Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-25

ssns-Frsnkin, Howard the latter understood 10 be
3.ss end spsndins y. SIMMER Nth hi. bride III, "a
NJ ssss iens bTnhshmwho n had GENT Mrs Bop,
70 make the hcus ready tor his father and sisters
CONTINUED F
Don't blame tho gtrist- he put in Chis ears
evidently sharp az nlins); the inaui-
ries having proceeded from Franklin, II was
only natural for me 10 suspect that he was try
ing to rnislead us by some hocus-pocus story.
So I visited tho girls. That had difficulty in
getting to the root Of the matter is TO their
credit Miss Butterworth. seeing that you had
made them promise secrecy
You are right" I nodded, and forgave them
on tho spot II I could not Withstand Mr..
Gryce's eloquence-and It affected me at times
how could expect these girls to- Besides.
they had not revealed tho more important Sc
cret had eonfided to them, and in consldera-
ton Of this was ready TO pardon them most
anything.
That clock was going at me time the shelves
fell and that he should be the ono TO draw our
attention to 1t would seem to tho superficial
mind proof positive that he was innocent OF
the deed with which It closely asso-
ciated" the detective proceeded But to one
skilled in the subterfuges OF criminals, this
seemingly conclusive fact in his favor was ca
pable of an explanation 80 in keeping with the
gubtletv shown In every other feature of this
remarkable crime that began to regard 1t as
point against him rather than in his favor. OF
which more hereafter.
mot allowing myself to be deferred then.
by this momentary setback and rejoicing in an
an affair considered as settled by my superiors
proceeded to establish Franklin VanBunam's
connection with the crime which had been laid
with so much apparent reason at his brothers
door.
1.-The first fact to he settled was OF course.
whether your identification OF him as the gen
tleman who accompanied his victim into Mr..
vanBurnam's house could be corroborated by
any OF the many persons who Ind seen the SO
called Mr.. James Pope at the Hotel D..
at sought out Franklin vanBurnam and with
specious promises OF some great benefit to be
done his brother Induced him to accompany
TO the Hotel D.
Whether he through my plans and
thought that brave front and an assumption
of candor would best him In this unex-
pected dilemma, or whether he felt SO in
trenched behind the precautions he had taken
as not TO fear discovery under any circum-
stances ne made but one demur before prepar-
ing to accompany me. This demur signin-
cant, however, for II was occasoned by my Rd-
vice to change his dress for less conspicu-
DUSTY fashionable to hide It under an ulster
macintosh. And a proof OF his hardi-
hood-remember, madam that his connection
vita rhis crime has been established-he &C
tus11y did put the ulster. though ne must
have known what difference II would make in
his appearance.
Tho result was an could desire. As we en-
tered the hotel certain haclsman start
and lean forward to look after him. It was
the who had driven Mr. and Mrs Pope
away from the hotel And when we passed the
driver, the wink which l gave him was met by
nft OF his eyefids which he afterward inter
preted into 1ikel very likel'
But II was from the clerk I received the most
unequtvocal proof OF his identity On entering
the once 1 had left Mr. VanBurnam a. near
as possible TO the spot where Mr. Pope had
stood while his so-called wife was inscrbng
their names in the register. and bidding him
to remain in the background while | had a
few words at the desk. all in his brothers IN
terest OF course. l succeeded in secretly direct
ing Mr.. Henshaw's attention toward him. The
start which he gave and the exclamation he ut
tered were unequvocal. why, there's the man
now!' he cried, happily in whisper. Anxious
look dropping head, brown mustache everv-
thing but the duster' Bah said I; .that's
Mr. Franklin NanBurnam you are looking at!
What are you thinking off, Can't help IT. saia
he; 1 saw both OF the brothers al the inouest
and saw nothing in them then to remind me OF
our late mysterious guest But as he stands
there. he's sight more like James Pore
than the other one is and don't you forget It +,
Whether this possessed any motive for
crime seemingly out OF accordance with his
life and disposition was. OF course the next
point TO settle His conduct at the inques,
certainly showed no decided snimosity toward
his brothers wife, nor there on the surface
OF affairs any token OF the mortal hatred
which alone could account for a crime at once
deliberate and so brutal But we detectives
plunge below the surface, and after setNine the
question OF FrAnkun's identity with NE So
called Mr.. Pope OF the Hotel D.. left New
York and its interests-among which reck-
oned your efforts al detective work Miss But
terworth-to young man in my office who. I
am afraid. did not quite understand the persist
ence Of your character; for he had nothing TO
tell me concerning you on my return, save that
you had been cutivatng Miss Althorpe. which
Of course. was such natural thing for YOU
to DO. I wonder he thought st necessary ia
mention H.
My destination Four Corners the place