Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-05-22
The Mysterious Monogram
An Absorbing New Novel
BY Howard P. Rockey
Copyrighted by the Author
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Copyrighted by the Author

you will do neither" said Kand-
wahr. "See here, Harcourt, let's get
down to business. 1t is quite evident
that you believe l am the murderer Of
Captain Towneshend."
II suppose such a supposition might
be pardoned"
Between ourselves possibly"
Kandwahr admitted
Harcourt crossed quickly to the
table and pulled open a drawer in
which lay revolver.
you won't need that" said Kand-
wahr calmly as Harcourt drew it out.
"If l had wished to kill you / have
already had ample opportunity have
no such desire, however, if you had
shown any disposition to be sensible
we might have discussed this affair
sanely-man to man. But you are in
no mood to listen to reason. There
fore shall not intrude longer. l am
going now-not by the window, but
by your front door, and you will see
me out as you might any other caller"
"Do you suppose for a moment"
Harcourt began, that shall per.
nit"
my dear sir, permit is not the word
1 do not suppose anything. am fully
aware that you might turn me over to
the police il you wished to do so,
charging me with housebreaking and
burglary. do not believe you care
to make such charges, however, since
vii kI,ok
police would discover what 1 came to
secure. Their knowledge Of the fact
that this knife was in your possession
'-unmentoned in spite of their ques-
tioning-and carefully locked away
against possible discovery would hard
ly tend to strengthen your position
Just now"
How about your ownf" Harcourt
suggested.
~ think my act would bear inspec-
tion," Kandwahr answered "If you
had killed Captain Towneshend with
knife belonging to mel state a pure
ly hypothetical case now-would it
not be natural for me to wish that
knife out of the way of being found
lest l might be implicated in the
crime?"
"Quite natural-if such were the
case"
Kandwahr leaned towards him
across the table, his face set and
earnest. "Harcourt," he said serious
| ly, Il tell you did not kill Towne-
i shend-and | do not know who did.
have my suspicious, but that is all.
The knife was mine-it is very old
| and valuable one that has been in my
family for many years. Look at the
steel in it," He bent the blade nearly
double against the table top. "Towne-
shend admired it greatly and while he
was in my rooms before we went TO
the Grill club last evening, presented
it to him. He slipped it into the pock-
ct of his dresscoat at the time"
Harcourt watched the man, fascin-
ated. His tone was earnest yet his
words seemed absurd.
You may not believe what l am
saying" Kandwahr said, observing
sure you that 1t is true. How this
knife-my gift-came to be the instru-
ment Of his death, or whose hand
struck the blow, is almost as great
mystery to me as it is to you"
DO you really expect anyone to
credit such a story, Kandwahr?"
mo to be perfectly frank. am only
| tNN Nft Ntrnor tNlN
ability-yet / can say no more"
Perhaps you imagine that / am the
guilty man?" Harcourt suggested.
Under the circumstances such a
belief would be quite as reasonable as
your unreasoning suspicion of me-"
Granted" said Harcourt Il my.
self admitted as much in your pres.
ence this morning"
And you made a mistake in doing
3d." Kandwahr returned. Il do mol
know just what your object was. Per
haps you think you may have been
guilty. If so, l may say quite posi-
lively that am sure you are moi
Towneshend's murderer"
THANK you," said Harcourt mock
lnBiy.
You are still suspicious of me-
Kandwahr went on on. You all are
can see that readily. Perhaps yol
are right in feeling as you do. an
stranger, an Indian. and the ways
of my people are strange. You dc
not understand US, and consequently
you believe us capable of anything
You are making terrible mistake il
trying 10 tasJen this crime upon me
WnaJ l know / snail keep locked il
my brain. cannot help you-but
warn you-do not attempt TO place
suspicion on mel"
hIs eyes hasned and the savage il
him arose TO the surface as he spoke
For moment the Two men gazed a
each otner IN silence, then kanQwahl
calmly slipped Lne KNIFE lnLo ms pock
el and moved slowly towards tn'
door.
"As l told you a few minutes ago
4 . ha