Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-29
SYNOPSIS

ou tbc foor NJ room lies n man
D,rcu;n1 clothes, The front Of his
Il, crimson wih blood aud bp his
~, n bpgr army rcroirer. The table
"hS for fwo. rith champagne on
syIi vrmcicd. The house Is
.,,,y of human beings. Trcrc'ing
NJ led wiid life. He associated
IN the pealthB, ond At ono time
"a spoken Iot asl"hc mdt'on-"-
n,h man" Mrs. Trorcling is
,.oipte IN her Efforts TO bring Inc
srSerer 10 Justice. Alexander,
,,,ucr in business 10 CreUeling and
ac,c 10 Mrs. Creceiin1. objects 10
~ artirify and desire 10 uncGrth
mystery. The dead man is re-
..,cd 10 have ouarreied riH Doug
I Tarcriy. rko had left The housc
raor, There had been a robbery
some jccels. and lisa. Mrs.
,,reriug's. maid. .Wds arrested. let
~ nm bail npd disappeared.
AND HERE TT CONTINUES
oH, ANY one; I do not recall any
~ nsrticular instance, but II has
mod Ms though he had been rather
rs to pieces. ] am telling you this IN
,sdcnce IL may have been simply n
, If nerves, but in the light OF what
occurred and in the absence OF any
,ih,c motive as far rs ! can mag
!, NAV bc worth looking into.
4, may that - McCarty asscn,ed'
vou know II any Of his other
njs poticcd-thc change in him: lie
hcrc at your house last TUESDAY
ming, wasn't hc?"
Yes poor chap! That is tn" last
saw him alive" MIR. Cutter
n him steadily.
Did he show any of the temper hat
,'yo been telling me about then bcN
the othcrsF ...
airht brows lifted inauirinely; ON
mean my other guests OF the eve
g." 80, ,.,.,o,
Ycs. Mrs. Kip and the ORonrkes
Fords and Mr.. WaverIy' Una nc
peculiar then?'
SEQ YOU have quite compre
,sive list of our mutual friends.
other laughed shortly. Mr.
eyeI;ng displayed no ill-temper, il
il what you mean, but 1t did Occur
mo that he was, preoccupied ant
.orinr under some sort of excite
Mt.
Was he on goodNierms with every
y" McCarty persisted. Did yo'
ice any GOODNESS between him and ont
your other guests"
.Nr. Cutter frowned.
4 did not. He appeared to be OF
,cllcnt terms with himself and tn
rid. may be all wrong. hut hi
Ientricities have assuredly berom
,rc marked of late, and isn't II quite
ssib!c that he may have had vio'en
arrel with some one over some unin
,tioual or imagin1yt injury. broode'
or il until the tension snapped ant
moment Of temporary alteration
' ot himself? realize how far tetche'
' rh an explanation may appear to you
| can think OF no other. He hat
erything to live for and not an cncm.
the world"
Did he/ have any dclusions, now
as he crank on any one subject ina
N cHu recallT'
mo. He was a man with more thal
average self-assurancc his cgotisr
,s marked. but If that were Gaug
sanity | fancy that mnny of us woul
in the hands of alienists - Mr.
tier smiled. then his face grew grave
/, was arrogant because he had bee
mpered and spoiled from birth. an
never seemed able TO realize that an
II had right to cross his will, bu
got on wonderfully well togethc
d his death will be distinct loss I
at least"
well. SIR. III not say the tip cam
I'M you. b1 I'll look into this matte
Mr.. CrevCling being maybe of hi
nd. ! don't mind telling you that it
p first idea I've got hold of that Nigh
ar out the medical examiners report
ung and rich and popular and all a
was. il stands to reason that he mus
vc been nutty TO do a thing like that
the way. Mr.. and Mrs. Ford ~cr
re last night. weren't they
kcd until an uncOnsci0nabie hour
ever fellow. Ford one of the shrcwd
operators on the street. Take fcN
these cigars with you if you like
Rt one Mr.. Cutter invited cordial
he held out handful. You won
any Of the same sort in the cit
they arc made especially for me
ok in on me again any time YOU car
do so; ] shall be glad la learn hoy
lr Investigation is coming along,
Mctarty thanked him, reCipimed hi
st, for although the words had bcel
parted, II was nearly u o'clock an
early spring dusk was settling abon
n as he made his way TO the ncarCS
bile telephone booth and called Il
nnis Riordan.
AS soon ms ever can get into m
;ular clothes. the latter promised
What was that you said this mOrnin
out dress suit?''
You d not be needing it tonight,
,Carty chuckled. Don't make
re than half an hour, for il it's no
staken | am. we have n job like th
times before us, Denny. Ill bc n
table in The corner waiting 70
Ringing of. McCarty inserted an
ler nickel in the slot and, callin
adquarters, got an eager and impn
ut inspector on the wire.
Is that you, Inspector Druct?" h
nanded cautiously.
Where the devil have you beer
pc? Here I've been waiting for YOU
lOrt----'
- Twill keep, sir. at least for
lie, for I've nothing definite, but
nix I'm on the heels of something
u mind that purity you took up thj
rning on suspicion
Bodansky?"
NO, sir. The valet, Has he lai
or yelled for a lawyer"
He's standing pat, Says he'll as
a lawyer when he needs one an
ms confident wc'll have to let hiI
for lack of evidence, ! had him u
the carpet for three hours, but II
'ount of grilling will get out Of hiI
nere he was during the hours b.
eon eleven and six.
Well, ! guess he's right - McCart
served, "If you'll take little Ii