The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
CHAPTER III.
Witness 10 n Meeting

DONALD BRETON walked into
~ Spargo'H office next morning
holding a copy Of the Waterman In
his hand
4 say he exclaimed. That's the
way 10 do u. spafEar'
Breton" said spargo. the more
I think Of u. the moro I'm certain
there's tremendous mystery In
, this affair I'm hoping this photo,
graph though 10 be sure. It's a
dead face-wili lead TO somebody
coming forward who can"
just then one Of the uniformed
youths who hang about the watch.
man office came into the room.
MIR. sparso." he said. there's
man downstairs who says that De
wants % rec somebody about that
murder case that's IN the paper this
morning. sir"
Bring him here" commanded
sparFo. lie turned to Breton when
tho boy had gone. and he smiled
4 knew We should have somebody
here sooner or later" h. said.
The man who was presently ush.
cred In was obviously country
man. a tail. loosely buii,. middle
aged man. wearing his Sunday bcs,
array.
= want 20 see. cir" ho observed
m n rustic accent. tho gentleman
as wrote that piece In your news
paper about this here murder IN
Middle Temple lane"
You see him" said spargo. u
am tina, man"
The caller smiied-generousiy,
My name Is William Webster. =
farm IN oakshirc Nc and ms
wife" continued Mr. Webster. "ls az
present IN London on holiday
Las; night my wife wen; out o.
take supper with an old friend OF
hers. 70 thinks 70 mysoif III 40
and sec this here House Of Com
mons, sat down In n grand sor,
Of hall where there were a rare lot
of people going and coming. and az
sure az I'm a christcncd man. slr.
the gentleman whose picture you've
got IN your papcr-hlm as was muir
dcrcd-was sitting next 90 me-
what time was ihat7" spargo
asked
II, was between quarter and
half pas; nine. sir" answered Mr.
Webster. Well. then gentleman
came aionF-a tail. handsome gen
tleman. with n gray beard He'd nc
hat on and he was carrying a lot
OF documents IN his hand. SO !
thought he was happen to be one Of
the members. And all Of a sudder
this here man at my side. he jumps
up. Good God" he says. sharphk,
and then he rushed up 10 this
hero gentleman.
"And-the gentleman" asked
Spargo quietly,
We'll, he seemed taken nhack. sir
Then they shoot hands And then
they walked OF. taking"
And supposing you saw a photo.
graph OF tho tall gentleman with
the gray board9" suggested Spargo
Could you recognize him from
that7"
Make no doubt OF 81. sir" an
swered Mr. Webster. II observed
him particular"
Spargo rose. and going over 10
cabinet. took from II thick volume
Come here. II you please. Mr.
Webster" he said. The farmer
went across the room.
There Is fun set OF photo
graphs Of members OF the present
House Of Commons here" said Spar
go. Now pick out the ono you saw "
The farmer pointed a stubby finger
TO photograph. beneath which was
written stephen Anymore. Esq. NJ. i.
FOR Brookminstcr.
After Spargo had bowed his visitor
out, he turned TO Breton
"Weu?"
mir Aylmorc Is my prospective
father in.law. you know. what are
you going to do?" asked Breton.
do? See Mr.. Anymore. OF course"
Look here" said Breton. Mr.
Anymore is to be found about IL
O'Clock at the Pacific club. II you
like. tn 20 with you"
when the two young men con
frontod Mr.. Anymore with the facts
as revealed by the farmer, he ac'
knowlcdged having spent portion
OF the evening with the murdered
man. and added some Information OF
vital interest to Spargo.
II knew Marbury 20 years ago
but lost sight OF him since then,
he said II was astounded at meet
ing him as | did. and went to his
hotel because he wanted to show me
some diamonds he had brought from
Australia. lie wanted legal advice
on another matter of which he did
not explain 20 me the nature, and
| gave him Mr., Breton's address
In fact, wrote II out for him on a
ecrnn of naper he tore from nm on.