The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-11

o'clock. and nothing larger thar, mouse
could find shelter in the place
Then the murderer followed him into
the Greek room"
Might venture 10 point out mat.
had he done So he would nave h'S..
there This morning when l3caie hrr'r"" :
The door of The Grerk room WAS '"'k"l'
and tn" keys wcf" found inside upon
the floor
Tho thief might have had a d"r!i'
cate key
Quit. Impossible. Tut. granting the
impossiblr. h"w did n" get IN. since the
hall door was hnitcd ana barred
VIC must assume that he succeeded
in cnnrralInr himself before the museum
Was closed.
The assumption is not rrrmissihle;
in View &C. The fact that R"alr and
both Examined the rooms last hlGh'
pri"r Ia handing lhc kryS L" nnnwaE,
However. again GraniinE Inc lhip"SS!'
hI" how did hr get out
Th. Scotland Yard man removed ms
cap and mnrr"i his forehead with ms
handkerchief. Il must say, sir: II IS
very Slr"n:;. thing" h" said. 'Rut how
about III" IRON door herr
1T leads tn my own Apartments.
.lonr hold a key. 1t is l"Ckrd, said
Corum. and proved his point.
\ mr. Examination SrrVrh ,.r T." Sn ,,N
that rHit from amy OF the barred WIN
d"ws waS impossible.
"Wnli. sir" said the detective. I'll
tho man had KEYS h@ could have conn
down ms" ihr hall and IN" lover r"'i1
"Stcr duWn AMI ip"k." was Co";'m
Inv itaiIhn
Tho vInGnws ct The room on tn'
rr"llnG floor w"r, also heavily protect
ed. ara il MAS easy Ia sec that none oi
them hat been opened.
"Urun my word" exclaimed The NJ
sprrtnr. las unramny! II" rou!dn
have conc out by The hall door. because
YOU gay il VAS b"it"i and barrel on Tee
inside
II was" replied Cnram.
ON. lrumcnt. sir" interrupted th'
rlain-clotheS man. III th"i wNS So no"
did ,.nu sci in this morning
1T was lralca custom. said C"ram
.rn come ~, tInd by ilC priNat" entrance
To my aEartmrnlS. We then entered IN
museum together BY IN" IRON door u
thu Greek room. and relieved CONWAY 81
Tho KEYS. Thrrc are several little mat
trrS 10 he attended TO IN the morhiiE
hrfnr. admitting the public. and ~,
uIh.r door Is never unlocked before ~
o'cl", Il
Did YOU lock tn" donr when you came
throirh this morning"
'I,nm"d:at,ly Oh finding poor Conway
'Cui.Id any on" have come through
this door in III" night. provided he hao
:, uUpl:cai" wcN'
IN, TIL, re is Il bolt on the private
side
".\rd YOU We're in your ro"ms ali las
might
?Frnm Il O'Clock. yet"
rh". notice looked al "n" another ST.
lently: then III" inspector gave an EN-
FRANKLY. sir.' liz said. I'm complete
~ puzzled"
We passed upstairs again. They were
ahuu; 10 depart when there came i
knocking upon tho IRON door. ,ho
key in the II ck--"nly daughter, he ADD
cd, turning 10 ;hr detective.
The hravy door swinging open. tncrf
entered Hilda C"ram, a sum. cInSSict
figure with tho regular features OF NJ
faIh,r and the palc-gold hair OF her dead
she locked III, and stared about her
apprehenSivcIy. 49,. 49,.
Good morning. Mr.. Searles, she
greeted me. is 1t not dreadful ao0u'
Then she glanced Mt Coram. saw that
she held a card in her hand.
FEATHER. there is UGH, singular
old man asking 10 see YOU. -,
She handed the card 10 CoraW' WIZ
in turn passed it TO me-. II was IIt
nf Douglas Glade of the Daily CAME,
and had written upon II III Glaze h""O
the words: ~, ,-,od,
SIDpDSC il Is all TlEnl !! MI ''iN''
youchcS for him. said t"ram ASK MI
tlaw To come through Hilda.
Shortly aftcrward there entered
strange figure. . H., ,oouos
/, was that Of n tall man. VINO S'oopco
go Thar his apparent height was dlmtn-
ishcd a very old man. VINO carried hls
MANI years lightly. or Younger man i
nrcnaturcly aged. None could say which
His skin had the hue OF dirty ccIluln
and his hn ir. his shaggy oroT Vs. da nps
scnnty heard were 50 tonclcSS as 10 dets
rIassiftcation in terms Of color. re
n.oTc an archaic brown derby. smart
rcId trimmed pincc-neZ. and black SIN
mutfler. , n,,.o,,
,nvrlopcd the stopping figure: and IRON
hcncath it's mud-spattered cuge pccPeo
Innr-tocd Continental boots.
Ic removed his hat.
! Good morning. Mr.. Coram: he SAID
His voice reminded me Of the Glstan'
rumbling OF empty casks; MS aeCcH' "U1
wholly indesCribablc.
Good morning" 60 the detsctlyel
Mr. GrimSby. Good morning. Mt. scar Is3
Your friend. Mr.: Glade. trilS me l. sl'n ~
/ rind won here Good morning. inspector
To Miss Coram l already have SAID gooc
morning. ,,noa hat
ne took ont one o. those Srlall. cSIinuil
cal scent sprays and PLAYED l'a r nT"r N
upon his high. bald oroW. iNn ou"' VI
vcrbena filled tho air ~,
He replaced the spray in the hat. th'
hat upon his scantly thatcheI crown.
There il here a smell OF dead men,
! he explained. ,uo 9,
grolcsuu was my first impreSslon 81
| The amazing individual known as Mofl'
; Mir. Coram." he cont inucd. j am Al
old fool who sometimes has wise dreams
| crime has been the hobby or nus!
! lifc. Have your permit to see II
can hclp?" ..1vu, vo,
! Morris Klaw bent over the dead man
You have moved him. he SAID Sharp
/, avs explained that this mao ncci
| for the purpose of a medical eNam''ia
| ton. u,..,, .ho old n
a large magnlfyIng glass he was SGrI III !,
nizinc poor Conway. He, eNamlnea N;
i baIr his eyes. his hands. his tinge
nails, He rubbed long. flexible nnEcr;
unon the floor beside the huoS-"'''
shifted at the dust. ~,
| some one so kindly VIII tcli me- d.
about it, he haid. turning ont the oc"'
! mans pockets.
fcontniued In Wednesdays lntelliGeheer