Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-20

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30 you recognize that photograph
III tbot of anybody you known
d ~ "Iook at it well and closely.
BE- ssA' '0uarterpage put on special
Mt. Ssnertacles and studied the pho
palr u from several points of view.
togSPn dr." he said at last with. n
~, tba head. II don't recognize
aMcan;t ~ a.; see in IL any resemblance, to
NV man you've ever known asNeo
Spargo. o -, renl;ed Mr.. Quar-.
,.,nase. r''None whatever,
"kJsry we'll" said Spargo, laying the
.,otopraph on the table between them.
sNow. then, want you TO tell me wnat
I'm Maitland was like when you knew
sSnn s;m Also, l want you to describe
TiIlh%amberlayne iIl% as he was when he died'
y was supposed to die. You remember
.t,w of course, quite wellF
Mr.. Quarterpage got up ana moved
" .Ie con do better than that, he said.
r con show you photographs OF Doth
'a as tbey we're just before Maitland s
nsI Inai 7 have a photograph of a small
Hlu, lIunn Of Market Milcaster .notabilities
EV%bb Eptinb was taken at municipal garden
wiz" WHY, Maitland and Chamberlayne are
R"th in it. It's been put away In a
ssbnet in my drawing room Tor many
iong wear, and I've no doubt it's as
s,osb % rs when it was taken.'
ni ia left the room and presently re-
.,rne1 with a large mounted photograph
Uhicb he laid on the table before his
"Tbere YOU are, SIR" he said. Quite
,,.sb YOU see-it must be getting on to
twenty years since that was taken out
~ tbs drawer that it's been kept in.
Now, that's Maitland. And that's
Snargo found himself looking at u
,ronn Of men who stood against an ivy
sovsred wall in the stiff attitudes in
which photographers arrange masses OF
s;ttrrs He fixed his attention on the
two figures indicated by Mr.. Quarter
,are md saw two medium height,
ratber sturdily built men about whom
ihere was nothing very specia ly notice
"Umr' he said, musingly. Both
| bearded.
'Yes, they both wore beards-tull
bards." assented Mr.. Quarterpage.
|"And you see, they weren't so much
| alike. But Maitland was much
darker man than Chamberlayne, and he
had brown eyes, while Chamberlayne' s
| we're rather bright blue"
"The removal of beard makes u
|Ueat difference, remarked Spargo. He
Hooked at the photograph of Maitland
In the group comparing it with that of
'Narbury which he had taken from his
pocket. And twenty years makes a
difference, too" he added musingly.
ITO some people twenty years makes
"a vast difference, sir, said the old
Gentleman. "To others it makes none
II haven't changed much, they tell me,
during the last twenty years. But / We
known men change-age, almost be
yond recognition-in five years i de-
|pends, sir, on what they 60 through. "
Spargo suddenly laid aside the photo
|gaphs, put his hands in his pockets and
Hooked steadfastly at Mr.. Quarterpage.
Look here! ~ he said. I'm going
to tell you what I'm after, Mr.. Quarter
page I'm sure you've heard all about
whats known as the Middle Tempe
|murder-the Marbury casc?'
"Yes, I've read of it, replied Mr..
Have you read the accounts of it III
Rny paper, the Watchman?' asked
Spargo.
Mr.. Quarterpage shook his head.
I've only read one newspaper, sir,
Pince was q young, man. he replied.
1 take the Times. sir-we always took
I In, do
papers were taxed"
Very good" said Spargo, ''but per
fapss | can tell you little more than
you've read, for I've been working up
That case ever since the body of the
|Han known as John Marbury was
EOund. Now, if you'll just give me
POUR attention, I'll tell you the whole
Eory from that moment until-now. u
And Spargo, briefly, succinctly, re
Fold the story Of the Marbury case from
The first instant of his own connection
with 1t until the discovery of the sill
Eer ticket, and Mr.. Quarterpage lis :
|tened in rapt attention, nodding his
lhead from time to time as the younger
|man made his points.
And now, Mr.. Quarterpage, con
|ciuded Spargo, this is the point I've
come to. l believe that the. man who
|Ssane to the Anglo Orient Hotel as John
Mar6ury and who was undoubtedly
murdered in Middle Temple Lane that
|hight was John Maitland-I haven't
doubt about it after learning what
|!ou tell me about the silver ticket. I've
found out great deal that's valuable
mere and | think I'm getting nearer
70 a solution of the mystery. That is,
|9l course, to find cut who murdered
|'ohn Maitland, or Marbury. What