Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-03
1919. by Robert. NJ, Mcbride 6 Co.
THIS STARTS THE STORY

THIS STARTS THE STOhH
A dinner party is being held at the
home of Colonel and Mrs. Ledyard.
Among those present are their daugh-
ter, Trixy; her friend, Bebe Cowles
Cornelius Swarthmore, Wendle Brad
dock and Mrs. Allison Har'shorne.
Mrs. Hartshorne's past history is
clothed in mystery. In her presence
mention is made of the release from
prison of the president of the River
ton Bank after serving four years OF
a twenty year sentence for conver-
sion of the banks funds. Mrs. Harts-
horne suddenly leaves under the pre-
tense of severe headache. She is
accompanied by Swarthmore, who ex-
presses bis love for her and obtains
her promise of marriage. She sees
face st the window which fills her
with terror, the significance of when
Ia not revealed. She is found dead on
the floor in the morning by her sus-
picjously acting French maid, Ma.
tide. Detective Paul Harvey ana
other officers arrive on the scene. ihe
officers believe Matilde is concealing
information from them. Harvey
brings out various facts by the lues-
tioning of servants and other WI
nesses-Mrs. Hartshorne' peculSrlty
about Tho bouse her carelessness with
ber Jewels. Harvey asks Rose Adaree'
a social secretary, in close touch WIN WIN
Mrs Hartshorne's friends, TO assist
him in unraveling the mystery. brau
dock admits to Harvey that 1t was h'
who sent, Mrs. Hartshorne the S3-'
600 pearl necklace, that she PROMISED
to he his wife and that an antagon-
ism EXISTS between him and SWARM
more. whom he accuses OF unscrupu-
ia,,s business methods. Daisy Bayne,
q trained nurse, informs Harvey that
she saw woman assisted INTO tne
Hartshorne house in the middle OF the
night by a man and another wolhdu'
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
esT DIDN'T know what to do then
J. felt as if ought to come forward
and tell what / had seen, but was
afraid I would get in the papers anc
then the doctor would know l had beer
"a blame for Donald's s relapse-well' no.
r.auv to blame" she corrected herself
hastily. "but that I had been careless
with him and disobeyed ORDERS
,ro,,dp,t be trusted on another case i
he knew, and / have my mother u
s,nnort in the country, so you cal
soc what a position l was in
.orbe murder puzzled me, too 1oi
oons of the papers mentioned the pos
.;h;,;tv of Mrs. Hartshorne having come
homo III or under the influence OF alco
ho, and I was positive there had peep
:. n;stol shot while those other peopi'
moro in the house or even after they nau
dr,ven away. thought of nothing else
ha,,rs until the truth finally came
to me-" ,d PAM
leaned toward her.
.You mean-! Ian,
"Tbat it must have been her w uee'
hodv which they carried into the MUS
between them y ut+,
Rose Adare, who was seated htCr
.nart uttered a low exclamation; pu
Paul merely nodded. H.. oo,
"Aud when you came to. that con
c,usion, did you still hesitate 10 'e
, what you knewT' .u hon
ives f" Miss Bayne hung her hea
t.... ,noment and then looked up de
family. "It wouldn't have done an
good to Mrs. Hartshorne for mt
have come forward, and I had to thin
~ mvself! 1t worried me, though,
that wasn't fit for anything; anothe
Doctor wanted me on case yesteruuS
IL T was so nervous and upset that
couldn't take it, Then THIS morhln
Miss Adare, here, came to see me on
business proposition and said Docto
Davis had spoken of me to her IN con
nection with it. ] didn't recognize ne
as the young woman who had rushe
with the policeman into the Hartshorn
house and 1 believed her.
she smoke in an injured tone an
paul glanced at Rose, but the latter wa
Gazing demurely down ut her tolue
hands. ,., 4;
nDoctor Davis was the physician
ch.rye of the Fraser case and wa
glad he had recommended me pecaus
that showed he didn't hold me respon
r,ble for little Donald's relapse an
the business proposition sounded feas
fbIa enough" Miss Bayne continued
s5we talked It over and Miss Adare IN
v,ted me to lunch and then we took
lone walk and decided to have dlnn'
tceether. Nothing was said about u
murder at first, but speaking OF Doct'
Davis mentioned the Fraser case, az
Miss Adare asked where they llve'
when I told her 'on Farragut street
seemed to bring up the Hartshorne al
fair quite naturally and before 1 kne
IL I was telling her everything. 81
brought me here and persuaded n
that 1 ought to tell you, too, promi'
ing me faithfully that you wouldn't 9
ma into any trouble over it. HC
won't, WIN you, Mr.. Harvey? III new
he careless on another case, and ~
told YOU this of my own free will.
"You won't get in any trouble,
promise you, Miss Bayne," Paul real
sured her. ''Now, to go back to thi
night. You say that your patient ft
asleep about midnight, and that "
watched over him for an hour or mo
before going to the library. Can yt
f;x the time more definitely than that?
s'It was after half-past 1, because
looked at him then and he was still ia
a.leen. II was the time for his med
cin. INIT Doctor Davis had instruct'
-. not In disturb Donald unless he we
.wake and restless" She paused.
want into the library a few mlnut
Inter, and couldn't nave slept We,