The evening world., 1916-09-28


cd by the connection Of
Norma Hunter and Viola clifford
with the case. Something had con-
WINGED him that they could II they
would shed some very important light
ON the mystery.
Still. he did not like 70 take active
measures that would arouse their
suspicion. for fear hat they might
disappear at any moment. l had
often suggested calling ON our friend
OF the police. First Deputy O'Connor
and having the girls arrested. or, per-
haps. held at the house OF detention,
where witnesses are often taken un-
der such circumstances. n kept
aafely in the old building on Null
berry Street.
But Craig frowned on the sugges
ton. and preferred 10 have them
watched by a special detective whom
he employed for the purpose. DUR
hrst intimatlon hat anything out OF
the ordinary was now Transporting. ut
the Chanspns Arms came the day
after one Of the papers had published
an article limiting at what 1t did not
dare to say outright--that there were
certain suspicious circumstances
about the death Of Mr.. Hamilton.
and carrying the thing on for a col
urnn or more. as the press has been
known to do several times in tne
cases Of men Of wealth who nave died
Within the last few years. The pub
hoAton OF he pictures Of the girls
umelight.
Our detectives first report was.
therefore. interesting. He had OBJ
served that some one was watching
over the fortunes of the girls. There
could be no doubt OF that. for no
sooner was II evident that some sort
Of suspicion was likely TO attach to
them than he found that u lawyer,
who came from the notorious shyster
hrm OF Kerr q kimmel. had visited
them. apparently for N purpose OF
assuring them that they were being
taken care OF ~ case anything hap
pened. What seemed to interest
Craig was the question who had put
Kerr a kimmol into the case, though
he recognized the impossibility OF se-
curing any Information from such
smooth practitioners. Therefore he
had bided his time.
We were sitting In the laboratory
the night after the discovery OF the
forged will. Kennedy had trans
formed II into & sort Of 200 by the
addition OF several rabbits In cages.
He was performing, or preparing To
perform, some kind of test with them.
/ knew; but he said nothing OF 1t, and
l was content TO wait until he was
ready to tell me.
OR detective stuck his head through
the Ion to make his second report,
"Wcll." greeted Kennedy, what
luck now? Whose names have you
on the court circular of the Chansons
Arms to-day?"
The detective, TO whom life and do
lection were both serious matters
drew a paper from his pocket. n
consisted OF a large sheet OF note
paper. on which were pasted scraps
Of another piece Of note paper, much
AZ II it had h.en playing at a Jig-saw
puzSle.
"Hcre's n note I managed to gel
hold OF to-day" he said. at came
to one or the other of the girls. You
see, I had br.bed the chambermaid on
the tenth floor to saw the contents OF
the scrap basket OF that room. Ev,
erything Is always torn up, but
have pasted the things together
though so far there has been nothing
d, that amounted to much except his.
don't understand It."
Glancins at II. Craig called over &c
me: walter. are you pretty good a
dsclphering Chinese puzzles2'
Tho note vas written-or, rather
ps1Atsd-in capital letters. as II soma