Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-11

mo, no-but still-the news of his
death-ono is rather upset. Are you one
of the police?"
II am detective. madame. My name
is Valois. am in authority. You will
please answer my questions"
Certainly, NJ. Valois. What do you
wish me to tell you?"
who is this gentleman"
HE was teacher of science and chem
istry at my husbands school in England"
Your husbands name, madame?"
John Erleigh."
"And the name OF the SCHOOL,"
"Harptree."
"Do you know OF any relatlons?"
"I do not. But, perhaps, if you wire
to my husband he will be able to inform
you
"I will do so. madame. But you your
self know nothing?"
Nothing of the relations
M. Valois stroked his small black mus
tache.
"The name of Vertigan is familiar to
u.s." he said after a pause. I'VE have
received instructions from the London
police to watch him and report his move
ments. They say he is a dangerous char
actar"
Lady Wimberley smiled. 'I should
hardly think he was that" she said.
$50 It appears. madame, and we were
warned that he might be annoying you.
and that we were to protect you as much
as possible without interfering with hts
freedom. Have you suffered any an-
noyance?"
well, I do not like the man, but. as
he used to be at Harptree, l have been
forced to be civil to him. What have the
London police against him?'
"oh, that, madame, is our affair"
"Who killed hlm?"
"oh. It was a drunken brawl. madame.
SO far as we know at present"
'"rho murderer is In custody?"
"No. madame. regret to say that he
Is not. There was a dispute over some
money at the Caslno-a stake OF ive louis
that won. 1t was continued outside, or so
we think, and the other man escaped us.
But not for long, madame-not for long
We have description OF him. ] will
wish you goodnight, madame-and thank
you for your information"
The man took his departure, and Lady
Wimberley drank some OF the wine from
the tumbler. Her hand trembled and the
glass chinked against her teeth. She
wondered II Vertigan had turned TO HIS
hotel to get the notes before he had gone
round 60 the Casino. She could not, of
course, have asked the detective any
questions on that matter and she did not
quite see how she was going to find out.
Any Inquiries at the hotel would excite
SUSPICION
''If the letter Is still there waiting for
him." she thought. ''it win fall into the
hands OF the police"
And. moreover, It would probably fall
into the hands Of the police In any case,
for very likely Vertigan had not destroyed
It, She did not see what she could do to
prevent her name from being mixed up in
the affair. She rose from her chair and
paced slowly up and down the room. She
wondered why the detective had been to
see her The reason he had given could
not have been the real one. II. as he had
said. they had been asked BY the London
police to watch VeFtigsn he would have
known that the London police could give
him all the information he came to ask.
No, he had come to find out something
else-perhaps about those very notes and
the letter. He had asked no questions.
He had merely come TO watch her face
when she received the news.
There had been nothing very much In
the letter after all-merely few lines
saying that she did not intend TO supply
him with any more money But It was
enough 70 put the police IA possession OF
the truth Il was no good telling them
that Vertigan was a friend Of hers ana
that sho had been making nim q frlendly
loan.
Then the door opened and Joan came
latc tha room.
"MoIher. DEAR she said. what has
Aappeaa4f + ala net knew they had gone
WAttza tH could uaif no longer. and