Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-11

here. have met them occasionally"
"Who were the others in the Crcvcl-
ing set?"
''An Irish aristocrat, il there be such
thing left. named O'Rourkc, and his |
wife, who, I believe. has title in her
own right but refuses to use it, at least
in this country; then there Is a Mr..
and Mrs. Ford and / believe a Mrs.
Culp or KIP, or some such name -
really: you must ask my nicce-'
"Wol leave her out of it for the
time being" the inspector interrupted
crisply. "iou said that Crcvclng was
mans man. who were his associates
aside from those in his wife's social
circle?'
He belonged to most of the best clubs
IN town, but am not in q position to
tell you with whom he associated. The
note Of defense was again evident in
the bankers tones. IF lac had any
hobby beyond an innate love of beautiful
things and II desire to acquire them ]
never learned it. and have found that
it Is only through n knowledge of n
mans hobbies or predictions that one
| can gauge the type of individual to
whom he would naturally be drawn as
II c0ngCnial companion"
Mr, Alexander halted suddenly rs
| though he had said too much. and the
I inspector glanced at him sharply.
1t did not occur TO you to interest
Yourself in Your partners companions
and mode of life outside Of his family
and busincss?" he asked.
"Why should it havc?" the other
countcr"d dctiantly. My nicce's mar
ried life with him appeared to be ideal
according to modern standards. our
partnership was successful and without
| friction of any sort and / was content.
| My own social interests, as | have told
you, lay with an older. more staid
school n quiet round of golf or rubber
of bridge. nm occasional opera night or
evening with my books or friends of my
| own generation; that for years has been
! my life after banking hours. inspector. ="
I Inspector Druet frowncd thought
fully.
"Consrrvativc. ch? Why. then, Mr..
Alexander were you willing to enter
into partnership with man who you
admit had no knowledge of business
even II he was the husband Of your
nicce?n
Once more dull flush swept over
the features of the dappcr little man
before him.
II consider that question an impert-
ncnce, sir, but | have no reason to
cvade reply to it except n natural
aversion to discussing my private af-
fairs with those for whom thev can
have no possible concern. have al
r>ady told you that prior to our en-
trance into partnership Mr.. CrevclinG
had SpCCulatOd occasionally in Wall
street. Since he was to marry my ward
| watched his operations and conceived
n sincere admiration for his acumen.
realized that although he did not know
the banking business I could trust his
judgment; he brought the necessary
capital into our concern and | the cx :
pCricnCc. 1t was an ideal combination
which tonight's tragedy has so unfor-
tunatCly broken"
there any connection. Mr.. Alexander,
between that partnership and your
niece's marriage? To put it bluntly,
was the partnership stipulation of the
alliance Mrs. CrCveIng was your
ward had she any fortune of her own"
''IOu go too far. sir, 80 Mr.. Alex
ardpr's eyes flashed "rhc marriag &c
was u love match because of that alone
, ! consented to it. Mrs. Crcvc!ings for.
tune was not great. but there is no older
family than ours in America and had
. she desired she could have made ia,
r more bril- liant alliance. in spite Of MIR
E'Ncllnb money.
| II decline absolutely 10 answer
r any more of your questions until
learn my rights in this affair. do MOI
| understand the trend Of this intcrroga
tion. nor do | consider it pertinent t
{ the crime YOU arc investigating. Fol
= 1t Is crime. no matter what your aS,
+ Sistnnt medical examiners or any otheI
so-Cal"d officials of the police depart
ment may assume. Eugene CrcvelinI
= was murdcrcd,"
. Il beg pardon. sir :" 4 voice who's,
studied dcfcrcntinlty was evident ever
in the shocked accents which now pune,
, tuatcd it was heard behind them, an,
- both men turned In the doorway stOO,
tEin, smooth faced individual Of per
hnpS thirty five and upon his austcrp
almost rlCriCnl features deep ronccrr
y struggled with curiosity and alarm. :"
! have Just rrturnCd-arrivCd. | shOulC
- Say--in accordance with Mr. Crcyc
y ling'S Instructions. but he is not in hi
y room. | hope nothing is wrong. sir?
knocked but YOU did not reply and
could not avoid hcuring--'
"Oh. it's YOU, Frank" Mr.. Alex
Hndcr spoke with obvious r"licf Mt tn
y others appearance, although his tom
was httnGly lugubrious. IL regret t,
7 inform YOU that something very trrribl
u has happened TO your master. This i
', an inspector from police headquarters,
Il "Who are yUu?" Inspector DruC
! stepped forward.
I! mir, CrcvclinG's man, sir. Fran
I Hill is my name The Wallets ton
It was still respectful. but there was
i shade less OF drfcrcnC" in it, althoug
II he spoke norv"U,ly,
u "Whom d.d You last So" your rm
y ploIrr nliv":"
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