Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-08
SYNOPSIS

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ggs."s'that gs." Of an andorsiscd, ndyroto-
asnyned aayu man ,oho disappeared into
uuia,;ol ycsidence, bat the suspect re-
pa; pus In stantlv and in much pertnrba-
W w. When pulled up bv McCdrty
H. iv"' ,,on protests his Innocence ana
Mo .o,s tbat he had nothing to 40
sMgb s;ib s,h1t's in derei' Clancy, the
.,ni . ,oiicoman on the beat, appears at
% ~, juncturo and demands "ichat
ao;,o @ NJ" "I'ce been trying 20 ge,
Sv ami Of him ,ohat he d,d 40 N mere,
savs MoCarfy. mWe'H faEo ~, h;ed,, a.Vhg
and find out" Cldncg dcc'area o,setg. y" TX
"e ~ ,phioh lies q man IN epentng
I,oybes I,Tyb tbe tphite todistcoat and shrt
c.'n;,cd crimson, in his pocket q o,gd-
std,aea ,aeo,S ,Se ;rit;dled "E. O. Co..
rnoeue Christopher Crerelin0--and
Lha.y;do his bodv huge army pistol;
w.. ooo Ho nsyson of the suspect Is found
lens, pistol aud blackjack.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
"DID you send the young crook on
~ in the wagon, sir2" asked Clancy.
"yes. He'll be taken care-Of and III
rort YOUR report on him later, but l
nDderstand you and McCarty are agreed
,hot he had nothing to do with the main
crime. the murder. Come, Mac
As the rest descended to investigate
,he lower regions Of the house, McCarty
and the inspector crossed the wide cor
ridor and entered the first room OF a
soacious suite on the left. 1t was evil
dortly that Of the mistress OF the es-
enlistment, for the delicate lines OF
,bs furniture of the First Empire, the
fragile ornaments and soft hues Of the
priceless rugs, all betokened feminine
;,auence, although the toilet articles
and similar objects of intimate daily use
rore missing and slight smudge Of
Jnst Law here and there as IL the effort
10 keen the rooms in order had of late
been merely perfunctory.
"Iooks as il the Missis had been
away. all right" McCarty observed. II
| Jont read the society columns as regu-
lsrly as | might. not having moved in
such circles as this before, but l guess
we'll know where she is when the boys
Of the press get hold Of this for an
extra.
The rooms across the hall were no
less richly appointed, but as unp1is-
| takably masculine in appearance as the
first suite had been feminine. The fur
| uishings we're massive, the color scheme
| Of walls aud rugs and draperies dark
| Init boldly vivid, and despite its un-
stnted luxury the apartment bore an
| air Of studied simplicity.
Its rigid orderliness proclaimed that
| Il TOO. had not been occupied recently,
but Il was well aired and busted as il in
preparation for the immediate return of
the owner.
In the lounging room which opened
+ of the bedchamber Inspector Druet ap-
proached an antique mahogany desk
which stood in one corner and opened
one drawer after another, while Nc
Carly watched speculatively over his
shoulder. They seemed to be filled with
account books and miscellaneous cor
respondence, mostly Of financial
nature, and the latter was turning away
when his superior paused with his hand
upon the knob Of the small drawer be-
tween the pigeon holes.
LOCKED" he remarked succinctly.
"Apd there isn't any keyhole.
"Then it works with spring" Nc
Carly suggested. million "a month
Creyeling may not have dropped all his
old phlandering ways when he married,
but he'd scarcely be likely to leave any
/ thing of a confidential nature in the
place where his wife would first of all
be looking for it, granted that she was
Of the looking kind"
1--WE have no time to bother with it
now, at all events" the inspector re-
marked after several futile attempts to
open the drawer. 'I'll have an expert
up here, the first thing in the morning,
but we had better be getting on through
the house now; it's almost 4 o'clock.
Together they continued their inspec-
tlon of the upper floors, but found
nothing even remotely bearing on the in
vestigation until they came to the top
most one, where the servants quarters
were evidently located. Here two con-
meeting bcdchambers and third across
.Ge hall bore mute testimony not only
o' occupation, but of hurried departure.
ln ,he hrst room dresses and aprons
el a plain, serviceable quality were scat
the half opened closet door and drawers
Oh the bureau revealed the habiliments
confusion. 'O'ious
Inc room on the other side NJ the
landlng was fitted out with n higher
grade Of furniture than the other two.
worn but comparatively luxurious nc
lnough the articles might have bean
seFgated here from below stairs. An
.aeamlhation OF the tailor's tabs ON the
sulis Wnich tilled the clothes closet re-
en, eaiSu mat they had evidently been dis
VaIge1 i from Creveling's own wardrobe
ms valet, probably" McCartv ban"
rued' The butler and one ~ Tho
,Eo EOnen servants must have occupied
'nosr s.S,, rooms across the hall" 'eD
o. 1nao as oDvious,' retorted the ipspec-
VT; They may have been here Ia st
msnI and made a getaway when Tho
nuruGr was done, but il we can find the
oVusghheePer's oV .ShPr books we can get n line
Vh 1h,N VINO they were. The other rooms on on
been "gHr SSterC% a9nt to look as though they had
,oivOI WHAT'S that-W McCarty suddenIv
and piIa o1dL tsisk, stubby finger in warnins
|tonc"s "nat'' the other demanded in curt
|st,;i. ii thought heard a sound down.
|frst sjcSni,n Sm; Not s all the way, but on the
|heaSEonnee Ene Of. OF those fatfeet from borough
|grunteJ grutJers' suppose" the inspector
room pus6 be getting nerves, Maey ir TSat you you
|bonsoLant |bWm az the back may have b"en ths ps
any%Sy anyT%ySyeRPer's' Let's have look % at lit IL
peri0s rTi0OsuiSently Stly McCarty followed b;s or
he % cast qown the hall, but as he did 90
Lila edse ho swift glance at the stairs @ 90
EbNdo,"e ~ or did he not see n tI;ttin"
.d"O d"ow w pause immovable lust abnuo e',hs thss
Whine WiHfib tne top step and then disannaarS arS
kt tbo borout out comment he entered tbee ~oom
hut 'T IN rear. ear The furniture was Of ,Voih Moi
spctns. ,n severe lines, the rugs Jark Ul wal
broke SS tbo and the few pictures as'S wbicI anI
waIpon%Srr %r somber monotony of the "n.e erav
bects',"''f were of sedate, classic snb, bs