The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17

studied il 10 his hearts content.
May say. Mr.. ll"adland, that all Her
C1racc's Jewels have been identified hy her
banker, to whose care the poles have re-
turned them" she said with just the
shadow of an indignant note in her low
sweet voice. These have brru- in my
possession for years. thank you. \ thou
sand people can testify t" that; anu the
IinGnuation is not nice.
MY dear madam. assure ynn l nad
not the slightest thought -
Every likely not. As matter OF fact
I don't sec how you could. Mr.. Headand;
but under thrsc distressing and cXtraorcl'
nary circumstances it was an unhappy
attention and n most suggestive one. Fray
saw no more about il. You are at liberty.
Mr.. Narkom. 10 show Mr. llralland over
tho house whenever he chooses to in.
vcstigate it,"
And as he chose 70 investigate 1t nj
that moment the superintendent led the
way to the death chamber forthwith.
Il say. old chap. that was bit thIcE'
and no mistake" whispered Nark"m as
they went up the stairs. ITO he talking
about the dead wnman's jewels and then
TO stoop and. cxamin" Mrs. Gl"Ssop $
own--a woman worth millions ~
Clear your mind Of tho idra that
meant to suggest anything of that sort NJ
all, Mr.. Natkom." Clcck replied. I'll was
r 81, rip tbnn1SpIvNS
appealed 10 mc-lhat and the WONDER ol
the circumstances.
'CircumStancrs? What circumstances:
Two very extraordinary ones. FIRST.
WHY woman of such evident taste.
breeding. and position as Mrs. Ti"ss"P
shonld choose u load her fingers with
diamond rings in III" daytime: and. sec
oni, why she Shonll choose this particular
| day Of alkothcrs to do So
POSSIBLY she neglected to take thcm of
when she went to he'd last night and. IN
the excitement of the things which have
happened since, has thought no more
about them. But hrrc's.thc room at Inst
Still on duty. SEE. Hammond This 10
tho plain-clothrs officer before thr door
Of the death chamber. "Irs. going IN
thanks. Come along. FIcadland.
Then the inprovised door opened, clos"a
again, and CIcrk and the superintendent
STOOD in the presence Of 1.-THE silent
4 immutnble 1t which yesterday had beer
n living woman. Clcck went over ano
looked at the quiet figure, particularly a
the wounds on the arms. both OF then
close to the shoulder, and Immediately be
low the larger, MUSCLE. then turned ant
: looked around the room. 1t was rlchl!
onpointcd, indeed the Suitc had been cs
Drcially fitted M for Ilrr Cruces occu
panry and was, aS might have hncn tx
: ncctc;l in such n hnusc. in extremely soo'
taste from the rich. dull C""r"d lnhIar
) Garnet Ia thr French paper on tho walls
This was n striped paper in Nv" tones OF
: white, one glazed slightly. The other dull
| like two rihhnns-a white velvet AND
+ white silk onc-drawn straight down orri
, its surface from ceiling to floor at regu
lar distances half yard apart He nd
mircd that paper. and it Interested him !:
:: Here. ynu sec, oil .rlran. not posi-
, hilitv of anybody ccttin: in or ont saw
, hv thr door which We ourselves have
! inst entered" said Nark"m. opening ont
door which lrh into dressing room. an
, other leading 10 spacious and richl!
Amounted sitting rnom anil Il third which
gave access In a porcelain bath sol IN
marble flonrc,l. marble walled apartment
lis:tch AMI aired hy window OF pHiht"'
glass. ".lll windows and all door
locked on the inside when tho body wa
found. and cvrrythn: rs You sec IT now
10 furniture upset. M sign nj struggle
, There is the hell rnn" that WAS cut
there Tie moose that WAS made from II
and there n,l. The dressing tlb!" the he'd
room candles that were Pound burnin.
lust rs the maid left them when si
went ont and met the young duke comm;
UP thr stairs
Clcck walked over and looked at tn
candies
IF | rrmrmhcr correctly. Mr. Mar
knm." he said. Il b"liGvr you told ~" tim
Her Grace retired IL this room ut hall
pa>t eleven. and mat $omcihin: liI.%
twelve ar fifteen minutes later the r"un1
duke came up for tho purpose oil speak
In. 10 her. That would make il some
where in the r'n,r nrishhorhoo'l d 3
louartcr IN Twelve when the Inail left h"l
E,nistrc>s. AMI i, WAS three o'uciuck III ;hc
morning. was it not. when The mur""I
was discovered: EIum-m-ln! Singular
most singular. amazingly so.
What"
"'rhr condition If these two CANDLES
I.onk nj tncn." Sai! h.. takiu. one nnl
of tho silver holder aud extending 1t Ia!
Sarknm's examination. "One w"'lid sup
lpoSo that rand.rS which had born burn
IirC fox three hours and Il quarter woh'.:
hn fairly well consumed. NJ. Narkom
yrt look at these. Tncy ar" hardly m
inch shorter than tho regulation length.
81 that they rann"t have burned lo7 more
tam n quarter If IN ilorr at nl"S;! Now.
lgrantinc that III" duchess herself burn:
It,,rm for ten minutes in undressing AMI
Iimhihinc her nightly whiskcr- and-waicr--
and that would just abont tally with til"
young dukes assertion that the door was
.uckcd and Her Grace in he'd when hc
reached tho ronm-ihat would leave thcm
to ,lavc hecn burning for just five min
ufrs when the cook. Goodwin. says she
discovered the li.ht shining under tho
door and through the keyhnlc."
"By George. you're right. VIZ must
have word with that COOK. Clock. Either