Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-04

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dogs lie.
$50 do the rest of them. il seems
Wait. sir. Till you hear"
McCartv gave the gist Of his inter.
views with Douglas Waverly. Mrs. Kip.
Miss Frost. tho FOrdS and Nicholas
Gutter. bur when he mad concluded tho
inspector shook his head.
"Whatovcr reasons they may have for
holding out on you as YOU suspect, Mac.
il isn't because Of guilty knowledge Of
the murder. BY your own showing the
Fords. Cutter aud Waverlys have
established aibis which no possible cir
Cumstantial evidence could shake, and
you haven n thing 20 connect Mrs. Kip
with the affair. You can take what
that OK .chaperone Of hers said about her
with q grain Of salt tnc old woman was
mad enough Mt being sent packing TO
have sworn Mrs. Kips life away, I'll
wager. and at that she could tell moth
ing discriminating. YOU II find that Mrs,
kip's little mystery. whatever il may
hr. is her own affair.
We'll. sir. 'tis our case and YOU
know best. McCarty rose. i've had
no sleep since night before last and 'tis
getting on to morning. II so be you've
no further instructions for me now I'll
GO homo and rest md be on the job
agnin bright and early.
Inspector Druct laughed somewhat
unonsily.
(Which means that | haven't con-
WINGED YOU and you,e taken the bit in
your teeth again, I've no instructions
for YOU. only suggestions; you know
we'll that have always given you your
head in every case you've worked on
with me since you resigned from active
duty and I've never regretted II. cspe-
cially tho last instance, Mac His
face sobcred. go ahead your own way
and il you can prove to mo that I'm
wrong I'll be only too glad TO acknowl-
edge II, but I tell YOU now that You
haven't a chance. The guilty man.
Docs that mean, sir. that YOU won :
take in Hill right away McCarty in.
corrupted quickly.
NO. We can afford to wait bit
and | told you we would do so 70 500
E the woman tried to communicate with
him; We might as we'll kill two bird
with one stone and we've proof now that
he was an accessory both before ami
after tho fact.
wen give her two or three days to
try TO get in touch with him and III
notify you, anyway. before we decide
to rparrcst him.
Thanks. sA." McCarty picked up
tho nine of diamonds from the desk.
"If you don't mind I'll he taking this
along. and by tho way. il YOU run
across Mr.. Douglas Wavcrly. tax"
look at his cigarette case; twill BE-
worth your while.
The inspector started slightly.
"You don't mean Soc here. Mac
has that observation of yours anything
to do with the cigarettes thar we found
on the supper tahl" and that piece "f u
broken amber holderF
"Not that 7 know Of. sir. but Is
thin and shaped like this playing card
here and there are nine diamonds stuck
in it: nine real diamonds arranged just
like the spots on this card.
This time Inspector Druct's laughter
was frank and hearty.
"You'vo still got your eyes ont for
something dramatic. haven't YOU
Wore NOT living in dime novel times.
Mac. and thNt card doesn't mean any
thing. II might have been lying on tn"
lNor thoro in tho study for days: y0'l
eGw yourself that the house haSn't bocu
kept any too orderly since Mrs. Grove
ling has been away. Hill may hav" no.
tirrd it spattorCd with blood after he
killed Crcvoling and slipped 1t under
inc lHDIN cover WllnONl lHUlhlIk " IllU
is usually dazed after crisis like that
and ant to do lot of meaningless
rIngS in n mechanical sort of way aS
the records Of tho department show
Non'n find there's some such simple
explanation Of it and aS for Wavcrly's
cigarette case, ! suppose it's no US"
to talk to you. though. You'll ho SEQ
ing nincS of diamonds wherever you
t,nk until Hi goes 10 trial
McCarty's expression did not change
~ hc slipped the card into his pocket
once more.
"I'd like to 500 the rest Of tho pack
this came from he vouChsaf"d i'm
rrrrurbaby. "Denny and I'll be getting
on. then, sir loull hear from mo if
ANYTHING turns up.
The ride back uptown 10 McCarty's
room was long and tedious one and
tho conversation between the tw"
friend, Of merely dcsutory nature.
for Dennis was frankly sleepy and Nc.
rnrty fclt tho reaction from the OK
ritcmont of the chase. An unusual de
preston ov"rshadowcd his natural
huoyancy of spirit and he was too
fatigurd mentally and physically to
combat it,
Tho escape Of the girl, lisa from bc
Meath his very hands had been bad
enough. hut tho stand tho inspector had
taken in tho case added ton fold to the
difficulties hcfor" him and he could 500
no way out. Not for moment would
he accept the theory Of lIill'S guilt, d".
spit" the circumstantiaI evidence against
him: slowly and almost without con
sciouS reasoning an idea had been form
ing in hiS mind over since he stood be
side that disordcrcd supper table and
nothing he had learned since had
tended to eradicate it. Now with littlo
added in support Of il. it was gradu
ally strengthening into conviction,
albeit II vague and still obscure one.
"I'll GO on back to the dormitory
nj tho fr"hous", Dennis announced as
they LETT the car at last. " 'riS too late
to be breaking into my room at MolIy's
for that NOungStPr of hers sleeps with
both tho ears nf him wide open for fear
h' II miss something and he'd scream
tit to wax" the dead. I'm on duty from
- = L again tomorrow and then off for
twenty four hours, So you'll find me if
you want me.
"EOmc on up 10 my rooms instead,
McCarty invited. " 'Tis nitcr . o clock
and you'll get little enough Slccp as il
i. by the saintcd powers there, y
light in my windows, Thieves .'
lIc had halt"d in aMouishmout. but
row he broke INTO II run and with Den
mis- Al his heels sped to his own stoon
The entrance door stood wide, and still
swiftly. but with u measure u' caution.
they stole mp the stairs.
Th"r" was no key in tnc door leading
to McCarty'S living room, bur it stood
aiar and at the light which met their
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