The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-31
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That's one for you. Spargor'
Myorst said That surprises you
that makes you think. Now what
do you thlnkr--if ono may ask 50
Il think" said spnrEo. "tha, YOU
are either consummatc liar. or that
this mystery ia bigger than before"
Il can lie when it's necessary" re.
ported MycrHt "1ust now II isn't
necessary. I'm telling you the plain
truth. there's no reason why l
shouldn't As Two said before, aitho
you two young DULLES have me tied
up in this fashion. you can't do any.
thing against me. Two n power OF at.
,orncy from thoac two old men In
there. and that's enough TO satisfy
any body as TO my possession Of their
checks and securities. I've the whip
hand Of you. my sons. in all ways.
And that's why I'm telling you the
truth--,o amuec myself during this
period OF waiting. The plain truth,
my sons!'
In pursuance Of winch" observed
Breton driiy. Il think you mentioned
that you were tho first person 10
find my father lying dead7"
Il was. That is--ns far as can
gather. III tell you all about H. AZ
| said. live over Cardlestone. That
night I came home very late--it was
well past O'Clock There was no.
body about--as matter OF fact. no
one has residential chambers in that
building but Cardlostone and myself.
| found the body Of a man lying In
the entry. ! struck n match and
Immediately recognized my visitor OF
the aftcrnoon--John Marbury. Now.
altho | was 80 late In going home. /
was aA sober as "A man can be. and
| think pretty quickly Mt all times.
I thought at double extra speed just
then And the first thing ! did was
TO strip tho body OF every article Il
had on it--money, papers. every
thing. All these things are safely
locked up--they've never been track
ed. Next day. using my facilities as
secretary 10 the Safe Deposit com.
pany. secured the things in that
box. Then / found out who the dead
man really was. And then | deliber'
ately act 10 work to throw dust in
the eyes OF the police and OF the
newspapers, and particularly In the
eyes OF young Master Spargo there.
had an object
"What7" asked Breton.
"What1 Knowing all did. l
firmly believed that Marbury. or.
rather. Maitland. had been murdered
by either Cardlestone or Elphick. /
put It 10 myself In this way-and my
opinion was strengthened as you.
spargo. inserted news in your paper
Maitland finding himself In the vi
cinlty OF Cardlestono after leaving
Aylmore's rooms that night. turned
into our building. perhaps Just to see
where Cardlestono lived. lie met
Cardlestone accidentally. or he per
haps met Cardlestone and Elphick
togcthcr-they recognized each other,
Maitland probably threatened to ex-
pose Cardlestone, or, rather. Cham
berlayna- nobody, OF course. could
know what happened. but my theory
was that Chamberlayne killed him
There. at any rate. was the fact that
Maitland was found murdered at
Chamberlayne's very threshold. And,
In the course OF n few days, | proved.
10 my own positive satisfaction, by
getting access to Chamberlayne's
rooms In his absence, that Maitland
had been there. had been In those
rooms. For ! found there, In Cham
berlayno's desk. the rare Australian