The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-04

tor had not escaped his notice but II
had not Impressed him part icularly. He
went hack to his own room and ConSid-
erred the original closely. There WAS II
decided uneven pink hordr7. shading of
irrcgularly into m. cream color Of the
paper itself Moreover the cnyclopa
showed the same popularity. He called
Cranlcy. the first class detective Srr-
geant who was his !nrariabl" assistant
! in his Investigations, and handed the
sheet to him.
Note paper good-vellum. very best
quality. should say" commented Cram
Icy. It's an educated writing though
it's disguised. No finger prints. sir"
That's a pity. I imagine whoever wrote
this Is NOT an ordinary crook. Maybe
onc Of Rcckword's friends in Tho city
"Oh. shut up!' said HarraclUuSh IL
r,tably. 1T may he the butler OF one IF
Backwards friends. or it may b" the
lord chancellor. but We don { know
as something that'u save us guessing.
don't object to guessing when you
can't do anything else. but il us posi-
Die 70 know. I prefer that. What's Il
good paper manufacturing firm:
TIL 80 and ind out" said Cranley.
Ha went away and In n littHl while re-
turned with a pondcrous direct ory. He
planked 4, IN tho table. and with u
stubby forcfnEnr turned over tho leaves
Till he came 10 tho trade section.
Ihcre s R0EfT1RlL = III A+pI''I il'' Ifl''"
street" he said. They're about the big
Tcs, people in the trade.
Right you arc. I'll 80 along 10 SEQ
them. You'd hettrr stay IN tan here
tn T come back. I may want you.
When Inspector RarraclouEh emerged
from behind tho yollnw-s sta ineh partition
which shielded off the sanrtum Of one
of .he departmental managers Of Roger
fnlts from tho common herd ms race
betrayed suprenle content. tic made
his way to public telephone call otlicc
and called up Cranlcy.
- 8. Yes. us me. BarraclouEh. -
Saw. 7 want YOU to get through 10 the
divisions Find out II they know of any
wronC'un who's hccn III la:ely-or who's
had Illness in tho placn where he's stay
jn- Yos vns Il doesn't matter
what for. can't toll you over tn" wiT"
Get on To II rs soon as you can. sonny.
Get some one to helm you If You can.
Me- Oh yns. I'll he about TIL
either drop In or ring up. I've got lot
of business to DO"
He hung up the receiver and wendell
his way eastward. It was warm day.
and by the time he had reached tho Cow
vent and Garter of tho Commercial road
he was glad to turn into the rild"d and
plated saloon. re ordered 4 lin" juice
and soda and leaned against III" bar
with thn air Of a. man TO whom nothing
mattered All the while his "ycS were
quietly searching the groups Of custom
era.
Presently hn b"ckoned I" n group Of
three. aud they greeted him with 10
ference. One would never have guessed
from their Joyous manner and their
anxiety to pay rrr his drinkS-which h."
would not rnrmit-that they WHro each
mentally checking off any secret "X-
nlofts Of theirs that might HAY" excited
n" attention OF a staff man from Scot
land Ysra.
Something or tho same scene vas
o,actnd Mt Rlackfriars. ct IS1inrrun.
E-ixton and half Il dozen Other districts
e. London. RarracloWch wHs alraN9
.,nrIal. willing 10 huy drinks and talk
t,cer affairs. There was nothing "f ihe
e,Arn. iron-haadcd. clumsy "ifi"" "f Pc
W-9 belornd of Tho novelist. about him
Hnd Re NOT strictly ronfT"d 'iiH@cif e"
Notwithstanding drinks !: would haVH
fe.n q drunken man who r""i"d bark
=, headquarters. As Il "A*. diSnnn"ini-
isn't ami rhvSicial vrarim""e v'"r" plain
~ his fare when II" dr"rp"h int" tin"
chair.
"trv luck. sir" riu~rich 'ranl"r
Rerrarlangr shook hte ''"al "N"t a
.eni's worth How about v'rI""
FITS s,Ihnrc,iraio banded ir;'r s''"o: 80
rancr, which tho inspector i".ru''A with
,rrIrkIed browe Ultimately" h. crushed
II nj md with c"s'Ir" - 'ltSrii"~i
threy- II Into tho Wa&io-i'Tr'r hHst"t
40. hIt IF good b. ,'".'',".I f'iI-r
n@ ("ranlcy'S puzzled "a '.'"t III -
...o:rnt sonic iuf""' inltS fj-rHS" "'i@'i'
20 have made ina! ri,.ar. ~. M"}l' H.
rawno,l ""aariIr nu,! .'',.w "ut MS watch
"t'r.l ,n"':'".' !" '&"'sf " ni:;hi "f il.
Cy-rlrv" - eight ..','n"S I"f'& haE'r
ana fnreo. nj, abort tE:n.s Cor IN hour"
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