Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27

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knees.
We've got to find the man who
killed Lord Pemberton." he said. 1T .
amt that I'd 20 a step further for
lord than for a plain man. But the /
press has taken up the matter on I
both sides or the water. and cur re- 1
pute's at stake" /
"And your men are bafied?" I In /
quired.
They can't get hold Of the least
clue" answered the Chief Of Police. |
Il was thinking. II you could get your
friend Crewe to help US"
why don't you ask him?" inter |
posed
20. come OF, Mr.. Langton," an
swersd the police chief with easy IA
miliarity. He'd jeer us out Of the |
place. You know. he'd do anything
for you, but he's had it in for US ever
that pretended suicide that came over
here to swindle the life insurance peo-
pie. Now II you'd induce him to as
sist us"
The murder of Lord Pemberton had
been a crime Of remarkable brutality.
Pemberton, who was the worthless son
Of an ancient English family, having
disgraced himself and his title in Eng
land. had been expatriated in return
for an annual stipend, which he has
spent regularly. as soon as II arrived.
In low haunts OF New York's gambling
quarter. He had In particular honored
Delancey's gaming house with his
presence and had lost his income reg
ulariy there as soon as 1t arrived. A
week or SO previously. having re-
manned after the departure Of the rest
Of the patrons, he had been brutally
murdered by an employee. for the sake
Of a few hundred dollars which still
remained to him, and his dismembered
body had been found the following
day in a cellar. quite by chance, at the
time Of q police raid on the establish
ment
What was most singular In this case
was the fact that the murderer.
though known by sight, had succeeded
in completely eluding the detectives.
His name was Jackson-but that was
all the frequenters OF the establish
ment had been especially attracted TO
him by reason of his unusual pallor.
his curly fiaxen hair, which covered
his head like a mop. and his remark
able CLASSY. bloodshot eyes. After the
commission OF the murder he had
walked out OF the building and had
been swallowed up amid the popula-
ton OF the great city.
"Tou think he's still in New York;"
/ asked the Chief OF Police.
Sure he Is. New Yorks life and
meat to them gamesters. Why, any
place outside would be hell to him.
not TO mention that they'd spot him
sure"
Have you anticipated a disguise?
He would naturally dye his hair, for
example"
That hairs a wig" answered the
police chief promptly. Elise he'd have
dyed II long ago. We amt calculat-
ing on the faxen curls. but we did
hope to lay hands on him through
som, o1S. bis associates. However, he's
vanisnsd like q pun of smoke"
The storT interested me. In my ca
pacity as a police lawyer l had been
instrumental in solving many mysteri-
Gus crimes. often through the aid Of
Crewe, who possessed the peculiar op-
teal power OF never forgetting any
man or thing that had once impressed
itself upon his retina. Accordingly
preached the subject TO Crewe and he
consented to meet the police chief.
In trouble again. Mr.. Brenner?"
Crswe asked jocularly. And you want
me to get you out?"
ct guess you've sized up the situa-
tion pretty well. Mr.. Crewe." Bremen
replied. Where Is the man? Who's
hiding him and why don't they give
him up for the reward?"
Before answering YOU" said Crewe.
Il should like to examine the premises
of the gambling house. suppose they
are Just as they were after the muir
der?"
"Nothing's been touched" said Bren-
ner. except that We had the body
removed for burial We don't have to
produce that IL court, you know"
quite So said Crewe. Suppose
we 60 at once. then"
We set of In the direction OF the
West Forties and soon arrived at De-
lanceys, which was a very modest-ap-
pearing brownstone building. Bren-
ner unlocked the front door with a key
which he took from his pocket and we
went up to the gaming room on the
second floor. The tables. with their
roulette wheels. faro layouts and bac-
carat packs, still remained as they had
been at the time OF the raid. while
the floor was streyn with chips. Ex-
cept for an accumulation Of dust ev-
erything was as Il had been.
AT the back of the room was a small
lavatory. containing the ustal sink
with its hot and cold faucets. 8 pile
OF towels. piece OF soap on a chain.
and q much-used and not very clean
~ brush and comb. Crewe entered
and examined these things rather min
utely.
we o,'eht - End evidences of fax