The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-10-10
The Window at the
White Cat
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ueep I'D MS trousers pockets.
II got the story from Burton" b.
said after a deep breath. Il had NJ
conclusion formed. and Of course
am not detective. Things looked
black for Mr.. Wardrop In view of the
money lost. the quarrel with Fleming
that morning at the White Cat and
the circumstance of his leaving the
club and hunting a doctor outside In
stead OF raising the alarm. Still. no
two men ever act alike In an emergen-
cy. Psychology Is as exact a science
as mathematics. 1t gets Information
from the source. and a man cannot lie
In four 6fths of a second. Head you
noticed. brought hair In a second
and three-quarters. and the next word.
Ice. brought the blood that he had
held back before. That doesn't show
anything. He tried to avoid what
was horrible to him.
But gave him travelling bag;' aft
er n pause he responded with train
The next word. lost showed what
was In his mind; instead Of found he
said woman Now then. believe he
was either robbed by woman or he
thinks he was. After all. we can only
get what he believes himself.
'Money-letters. another slip.
'Shot-staircase' Where are the
stairs at the White Cnt?"
81 learned yesterday OF a back stair
case that leads into one OF the upper
rooms" | said ut opens on a side en-
trance aud Is used In emergency"
The doctor smiled confidently.
I'VE look there for our criminal" he
said "Nofhing hides from the chrome
scope Now. then. 'staircase-scar.'
Isn't that Significant The association
Is clear. A scar that IL vivid enough.
dis6guring enough to be the first thing
that enters his mind"
Schwartz" Burton said with awe.
Doctor. what on earth does eleven
twenty-five c. meanT'
II think that In up TO you. gentle
men. The c belongs there without
doubt. Briefly. looking over these slips. |
make II something like this: War |
drop thinks woman took his travel
iuB jug. Hiee tiihcs NC Sh's tue
word letters In response TO gate. /
guest and money. Did he have
guest at the time all this happened at
~ was guest IN the house at the
lime"
Did you offer him money for let.
ers2"
mo"
did he give you any letters to keep
or him2'
He gave me the bag that was sub
tituted for his"
'Iocked?"
YES BY Jove. wonder II there Is
nything In IT? | have reason to know
bat he came into my room that night
I least once after went asleep"
II think 1t very likely" he said dry
?. zone thing we have not touched
n. and believe Mr.. Wardrop knows c
othing of II. That is the disappear q
nee OF the old lady. There is a psy- L
biological study for you! My conclu- Q
onf Well. should say that Mr.. L
lardrop is not guilty OF the murder. a
10 knows. or thinks he knows. who Is
.e has the,ry of his own about some s
he with scar; 1t may be only the Y
y. He is In state Of abject fear. u
lso he is hiding something concern Il
& letters and from the word money
that connection | believe he either x
Id or bought some damaging papers. d
e is not criminal. but he Is what is e
most worse. He is weakling." u
Burton looked at his watch. by a
eorgef' he said "0h. by the way.
nox. where is that locked bag?" ca
Tn my office safe"
1'll drop around In the morning and
slst you to compound felony" he
III easily. But, as II happened. he
] not
was very late for dinner. Fred
d Edith were getting ready for a
lcert and the two semi-invalids were
lying pinochle in Fred's den. Mrs.
tier always was pale and Margery
q been so since her fathers death. y
nhe game was over when ] went
o the den. AS usual. Mrs. Butler
the room almost Immediately and 4
mt to the piano across the hall.
grown TO accept her avoidance of !
without question Fred said Ii was
'ause my overwhelming vitality OPP
ssed her. Personally. think 1t was :
ause the neurasthenlc type Of wo- :
a Is repulsive to me. No doubt Mrs =
tier deserved sympathy. but her !
n demand for 1t found me cold and
=
told Margery briefly OF my visit to
lwood that morning. She was as
zled as was about the things Hep =
had found In the chest. She was
eyed. too.
am just as sure now that she Is
lg as | was a week ago that she -
dead" she said. leaning back In
big chair. but what terrible
g took her away? Unless
Unless whatr
'he had lent my father a great
OF money" Margery said, with Il
,htened color. "She had not dared
ell Aunt Letitia. and the money y
70 no returned betora .ha $3.50 find
ut Then things went wrong with
Borough bank, and the money did inai
come back. If you know Aunt piac
q ond bov afrotd a. i. :. -. droI