Bisbee daily review., 1922-01-27

 wretched scandal I had so carefully lived down.
 'I thought when that young fool Gordon Ladd appeared on the scene it might make a difference but she was too internally clever. Yesterday she demanded a further increase in her allowance and it was the fast straw.
 Early in the evening l went down to tell her that I had reached the end and would do no more but she defied me laughingly I left her in a rage and as l ascended the stair to my own apartments here I distinctly saw young Ladd mounting from his. Un- derstand, Sergeant I am not trying to cast suspicion on him, l am merely giving you facts and if she has played fast and loose with him, many other and more reckless men than he ap- pears to be have lost their heads over her in Europe, as my foreign agents have kept me informed. since that old Venner affair in Cleveland" "H'm!" Barry exclaimed thought fully. Speaking of that case, Mir. GriSwold, did that misguided young man have any relatives except his father?"
 No. When old Velner died about five years ago he left all his money to his law partner, Scully.r
 And young Mrs. Venner, the one who died insane; who were her peo- pie? What was her maiden name?"
 'I don't know. She had met young Venner while visiting some school friend, but on that point my memory is vague. None of her own people came forward at the time of the elope- ment and when her mind gave way it was old Venner who had her placed in the sanitarium."
 MT. .Griswold." Barry leaned for ward impressively toward the man who stood before him. You realize, of course, that any help you may be able to give us will be helping your self as well.
 You had the strongest motive for killing her and the testimony of oth- CTS show that you had plenty of time after leaving her in rage to return here for a pistol, climb down the fire escape, rush to that vacant house next door of which you possess the keys, and from one of it's windows fire the deadly shot through one of her light ed windows"
 Great heavenSi" gaSped Griswold. You know Pm innocent, Sergeant, for if I'd meant to put her out of the way I could have done so long ago and saved the thousands upon thou sands that she has wrung from me. That vacant house is out of the question unless someone broke in, for the only keys to it are in my of flee and my clerk can testify that they have remained undisturbed for | months in a strOngbOX under his charge. If someone had not concealed ! himself in her studio itself during i her absence for dinner there remains only the fire escape"
 No one could have come up the fire escape without being seen by 1 Policeman Boyle, who stood just be- ! low; that has been established" Bar ry added, still with deliberate intent: | Suppose he had been concealed on 1 the fire escape for some little time 1 before Boyle appeared on his rounds, l he must still after the crime have as ] cended instead of going down to the : street level and where could he have gone? It has been proved that the 1 the roof offered no means of shelter ] I can vouch for Professor SemyOnov and Miss Shaw was in her studio at 1 the time. so there remains only your ] apartment
 CHAPTER X The venerable house which had l once held the law offices of Venner & 1 Scully had long since given place to 1 modern business block. Fourteen years was indeed long ! time, as Griswold had said, but Scully would surely recall the details of the tragedy which had made him his part ner's heir. However, when Sergeant Barry had run the gamut of stenog- raphers and found himself behind the door marked Philip Scully-Private," he saw confronting him a well-groom- ed young man who obviously had not i reached the age of 30.
 The young man rose and extended ali affable hand.
 "Mr. Barry? What can 1 do for you, | sir?"
 He paused as Barry shook his head. I'm afraid I've made a mistake. I've come well recommended, but it was to another Mir. Scully, q law part ner of the late MT. Venner."
 Indeed, l take it that you are a stranger here. Mir. Barry. You are re- ferring to my father. Daniel Scully, hut he gave up active practice some five years ago. I took his place"
 There are some things from which man cannot retire" Barry inter , ruptcd. 'I come well recommended by the district attorney of New York City"
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 Copyright, 1922, NEA Scryicel