Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-22

later in the evening" so Clancy to the ferry, and
after making the acquaintance of ticket examiner
lounged about the waterfront until the arrival of boat
from Atlantic City in which, if he had calculated aright
Mrs. Delamar Ito the name by which she gen.
orally KNOWN would travel to Absecon He believed
that when the inquest adjourned she would arrange
for the burial of her husbands body Friday, and
true to her pose griefstrcken wife, would attend
it. But she would feel safer from prying eyes at the
Rosery than in Atlantic City, and would probably
turn the latter place early the day of the funeral
Then if affairs at Absecon closed satisfactorily,
she would go straight to New York by the night ex-
press.
Whether or not Mrs Delamar responsible for the
death of the unhappy whose name she refused to
bear the detective could not form clear opinion. But
in many aspects, she of the criminal class, and
Clancy had extraordinary genius for projecting him.
self into the mind of such and thus orecast1ng
her actions under certain gwen conditions.
"There,' he said to the ticket examiner, when Mrs.
Deamar stepped ashore dimy lighted landing
Stes that the lady to who" 70" spoke last
That's her." said the a could swear to her
among thousand.by her walk and general get-up'
l mean, because couldn't see her face
"And you quite sure she did not go to New York
that evening"
"Whv, Sir, how could she, when she went back to
Atlantic City, and passed through here again this day
week."
"You are positive about the dates?"
81 can't help being positive, Sir. By mistake, she
gave up out-ofdate round trip ticket and PAID the
fare for single journey
"There may be nothing in the matter or it may be
very important AT any rate, shall see t1at an Official
letter is sent from the bureau to your boss compliment
ing YOU on your attention to detail
dts very good of you, Sir, said the gratied ticket
man. MAY | ask who the lady is, and why you are
interested in her movements"
"I shall tell you that subsequently. But say no word
of nv INQUIRY to anyone She went into the town. and
remained there couple of hours-is that correct:
"To minute. There just two hours and ten
minutes between the boats, and, if you allow five min
utes for the stroll into the town-wfy there you have
it."
To those unacquanted with the geography of that
part of New Jersey should be explained that Absecon
NAV be approached from Atlantic City either by rail or
bv ferry across the channel that shuts off the larger
town from the mainland, and the two places some
five miles apart.
Clancy who had already unearthed the sinister fact
that Mrs. Deamar instead of travelling to New York
before her husbands disappearance had actually gone
there after it. follow up the trail at Atlantic
CITY next day. He took great credit to himself for
the discovery. He in Absecon for the purpose of
shadowng Mrs Delamar if she returned to the Rosery
and his chat with the ticket agent matter of pure
chance.
But in LAYING bare mystery chance sometimes helps
a detective and sometimes baks him. This was an
occasion when it had carried the inquiry league in
single stride "Chance it has been well said, assists
him who is prepared for it.
Still Clancy did jump at conclusions. Mrs. Della
mar was clever wo-
man, and if she was
engaged in plot
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