The Washington times., 1913-10-29

must of necessity proceed slowly, and
am taking the opportunity of clean
disappoint you, Mr.. Warde," he added,
laughingly I'm afraid the Van Rens-
selaer affair won't provide many melo-
dramatic features-just another sordid
crime, along the same old lines, you
know"
Mr.. warde did not know, and he look
ed mystified but momentarily convinced
late further in the same train OF
thought.
what 1 came to ask you about this
morning" he continued, was as to
whether or not you had ever seen this
| young person"
He produced the photograph. and laid
it on the desk before the other man.
Mr Warde gave 1t one sweeping glance.
why, of course" he said. That s
the girl, May Burke"
| You are absolutely certain of it?'
asked Yorke, his quiet tone giving no
hint of his satisfaction at this first de-
| cisive confirmation of the surprising
chain of events put forward by Philip
Merriman and his friend.
! I'D know her anywhere" asserted Mr..
warde. Her hair looks lighter in
this picture, somehow. but it's un-
questionably the same girl. Hazeltop
will recognize her; see IL he doesn't"
he added, pressing the bell in the wall
| Dy MS DESK mere no pOSSlpllity Oh
! mistake about it,
'I just wanted to make sure" Yorke
said easily. Mistakes do sometimes
| happen in questions of identity. you
know"
mo chance in this case" Mr.. Warde
returned. I'D go under oath that that's
the girl who worked in my office not
four months ago. Hazleton"' as the
clerks curious face appeared in the
door. Come here and tell me if you
know who this is.''
The clerk advanced and scanned the
little photograph with evident interest.
Yes, sir" he replied promptly. Its
Miss Burke that stenographer who
was here last spring."
You are. sure,i Hazelton?"
"Of course, sir" reiterated the clerk,
with slight smile. I've a good MEM
ory for faces I'm positive it's Miss
Burke"
"AIl right. Hazelton. That's all Il
wanted. You see?' he added, after the
somewhat mystified clerk had retired.
There isn't shadow of doubt about
it."
mo, I'm certain Of that. Wen, II
won't keep you from business any long
er, Mr.. Warde: thank you very much.
my introduction to you yesterday" he
added, smiling.
We'll forget that" said Ward, pleas
antly. You couldn't tell me, suppose,
what you want the girl fOr?
Not for a misdemeanor, W.T. Warde,
merely as a rather important witness.
I'm glad of that She seemed like a
very nice sort: not the kind to get into
any trouble. Look in On me some time
when the case is over, and let me know
the particulars, Mr.. Yorke; I'm inter- |
ested"
Thanks. will. Good day."
Yorke walked swiftly from the build |
ing. and proceeded uptown to his rooms. q,
har h~Nr Srl ffNlr.. I,
enigma of Mary Kelly would be fully |
elucidated.
He must obtain an interview with
Miss Kennedy. wherever she might be.
which the girl had used her name in
applying for position in two of the
three widely differing roles she had
played.
That the supposition advanced by
Phillip Merriman was a true one, Yorke
had no doubt, now that Marie Burch- |
ard and May Burke had been proved
conclusively to be one and the same |
person. Any one of the house party
would be sure to identify the figure in |
the photograph as readily as Mr.. Warde |
had; of that .Yorke felt assured. |
If that branch of the investigation |
turned out as he confidently anticipated. |
and Paul Hildreth could account salts |
factorily for his time on Monday and /
Tuesday, there was still that other |
vague field of inquiry to explore; the !
question which had sprung into his |
mind during his perusal Of the first re-
port of the inquest In the papers the |
previous night.
Arriving at his apartments, he dis
patched an imperative note to Fred !
erick Blaisdell, at his club, and retired |
TO his dark room to occupy himself with !
reprints and enlargements until the ar
rival OF the detective from Hamerton's
agency whom he had employed to
shadow Paul Hildreth.
Inc young man appeared on the
stroke OF noon, and Yorke looked him
over critically and approyingly. {
He was tall and slimly built, with the
suggestion Of the athletic in his broad
shoulders and swinging stride. His
chin was square cut, his eyes quick and
keen. his whole manner alert and I'm
obtrusively self-reliant.
He delivered his report in a brisk,
business-like manner: Subject had been
located al his club at o'clock the pre-
vious afternoon. AT 7:30 he had left it,
entered a taXi-cub and proceeded to
the bachelor apartment of Christopher
Loring, at East Forty-ninth. street,
where he had remained until II 30
At that hour subject returned to his
club, but left II an hour later and walk
ed rapidly up Fifth avenue to Fifty
ninth street. There he crossed to the
west side of the avenue and walked on
uptown, outside the park, to Seventy