Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-27
no,vrioht. 1920. Fred A. knopt.
r..,,r;oht, 1870, bp the Public Ledger CT
SYNOPSIS

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N SYNOPSIS
. Frank Spar0o, q young London
.t,,spdpermon, returning home from
~, ,oork late one night, is attracted
~ n a copple of men peering into the
XII SS corner of an alleypdv. Invesfi-
sst;on showcd a man reclining against
,onH. dead, murdered, il seemed. In
A. Jacket is found the name and od-
I,sss' I "Ronald Breton, Borrister.
F;nos Bench Walk, Temple, Lou
Jon Sparoo, Detective Rdth bury
sud d Breton pisit the mortuary ,ohere
Ne murdered man is lying. Breton
i ssserts he does not know him. Spargo
Isoys Breton argue his first case IN
"ou,t and is introduced TO his 6ancee
ADD sister, Epelyn and Jessie Ayl-
..o,e A visif is made to the hotel
,sSern the dead man stopped and
sroistered as "John Mdrbury." He
,occ;psd but one visitor, O tall aoet-
J,e,sed man. He ordered DhiSky aud
,oSa and paid for it from handful Of
,opereions, but he hadn't a penny piece
=, him tDhen he iods found dead.
Wothiuo is knoion of him, but that he
5ns inst arrived from Australia. He
Visited Mr.. CdrdIestone, of the
Tsmple, a feto doors from ,ohere he
,,as found dead. Spdrgo bends epery
s,erou to discover the murderer as
,seil as supplv his paper Wifh the
rs,ps. "I can see nothing in the toay
of clues," remarked Breton, "Do
you''
fAND HERE 1T CONTINUES)
CPARGO sent spiral of scented
y smoke into the air.
"I want to know an awful lot" he
said. "I'm hungering for news. I
want to know who John Marbury is.
I want to know what he did with him
self between the time when he walked
out of the Anglo Orient Hotel, alive
and we'll, and the time when he was
found in Middle Temple Lane, with his
skull beaten in and dead. want to
know where he got that scrap of paper.
Above everything, Breton, | want to
know what he'd got to do with you ~
He gave the young barrister a keen
look. and Breton nodded
3"Yes," he said. 81 confess that's
a corker. But think"
'"Well?" said Spargo.
81 think he may have been man
who had some legal business in hand,
ar in prospect, and had been recon-
mended to-me," said Breton.
Spargo smiled-a little sardonically.
"That's good - he said. "You had
your very first brief-yesterday. Come
your fame isn't blown abroad through
all the heights vet, my friend! Besides
don't intending clients approach
isn't it strict etiquette for them to ap-
oach?-barristefs through solicitors?"
"Quite right-in both your remarks"
replied Breton, good -humoredly "Of
course, I'm not known bit, but all
he same I've known several cases where
barrister has been approached in the
irst instance and asked to recommend
solicitor. Somebody who wanted to
10 me good turn may have given this
nan my address.
Possible" said Spargo. but he
wouldn't have come to consult you at
Midnight Breton the more think of
t, the more I'm certain there's tre-
nendous mystery in this affair That's
Why / got the chief to let me write it |
ID as | have done-here. I'm hoping |
hat this photograph-though to be |
ure, it's dead face-and this fac
imile Of the scrap of paper will lead |
o somebody coming forward who can |
49,"
Just then one of the uniformed youths
rho hang about the marble -pillared |
estibule Of the Watchman Office came |
nto the room with the unmistakable |
,ok and air of one who carries news
moment.
II dare lay sovereign to cent
hat I know what this is" muttered
pargo in an aside. "Well?" he said
, the boy. "What is it?''
The messenger, came up to the desk.
"Mr. Spargo," he said. there's a
ian downstairs who says that he wants
, see somebody about that mur der case
lat's in the paper this morning, sir.
lr. Barrett said ! was to come to you
who is the MANI" asked Spargo..
Wont say, SIR replied the boy.
| gave him form to fill up, but he
aid he wouldn't write anything-said
i he wanted was to see the man who
rote the piece in the paper"
Bring him here" commanded Spar
" llc tuFueu W DIelOu wien Iue uos
ad gone, and lie smiled. 81 knew we
,ould have somebody here sooner or
Iter," he said. That's why hurried
yer my breakfast and came down at
o'clock. Now then, what will you
ct on the chances Of this chaps in
proving valuableY'
Nothing" replied Breton. Hes
robably some crank or faddist who's
ot some theory that he wants to ven
late."
The man who was presently ushered
by the messenger seemed from pre-
minary and outward appearance to