Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-26
Copyright. 1919 by Robert NJ. McBrli. q Co
THIS STARTS THE STORY

Copyrlsrt. 1919 by Robert NJ. Mcbride q Co.
THIS STARTS THE STORY
A dinner party is being held Mt the
home of Colonel aud Mrs. Lcdyard.
Among those present are their daugh
ter, Trixy: her friend. BCbc COwlCs
Neely Swarthmorc, WCmdlc Brad
dock aud Mrs. Alice HartshornC.
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 wears ot
twenty year sentence for conv"r-
sion of the banks funds. Mrs. llarts
horne suddenly leaves under the pre-
tense of severe headache. She is
accompanied by SwarthmOrC. who OK
presses his love for her and obtains
her promise of marriage She secs
face at the window which fills
her with terror, the significance
Of which is not revealed. SwarJr
more has Tilted Trixy, who says she
sbhors him. Mrs HartshOrnc -
found dead on the floor in the morn
ing by her suspiciously acting French
maid, Matilde. Detective Paul liar-
vey and other officers arrive on th"
scene. Matildc is questioned after
recovering from n faintiuE spell The
officers believe she is Conccaling in
formation from them. Harvey brings
out various facts by tho QucS'l"u'uc
Of servants and other witncssos-MrN
HartshornCs s peCuIarity m keeping
large sums Of money loose about 'r"
house; her Carclcssucss with h'r
Jewels: the fact that she received
In tpI
before the murder hcr intimacy with
SwarthmorG and n newly arisen "n
nifty between him aud Rrndd""n
Harvey learns from icucI"r WN"
the purchaser OF tho pearls j.. After
questioning members Of tn" NayI"r
family Harvey leaves for tho hou"
OF Mrs. Lodyard
AND HERE TT CONTINI ES
THE argument ho had used At lib"
l. Gaylors. had evidently preceded urm
with good effect, for he found no diff
Guilty in gaining an audience with Mrs.
Ledyard Indeed. that lady descended
10 the drawing room with promptltud'
which hintcd that his call had not bccr
unautlcipatcd.
This is most frighttul thing, Mr.
Harvey :" shc exclaimed. II do hope
ycu will he able to keep MS all out
of it, or course I need not assure l"u
that VIC know nothing Of tho shocking
affair except what We have read in the
papers, but the fact that the womar
was received here as guest in m,
home will bring the most diNgrarofu
notoricty about our cars
Not necessarily. Mrs. Lcdyard. .
demurred Paul. "Mre. IIartshOrnc wa!
received by practically all the best pco
pie in town. They must share Will
you what publicity may Come-al
though I understand you were her so
cial Sponsor
by no means she corrected him il
haste. "Dr. Pcrrinc was responsible,
for her introduction to society here
She appeared at church, made lavisl
contributions TO charity, aud couductc,
herself in every way as if she wcr
quite our sort. DR.. Pcrrinc poSitiv"l.
urged me to call upon her. and So die
my husband; she had started to opcrat
extensively on the stock market throuS
him and had placed substantial
amount of capital in the Trust Com
pany of Eastopols through our oil
friend, President Braddo"k. When
learned that she had purchased a hoIu
here and intended to settle down anon
us l felt it my Christian duty to call
II others OF our set ioiIoW"G my eA
ample that was no affair of mine; | di
not introduce her.