The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-22
Copyright. 1851

open in an effort to pronounce the Eng
lish language as it is spoke" was deeI
in that eternal source OF wonder to him.
the spelling book.
Why amt plough called pluff p
he was asking himself YEARLY when ar
imperative call from his old enemy the
telephone bell caused him to start to MS
feet.
"Yus. lilo. Ullow. Yus. this is
Cap'n Burbages-wot blighter are you
Wot' Mr. Narkom? The guv'nor. sir. no
e amt in: went art abart two ours ago
sir. a case II do i'm sight o good
Yus. sir. in the park near the Hatch
heels statoo. They got 4 new bed of blue
hvacinths with pink spots in en-. so e
won't be in urry to move. bless i'm.
What Oh. just ordinary. sir. brown
'let-me-downs' and a bowler at wiz a
split in il and he's wearin' of is yallar
mustache. sir, Yus. OIL right, sir, good
by"
Dollops hung up the receiver and.
winkinE at a jar Of scarlet tulips. re-
turned once more to wrestle with the
mysteries of the English language
Meanwhile. with little sigh of absolute
content. Mr.. Maverick Narkom also re-
leased the telephone and re-entered the
small waiting-room attached TO his Of
fee, wherein a man paced up and down
his shoulders and his hands tightly
clenched.
He was a man well on toward forty.
but appeared even older by reason of his
grizzled hair growing thin on the tenn
Piles and his black eyes sunken and
drawn. He was evidently suffering from
some intense mental pain and worry.
Have you got him." he demanded. his
eyes falling beneath Mr.. Narkom's
steady gaze.
Il have found out where he is to be
found, Mr.. Berwick" said the superin-
tendent genially. and l have not the
slightest doubt that a quarter of an
hour will bring him into touch with US.
and after that l think you may hope that
the mystery will be solved
Then let's find him. Mr.. Narkom. I'm
at my wits end. but this last tragedy
shall not be unavenged. if it costs me
my own life. If the law can't help me.
then, by heaven. I'll take the matter into
my own hands and shoot my poor dar-
ling's murderer like a dog. First their
father lured away. then Ella. nv sister,
in-law killed. and now two of the chill
dren dead. Man. for aught I know the
last one may be lying dead now and
l." His voice broke, he shook with the
force of his emotion. and Mr.. Narkom
patted him in kindly sympathy on the
shoulder
Exactly Mr.. Berwick. exactly. And
the quicker we get to work on this mys-
terious business the better"
My car is outside said Mr.. Berwick
with ill-concealed impotence. Let us
catch him as quickly as we can
In less than ten minutes the two of
them were driving through st. James
Park at a lively clip that ate up the dis
lance like cat tapping cream. At Hyde |
Park corner. the car drew up sharply. |
and leaving Mr.. Berwick to admire the |
beauties of Pail Mall for space of a !
p.uarter of an hour. Mr.. Narkom proceed |
ed by a circuitous path across the Row. !.
now filled with horsemen taking their
morning constitutional. till he came in
sight Of the Achilles statue. His keen
eyes. always on the alert. soon lit with
satisfaction. for there. sure enough. was
the object of his search. He was seated
upon a bench just facing gorgeous bed
Of double hyacinths whose azure bells
were like the blue OF a summer cloud.
Cleek raised his eyes At the sound OF
Mr. Narkom's footsteps crunchinE on the
gravel and smiled.
Il might have known there wouldn't
he much peace for me. once you knew I
was in town. he said in his low. even
tones.
Mysterious disappearance" said Mar
nom.
Il suppose it's the Berwick case
a gain said Cleek quietly.
The superintendent literally Jumped.
Have You got second sight. or"
In league with Internal powers. Ell?
No, no. my friend. there's nothing super
1atural about il. I had A letter from
Miss Lorne this morning. 1t seems that
she has been staying as compa Mon to
Mrs. Berwick. and she hints at great
rouble. She SAYS you will give me the
'utline. and so there you are"
The superintendent settled himself upon
he bench His round. kindly face was
,rave. his eyes wore a serious look.
Well. it's one of the strangest ca seS
We ever come across" he said after a
'ause. Six months after Maurice Ber-
VlCk's heir came into his fortune. he dis
Ippeared from his house in Devonshire
md has never been heard OF since. Half
RACED with grief. the widow and her
h-ee children go to stay at Hydro for
hange OF air and scene and a month (
alter she is found dead in her chair. ap-
parently having died in her sleep A
month later. the eldest boy. Edward Ber-
wick. and their heir TO the money. was
Ound dead in Just the same manner. al 7
houEh without any apparent cause or :
flemish"
Cleek sat up suddenly He was as :
le-t a terrier on the track of rat ,
is whole coUntenanCe spelled keen in {
crest.
Hello, he raped out What's that q
lied without cause or bIe1nish Mr.. Mar r
om?' +
Yes" said the superintendent. with a
tile purr OF satisfaction. I
Well. that made the relatives wake f
y bit. and the doctor. who is friend a
I the family. had a guard put round the y
nilds nursery" a
The doctor" put in CIeek. whisking
'und and facing Mr.. Narkoms podgy $
cure upon the bench. And who may V
lie doctor he. please "
Oh. DR.. Colton-fine old man. crazed
n modern methods for the medical pro- h
'ssIon-old friend of the grandfather. h
II Anthony. and has a hydropathic es-
Enlistment, Simply worships the whole h
unity. so you can imagine what his feel il
Gs were when the girl was found dead Il
in the middle of the afternoon 1t is \
. wonder that Mr.. Berwick called upi
'otland Yard V
Cleek twitched up his eyebrows He =.
UGH awake. His eyes searched the SUI O.
face. ii
" Berwick which one is this he b,
sked. lo
Mr.. John Berwick. the missing mans a
'usin and son of Sir Anthony's younger H
-other. The money was first left TO b,
aurice Berwick and his male issue. N
len to his uncles-Edward. who died D.
ithout issue in Africa. and Gerard. who h,
also dead, Therefore if anything hap