Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-03

THIS STARTS THE STORY
r.ort Spargo, London newspaper
rue urs|turnin6 home from porb sees
,,~" ,,"o men peering into O corner oI az
,sIOwosv. .mO and finds there a murdered
.n,s ..sa In his pocket Is found me name
mniproraM Breton, BdrTister, hno
nvJW pon"S Walk, Temple, London Bre-
bs"V" m .cy, he does not know The man.
i% liz SaS hotel he registered as John
Ma..h"ry." ~ He received but one
huo~ a.,or n tall weU- dressed man wifh
tsaO, .Ou heard. A man sitting nept TO
fse ,g.hvrv gIhy ,chile lobbying in the House
A"oa r, mons tells of his excitement on
~ Von,"c Unncorance of tall man tcith
me Itpspord-Siephen AvlmoreJ Al. p.
Tag ,cff the House together. The
in.gI '.Itecner shors Spdr0o shining
hoe"ott' stoue-a diamond-found m
fieoe ou w and the ,paiter fesfifeS to
fe ,DVS scen a number of these stones
" Wdrbury's table phite Aytn,ore
Wv Wv, risiting him. Ayimore IS v'sitcd
wa wa admits hdping kno,cn he dead
w" .on dvlmore'S daughter IS engaged
ha"' o,rv m BRETON, ,oho is the adopted
"ot NJ Mr.. Elphick, an attorney.
gn roo NJ receives pisit from A. p.
Stmyit St.st secretary to safe deposit
hg"om from, nhom Marbury rented
eowpt"S .dte and deposited in 1t small
W. bor aWhere else did he 90,
.ea,",' e.1 ,rbot did he do7" No dns,oer to
Gese questions.
IA AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
|.crrELL, you know what mean"
w said Breton. "London's an ant
Ian isn't it? One human ant more or
,.,v doesn't count. This man Marbury
uost have gone about pretty tidy lot
s"riuc those six hours. He'd ride on a
l~s almost certain. He'd get into a
,syicah-I think that's much more GER
,air because it. would be a novelty to
I'M @ He'd want some tea-anyway.
SSd he sure to want drink, and he d
snrn in somewhere to get one or the
osbor % He'd buy things in shops-these
Toonials always do. He'd go some
sbsrc TO get his dinner. He'd-but
rbot's the use of enumeration in this
casei' -,
'@A mere pilng up of piatitudes," an
mered Spargo.
nthat piles of people must have seen
him and vet it's now hours and hours
since your paper came out this morning,
md nobody's come forward to tell any
Thing.
land when you come to think of it,
rhv should they? Who'd remember an
3srdinary man in a gray tweed suit?"
"An ordinary man in gray tweed
uit'" repeated Spargo. Good line.
You haven't any copyright in it, re-
Inember. 1t would make good cross
beading"
Breton laughed. you're queer
3ebsp, Spargo." he said. Seriously.
lao you think you're getting any nearer
anythng?" -.
"I'm getting nearer something with
everything that's DONE Spargo an
swered "You can't start on business
Hike this without evolving something out
sf it, you know"
well" said Breton. "to mo there's
bot so much mystery in it. Mr.. Ayl-
mcre's explained the reason why my
address was found on the body; Criedir,
he stampman. has explained--'
Spargo suddenly looked up.
What" he said sharply.
why, the reason Of Marbury's being
found where he was found" replied
Breton. "Of course, l see it ali p. Mar
bury was incoming around Fleet street
be slipped into Middle Temple Lane.
itc as it was, just to see where old
Cardlestone hangs out. and he was set
upon and done for. The things plain
70 me. The only thing now is to find
Who did it.
YES, that's it," agreed Spargo
That's It. He turned over the leaves
u the diary which lay on his desk.
BY the bye. he said, looking up with
some interest, "the adjourned inquest
at II o'clock tomorrow morning
Are you going?"
Il shall certainly co. answered
Breton. What's more, I'm going to
eEe Miss Aylmore and her sister. As
NE gruesome details were over at the
irst sitting, and as there'll be nothing
pot this new evidence tomorrow, and as
hey We never been in a coroner's court
Mr. Aylmorc'll be the principal
NNness tomorrow" interrupted Spar
~ u suppose he'll be able to tell q
lot more than he told-me."
Breton shrugged his shoulders.
! don't see that there's much more
Y eli' he said, But" he added.
u mu sly laugh, II suppose you want
''Se more good copy. EN-"
spargo glanced at his watch. rose,
na picked up his hat. "I'll tell YOU
mat / want" he said. II want TO
ss',, Enox who John Marbury was. That
sould make good copy. Who he was
MeanH,y-twenty five--forty years ago.
t.lS1 And you think Mr.. Aylmore can
A., Mr, ,.. Aylmore," answered spargo as
,rly G noa walked toward the door, "is the
S% person have met so far who has
stt..ed .t1d that he knew John Marbury
r..S .SSe-Past. But be didn't tell me
-u'u' Perhaps he'll tell the coroner