Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-15

Eyes. Get in. We've got him
dead or alive. we've got him!"
was working with my keys. but
there was one already In the lock on
its other side. ran around to where
Holme was tentatively trying to open
a locked door by turning the knob.
"Take the other" ! ordered. >"fll
work here" and began again with the
keys.
There was no impediment In the
lock here and soon heard 1t give to
my efforts. As pushed open the door.
/ cursed my imbecility In foreswear-
. ing revolver. There would either
be a shoe>and q rush from within. or
I must cross the room In the dark. not
knowing what was there. to turn on
its lights.
l pressed against the outer wall be-
side the entrance for q seemingly In
terminable time after the door was
wide. Nothing happened. there was
no slightest sound. knew where the
controlling button would be. for the
apartment was similar to my own. 80
made the dash. AS my hand found II.
I placed my back against the wall.
facing the bed. and pushed the switch.
The light flared up.
There was nothing In the bed. but
in a chair beside the window. sitting
upright. only his head fallen against
his breast. was the corpse OF . man.
I opened the door to Holme. "Freel
did not leave town." / said.
On the wall telephone caught Mar
Gus. still at headquarters. 1t Is Gil
more" said. speaking fast. There
10 another corpse at the st. Dunstan.
Hurry up" =.
Another" gasped the surprised
detective.
THE third. Sitting straight In his
chair"
I'm on my way" cried Marcus.
hanging up with bang.
closed the doors OF the bedroom
and led Holme back to my apartment.
Have q drink" ] suggested. for he
seemed to need one. Il must do q
hurry.up search of my rooms!"
whats your worry" he asked.
helping himself to the Scotch. while
began opening drawers and shoveling
through the contents of my trunks.
I'm looking for the discriminating
evidence" I replied. never pausing in
my work. Il want to find It before
Marcus does"
"You think the light switched out
! In your bedroom"
4 ar In no q raa-
aon." ! snapped at him. $50 far I've
beaten Marcus to 1t. want to con-
| tinue to do SO"
But found nothing. II there had
been any evidence left by the intru.
der, 1t was too carefully concealed for
my hurried search. was back In my
Morris chair when we heard the ser.
geant come up In the elevator.
We met him In the hall and took
him directly to Freers room.
How'd you come to find him." was
his first question. as he stood In the
door and stared at the corpse.
explained. and he grunted. knew
! was getting on his nerves with my
ubiquitous understanding. ] doubted
II even eighteen years Acquaintance
would stand the strain.
He stepped across to the corpse and
placed hand on Its shoulder. 1t was
rigid with the stiffness of rigor NOR
It's. Kneeling before It, he flashed hts
night light into the face. looking up
into II, and followed his lead. The
pallid face was Of young man, sin.
| Eularly handsome. It was not Ameri-
can, not English certainly. possibly
German, more likely Austrian or Rus
| sian. In flash II came to me with
convincing gertrude that this was he
who would have married Isabelle
Reade's murdered friend at the Greek
| church.
there. He looked for the death wound.
found easily from it's trail OF blood. q
bullethole In the chest. Opening the
vest and shirts. he prodded with =
pencil for probe, then turned to me.
1.-THE third tune" he grunted. indi.
eating the slanting angle of the pro-
truding wood.
! nodded.
And he wasn't shot In the eleva-
tor" remarked. a trace Of triumph In
my voice.
He wasn't shot here. either"
growled Marcus, looking up at the
ceiling to be certain that no bullet
had penetrated from above.
where, then?" asked Holme. break
ing In eagerly; but Marcus made no
answer, and had none. Wasn't he
killed just as he sits. In that chair1"
He was not. He was stuck In that
chair dead" answered Marcus.
'Just as the girl was placed in the
eleyator-and the man tonight. Both
killed elsewhere. then arranged to be
found" I said. returning to my first
theory. which Marcus at the time had
seemed loath to accept.
but no sign of blood-and they