The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-04
The
Mystery Of the
Silver Dagger
By RANDALL PARRISH
Author of "The Strange
Case Of Cavendish"
Illustrations By A. Wen
OoDyR1Kht. by Randall Parrish
CHAPTER xIv-contInued.
Illustrations By A. Wen


Philip Severn" he repeated slowly
his giance wandering again TO my face
'YOu are friend OF Clement Brecken.
RIDGES that rightT'
why, yes" In surprise. 81 have
known him for come years"
II thought SO: don't forget face
often, but never heard your name be-
fore. / was waiting at the bank to see
Breckenridge a few days ago, when
he came out with you from his private
office. He seemed very friendly. Well.
now. Mr.. Severn, what's been takin'
place in here? Some hot, fight, hain't
thereY'
His tone was friendly enough, and
IL was quite evident that my acquaint-
ance with the banker had already
given me a new standing
This is the end Of the Alya murder
and robbery" I said directly; zone of
the men is dead, the other lies in
there senseIess, while the money they
were after is there also IN d valse
untouched"
Good God, What money!"
$50 you didn't know about that,
even! Well, I'll tell you. Captain
Alva was killed to gain possession Of
large sum which had been paid him
for revolutionary purposes in Chile
These fellows inside found out about
such payment having been made and
waylaid him. They had to kill him in
order 10 get the money"
'Who did it?"
ct am not quite sure. sergeant, but
I think Gaspar Wine committed the
murder. He plunged from a window
and is lying dead down below there.
The other fellow is still alive and was
going to share in the spoils You
know him. ] guess. q Russian Jew by
the name Of WaIdron"
Ivan WaldrOn. the Red orator?'
That's the man. I'll tell you the
story briefly; all that needs to be told
now. ] had reason to suspect these
two and hid in that closet. where I
could oyerhear them discussing Il divi-
sion of the spoils. The two quarreIed
during which Wine was forced out
through the window. Then l got the
best Of Waldron. just as you fellows
tried to break In"
The sergeant looked about, plainly
puzzled.
q guess your word ought TO be
good, Mr.. Severn he admitted. "Seein
as who you are. You live in Wash
ingtonT'
"Yes-ofhcially my home is in
Ohio"
Where yer stopping here?"
told him. naming the hotel at
which I was registered.
"AH right, then. I'll look around a
BIT; Morris, run down and call the
patrol; have 'em get that body down
out of there first when they come
Kelly. you stay here, with Halsey at
the door"
followed him and the fourth officer
into the inner office. 1t was a wreck.
but the sergeant took the scene In at
glance and picked his way across to
the shattered window. The policeman
bent over the Outstretched figure of
Waldron.
How Is the cuss. CARR"
Alive. all right. but got a HI of
a crack on the COCO"
"Give him a glass of water in the
face. Is this the grip you was telling
me about. Mr.. Severn"
Eyes; it's locked, but supposed to
be full of yelIowbacks."
He pulled it forth from beneath the
grasp of WaldrOns arm.
"AlI right; I'll see it safe out O.
here guess you'll have to go along |
with US. Mr.. Severn; the captain will |
likely want ter ask some questions"