Evening star., 1921-08-06
CONTINUED from Yesterdays starr

well, sir, your name was given
to the inspector. together with the
Waverlys and Fords and several more
as being among Mr.. Creveling's clos
est friends and those most likely to
know il he was in any trouble. I'm
not properly connected with the force.
though I was once. and the inspector
calls me in now and then to help him
out with details he hasn't time for.
I've already seen Mr.. Waverly. but
thought I'd come to you before any
one else.
"If you've seen Mrs Creveling you'll
know what attitude she's taken In the
matter and If in spite Of the medical
examiners report She she insists 1t
1T know" Mr.. O'Rourke nodded
with a quick jerk of the head. and
added: Look here, haven't | seen you
before? Your face Is familiar, some
how: and your voice. but I can't place
You have. sir. and my lady, too.
but tits long years gone. That's why
I came to you first. All Mr.. Crevel-
ing's friends are likely to be dragged
in if Mrs. Creveling persists in disre-
eardine the medical report and I
wanted to save the o'Rourke from
what annoyance I could"
hOuThc. AC Soohe
mans voice was suddenly husky. mo
one in America has ever called me
that"
I left the old country. SIR" McCarty
responded quietly. Your father was
alive then. God rest his soul! You
were just bit OF lad with tnatcn
and fiished with me many's the time.
and Lady Peggy. saving her presence,
was all petticoats and curls, and for
ever tumbling down
"Oh, and you didn't tell me" A
warm, soft light glowed In MRS. mrs
gloved hand out impulsively: WHO
are you? I ought to remember-,
"My names McCarty. ma'am. though
twill mean nothing to you' you were
that young 80,
"Eut it means something to mel"
o'Rourke clapped him hearty heartily on on tns me
the powers! Timmie McCarty. VINO
knew all the deepest pools and the
thickest coverts, and where the Little
People danced at the turn OF the
moon! You came to New York to seek
your fortune"
"And landed in the police force"
McCarty's face grew suddenly grave.
s'I'm retired now, and a landed pro.
prietor with tenants Of my own, but
now and again when my old cnier
calls on me I take hand in the game
once moro in an unohc1al way, OIL
course. happened along the avenue
last night when the policeman on the
beat discovered the body of Mr.. Gre
yeling-'tis too long a story to go
into now, but twill be all out In the
afternoon papers-and when the IN.
snector got there he kept me on. II
the motive for suicide can be estab-
lished-well and good. Mr.. Terhune
can potter around with his micro
scone and his little scientific machines
as long as 1t pleases him and MRS.
Creveling will authorize him. but the
matter will be dropped from the rec
ords of the department. IT, however.
no reason for Mr.. Creveling's k1liing
himself can be found and no. actual
opinion of the medical examiner. then
the inspector'n have to have every
body that knew him up on the carpet.
That means notoriety for all his
friends and I thought II you could
give me privately tip on why he
I could see that you and my lady
would both be left out of it,
McCarty paused expectantly and
Mrs, O'Rourke's eyes Travelled from
him to her husband. but the young
man shook his head and with his
hands thrust deep In his pockets
turned and began to pace the floor.
.aThat's the deuce Of it," he NUT
tered. "Creveling was my friend and
IT am as anxious as any one could
be to see the mystery Of his death
cleared up. but cannot for the life
of me conceive any reason why he
should have killed himself. 1t
couldn't have. been any financial
trouble, for hes"
"Well?' asked McCarty, for the
other had caught himself up abrupt
ly and stood staring down at the
hearth rug.
"II understand that he was fixed
for life; that his father, knowing his
cerned, had tied up q portion of his
inheritance in a trust fund Of some
sort SO that he could not dig into
the entire principal. but I may be
wrong. Alexander-George Alexan-