The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-30
CoPYRiohT. 1910 By
ALFRED n KNOpr. Inc

now Aud n WA not until three
years ago that I found Chamber
luynr. found him Ia this way.
After became hecrctnry 20 the Safe
Deposit company I took chambers In
the Temple. above Cardlrstone'a.
And ! speedily found out who ho WAS.
Instead Of going abroad. the old foA
tho he WIS "A comparatively young
'un. them had shaved or his beard
settled down in the Temple ANA given
himself up 10 his two hobbies. collect
Ing curioaitica ana stamps There
he'd lived quietly all these years. and
nobody had over recognized or nun.
pectcd him. Indeed. | don't sec how
they could. he lived such a quiet. Ne
oludcd life. with hia collections. his
Old port. ana his little whifua ana
fAda, hut know him"
And you doubtless pronted by
your recognition" suggested Breton.
Il certainly did Iio was glad TO
pay mo nice sum every quarter
10 hold my tongue" replied Myrrat.
"and was glad TO take -. and.
naturally, / gained "a considerable
NhNN i'AAf VI hiHif no FiAN NHlN 'tN
friend-Mr. Elphiok. IN there NOW
IN tell you about him
only II you are going TO speak
respectfully Of him." said Breton
strruiy.
Eve no reason o. do otherwise
iiiphick ~ the man who ought to
have married your mother. when
things turned out as they did,
Elphick took you and brought you
up ms ho has done. 90 that you
should never know OF your fathers
disgrace. Elphick never knew until
last night that Cardlestone II Cham
beriayne Even the biggest Hcoun'
drcia have friends Eiphlck's very
fond % Cardiestone. lie"
spargo turned sharply on Myerst.
You say Elphick didn't know until
last niTht"F ho exclaimed why.
Then. this running away What were
they running from"
II have no more notion than sou
have. HparEo.r replied Mycrbt Il
tell you ono or other 81 them knows
something that don't Eiphick.
gaihrr. took fright from you. and
went to cardlcstono-then they both
vanished II may be that Cartlc.
stone did Kin Nhltlhnd-t don't know
itut IN tfll you what know about
I the actual fnurdcr--fur I DO know n
good deal about u. tho. as say.
don't know who killed Maitland
I Now. first. you know all thar about
Maitlanda having papers and Valn
ablcs ana gold on himf Very we'll
I've got all that Tho whole lot Ia
locked up safely I'm willing %
hand Il over 90 you. Breton. when
we go back 20 town. and the necoa
sary proof n giycn--aa u will be-
that you're Naitiand'H SON
Mycrpt paused 90 rec the effect Of
this announcement. and laughed
when he Jaw the blank aHionlshmeni
A., which stole over hla hearers faces.
And stiN more he continued.
I've got all tho contents OF that
rather box which Maitland deposited
with ne--that'n safely locked up. too.
and at your disposal, took posses.
rion Of that tho day after tho muir.
der. Then. for purposes OF my own.
I went TO Scotland Yard, IA aparKo
there In aware. You sec. was play.
Ing n Earne--and IL required some in.
Frnuity.-
a gamer exclaimed Breton.
Good heavrnN--whai ramrT"
4 never knew until had posses.
sion 81 all these things that Mar
bury was Maitland % Market Mli.
caster" answered Myerst when
aid know. then began to put things
together and 90 pursue my own line.
independent OF everybody. tell YOU.
I had all Maitinnda papers and poe.
sessions. by that time-cScept one
thing That packet Of Australian
1 stamps And | found out that those
stamps were In the hands of-Cardle.
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