Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-14
SYNOPSIS

-. IL s~h
'rofh'ng,%s % real policeman on me
Clsrcp, me .s and demands "'ohats
Sest pp,, "T've been trying TO 0et
esssg Ssan chat he did Z" mere
VIC hoL,@s'e 1,.ss enter a large room on
Al, $oor Of ,ohich hes n,.s.a"t man W ere aad
W sa rssisthss, the ,oh'fe ~as'coat "aLss ""a
w. W.. stoinsd crimson, ~ y" p'Sse",
Nv, ie,'s,s,ts case initiated rB. y. v. -
f fTgSs,a Christopher CrecohneM;anip e;.,ni
tua9Sds' tt.sa9Ss 'hs body a huge drmp p,s,o.;; p;
y. ee',I ~ pcrson Of the saspect aro Jonhna J,hn.
Wv wv SSisfoi and blackjack. IN dnotner
teys, n a fable Ia set for zoo, x Ww
fes~ sooone ard ice yes anmc.'ea
cSa"S %s. Soysa Is apparently empty W
is 49, sy beings, bit Mccarthy THINKS nc
hnsu' IVY, door open and close.
"Tg. T,, Crevelina returns home ano
hss rayss Of the commot,on. Her
"si IVY M. Aiefdnder, erptd'ns;
wgs( wSgs(.to, mn dear! You must pre-.
wUou,seu for q great shock,
s1s, ssr;cfI This man Is an tnspec-
gre" ~, m" ,he police department;
tm u' ,ros found here dead
Epgeno ,onient her pide pioEet eyes
~ Aeon into her uncle's and there
TORY 'dd ."ddsp tens;ng Of the lines OF
ccmS mSuastifyt face, but no oufcrD, no
t0 e." mn other signs OF normal
loM,n,' ln,,na Then from, her sffcned
smo',Hb ,No tbere issued one single question:
wSWho Killed himf
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
rcARTY glanced inadvertently at
MI MIS- superior. If the supposed maid
,.,snboned to her mistress merely
-, creveling had met with some acci-
,a, | wby had his wife on learning
4, W he was dead instantly assumed that
had been murdered?
,n.nector Druet, however, did not
u, m that thread at once. Instead
ssstured dcprecatingly but with un-
;.tokable authority to a throne chair
[bieb stood between two torch lamps
,,r where she had halted and asked !:
"At what hour did your cook telo-
hooe 10 you, Mrs. Creveling:"
Cpedieutly, almost mechanically, the
dy seated herself and loosening her
losl drew of her veil.
"At about 5 o'clock this morning,
trjae before the hour, 1 think" She
M one hand to her forehead for a
pomcnt, but there was no dazed look
shock in the direct, clear gaze she
ert upon her questioner.
"And that was all the message, that
here had been an accident? You asked
cr no particulars!"
Il had no opportunity. That was
n the message that was delivered to
e. I did not receive it myself. The
utler at Broadmead where was stay =
hs replied to the telephone, then awak :
ned my maid who, in turn. brought
h. news to me. / understood that the
ock--the only maidservant left here
nd said that I must come home at once,
bat something had happened to my
ushand."
Al about 8! That had been the hour
th,n Alexander first made his ap-
arance at the house, a few minutes
htr McCarty had concluded his soil =
ary second search Of the rooms up
tars. The agitated elderly gentle
ran had not thought Of sending the
rite to his niece until good half
Jour afterward; It must have been q
uarter Of g. at least. when the detec
I've from borough headquarters reach ed
be nearest telegraph Office to dispatch
be message, Why had none of them
bought 10 telephone direct to Broad
bead instead?
As McCarty asked himself this aues
ION he glanced inadvertently at Al
pandcr just in time to intercept a
'ok watch flashed between the banker
nd The valet; n deliberate motion OF
ommand with his eyes toward the room
aCE OF him which he had just left,
be room with the disordered supper
'oh still laid for two. McCarty's own
yes turned to Hill TO find him slippipg
at'likc toward the door in movement
neh the man himself instantly
htcked.
Mrs. Creveling's testimony was Of
'nost value at the moment, but Nc
Fs'V made up his mind to keep his
wa attention upon this strangely as
prted pair as well.
LOU immediately aroused your
0at n prompted the inspector.
MY hostess" Mrs. Creveling cor
eC'ea MIN, still in that monotonous
'm0'e tone without obvious display Of
preston, Mr.. Waverly was nor nj
ryaamead ,raS last night. Inspector, who
lisd my husbandT' VIM
wow indeed her voice had cbap.od
wita no poignant outburst OF nenf
"A slet, IL rang out hard and COLI
~ taarp as steel and behind II tbers
tSos stern, implacable determination
unat makes you think that m,
.,.a Ailied himT' the inspector co,,n :
s.s s,ed swiftly. Your maid teIenbons, noun
I nSi1 an accident had occurred and yo,,,
ny, v'e NJ mere has merely informed you, vo,,
~ ~, mr. Creveling was found dead ~" y
,s,n Sre shrugged and a faint smile as =,
s,,s. ,tn eprled her mobile lins fou rS ou "
Sst NANNY na.i ostore they settled again a. T.
,,,,N mnat fatal accident could b.,o b.
cas su,h .I;nl H,m In his own homef" f"'e }e, ge,
Ssslhisi, ll issiin' white hands dismissod itSt tSt
s%M,G,iiiy sMs with a gesture of Gu finsiit,t tn'
ma Ty ~. husband was in perfect bsssii.,
demand Fte to be be no to,9S question of suicide.
isd." 'oiu at once how he
MIL he was was found in the study or ,;b.
h,ss ha opens open just beside the stairnar iprars y
ssae,o u, snot through the beartt ,ta'rfase Hi
'Ipvh' X. an army IA, was wltb;n Ihs
.rsoS S naId im q. and there was n no re.l., reaet
issov.ri.ni son IN the house except thos. ho Twins
psS iI'1 sssyas the body" InspcetoSrs aSs' pyn. wh5
ID dS You Silsse'y. last Mrs, Creveiinr Dlue, vhn,