The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-24

got you. IIy TREND, GOT Fot
FOUL said Geek in reply
All but ruined by the fail
ure Of the gold reefs and the milling ant
mining companies last autumn. wereH't
you. and have been playing hlu:t Samt
and living on your credit ever since: A
pretty little scheme you two beauties
Matched up between you to got The old
duchess into your clutches. 10 rob her
of the silva stones and to have Mrs
GIossop and your Hindu ally slip over to
India with them and claim the reward
before the truth of your financial condi
tio1 leaked out. Oh. yes: I've got you
my friend. GOT you tight aud fast
And. Captain. I've eos something
more as we'll. live got the place where
the panel slides in the striped watlpa per
and leads to the wardrobe with the false
back in your own room: I've got your
private papers: I've got the safety razor
blade and I've got the hiding place of the
silva stones az we'll, Humph. tainted
like any other human brute when he's
pushed to the wall, That's right. Ham
mond: call the constable in from outside
and take the pair of thrn away. Oh,
don't waste any pity on them. Your
Grace" as the duke moved inpulNvely
toward the stricken and defeated pair.
They wouldn't hare hestated to hang
you if they could have turned the evidence
your way aud saved their own vretched
skins-and all for pair Of rose pink dia-
mouds that are red enough now. God
knows. What's that? Where are they:
Where you must get a surgeon 10 40
stract them. for wouldn't touch them for
millions. Your Grace. They are hidden
in the body itself embedded in the flesh.
jamncd out Of sight through those cuts
in the arms anG embedded under the
muscles.
Good heaven. how horrible.''
"Yes, isn't it: Oh. they laid their
olars we'll. those two. and they laid them
together. The body would not be put
underground for !nac. LONG time. and
when it was the Siya stones would not
20 to earth with it. Their" was the spe-
cialy constructed vault at Rconpton.
their private property. They would get
the stones while the holy lay there and
nobody would he a whit the wiser.
Rim: for Il glass q; wine. Your Grace.
and after you have Stradierl your nerves
I'll take you un stairs and show yor
Nonethin:. In the captains room there's
a wardrobe which has :. falls" back. au'l
behind that is n sli!iE: panel. its joining
hidden by tho stripes of wall paper. when
leads into the old duchess bedroom. That
is how they got in and got out again and
left every door and window locked on the
inside. When they mad finished their
work they lit the candles. and the rest
you know. If there is anything to JOY
over in this appalling affair. find il in this
fact: am convinced that the dowacer
duchess dici inteState. That bring so.
and size having no other living relatives,
her property will no doubt be- divided
equally. by order of the Crown. between
three persons: yourself for one. ard those
two poor. homeless creatures. Tom Spen-
der and his sister. for the others: and rs
it amounts to several millions sterling
dark days are over for you and for them
forever"
blow did I find it OUT said Clces.
answering Narkon's question, as they
drove home through the shadows Of even
ing together. Well. I think first got i
Dt,,- nd hic 70
when you told me about the cut bel;rope.
because. you sec, it is hardly likely that
anybody could get into the room and cut
that without disturbing the Old lady. and.
as she didn't cry out. came to thc CON
clusion that that somebody must certainly
be some one sne know aud trusted and
whose presence in the room. would not Or
unusual That ~ once. suggested Mrs.
Glossop. and the possibility of The lady
saying that she had. heard a noise. and
had come up and found the door unlocked.
The captain. who would make his en-
trance unheard while they were talking.
would cut the rope. throw toe moose
round the victims neck while she was off
guard, and the rest would follow easily.
But : could find no motive and could
got no actual clew until looked at the
lady's rings. Clearly the putting Of them
on was an attempt to accentuate the pre-
Eumed fact Of their great wealth by e1-
hibiting open cvidenc" Of how richly the
lady was lowered with jewels and how
little she need coret those Of others. I
cot upon the trail Of tho true state of
affairs when I examined those rings aud
found that they were simply paste. close
in,ita lions Of the splendid originals which
she ha,. no doubt hong since heen obliged
either 70 pawn or sell.
AS for the hiding place Of the silva
stones, thc fact OF the utterly unneces-
sary wounds in the arms-unncceSsary
as helping the assassin to kill her. l
mean-:are me the first hint Of that.
Af,crward. when I saw the body and
noticed the position of those wounds. I
vas sure Of it. That is where GloSSop
bunsled. They cculd not have come about
in any struggle or any possible effort Of
the deceased TO protect herself by throw
ing up her arms. for they We're IN the
wrong position. for one thing. and they
were deep, clean-cut punctures. for an
other, and My corner at last! The
riddle is solved. Mr.. Narkom. Good
AiEht"