The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-28
Mary Roberts
Rinehart
Copyright, 1913, the Bobbs-Mer-
rill Company.

ftel. She went to a private house. -
Eliza Shaeffer."
Who went to a private house?
Jennie Brice?
2:30-Can not hear. Are wills.
pering. The visitor has given
Ladley roll of bills.
4:00-Followed the visitor, q
tall man with pointed beard. He
went to Liberty theater. Found
1t was Bronson, business manager
there. Who is Llewellyn, and
who is Eliza Shaeffer?
4:15-Had Mrs. p. bring tele-
phone book: six Llewellyns in the
book; no Eliza Shaeffer. Ladley
appears more cheerful since Bron.
sins visit. He has bought all the
evening papers and is searching
for something. Has not found It
7:00-Ate we'll. Have asked
Mrs. p. to take my place here
while l interview the six Llewel.
lyns.
11:00-Mrs. P. reports a quiet
evening. He read and smoked
has gone to bed. Light burning
Saw five Llewellyns. None OF
them knew Bronson or Ladley
Sixth-a hwyer-out at revival
meeting. Went to the church and
walked home with him. He knows
something. Acknowledged he
knew Bronson. Had met Ladley
Did not believe Mrs. Ladley dead
Regretted had not been to the
meeting. Good sermon. Asked
me for a dollar for missions.
300 a. m.-Sunday. Ladley
In bad shape. Apparently been
drinking all night. Can not eat
Sent out early for papers, and has
searched them all. Found entry
ON second page, stared at 1t, then
Hung the paper away. Have sent
out for same paper.
10000 a. m.-P&er says. "Body
or woman washed ashore yester.
day at Sewickley. Much mutilated
by flood debris" Ladley In bed
staring at ceiling. Wonder IL he
sees tube? He is CHASTITY.
That is the last entry in the
note book for that day. Mr.. Hol-
combe called me in great excite
ment shortly after ten and show
ed me the item. Neither OF us
doubted for moment that 1t was
Jennie Brice who had been found,
He started for Sewickley that
same afternoon, and he probably
communicated with the police be-
fore he left. For once or twice I
saw Mr.. Graves, the detective,
sauntering past the house.
Mr.. Ladley ate no dinner. He
went out at four, and | had Mr..
Reynolds follow him. But thew
were both back in a half-hour.
Mr.: REYNOLDS reported that Mr..
Ladley had bought some headache
tablets and some bromide pow
ders to make him sleep.
Mr.. Holcombe came back that
evening. He thought the body
was that of Jennie Brice. but the
mead was gone. He was much
depressed, and did not Immediate
ly go back to the periscope. 7
asked IL the head had bee cut off
or taken off by a steamer: he
was afraid the latter, as a hand
was gone, too.
1t was about eleven o'clock that
night that the door-bell rang. II
was Mr~Graves, with small man
behind him. / knew the man: he
lived in a shanty-boat not far
from my house--a curious affair
with shelves full of dishes and
tinware. In the spring he would
be towed up the Monongahela A
hundred miles or SO and float
down, tying up at different land,
ings and selling his wares. Timo4
thy Senft was his name. We called
him Tim.
Mr.. Graves motioned me to be
quiet. Both of us knew that be-
hind the parlor door Ladley was
probably listening. Y
Sorry to get you up, Mrs. Pit
man, saiu MI. graves, but this
man says he has bought beer here
today. That won't do, Mrs. PITT
man."
Beer! haven't such a thing
In the house. Come in and look. .
l snapped. And the two of them
went back to the kitchen.
Now" said Mr.. Graves, when
I had shut the door, where's
the dog's-meat MANI"
Upstairs"
Bring him quietly"
called Mr.. Holcombe, and he
came eagerly, note book and all.
"Ah!" he said, when he saw Tim.
$50 you've turned upl"
Yes, SIR"
ct seems, Mr.. Dog's--Mr. Hol-
.combe." said Mr.. Graves, that