The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-12-04

Eyes, you can y
ayes, can. | cannot only tell you.
but can prove It, he went on earnest
ly ''This description says that Burke
had a small piece clipped out of one
ear, and that he had gold-crowned
tooth In front, rather prominent. This
mans ears are unmarked, and his teeth
are Of the ordinary kind"
The two detectives exchanged
glances and Roberts grinned sarcas-
ticnlly.
You'll have to do better than that"
he said gruffly.
"All right. Is there any mention
in that description of n peculiar and
vivid scar on the chest Of this man
Burke? 1t would be spoken about, IL
he had any, wouldn't it2'
"Sure; they never overlook them
things"
Good; unbutton the front of your
shirt, Fred"
The two stared at the scar thus re-
vealed, still incredulous. yet unable
to refute the evidence Of its existence.
| Roberts touched 1t with his fingers to
better assure himself of It's reality.
Darn it ALL" he confessed This
beats HI"
ut does" conceded Wescott. This
whole affair has been Of that kind.
Now I'll tell you where Tom Burke Is
he lies buried In the Cavendish fam
lily lot in Brooklyn"
| He turned to Colgate, who stood with
mouth half open.
you're from New York; ever hear
| Of the Cavendish murderw
| "Only saw paragraph in the Chi
| cago papers. 1t wasn't my case, and
the only thing that interested me was
| that the name happened to be the
same as assumed by the man / was fol
lowing-why"
Because this gentleman here Is
Frederick Cavendish, who was report
ed as killed--struck down in his apart
ments on the night of April 16. Instead
he took the midnight flyer West and
YOU followed him. The dead man was
Tom Burke; wait minute and I'll tel
you the story-all ! know of II. al
least"
He told 1t rapidly, yet emitting ne
detail of any interest. The two de
tectives already half convinced OF
their mistake, listened fascinated tC
the strange narrative; 1t was tale OF
crime peculiarly attractive to theil
minds; they could picture each scene
In all its colors Of reality. AS The
speaker ended, Roberts drew In his
breath sharply.
"But who slugged Burke?" he asked
.eThe fellow went In there after swag
but who got him?'
THAT is one question / can't an
swer," replied Westcott gravely, "ant
neither can Fred 1t doesn't seem I,
accord with the rest of our theories
Enright told Lacy he didn't know VIII,
the dead man was, or who killed him.
Miss Donovan pushed her way IL
front of Cavendish, and faced the 9th
ers. her cheeks flushed with excite
ment, a paper clasped In one hand.
"Perhaps l can help clear that up,
she said clearly. "This is the lette
found under Miss La Rue's bed. hav,
read part of it. 1t was written by Jacl
Cavendish just as he was taking a boa
for South America. It Is not confes
sion," she explained, her eyes search
ing their faces, "just frightened boy
letter. l wouldn't understand 1t at al
II l didn't know SO much about tn
case. What 1t seems to make clear I
this: The La Rue girl and Patrick En
right schemed to get possession Of tn
Cavendish property through her maj
riage to John; this part Of the pre-
gram worked out fairly well, but job
} could not get hold Of enough money +
satisfy them.
"Enright and the girl decided to pu
Frederick out of the way, but lacke
the nerve to commit murder-at leas
in New York. Their scheme seem
to have been to inveigle their victir
away from the city, and then help hir
| TO get killed through an accident.
that case the law would award the ei
tire estate to John. They never tol
John this plan, but their constant d.
mands for money fairly drove tn
young man to desperation.
"The making Of the will, and tn
sudden proposed departure of Free
erick for the west, compelled immed
ate action, yet even then John we
{ kept largely In the dark as to whs
they proposed doing. All he knew ws
9 that Frederick had made a will di
Q inheriting him; that he left the Co
lege club with this document In h
Q pocket. and intended later to take
night train"
s She paused, turning the letter ov'
g In her hands, and the men seemed
draw closer In the intensity of their 1
: terest.
r "Some of what l say / learned fro
!, this letter." she went on quietly, 'ar
d some / merely deduce from the cI
t cumstances. I believe the boy we
t home half mad, his only thought b
g ing to destroy that will. In this sta
d of mind, and fortified by drink,