Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-24
ru,s STARTS THE STORY

stran0e man sees Doctor Rdnstord
and a fc,o minutes 'ese, III .S 'Ga" ~. muaa
The h,SJ ,agOje ~ az warner, a stonemdson, ,
in.,Sts he tOds sldin. Ronsto,d. has
| Mary purchase noOers & &.1r me o deaa
mans yu.he'g y.sh reo;sier where Marx Rams.
"o,d had acted as best man at the
marriage OF yoha b'dke nnu ma,V
Be,ge,E o,,T ron iioht on he Br1le
mmrder, is found dead Detectives sur
mise Rdnstord tS me ,sg m.u,us'er. ~ on ihe
qronn" ,J IN bis ,pife me niohf before
Despite police suspicious, Mary as
sares RansJora % me, oo"raGnces gs, w
nnuuWs.tioniWg nuW Bryce. learns scrdp OF
paper no took from Brdden tells or
secret papsrs n'noen =" ,oo,nsy ouye'g,g; ky;
Proden ,gds IN truth Brake, Jaiher Of
Mory aud Dick. Hdrker tells Bryce OF
c0nvio' otb n tb" ,rnuo.t vooUe ~.
Touishd,p's body Doctor Rdnsford IN
m outburst denies dny part ~ the
deu,ns d, oo,s W 10 s,arcb ~, n,,ra,.,,, on';
fnds a pdrtU Of fve already doing so.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
0pY-whom 70 inquired Harker.
~ ~ NJ
- ronl,ed nrvce "M,,chinotop n
mason, one or he csthedral clergy, n
stranger, and the Duke OF Saxonsteade [!
ry,o, do 1ou think of tbat"
"n". Wv
Harker suddenly started as IL new
Xlrht had dawned on him,
~r,o au,,or be exc,air,od myor
"' ,,,"
don't say so My conscience now. I
wonder II that can really be? Upon my
-, -, ro,,or ,hor.,, 10 /, -
"oau' Nv, ,a,, ,"
Thought of what?' demanded Bryce,
"Neycr mind, tell YOU later. said
m. =. -
HarNer' AT present ~ .here any
chance Of getting a look at them?'
"r,o,,s What oano fo,." .o,or,.,
lna' wnst came io', retor'ed
Bryce' i've peen "atching them' with
voung Bewery. He put me up to IT,.
ro,,o IN, ,,o,, ,o"soo l., co., ,,,o,,,
o"o v" """e " 'ee - S'u N"o"
he man who's stranger
,.amor. ord as.o. .on,a " u,'.,..,Nn ."ess y.
"a"e'S' anu ai'e' so''o ruihi'as'hs
pulled something out.
Here :" he said. handing sone
..t.,sa ., D., 'o"'e
Ar,'cies 10 bryce
Put those on over your boots Thick
felt overshoes--you could walk round
.,,. ..,,,, 'ou''o
~, y" , ~ ,.'Vtnv. 49, '3Vnh yo III tnose ana
e .trs 49,, ".a @ gou'o 10 tne same
.os s.Iai,se,, ,het Sob say wen, this is q
Ool ro, a. o,.a. eoi''ooouy y hn9ws tne secret o.
ns1 aTtp scrap vi paper oesLues US, doctor.
me; % uon knoW tne exact spot.
oMieu Dlyce. WHO was Snallns at nav
hss,Ni hs TIeH az uo'ie ous oi ms uIsCoVcry. But
MY " n,'d ~, "hateEer may pe there.
ne lea l1arher pack 10 Paradise and
y w no''' .ales apptoaGneu SO quiet
shaT SIgSe was Dy tne lads side be;
D'eH hnew ne was mere. ana
" afsneI, sH, a@tser @ one siance at tne.rlnS
taCes, ureW bryce pack ana put ms
ps cIose 10 MS ear ana preathed name
an almost imperceptiole yet clear
Hnaspe iSpp -,
p pSiassuaie ~ a., .
nrySe s'arteo tor the third time;
fasSuale ;.tne man Whom Harker mad
een III NIychester wthln an hour or
o. braaens dea,h.-tne eX-convlct,
ne iorser, WHO hao Iorged the DUKE
s SaAo',s.eaue name ana mere.
,sns ,anulhs apparsntl! az MS ease oy ahe
uTs Ks s'ae Wnat oiu u al mean! T..
lnere was no eNplanat,oh OF Wnat IL
peant e 10 ps naa from tns men Wnom
prySe ana 1arker ana DICK BeWery Sc
feuy watcned from pehind the screen
Epress .rees., rouI OF tnsm watched
.rOG s,iefSe, vor5 or VIII Win no more .nam WIS, Us
ereu word nov nov ana men, whlls tne
eally, replacing each stone, as he tool;
" and ehantneu tne SOL peneath II,
Jar hotning naa resulted, put ne wa
mat tune WORKING at some distance
voIa ,oni me tono and Bryce. VINO nao an
pot nnlgnt DC. as lnulcateo III the inea
urements on the scrap or paper, nud8ed
iarKer as the master-mason began 70
ase up me last OF the small nags: And
he he,,.S watchers, and the mastercmas aoI son
'litchingt9n NJ to pass him trowel which
ay at little distance.
Son Something here !" he said. loudly
his companions. Not so deep down
hether, gentlemen y
towel, few Jumps Of earth cast out of
ne cavity. and the master-mason put IN
Ghch; in the light Of the lamp held close
II by Mitchington. looked to be done
IN coarse sacklng: secured by great
was Harker who nudged Bryce, draw
tarceI handed by the master-mason to
iltchington, was at once passed on by
llitchington to the Duke Of Saxonsteade,
Eho. 1t was very plain TO see, appeared
ISo.,,!', be as much delighted as surprised
Let us go to your office. inspector,
said. We'll examine the contents
The three figures behind the cypress
rees remainde immovable and silent
until the five searchers had gone away
with their lamps and tools and the sound
cf their retreating footsteps in FTiary
lane had died out. Then Dick BeweTy
noved and began to slip Off, and Bryce
fhe shoulder.
II say, Bewery" he said. Going t.
'ell all that?"
Harkcr got In word before Dicl
eoaId answer.
No matter If he does, doctor" he re
marked quietly. whatever 1t is, tn
whole townll know of It by tomorrow