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


AvN woman in an interested
voice. And what's he
been doing7 II ae's tho
man you mean no came here with
. letter from Mr.. Koibecker asking
me to let him use Mr.. Kolbecksrs
room for the night"
sAh!"
"Havs you the letter he brousht''
mo: he kept t."
"I1ow long has Mr.. Koibecker been
hsref" =.
"eome SIX months. of and on. out
for the last six weeks he has been up
IN Cumberland"
"Ahl" said Freyberger. %n Cum
beriandi What 10 he. this Mr.. Koi-
bscker3"
Hes an artist" ... ...
IAN artist7
''Oh. he's all right. He pays his
way regular. Keeps on his room and
sends me the money for It every fort
nit regular"
"Have you any Of his letters?"
Il blieve i've got the last" She
went to o drawer and hunted amid
some odds and ends.
Here Il 10; no. ills only the en-
vslops-"
"Give me the envelope" said Frey
berger. II was narrow shabby.
looking envelope. addressed IN =,
curious-iookins handwriting. It was
postmarked "skirwith." Carlisle"
yand, a-onton. W. c." 5tyt ~
This 10 Mr.. kolbecker's handwrit-.
inG3" asked the detective. '.....
1T is" -..".. .r
II must keep this envelope. please.
From information In our hands. Mr.
Kolbecker went to iiye in Cumber-
land. took a cottage there under the
name Of Klein; he was murdo.eI
yesterday evening In q cottage on
Blencarn Fell"
Murdered" gnsped" the woman.
Eyes. murdered. and the man who
called hero last night and slept in his
room was. We believe. the man who
murdered him."
"oh." Aid tho woman when she
could recover her breath. you may
50 his room and welcome II that Is
an. but there's nothing much to see,
for he took all his things with him
when he went to Cumberland"
she led the way UP three flights OF
stairs, Freyberser noting everything
a. he followed. Tho woman opened
the door OF the top floor front.
This Is the ROOM" she said. It was
very bare; q bed stood In one corner
and chest Of drawers. with look
ing glass on top OF 1t. In the win
dow. But there was nothing at all to
tell Of the personality OF the indi.
vidual who had last occupied II.
Tho two top drawers OF the bureau
were empty. but the large middle
drawer was heavy and difficult to pull
out.
1t was nearly filled with large
pieces OF marble.
Freyberger whistled.
MIR. kolbecker said that wasn't to
DO touched on no account" said the
woman. IT'S an old marble thing he
broke up fore he went into the coun-
try"
Freyberger did not reply. He was
examining the pieces OF marble at
tent. ely.
49,. "A-s not simply rough Jumps
OF marble: each was rough In part
and partly smooth, and he had not
been examining them for more than
half a minute when he discovered the
fact that they were portions Of a bus,
broken to pieces by Kolbecker. for
some reason or other. before he made
his mysterious journey to Cumber-
land under the name VI Klein,
Freyberger carried away the frag.
ments and hurried with them to the
shop Of AntOnides. an old Greek an
tiquary. by paving a stiff price he
induced the Greek to promise to put
together the broken pieces as soon az
= possible, restoring the bust TO IT.
former completeness.
well. Frey berger" said the CHIEF
as Frsybergsr returned to Scotland
Yard 20 report. what news have YOU
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