The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-09

An hour later G,offrey Fal,oner
VAS shown the bo4y as it lay. pale
and still. awaiting the coroner's in
quiry.
why, I recognize him" Gasped
| the young engineer thu moment his
eyes fell upon the dead mans face.
That's a mar with whom ] Chatted
at the Queens Hotel, at Hastings,
some weeks ago | remember his
face quite well. And his hand. He
is still wearing that tiesh-colored
calico glove"
Was he alone" asked the police
inspector.
"Xss. ~ far as ! know" Godfrey
REPLIED. and then in a flash it Oc-
/ CURED TO him how the stranger. now
dead. had managed 10 strike up
conversation by the Overturning or
the coffee. He recollectcd, too. Syl-
Was instructive dislike Of the fellow.
He was shown the Treasury notes
found in the dead mans wallet. and
also the lettcrs-four Of them-a!l in
i womans hand. They We're in
French dated simply from Narcotic,
a little village on the edge Of the
! Forest Of F'ontainehlrau. cold, purely
formal letters, but signed Gabrielle"
| GeCtfrey Falconer knew dat sig
| nature, He possessed letters in tine
sa-t. handwriting. The writer was
| the pretty dccoy OF thieves, the girl
who was now in love with his brother
officer, Hugh Carew.
The whole situation became In
! t,nselv puzz!ing. The man, whoever
| he vas, had evidently stoleI. the dia-
grams. bur on making his say TO
| Rc:.:ord station had been way!aid
lard shot b. an unknown hand.
That was the theory held by Geof-
frey. and also by the pciice. The
motive OF the theft was, no doubt. IN
order II sell the invention abroad &c
some rival radio company IN Ger
many or in America. for new wire
,css devices nave always i ready
market to the rich corporations VINO
after the Marcori Company-at-
TEMPT 10 control the worlds COM
nIunications through space.
At the inquest Gcoifrcv ! alConcr.
who VAS called 10 identify his prop
ertv. mi tell the court OF his meet
inL with IN. deceased 1t Hastings,
wac velr -;U.:rd"d in his evidence.
He of course said nothing OF the
pret; ,ourS girl whom he hid met
-; Pass rs an Italian, and who was
vow IN London under another name
|ani posing az French. The letters
signed Gabrielle" were shown 10 the
ury. but 10 them they conveyed moth
ling. The twelve worthy tradesncn
Of Rcmiord had no suspicion what
eyer that Gabrielle" W. a decoy OF
:. clever thief, the i. II inI' the cir
!rurrstanccs Of whose death they
we're called upon To inquire.
Who al killed the thief there was
ino evidence whatever 10 show. AZ
-. A. Geoitrcy was concerned he
had little interest in the matter. The
Imam had taken q great risk. but had
failed to dispose OF the diagrams, and
lihus Iilch from MIN very conSid-
lry.:,hl, sum. That the strangers
lGeath WIS due to vengeance seemed
I,,,,i, feasible. and the jury could
only arrive At On conclusion IN race
of tho fact that 40 weapon had been
found near the spot--hal"e'E' Una,
w.,ful murder had been commute"
hy some person or P''9o''H VII
known ~
Though No"iir'! 'eiI''''', w.. ,no,,,
The suggestion occur ''" - ''',' Ion
zen days i,'' a."
don and meet Carew.
On calling IT the c!"n ne '""''"
Hugh in the, s'noA'''o S" .,a, HE
once 1t became "Pp''.'' -, ni
Importance was the re'e'Se u
come.
Carew seemed highly nervous anu
partUrbed. They sat over 'ie''
cigarettes for half an hour thalt'hs
over trivialities, when Neot''E s"'-
denly remarked:
| II sunnose Won read In the papers
vvh,t , lot of trouble I've n"G-'i
rohh.rv at our house"
yves" his friend replied. wv We
ro, an appomntmet out III SoN'h
africa Gaoffrey. but-bu: before
-, wan, IN tell YOU something.
-.A.vyba, ." asked his friend.
",,,re upstairs to the private
roo,r " said Carew, and both ascend
IA tbs grc,t o,d staircase. and pass
ir, ,>nnr q corridor. entered a small!
,,.,,.,,. ri. lit room where private con-
ycrsation between members coa!" hs
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