Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-09
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS ,
,.dsman Timothy NctgrtV
omsasSn"s@r"-thdi Of M under
uJ"' "a rarrop q T trameGI, I,,,Ho ma"mIi,dY "nyIied up
yITIosiiioi residence. W nro,s,Ps re" gh he had
nco"itS o ~ do with ichafs =" m ao'ri ,bo
rrotNm9 tSc real poIicemd," on Wo
Clsncy, oSors Nv, and demands .mha, ,s >
kot dpRt" TTrc been trying 70 gct
ssing oI'i him rhat he did IN mere
wv, hcI,m,v ,,ce enter a large room o"
TIC m,to oybjch lies u man IN ercI
Ne foor o. he rhiie wdistcodt ana
,hg clothes; or;,u o%H ,ou, in his pocket a
dnt sta'ns. ;r;tiaIcd "E. e. G. =,
egaIs,,' e,.s christopher Crcre,"yi"ii ,.,,,,, yni.ioi
f,ggJs' figs his body a huge ,mnrt mrwG !, yod ytound
khaMs, nsrson Of me SnSpcG, 20 ,othor ,oJh
0n we esir,tol and BLACKJACK. ~ a"o,Ges ,n;,s
ty,, p,''tT, n 't"bie is set for t'co. I mltn
room o ,.c ,"',T and ice pet unmched;
tamP1gneo i, appnrcnfIv empty ,ot
fm NgIS n1;vos, bpt UcCdrty h'nks nc
ipmdn osmy" i,or opcn and close. uhcn
hear; . ~" Sc had found out nnpfh'ng,
nstd z II n' what could 30" find out
4 az empty house, ,,r,>,,,rs
AtNRHRER'S, is It? he repeated IN
RB,,,,t disdain. "I've been pokins 3
= ,Ss rooms upstairs and some OF
s,r 'rDs smell , yet of pcrfumery Pete etc must must
=. !. hoard me closing a door up 'here
Aw ,' ao u hc heard anything at all.
''nu nnr5cr a YOU and the boys wouldn' t
tbc lob and do something before
\ D'psrs NJ get hold of this and you s' have
,swIipg sr mob of reporters storming
m,s w. IN to the inspector, rctortcd
r.,,r sullenly. Then his tone changed
'Ts.,e'. rs bell ringing somewhere
INSPECTOR Druet had turned sharply
~, two detectives glanced at each
M .h,, There was silence for n moment
- ,hsD the subducd but insistent peal
Ms repeated ,.
uyou answer it, Mac the inspector
..,.,od "Try the front entrance door
I. The medical examiner or one of
I. assistants wouldn't have had time to
4 here and it's o'clock in the morn
Bfs"
NCarty crossed the wide rotunda
IN ,rpD rs he flung open the front door
A, bell rang once more through the
silent house.
middle aged gentleman. small but
srt and dappcr despite the evident
haste with which he had clothed him =
,,H stood fuming on the threshold.
"Who are you?" he demanded per-
,mptorily. "What is the meaning OF
Mis-, Where is Mr.. CrevcIing, and why
have been summoned from my pea II,
this unSecmly hour? ! insist upon al
aplanaton--'
"Just moment, sir" The inspec
tor had followed McCarty and the lat
Ter stood aside. II am afraid that be-
fore you get your explanation | mus
|ask you who you are. and who sum
noned you am from police head
auarterS'
The little man shank back aghas
Ind bis Nandyke beard, tinged will
gray, wagg,ed in outraged amazcmen
as McCarty shut the massive double
doors behind him.
"POliCe :" he gasped. "What OF
sarth has Eugene? | demand to Sc,
Mr, Creveling at once"
u an afraid that Is impossible. :
'nspector Druet replied smoothly. Evil
you answer my questions, plcnsef Wha
Wings you here at what you yoursel
we admitted is an unusual hourT'
Unusual ~ the newcomer explod
Y Then with an obvious effort h,
alned himself and responded in digni
it resentment:
! am George Alexander. Mr.. Crcve
les Banking partner and the uncl
nd former guardian Of Mrs. Crcveling
inst should be sufficient answer to you
~ Nlll you inform me why | hav,
ven routed from my bcd--?"
\, VINO sent for you, Mr.. Alexander
Wao tCd you 10 COME here?" The in.
psgor tone was dcfCrcntial, but !,
'fG NrS note Of unmistakablc stcrnness
mat Is a point upon which | shoulC
~ y. 70 be Informed :" rctortcd the other
!, Tayed my usual rubber of bridg,
%t ,Iuo' went to my rooms and re
N.Y. S,eu a. eleven. 4 few minutes ago
S% aroused by my telephone and told
p,,, @ ! was urgently needed here nj
N t t.r eSPoStuIatcd but could rair
~ns 's,I0eF Information, so | dressed onl
vii,a;% "a you recognize the voice over tbe
and a.; tbeA eAAeha3I!d"r paused thoughtfulIy
X" y;u'n replied with conviction;
IN, w. !, 1t was that Of a man Of course
sitn N was totally strange 70 mo I'"sSr anJ
M " ba demanded my informant's idon
ss,s gt sI,rn nI0g ! up the receiver. / nm
sure nav" never heard it before :,