The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-16

the inquest. The apartment was
searched thoroughly but it had dis
appeared. The theory advanced, was
that, its force spent, it had changed
its course, passed through the open
dropped through the open window
looking upon the next street"
IF the door was open," said Crewe.
But" He strobe through into the
kitchen, calling for me to follow him.
THAT kitchen window Is not in a
straight line with the open door. The
bullet must have gone round a cor
ner."
WELL where do you suppose it
went?" asked.
Crewe did not reply, but walked
over to the clock and stood regarding
1t meditatively. 1t was heavy, orna-
mental piece of manufacture, wound
once year, in accordance with the
pirated principle Of Sewell's clocks,
and it licked slowly and somberly, as
though it were the sole guardian Of
the mystery.
do you see anything peculiar about
this clock?" asked Crewe, looking at
me amusedly. ct is hardly possible
that you do not"
mo, l do not" said. "Of course
the principle is different; the orna-
mentation-"
Tut! Look at the face"
1T seems very ordinary face" !
said.
How many clocks have you looked
at in your life, Langton? A dozen?
A thousand?"
| More likely a thousand" said.
| "And you really never saw a clock
whose face appeared radically differ
ent from that one?"
mot that l can recall" I said, look
ing at the clock hopelessly.
well, it seems incredible" said
| Crewe. "Now, Langton, come to the
window and direct your gaze upon the
clock in that church spire. You see it
clearly?"
81 can make out the figures and the
hands"
Now look back. You see no differ
ence?" He unfastened the glass
front and, striking a match, held it to
| the central aperture in the face,
through which the mechanism was
| wound. Not satisfied by this scrutiny
apparently, he drew a tiny battery
| from his breast pocket connected two
wires and pressed knob, whereupon
a little light flashed in a miniature
bulb. He inserted this in the aperture
int hA o1n
ing closed the case again, he strobe
back across the room until he stood
half way between the mantel and the
hole in the wall, upon a carpet still
disfigured with Bentley's life-blood,
which had made dark stain there.
He bent down and, with his pocket
knife, cut hole IN the carpet. I'm
derneath 1 saw the wiring of the
electrical connections. Crewe rose
once more, crossed to the mantel and
looked at the baize-coated wires which
ran down the side of the mantel from
roof to floor.
You see this?" he asked, indicat-
ing branch which led into the clock
Yes. What purpose does it server"
Primarily" said Crewe, at con-
meets the clock Geographically with
the official chronometer of the astro-
nomical department. That as you
probably have read in the advertise
ments, was special feature of the
'Once-a-Year' clock, both Sewell's and
Bentley's, which in consequence was
guaranteed to keep accurate time for
the whole period of the twelve months.
Actually, it served the purpose of the
murderer. Now, Langton, / see that
you begin to suspect the secret, and if
you can tell me how that clock differs
from that clock in the church tower
l will explain the mystery"
''Why does it differ?" 1 demanded,
rather angrily.
There" said Crewe, smiling, "you
have me. That will be for the muir
derer to explain. But IL it did not
differ l should never have hit upon
the discovery. And now for Sewell
Where is he?"
I'm town." answered. "He says he
Is cooperating with the police in
tracing the murderer"
Where is he living?"
AT his club-the National-accord-
ing to this mornings papers"
Il didn't read them. Does It say
anything more about his lawsuit
against the Bentley company"
YES" / said, suddenly remember
ing. HE has settled the case. He
places the full rights of the patent at
their disposal, upon condition that the
Bentley people call in as many of
their clocks as they can purchase and
make them on his superior model.
There is also small cash settle
ment."
But why does he wish all the
Bentley clocks called in?"
Because he wants the honor of the
invention; he wants 1t as he invented
1t, and the Bentley people are will
ing enough to replace the few hun
dred they have disposed Of"
SO lame did Sewell's reason seem to