Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-19
SYNOPSIS

p"'' ,rs Hc is riHLly perturJcd and
protests "hc had nothing to do wih
chats in dere.'
On the floor ot room hcs man
4. orru;rg clothes, the front Of tchOSe
.s;rt ic rcd ,rith blood and piihin
tnych of his hand is o huge army
r,~oIrer. The table is laid for ttco
,riih champagne on sec. sthi un-
ssl,cd. The house Is empty Of human
beiuos. Mr.. Alexander, partner ~
business 10 the dead man, and uncle
10 his rite, appears saying he hds
brsn summoned by telephone. Mrs..
Crereling appears also. Neither they
.or the servants, ,rho later assemble.
"or tbror Tint on the affair. Mrs.
Crsrelip0 insists on engaging the best
deteciirc ScrricC.
Tborc had been quarrel botTccn
Doy1icS W1reriy aud The dead man.
WorCrly had lett the house in a rn0c.
\ Dcirriirc NcC0rty seeks out Dennis
P;ordon. who shOrS much interest in
~. risitDr as he sets his chair on the
,idernK With u clnffor.
.ND HERE TT CONTINUES
"IIrHAT.." he exclaimed with avldity.
w "Is there something big on down
NJ hcnduuartcrs that tho inspector has
hrcu after asking you to lend hand
onF Thcr,'s been nothing in the papers
barring hold-ups that would make Dick
Turpn blush like an amatcur---
~ there was you'd never know II :
,fter you've satisfied yourself that the
championship is still safe, for dcmoc-
rocy md the Giants aren't developing
Icrrinr sickness. the news of the duy Is
Gmishrd for you," NIctnrty observed
With finn srorn. AS for my resignation
from thc force. III have you know that
rs brrn temporarily handed back to me
aod tint fellow out at llpmrvnlr cnn
loot away til he's black in the face fov
all | rarr. I'm back on the job again.
What is it. Mac?" Dennis tone was
,rnuchrnl from suppressed excitement.
why didn't you let me know? l was
Of ln,t night
"I didn't know it myself till nnbbcd
vouuy second story worker coming;
,lt Of the window Of one of those grand
house, across tie pnrk quicker thnn ever
bc went in and learned what he'd found
| there. 'Twns .hc body of tho owner.
him thoy ascd 20 Cnll Million n month
| Crr,rling along broadway. with bull
ct IL his heart and "A beside him.
MrCarty detailed his nocturnal e..
| ncrcrcc and Dennis listened with batCd
| ircnth to the point where. while the
search Of the upper rooms By his crony
| and Inspector Druct was progressing
| tho shallow had appeared behind them
ON the staircase. Then he could con
| ,ain himself no longer.
''Holy mother" he cjacnlnted. WAS
il q ghost or the murderer himself, dc
| you think, Mac|'
"Wh0cvrr it was. twas no ghost,
| benny. MS you'll scc l0tcr. MctartA
| ayrrrrd. "'rhr drawers of the desk IN
tho houSckcCpcr's room were locked and
| when lifted the end and shook it
could near something heavy. like books,
| sliding around inside; | noticed. too,
| that the locks tn 'msclvCS were rusty.
Nina that. There were no keys in III,
| room though wc looked everywhere. 50
| the inspector and beat it down to the
| study once more where Clancy wa
waiting with the dicks from borough
headquarters. They all said they
| hadn't been back upstairs again and til,
Inspector kiddcd me about hearing
things. but | couldn't yet the thought OF
that shadow out of my mind. and Il,
soon AS could ! slipped away and NJ
to Crcvclngs room once more: til,
sound that thought I'd heard when wt
were on the upper floor seemed to CoHlr
| from there.
"Ev2rything looked just the same u,
| when We had left it. but when ] went
over to huv" n second look at the littI'
! drawer with the spring lock in the desk
tncrc were now marks on it ovcrlayina
| thnV Umr fingers had made; whorv"'
| had followed us wore gloves. ms yOr
could 80" plain from the oil the desk In,
D"@n rubbed up with. Ghosts don
wear gloves. Denny
Then who-----.?'
II went over the same ground from
room to room that I'd been through
with the Inspector only Il few minutes
hefor', but l. didu't find anything els"
till ! cam" TO the h0uSckrcpCr'S s room
again, McCartT continued. uuhCcdlng
the Interruption. 1.-The locks on Tie
desk there we're shiny and dripping with
fresh oil, and when lifted it it was
lighter and nothing slid around inside.
Somebody had slipped IN behind us and
nncnol til" drawers Of both of tho desks.
taking out whatever was inside some .
body who knew how to work that spring
loci.
Il didn't find hide nor hair of him
though, and I'd upset and broke bot
tie OF prrfumery in Mrs Crcvclng'
room, bad luck to it. When got back
down to III" study Clancy shifted it on
me and doubt that I've lost the smc'
Ot it yet 80
lie went on. telling Of the arrival ot
george Alexander, the valet, Hin, hi,
own discovery Of the bloodstaincd card
thrust under the tapestry on the tabl,
and the return of Mrs Crcvcling and
mail y the cook and butler.
1
i Dennis snmmrJ nm for b;n, 81. WI
BIZ Of amber ,nouthn;ccc ,hn ,", o,hor ,u,,, W.,
had smoked With 'hc ,nmo 'c cnrL ','"' m,''
the marks or g,nwcd Enonr. % ,h" 49, ,ra', "",
upstairs" ' ''' = y" INV 'e'"
IL, F' os Iultr, m asking myself Il
NO. 4u"St'nhS' bchnN' Tor there ;