The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-08
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CHAPTER VI
Rama. Csta a Shock


ROGERS Ceta Shock
The coroner drew the physician
aside md talked for few moments
In low tone Then he turned "a
Grady.
"Froyllnghulscn thinks there n
no necessity for n poat.moftem, he
said. Tho symptoms are In every
way Identical with those OF the
other man who was killed hero
this afternoon. There can be no
question that both OF them died
from the same cause. He IN ready
10 make his return to that effect
Very well" aHaenied Grady
The body can be turned over "a
tho relatives. then
There aren't any relatives"
said 4 happen 20 know that our
firm has been named as his exccn
tors IN his will. 80. II there In no
objection. I'll take charge OF
things"
Very we'll. Mr. Lester" said
Grady again. and then he looked
ht me. do you know tho proyis-
ions of tho VIM he asked.
Il do"
I'm tho light Of those provisions.
do YOU know ~ any one who world
have an interest IN Vantine'r
death7'
4 think may tell you the pro.
visions" | said. after a moment
With the exception Of few lega-
CITES TO his servants. his whole
fortune IL left 20 the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art"
A moment later. all four men left
the house. AS the door closed be-
hind them I heard step on the
stair. and turned 10 see Godfrey
calmly descending.
I have been CHANGING around up.
stairs. Nothing MORE he *
planned
DO You know Rfwers' story"
About the woman Certainly.
Rogers told Il 10 me before Grady
arrived -
Then you mean that you do
know who Hhs wAs7"
I'm pretty sure do-that is
what came back TO prove. Where's
Rogers"
I'm ring for him" said. and
did so. and presently he appeared.
And now" said Godfrey. watch
inK Rogers keenly. Il have photo
! graph here that ! want you 10 look
at Did you ever see that person
before" and he handed n print 20
Rogers
The latter herliated an instant.
and then took the print with n
trembling hand.
Catch him. Lester," Godfrey
cried. and sprang forward.
For Rogers. elutching wildly al
his collar. spun half around and
fell with q crash.
Get some water. quick" God
frey commanded sharply. az Parks
came running up.
| And then. as Parks sped down
The hall again. saw Godfrey loosen
The collar OF the unconscious man.
Z hope Il isn't apoplexy." he
/ muttered. Il onghtnt TO have
( shocked him like that"
Al the words. remembered:
and. stopping. picked up the photo
graph which had fluttercd from
Rogers nervcless fingers. And
then !. too. uttered a smothered ex-
clamation ms ! gazed at the dark
eyes. the full lips. the oval face
the face which d'Aurclle had car
ried in his wAtch'
II was an hour before Rogers
could be helped upstairs to his own
room. Meantime Godfrey had de.
parted and the undertaken been
and gone.
Before leaving myself called
Parks and We made the adjoining
rooms-the one whore the trag.
cdies had occurred and the one
where the cabinet still stood-as
secure as possible | tested the
burglar alarm and Parks raised and
1olted the heavy wooden shutters.
II was also arranged that Parks
hould sleep on cot placed In the
hall directly before the locked
door OF those two rooms
CHAPTER VII.
{ Cuesses at the Riddle
! walked home and Il did me
GOOD. It was past midnight when
! ! turned in at the Marathon. Hig.
! Gins. the janitor. was Just closing
the outer doors. and he Joined me
IN the elevator a moment later.
There's gentleman waiting TO
zee you. sir" he said as the car
started upward Mr.. Godfrey
sir"
found him lolllng in an easy
hair.
How do You keep Il up. God.
frey7" asked. sitting down op-
posite him. You don't seem tired
at all"
Il am tired. tho" he said, "a III.
tie. But I've got q fool brain that
won't let my body so TO sleep so
| long as there Is work 10 be done
Now, | knew ! couldn't sleep until
had heard the very interesting
theory YOU are going to confide to
me. Besides, | have n thing or two
TO tell you.
Go ahead" I said.
We had a cable from our Paris
office Just before ! left II seems
that NJ. Theophile d'Aurelle plays
the fiddle in the orchestra OF the
Cafe de Paris. He PLAYED as usual
tonight, so that It is manifestly i'm.
| possible that he should also be
lying in the New York morgue. No
doubt he may be able TO identify
the photograph Of the dead man.
and we've already started one on
the way but we cant hear from II
+ fer six or eight days. But my
guess was rirht-the fellows name