The Washington times., 1918-05-03
The Wolves of New York
/ STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
PangbOurne Is Placed Under Arrest,
Charged on Suspicion for. the
Murder of Lillian.
Part one-(Continued)

4 so the knife gives US no Clue 10
eh. murderer 1t was evidently
| pIcked up on the spur OF the mo
! ment. Now, you know the room
we'll. OF course. DO you see any
thing which is strange to yOu'
(which you do not recognize as nav
ing belonged to your mistress!
/ The maid glanced round the room
and her eyes rested on the little
I tsbI. upon which were the tumblers
( and epirit decanterH. Suddenly she
made q dart forward and picked
Up a pocketbook which lay partly
f. ! concealed By the table cover.
E ssThiGg" ahs cried: This f. not
u.adarns's. I know not to whom. II
/ TWSedIedum stepped forward Il
ilYecogniEe it," he said. 1t Is MI.
PanEbourne's pocketbOok.
All" said the detective, with
meaning. Then he turned to the
doctor. AT what time, approx
iuaAtSIy, DO you say the murder was
committed, DOCTOR"
III 1T must have been before mid
Knight" was the answer. ..
III And you, Nr. Tweedledum. al
l What time did you and Mrs. Pang-
bourne leave home!
WAS well GLAEE L. HeAN
diedum with a sigh Of relief. We
nssnt 70 have started earlier. but
Airs. PanEbourne was q long time
getting ready.
You can prove the hour, I sup
pose" .....
II Certainly"
They Return Home.
Very good. would suggest
DGnnhnrHFTR
back to her home. Your attend
eDce will. OF course. be required at
the inquest, as will hers. There Is
nothing more that you can do at
present"
Twenty minutes later Tweedle-
dunn and Violet. the latter in
T, state OF tears and agitation, reached
Z the house. They let themselves IN
with = latch key.
The hrEt doorway opening on the
door was PAngbourne's stuay. The
door stood wide open and the cleo
ihric light was burning brilliantly.
II Look here" said Twesdledum.
&, Lying in an easy chair, fast
aslesp. and snoring comfortably, was
,PanEbourne. His long legs were
stretched out wide apsrt. his arms
danRled fooiishly. his clothes and
his hair were disarranged His hat
had fallen to the floor by his side
lie H. drunk" whispered Tweed
Iedum.
How dare he come here? How
dare hc:" VioIst's tears gave way
Ito anger. i forbade Benson TO let
him in" She Eazed through the
open door at her sleeping husband
with scorh and disgust
i see how Il WAS" said Tweed
ledum. Benson did not bolt up the
door because you were out, and
Pangbourne let himself in with his
own Iatchkey. But OF all the folly:
iNEhv. the police will be after him in
4 few minutes. and he Will spend
1.-THE rest of the night at the police
{btstIon."
You really believe that he
skined that WomEn?" asked Violet
with soma hesitation Il can hardly
Think it posGtblas He WAS too weak.
too silIy-and TO gentle"
lsPIay YOuF OaEAa Properly" He
BaId:
"Don't get talking Ike that in
court" said the man, brutSlly. IF
lyou want to get rid Of your hus-
tband. You've got an excellent Op-
tportunity now. and / advise you to
make the most OF II. It's not a
pleasant way, but after all II
cannot AFFECT you: there will be
nothing but sympathy for you
through the length and breadth OF
the country, IL you play your cards
properly"
do you mean-tD tell me that that
thing" she pointed disdainfully at
her unconscious husband, "iE capA-
BE Of killing anyone"
Yes" said TweedIedum. "he has
bust the sort OF unstable mind to
give way suddenly. I quite under
ig;snd II. Probably he met with q
tfreat disappointment at Mrs. Will
tIouRhby's. He had supper with her
-PleRty- OF cbsmBagne.as we saw
then she took him to her boudoir.
can see that he made love TO her
Ind she resented it; then. over.
sN-helmed with raEs-you know
iihAt he WAS like when he left here
he struck with the hrst weapon
That came handy. That was the mo-
tive. as I see it. but neither you
nor l are bound to give our conclu
aions TO the police. / am confident
that he will be arrested on sus-
der home to him he will. be electro
Suted. Then you will be free. Its
bot pleasant. but its the way
things have fallen out. You can de-
nothing but make the best OF it
He shrugged his shoulders II irri.
ated him that he was obliged "a
TepeAt this statement. so many
hines. He had thought that Violet
bad a stronger character:
You think the police will come
bers TO arrest him?' The woman
iHfisd = horrifed face 10 TweedIe
sGum. She was sometimes more than
little afraid Of the admireT for
Whom she was making such violent
efforts IN obtain her freedom. and
tUst row his features were set in
4 particularly ugly expression.
Il Orders Her Husband Ont.
Yes What does Il natter"
Il won't have a. II he has got
IL - arrested a. shall not be in my
p { wont have the police here
p %. II you love me you will pre-
4,
Yea want me to do" h,
y 90. ly.
Is - turn him out into tbs
i'm 20 where he likei
-. ind him" She ran
X h.. ssizinE her husband
"u,drr. shook him VIC
-u 49," -ho c.-i-d. you drunk
o. s. -..-s. 3'o''- ia e. you come bacl
q. cd. rf5N Lu.I-. how dane YOU -