The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-25

stamthupl" that caused ms hlsh'
without doubt
Many months passed. ! continu-
ally kept watChful eye upon the
rapcrs to see whatever the GloVed
man had been traced, but in vain.
Though he had killed his brides for
their moncy-in the same way mat
later on Smith Of the hrid"s-ln-th"-
baths case had kill his wivcs--Ert
h" WAS still At liberty!
7 mad often wondered whether IN
:lnycd man was dead when. on the
day previous To my cal! ut the hu-
rcau of the %uretc In l'aris. cur
ious circumstance had occurred.
| had arrived at the Hotel Chat
ham and been Ihrra for SOME days
when my old apuaintanc". Arthur
Rove. had driftcd in. On tho day
after his arrival We had !unrhed AT
The Grand Hotel together, and ns
"" sat over our l!qu"u"S Arthur
ha,! hailed Il man who was just pass
Ing out.
"IIulloa. Evans. old chap: Fancy
You in Plris!" Rowe cried.
1t w;i% tho Glov"d man
Cathcart turned and greeted me
quit" rlfuSiycly. saying.
by Joyr, Don't you remember
mc-on board tn" Danub" boat. and
afterwards Mt the Prra Palacc?
All" said Rowe. $50 you two
know each other. CHI"
"Of course | know ypu sir" said
Gr!hrart. addressing me. Put until
NV never knew your name"
! glanced Al his hands. lie still
wore gloves of the same grey hue.
| wondered whether he had lunched
Ia IG"m.
C'athcart. alias Evans. at EOwe's
invitation took Il seat 1T our table,
and joined us merrily in llquPur ana
coffee. By tn" conversation between
IN" pair | saw that they were inti-
mate friends. Il fat which struck
me as exceedingly curious ard even
/ suspicious.
I was sitting there calmly with n
man who was wanted by the Whole
polio" in Eurnpr
reflected. Then I decided upon n
plan of action: to behave in sub
tic manner and afterwards 70 inform
tho Surctc Of Cathcart's presence In
Paris. When CatECart had gone and
wc were walking along the bouIe-
vnrd together. l remarked:
Il didn't know that YOU were ac-
uua!ntcd with that fellow Evans.
. "Oh. I've known him ycars-a
most excellent fellow. but perhaps
Il bit Of a four-nush." replied my
American friend.
what is he"
Don't know. my dear old chap
I've never inquired. He seems al
ways full OF cash money and stays
at tho best hotels"
"A bit Of a bon vivant, l should
say" I remarked.
Where did you meet him." asked
my fried.
Up the Danube, long time ago.
"Ah. Hes often ont in the Near
East. 7 saw him with his wife Mt
Cunstantinople last. Ever seen her"
+ 7 replied in the negative. 1t was
evident that Rowe knew nothing OF
the tragedy. or If he did he was
clcvcrly conccaling his knowledge
from me.
One fact crntifled me. Rowe had
asked his friend where he was stay
ing. and Evans had told him that he
was at the Continental. They had
made an appointment 10 meet there
,ut eleven o'clock on the following
morning.
did not lose sight Of the fact
that the glOvcd man had made good
his escape from Constantincp!c after
meeting me, probably because he
feared that knew q: the death of
, his Austrian wife at Hercules Fad.
Would he fly from Paris? That
was tho point which sorcly troubled
mo.
Later that evening while We sat
or dinner | remarked quite casually
upon Evans hahit Of continually
wearing gloves.
+ Yes. II" has suffered from some
horrible skin disease since birth. and
he fears that il may be- contagious.
! Therefor" hc always wears gloves,
which hr washes III some ant!sspilc
| every night"
About midnight slipped out Of
the Chatham and walked down to
the Continental. where. nj the re-
.,rpti0n bureau 7 made inquiry for
Mr.. Evans. and found that he was
STAYING there with madame, his Wife.
| Another wife.
did not accompany Rowe TO the
Z continental next morning. | deemed
that ought 10 exercise discretion
and effare myself. Instead OF going
with him. idlcG in the Rue de
ENnli. and presently, after Rowe
Lad s""u him and left. saw Evans
,mrrg" with Il, tail. wril-drcsScd lady
si!"htly older Than h.mscf. The con-
cirrGc called them Il taxi and they
GROVE away. They had no !uggag =,
and were evidently going out TO
! lunch.
Indeed in another taxi | fOliowe |
.hcm to a restaurant III the Avenue
lie lnpcra.
That sam" afternoon | called at
Tn" Suratc and related my story
lust rs have given II here.
! Durcliicr's suSp:Ci0ns Of Arthur
Rowe hrin: implicated in the Grim
in r,nStHntinupl" We're. after all. hut
natural. for had not ! learnt that he
hal been at tn" l'cra Palace llo'"i
nn the day prior 10 the crime? Yet
nhcu | r"n> .drlcd he whole affair
felt confident that il was impossible
Rowe should IT,. implicated in such 4
daStardly business rs that being pur-
Sued by his ensy-g"inS friend with
tho Glovcd hands.
Truly. | was keeping queer COM
pany.
On the morning following my visit
to tn" ,Urc;c Rowe took out lady