Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-04

- spor0o. London newspaper
!, r'r 'rrcinrnin0 home from ,oork sees e.
rm, a ,,en peeriaG into q corner oi an
sro s" e'o" and finds there q murdered
eev"JJg. his pockct is found the name
ndn' ~ ~ Rrctou, Barrister, Kings
"Ro1aIur h Vail Temple, London Bre-
BeNcn ne does not knoio the man: AT
toa agS slggSi +" he registered as John Mar
lS ag,V' Uo receiued one pisifor,
.T' Vii ,rcR- dressed man ,o..., u IVY goag
M .-d A man sitting nert 10 mar
." sm", ,,hiic lobbying in the Hosse OF
.,o"s tlfy ans tells of his excitement on
tommo"yo .ncorance of a tall man 'oifh a
he apPPccourd-Stcphen Aylmore, AZ.
gdgg,cv left the House together. 7he
iAIa laoncr m shops Spdrgo a shining
heu rione-a diamond--found ~
peg W and the todifer testifes TO
~ ,SsinS ,1 seen number OF ,hese stonos
,a'lay ,llasyrbu,p's table iohiie Ayimore 'edS
ea es!.;,;no lin. AUlmorc IS r,s'fed ana
tsl';MY ts;,. bcring knopn the dead man.
aaM"o ah"ors's daughter is engaged to
iymv'R Rrcton. toho is the adopted son
nors nuy JEiphick, an attorney. Spargo
Nv. = p,isit from the secretary to
ncrlsi.' dsposit company from iokon.
M" .u rented safe aud deposited
n%t Il a small leather boz. og'c'dt
M..,%mination Of the boz, at the od"e
IA, "1'he boz empty.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
x,vpTy. as anything that can be empty
\ l. omnty though Spargo; there was
y E,,, pothing in it. They were all
l'eEals into the interior of a plain.
alllls .sorn little receptacle, lined out
tns via 0Id. fashioned chintz stuff, such
w nur mid Victorian forefathers were
Eniiiar G with, and containing-nothing.
'al,d @Gnd bless NY SOUL. exclaimed the
,;Dwon uuo "This is-dear me why,
sss s Is nothing in the box!
u,sT .That . remarked the high official,
,.r in", s,anncars to be obvious. ~
diE' dTho chairman looked at the secre-
pisi II understood the box was valuable.
Il. Mrerst." he said, with the half
"; u;n,od T air of man who considers him :
.,T m have been robbed of an excep-
aopally fine treat,
"valuable!"
if II ran only repeat what l have al :
,.,ay said. Sir Benjamin" he answered:
,sTSe~or sT late Mr.. Marbury spoke of
hs deposit as being of great value to
", he never permitted it out of his
hSni S,r, unti he placed it in the safe. He
nanOored to regard it as of the greatest
alue' ,, s .,o 49,;
asUce of Mr.. Cricdir, given to the
Watrhman newspaper. that it was full
N Ir n"ners and-and other articles" said
1he chairman. "Criedir saw papers II
n about On hour before it was brought
here"
Myerst spread out his hands. -,
ii can only repeat what | have SAID
sir Benjamin" he answered. Il Know
7rOhing more
"But why should a man deposit al
,npty box?" began the chairman
The high official interposed. .
"That the box is empty is certain
he observed. Did you ever handle i
yourself, Mr.. Myerst?"
1 Myerst smiled in superior fashion.
II have already observed. sir. tina
Itom the time the deceased entered thi
room until the moment he placed the bo,
in the safe which he rented, the box wa
never out of his hands," he replied.
Then there was silence. At last th
high official turned to the chairman.
"yery WE'LL" he said. We've mad
he inquiry. Rathbury, take the bo.
ivay with you and lock it up at tn
nrd"
50 Spargo went out with Rathbur,
and the box; and saw excellent, i
nystifying, material for the articl
which had already become the dali,
feature Of his paper.