The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25

personal terror rent the silence with .
chaotic turmoil. 4 terrific detonation
was followed Ivy the SCATTERING *
glass Shouts and curses arose from
tho house. Someone hurried across
the drive and UP the steps. Garth was
aware OF a heavy hand on his shoul-
der. He glanced up at tho inspectors
startled face.
What's the matter with you!
..-ou've let them use their infernSl
bomb You're responsible for Asop
and his people,
They're safe" Garth answered.
The yelled woman" the inspector
said. Dead! You've done we'll here
anyway, Garth. Let's have look.
Frantically Garth snatched at his
arm and tried to pull him away.
Don't look Not you!-
What's that?" the inspector whis-
pc-ed. and his voice was suddenly
afraid. Garth followed his glance.
From the black shadows Of the woods
4 white hgure glided.
Garth's shaking fingers reached out
and lifted the stained veil from the
silent form. Ho drew back His cry
was like a sob. For long time the
| inspector and Garth stared at the
features. apprehensive even IN death.
Of the secretary, Marvin.
Nora. who ran up the steps crying
out her fear for those In the house,
gave Garth no opportunity for ques-
tons or for the expression Of that re-
lief which shook him with q power
! nearly physical.
The four prisoners were brought to
lie hall. They knew they must stand
trial for Browns death as we'll a. for
This attempt The ono who had shot
Marvin and who had gone down before
Garths attack was still dazed. Garth
identified him as the man who had
disguised himself as an Oriental IN the
shop. The sharp face OF the Levantine
twitched with hatred and fright. The
other two although he knew the type.
The detective had never seen before.
They boosted only that the shop had
been only an outpost for this affair.
Through dictaphone and the teleg.
raphy OF the pipe instructions had
been sent to and from their headquar-
ters. Tonight. they declared. the shop
had ceased to be useful. No trail
would lead from II to the central force
that worked In New York.
AS they drove home in Z tadcab
Garth said to Nora:
You haven't told US what happened
when I left you by the west door,"
10. - 70
on a sofa in the hail." Nora answered.
He must have seen you close the door
when you went in the library to warn
Alsop and the others, because from
my hiding place I saw him ret up, and.
with no appearance Of an injured man,
sneak along the wall TO the stairs.
followed him up. and. Jim. found him
on the floor In his room again. but this
time he didn't hear me, and he was
talking. Then I saw his whole game.
| There was a dictaphons hidden be-
meath the bed with which he had prob
ably communicated with those outside
he house for days. We had stopped
him tho first time when no had Just
earned Of my intended masquerade.
! Don't you see? He had to tell them
|
himself to throw us OF tho track with
tho details Of another case like
Browns. Now heard him tell every
thing-just what was TO do, and that
Alsop and the others were in the
library. ran downstairs. but when
reached the lower hall saw him COM
ing after re. SO said had changed
my mind. tina; was afraid. that
wanted Only 70 leave tho house.
went 10 :he Kitchen and slipped out,
! intending to get TO you. Jim. with my
intorma lion. But I knew these men
were in the grounds and I had to 60
carefully. When / crept up to tho
library window thought I saw you.
couldn't make you hear"
"Ot course" Garth said, Marvin.
coming down. had seen that tho
| library door vas open. and that there
was no longer 4 light there. II was
too late TO use the dictaphone again.
but he knew he must change his In
s;ructions and tell them not to waste
the bomb in the library. So he threw
on his disguise and rushed to the west
door as he had originally planned. In
too much Of Il hurry 10 dream such
mistake could happen. l suppose no
got past while l was at the window.
Marvin" the inspector unused. was
just the man for them. Probably fun
Of wild-eyed IDEAS. and feeling a divine
call TO help smash Alsop. hold no
brief for that millionaire. My part in
/ life Is to see that the laws kept. These
rough boys had certainly fixed Marvin
to help them break the law into little
bits OF pieces. So maybe he deserves
just what he got. Aisop tells me he
didn't trust any Of his employees with
his schemes for putting stop to So
cialist!c movements in his concerns.
and that's whore the big hitch came.
Marvin, whcr""er he knew there were
privat" papers III the house. was al
way searching He had a key to
l>".'. ion". Iio used that old ghost
.lo'.. u" dressed himself up in case
ANY q. :he servants should see him.
Their fr!sh; would give him time 70
cover himself When Alsop did catch
him he came across with tho terrible
experiences 10 had had himself with
the yelled woman. Ought to have got
on 20 him before
1T wasn't easy TO suspect him"
Nora said. "Hu, rs easily explained
now. The time i took You, Jim. to 20
10 tho hospital aHl 20 visit the shop
was jnst The t.re he needed to return
to Wall Street with Mr.. Alsop. make
some excuse. and get into the shop by
L back way :" receive his new orders.
II was simple enough"
The inspector grunted
MO can. tho thIn,.