The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-10-27

CONTAINING OLE WIGS JoW0I9, WHICH
receipt was handed to the manager.
who released the jewels.
"The receipt was written before
and handed to a man who know Dir
Anthony Oyds perfectly we'll. He
asked SIR Anthony would he care 10
see the manager personally. Sir An
thony replied no. that he vas 10 q
hurry. The man. one Of the chief
clerks. Is prepared ID swear on oath
that It was Sir Anthony Oyds who
signed the receipt. and NJ other. Tho
chief cashier received tho receipt
from the managers room. glanced at
1t. and passed It. Not long ago, on
our applying to him to glance at II
again and make sure. no has done 80.
he says he 10 sure that 1t 10 Sir An
thongs handwriting. but there Is
something Goout 1t that he can't
make out; that II Is not a forgery no
10 certain, but all the Same, there IL
something aoout 1t strange to him,
some hne difference to the ordinary
writing Of SIR Anthony.
HE says he would cash q check
on the signature without a moment:
hesitation; YOU know. in a forgery. II
IL the slavish limitation and conse.
Quent cramping that marks ths
thing: no mans handwriting Is ex-
actly alike twice. Well. this thing Is
no slavish Imitation of Gydes hand
writing: It is his. flowing and easy.
and written under the eye OF a cler..
All Tho same. there Is something
about 1t strange. Clyde, It would ao
pear. must have been In a totally dr.
ferent frame Of mind to what he has
ever been before In his life when nc
wrote that signature"
Freyberger listened attentively. AMI
then proceeded to give the results If
his investigation. speaking clearly a i'd
to the point.
He told how Clyde had hired tn,
cab and driven to Rowland street.
presented a letter from Koibecker AID
occupied his room: how kolbeck n
had lived In Cumberland for the Ia /
six weeks and had been paying for h >
room In London. sending several pay.
tai orders to his landlady. Il ha' G
secured the envelope Of the last u
these letters" he said. taking the en-
veiope from his pocket.
y Give It to me-" said the chief.
---RA,, eiAAssd at 1t. and n change
came over his face.
(, "Ths Chief Constable Of Cunber-
land has sent me. with splendid
promptI,hde, the blackmaiiing letters
OF Klein" he said. They arrived
only half an hour ago by special mes
ssnser. Here they are. and the hand
writing OF Kolbecker Is the hand
writing Of Klein"
There could be no doubt: all three
documents were In tho same weird.
extraordinary hand.
'Gyde." said Inspector Frost. be
fore he murdered his man must have
got him to write that letter. One can
understand him. having the murder
in his mind. being wishful to have
some hole or corner to hide in durl NJ
the night. He could not stay the
night at Piccadilly. knowing that at
any moment he might be arrested"
yet" said Freyberger. he won;
next morning to his bankers--an
equally dangerous proceeding"
THE thing that strikes me-" said
Inspector Dewhurst. is why did he
go to the Piccadilly house at all!
We know he took his jewels with him,
but the jewels came up with him from
the north. lie could have easily TAX
en- possession of his Jewel case. sent
his man on home with the rest OF
the luggage, telling him that he would
not be back till the morning. and
then have disappeared"
III he had done that" said Frey.
be alive. and not dead Of terror"
There was a moments silence.
Again" said Inspector Long. a mar
with black beard. seated near one OF
the windows. that head found In the
cupboard. II 10 not Klein's. for Klein
was a clean shaven man. We know
from the evidence Of a chambermaid
that there was nothing In the cup.
board the day before. II must have
been put there during the night;
therefore II must have been put there
by either Clyde or his valet, for they
alone were in the room. therefore they
must have brought +, from the north
We know for certain that a man wa.
murdered and decapitated In the north
by Sir Anthony clyde: there Is not 6
hole In the evidence. the boy Is per
fectly believab!e: he 10 borne out b,
half a dozen witnesses who saw thu
motor car going and coming. and b,
the headlcss corpse Of Klein. Well
then. did Sir Anthony bring two head
in that bag with him. the ~ 4
, f. n nd .-e one we found. wh~sA Il
so '.rs gel! like his own?"
There was another silence. and the
| Freyberger spoke. telling OF tn
pieces Of marble he had found In thu
, drawer and how he had taken then