Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-04-10
Continued Chapter V.

between the time Lord Harcourt start
Ell down stairs and the arrival of bod
son in the smoke room?"
Possibly. Or it ma have occurred
while Dodson was in the room. His
clothing shows quite plainly marks of
violent struggle and there is a great
deal of blood upon Them
But you do not think Dodson
struck the blow-do you ?"
mo, there is no reason for such a
belief. 1t is my opinion that the man
oahuilled Towneshend strangled
S. afterwards. 1t is possible that
"a was a witness of the actual
meator else entered the room in
drum. see the murderer leaving by
per escape. Towneshend must
closen killed az he sat in his chair,
tory I'm more inclined TO believe
son entered just before the
Ten, struck. There was prob
NouayJuggle as Dodson attempted
for but the man from leaving by
Citizeicape, but the other was too
capital him. Apparently Dodson
were inn down the fire escape and
organs TO take the sheath of the
81 1t was clutched so tightly in
is fingers that it was all could do
n remove it,"
at is strange that Dodson did not
Fniake some cutlery, or that his cries
were not heard by anyone i'm the
club" said Darlington.
perhaps he did call for aid" Mac
Bee said. There were but a few SER
wants in the club at the time and all
oi them were in another part of the
building. At the foot of the iron stair
way, however, the final struggle came.
II was probably because Dodson was
calling for aid that the murderer
strangled him-having left his knife
D. poor Towneshend's body"
Your theory then is"
n Mr. Darlington, have no theory.
III Naayer form conclusions until am
ready to act"
"Then YOU are no nearer a solution
n of the problem than you We're be-
B Fore" Harcourt asked
"No. In fact l. am farther from It
than | was this afternoon, and may
Say to you, sir, that in one way am
n relieved that such is the case"
"How so?" asked Harcomt
Had it not been for the develop
nents we have just been discussing,
and the possibilities they have sug-
eested to me, l should have been
5 obliged 10 place you under arrest, my
+ lord"
II srresr me? How annoying"
81 As it is, sir, think ! shall be able
o straighten out this matter within a
ew hours, and thus relieve you of the
! unpleasant predicament in which you
nd yourself at the present moment
I'm sure hope So" said Harcourt
Earnestly. II really don't fancy this
| BORT of thing at all, and tomorrow
Wish to go out to my country seat for
the week end"
by all means CO." said MacBee.
There is nothing you can do here.
and if you should be needed / can
easily reach you by wire. If Scotland
Yard should require your presence
for any reason it would not be n very
we'll known as your lordship," he con-
GUIDED with q smile.
you don't imagine I'm going to
run away, do you? ?" Harcourt asked.
"Of course not" MacBee quickly
assured him. "On the contrary, your
attitude from the beginning has been
most commendable, If may be per-
mitted to express my appreciation of
the fact"
Thank you" said Harcourt, look
yrp- at his watch. "If you. will excuse
ne, il is time Mr.. Darlington and. I
we're starting. Mr.. Cornish, the Amer.
lean YOU met this afternoon, is giving
a reception this evening. I am going
there and when leave his house,
will either come directly home or drop
in at the Grill club"
IF anything transpires in the mean
time, shall not forget to advise you, '
MacBee promised and hurried away.
Harcoult stood silently by the table
after the inspector had gone. He was
thinking of the strange monogram
and wondering if Darlington had
noticed it. Once he was about TO men,
ton the uncanny device, but thought
better of it just as Fergus appeared
to announce that the limousine was
waiting below.
CHAPTER VI.
The Monogram Once More.
The streets adjoining the mansion