Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
SYNOPSIS

u.ot,sfs "he had hohtng 70 ny "''"
that's in derc. ~,
"| On ne floor of a room yes mdn
Wv osr;no clothes, the front OF chose
W e.'" ycd ,cith blood and toithin
mut, NJ his hand is a huge army
aoi,cr, toaoLi The table is laid tor fpo
revp"JL nnone on ice. stu an
Wun TGs house is empty Of human
meus.' Ur. Alexander, partner ~
ee,g,s 10 the dead mon, aud uncle
enIh: H. ,rifc. appears saying nc has
T." 70 ~" summoned BY telephone. Mrs.
S%,,,.,eiir0 S,, appedg also: Nehher hep
~. Inc servants, Uho tdfer assemoP'
no, nU thror light on the ofdr; Irs:
cCnn.,et;,o cnn insists on engaging the best
Jetecfire serrice. -, ,.,,
inut.s Wapcrrv and the dead man.
Touyi T,Tasyeriv had left the house IN q rage.
nnsg,.c,;re WcCdrty tails orer nc de-
~. rim his friend Dennis htordon
touIs to,s .,rc,s on the actresses OF The
,Rv. .Bve BABY Company.
Nv AND HERE IT CONTINUES
yoTHING. only Terry Burns
IN daughter is in It; Beatrice, the
,..,. ns He was telling me only the
N.Y.. dov that there was no holding
othet, ,,ct She calls herself 'Trixie
ner ia tbrew over Eddie Kirby that
10Y m SYed in the ice business for what
well nAe,u NJ. obopt as a career. Terry's
sue fellow as ever promoted
a. as. nm IN Harlem and I'd hate to think
ny u little Bea at party like the one
Venner gave. - ,ho family
.Son,b Ills years since I've seen any OF
.Souo" McCarty observed meditativeei!'
"If twas a daughter OF mime
:" 'Tis no daughter Of either ot us
u.rks be Dennis calculated de
,ontlr, 80 Fou got nothing out Oh thls
Waycrly except that there was s,. anU.ner
WVInru .nrho, and A flash at his cigarette
l" McCarty rose. "I'll be getting
cn', sountown now; want to 90 home
". .na c,ean IN and see couple OF people
S.fare ut report to the inspector.
'eV tGi'n off duty at g." Dennis an
..,n.sd wistfully. IF so be you want
me--T ,., N,cor,r
"In give you ring, MeCarty
..or,;ssd "Terhune and Inspector
prust and me being in this already we we
.,i.bt as we'll make a quartet OF its.llke
niJ times Have you got dress SUIT!
Dennis eyed him askance. -,
IT have not. and never another Will
h;r. after the one ! rented for Molly $
usdding. 1t might have been the stun
,Ssy used to clean it with, but then
again It mishtn't; and I'm taking no
more chances!
Never mind; I've none myself,
McCarty said hurriedly. You II hear
from me before 9.
He strobe of toward the modest
bachelor quarters which he occupied
over the antique shop of Monsieur
Cirard. but upon reaching his owr
corner he halted abruptly. A newspaper
was spread on the step leading up to tht
,partment entrance and upon 1t an eX'
eeedingly long legged young man wa,
seated twirling his hat on the head o'
the cane between his hunched- up knees
His red head slowed brazenly in th'
sun and he looked up With a boyish grin
as McCarty advanced reluctantly.
Hello there. Mac! ! thought you
show up for a shave and a clean collar
now that you're moving in society. II
l had your luck in falling over news
Id be city editor BY now, What's thu
good woyd in the Creveling case:"
There's none" McCarty retortet
promptly as Jimmie Ballard. mos
ubiquitous of reporters. prepared unin
vited 10 ascend with him TO his rooms
"Crevelng was found dead with th'
gun beside him; that's the long ant
short Of it. You'd better be seeing th'
inspector--'
mot a chance in the world and 20,
know it, Jimmie laughed. ''Com
now, Mac. be Il sport! We've got tn
obituary salted down at the shop, o
course, but I've got to havea doubl
column for the first edition of tn
afternoon rag. Usual stall at the house
Mrs. Crcveling prostrated, couldn't Sc
any one and had nothing to say for pub
llcation. All ! know is that you ant
OfhCer Clancy ffabbed a burglar creep
Ing out of the house and investigating
found Creveling's body. OF course
you're retired from the force, you'v
nothing to do with the investigation
aud you re only private citizen draw
BY your own curiosity into the casei'
You've got me right. my lad" Nc
Carly threw the butt of his cigar on
into the middle Of the street and turnc,
to insert his latchkey into the door.
We'll, then, you old fraud !" Jimmi
made his point gleefully. There's NJ
reason why you can't give me your pri
Vate opinion. Do you think that youn
crook shot Creveling?"
McCarty sighed and then his eye
twinkled with sudden inspiration.
;. There's no getting away from you
Jimmie. Come on up IL you want to
US no good denying that I'm interests
IN the case, for all I'm back number
and my curiosity that you were talkin
about is still working, You started il
as society reporter, didn't you?'
'Lh'huh," Jimmie admitted with
srimsce as they mounted the stairs
ia rather do the sob sister stuff an
day. But what about that gangster yo