Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-12
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Er ncG%lV,, enter IarOc room o"
| Tho mrto ,,Lirh Iics Il man ~ ero
kt floor o. tbe whifC wdisfcodt anu
Esd clothes; wv n.imson. in his pocket a
ald sta'nea Inflated ~. g. e.
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tgs pISiot, ""i i, set for tro. y Wlm
tpom oe ,"O'' and irc pct .,, unm'''cot ot
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fk house " L5f Iict'driV thinks nc
t,I 'o"o " ailcyrop co"tr%%MG..Ss inc tSc dead
p"g Mr room in W"'c" '"'
'r' ,%oot W his last meat ,,,, bod no
boz iOIG III,nt y" space, or dHGVi nnu o,' ~
| TIC O'a.H H,itGCr end and hdd In,.
prnirg at a. iCH left mlcn the crcrca,!mg cr!g
brilg Occm ~ ~ 'btuiH in ordCr to 0'ce
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,,p D HERE IT coNriSuES ,Ii:I,r iS ,Dc
vsS sTV tse house was practically in the
hi .,s,, s If tho block and beyond that
nau' conId vi lie only the back yards
r Ia ,,nJings which faced on the SIDE
'ls d. O| ,I,d Crcyclins caused that n,sn
~ 'I,i barrier to b" erected a on the ot 'dSe in
~ y. Yr nroocrty for the purpose OF in-
,ias M absolute privacy t" tnr ,1o rooms [~""t
'lls ,,oLod out upon it? The front
a. A. house was no more car ror'.%.,y .Eny
w w from outside observation thah
luO,' " ,,bcrs IN the ncighborhood;
%,,,I , tbc rear have been thus
|, away from pryins oyesf -
", ' ~,ird stilI busted with the prob
vcCor,y moved slowly about the
}. ,,osnring with II practical gaze
distance between the various
~, u furniture until he came to the
rorrow table between the two
,,ro,ts which hankcd the hearth.
10 rouscd and taking the edge OF
twisted strip Of tapestry between
n,s6rcer and thumb began almost
iuhtpp ~
1, be lifted it n glcam of something
a, 0roipst the age darkcncd wood
no table top caught his eye and,
r,,irg the tapestry hastily aside, he
.ogd a small, highly glazed oblong
m which were spots Of rcd. 1t was n
riD, card tho nine Of diamonds, but
I,rnposcd upon its regular scarlet
prs were tiny blotches Of dull
mop, unmistakablG in their sig
|arcc.
klcCarty picked it up gingerly, and
that it was torn half across its
h; the crimson spots were fast turn
A murky brown and smudgc which
enbed the imprint Of n finger was
iny disCcrniblc near one side. The
4 Itself was Of the most expensive
a, Of linen, gilt edged, and despite
,irhter stains had obviously come
new deck. The back was Of q
via design printed in rich Colors
sOd after the manner of the an
ht Illuminated text and MCCarty
lied It with minute care, fixing the
tUn in his mind. Then he crossed
be writing table between the win
! and opening drawer selected an
tNpe and placed the card within ".
Dis he slipped into his pocket and
began close aud exhaustive
itl Of the room, albeit he shook his
obviously rs he did so. How that
" blood od,stNinrd playing card hap
Nd to have been Slipped under the
Of that strip Of tapestry he could
iathOm nor what its significance
|ht be, but he felt certain that the
OF The deck would not be brought
nsht within those four walls. His
POSITION urOvpd :, bo , r,,, ~