Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-06
TIE PARADISE MYSTERY

BY J. S. Fletcher
c.,,,r,oht. 1850. by Alfred A. Kuopf, Iro.

Nerp Be"eS Doctor Ranstoid;
bro pdrdS " ots for hin ana ,otu
|hangs n'a" Collishd,e. ldoorers LIZ
|bpud deoo,d throtu lipht on tne D.tacs D.t
aid ne Inter found oeou n,,y.
rWoe,,, e,,,rr,,sc Rdnsford W VIZ Rryco
ises HGrkor, deteetlys,, ,,bot grdien
nSp,its he has leornv,vs t,,ssr of NARY.
COS " n"'" Hurker teiis BRUCE ~
bnd pich nn,yet ne sa,o IN the ctty
slassddne, Jcn,s dcuth. At the nIago
betore Dy,osa,,;s body, Rdnsforu og..es
|eer Colnssth y, ths deaths OF elher D
NV par ,,ason, Bryce thds puy
zen or Mhsd Wy the cemetery quo I1s In
Ia, nortdfning jewe!s StTis" 9,h ,,oi;cs
eyD,,ts Of SdTonsfsaua;, Yard mdn
a,sctor ~ and a ScottuI" ava AJAX MS
|ail on to.,u 'sus them Of his SUSPICIOUS
|eip: no md Bdrker. The oWGers
Brpco t;o,, Bv.yce. Hs ddmtts loV-
DO to qseS'p,oun,, aud leads then. 10
10 Wary ,s,icioss on Rdnsfoid. Ihey
asf nsw nswSshsd by q pire from hans.
pre- os.o,;ng the mystery hds ooo'
ora nsa the 0uiity men are snoW',
ries oasstioas GldSsddte u"o Nj
sla;r maa hdd tico onem,os .is no ~
.~csd to England, Locts Lote, w. Class
acs%% ,oho tells Aim ne sMspecIS u.a ,st d
frtsrd .',,o WV ooss 10 tell Mary she nuSf
bale Brgce III he ,piH send Raastord
rdIIy i,a,h ns slduer OF the roo Uh
hS ~. She upbrdids btm nho
fdeo ~. from the estate. dIdSsdo'e
prde's "' zee Foiliot about the ToWuI"
goss " ogsred for Information rsyora,
"S ",Se Brdden murder. He iemGt nGtS
VA w Rrycs meets Folhot ona 0oeH ~ ~.
W. ~ 20 n secluded ,Oeil-hohSe' ~
use, Folliot Of ,yho es,ng tnru nsH' are taikiao
uor' no,;oc . crotcd Of men eontaq
fhy me the close, led by GldssddiG. rot-
ocIVS. Erycc to bring thom fnto
hal .."""ii.house, Thoy md Foiho'
fs ,i,o In the center Of the room,
Na'hd h"nd hehind his back. the othsr w
e.. ~ rooket, As GldSSdd!o opprpucnss
~ ~ fres al him tuith the piStoi as hs nas
ss,S bekind hiB.. GIdSSddle S,a.SJ1Dtpa Jt,,o
ns%% nc shot strikes Bryce. sfgn9iny
ana nv eide pho falls dead: Toiltot
ol mg SiS otbeI. hand from his pocEet,
pMs 4 10 his mouth and fcHs to he
gus ssSd Doctor. Rdnsford. pho
fssss fou the tragedy. i,nmedadteiy
wn.eiso' 20 'SdriSe MARI. He meets DICK
oos. cio,s aud erpldiaiRg TIE mdtter
On ,i, asks hinl to tell his sister.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
,rr /, wat not Glassdale who fell. he
b u,rv mad watching. started aside as
sav Folliot's movement, and the ou'-
!, nassing between his arm ana oouy'
n,a ts billet In Bryce, who fell, with
|,,la more than a groan. shot through
Is.r hsar And as he fell, Folliot'
cs,cely looking at what he had DONE
-ov h!s other hand from his pocket,
|,,rrsd something into his mouth and
a, aown in the big chair behind him
and within moment the other
"a, In the room were looking with hor-
Ls,d faces from one dead face to an
ether 49,,
wsen Bryce had left her, Mary
pavsry had gone into the house &c
wsr Ran gford's return from town. she
nsant 10 tell him of all that Bryce ha5
ma and to beg him to take immediate
rteps 10 set matters right, not only ina,
Su, that Bryce's ntrigues might bt
NroueNt 10 an end. She had some hope
Nal Ransford would bring back salts
Victory news she knew that his hur'
IA visit to London had some connec
tlon with these affairs: and she alsc
remembered what he had said on thu
pyy!ous night. And so, controlling hel
anger at Bryce and her impatience o'
the whole situation she waited q!
drew near when Ransford might be eN
pected to be seen coming across th'
Acies. She knew from which direction
he would come, and she remained nea
The dining room window looking out fo
him, But 6 O'Clock came and she hat
eean no sign of him; then, as she wal
beginning to think that he had misssC
the afternoon train she saw him. at tn
bpposite side of the. close. talklnl
oward the house while Ransford turn
ID back into Folliot's garden.
Dick Bewery came hurriedly In. HI
sister saw at once that he had Just heart
news which had had a SOLDERING effec
bn his usually effervescent spirits.
He looked at her as II he wondere'
exactly how to give her his message.
saw you with the doctor just now,
phe said, using the term by which sh
md her brother always spoke Of thei
guardian. why hasn't he come home /?
Dick came close TO her, touching he
Its all Ticker to me yet =" h
answered. II don't understand it
only know what the doctor told met
come and tell you. Look here. IL
pretty bad. Folliot and Bryce are bot
In spite Of herself Mary started bacI
rs from great shock and clutched a
'he Table by which they were standing
Dead " she exclaimed Why
hour ago."
'Maybe," said Dick. But he's dea
noW. The fact is, Folliot shot him wit
reV9ver--killed him on the spot. An
.neh Follot poisoned himself-toolt tn
A. a.
Eaat ehap Collishaw, and died instantl,
was IN FolHot's old well-house. Tn
poctor was there and the police"
.rMhat does It all mean? asked Mary
"a, pont know Except this" added Dick
Mweyve found out about those othe
sssaitrs-ine Braden and the Collisha,
snsrs sns Fouiot was concerned In them
Snus u VINO do you think the other was
~ nuuo never guess That man Fladgat,
ths verger Only that isn't his prone
zane zane at al. He and Folllot finishe
nrsoen naSen and Collishaw, anyway. Th
pSnee nave got Fladgate, and Follic
shS. sh% bryce and killed himself just whe
'hsy were going to take him"
nj, heres the doctor coming now" sal
i.iI piGT, ror Iarn'ng to the window. He
Mary looked anxlously at Ransrord a
ne came hasteninG in. He iooSeJ IN, I
. man who has Just gone through
isis ISIS and Yet she was somehow cor
shs sSous mat there was a certain atmo,
snele son OF relief about him, as thouR
MAJ Nm.s great weight had suddenly bee
s,stl Ssa. He closed tho door and locke
euslyht at her "''N ''oNe
.tTISk .PtISk has told your" he asked.
AL pn mat you told me-" said Dick.
anna n@hstord pulled off his gloves an
~ nS~,s lhem on the table with somathin
Ma GESTURE OF wearmess. And an IN,
th,rn1oht tell any more-don't saw nm,
SYot'rrsu ,,s you feel able" she sal
yhaN,oE sad Ransford. "rd rather "a
want.a nave 70 say now--just now "
wss 'ou 70 tell both OF YOU what ali IN
ana Mrr wnSt u meant. everything about Il
feW hnIl hun,Il today, until within the la
dISnf f0LIrs, Il was impossible, because
ovsn snow everything. Now / dol
AZ AZ" M Mi'oW more than I did an hour ne
II S,s st, teil you now and have done WI
listen. N'"" 'hene' both of you. al
,b,Ii.. n shah have to tell you some g,
eonsoS., ss, he said, dinidentiy, aThe on
certSin ertiaion 10 that it's all over now. ar
ana u, matters are, or can be cIeara
SHAH ~ ! nave no more secrets IL
oust, I've had to keep this one teo
/ suarded for seventeen years Al
/, Tver thought II could he reieasad