Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07

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Mitchington looked at Bryce.
| Havent you told Doctor Ransford
how It was?" he asked. .-
| NO." answered Bryce. He glanced az
come back with the constable and was
standing by. He didn't fall" he went
on, watching Ransford narrowly. HE
was was violently flung out Of that doorway.
Ransford's cheek flushed and he was
unable to repress a slight start He
looked at the mason.
You actually saw It! he exclaimed.
Why, what did you seer"
Him J" answered Warner, nodding at
clean through that doorway up there.
Hadn't chance to save himself he
hadn't! Just grabbed at--nothing -
and came down. Give a. years wages
u l hadn't seen it-and heard him
Ransford was watching Warner with
a set concentrated look.
Who--fung him?' he asked sud-
denly. You say you saw!"
Aye, sir, but not as much as all
a hand---and that was all. But" he
added. turning to the police with a
knowing look, there's one thing i can
gwear to-it was a gentleman's hand
| saw saw, the white shirt cuff and a bit Of
Ransford turned away. But be lust
spector. 'Ae III
You'll have to let the cathedral
authorities know, Mitchington," he said
er", Setter get the body removed, though,
nrst-do 1t now before the mornins
service Is over. And-let me hear what
you hnd out about his Identity, if YOU
can discover anything in the CITY"
re went away then, without another
man 'E nut IBurther B glance at the dead
himself of what he was certain wea a
tact-that a look Of unmistakable reIief
nao swept across Ransford's fac for tha
traction of second when he knew that
tnere tn were no papers on the dead man
ro,, s,e n'mse!r waited after Ransford had
stretcher, when he personally a,,nar.
intended the removal Of the body 10 The
fnortuary outside the close And thcrs
q constable who had come over from
,ne poilce station gave faint hint as
10 further Investigation
i saw that poor gentleman Lao, ,,o,.
sr' ne SAID to the inspector. "He Was
standing at the door of the Mitre. talk
ing ing 70 another gentleman-a taliish
M,.1l,@ Then Tll go across there" said
like. Dontor @ p,Sme lone with me. If you
Lhis was precisely what Bryce des,red
ne was already anxious to acnuira aii
,na, sne information he could get. And he
"eu TO me over over the way with the inspector,
almost one side of the little sdnar. Tu
NioWn as Monday Market, and IN ~ a..
SUurt rtyard, where, looking out of Tho bnn,
hw,noow h which had served as an outs, ~"
tba In n 5he coaching days, they found
ine,a'a ,anoIady or the Mitre, Mrs, Part-
heard Tho ySe neIes saw at once that she had
WHAT'S this, Mr.. Mitchinston >" s,o
hh1ueu cohh1a as they drew near across RI.
ttoooie-paved 20 yard. "Somebody,s hes, 'tte in
eentiagy siag there's been an accident to a. a
one Of tba ,a,o ostranger-I hope It isn't
tbo ,snould say 1t is, ma'am," answsra,
tne inspector He was seen o,',.ts. !.
ware ware !ast night by one of our men. ye anys
d,st1s.II Ths Iandlsdy s, uttered an expression o,
Which Of them is liz" p,or. sha .,,
IInxt'ously: Iast There's two-cams He tosa,ke askea
short sa thight' nsa they d!d--a tall one ea and =
accident e' move Uear; dear me is it bad
,,,.Ihe mans dead, ma.an," uo,,,o,
| Lro,,1 grimly. And we want ~
SNOW % who he Is. Have YOU rot b,s mns nj, 70
Mrs. t4e ne other other gentlemans?"
mation LS. fartingley uttered another exoIa
ib,dtlng bdu her plump hands in hif'en. horror en-, !.
neL business faculties remained aii',a Eu'
~iSitn ,,nd sne made haste to produce a h,s
for fpteops RS. Dook and to spread 1t open be-.
she two last entries. That's g the sIor, ta
Sentieinan s name-Mr. John Prs stor do,
ES EESDndon And that's the tall one's@Mr
TistSshep Touristss.h q, DoeeIII!ngham-also London
either Of them before" "o'er seen
| CdlHe tOSether Won NJ, ~.
was that, now?" wa "hen
swnrus Just before dinner, last night" an.
Come ed N the ne itahndIady; ian They'd evidently
ina tn at $40, as You know. They came as
mere together. and they'd dinner ae tns
| sGesther, and spent the evening toe.tber
But R COURSE purse sT we took them for friends.
mornlney NOR liey t6onrt H1dnt go out together this
ssether; After breakfast, Mr. sn psll,ns. 20.
Ma Nan ASKED me the way to the ola
q fSVinciuded. Si1 Mr.. Braden, he hung about
him. and uas sfter local %n;, directory I'd lent
nc sex could hire a trap to take him out M 70 70
Saxonsteade this afternoon. or course y
sald he could, and he arranged for u :
and 70 across ae4oy at the $50 Then he went out
cathedral. ca And that" concIuded Mrs fne
men," "' sehue'
l., "Saxonsteade. chr" remarked Mitch.
his hhiiston. Did he say anything abont
ms reasons for going there?"
- wen, yes, he did" replied the land
hGy ha9S ho r1r r ne asked me If thought
! t ,e De likely to find the duke at home
sro o. tnat time OF day. I said I knew his
aRat i should think the middle OF the
afternoon would be a good timen
he didn't tell you his business with
the duke?" asked Mitchington. "'S'
NOT word - said the landlady. "oh
he bere,s 'ust N5r mat, and no more. But
Bryce turned to see a tall broad
shouldered, bearded man pass the Win.
aowEthe door opened and he walked in,
70 glance ,inquisitivelY at the inspector
ne turned at once to Mrs PartinRiev,
near there's been an accident fo
that gentleman I came In with Ia AZ
YYignt?I Yann he ne said. rs it anything serious ?
These gentlemen have Just come
about 1T. SIR" answered the iandIadW
She glanced at Mitchington. ''Perhaps
you'll tell" she began.
Was he a friend of yours, air ."
asked Mitchington. "A personal friend p,
Never saw him in my life before last
night'' replied the tall man. I'VE lust
chanced to meet in the train coming
down from London, got talking. and
same place-Wrychester. ''S
So-We came to this house together
Mono friend Of mine-not even an ac-
neutrality-suspicious., OF course, to la ar
night. Isis 1t anything serious?"
Hes dead, sir" replied Mitchington
'And a9 now we want to know who he is"
God bless my soul Dead? You don't