Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-03

approximately tlSillttU lHollfIis
later u man named Thurston-Mitrheli
Thurston--Was considered dangerous
aspirant for the hand of Sara Law. He
was exceedingly we'll fixed In Il money
wny--a sort of dilettantsh architect,
with Offices in the Metropolitan tower.
one day III high noon he left his desk
to 90 10 lunch at Martins; crossing
Madison square, he suddenly fell dead
with bullet in his brain. II was II
rifle bullet. but though the square was
crowded no one had heard the report
of the shot and no one was seen car
rying Il rifle. The conclusion was that
lie had been shot by somebody using Il
gun with Il Maxim slencer, from Il
window on the south side Of the
square. There We're no clues
And now Drummond'" Whitaker
exclaimed in horror. Poor fellow.
Poor woman
A slightly sardouic expression moIi
fled the lines of Ember's mouth. so
far as Mrs. Whitaker Is concerned
he said with the somewhat pcduntic
learn to associate with his moments Of
most serious concentration u echo
the sentiment. But LET us suspend
Judgment on bruumoud'S cHso until
we know more, II is not rs yet an cN-
tahished facj hat he IS dead"
"You mean heres hope"
'''rhere's Doubt" Embrr corrected
ncidly--",loubr, at least, In my mind.
You see, ! SAW Drummoud In the flesh,
alive and vigorous good half hour
after he is reported to have lcapcd to
his death"
"Whcrc?'
Coming mp the stprs from the
downtown subway station In front of
the Park Avenue hotel He wore y
hat pulled down over his eyes and IN
old overcoat huttoned tight up TO his
chin. He was carving II >ntch"l bear
ing the initials g. $. H., but was other
wise pretty thoroughly disguised, and,
I fancicd anxious enough to escape
recognition"
you're positive about this?'
] don't think can be Mistaken
(which way did he go:"
Toward the Pennsylvania station. |
fancy; that is, he turned west through
Thirty-thrd street. didn't follow
was getting into taxi when / caught
sight of him.
but what did You think to see him
disguised? Didn't it strike you as
curious"
Very" said Ember dryly. at the
same time, it was none of my affair
then. Nor did 1t present itself to me
as n matter worth meddling with until
later, my suspicious were aroused by
the scene in the Observation-Disclosures the
result of your appearance therc-and
still later, when heard the suicide re-
port
But" Whitaker passed hand
across his da2cd eyes. What can it
mean? Why should he do this thug?"
There are several possible eXplana-
mond known that you are alive"
"Snce noon today
''Muy | ask. what was the extent Of
your propert in his trust?"
"a couple OF hundred thousands"
Sand he believed y0u dend and was
unable to find yo;r widow ~
"Oh, don't think that.' Whitaker
expostulatcd.
"Nor do |. We're merely consider
ing possible explanations. There's a
third ~
"WellT
"Ile may have received Il strong hint
that he was nominated for the fute
that overlook young Custer, Hamilton
and Thurston; and 50 planned to give
his disappearance the color of Il SINH
lar end"
"iou don't mean to say you think
there was any method in that train of
tragedics?'
I'm not in the least supcrsttious,
my dear man. | don't for an instant
believe rs some people claim to, that
Sara Law is Il destroying angel. hound
ed by II tragic fate: that her love Is
equivalent to the death warrant Of
the man who wins it,"
But what do you think, them
. II think" said EWber slowly, his