New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-07

Now. then. take tho other theory
he said. pushing aside biz cup war
drop goes IN to Fleming with q story
that be has been robbed; Fleming gets
crazy and attacks him. All that q II
the morning Friday. Now. then. War
drop gets back there that night With
In twenty minutes after he enters the
club he rushes out. and when Hunter
follows him be says he Is looking Tor
doctor to get cocaine for gentleman
upstairs. He is white and trembling.
They go back together and find you
there and Fleming dead. Wnrdrop tells
two stories. First he says Fleming
committed suicide just before he left.
Then he changes it and says he was
dead when he arrived there. He pro-
duces the weapon with which Fleming
is supposed to have killed himself and
which, by the way. Miss Fleming
identified yesterday as her fathers.
But there are two discrepancies. War
drop practically admitted that he had
taken that revolver from Fleming. not
that night, but the morning before dur
ing the quarrel"
And the other discrepancy?"
THE bullet. Nobody ever fired so
bullet out of 3S caliber revolver un-
less he was trying to shoot double
compound curve. Now. then. who does
it look like?'
Like Wardrop." confessed. "By
Jove. they didn't both do it."
And he didn't do it himself for two
good reasons: He had no revolver that
night and there were no powder
marks"
And the eleven twenty-five and
Miss Maitland's disappearance"
He looked at me with his quizzical
smile.
IN have to have another steak If
I'm to settle that" he said. II can only
solve one murder on one steak. But
disappearances are my speciality. per-
haps. If have d piece of pie and some
cheese
But l got him away at last, and we
walked together down the street.
II can't quite see the old lady in 1t, g
he confessed.
Burton. who do you think was in
the Fleming house last night?' said
'Lightfoot." he said succinctly.
He stopped under street lamp and
looked at his watch.
Il believe I'll run over to the capital
tonight. While I'm gone-I'll be back
tomorrow night or the next morning
I wish you would find Rosie O'Grady
or whatever her name is. and locate
Carter. That's probably not his name.
but it will answer for awhile. Then
get your friend Hunter to. keep him In
sight for awhile until l come back any
how. I'm beginning to enjoy this. We
are going to make the police depart
ment look like a kindergarten playing
jackstraws.
And go to Bellwood and find out a
few things" he added Its all well
enough to say the old lady was meek
and timid person. but if you want to
know her peculiarities go to her neigh
bOrs."
we separated at the station, Burton
off to Plattsburg. / to- take a.taxicab
and armed with a page torn from the
classified directory to inquire at as
many Of the twelve Anderson's drug
stores as might be necessary to locate
Della's gentleman friend, 1.-The clerk. :"
through him Della and through Della
the mysterious Carter.
had checked off eight Of the An
dersons on my list without result, and
the taximeter showed something over
$40 when the driver drew up at the
curb.
Gentleman in the other cab is hail
ing you. sir-the one that's been fol-
lowing us.
A duplicate Of my cab stood perhaps
fifty feet behind. and from it a famil-
lar figure was slowly emerging. The
figure stopped to read the taximeter,
shook his fist at the chauffeur and ap-
me- 1t was Davidson.
THAT liar and thief back there has
got me rung up for &c." he said, ie-
noring my amazement. Nineteen dol
lars and forty cents!'
He surveyed my expense account at
the drivers elbow, then hit the meter
a smart slap. but the figures did not
change.
Nineteen dollars!' he repeated.
dazed. Nineteen dollars and-look
here" he called to his driver, Its only
10 cents here. Your clocks 10 cents
fast"
He borrowed So and crawled in with
me.
1.-THE next address on the list is the
right one" he said. I'm going to tell
you something. There were eleven
roundsmen as well as the sergeant
who heard me read the note l found
at the Fleming house that night You
may have counted them through the
window. A dozen plain clothes men
read it before morning. When the
news of Mr.. Fleming's murdeath
came out thought this fellow Carter
might know something. and trailed