Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-16

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Dora -thr Inspector here's setting an
as iuaf, 10 millinery
i-Faera tlmrl ana looked ~ ttap,
ooin Ni.h an air 81 blank as,ouish
atnt The inspector vas a Hiuc s,a.
barrasssa
30 need % give me AWAY use that
~ mltiffcd o. they rtathrd thr han
Now ihen ladies and gentlemen =
yeu nre resdy
lhes tcok their places In the an
'omohile ard drove on As taer
nearef ne vlcirIU 90 Gay son avenue
'Ae professor tesan g. SHOW sisns ~
renewed uneasintss When they drew
ap az last outside the henae be- save
Niile esclamaiion iis face vas
grave. almost haefard
Pa Quest ho said. lnsrsrtor
French deeply reerci that har,
statement 90 make
lhef hoth turned eulcki, tooar.f
nm mo Inspector smiled IN . c,n.
Adeniial manner az iaum Dc vas
obvious That De- Knew what vas com
iuE
some years aro. iho professor
continued bought tha house aud
made "a present of r 20
To ehom' Quest asked quickly
To mf servant Crulg. The proi,s.
cor admitted with D. eroau
ifnara save Wiic cn She turned
intmrhaniN towards thc Inspector
At recollection as lo Ns iocaHtt
PAD csrared me iho professor cOn.
ilrael forroafuily . remember fhat
L rae on ihe un1iVcreary of hls hst.
iAf been with me ior faae hr n
years That decided to show Dim
some substantial mara of uy arrrs.
r'aNon knew ftat Dee was loah.nr
fr a. d0m.ene far ha aler aud
mother who are s,nca both dead.
tha requested @ house aEeat to srnl
Ne in iist 80 Witnb'e residence
thie a'aH' was the ono purchased
Quest rlauced around thc place
p think No. said iha; ihe rrnfee.
foss statement now removes ans
donal o. 90 Craifs ruHu you ara
sure the house has been ciorrv
Watched insneciof
enco received certain lrunnl
ton frru.h neuNe1 . hlYo id
haf O. dltcn az mt best mn ID .He
vicinity can assure sou ihat rs
one has entered or ign Sc durur ihs
last twenty four hours
They made thcIr way Go the riarla
sicps and entered hY thc front tonr
Fhc house Was an ordinary frame.
work one OF moderate f.sc iu poor 49,
pair ana showing signs OF rroat ner
lect Tho rooms were barely fr
nished and their nrsi curfory search
revealed no. traces of hahnaflon
There was sul the broken sktieht
in tho room which i.enoa had occr
pied and tho bed upon which tho has
slept was sNn cnmuiri Frrnch.
who had been tapping ihe aBlle down
stains. called % thcm They troopaa
down into tbo han Tho Inspector
vas standing before what appeared lp
De an ordinary panrl
Look here Dr. said rlanrlnr os
~ thc CORNER of his csc to he rufn
chat laura wae there Dec me- SHOW
sou what have iuet discovered
Tie fei with his thumb Tor snrlnr
On moment or too a portion 90 thc
wall about two feet ln cntcnt slowly
rctoiycd disclosing tmaIi cun
board hucd viih telephone lnafrl.
mont
telephone" the inspector rc.
marked pointing Co % 900 aa uuocru
pied house and concealed cup
board what do you rhlnk of thnt
The professor shook hls head
pont ask mc he rroauod
French iook the receiver from Us
resi aud called up iho crchaurc
Inspector French speaking Do
announced KINDLY ton me what is
tho number 90 the telephone from
which : arm speaking and who le the
subscnbcre
no listened 30 me roply and asked
another question
"Cun you toll me when this insiru.
meni was last ured Whcn'
Thank you'
The Inspector hung 30 tho receiver
"The Fpbfonbers name he told
them dryy lr Hrcen Tho number
is not entered IN iho book ~ o.
quest Tho telephone was used aH
hour aFo fron can ence aud con
necfion was established That lt io
say that someone spoke from tha
telephone
Then q your men have maintained
their search property thai somcoue
Quest said slowly must bo 90 the
,r11re az ihc present moment
Without q doubt ih9 Inspector
agreed
y am going 20 search iho fraat
room on the ffsi floor before Wo CD
anything elise. sad Quest . think
thar n sou salt here J msy be- able %
Show SOU something directly
Quest aucended the stairs and on.
tered a wholly un'uruiphed room oa
the lcfhhnd aide be looked fnr
minute coutemplnfiFely 81 LARGE bat
rather shallow cupboard. he door ~
Nhich stood opeu and tapped lightly
with his fDfefnrsr upon The hact part
of f THEN De- wifhdfcp q few frof
and. drawing o1i his revolver. dfilb.
frafeiy Cred lnfo the f1or fea
fast.aa f~afHr TNrrn nan a. N.ff