Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-25
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Sso,s Ssg "a" iii. and ker brother Dick, ssc-
sntssn, are ,odrds Of Doctor Ransfsrd;
A strange man secs Doctor Romefordf
and tsD ninssss ,s, fsfer fSwrd ss ,ss a:oa:
objected TO, as Warner, a stonew.dson,
tmsists Ne toas sIotn. RoNsford has
W1yv purchase do,oers for tho dead
man's JuneraL Bryce fnds on entry
IL a parish register yhsre % Mark Rcns.
marriage Of John Brake and Morp
said he could throw right on the Brake
,n,irder, u found dead. Dec.tves sur
mise R'ssdS'g sss, nsss sns u%i'Ip 70, oc con ine
show and NE wife tAs atght before.
Despite police sssptctons, MaTy' as
sares Ronsford of her confidence "
hin Simpson SHorkes. a detective,
qssst.o.ng, g,ody Syryss I ,'1ss Trsa 'srGs srfTe 9;
sscret papers hidden IN a cemetery.
Harker admits ne has learHed that
Brddon gds IN truth Bruke, fothsr OF
Marv aHd Dick. Hdrksr. tells Bryce Of
srcSsy. cSsy.' ase.s M o z ,nonest oe,osr oosr
Coiiishous body Doctor Rdnsford IN
an outbnrst denies any part IN the
Deaths Of either Bruden or the mason.
Bryce goes to search The cemetery and
RrsJee tsds the party has searohsd ths
jstpois stolen fon, the Duke Of Sdro,i-
stoade many pears before. The police
Inspector and a Scotldnd Yard man
cali on Doctor RdnsTord and ask Ne
help ~ clearing the mystery.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
DANsFoRD. instead OF answsrins
" Mitchington's evidently genuine ap.
peal, looked at the Scotland Yard man.
rs that your theory2" he asked.
Jettison nodded his head, with movc-
n,ent Indicative Of conviction. .
yes, sir!" he replied. Having re-
gard to all the circumstances OF the case,
as they've been put before me since I
came here, and with special regard to
tho revelations which have resulted In
the discovery OF these Jewels, Il is! OF
course, today's events have altered
everything. II II hadn't been for our in
formant----"
Who is your informanty inquired
Ransford.
The two callers looked at each other
the detective nodded at the inspector.
"oh, WELL" said Mltchington. mo
harm In telling you, doctor. A man
named Glassdale--once fellow convict
with Brake. It seems they left England
tosetner aiter tneir time was up, emil
grated together, prospered, even went 10
far-both of 'en,--as to make good the
money they'd appropriated: and eventu-
ally came back together--in possession
Of this secret. Brake came specially to
WINCHESTER to tell the duke-Glassdale
was to Join him on the very morning
Brake met his death. Glassdaie did come
10 the town that morning--and as soon
as he got here, heard of Brakes strange
death. That upset him--and he went
Ssxonsteade, and tell everything to the
duke-with the result we've told you Of.
Which result" remarked Ransford
steadily regarding Mitchington, "has
me"
Mitchington laughed little awk.
wardly.
"oh. WELL come now, DOCTOR" he said
why, yes-frankly, I'm inclined to Jet.
the truth" ~ @''
And your theory" inquired Ransford
turning to the detective, '1s--put II In
few words
MY theory--and Ill lay anything IT.
son. Brake came to Wrychester with
his secret. That secret wasn't confined
70 him and dlsssdaleIelther, he let &
somebody. I understand from fnspecto,
his arrival Brake S " was On away s from ,S. 0
Mitre Hotel for two hours. During thai
time he was omewhere-Awith whom
Probably with somebody who got the
mSnieated IL IL n For Of thiHkseoordins nom ni S9w e
Gassdale, who, we are quite sure, hs.
told the exact truth about everything
Brake had on him a scrap of paper OF
which were instruction In Latin for find
ing Z. the exact spot whersat the miss!ns
years before by the actual thief--who,
may tell YOU, sir, never had the oppor
tunity Of returning to repossess hinsel
Of them. Now. after srake's death. tn,
they never found that scrap OF paper
And work things out this way: Brak,
was followed into that gallery lonely
quiet place--by the man or men who hat
got possession Of the secret---he was, I'm
--he was seised and robbed Of that pape,
and flung TO his death. And ali that AZ,
In with thu second mystery of ColiishaV
who probably knew, il not everything
then something Of the exact circum
stances of Brakes death, and let, hi,
knowledge get 10 the ears of-Brake'.
assailant--who cieyerly rot rid Of him
That's my notion" Concluded the detec
tive. "And-I shall be surprised IL Il
isn't a correct one"
And. as i've said doctor" chimei
In Mitchington, Cant vou sive liz q. bi,
81 Information, nowr You see the lin,
WE'RE on2 Nn,y as tee as,dant vo,, ono.
bavs n.vn,. %, satS !" ,rterru,,e,
Ransford sharniv,
fact that he caI,sd bare 10 remarket
Mitchington' And ~ ~"
'NWaifs' said Rsnsford Ha had bee,
listening with absorhed attention to lei
tisons theory. and he now rose from hi
chair and began to pace the room. hand
in pockets, as IL in deem thought Sud
denly he paused and looked at Mitching