The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23

allowance and it was ,he last straw.
Early in the evening / went down
10 tell her that / had reached the
end and would do no more but she
defled me laughingN left her u 30
rage and as 1 ascended the stair 10
my apartments here ] distinctly saw
young Ladd mounting from his TN.
derstand. Sergeant, ! am not trying 10
cast suspicion on him. | am merely
giving you facts and ir she has playe
fast and loose with him. many other
and more reckless men than he ap
pears TO have lost their heads over
her in Europe, as my foreign agents
have kept me informed. since that old
Nenner affair in Cleveland.
Him" Barry exclaimed thought
fully Speaking OF that case. Mr
Griswold, did that misguided young
man have any relatives except his
father"
mo. When old Venner died about
five years ago ne left all his money
TO his law partner, Scully."
And young Mrs Nonner. the one
who died insane; who We're her peo-
pie? What was her maiden Nance
Il don't know She had met young
| Nenner 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
| il was old Nenner VINO had her placed
| in the sanitarium"
"Mr 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 win be helping your
self as well.
"You had the strongest motive for
killing her and the testimony Of 9th
ers show that you had plenty OF time
after leaving her in q rage 10 return
here for q pistol climb down the fire
! escape, rush to that vacant house next
door OF which you possess the keys,
and from one Of its windows fire the
deadly shot through one OF her light
ed windows
Great heavens sasped Griswold
you know I'm innocent, sergeant, for
II I'd meant to put her out of the
way l 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
I the only keys to it are in my office
and my clerk can testify that they
have remained undsturbed for months
in = strongboX under his charge. II
someone had not concealed himself in
her studio itself during her absence
for dinner there remains only the fire
escape"
mo one could have come up the
fire escape without being seen by Po-
| liceman Boyle, who stood just below;
that has been established" Barry
added still with deliberate intent:
Suppose he had been concealed on
the fire escape for some little time
before Boyle appeared on his rounds,
ne must stin after the crime have
assembled instead of going down to the
street level and where could he have
gone? II has been proved that the
roof offered no means Of shelter.
can youcch for Professor Semyonoy,
and Miss Shaw was in her studio at
the time. so there remains only your
apartment"
CHAPTER Y.
The venerable house which had once
held the law Offices Of Venner &
Sculy had long since given place to
a modern business block.
Fourteen years was indeed a long
time. as Criswold has said but Scully
would surely recall the details of the
tragedy which had made him his part
ners heir. However. when Sergeant
Barry had run the gamut OF stenog-
raphcrs and found himself behind the
door marked philip Scuny-Priyate,'
he saw confronting him a wengroomed
/ young man who obviously had no
reached the age Of 20,
The young man rose ana extended
an affable hand.
"Mr. Barry? What can do for
you sir"
Hc paused as Barry shook his head.
I'm afraid I've made i mistake.
I'VE come well recommended, but Il
was 10 another Mr.. Scully Law
partner Of the late Mr.. Nenuer.'
Indeed l take Il that you are q
stranger here, Mr.. Barry. You are
referring 10 my father, Daniel Scully,
but he gave up active practice some
five years aFo. took his place
There are some things from which
4 man cannot retire" Barry inter.
rupted. 90 come well recommended
by the district attorney OF New YORK
City
Continued in Our Next Issue
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