Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-13
SYNOPSIS

pdlhihl ',' ,, tbe man protests re huG
M ucCH,V do rifh phdts in derci
|Toihm9 ,Ec ~ real policeman on Eo
EsI I'S appears G"S ana Sre" Ss%o"pi irvino 10 Get
E'gg o'i 'air, whdt ne d'a " '"'''
(dg ncGarc',c ,I~ce enter a large room % o"
TIC m,ft' mich lies a man ~ crei
th fo9r 9SS,' % the ,chiio caisfcoat ana
[mg clohfSJi crimson, IN his pocket q
I lrt std'n,"s s,sc initiated "E. G. q. --,
|rgare,r,' ,r christopher Crevenmg,ndni" g,i.toi
|Grg!GSn.' bis body a huge drmy ny P,S,",ji Ptouuj
|knde nsS,om "sS Of the suspect are tou,na
br he pt,iiV p,,oi and blackjack. IN dnotMer
EVs, pS,"ib is set for ttoo, run
FoOm q apO'I and ice vet nnmeHed;
Ehdmp1gnco 10 1ppdrcnly empty W
bhe hon% ho,dS 10 INT b~i McCariv thinks nc
nm." ., a door open aud GIoSs, s.,,,,,s bvt
tass rs. dead mans raict retmrnS ,.,.t,Sn G~'
T,E ,s,oS aro~ no light 0" the cdfdStrop"e'
r ,Sp ',,pN HERE IT CONTINUES
[.,r a,or closed upon the thin, testy
,IS ,Snes. and the thought crossed an,otion Mo
,O.'', mind that the banker 'mot'oh
|g,,sn %I" 'par tardy in finding EXPIRES
io,''v% s", his rrimIy determined face gave
Uu' .;o, w., of the idea as he piloted
| charge to the study - so,,a "
tT% %nss there the body was founo,
c.,,, ,v' explained, as he pointed to
| & s,rt stain upon the rug ana ,,,,, ,neh
10 a',% nth seeming irrolcvanc'; what
'a ,,., M', Jo uir. at these stag parties
prS .o telling the inspector about
y cards. , ,otrrod but
L. % ,crn,iny the valet seemed to nav"
,.iNo If the assurance which lie
i,,oi,cd in the presence OF the
o. and row he blInked. staring
:, t,scirated at the sinister spot
|ou the floor L 49,,
|So They just at" and drank and
|csrd" ,o.
L,wrot did they talk about?'
|rSe man Hill raised sullcn, resenttul
al the question.
~, vos not my place to listen to
conversation" he responded tartly,
,srvcd them when Rollins WASH t
|, ,o do il and minded my own busi-
That's all ! know" "
,you'n find you're minding your own
lines hest now. my man, If you II
al IN and come clean" MCCarty
|uouisbcd stcrnly. "Nou told the in =
Ic,or in there that Mr.. Crcveling said
|ksr word to you about last night
kODd giving you your instructions
! at were they|
| The valet moistcned his thin lips.
"Hp told me that he was having Il
at here for supper; that was to
here at 6 when the caterers men
lived and arrange everything. and
tn bring him a bag Of clean linen al
club at H.
l"And when did he tell you this?"
tCary's eyes had narrowed.
yesterday morning.
Where"
Here. He came for some papers
Em going down to his office, and
W ne some other instructions about
clothes he didn't like the valet
Fvice at the club"
"And what club was this where he
S staying" McCarty asked.
The Marathon. l."
"Wby didn't he stay in his own
| nc II there were three Of you here
look after him."
The valet's shoulders and eyebrows
fd cNprcssively.
never asked him and he didn't toll
but ! suppose he liked the club
'eF than au empty house any gentle
would. For the first time Hill
s'd SQuareIy at his inquisitor. "Who
you; A dcteCtive?"
I'm a SpcciaI officer on this case
my names McCarty," the OK
lnd'maa replied, "You'll be only
ing Yourself trouble"
McCarty" - IIill interruptcd and
le was something very like constcr
.Ion III his tones. "You'rc the Me.
~ who was in all tho papers in con.
m'h uoa N'h III" lioyos case and the
fnOrSan affair.""
am that" There wos No hrou
., ,oco IN Timothy McCarty'S piain
uNr'Oi-iart statement. Nov iiiIi
o,d long had You been in the house
MY you knocked at the door of the
n, "uer" , the inspector and Mr.. Alex.
wy wos nlh0," or two. sir. The
bi,r"i "TS aI'n">l eager now and the
IsI, !, S"r!I!itl had returned to il
,eo ~ M}ScIi IN at the tradcsmcn's on
nj n, ".Il my own key as usual and
N TpE'uIrN TpE'uIrN I" get couple of hours
r,J OtIor" Rollins and his wife ro
"tu ana II would be timn tn hustIo
h GrnroIg %"r r., the house in order for
hack ,',uE v.n, coming. started un
nn% U1yH a way Of course, and NJ H.
NJ Nr I%or % ! thought ia ston ond .oo @
IUIIy r'N"hng was in his room. Lo
n fo ,hP MhP' homo instead Of goims
4 ~ fo. ."c "Iub when he'd Ind onS S',ms aug
nd nob"J, ,",T ave S"pncr. and when I
guc|, "T",i %"G ,h"r" | supposed mnybo
be- dowmn m"u. n , gone Yet and I'd hcttor
Ne win" " o una SEQ il they wanted INV
! |E priyotnr vt anything. Mr.. CrcvaS
o, TI6Ma," t6ran cellar is stocked nm ,'T" rer
sn ,En ,Er'e years yet to como ~ % lot
ces in Tho Iron, ra staircase and heard
Yon "'%1 ,,'. liable, SO Knocked" d." out
there F"'uSIl Mr' Crevcling was sim
mean. uba VT" 'arty Qucricd biorGl,,i! IS S1,i'
(TcIrs you Enorffc"Jj ff"j stopped $ and listened
(nS'. '"''' shot him ii startled
riei i'T'I out t S@"w S,,". what to think =, no
II heard Mr 1'%m"nt'S hcsita-
EDo', D'o%',ogni1ed it. Of ra,'rSn n"%andrr'S voice
Crey"piln T might have pcon '%' ,bo Tor an
aid somg;,ia I"E was entertaining ~ S1"%t Tno.I
strange o''Yoiinlng T"ing about ,murJcr men
J Jest' ,ir Hol"G answered. N!"rr Y", and and
St!"' I'm giving il 'i' 70 Know ~n',
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