The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-11-08

tao ssuusu parivr. AZ Was . su,ar.
thing~to do. for no one was lxkely to
suspect them. especially as he gave
out that Amaroff was one of his own
officers." .......s
But how did you locate the place
where the murder occurred?" asked
feebly. 49,
Tt was raining last nisht-do you
remsmbssf"
"Yes.S
When I flrst arrived at the mortu-
arg, went over Amarofrs clothing.
On the soles Of his boots was q patch
Of dry sand. Therefore he could not
have walked through tho wet streets
TO The spot where he was found.
Also the sand must have been on the
floor where he last stood. On the back
Of his coat was Shiny smear mixed
with tho scales or mackerel. II my
first proposition was correct. he must
have been carried from the place with
the sanded floor; and the suggestion
was that a fish barrow had been used.
a fish barrow such 40 you may see
the London costers pushing before
them In their street sales. It was not
likely that the mon implicated would
have risksd carrying him further than
was necessary. That limited tho radi-
us OF the search. Indeed, we located
the club In under three hours"
"Of course It seems quite easy" I
told him. "But when did you first sus-
pect that Nicolin was lyingf"
His search OF the studio was sim
ply q blind" he said. II soon caught
on TO that. Also in Amarofr's little
bedroom stood his luggage. ready
packed. He was just OF on journey
that was plain. Nicolin had said
nothing about journey, which was In
itself suspicious. I knew the Russian
was not the bungler he pretended to
be, and admit that was pushed.
Then you came along and tola me OF
the business with the key. II was
plain they were coming back-but
why? 1t was to discover Il that I left
three men to watch the studio while
kept my appointment. with jackson
in Maiden square. From what 1
learnt from him It was evident that
Greatman was a man who knew some
thing; so tried a bluff on him. It's
quite simple, isn't it,"
"Oh, yes" l said; but how did you
know Greatman was going to the
studio when he ran away?"
Rather an unnecessary question.
Mr.. Phillips, isn't It? Consider min
ute. Amaroff was a Nihilist; he was
playing big game-which means dy-
Mantle with folks of their persuasion.
He had been knocked out Of the run
ming. but the dynamite remained. And
where? In the studio where Nicolin
was returning to search for it; where
Greatman also would go to recover
Il II he desired to revenge himself on
Nicolin by carrying out his friends
plot himself. Mark you, do not be-
lieve that originally he had any active
part In carrying out this assassination.
But when he heard how Nicolin had
fooled him, he was anxious to get
square by risking all and smuggling
the bombs to Paris himself. More
over. Mr.. Phillips, I wanted 10 locate
that dynamite. It Is not we'll to have
bombs floating about London, ready
to the hand Of well-bred lunRtics.
They breed International squabbies
in which we, the police. get jumped
upon" ~c er,
And they were hidden in the
bust?" tce Gt
"A very good place, too. With care
ful packing. they would have got to
Paris safe enough. The Nero was a
known work OF art No ono would
have suspected It for q moment. or
course had no idea that the dyna-
mite was stored in the bronze tin
Greatman grabbed 1t, and I saw his
face. Then ] punched you In tho
chest and rolled after you myself"
You saved my life, anyway" 1
said gratefully. a4g7
Tut, tut. Mr.. Phillips. that's moth.
Ing. Another day you may do the
same for me-"
"If I get chance" I told him. But
what will be done .nowY
Nothing
"Nothingl"
81 dragged you OF to be away be-
fore the crowd arrived. There was no
point in your being found In the neigh.
and asked questions at the
Inquest on what remains OF their bod
les. shall report to Scotland Yard.
and Scotland Yard will talk to the
Foreign Office. and the Foreign ONCE
will make polite representations to st.
Petersburg. and everything will be
hushed up. After all, there's nobody
left to punish and nobody to pity.
barring Greatman. who had the max
Ings of a man In him. Amaroff was a
murderer, and Nicolin prac-
teal one; but neither Of them were
at all the sort of people to encourage.
So should advise you to keep quiet,
Mr.. Phillips. and not talk of your ad.
venture Do you agree?"