The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-10-20
Mystery Of the
Silver Dagger
BY RANDALL PARRISH

>econtinued from, preceding pass)
can walt Its own answer" She leaned
toward me Jand her extended hand
touched ring wore.
because men who wear q Yale
signet Of 1899 are not going to be con-
nected with that kind Of a gang" she
said gravely.
But" exclaimed, bewildered, "how
did you recognize the signetT'
"My brother wears one."
"Your brother! In my class? You
will not tell me his name"
mo, Mr.. Severn. 1 have reason to
believe you know him very well, or did
few years ago. However, that was
why / trusted you so suddenly.
pinned my faith on the honor of old
Yale. That is why kept silent and
asked you to call at PAT LIE Compile
street"
81 did CALL" rather Indignantly
And was informed there was no Miss
Conrad residing in the house."
'I suspected you might make some
such discovery. Yet your coming was
appreciated; 1t afforded me the oppor-
tunity I sought to discover where you
were stopping and under what name
you registered. To confess the truth,
this was my sole object In the sudden
invention Of Miss Conrad"
"Then there is no such personr
81 would hardly go as far as that !;
undoubtedly there is; In fact. l know
very estimable stenographer by that
name, but she does not reside on LIE
Compte street"
| But how could my inquiry there
! have brought YOU the information de-
sired? I was not asked my name."
"A boy got into the car with you
/ at the corner, did he not-a Jewish
boy? You paid no attention to him
after that; you had no conception that
he got off also where you did and was
not far behind you when you entered
! the hotel. He did not remain long,
merely long enough to assure himself
/ that you were given a key from the
box and went upstairs. That proved
you to be registered guest. Ten
minutes later he met me outside and
told me what he had learned. Then
, / paid him and he went away. Not
at all complicated, you see."
"No, but even then your Information
was incomplete"
'Yet l found it quite easy to fll in
The details. Do you recall your class
picture, with the names printed be-
low? ] copied those names-it was
quite task-and, In way, memor-
lzed them. With these in mind ran
back over the hotel register until
came to philip Severn, Washington
| d. c., G-145.' Then l knew l had
i found YOU" She laughed softly.
"Then you did not return to Wash
ington?"
"There was really no need. Be
sides, circumstances compelled me to
change my plans"
The answer instantly brought hacl
to my mind what those circumstance.
, might be. Her immediate presence
her ease of manner and happy mod,
Of speech had for the moment Obliter
ateG tla dark crime with which shs
was associated.
"You know Of AIva's death, j pre-
suneT asked. endeay Vr!ug to pu
the question carelcsSly.
Her lips were grave again, but heI
clear eyes met mine frankly.
81 read what the papers said. II
was very terrible. Who do you sup
pose did it?"
"The police seem to have no clew.
] answered, astounded by her calm
ness. II wondered If you knew any
thing? He asked you to ride dowr
with him, did he not?'
"Why. yes, he did make such a sug
geston. but ! never liked the man
or course, / only met him that night
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