The Washington herald., 1919-01-16
Whispering Wires sy henry Y LEVERAGE n G
Who Killed Montgomery Stockbridges
copyright By Monat ard & Company New york;

e'N boteom OF lhe cage ana set this
jumping up and down at the end OF
the spring.
No 60" said DELANEY .T5i.
olack parrot don't like our looks
Drew fingered the cage He tes,.4
INC spring. He stoop, and RIsnce5
uiioerneath. He tapped the helm, 7,
was or inlaid wood. II rsng so,,S
NO use" he said This A. .,I -,
Llght Let's get TO the other 1,st,o-.
DS1ore the cleEs get cold. Look eycr,.l
Nheie Tor a possible trspdoo,- o.
sseret panel Test the walls ~.
uiIe BOOKCASES. Turn the picture Ia,
- -, rugs. Then put everything
- 'iSe you iouHd IT, FOsdicB will
6or,,t.fIIe ne JOB with both feet and the
homicide squad. before We - 4,
We haven't much time" Drew rI,r,,.,.I
~ MS watch as Delaney started ~.
',o' ~ ils out on" Of the bookcasss
Ihe neteciive ignored the bod, .,,-rf1t,
"a! upon The floor near the little tsbT.
re was holding his inyestir.,f,...
Gown 10 outside facts and bri,--+..-.
lhem 10 bear upon the c-uy ~ ,t.l
matter. In this way. he believed b..
. "ouid SECURE better results "a, 49,
not want 20 be blinded bt. an nv
possipliitN at IN" beginning. TFfs rrs,
sIahce at Stockbridpc s1fic-d 10 49,
nun ihai the lethaI iustrTlmsrr
~ .l had ielled the mazuate vr- NOT
- uehC'. The bright light from "a
Or Ct globes would reveal ar,- .,.rb
ooJecl A. revolver or rifle 10 g.,
" " me servants had seen apvtl,f,.
"'E sun were pcerfns into rE,
-, lux. men and women who r,f
- al lheE owned. StocI-bT5dr, a.
. I'S temper and sins. had h.
-Ooo master 20 those ,,b, s,r,..r
"iill without questioning
So, Slaf'd at his watch Tor .
s,ro4r lline- in prcoccupation Ha
o,,,S !" 'h' library door and ho-k-
- hooked finger toward tb.
servants. ''f lhe other
You he exclaimed W. r.s-..
OBEY orders. You didn't -. ,1I
YOU We're told 10 stay, Why d. ,.a'.
leave this door al alIa" sO-
tlp me. sir ] didr-f NJ H.
~ old 81 wasn't farfhc~ M -.
80 - VI 'h' aoWn-stairs steps f,,rL-
careful pains 90 call the scroDd-
man, sir. when ] went after --,,, >.
Nv 'Nss smOIdered with fr,,,-
LI'. ] told You" Do. repeated 81 ,,rz
you 10 stay boy tins door ana No.
Ita'' ll -'F"u for minute. Yo,5 ,,-o,,,
- '"' s-'ond-mau. hv vour oU.r
~ u" went 10 the fOyer hail
GU went TO the stsfrrass ~
down to the lower mar, og ,r, L.-.l
!" "lh'i words. YOU didn't watch a.,
aoor and YOU lost your -.
',l1u-h YOUR own fOolishuess,~
bhI SIR. T0hpdv could 'sy, ro,..,-
=, T"uEh ih' door IItt was locked and
u"iItu on The hrusids Sirr 'r.r5 Al.
.>toe hhHdr' do that when Won Trr.
i'm ] did Sfr".
w" may have been mistaken v.r...
"" thought We heard thar uerf...
ne Just i"fnhl"d with the locks a-..
lefi % unlocked Drew ,,..F o..
servants red fan" with a koaD-rsr...
glance. He waited
That cawur ho right. sir. Said
,I' butI"'. after rlouEht and 90 vr.f
-.+Is' 4'oui ow can that ha
HSht tried lh" door ybrr. Do.
i,eI"phon" loids rarf.d me hun. r,..r
mn Twice. Iam"S tried Hff' ~ -,.
"hH IN" locks bon tho 'ouso sir D.
SaHs ii Wa most 'NcrllcntIr secured
How about that" asked n-cw
I lurIHnE 10 th" socond-man. What ar
that. James @''
e. riGh'. I'm little ur ,v.r.-
INN about ~" 'Ousr. tends rTs 5r,,-.
ana watches the h-ht, ara ro,.l.
SIR was born in BriNton. SIR v-bcr,
.m' o'u man kept a lock ~n9r sir
. ha' twenty wears. and more sr,
p SlL- beEEin' your pardon. sir
i'T'w swung upon the butler Tho
man "as th" living pr,.rrrr o.
rum. lis d'relicton. iT ans. uf=r-
consist in sly tapping OF the vrc
cellar HIS nose atteste5 to rb5. r..r..
ln brilliant rosettc.
\ GU T' paTf1N- 10 bT4rr-, ... q .- ID
The butler. There's rnho,f, 5r .a
room who could have .or-ri.tar 3D..
murder There was nobody here y.t....
We left Nr- SJockbridu. Thor. h. -...
way for anybody fu get i'm s.,.
through this door. Tho same .r-r.,.
In EeIlnE out-escaIiu-. IT Won F,.rr
awake and always h,r. and =
were honest" he added. II ,.....
presume that tho master wa -r....
nN-welL let us say. unnatural ca-,..-
such thinEs do not exist -Ii. .-
I"a'' mai age. Nothing as much .- e
pm head or point was over r-.,..z
save through 20 natural rausr ~,
bullet could 1r fired INTO mans b-.-.
Ihout hand which planned ~
pulled the iri--sr'
tn" butler stared ar Drew vfrf.
nlank oppression. Dc. -GIned. HIS o., o..
rdronper lin rIwErD-- n, .-4r
that tho whole r1r urcurreDr, d..
unnatural 7 m'N,r len that door --r.-
al they told pm. tho telephone ,or--
'pany's I"Idy wanted me on the wf-o
il wa> th"u lrrl IT.
"Ah'" said Uu.,y We're -,.,t-,,-
there. Then. T YOU are snestf,.-
uuth. and Won't helm l-ru II Won .--
mot ~" hav" reached q roint fn tho
'a~' which VIII NDar ,-onSfd,rahro
lnou-ht Or IS evident that Sfn,l.-
m1d-" MAS murdered hy risr.r
shot. at "r ahuuf the ,Irnr tho r--.r-
aud contents w,rr spilled over
other words. tho shot which h,y,r,.r
hm over brought down with % o..
i"I"Vhnn" IranSmittvr and r,.....f,.o-
That Is III" thing which fixes vt,b...
mlnuteS-pcrhapS Serouds-fb, tIr....
Of IN" murder. The toIaubors ,-.rr ,,..-r
have record which viii brIr rr. %.
S'o'faole- Many criminals haN. ho.r
cauEht-and convicted 10y tho time .r--
ment There is no slibi aCainst rr-Jrr.
man can't be in two places al tho
same time"
Drew turned toward the door 1I.
hesitatCd and wheeled
You heard nothing fall i'm tb,s
I room ne asked sharply.
Il did not. sir"
No shot
Il cawn't say that ] did sir"
No telephone bell ringing pfr--
ing at any time after Icff fI,
house, '
Not downstairs. sir"
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