The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-14

would reveal itself. and | would b.
nlcked out OF the chance that had
come TO mo 10 give my ingenuity
full play And this IL no, as cold.
hlooded NJ Il might seem NJ FIRST
blush Narybelle was dead moth.
inF could restore her life. and ifsho
had been murdered. Il would AZ
least give US the supreme raiisssc-
ton Of furnishing the criminal
That happy. hopeful young life
must DO avenged. and ~ thoro were
should ind him. He could not 80
cape my pursuit. for I Was prepared
10 put 10 use the very limit OF my
clcvernc,s and skili. That bride
to-bs lay down. I was certain. with
calm assurednoss of waking next
morning TO take up her iifo of now
happiness. with anticipation OF
more and better joys m umo went
by.
Instead. the house was invaded
by strange people. Coroner. doc
tors. police. detectives. reporters.
and shoals OF helpful or curious
noighbors filled woodhurst with an
atmosphcr. In which mystery and
crime jostlcd against sorrow and
mourning.
The coroner's name was ksmble
and the inspectors Blair. sup
pose the jury. hastily got together.
had names. but they Interested me
no more than a page OF the tele-
phone book.
In fact. didn't attend tho flrs,
part of the inquest. Tho prelimin-
AIRY proceedings were OF no use TO
my quest. and. too. had made
friends with bright young repor.
ter. and he promised TO record for
me anything that might other.
wise miss.
knew the routine. Coroner
Kemhle would ask questions. with
tho air OF acknowledgement owl.
and then bis precious jury would
noddingly arrive at false conelu.
sions and return an open verdict.
When called upon. was ready
and willing 10 tell all knew Of
tIe whole matter. but in the moan.
time. | had only the laudable pur.
pose OF Increasing tina, knowledge.
But ] am getting n little. oh, Just
very little. ahead of my story. I,
was during the first examination OF
the bedroom by the police. that I.
too. made my first thoro eramina-
ton. They didn't bother mo. The
coroner. the inspector. and little
Central Office detective. named
Weldon. fused and fiddled around.
looking up the chimney 10 find en-
trance to that locked and bolted
room.
| remarked that I was going 10
examine the chandelier. and ~ no
ono objected. I sent for short
step-ladder. A three-step affair
was brought me. which was Just
what | wanted. as II gave me ample
access 10 the high burners without
getting In their way.
Instead OF removing tho glass
shade from the burner that had
been turned on. climbed up and
looked over. had already felt Il
over the top OF the shade-and
found II tipless But now, able TO
see the burner from above. | nearly
fell off the step.ladder mt what |
saw. oh. yes. | know Sherlock
Holmes wouldn't have moved n
facial muscle. n he had seen
jack-in-the-box jump out Mt him
from the gas globe: but | am like
that man only in capability, not at
all I'm manner.
Still. kept my rather insecure
footing. and picked out the object.
II was ring. lady's gold ring.
set with n moonstone. looked at
II thoroly. tho not with n lens II
told you my mannerisms were dr..
ferent. and besides hadn't n lens
with mel. then | put II bnck where
! had found 1t. came down and told
Blair.
Greatly excited. no flew ND the
steps, two NJ n time. as far as he
could. there were only three. and
taking off the gas globe gave II TO
me to hold, while he showed off
the ring TO all present
| called his attention to the fact
that the globe was very dusty In
side, and the ring was not dusty.
nor was the burner. lie looked
wise Mt this. but as he didn't know
what he was looking wise about. |
volunteered the information that,
as the ring had not been dusty