The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-26
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Did YOU sUud the young crook off
In the wagon. sir" asked Clancy
Ncg. Hon be taken care of and
III want your report on him later,
but I understand you and Mr.. No
thrty are agreed that he had moth
ing to do with the main crime, the
murder. Come, Mae"
As tho rest descended To invcHli
gate the lower regions of the hous'.
McCarty and the Inspector crossed
the wide corridor and entered tho
first room of u spacious cutie on the
left II was Cv!d"nrly that OF the
mistress of tn" establishment, Tor
the delicate lines Of the furniture Of
the First Empire, the fragile orna-
mcrts and soft hucs OF the priceless
rugs. all botokCncd IA feminine in
flucnce, although tho toilet articles
and similar objects of intimate daily
use were missing and slight
smudgc of dust lay here ana there ~
II the effort to keep the roomH IN
order had OF late been merely per
funCtory.
Looks as II the Mssis had been
away. all right" McCarty obHorvod.
II don't read the society columns as
regularly ns might, not having
but ! guces wen know whrre She ~
when the boys Of the press get hold
OF this for an extra
The rooms across the hall were no
loss richly appointed. but na unmis-
takably masculine In appearance as
the first suite had been feminine.
The furnishings were massive, the
color scheme OF walls ana rugs ana
draperios dark but boldly vivid. and
despite its unstintcd luxury thu
apartment bore an air of studied
simplicity
Its rigid odcrlincss proclaimed
that It, too. had not been occupied
recently but 1t was well aired ana
busted ns IL In preparation for TN"
Immediate return OF the owner
In the Iounging room when
opened off the bcdchambcr Inspector
Rruet Approached an antique ma
hogany desk which stood IN ono cor
nor and opened one drawer after an
other, while MIR. McCarty watched
spaculativcly over his shoulder
They seemed to be filled with nc
count books and miscellaneous cor
respondcnce, mostly OF financial
nature, and the latter was turning
away when his superior paused with
his hand upon the knob OF the Small
drawer between the pigeon holes.
lacked" he remarked succlnctly.
"And there isn't any keyhole -.
Then 1t works with u spring
McCarty suggested "Million-a-
month Creveling may not haVo
dropped all his old philand ring
ways when he married, but ne u
scarcely be likely to leave anything
of confidential nature In the place
where his wife would first OF all po
looking for II. granted that she was
OF the looking KIND 80
1--WE have no time TO bother win
A. now. nt all events" the inspector
remarked after several futlle a.,
tempts to open the drawer. u
have an expert up mere tno tin,
thing I'm the morning, but we hhh
better he getting on through the
house now. It's almost 4 O'Clock.
Together they continued their IN
spection of the upper floofs' pu'
found nothing even remotely bearing
on the investigation until they came
to the topmost one, whore the sTs-
wants quarters were evidently 10
Gated Here two connecting pcd-
chamhers. and "A third across the hall
bore mute testimony not ohly VI
occunation. hut OF hurried departure.
In the first room dresses anu
anrons of a plain serviceablc duailtS
were scattered about, ana III tho hu .
ioining one, the half-opened closet
door and drawers OF the bureau re-
uoaioS Tho habiliments of "A butler
sanaa sea,uu 70 ,orth in obvious confusion.
aFaSseu 40, a., thc other side OF the
,.ndina un twas was fitted out with higher
grade OF furniture than the othyi
,wo u wor, but comparatively luxuri-
two' Mo,h ,homqb The articles might
Jus pSu" Socn relegated here from be-
ioxy stairs. An examination or me
talior ,aos ~, Tm ~. ,cvcaled that they
the clotnoS ins,iv he,n discarded from
had nt,'s sV,uT.'y avn wardrobe.
CreyelihK = w" rrobably," McCarIy
h,,arSed a,S "Thr butler and one of
,t'a -, ,,o,Hcr servants must have occu-
tno M WIZ, ,,nso rooms across the hall"
P'cM n,,'s nhvious." retortcd the in
spoct"r. in's ,I'' gote,,ay when
!s,t nlEni ahu ',.as 's'" dnn". hut II we can
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