Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11
The Vengeance of
Henry JdrrOman
IL Forces
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Espiose
mothers
r,,,. BEGINS THE STORY
By ROY VICKERS
Sir,

~ rms BEGINS THE STORY
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AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
M(1AMDEN actually paid f1O0 to Ed
y dis have traced the note-.but
Ne did not pay 1t in person. He had in
closed It in an envelope addressed to
Eddis. As he left his own block he
WAS aceosted by friend named Blenk .
from. They walked together to the next
block and then Camden gave the en-
vrlope to the lift man, with instruc.
tions to take It Immediately to Eddis.
The lift man knew Camden BY signt
and obeyed his instructions. Attached
you will find name and present address
| o. lift man.
report. 1t continued:
"Camdcn and Blenkiron then passed
On. Blenklron was stepping off the
pavement when a brewers dray knocked
Kim down and crushed his ankle. This
occurred at exactly 4 4:27-a time at
which Eddis Is known to have been
using the telephone--a few minutes, In
fact, before the moment Of his death.
The time Is proved beyond the posi- .
bility Of doubt. found the record of
the civil action brought by Blenkiron
asainst the brewery company Tin which
Camden was a witness). Further, the
police record of the street accident and
The hospital record OF the ambulance
call are both consistent in point of
dine.
I'm the face of these facts the theory
Of Camden's guilt Is, In my opinion,
wholly untenable. therefore beg to
notify you consider my investigation
It an end.
II am yours faithfully.
JAMES SEGROVE."
For a moment Jarroman stared at
the lines before him. while his brain
tried to focus the fact that John Cam
den was innocent.
Camden Innocent!
John Camden was innocent! Jarro.
man felt his universe tumbling in ruins
about him. In a flash of self-revela- =
ton he saw his hatred of John Cam
den had been the life line that was
dragging his soul through the turbulent
waters Of his destiny-and he knew now
that the line had been cut.
Again came that high pitched cough
which had marked the stampcding of
Bis emotions on the previous evening.
His hand worked convulsively. snatch
Ing at something. missed it-and then
the waters closed over him.
Theed, from the position to which he
had crept behind Jarroman. arrested his
arm in the course of its downward
sweep as Jarroman tottered and fell III
IN inert mass at his feet.
Theed sprang back in fear. The fear
vas not physical but superstitious. He
had been In the act of committing
murder-the knife, secured with the
safety catch, was still grippcd in his
hand-when the proposed victim had
fallen, smitten by an unseen hand.
he slipped back the safety catch and
thrust the knife into his pocket.
An actor Is the slave OF his part.
His perpetual role Of benevolent elderly
ssnteman gripped Thccd and made him
matter with completed spontaneity:
Heart failure! T-t-t-t! Struck
down without moments warning
Poor-poor Jarroman!''
he stood for q moment with bowed
nead and then stopped over the inert
ocdy OF Jarroman. As his hand felt
tae heart he drew 1t back as II 1t
mad been stung.
jarroman was indubitably alive.
A savage disappointment flashed in
me watery eyes Of the solicitor and
was gone In an instant.
While there Is life there Is hope"
.aid Thecd aloud. THE action Of the
heart seems to inc to be feeble, but
one must pray for the best"
for moment he hesitated as II in
DOUBT. In that moment he had summed
up the situation. concluded that Jarro.
man was probably about to die, and
.nat nothing could therefore be lost by
als dying In the presence Of an author
ized witness.
The telephone. of course :" he ex L.
eialmed, and began to turn the leaves
vi ~, directory. 'What a blessing the
Wephone Is, to be sure. 1t must have
"yed innumerable lives"
ne found the number Of n nearby
Tr HTrtor and sent an emergency call.
.I' uIaeh' moving to pnrt of the room
mat was In any case out of Jarro-
ias man line of vision. he unfolded the
;u.! ;;ruer which the stricken man had read
JUST before he fell.
.. Mnen the doctor arrived Thecd was
~ .ss aistraught rs fussily benevolent
~" elderly gentleman could be.
u, was talking to my old friend,
~ IT. Jarroman, when he had this dread :
t., SEIZURE: he explained. "He is
s...t as ne fell. l dared not move him
"" Wv ! might cause pain"
,o,, 'ou can help me lift him on to this