheerfuliyT' Barrows assented. dryly.
The actual work of the moment all
boiIs down to just this, then" Gray
pursued briskly. We'll have TO locate
Amato and his daughter and Forbes"
Even Burton nodded approval.
And nothing under the sun will ac-
complish that but plain, old-fashioned
trailing. have at lease three first-class
men whom I can call in for that sort of
work. How about you, Barrows? l
diamond robbery. | can call him on |
that and put him on this"
Jim Fenwick?'
Good mani approved Gray. L"
"Wait! I prefer to stay right here on !
the ground, If you fellows are going to
Well, that's just exactly what was
going TO ask you to do. Gray SAID |
mildly, because we're going wanderin> |
: = Spend a lot Of time up there |
about the house. Burton"
That's what l intend to do!'
And as for you and me, Barrows, It's
New York! Well have to begin with :
that 9 o'clock train last Monday, night,
l suppose, and work down TO the city
Won seem very certain about the |
New York part of it?" Burton hazard /
ITS the nearest, handiest big sea-
port, if nothing else" Gray smiled. !
afioat now, 1 think. If they were |
about the city, they'd have seen the ,
little notices of Norman's suicide and ,
they would have turned up. However |
its all in the air until we put our /.
fingers on something definite. What |
40 YOU want to tackle, Barrows?
"Iili get details of Miss Amato's |
friends from Barker and then start |
out with Fenwick and make a round |
IF them. If they eloped, somewhere or
other there is a bosom girl friend |
from whom Miss Amato simply could |
not have kept the news!
'Wise young mani" Gray comment |
I'd. I'll go back there with you and |
n
when in the city. I have !
, strong suspicion, also, that some |
where or other in that great city lives |
4 good old college chum who acted
IS best man.
And if you don't turn up either
IF these interesting people?" Burton |
asked curiously.
1T will make a little bit more |
work." Gray laughed. "We'll have to |
nit the Amato trail anyway, in ell !
That's going to be in
.eresting, but there is no reason why I
we shouldn't find him. A man doesn't |
take two grips and walk straight out !
saw him go-somebody has a hint of |
where he went. 1t, may have been
the policeman on post or the peanut
man on the corner /or the conductor |
Of a car. Well have to run him down
10 the finish-that's about all"
and the railroad stations
and the hotels to be covered" Bar
rows added
TT won't take six of us very long
70 get over the ground" Gray said
And now let's get back.
md then get out of this delightful
:ownr
And you're coming back-when?"
Burton inquired.
''Um-let's see. Next Tuesday! No,
cts take another day. Well make
t Wednesday-W Wednesday of next
week. If Barrows and l happen to lose
rack of each other in the city, Wen
,e back here Wednesday aftrnoon. right
n this room, and We'll know it ALL"
aid Mr.. Gray: |
Mr.. Gray's smile. an expression de-