Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-30
The Vengeance Of
Henry Jarr0man
Must
the
W0n,dn
Alscays
Pay?
BY ROY VICKERS

| .AAe AclC INC Buuuen oelIs sCOnSClOu0n0o0
OF one who 10 unaccustomed to die.
Let me see--er-I'd better begin
with few personal particulars. HIN |!
Now what, my dear. would you regard
tive2"
The girl did not Immediately answer.
Jarroman fell into an abstraction.
Has he any relatives livingf"
prompted Nadia presently.
| Jarronan started and stared at her.
He felt as II she had struck him with
soad: No, with rod Of flame. He
could feel the heat fash through his
veins, burning, twisting, leaping.
"Yes--he has daughter" he raped
out: Are you ready?"
He began to dictate 30 swiftly that
the girls pencil could scarcely keep
pace.
Having once started his dictation,
Jarroman did not again falter. For up.
ward Of an hour be was shooting short,
jerky sentences at the girl, unconscious
Of her presence AZ an individual. Brick
by brick he raised the edifice Of his
| case against John Camden.
His voice betrayed no feeling, for he
had none. The burning consciousness Of
his wrong had given place to the set.
tied domination Of an idea that had be.
come his religion.
That's the lot," he said, dropping
into an arm chair. "We'll let Sexrove
get his teeth into that; I'm afraid
there's q lot of work there for you"
IT'S nothing" Nadia replied. IT
shall have copied Il in about three
II suppose" she added, "there'l be
n NJ ln ~.I Ia
ments to keep. I'd better buy some files
and other accessories"
"Yes, please" said JArroman. eth
would be better II you were to follow
each move in the game. Could you
keep the thread Of what I was saying
while you were taking 1t DOWN."
Perfectly" she answered. 1.-The
only thing that puszles me is that there
ss,ns.u. seems to .,;,. be complete certainty Of
...id adnrdly a in the. the legal hs OBJ
you will find many points Of which com.
plete proof will be difficult If not i'm.
possible"
Nadia Hears the Story
First Of ALL" began Nadia thought.
fully. there IL the fact that Camden
was being blackmailed by Eddis. That
at any rate is a reason why he might
have wanted to kill him. And I don't
see that they made out any reason why
you should wish to kill Eddis."
She waited for his answer, and Jar:
roman hesitated. A complication had
eading the girl to accept him as her
father 1t followed that his wife Clau-
Inc must be believed to be her mother.
Strange that he should shrink from
.ubjecting her to the humiliation of
rowing her supposed mother to have
been wanton, but he had shrunk never
theless. He had refrained from stating
any direct evidence against C,audine,
intending to insert that part In the re /.
port himself.
They thought I suspected Eddis Of
being too fond of my wife," he an
swered finally. "Your mother used to
60 about a great DEAL" he added. II
saw little Of her. We had our differ
ences. I'm sorry to say hopeless differ
ences of temperament-but l was not
jealous. She was free and easy with
her men friends--particularly with
Nadia averted her face. 1t was the
first time he had used the words your
mother"
Very we'll then," she said after a
pause. 'My-mother-was sufficiently
friendly with Camden for Eddis to
blackmail him OH the strength of It.
The man you met in prison--Bisset-
can prove Camden went to Eddis' fat
about half an hour before you did. He
can prove Camden returned to his own
rooms and telephoned you, saying that
you were urgently required at Eddis'
fiat. You went there, and just as you
entered saw some one leaving. Then
you found Eddis lying dead. and before
That's right so far" said Jarro.
little 90 far to show Camden did it."
"Camden's fat was in the next block
to Eddis'," continued Nadia. consult
ing her notes. camden left him at
five minutes past four. At seven min
utes past four Eddis was ringing up
bookmaker to whom he owed money.
saying that he would bring hundred
pounds to the bookmaker within IN
hour-that friend who owed him that
sum was about to pay the debt. had
gone to his fat to get the money and
would return in few minutes
Yes" interrupted Jarroman. That
part is vital. 1t proved Eddis was ex-
pecting Camden to return almost imme.
diately. Now 20 on"
"After Camden had rung up he i'm.
mediately left his fiat. Bisset calcu.
lates he must have gone out at about
twenty five past FOUR
"And I arrived at about half past. "
supplemented Jarroman. rs there any
doubt in your mind that the man
caught sight Of leaving the fiat was
"Not in my mind" said Nadia. "But
I can see now that it all turns on
whether the evidence Of Bisset is be.
lieved. And I understood you to say
we don't even know he Is alive"
"segrove will know in few days."
he answered. If the man repeats the
evidence he gave me IN Dartmoor It vii
still have to be confrmed--and that
The general impression will be that !
hav. paid him to tell his tale. I shall
not be able to prove that did not pay
him when he first told it-that he did
not even know my identity"
"Why did he tell you all?"
For q moment Jarroman did not
answer. His eyes had faraway look,
as though they were peering through
the mists Of the past.
ut Is difficult for the ordinary per.
son to understand that in confinement
there cones a time when man simply
must talk. There are innumerable reg.
ulations against conversation. but men
will spend years Of ceaseless effort In
venting a trick for circumventing them.
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