Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28
ry,s STARTS THE STORY

" arrange man sees DOCTOR honarord
Spd q. .tep r,tmntes tster I fSurd ,s dead. Z.
| ssb,setsd 20, ds VorNsr, a stonemdson,
oy.,,ts ne ,pds slai~. Ransford has
MSSy purchase dotoers for the dedd
,mSp's funeral Bryce fnds an entry
IN q pdrish register tohero Mdrk Rams
ioar iia,,,@os @o Of John Brdke and Mdrv
RSwerv Coiiishd,o. q tdborer toho
e,,d he could throp Right on the Broke
wvyder, Is found dead. Detectives sur.
,mi.s Panstord ~ the murderer on the
ground thdt no Pre'9nrtesd {er ,r. CSn-
nespits police stsptctons, Mary as
.,,,ss Rnnsford of her confidence IN
| Am Simpson Hdrkcr. detective.
osssttonin1 BRYCE, learns scrap of
poper he took from Brdden teps otd
Io,t,r admits he has learned that
ppeoScn ,pas IN truth Brake. father OF
Iarv and Dick Harker tells Bryos Of
n convict he sac IN the ottn before
Bradsn's deoth; A. ihs tnauest over
,ColrishG,o,s BODY Dooror Fams'Grd' s,.s n
Deaths Of either Brdden or the mason.
Rr,,es fyds q party has searched the
n.wyei.rv 1ysti and found boz contuining
;s,Ssis Stolen from the Duke Of Snron-
,tsdde many gears before; Ihe police
Iii on Doctor, Ra,.sford and ask hts
sn Ssip, Hc tells them Of his suspicious
Al Bryce and Hdrker. The officers
M TO question Bryoe. He admits lou
Ina Nary Bepsrv and leads them to
oast new suspicious on Rdnsfcrd.
~ AND HERE IT CONTINUES
TIE WENT leisurely out and across the
II market square and into the narrow.
aid world street called Fiadgate. along
which he strolled as II doing no more
fhan looking about him, until he came
| "a an ancient shop which had been con-
yerted into an office. and had a wire
Mind over the lower hail OF It's front
window, wherein was woven In con-
snicuous gilt letters ''wrychester Second
friendly socisty"--oeorge stebbing, Sec
tetary. Nothing betoksned romance or
mystery IN that essentially humble place.
hut II was in Jettison's mind that when
No crossed its threshold he was on his
way to discovering something that would
possibly clear UP the problem on which
. he was engaged.
The staff Of the Second Friendly was
,nconsiderable in numbers-an outer
otsoe harbored a small boy and tall
youns man; an inner one accommodated
Mr., stebbing, also a young man. sandy
haired and freckled, who, having inspect-
cd Detective Sergeant Jettison's profess
sIonal card, gave him the best chair In
m, room and stared at him with a
mingling Of awe and curiosity which
mainly showed that he had never en-
tertained a detective before. And as II
/ 10 show his visitor that he realized the
seriousness Of the occasion, he nodded
meaningly at his door.
"All safe here. sfr." he whispered.
'well.ftting doors in these old houses
knew how to make 'em In those days.
No chance Of being overheard here
what can do for you, sir?"
Thank you-much obliged to you."
said Jettlson. mo objection to my pipe,
suppose Just So All h!--well, between
you and me, Mr.. Stebbing, I'm down
here in connection with that Collishaw
case-you know"
Il know, sir--poor fellow" said the
secretary. Cruel thing. sir, II the man
was put an end to. One OF our MEM
bers was Collishaw, sir"
80 I understand" remarked Jettison.
That's what I've come about. Bit Of
Information. on the quiet, en-? Strictly
between our two selves--for the pres
ent"
stebbing nodded and winked, as II he
had been doing business with detectives
oil his life.
ITO be sure, sir, to be sure" he re-
sponded with alacrity. Just between
you and me and the doorpost all right
Anything can do. Mr.. Jettison, shall
be done. But it's more in the way OF
what can tell. I SUPPOSED"
Something OF that sort" replied Jet.
ttson In his slow, easy-going fashion. II
want to know a thing or two. Yours Ia
aworkngman's society. I thinkT Aye
and I understand you've a system
whereby such a man can put his bits Of
savinss by in your hands,"
"A capital system, too I" answered the
secretary, seizing on a pamphlet and
pushing 1t into his visitors hand. II
DON'T believe there's better In England!
u you read that"
I'll take look at 1t some time" said
'ettison, putting the pamphlet in his
pocket. We'll. now. also understand
mat Collishaw was IN the habit of
bringing you a bit Of saved money now
AND hen-a sort Of saving fellow, wasn't
hep
steobing nodded assent and reached
ior ledger which lay on the farther
side OF his desk,
"ColIshaw," he answered, had been
member OF our society ever since II
''ared-fourteen years ago. And he'd
Oeen putting in savings for some eight
VI nine years. Not much. you'll under
s'ahd Say, as an average. two to three
pounds every half-year--never more.
out Just before his death. or muReer,
Whatever you like to call II. he came
.s,ere ~ nere one day with fifty pounds Fairly
n iOunGea y r're me- sir! Fifty pounds--all
k,on oirs about that fifty pounds want to
Muw something" said Jettison, He
Wsnsnt,. Wan tell You how he'd come by It?
~ legacy, for instance?"
hsd Siant say anything but that he'd
" ~ 9h OF luck" answered Stebbing.
no sseg Ss S,dm', n% Questions Legacy, now?-,
H. r. continued, turning over the pages OF
Ss,. easer' There! f50. You see the
Ssstb SstbT'hat 'ud be two days before his
nm.i Setsison S glanced at the ledger and re-
ia Nov. t.Hw then, Mr. stebblns. l want you
Man, It's not so long since this hap
m.Nsa,so SO you'll not have to tax your
iorrn' s 70 any great extent. In what
| 10 % vo,' u5' y" Coilishaw pay that nifty pounds
s,.,..n.Sts easy answered, sir" said tho
,essary 1T was In gold. Fifty SOW.
Js,,s.-he had 'em In bit OF bag"
for osV''Ison y . reflected on this information
"HunnTSo moment or two. Then he rose d
Ma ssh %Ish Obliged TO you, Mr. Stebbing,"
n, said That's something worth know
esS Mow there's something else yous
10 h. e.n me as long as I'm here--though.
by us,nate! l could save you the trouble