The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-14


week or So nu: after that wr shall have
Ia rely upon Il night wairhman The
funds only allow uf the appointment al
four trndantS-thrcc for day and one
for night duty"
ID" you think you'll find any diff
Gully in getting Il man."
No" replied C"ram. 81 know OF {
steady man who viii come rs soon rs
We arc ready for him..
] slept hut little that night, arc
was early atunt and around la the mu'
scum. Isis kaw was there hcrnrr me
carrying the rcd cushion. and her tdlh
er was deep in conversation with CurIu l
p"tcrtivr-lnSpcctnr GrimShy ap
preached mo.
Il sec you're looking at the cushion
SIT. h" said smiIjngly. "Eut it's not
a plant. Hes not an rp-io-daic cracks
man. NrthinG'S missing.
on need not ASsur" mo Of that"
r""il"d. Il d" MOI doubt Mr.. Klaw'$
honesty of purpose"
Wait tin you hear his mad theory
though. he said, with glance aside a!
III" girl
Mr.. Gnram." Morris Klaw was saying
IN his odd. rumhing tones. my psy,
chic photograph il nj Il wnman--a WON
an dressed al in white"
GrlmShy cou2hed--1hcn flushed IS he
'
Poor Cnnway's mind" continued
klaw. is filled with such picture
when h. hreathes his lnsi-crcal won.
der he has for the white woman ana
great fear for the Athcncan harp. which
she carries!
(which she carred?" cried Coram.
some woman took the harp from Its
case a few minutes before CONWAY died :
affirmed Morris klaw. 1 have much re-
search {" make now. and with aid from
ISIS shall develop my negative
yesterday ! learned from the con.
stable VIII" WAS on night duty at the
corner of tho square thai heavy van
went driving around nj four o'clock
Il was shortly after four o'clock that
tho agchy occurred The driver was
unaware tina. there was no way out, YOU
understand? Is II Important" can
NOT say. Ii soften such points that
matter
We must however. waste no time
lay dry plaster of paris all around tn.
stand Of the Athen"an harp each night
G"nu morning. Gentl"m"n!
HIS arm linked in his daughters hi
left tho museum
For some weeks after this mysterious
affair all went well AT IN" Nnnzi"s Nlu
scum. Tn" Few night waIrhman. Il big
Scot. by name John Macali%trr. SCENE,
10 have Fallen thoroughly ant" his duties
and every thing was proceeding smoothly
save him from Il dreadful fate. II" was
fOuEd one morning lying flat on his
back in tho Greek room--dead.
AS IN the case of Conway the place
showed unmIstakHb bic signs of Il furious
struggle.
The attendants chair had bcrn dashed
upon The floor with such violence as l.
break ;hrr" Of the legs: a bust OF Pallas
that had occupied u corner pusiti0n upon
marble pedestal WAS found to be hurI
cd down, The top Of the case which
usually contained tho Ath"ncan harr
had been unlocked AMI tho priceless
antique lay clos. by upon the floor
The door at tho Greek room WAS lock.
ed upon the inside, and tho keys were
found on tho floor. From tho dctcctcr.
watches In tho other rooms it was evil.
dent that his death must have takGr
place about Z o'clock.
Nothing was missing. and tho jewels
in IN" harp had not been tanpcrCd with
Eur. most amazing circumstances OF
all. imprinted upon The dry plaster ui
Struclions of the mysterious absent
Morris klaw. had nightly been PLACED
around the case containing the harp, were
! the marks OF little hare feet.
lAcs$ag" sent through the willing
agency Of Inspector trimSby 10 tn,
resulted in the discovery that Morris
klaw was abroad. His daughter. how
ever. reported having Received II letter
from her father which contained thu
words.
Let Mr. Coram keep the key Of the
case containing the Athcnean harp up
der his pillow at night"
What does she mcan?" asked Coram
"Tha; ] AM to detach that particular key
from the bunch or place them all be
meath my pillow
Grinsby shrugged his shoulders.
''I'rl sinonlv telling Won what she tOlT
me. sir"
II should suspect the man to bs ar
impostor." said Coram. IF it were no
for the extraordinary confirmation ut
They certainly looked like those Of I
woman"
Remem be ring how Morris klaw had
acted. l sought out the constable who
had been on duty at the corner of S0uti
Grafton Square on the night of the sec
ond tragedy. From him | elected fac
which. though insignificant In itself
was. when associated with another cir
cumstanCc. certainly singular.
\ traction engine. drawing two heavy
wagons. had been driven round th'
square At 3 n. m. the driver thinking
That was practically all | learned from
the constable. but 1t served to set mt
thinking. Was it merely n coincidence
that, at almost tho exact hour ot th'
previous Tragedy, neAEy IhI'ctiiliC''
had passed the museum?
It's not once in six months. tht
man assured mo. that any vehicle hut
bridesmaids cart goes round ms
square You see 1t doesn't lead any
where but this chap. h" was attlini
though I shouted. h" couldn't hear m"
the engine was making such n noiS" -
| Just let him drive round and find on;
for himself"
now como to the event which con
cluded this extraordinary case; and thai
il may 10 clearly undcrstnhh mus
explain the positions which We took nl
during the nights OF the Following week
for Cnrnm had asked mo IN TAX" Il nigh
watch with himself. GrimShE, AM
Iieale in the museum.
Realr the custodian. remained in thu
hall and lower room---It was catal"Sn"d
as the Bronze room. t0ram pHlfnll"'
tho room al the top Of the stairs. TTlnS'
by the next. or Greek. room. ana L inc
Egyptian room.
None of tn" doors was locked. and
Grimshy. ny his own special REQUEST
held the keys nf the cases In the Greek
room.
We commenced our vigil on Satur'
day. and I for one found II lnEu'
hrlous business. fne electric lamp was
usually lcf, burning in each apartment
throughout the night and sat aS n"a
to that in the Egyptian room as posi-
bic and endcavur"1 to distract ny
thoughts with hundl" of papers with
which ] had provided myself.
In The next room ! could hear Grims-
by walking about 'inCcSSantiN. and, NJ
regular Intervals tho scratching of a