The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-03
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asked Liyrcy dcpreclatingly Il have a
rotor here, and We might go back TO-
gethcr.'
by all means" agreed AdhurSt 81
don't expect to be free for some little
TING, though. Wc"-hc spoke slcnhc
an:ly IN the plural 50 that ii should no.
be assumed that he wa running the
aliair-'mu>t fix up one or two mat
tiers before | can take II easy. I'll get
YOU to take my bag back, though, VI
YOU will
The carriage had been detached from
The train and lay in a siding Headed
by the station master, the group OF men
moved down across the tracks toward
1t. Once again. Adhurst, apparently
ianguidly indifferent, caught Liyrcy
surveying lin with a certain quality OF
speculation IN his gaze.
The chief constable and Adhur>,
climbed aboard Nothing much TO be
learned here" said Borden, %pcriunctor-
lily. Sheet was sitting IN that corner.
The murderer mus, have been sitting
in that father corner. ON the opposite
side, when he fired The bullet passed
clean through Sheets head and then
through the window There the bullet
hole IN the glass"
Him" grun'ed Adhursi His fore.
head corrugated into a irown, and
thruSting his hands into hi, trousers
pockets, he dropped lazily into the
corner that had been occupied by the
murdered man. He turned his eve,
YEARLY to the window and stood NJ
again with a yawn
You're right. This doesn't seem Ia
carry Us far. ! think. though, IT nigh,
be locked for a while and a man pu,
here TO sec that II isn't interiered viii,
TILL alter the inquest Now. II YOU don't
mind, we'll see the doctor, and perhaps
VIC can hunt up one OF two passenger
who came BY this tram"
For an hour OF more, AdhurSt kept
those officers OF the local police who
were available hard at work, though he
was very careful to pass all orders
through the superintendent.
In a dozen OF twenty towns along the
line, the telephone stirred police in.
q%uiries, for Creeping Jimmie had not
been seen to alight at TownSiord. Also
there was a young clergyman he had
seen in the carriage with the two oi
them to be found, SO lar as London
was concerned, Adhurst was easy
Greniell could be relied on to pick NJ
every fact there, from Sheets office
his solicitors. his bank and any by-lin,
that might suggest itself.
Once a wire interrupted AdhurSt. Il
came from Grenicll Bringing oul
man down 7 40 tram" It said. AdhurSr
passed II across TO the chief constabl,
without comment
Borden raised his eyebrows. "kinc
OF him to take that trouble" he said
why couldn't they have held him III
We sent an eScort?"
81 reckon" said Adhurst slowly. "tha
D,cky Greniell has stumbled acroS,
something and wants to put me wise
There's no other reason why he Shout,
want to bring the prisoners down An,
now, sit, about the doctor II seems =,
me that a great deal is going to turl
on the medical evidence"
Eht WHAT'S that ! thought every
thing was plain enough You got
statement from the doctor, didn't YOU
Trelwayi"
Instantly Adhurst saw his mistake
Nv 10 means had he intended to hin
that any iout,ne matter had been in
sufficiently covered. The g%rirtled ,u
pcrintcndent could not rcpress a Snec,
Perhaps I'm not quite mp to Scotlan,
Yard mark, sir, | saw him myself who
he examined the body Mr.. AdhurS
has seen the statement | took"
Behind his tidy muStachc, the detcc
tive hid a smile lie dropped a iriendl
hand m the provincial mans shoulder
Were old hands. both OF us, Mir rrcl
way" he said gcnially "Iou kno,
how 1t is They might ask me II
' ,here"-hc jcrkcd a thumb vaguely owe