The evening world., 1914-10-26
CHAPTER Y.
The Problem.


Of the affair had ben
given to him by his chtef.
st II briefly this 0yds
was bsins blsckmailed by this man;
he CALLED ON him. murdered him, ana
cut OF his head. put 1t In . beg.
came to London with the bag and
siippsd out Of his London house.
carrying with him his jewels. II -
IN extraordinarily strange case"
1T seems clear enough" answered
the Chief.
mot to mo. Why did this maa
leave those utterly damnins lsttsss
behind him on the manteipiecsf why
did he cut OF his victims hesd--wha2
In the name Of heaven did he want
10 burden himself with . human hsAA
fort The man vas known In the
ns,shborheod. his body was there ~
b ,deuttned: taking the head away
would seem 70 servo NO known pvR.
pose, unloD he intended 70 sssp n
a. = curiosity or msmento. On ~
0f these two pushing eaCts Ne have
the death Of Lsloir the valet.
"He may have opened the bAG anA
coma upon the head" suGrestsd The
chief.
"Thcre w. . look OF Wild horror
on his fAoe that was caused by what
I know not BY what even TAIL 70
imagine, but BY something. am very
sure much worse than the saght OF .
human head. can almost Annoy
"welir'
Freyoeresr rave q little laugh. -
II At the idea thA6 had struck him.
Il cAn almost fancy q man dying
with an expression on his face like
that after he had seen ths--uniinAgin:
able. With your permission. ! WA
telephone now to Couttsa They eS
CIR Anthony's Ia mixers: II may b -
we'll to scs II they have any knowt.
edge Of bis movements"
"Uss the Telephone" replied ~
chief.
: Vrsyborssr won't to the instrumsnA
spoke through Il rscstvsd an enSWS4
I and spoke again. Then ~ nseeose
, Attsnuvely. and a. he listsnsA = ha0
srnlls stole over his face.
this morning. Just - they openo@
= taken the bon contAAninS his laAe
: wife's jewels. given . receipt foe -
!. and departed. He evidently deter.
mined TO collect all his resources
y He has done II With sFsat eoolnssA
No professional criminal eouA hAvs
done Il bettOP.e
Q A knock came 10 - door aD4
sergeant appeared.
. ''rslsphoos frun Vine s10sG "a
RELATIVE to HOE Picm6lly. A -
: membsred human head has sssa d.
covered"
FreyberEer!"
: when Fr.yssrssr reached ~ A.
epsnsd for him ~ plaan Globes q
swell. Jenkins" said the asssstavA
4. what have W foundr
!" THE head Of Sir Anthony Orr.
| a.. ! bsaLsvA" ssVaisA ~ e1Asss. -
3 was found IN . lpboArd In tbs beA-
, room. came directly from Vine
They had nss disturbed t. nss Aaye
I: 3ust len u sxActiy ~ we eoonA :.
That's psrfsssly r>0ht; ssoe vtSh
They went upstatrp s,,'s
A tall, narrow cupboard n the 49,
a, room wall ssooA open: on eue of -
: shelves repossd the head Of hsaree4
: Strangely brown and wtthered,. ths
= uppse Mp wAs drawn up - Y In S0Eno
contortj0a q pain. sxDoEnS ~
: teeth: one Of these teeth vas sold
crowned.
hut sar Anthony 0yds had bssa
TO his bAnkers that morning. and hal
:. signed q receipt for his vffs's tswsls
u and obtained them. t
: This being 90. he must have bean
. murdered In the tntsrvAl.
II was now AFTER one O'clock He
must u Mn wAA indeed ~ head.
have bsen murdered and digDsRA-
berOA N the course It three hDuFA -
head conveyed to HOB PsaAAAAly aAA
) placed where Il was e0yDA.
- thing alone Frsybsrgsr tsat SurA j
this were indeed the head Il Sir IN.
y shony thsn the thing bore ssuns rSaa-
n tlon to the death Of the valct, Lelo1r
n, When Frsyherrer returned 10 0eot.
N land Yard no found . new develop
:. msnt A oabman had been founA ~
~ had driven SIR Anthony 0yds o. ~
night beforc.
= He had picked Sir Anthony -
t In Plecadilly At twsive-tAirty and
q driven him TO Rowland street. He wae
= sure II vas 6,r Anthonys OsrtaAA.
He had drtvsa him before. Nsaysy
- every cabman. accustomed - H.
West End. knew him.
~ His cab had bsen coming along
~ slowly by the curb whom he saw Str
Anthony come out OF No. HOB. Tue
- oArOnet Wlkeu Tow p&Coas btOpp~o,
looked around. saw the cob ana halled
~ II.
=, He ordered himself to b drtvsa 70
~ Rowland street. gsve no number,
: stopped the cab toward the a l1ls q
the street. and paid hts fare with .
X nvs-shiliing Dascs, sakiAs eus -
10 rasn walksd down the ss.ssa.
"A and. opening . house door with .
~ latchksy, entsssd and closed The Sess
- - behind him.
a The cabman told Frsybsrgsr how
70 find the house. and In anothsr ten
:. minutes the detective was knocking
IL At the shabby door.
"A The door. the knocksr. the bell.
4. Vslis. all VEN In the laSt s>ASs q
. Seylees. ,
X Treybaresr Of the vnvashsd ~
"a yiltsd looking woman who oheys(
DE summons.
- u an"
n en- q detective from Scotland
81 Yard. Inspector HrsyberSss. 4
10 gentleman called hsse last nij1At soms
n ome between half pAse tW6ove aNG
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