The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-27


The car drew mp outside GUESTS hoooe IT,
Inspector assisted his companion &c alisht ed
rang the bell ut the front door. There was .
somewhat prolonged pause He rang Again
Never knew this to happen before" b ~
-Ross Brown / think he calls hints always On
the spot" They waited for some time There was
still no answer to their summons The inspeetnr
placed his ear to the keyhola There Was not Q
sound to b heard. He drew back. little puSsle6
At that moment his attention was caught BY the
Tutoring Of little piece Of white material ceughe
in the door. He pulled 1t out II wss fragment
of whita embroidery. and On Il were several snan
stains. Tho inspector looked 1t them and looked
at his fingers. His face grew suddenly srav&
Seems to me-" he muttsred. that there hao
been some trouble herA I shall have to take .
liberty. If you'll excuse me- Mn. Rhsinholdt
think It would be better Il you waited IN the car
until I send out for you"
you don't think the jewels have been STOLEN
again?" she gasped.
The inspector made NO reply. He had arswI
from his pocket . little pass key and vas httine
It into the lock- The door swung open. He moved
it into the lock The door swung open. Ones
moro they were both conscious Of that peculiar
silence which seemed to have in 1t some IN.
namsble quality. He moved to the foot Of the
stairs and shouted:
Hello! Anyone there?'
There no reply. He opened the doors Of
the two rooms the right hand side. whore Quest.
when he was engaged In any Widespread anadr.
kept stenographer and . telegraph operator. Both
rooms were empty. Then he turned towards
Quests study on the left hand side. French va
q man Of iron nerve. No power on earth could have
kept back the cry which broke from his lips.
A few feet away from the door was stretehed
the body Of tho secretary.valet On the other
side of the room. lying a. though she had
slipped from the sofa, her head fallen on ono side
in hideous fashion. was the body Of Miss ouigy.
tho Salvation Army young woman French cot his
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light the disorder Of the room was fully revealed.
There had been terrible struggle. Betves1
whom? How!
There was suddenly . piercing shrek. Tho In.
spector turned quickly around. Mrs.. Rheinholdt.
who had disregarded his advice was standing on
Inspector" she cried. What has happenedf
Oh, my God!"
She covered her taco with her hands. French
grfpped her by tho arm. At that moment there
was the sound OF an automobile stopping outside.
Keep quiet for . moment" the Inspector whis-
pered in her ear Pull yourself tosether madam.
Go to the other end Of the room. Don't look Stay
there for 4 few moments and then get homo ~
quick you can"
She obeyed him mutely, pressing her hands to
her eyes. shivering in every limb. French stood
back inside the ROOM He heard the front door
open, he heard Quests voice outside
Where the devil are you. Ross?'
There was no reply.
The door was pushed open. Quest entered. fol.
stood watching their faces. Quest came to stand
still before he had passed the threshold. He
looked upon the floor and he looked across to the
sofa. Then he looked at French
MY Cod" he muttered.
The professor pushed past He had looked
around the room, and gezed at the two bodies with
an expression Of blank and absolute terror. Then
he fell back into Crais's arms.
know anything about this'" Quest asked
quickly.
Not . thing" tho inspector replied. We ~.
rived, Mrs. Rheinholdt and I. ut dve minutes past
twelve. There was NO answer to our ring. used
my pass key and entered This is what I foand."
Quest stood over the body Of his valet for
moment. Tho man obviously dead. Tho in.
spector took his handkerchief and covered up the
head A few feet away was . heavy paper.
weight
"Killed by blow from behind" French n.
marked grimly with that little AFFAIR. Look here!"
They glanced down at the girl. Quests eyebrows
came together quickly There were two blue
= marks upon her throat where mans th1mno
might have been
"The hands again" he rnut:eres.
The inspector nodded.
Can you make anything OF it,"
mot yet" Quest confessed Il must think"
The inspector glanced at him curiouEly.
Where on earth have you been to-" he Dc
manded.
Been to-" Quest repeated.
Look in the mirror" French suggested.
Quest glanced at himself. Its collar hsc .ivc1
way. his tie torn, q button ard zs'rss G. the
cloth had been wrenched from his COAL tis tro1
sers were torn and he was covered with dust
I'll tell you about my trouble little :a:"- on
he replied. ''Say, cant we keep those Eiris oats
They were too late. Laure ana Lano7a we're -
ready upon the threshold oues: swung round u
wards them.
Girls" he saic. there has bcsn s.:Es trouble
here 90 and wait upstairs. Lsao-a, or cit IN thA
hall. Laura. you had better telephone n the 20
lice station and for doctor. Tbats right. isnt Il
inspector?'
.'Yes!" thu la.tar asaented ttoushtsslly
French stopped ard picked uo h sIpaE clock. n
had stopped q. elever-dftcen. re looked ct u
thoughtfully.
Quest" he went on, "rn have to ask yoa . qus0.
ton"
"why not7- Quest replied looking quickly sp.
"where were you ut eleven-0:teenr
ION tower No. 10 Of tho New York Central
scrapping for my hfs." Cues. aaSwercA grimly.