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

kindly man with winning smile. IN en-
gazing personality and the manners OF
one used to the good things Of life and.
like all people who really arc used to them.
making no boast of it and putting on no
Side" whatsoever. As for the Young
duke-well he was just nm inpctuous.
hot-hradcd; hot-tonGurd. lovnhlr boy. III"
kind Of chap who. in a moment Of temper.
would swear To have your hearts blood,
hut, If you stumbled and fell the next
moment. would risk breaking his neck n
get to you and help You and offer you his
last shilling to cab it home.
We'll here am, ran sr". Mr.. Mar
knm,'' b!urtcd out his impulsive Grace as
the superintendent and Cle"k ramc in.
III any of your lot want me- they WON'T
have to hunt me MP and they won't find
me funking it. no matter bow black it
looks for me- l didn't kill her, didn't
even set 10 scr her: and anybody that
says I did. lcs-that's all -
MY dear. Heathcrlands," protested tho
captain, don't work yourself up into slIrl
a pitch Of excitement. 7 don't suppose
Mr.. Narkom has come here 20 arrest you.
It is just "a hlnck with regard to that
mysterious Hindu fellow remember. Per
haps n little hlacker when you come 10
recall how suddenly anil mrstcriously h"
has disappeared. And certainly. his mu-
tive looks quite as strong as yours"
~ haven't any motire-I nrrrr did have
one. and ! take it hrastlr unkind of yom
to say that, Glossop." blurred out. thr
young duke imprtuouslr Just because
I'm hard up is no reason why should
commit murder and robbery. What could
I want with the silva stones: couldn't
sell them. could ]. marked things that
every diamond dealer in the world knows?
Oh, yes. know what people Il
could have turned them over to the Hindu
and claimed the reward; that perhaps |
did and that's why this particular Hindu
has disappeared But its not true. ]
didn't have anything to do with it. |
didn't get into the room ut AL last night.
And even IL had I couldn't have bolted
it on the inside after I'd left it. could I:
If you and your lot want me. Mr.. Mar
kom, I'm here. and III face every charge
they can bring against me-"
pardon me. Your Grace. hut I'm not
here for the purpose of apprehendinr
anybody" replied Narkom suarely. "Ny
GRAND is of a totally different sort. !
assure you. Captain Glossop. allow me
to make You acquainted with a great
friend of mine. Mr.. George Headlard
Mr.. Headland is an amateur invcstica tor
Of criminal matters. and hr has taken a
fancy to look into the details Of this one
It may be that he will stumble upon
something of importa no". who knows
And in such an affair rs This ! deem il
best to leave no stone unturnci. ne
chsnce untricd."
Quite so. Mr. Narkom. quite so.
agreed thr captain. MIR. Hcadland.
am delighted tn meet you. though. Of
course. should have preferred 70 do Sc
under happier circumstances"
an inanc drawl hut quick. >carchiu.
'''N we,
cav 90 I'm sr-. Your Grace n,c,sc,
TO meet you. Charmed. Mrs. til"sS"p
yes thanks will b,vc = Gun Of tca, Sc
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have oIrcadv been over th, ground"
] Searched the room. have they. in quest
Of the diamonds? Thieves do funny things
sometimes, you know. and it's inst pos