Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
THE MIDDLE
TEMPLE MURDER
A Detective Story
nv !. S. Fletcher
n...,,iohtl tspo. Fred 4. Knopf.


rpARGO spliced his man to the chair
NJ. fashion that would have done
~, m to a sailor. He left Myerst literally
creuLi cr,i. 20 n,ove either hand or foot, and
unap,e " c,rsed him from crown 10 heel
Myearis' nains iThat'll do" said Breton
lot iast h,S Ue dropped his revolver into
nntet and turned to the two old
DIS 'Einbick ayerted his eyes and sank
nl.n' w.. chair In the darkest corner of the
lnto aid Cardlcstone shook as with
rsIsu roG% and muttcred words which the two
ponnp men could not catch. Guar
SGunsS SnS continued Breton. don't be-
eaIl;anJbtened, And don't you be
iIisshtened. either, Mr.. Cardlestone.
TEorc's nothing to be afraid Of. Just
Iat wboteyer there may be later on. It
!,or,s ge,, 70 me that Mr.. Spargo and I came
i,st In time. Now, guardian, what was
;bis fellow after?'
'" o,, r,,hioL I;rted his bcad and sbool
II; nc Vas .1'ostnno g,% n yas evident that
as LOT o"'u.vS ,,.os non,nlotoly gono And
ms NV o;ntoJ snorgo to mn old corner
Bre.ou l,''n'''
cupeoaru. (" ho enid "I,n, nro,,v suro
III Gnd whisky in there. Give them
you u ''nt at;f T doss. tbev,vo brokcn nm
ootn ,o Sar rd;an = bo continued vbnn
soO..o now, sIn,' had corricd ont this order,
Spa,sV ,,as be afterp Shall 7 suggest
"Shar t0 WGs IN h,onLmai,p'' ''es'S'
IT,; .,Jlsstono heann 70 wbimner. Elm
,,'L nnJJed his head, "Yes. yes =" he
hick noIue1 i.pioorn,a;l, pis Tbot vo. ;,
nmuss,'ma;i mus,ereG;i UeNbe cot moncv-"nan ners
olarS,rom, frOm, ne Tbcy're on him,
pvoton turned on the captiye with n
brCLom cs noutnmnt ,u,mf y" 'h' 'p'''' WI"
i0VH @I v, ,bomeht ns much. Mr.. Mvcrst +"
/. snid ..Snorro. lets soc what be has
ne sGr"'" h;n'
on snsrr, n,lr, bocon n searcb tho pr;sonor,s
SparSo 9tsdn 20 Staocn .tS prisoneI th
lCrketS, .i" no fomnd IL II was nis;n tbat
, ,aolc a. hnd Wv 'co contomn,oted some snrt 'os
msst', sissSt or "u' lone iong iournoy Tbore
nlgn' y, o,,it,.7 7 80 Ioosc void a nm,n.
mao hantnotcs of tho moro On asilv neeo-
~, .;a,Cd Ct denominations: various foreign
ur;,ios ,.a,,J rn,I;zabIc in Paris AnJ
%cuo'',rn, ss.ro wos nm onen check signed bv
TlS,0stoSo taerg SoS q" for 0 f1o Ooc, and anotber
with Nilp EipRick's name at the foot, also
opnod open, i'' al T"'t these , matters ne Snarao
hnn5od a.naaed tbo,, out He turned tn oiJ
TSnH TinH;ct
hpItrm ip.T,,nrd;op ,bo said "wbv b,vo you
=, NJ Cardlcstono given this man those
,LooLs and seruritipsp What hold has
rneon' rn on ro"S,' om%
"e 0Id TI 'Cardlostono hogan n wbimner
,..osb. osI Tinhict turned n trouhIod fpce
az ",'IJu h;s ward
'n .'ITo III Mbo tbrco,e,ed IN accuso ne of
u, nurdcr of Marburv ., he foltcrcd
1Wo"lwc d;Jp't SOC that wo Ind n
cborcc
"Wbot docs no know Of tho murder
~ Narburr and of you in cornnction
~ wi,S b'i -" ~ I,emandod Rreton "ComeN
iiI roll m" tho truth now"
"'. nv ,"' hoon us" Iom ;.:.,;a,,;,. en- Ian
cove " " ars,pernd Einh;ck "Iic lives in
,Sst house in Middle Temn,e Ione Won
tnow in The ton door rooms nboyp
CardIestono's And-and he saws he's
tho fullest evidence against Cardle.
hos rho fullest evidence against Cardic.
stono-"and AGAINST mo ne nm accessory
after tho fact :"
"And[it's n lie?', asked Breton.