The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-11
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rrot~ urRN TO-DAY
wne had shet and ktiisd tho ns'er-ae-
vSnwRr Antxrr. ~tthla I've minutes
sns eountry estate cf bic wealthy
bachelor Brother.
xARk ARt.KfTf ReNert's eedv vas on
ths fieor 81 the locked rtftce. Marx was
ml.ssnx Ard, ~ TIE eriniea q inspector
nfreh. Il wes clear that AaFk. whe
hsA leekesa forward - Rehefts return
fv~ns Australia with annoyance. had
shat htra aua disappeared.
put theirs we're mysterious etrcurn.
ssansss The saet was fired few mo-
.nentz keftfe
.Sro~Y olff1~0HAaf. gentleman sd.
xentures and friend Of
wtf1, pRvKRf.Ey. enc ef Marks rursss.
hsa entered the hall where he found
MATT cAatHY. Narks constant Gem
rsnirn. pounding en- the door ana de-
asnatns samlttAne~ The twe mea
eater the rcom thru window and ftnd
the teas.
a~seuy ana pin sensinne snv~ssixs-
tiers and become convinced that Cayiey
kmew4 sosaethinx about the cftae. They
essccxsr secfxt passage leading from
~he Rat lfcasa g the Bowling green and
.hen knteny aussttans the maid. Fiaie.
No overheard Mark speaking % Reh~rs
= co on wrrH ruE STORY
IN was you who heard Mr.. Mark
yesterday. wasn't nf~ Antony
asked the maid.
~Ycs. SIR.
~Tts my turn now. You wait. $
murrnnrrd Antony TO himself.
~Tc@ sir NAsty-like. Meaning
70 say his chance had come"
Il wonder
well that's what heard. STR.
Truly
Ausony looked al her thoughtfuny
and nodded
Yes wonder. wonder why.
why what. sirT~
on. lots of thlnk< Elsie :"
He had found his ripe and went
downstairs again.
Antony WINS glad 20 have spoken
"a her because he had recognized
Al arce the immense importance OF
her evidence. To the inspector no
sfoabt II had seemed only Of i'm.
rortance m that :, had shown Mark
70 have adopted something OF a
threatening attitude toward his
brother. IN Ansonv u had much
more Significance. II was the only
Z Trustworthy evidence that Mark had
been In the office az all that after.
morn.
For who saw Marx so Into the
cffscer Only caysey. And n cayley
had been hiding the truth about the
keys. why should he not be hiding
the truth ahoat Marks entry into
the efficef Obviously ali Cayiey.s
evtiencs went for nothing. some OF
n no aoaht was true but he was
EIvsnx Il. both truth and fAlsehood.
with purpose. What tina purpos1
was Ansony did noe know as yet. 20
shield Mark. 20 shield himself. even
10 hesray Mark--tt might he any az
tfsse.
Estes evidence. however. seemed
70 settle TIC point. Mark had gone
nfo the office 20 see hts brother
Esxss had heard them beth talking.
ard then Antony and cayley had
krant ths body o. Robert and
ths inspector was going 20 drag the
port
Hus certainly Estes evifercs dif
not prove anything mora than ths
mere presAnce Of Mark in fhe room.
ITS my turn row: you watt That
~as net an immediate threat: II
Was threat for the future. III
Mark Rad shot his brother trarne.
diatsiy sfferwarf II must have been
AT aerEterf. Tire result Of a strux.
gis. cay. provoked BY that nasty.
Ike" tone Of voice. Nobody would
say -you watt 20 man who was
fnsf xCsrw 10 be shot. ~you walt
1szrt ~You wmtt. and sec what's
kofnr 20 happen 10 you later on
TIE conversation Elsie had over.
heard couldn't have meant murder.
/ Anrway not murder Of Robert BY
k,fark.
~Itis funny business thought
Antony The ons obvious solution
i - easy and yet so wrong"
He found Etii IN the hail and pro-
posed q stroll. Bill was only TOO
ready.
Nwhsrs DO you want 10 wo7- ne
nsled.
i dent mind much. Ehow me
The PARK
RiEhto-
They walked osrs together.
Watson. old man." said Antony.
- soon a. they were away from the
heas~s you really mustn't talk no
Loudly Indoors There was n gen.
flsHsan outside. Just behind you. all
the slns.-
Oh. | say" said Bill. going pink.
IN awfuliy sorry. 50 that's why
you we're talking such rot"
Partly. yes And partly because
] % feel rather bright this morning.
Were going 70 have a busy day"
Are We really what are we