Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22

nor money, of which he had a pockets
| full, had been taken.
Mr.. Hortsmans son, Sylvester, was
almost FRUSTRATED with grief A.
soon as he was sufficiently recover
ed to attend to business, he offered a
reward of SIS, 900 for information that
would result in the arrest and con-
viction of the murderer And then
to get away from the torturing MEM
cries constantly conjured UP by the
places and things which had been so
dear to his father, the young man
went on a trip around the world,
leaving TO the lawyers the settlement
of the estate of which he was now
the master.
Finding that the detectives had
made no progress at all, Mr.. Noalses.
the head of the law firm which was
managing the estate, requested Pro-
fessor Polydore to try to solve the
mystery.
The Traits of the PARENTS
BY a strange coincidence, PoIydofs
had read the hands of Mr.. Horst
man at a social function shortly be-
fore the murder. and had vivid
recollection of their principal char
acteristics These were long, slen-
der flexible thumb and exceptionally
long fingers of Apollo, as the fingers
palmists. The thumbs Indicated
nature in which diplomacy and gem
eroslty vie with strength of char
acter for supremacy. And the long
finger of Apollo bore witness to
hazard-loving disposition-one that
liked to take chances, to gamble or
plunge.
that children inherit character from
their father. while they get their In
tellect from the mother. And, more
over. he had learned by experiences
that traits which are moderately de-
veloped In parents are often exag-
gerated to the degree of distortion In
the children. So that what would be
generosity in the father might be-
come extravaganza In the son.
The mother of young Horstman had
been dead nearly ten years, but there
was q print of her hand taken by q
palmist, when she was girl. 1T had
possessed a sentimental value for
her. for Mr.. Horstman, who was at
that time her affianced, was with her
when 1t was taken, and so she had
preserved 1t, and her husband had
treasured it still more carefully after
she was gone. 1t now came in handy
for the purposes of Polydore. The
finger tips are spatulate. And to him
this indicated that Mrs Horstman
must have been a woman of great ae-
tivity and of an inventive turn OF
mind.
well. how in thunder can all this
throw any possible light upon the
murder?" asked Mr. Noakes when
he saw the enthusiasm with which
Polydore noted down these details.
"Why, SIR" replied Polydore to tho
astonished lawyer, "I hold the key to
the whole mystery In my right hand
Y ~ Azk I4u4
you do not ask me to divulge to you
any of the steps deem necessary to
pursue from now on" The lawyer
shrugged his shoulders and prom-
ised.
A week later PoIydore reported to
Mr. Nonkes that he had discovered
the murderer.
But so far from being glad to pay
me the $4,000 reward he added. II
am convinced that young Mr.. Horst
man would be willing to pay me all
the wealth his father left him not
to tell who the murderer Is.
"Why, what do you mean?' de-
manded Mr.. Noakes.
Nothing except that Mr.. Horstmen
was murdered by his own son. I have
discovered that the young man WIS
wildly extravagant and contracted
debts some o. which were of 50
pressing n nature that unless be
found means of paying them at oncv
he would have had to go to prison,
What was generosity in his father
became wild extravaganza In the
young man.
From his mother he got an inven
tive genius, and applied 1t to the in
ventlon of a noiseless pistol. You
will remember that no one could DO
found who had heard the fatal shot
The mothers diplomacy mani-
tested itself as low cunning IN the
son. Hence his offer of a large re-
ward for the murderer, whose detec-
ton he believed to be SO absolutely
impossible that he took no further
thought Of the matter and turned his
back upon the whole affair.
But that's absurd" exclaimed tbs
lawyer why should he kill the man
who had destined him to be his heir?r
Precisely for that very reason
replied Polydore. HE could not az
ford to wait another week He had
squandered a large trust fund. The
disclosure, which was sure to come
within forty eight hours, would haya
meant prison and disinherltance. His
only escape lay in getting immediate
possession of large amount OF
money. And so he decreed the death