Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-01
THE PARADISE MYSTERY
- -. srAnrs raE sToRYl
By'J. S. Fletcher
oe,rtea. 1850. oy Avr.s A. K~op,. rro.

S..athsy Dtck, seventeen, ore Wuos ~
bootor Ransford sTcmps ,.,. -. ~
az. for Dc pSofcrn M Spnsso,v tssory u tSot No
Jonu"db b.t fSss a objected 10, az q stone.
yen ~ i,,stsfs ne pas sldsn. RdrsJord
sfarv purchase flowers for fhe
xd ia nons JunsraL Bryce ands or
snfry IN o parish regisfer Inerc go morS ns
Ranstord nod dGfsa sns. o. E,asr ~ and Mo,v
&c .,,s,s s,a''''SSs SSoinssa.s, q ,laeersr. soso
s%sis % "v "vv,uydsr. 70 found deud. Deteo-
ares' i,,ss ,wymise Ronsford !s the mar
Srsr, on ths .ss,S grSssnS ,ns ,so' riost ne Pc
scribed for Cousncm s"sc.oms w N.Y. Mayv
i.r,. io,s, Rsnstord Of her eonedenee "
s.mpso,, Hdrker sees Bryoc and
ssx..ts no mas ieorxed that Braden
somt .sn. IN truth Brake, father ot Mory
ord Diok. Hdrker tells Brycs o v.oss-
dole, Q convict hs g." a. th tse Vg 'nggusst I
JrS.r J%r Coiiisha,os body. Doctor Rams.
80 IN "a, otitburst, dentcs any part
WE dcafhs OF either Braden or the
.rason @ Bryce frds a, party hos
s~oyobed tho cemetery and tohnd oon
scntoinin0 Jeyes stSlen aaos arGm s,sets, tns Dses
" W"nd a scotiand Yard n,an coll on DOG
aor RansJord and ask hts heip. He foHs
s,m ~ az Ma suspicions OF Bryce and
Harksr' The officers 90 TO question
arvce. He admits lovsno MoTt deWerp
M leads them to cast nop susp.
s.ons ,,.s os sryss Ss"sn0ttSS pnotS GoiiishGw NV
sa".ds TOO dops before h1s murder.
Kh.. are astounded BY a tptre from
porstord stating the mystery has been
nisayed and the guilty men are knopn.
Bryce questions 9ldssddh dnd IedTny
a. slosn mon had too enemies nc had
.e.sd w. 10 En1idnd Later he meets
friend tcho tells HIM he eitspecfs
an.sdaIc. Bryce goes 10 ten Mdrv
M must marry htm or ne pHi SEND
Ransyord to his death. as slayer OF
fhs Zoo murdered men.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
,,nARy dropped her work and turned
.M pair OF astonished eyes on Mrs.
,.oiliot's large countenance.
tyou - she exclaimed. ITO establish
noc,or Ransford's innocence? Why
Mrs Foiliot, what have you doner
Mrs. Fol.ot toyed a little with the
,swsled head Of her sunshade. Her ex-
rression became almost coy.
"oh. we'll !" she answered after briet
spsll Of indecis!on: Perhaps II Is ,,a, as
Wv. Ms OF course, when all this sad trouble
wss made far worse by that seccnti
sFair--the workingman's death. you
Snow, l said to my husband that really
pne must do something. seeing that Doc
tor Ransford was so very, very obdurate
md wouldn't speak. And as money is
or 10 Mr. Fclliot. insisted that he should
efYer a thousand pounds reward to have
The thing cleared up. He's n generous
and open-handed man, and he agreed
with me entirely and put the thing In
hand through his solicitors. And moth
ala 10 f1nn m
10 have that thousand pounds Gained
For. OF course. II there is to be--and I
suppose there is--a union between our
families, It would be utterly Impossible
that any cloud could rest on Doctor
Ransford even II he is only your guar
dian. My sons future wife cannot of
course"
Mary laid down her work again and
for full minute stared Mrs. Folliot in
Mrs. FollIot ." she said at last. Are
you under the impression that I'm think
Ing OF marrying your SOM"
II think I've every good reason for
believing !" replied Mrs. Folliot.
You've none !" retorted Mary. gather
ing UP her work and moving toward the
door. I've no more Intention OF marry
Ing Mr.; saskvills Bonham than Of elop-
aSsurd to--sven be thought off,
Heightened in color, had gone. And
lssontly Mary. glancing after her across
the close. saw Bryce approaching the
gate Of the garden.
approach of Pemberton Bryce. the one
man she least desired to see, was to re-
treat to the back OF the house and send
the parlormaid to the door to say her
mistress was not at homo. But she had
lately become award Of Bryce's curiously
al nj I,, Hel1 n,.,ln thai
ever he had In view, and she reflected
that IL he were sent away then he would
be sure to come back and come back
until no had got whatever II was that he
wanted. And after q moments further
oonaideration. sho walked out of the
In the garden.
Doctor Ransford is away" she said
with almost unnecessary brusqueness
Hes away until evening"
,r i don't want him." replied Bryce
o Mary GSTsfaps ! sbs came to see
gard Bryce steadily, and Bryce did not
ne the way in which she was looking
RI him, He made haste to speak before
she could either leave or dismiss him.
You'd better give me a few minutes"
hsrs s saa IL yor %,h nSss Of wSrnns q I'm
! may as we'll tell you, straight out,
Ransford's In serious and imminent
danger! That's O fact"
panger of--what?" she demanded.
Bryce; I'm telling you the truth. He'll
tum. There's no imagination In ali this
I'm speaking Of what know. I've
co,a1ousiy .enough---got mixed up with
snsse arairs, through no seelking Of my
own, and ! know what's behind the
sfSsnes tfsn II 1t were known. that I'm let
n sfntr ~. l..kz
trouble: But. want to warn your
Mary stood before him on the path,
i1Isestatlng. She knew enough to Know
,,,,s snM Bryce was telling some sort OF
uEth It was plain that he had been
thsrsa hmea up IN the recent mysteries. and
voice voice which impressed her. And sud
denly she had visions Of Ransrord's
srMst, of hls being dragged OFF TO
pns.son ,no TO meet q cruel accusation, OF
az sHe tm;h tsmsine and Disgrace, and she hesitat-
But If that's So" she said at last,
cNn's MSst,s Go the g9od St coming to meT I
\ can !" said Bryce Significantly, "I
Snow ,no more-much more---than the police
sa%S npmore pre than anybody knows. I can
"Whst Whstora,, so TI,, Understand that"
,b,nToa talk to you---to tell You how
narm : 10 there in that7 TO make YOU ace
Dow no'' matters stand. and then to show
\ arr, wnat ! can do to put things right"
nouse which stood beneath ,ha bsech
neSs, rees on one side OF the garden. She
%vreS M toward II and sat down there
seis @ Bryce followed her and seated her
.Well7" she said.
urYed- He paused andas ,,nrins ~