Evening star., 1921-08-07

, ing between the safe and Glanedale.
she took out a jewel-case and closed
| the door. Finally she walked over to
| where her stepson stood, and handed
him the jewel-case.
Thank you," said Malcolm Sage.
81 wanted to see whether or not the
man had the opportunity of seeing
into the safe
II took care to stand in front of
IT. she said.
so 1 observed You allowed the
quarter of an hour to elapse before
you raised the alarm"
Certainly. had promised" was
the response.
But a promise extorted by threats
of violence is not binding" he sug-
gested as he pulled meditatively at
. his right ear.
l. 1T is with me-" was the retort.
/ He inclined his head slightly.
II notice that the ground beneath
| the windows has been roped off,"
THE inspector thought it had bet
ter be done. as there were foot
prints
Il will not trouble you further for
| the present, Lady Glanedale." said
! Malcolm Sage. moving toward the
door. Il should like to spend a little
time in the grounds. Later l may
| require to interrogate the servants"
Young Glanedale opened the door
and his stepmother. followed by NAL
| scended the stairs together.
| please don't trouble to come out"
| said Malcolm Sage. Il shall prob
ably be some little time" this as
| Lady Glanedale moved toward the
she turned toward the morning
room. where she had received him,
did you happen to notice If the man
was wearing boots, or was he in
stockinged feet?"
! II think he wore boots" she said,
| after a momentary pause.
| Thank you." and Malcolm Sage
| turned toward the door. which was
held open by the butler.
Passing down the steps and to the
left, he walked round to the side Of
the house. where the space imme-
windows had been roped off.
! Stepping over the protecting rope,
he examined the ground beneath the
window through which the burglar
had entered.
T, Running along the side of the
| feet six inches wide, and on it's sur
j face was clearly indicated a series OF
footprints. On the side of the
painted water pipe were scratches
such as might have been made by
some one climbing up to the window
above.
Drawing a spring metal rule from
his pocket, he proceeded to take a
series of measurements, which he
| jotted down in a notebook.
He next examined the water pipe
up which the man presumably had
climbed, and presently passed on to
a similar pipe farther to the left
Every inch of ground he subjected tc
a careful and elaborate examina.
ton, lifting the lower branches OF
some evergreens and gazing beneath
them.
Finally, closing his notebook with
a snap, Malcolm Sage seated him
self upon a garden seat and, care
fully filling and lighting his pipe. hi
became absorbed in the polished
pinkiness of the third finger nail o.
his left hand.
A quarter of an hour later he wa!
Joined by young Glanedale.
Found anything?" he inquired.
"There are some footprints" sail
Malcolm Sage. looking at him keenly
i"By the way. what did you do whel
you heard Of the robbery"
II went to the matters ROOM"
"And after that?"
II rushed downstairs and starte'
looking about"
You didn't happen to come any
where near this spot, or walk upol
the mold there?" He nodded at tn
place he had just been examining.
mo; as a matter Of fact, I avoide,
it. The mater warned me to be care
full"
Malcolm Sage nodded his head
did the butler join you in you
search?" he inquired.
About five minutes later he die
He had to go back and put on som
things; he was rather sketchy whe
he turned up in the matters room"
"And you?" Malcolm Sage fashe
on him that steel-gray look Of inter
rogation. For a moment the youn
man seemed embarrassed and h
hesitated before replying.
"As a matter of fact. hadn't turn
ed in," he said. at length.
81 see," said Malcolm Sage, an
there was something in his tone tina
caused Glanedale to look at hir
quickly.
"It was such rippin' night that
sat at my bedroom window smoking.
he explained. little nervously.
(which is your bedroom window p
Glanedale nodded in the direction Q
the farther end Of the house.
That's the, governors dressin
room," he said, indicating the win
, dou, an the 1eft of that fhrou1h whfc