Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-12
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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER 1-Cazaet. on tho steamer
Kaiser Fritz homeward bound from Aus
SIa1iA, cries out In his sleep that Henry
Eraven, who ten years before had ruined
91s father and himself is dead ana finds
tShat Hilton roye. who shares tho state
Eoom with him, knows Craven and also
tlanche Aacnair. q former neighbor and
y Slaymate.
& CHAPTER II-When the daily papers
4ome aboard at Southampton Toye reads
mat Craven has been murdered and calls
Cssalets dream second sight: He thinks
Ok doing little amateur detective work
IN the case himself.
CHAPTER HIN the train to town
cs1aiot and Toye discuss tho murder,
s. Toy. hears front aa Gasaiet @
cruton. who had been Cazalet's friend
md the scapegoat for Cravens dishon-
hgty, has been released from prison.
CHAPTER Iv-Cazalet goes down the
Rtvor and meets Blanche.
CHAPTER VII - cazalet goes WITH
DTankwater to the library where tho muS
der vas committed: shows him = secrSS s
The way through It,
>.CHAPTER V-Toye also comes Ia 400
blanche and tells Cazalet that scruton
~ ~ o zen arrested but az he doesn't be-
- ferret out the murderer. s
4. cHa 11P3Tce:RE W ana Blanche 20
Dr1n1water Of Scotland Yard.
CHAPTER v11I-1n town Toye. talking
With Caxalet about the murder. suggests
che secret passage as a means OF trap
ping tho murderer and succeeds In secur-
Ing Z print Of Cazalet's hand.
CHAPTER Ix-Toye traces Cazalet's
movements while a PASSENGER on the
Kaiser Fritz. finds that he left tho boat
before the murder and returned Just after
It, and warns him.
CHAPTER x-caza,ee ana Blanch.
CHAPTER xI-Blanche tells Cazalet
that she would stick to the "thousandtf
CHAPTER XII Toye hnds proof OF
ca.alets guilt and binds l Bi G i,e, not tc
CHAPTER x11I-cazalet succeeds in
g q suspect ep but ne he and an Blanche are con-
1ronted by Toye with the alternative or
parting or having Cazalet denounced ~
the murderer.
CHAPTER x1V-scruton appears and
confesses the murder and Toye gracefully
vOtlres ~ q sutton and amateur detective.
Go ahead" said Scruton. "I'll have
. drink when you've done; somebody
give me cigarette meanwhile"
Cazalet supplied the cigarette.
struck a match, and held 1t with un-
ALTERING hand. The two mems eyes
met strangely across the flame.
I'LL tell you all exactly what hap
pened; you can believe me or not as
you like. You won't forget that
knew everyzinch4of the ground-ex-
cept one altered bit that explained
ITSELF" Cazalet turned to Blanche
with significant look, but she only
drew an inch nearer still. "Well, it
was in the little creek, where the boat
house is, that waited for my man.
He never came-by the river. l heard
the motor, but it wasn't Henry Cra-
ven that wanted to see, but the man
who was coming to see him. Even
tually I thought I must have made
mistake, or he might have changed
his mind and come by road. The
dressing-gong had gone: at least
supposed it was that by the time. 1t
was almost quite dark, and landed
and went up the path past the back
premises to the front Of the house. So
far hadn't seen q soul, or been seen
by one. evidently; but the French win
dows were open in what used to be
my fathers library, tho room was
IN lit up, and just ~ got there
man ran out into the flood Of light
and"
II thought you said he brushed by
you in the dark?" interrupted Toye.
Il was In tho dark; 10 was he In an
other second; and no power on earth
would induce me to swear to him. Do
you want to hear the rest, Scruton, or
are you another unbeliever?"
II want to hear every word-more
than ever!"
Toye cooked his head 1t both Ques-
ton and answer, but inclined 1t quick
~ ~ Cazalet turned to him before
proceeding.
II went in and found Henry Craven
lying in his blood. That's gospel-it
was 30 I found him-lying just where
he had fallen in q heap out OF tho
leather chair at his desk. The top
right-hand drawer Of his desk was
open, the key in it and the rest of the
bunch still swinging! A revolver lay
as 1t had dropped upon tho desk-it
had upset the ink-and there were
cartridges lying loose in the open
drawer, and the revolver was loaded.
I swept it back into the drawer, turned
the key and removed it with the bunch.
But there was something else on the
rdesk-that silver-mounted truncheon
and q mans cap was lying on the
floor. I picked them both up. My
FIRST instinct, confess it, was to re-
move every sign of manslaughter and
to leave the scene to be reconstructed
into one of accident-seizure-
thing but what it was!"
Ho paused as If waiting for ques-
.&ion. None was asked. Toye's mouth
might have been sewn up, his eyes
were like hatpins driven into his head.