The Washington times., 1912-11-09


good bit to the hunt. though
,. x he never hunted. Pretty de-
Semr.i,, Smr ol nim, you know. You hunt. of
haven't done much of II lately,
NY shall certainly do so in future"
SNnsaI, was man of deep religious
convictions His long stay in heather
hGis Votinsn had only only strengthened his de.
,as Was never empty, and he subscribed
hperally to many charities"
by Jove! thought poor Cyril. his
cousin had evidently been u paragon.
1t seemed incredible!
- see 1T will be difficult to fill his
P,aee, ma hovi he said aloud; but l will do
Twombley clapped him heartily on
the back. "Oh! you will do all right.
my boy; and then. you know. you'll
open the castle. The place has been
mart,ays se prison since "'imers'eys
"No one regretted that as much as
Lord Wilmersley," said the vicar.
he had the choice between placing
Lady Wilmersley in an institution or
turning the castle into an asylum.
lie chose the latter alternative. al,
though II was a great sacrifice.
have rarely known so agreeable
man. or one so suited to shine in any
company. 1t was unpardonable OF
Lady Upton to have allowed him to
marry without warning him of her
granddaughter's condition. But he
never had word of blame for her.
have Lady Wilmersiey put under
proper restraint, If he had only
done so he would be alive now" said
so you believe that she murdered
his lordship?"
"Undoubtedly Who else could
have done i? Who else had a motive
for doing 1t. My theory is that her
ladyship wanted to escape; that his
1ordship tried to prevent her; and so
she shot him. Don't you agree with
1T IS impossible for me to express
an opinion at present. I have not
had time to collect enough data" re-
"He puts on such lot of side. I be-
lieve he's an ass" thought Cyril. heav-
ing a sigh of relief. But what about
the missing jewels?' he said aloud.
Their disappearance certainly provides
motive for the crime" ,,
Yes. but only Lord and Lady Will
mersley knew the combination of the
WHO says so?"
"All the servants are agreed as to
that. Besides a burglar would hardly
have overlooked the drawers of Lord
Wilmersley's desk. which contained
about 800 pounds In notes"
The thief may not have got as far as
the library. Lady Wimersley occupied
the blue room, / suppose"
mot at all. At the time of his mar
riage Lord Wilmersley ordered a suite
of rooms on the ground floor prepared
for his brides reception" replied the
vicar.
And this swimming bath; where Is
as a child"
ley and adjoins her private apart
hents, . said the vicar
But all these rooms are on the
ground floor 1t must be an easy mat
Easy interr%pted rii eS"'r,%t TWom6isy: mot
2 BIT of it Eut come and see for your
Crossing the hall. they paused at
''Now. this door and that one next to
Il, which is the door Of Lady Winners
ley's bedroom said the coroner, ARE
the only ones In this wing which COM
municate with the rest OF the castle,
and both were usually kept locked not
only at night, but during the daytime.
You Will please notice, my lord, con-
tinued the coroner, as they entered the
library, that both doors are fitted with
an ingenious device, by means of which
they can be bolted and unbolted from
several seats in this room and from
the divans in the swimming bath. Only
In the early morning were the house
maids admitted to these rooms; after
that no one but Mustapha, Lord VIII,
mersley's Turkish valet ever crossed
the threshold unless with his lordship' 8
express permission"
Twombley hurried him through the
library.
I want you first to see the swimming
bath"
Cyril found himself in an immense
and lofty hall constructed entirely OF
able 1eweled lamps, whose multicolorcd
lights were reflected In the transpar-
ent waters of a pool, from the middle
Of which rose and splashed foun-
tain.
Divans covered with soft cushions and
several small tables laden with pipes.
hookas, cigarettes. etc., were placei at
intervals around the sides OF the bath.
On one of the tables Cyril noticed that
two coffee cups were still standing,
and by the side OF divan lay long
Turkish pipe.
The floor was strewn with rare skins.
A profusion OF tropical plants impart-
ed heavy perfume to the air which
was warm and moist Cyril blinked his
eyes; he felt as II he had suddenly been
transported to tine palace of Aladdin.
Rum place, what?' said Twomhley,
looking about him with evident d!sta-
one crazy, / say"
You viii notice." said the coroner.
"that the only entrance to the bath Is
through the library or her ladyship' s
bedroom. No one could have let him
self down through the skylight, as 1t is
protected by iron bars"
Il see.
1T was here and in the library that
Lord Wilmersley spent his time, and II
was here, In the right-hand corner OF
the bath that his body was discovered
this morning by one of the housemaids,
The spot. as you see, Is exactly op-
posite her ladyships door, and tina,
door was found open, just as it stands
at present Now, the housemaids swear
THAI they always found 1t closed and
It is their belief that his lordship used
TO lock her ladyship into her rooms be
fore retiring to his own quarters eol
the night. At all events they We're new
er allowed to see her ladyship or enter
her apartments unless his lordship oi
her ladyship's maid was also present"
'At about what time is Lord Winners
ley supposed to have been kllled?" ask
ed Cyril. after a slight pause.
Judging from the condition of thu
body, the doctor thinks that the mur
der was committed between II and 1
D. m.," replied the coroner, land who
ever fred the shot must have stoot
five or six feet from Lord Wilmersley
in all probability, therefore. in the door
way OF the bedroom. This is the room
nothing has been touched. and you se
that neither here nor in the swimming
bath are there signs of struggle"