The evening world., 1914-07-16

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Little victoria-murdered."
The alienist hesitatsd.
When did she der
Does It make any difference when.
Keith7" asked the doctor softly.
mo. It makes no difference. she
was murdered. whether she died .
month or eight months ago. Had
been taken in charge by an oflcsr. ~
should have been had I not been
carried OF, tho telegram
telling Of fathers and Haroid's deaths
would have been found and answered.
should have been free to 70 homo
TO comfort her or TO b tended By
her-Athsr way she would have
lived"
HI frssnds ittds syss blinbsd q
him inauir1ngiy behind TIE d4sguh.
Ing glasses; Ids nrst impression being
that the lover was trying To steal his
hsar4 against . dreaded weakness By
convincing himself Of his belovsd's
objectionable guilt But no; he saw
that hs was dmply stating the oaee
a. It spDsssed 10 him. summiaG %
the swtAsnos - might . judge
Tho message. please" came tnoa-
sfveiy.
Tho doctor handed Il over, his aD-
prehensions fully aiiaysd By ne stern
quality Of EdssrtonS grief u was
Wordod:
LOMNAY. Cal. Feb. 10.
Morris Underwood. N. D..
Underwood sanatorium.
''valhalla. New York.
Keith Edssrton LETT home No
New York City April J. 1soS. reg
istsrsd at Hotel Imperial April
8. DISAPPEARED Same day aftsr
receiving Telegram telling Of death
Of father and brother. HIS bag.
gags left at hotel. Man Of bis
description sailed on Str. g. PAM
bound for Liverpool. same after
noon. jumped overheard next
morning. No baggage. ana NO one
aboard know this man and no
claims made later. Name on
ships sailing list-Ralph stonA
Believe foul play. as Keith was
very hish-principled and oonsid-
crate. Victoria, his sister. died
Oct. 20 of heart complications.
Last Of Edgerton family here. All
communications gladly answered
that may lead to clearing mys-
tory. Large estate In wsating.
JOHN l.. MANNERS. n. D."
"Foul pisyi About a. foul ~ has
ever bean done, Underwood" said
Edgerton grimly.
Had you worn q Vapdyks beard
previous to your leaving home-long
enough for thers to have boon .
photograph or kodak taken that wayT'
questioned Underwood abruptly.
Edgerton awoke FROM his absorbed
thoughts.
mo; / didn't take time to shave
while There had been illness
came away without much prepara-
ton The porter on the Pullman
took my shag9iness In hand with
evident delight. and seemed 10 proud
OF his work that l hadn't the heart
to have a shave TIL out OF his pres
ence, nor did care IL had been
shaved II only had been
shaved"
"Humph." grunted the doctor. You
were searched for then. but without
the identifying Vandyke beard that
figured 80 prominently In the news
Uaper accounts OF circuit Naturally
YOU were connlctcd with the suicide
stone And even II your picture ap-
pcarod In the papers, they would rep
resent you as clean shaven, telling
nothing to me--nor even 20 Mrs. Or
quit" he admitted. "ro your friends
Il was as though the earth had opened
and swallowed you up--to US you APP
pearcd as though dropped from clear
sky;--I see more clearly than ! have
before how men are lost and never ac-
counted for-desCriptiOns are perilous
things to go by-and with so many
scents. 1t Is wonderfully easy to follow
away from instead OF 10 the quarry
Yet, Il It had been one OF your own
blood hunting for you | am inclined &c
think the search would not have
stopped with the Stone explanation
Last Of Ehger,on family here,
Edgcrton repeated. in low, awed