Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-16
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
The Woman From French Lick

THE James w. Carmichael Detective
= Agency, incorporated, was still
listed in the New York telephone book
and an hour after he stepped off the
train on Monday Paul presented himself
at the Office of the concern and sent in
his name to the present head.
After some delay he was ushercd
into a spacious apartment, where from
behind an imposing desk an undersized.
rat eyed individual rose with a pretense
of affability and bowed.
MIR. Carmichael died recently, I
regret to say" he announced. "I'm
Joseph Wemple, his successor. Take a
seat, sir what can | do for you?"
'You are carrying on the cases left
unfinished at Carmichaels ~ Paul
asked tersely.
Certainly. We have all his notes
and memoranda and / was in his full
est confidence, Mr.-er. Harvey" He
glanced at the card before him, which
bore no address or qualifying line to
designate his visitors business. II
don't-er, recall"
I've come about the little affair
Carmichael was handling for Mr.. Zenas
Prali, of Riverboro, later of Atlanta ="
Paul explained.
The other stiffened in his chair.
Mr.. Prall is dead. also, and the
case is closed he clustered "Who
sent you hereY'
And the subject the lady whom
Carmichael was shadowing: she. too.
happens to have died very recently. -
Paul remarked, ignoring the question.
But l suppose you are aware of that
r If you read the papers"
know OF the murder, of course
but that does not concern u.s." Wemplc
returned. The case was finished and
out of our hands before Mr.. Car
mfchael's death. 1 must refuse to dis
cuss it with you further unless you
state why you have come to me-"
You say you were in Mr.. Car
michaels fullest confidence? You were
associated with him in this business
and were fully conversant with his
methods and operations?" insisted Paul
with added frmness.
81 was" The little mans tone was
uncertain, however.
Then you know that the Horton
or Hartshorne-casew was not quite com
pleted at the death of your partner, Mr..
Wemple. When did he die, by the
way?'
"On March s." Wemple leaned for -
ward in sudden ire. Look here, |
don't know what you are driving at.
but you'd better get out of this Office 20
IF / do it will be to the district
attorney" Paul drew himself up and
his brown eyes flashed. "Why ddn t
you keep up your partners game,
Wenple? Why didn't you follow up
that first backmaling visit of his to
Mrs. Hartshorne with another? The
card he sent up to her containing the
statement that it would be to her in =
terest to see him in regard to the Green
brier ring of grafters and gamblers with
whom she had been associated was cal
culated to make her think Carmichael
represented them instead of Zenas
Prall. 1t failed to do the trick, but
undoubtedly she would have come
through in time
"Who the devil are you, anyway
Wemple -squirmed in his chair.
I'm in charge of the Hartshorne
case. may add that the chief of po
lice of Eastopolis has a very interest
ing line of information of the actiyi =
ties of your agency
Hes got the wrong steer the lit
tie man declared hastily. ''This con
Germ is run strictly on the level now.
I've made some changes since Car
michaels time. When l told you !
was in his confidence meant only as
far as his method of operating to ar