The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-29

without one solitary mark ii riolrnc:
upon her. say" for moro super lrlaI
scratch on tn" shoulder. Indeed. they
would have been inclined To regard
it as the result of sudden heart fail
urc. but for the declaration OF seton.
Iiartopp. lie was in the forefront ni
the gathering. of course, when the
door WAS battered down. and he de =
lures that as he MAS prcclpl'atca
into the room h" heard and had just tan"
L. catch glimpse Of huge BLACK
hat shouted against the disk of m"
moon before it sailed out between rhc
bars Of the window and disappeared.
|, was almost us big a. n pigeon and
had an enormous oxpanse Of wing.
That. Of course. led everybody TO re-
member who In the district goes III
for curious bats and other uncannE
things and when it ramc 10 light that
. o'clock and that there vas that
threatened eviction for today. why,
there you are. There. Clcek. that
tho case as it stands. old chap: ana
the means cmplnyed-thc actual mes
scnscr OF death"
II don't Mr.. Narkom. No. don't. I
am pretty sure that there was a hu-
That she was murdered and for
cause"
Then. In the name Of all that's
wonderful. how do you think it was
done? And why?"
Tell you better whom 1 know moro
abuot it," returned Clcek. as he took
out his case and selected fresh Gig
arctic. "A good deal will depend upon
my examination Of that tower suite and
good deal more upon whether or MOI
they cake the Illustrated London News
at WitlinGham Hall"
Common. Why, what on earth"
Let me alone. ,pleasc-irritahly-"l
l.,t Ni,Nls "a
III" subject Of natural history and th:
0ccularities Of certain forms OF anil
nal life. That's ALL
And. indeed II had to he. For with
that he pulled down his hat hrtI.
snuggled up in his corner ana smut up
like an oyster a. low tide.
The morning WAS, AS yet no more
than middle age. when the limousine
reached Wittingham Hall and set its oc-
cupants down al the steps Of broad
stone terrace wher" Inspector NayInr
Of the local cnnstahulary s;ood await
ing them in Il state OF nervous excite
mcnt.
Il regret to have TO inform you sir.
he said. that matters have taken far
more serious turn with regard 10 Lord
Tppingham since ! telaph"nch 10 SIR.
Narknm and We have been Obliged To
iakc his lnrdshr into SGs to !, and no"
No. Mr.. Narkom-establlshed rc--
frct alihi He did go to LONDON las:
night. but didn't wire because nc
couldn't ,o a apT'prs o iaTt ,v ne MST
AS lie emerged from the station and
carried unconscious 10 tho ChartTc
Cross Hospital. Come in if YOU please,
gentlemen. Mr.. Scton-fIGrtopp will tel
you all about It"
They went in forthwith. finding
10, r,Ifh q
two minutes standing in tho m0rEiHS
room Of tho hall and in tho presence or
q tall. wcll-Gronrncd. pcrfcctly-cn mpoSef,
perfect hammered gentleman. with frank
blue eyes and what many people would
torn a taking" countenance. and Of \
decidedly attractive lady Of about five
and-thirIy whose morning gown was inc
last word in such matters from Fans
and would have been in extreme good
taste but for the fact that sh" chos~
10 mar it by wearing many flashing
rings nf diamonds and pearls and ruhi"s
and had a rope Of enormous pearls loop
cd about her neck and hanging thence
almost TO her knees. She was sitting
magazines. but she rose at their en-
trance and II was only when. in the
course Of conversation Clcck went over
10 that table and In that aimlcSs. han
hazard way people have hogan turning
those papers over while he talked that
va
with reference 10 the illustrated Lon
don News or saw anything significant in
so trivial and natural an action.
"Of course I deeply derlnre tho sud-
don turn which matters have taken with
regard to Lord UppinEham. Mr.. ClceN.
Seton Hartopp declared In his full. rich
ly-modulatcd voice. after the interview
had lasted for q quarter of an hour or
so. "Douhly SO as I understand that AT
o'clock this morning little son and
No. = Nd trin
Mostly TO prevent the local cnnstabularY
from taking him into custody until
something moro definite than mcr"
empty suspicion could he brought
against him: They. however, would not
listen"
Then take It. Mr.. Seton -Hartopn.
that in spite nf that business about tho
bat YOU do not. yourself, harhor any
suspicion regarding Lord Cppingham's
guilt"
may or may not belong to the co!l"c-
ton Of surh things which. I hear. h"
keeps. but hclicre. neverthelesa that
he had nothing to do with its preseu"s
in that place at that particular TIM"
and that he was. as hc declares. merely
out taking Snrr0wful farewell of his
lost estate. last night"
Him. I"S! Possibly you ara right.
hut now with your permission. Mr.. So
ton Hnrinpp. Mr.. Narko:n and VAL!
nave Il LOOK 1T inc l'lHfT suite. No. CDl I
bother 10 show US. Mr.. Eaylor Will d.
that"
In passing Mrs. Steon-Hartorp he
somehow managed to stumble over n
mat and collide with her. and In rec"v-
crng his balance, he clElckcd at her.
rope of pearls became cduGh: round tho
buttons Of the cuff Of his coat sleeve.
1T Is of no consequences. really, Mr..
Clcck." she said Eraclously, as she stood
Id rln.I -
with infinite care. That is I'll" worst
nf these highly polished fro0rS--the rugs
slide so easily. lou will find us h"rr
when you return" And here she bowed
him out OF the room. Swce;lv AMI graz
rinusly as he and Narknm look their dc
tower suite.
Tho victim lay just as thnv had b"cn
told They would find her--sprawl Ill;
upon the floor with her arms ru:flunS.
her face upturncd, 1rrTrcl sill in h"r
elaborate dinner dress ana fairy STn'h-
cred with jcwclS--a grim and yet Il law
dry figure in the GGriSh morning light
the pale. short. surface scratch M III her
barred shoulder so inconspicuodS - thing
as 10 be All but lnciSiblc a@ainSt ;hc
dead flesh. Yet although tna: word
seem to be the one most irlrnltHnt thin:,
n no looked into. it was OhS"rN'thlc that.
rs he went forward and bon! ever thu
body Clocks whole attention MIS- claim
ed by the jewels sh" wore rnh Ia. he
examined thcm with m" most nI:nui,.
attento ion. and that whom h" finally CAV,
over doing this and looked round ~ Mir.
Narknm his eyes wnrr ruri"u+!y bright
and the aid significant or"-s:1o7 -rnn,
was hooking up The corner ~ h- mriilr.
Mr. EarknT." he said wit 4 not.
of satisfaction in his voice. ''inr a.. il :
apparent cnmplcXlty. this C gr'n.- - l,r
one Of tho shortest AMI Simr,r-, ...as"S I
have cvcr hanilri. 0hS"rr,. That GcSL
hv tho window, to dispatch t0X urII, ~
The open check hook and the tW,. 'i,vcr
rand,esticks and observe. tn ;hni ~
though thcy are hndrnnm "a Nos :r:i :,
AMI had DOUBTLESS been pla.."d on that
desk for tho purpose nf rIdu tn" lady
IN writing. there mr." no rani,.'s IN ih"nl
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