Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-22
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
The Police Arrive

III tuo men coming toward him. wait
ing for them and thinking to himself
that their advent meant in all pr"Oh
bility ruin and disgrace for himself
Yet he did not soc what else No '""i"
have done but summon their assistance
He had, however. strong c"nN'l""
that NOT word Of the extraordinary
story he had to tell would be beheVed
br tbpm and he was sure he would be
susnected Of the theft nf the missing
iewelry. perhaps even "t h",nE u" ~
oomnlice in tho murder of old Mr..
Wentworth. In addition. too I" AT
that there would be. he still supposed,
the likelihood Of being arrested anu
charged on account "f his ARRAY WIN
his late skipper and the constable tha'
gentleman ,had summoned t" ms as
sistanCP.
II came to him that all his hopes
and dreams of re establishing his noS'
tion in the world and winning Esme
were forever doomed; he saw very
clearly that no chance remained '" hlh'
His expression was not cheerful 'hpn'
his manner not very confident or wei
rominr ms he stood and waited for the
two police officials. and h" felt lnstn'-
tivelv that their first impression OF MIN
as they drew nearer was anything pn'
favorable Indeed, it is only truth !"
confess that his appearance at TINS III"
noent was not prepOSseSsing. for he had
made little attempt to tidy himself after
his ldnc sleep in the chair in the Kitchen
and his originally ragged clothing had
not been improved by his recent eN-
periences.
1t was. therefore. tall. gaunt hgure'
untidy, hollow eyed. fierce and almost
nrimeval looking that the two trim ON
rials saw before them, and they PN
changed a quick glanc" together ana
one of them at least felt to see II the
handouts in his pocket were ready TOT
use.
This one seemed the senior ot the
\ tu,o aud was in fact Detective Inspector
Wilks. of the county police. He was a
man of middle height and square build
with a curiously square impasslve race
that seemed as though made OF wood
and conveyed at first sight an lmpres
sion of dull stupidity that only the very
alert and eager light blue eyes contra
d;cted His companion was Detective
Sergeant Price. tall, melancholy look
;np man with pale face. pale eyes ana
an indeterminate muStaChe.
He was considerably younger thah
his companion. but he had ALREADY
high reputation for successful detective
work. which he had earned not 50 much
hr apv olertness or vigor of intellect as
Nv tbeAexercise of a tremendous and
unwearyfug patience. He never tired
and never gave up. and these are
perhaps the greatest qualities detec-
tive can have.
"Does Mr.. Keith Norton live here:
demanded Inspector Wiks Of Keith II
n somewhat rough and harsh voice and
without any preliminary greeting.
.'That is my name answered Keith
''Eh?" said the inspector, very muct
surprised, for he could not at first rec
oncile Keith's letter. we'll written ant
we'll expressed and plainly that of al
educated man. with his cXtraordinaril!
ragged and battered appearance. "Dit
YOU write this?" he asked producing
Keith's note.
YES" said Keith. "I have been ex
pecting you ever since noon yesterday
Why didn't you come before:'
This is the first we have heard,
said wilks. Who is this Walters yor
talk about in your note? We hav
heard nothing of him.
''You haven't?' exclaimed Keith
very much surprised and somewha
doubtful but he went off yester
day in Mr.. Wentwofth's car straight +
you. Do you mean he never got t
you?"
''Your letter this morning was tn
FIRST thing we heard" repeated the in
spector. Il happened to he there o
some other business when it arrived. s
/ came straight on to see what it meant
Do YOU say that n Mr.. Wentworth ha
been murdered?
HE is lying dead in Files Wood owe
there answered Keith. Il think ther
is no doubt he has been murdered. "
'Can you take us to the body"
''Yes."
"WhO is he?''
''I don't know much about him.
saw him yesterday for the first tint
But ! understand he is very wealth
and well known business man"
Have you any idea who committe
the crime?"
Keith hesitated.
II think | had better tell you Il
whole story from the beginning"
said. 1T is both long and strang
don't understand myself good de
of what has happened. You had bett,
come up to the house"
Are you alone|'
Except for a lady, who is the wi
OF Mr. Wentworth's nephew, Die
Wentworth
"Where is hep asked the inspect
>shbrply,
RI don't know" Keith answere
"He went into the wood late last mig
aud he has not come back.
why didn't you come to us la
night?" asked Wilks, after you HI
found Mr.. Wentworth's body and kn'
Something very serious had happene
nhy didn't you come TO us yours
instead of merely waiting for this Wa
{. ters
q MAS dope up, answered Keit