The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-09-20
The Window
at the
White Cat
By MARY ROBERTS
RNfhART
Copysifht. 1910. b. Bobbs.hlos.
ill Co.

vas In his m1nd; instead or found he
mid woman Now then. l believe he
VAS either robbed by a woman or he
thinks he was. After all. we can only
net what he believes himself.
Money-letters,' another slip.
".shot-staircase'. Where are the
stairs at the White Cat?"
II learned yesterday Of a back stair
case that leads into one Of the upper
rooms." said. 1T opens on side en-
trance and is used in emergency"
The doctor smiled confidently.
I'VE look there for our criminal" he
aid. Nothing hides from the chrome
scope. Now. then. 'staircase-scar'
Isn't that significant? The association
h clear. A scar that is vivid enough.
disfguring enough to be the first thing
that enters his mind"
"Schwartz" Burton said with awe.
sDoctor. what on earth does eleven
twenty-five G. mean"
II think that is up to you. gentle
men. The C belongs there without
doubt. Briefly. looking over these slips.
l make it something like this: War
drop thinks q woman took his travel
ing bag. Three times he gave the
word letters in response to gate
guest and money Did he have a
guest at the time all this happened at
Bellwood?'
II was a guest in the house at the
time"
"Did you offer him money for let
tes?"
mo"
ibid he give you any letters to keep
for him?"
HE gave me the bag that was sub
stituted for his"
"LockedY'
"Yes. By Jove. I wonder If there is
anything in it? have reason to know
that he came into my room that night
at least once after l went asleep"
Il think it very likely" he said dry
". Zone thing we have not touched
on. and believe Mr.. Wardrop knows
nothing of it. That Is the disappear
ance Of the old lady. There is a psy-
Geological study for you! My conclu-
sion? Well. should say that Mr..
Wardrop is not guilty of the murder.
He knows. or thinks he knows. who is.
he has theory Of his own about some
one with scar: it may be only the
ory. He is in a state Of abject fear.
Also he Is hiding something concern
ing letters and from the word money
In that connection l believe he either
sold or bought some damaging papers.
BE is not criminal. but he is what is
almost worse He is a weakling."
Burton looked at his watch. "By
George" he said. 'Oh. by the way.
Knox. where is that locked bagY'
I'm my Office SAFE
"Tll drop around in the morning and
assist you to compound felony" he
said easily. But. as it happened. he
did not
| was very late for dinner Fred
and Edith were getting ready for
concert and the two semi-invalids were
playing pinochle in Fred's den. Mrs.
Butler always was pale and Margery
mad been so since her fathers death.
The game was over when l went
INTO the den. As usual. Mrs. Butler
ieft the room almost Immediately and
went to the piano across the hall. /
mad grown to accept her avoidance of
me without question. Fred said it was
because my overwhelming vitality op-
pressed her. Personally. think it was
because the neurasthenic type of wo-
man is repulsive to me. No doubt Mrs.
Butler deserved sympathy. but her
open demand for it found me cold and
unresponsive.
told Margery briefly of my visit to
oellWood that morning. She was as
puzzled as was about the things Hep
PIE had found in the chest. She was
relieved. too.
am just as sure now that she is
nvlng as was a week ago that she
was Dead" she said. leaning back in
ner Dig chair. But what terrible
ming took her away? Unless
Unless whatr"
Sne had lent my father q great
sa' OF money" Margery said. with
aeisntened color. "She had not dared
" tell Aunt Letitia. and the money
was to be returned before she found
y out Then things went wrong with
"e Borough bank. and the money did
1o' come back. If you know Aunt
saae and how afraid she Is of Aunt
.ettia you will understand how ter
..o'e 1t was for her. l have wondered
y sne would 20 to Plattsburg and try
" ind father there"
Ihe Eagle man is working on that
.ueory now" I replied "Margery. II
.uere was a letter 'C' added to eleven
twenty-five would you know what it
que shook her head In the negative.
:. WIN ycr answer two more Ques.
ucas" I asked.
les. II can"
10 you know why you were chloro-
aueo last night and who did it?''
- mink know who did it, but l