The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-17

"kedgcr." Grove said. when that
furtlve product OF tho Lower East
Side leaned against the bar. Il want
YOU to pay close attention to "A de-
scription ! viii give you OF man
have never seen. but as he has been
described 10 mo"
SURE" the Runt replied "Bui
what's the answer. Crewef You amt
hankin' on me bcln' a clairvoyant
arc your
NO. Kcdgcr; but am banking
upon your remarkable faculty Tor
remembering men whom you have
seen but one"
Grove then described the second
man Cora had seen Ia Sutherland
apartment the nieht before. just as
she had described him
The Runt announced. grinnlng:
Wei. say III ten you right now
that never seen but one guy Ia this
burg that sized up 20 what you've
been spiclin' about. an that's tn niff
Singer over 20 IN morftie. Abe
/ Nutier's his name but he's mostly
called Ape Nutty by the gang that
hangs ont around There"
stick around III want YOU later. >
Crewe said. ana the youth nodded ~
I he turned away.
ChriHty returned M that moment.
ana as hc resumed his place hehind
inc har he said 60 Crcwc ia an un-
dortune;
Gan right Zen be here in few
minutes"
\ Few minutes Rfierward the street
door opened 90 admit three men IN
citizens clothes
! one ~ them stopped just fnside OF
tho door and swept comprehensive
I glance about the room. Pcrceivfug
Grove al the fnr end ~ a.. he walked
swiftly ln that direction. while his
companions Ntroiicd leiairciy 10 the
bar and began half.hantcring con-
vcrHation with Chris,y
What's up. croweg' the Inspector
asked. a. he sat down opposite the
saloon keeper
Crewc replied with deliberately
selected words;
Il think. inspector. that can
throw something Of jolt into you
about the Sutherland affair"
Go ahead Crewc. What e. IT.
! The whole thing IL queer NO far"
II know. Well n'a thlzs Craeme
Sutherland Is probably just ~ much
alive today a. We are. The acid
was probably used on the body found
IN suthoriand's apartment Ions after
Il had become a CORPSE
The inspector stared
That's big Hfa,nmen; 20 make.
Nor Crewe." tho inspector began.
and flushed NJ the error he had 70
nearly committed lie continued
without pause III anybody but you
had made Il. ia be for sending him
20 the psychopathic ward al Bellevue
for observation where do you get
that dope. Grove -
Part Of 1.-THE beginning ~ g. IN
fact. came 20 mo hy accident. The
fact that % ala come 20 me before
my informant or l knew anything
about tho discovery Of tho body al
su,horland'a apartment r.. wcll. in
fsrrHine"
Tho inspector leaned back IN his
chair and waited without comment,
Grove said slowly:
II viii ask you. for the present. 90
overlook tho fact that omit the
Identity Of my informant"
Tho inspector nodded. Crcwo CON
'lnued repeating the story Just ~
Cora had told u TO him in his studio.
concluding with:
THE man described Sutheriand'H
caller an uncouth. EroteHquo
f'oup- shouidered huge framed indl.
tidual. with a repuihve countenancc.
and apclike arms Just before you
came in called the Runt 10 the har
and gave him the complete descrip-
tion Of the man as Il had been given
70 me He named the man"
wait moment. Grove"
"Weli7"
"Crewc. r. tho man YOU were re-
minded Of Abe Nutter. the morguo
RhouiT"
YES"
From the description given 70
you. three persons. You. kodgcr and
I. get the same idea"
Continued In Our Next Issue)