The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25


xpector's irdI;aoS.:!cn confined hjn 10
his fat. 7: hid Nora there IN the
part OF a nurse. X drew Garth. who
would have b-avcd the most v:ru.c7t
contaStoa 70 be near her. Mos: an
por:an, OF ali. it allowed y" mighty
Aisop 70 apply tor police help with
out fear OF detection hy the reporters
and agents constantly sWa"mtHS At
headquarters.
When Garth entered M FAX ;hHt
afternoon. he was. Unkrowiacly. al
seady on the threshold o: ,ho str;,;;:"
case: so- he had read IN tho noon edI-
lions the brief paraSraph which recited
an accident 10 all appearances common
enough. A ma" had been picked up
unconscious in the middle OF quiet
street Evidently ne had h"en struck
by an automobile. Two details. how
ever arrested Garth's attention. tn"
victim. Ralph Brown h. knew as =
successful private de,ecstre. More
over. the outrage had occurred during
the s,ark hours before the dawn. .Ap-
parentlv 70 clue as & is perpetrators
remained. Garth spoke OF that caSu-
ally 10 the inspector. The huEe, SUI
;e-snG man was scarcely intrigued
Wrapped IN an ancient dressing
gown his throat snothered beneath
flannel he Sa, IN an easy chair. facing
the fire. whose Goals ne pcrpetuatlE
-eprovcd with a trown. lie croaned
There was utter despair iC the rum
bling. animal-like note. Nora laughed
Laugh away the inspector reared
but make Garth forget he's a detect
I've II re CAM do better than hound
sick man with 4 cheap automobile
case"
These uuimporta7t things ,a;her
are sometimes he most Important g
ALL" she said. "Jim's rirh;. Is odd
10 witnesses can 70 Eo&nl"
AS Il there had been something
prophetic in her words and her atti-
.ude. mutTlcd kaock came from the
outer door. TWO men entered the liz
irg-room. The ono in advarc" was
young. with a frightened and a?Hre-
hensive face. His companion was
older and por,licr. with narrow "y"s
and tall -blooded cheeks. And those
eyes were uneasy. For Garth they dill
not quite Veil : sense .: sheer terror
It's Mr.. Alsop. father" Nora SAID
Mr. AddinGton AlSop.'
The inspector hai ALREADY STRUGGLED
to rise. He conceded the importance
81 this unexpected cali. lie apo!oStzed
tor his failure.
Morals got me wound VI like u
mummy"
Alsop broke II rapidly:
NO polIteaess. inspector. must
speak TO YOU. I'm up against It.
They're after me-
E. He SAT down hearil". The young
man. whom he introduced as his S"crs-
;ary, Arthur Marvin. lighted ctGac-
cite with trembling fingers. Gac'h
watched them both Will" the inspector
explained that they nigh. speak freely
before him and Nora. Alsop. he knew.
because OF his genius for organizing
money ard industry. and his utter
-uthlessness IN dealing wiki those
whom necessity had :Arown within mis-
power. had made dangerous and active
enemies. Tho detective coald under
stand the fRanci"-'s position. His
death might be q cheap risk fo7 out
side fanatics TO take 20 destroy his
leadership against the forces % r1di-
calisr1. for there were few men strong
enough 20 replace him. AlSo3 had 4
newspaper in his hand now. and vas
holding !; out 20 he inspector. Will"
with his torc9nce- -" -aoped the
paragraph which told 81 nrowAs acct
dent.
No accident" ne mu;tere1. THAT
man worked for ms-a precaution any
fool would take. Neil. ne must have
FOUND out what No WAS 7ct"c last night.
and they got him. and thought they
had killed him. The tell NE At the
hospi:a. his e;!u unconscious"
Alsop honl"d Garth = c:umplel.
torn. ard Soi,cd postcard.
"Tha, cane n tho noon mail Nus;
have l""3 picked =? \" somebody ~ i
dropped n post h"H. 7 figure Brown
before ,hn:. 90: r:n. '.""'r i on; OF
window. or Snrnc S,,.'. .:.H:'
Garth read the card single line.
n almost unG"ciphe
Danger tomorrow might Brown"
That means tonight Garth said
Had you planned aEltH ~, !mpN:,aTt
for tonight"
The conference with capitalists and
politicians at which We S"''." on Ger
tain legislation that will pat some OK
,hcse foreign anarchists on n" skids
snatch American labor beyond their IL
fuence. and give the honest business
man 4 cha nee TO make = fair p-O@c o.
driv;ax his men as 10 should. Soc
here, Inspector expect soma I'M
portant men from Wan Stree; and
Washington tonight. l can't l"t chem
walk into q bomo. and I don't want
env high explosives myself"
Nasty situation I'm 10 politician.
Fight crime Wen see wha: we can
do. It's a good ching you found GARTH
here"
What IS Il. Mr. Nsop?" ne asked
You've something else 10 tell u.s.
"a ghos, story" nc said with an NJ
tempt az a laugh. Fac: IS. Marvin
and I and some OF the servants are
haunted b.. a vailed woman. can
only tell you facts ard let you judge.
daresav YOU know about M house
On the river near he Ky line. II 5
lonely FOR :ha. rc!EA,.orhood and Very
; Cd. I've aiwa"s heard stories about
a ghost. yelled woman on IN" upper
aoor-soyne CCIuc"tIrn wi,n he sui
,ide o. a 5eIut!tIl r:ri long ago. You
know the sort Z thing. rs always
old abou. old houses. The point Is
Jaw that yelled woman last night
and thc CAV" me rather TOO much evi-
.crce Of spirit uality.'
Why 10 lou connect ghost with
,narcristso" the .nSnccto- demanded
Because" Alsop answered. p,c:Hr'l
serioush. I believe the thing WAS ac:sr