The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-26
continued From Yesterday,


The announcement at breakfast
IN, we'll. After thu goifingparty
"A cone Ell. We had tho morning In
,,,eh 70 complete our arrangements.
xsat I was chiefly concerned about
. 10 establish as completely as
.~.sis the identity OF Robert. Fer
- reason I suggested to Mark that.
80 dressed he should 50 out by
- <ecrst passage TO tho bowling.
-. and como back by the drive,
1SIng care 20 enter into conversa.
111 WITH the lodge. keeper.
in this way would have two
,ore witnesses OF Roberts arrival
~ the iodge- keeper. and ceeondly
- Of the gardeners whom would
~, working on tho front lawn.
2anrk. Of course. was willing enough.
- could practice hts Australian &C.
~ on tho lodge keeper. IL was
.nlly amusing 10 see how readily he
m into every suggestion which l
k,aae. Never was killing more
{nvfuny planned by It's victim.
~fs changed into Roberts clothes
II IN, office bedroom. This was the
uafsst way--for both OF IA. When
q vas ready. Re called mo IN. and
ospccted him. IL was extraordinary
how well he looked tho part. sup
bosr that the signs Of his disslpa.
ion had already marked themselves
bn hts face. but had been concealed
hitherto BY hts mnstache and beard:
kor now that he was cican-shaven
Ah<y lay open 20 tho world from
khich no had 20 carefully hidden
5heu, and he was indeed the wastrei
rhich he was pretending TO be.
wonderful said TO myself.
Nobody could possibly guess
i Il pcered into the hail. II was
Imply. We hurried across 60 the
tbrary: he got into the passage and
|na6s of. I went back TO tho bed.
{ocnl collected all his discarded
|loshes did them up In a bundle and
ksurned with them 20 the passage.
hen I sat Down In the hail and
af,ed.
~Ycu heard the evidence OF
nsscns. the maid. A. soon as sh.
ns on her wHy 70 the Temple In
ppfch OF Mark. stepped into tho
3fcs- Ny hand was IN my side
Dcket. and In my hand was tho re-
Sfver.
File began AZ ONCE In his character
Robers-sorre rfgmAroio about
Drkfng his passage over from Aus
nitA' iitfis private performances
y my edificaticn- Then IN his
sfurai voice. gioating over his wen.
knned retaliation ON Niss Norris.
burst out. 'Is's my turn now. You
ait.' II was this which Elsie heard.
b had no business TO b there and
p might have ruined everything.
- ~ Il turned out II was tho iucki-
u thing which could have hap
ned For II was the one piece Of
1dsnce which wanted: evidences.
Der than my own. that Marx and
Doert were In the room together.
II szid nothing. I was not going
take the risk Of being heard to
ak In that room. ] Just smiled At
y poor little foo. and took out
u revolver. and shot him. Then
mt back into the library and
itsd-tuss - I said In my svi-
ncs.
.cAn ycu magma Mr.. ching
IN. the shock which your sudden
DpeArAncs gave met Can you
nasins the feelings Of . murderer
no has tAs hs thinks, planned for
livery possibility. and 10 than con-
)rentsd suddenly with an ustsriy
~ probismf What difference
DUuld your coming nnakef didn't
low. Perhaps mono; perhaps all.
And had forgotten to open the win
m.
II conr know whether you win
INK my plan for killing Mark a
ar one. Perhaps not But IL
b deserve any praise IN tho matter.
\ ehink deserve u for the way I
u1led myself together In tho face Of
~ unexpected catastrophe OF your
eFfyai. Yes. got n window open.
~. CiIilnxham. under your very
>oee: the right window. too. you
pere kind enough TO say. And the
(eys--yez that was clever % you.
ut think was cieverer.
n deceived you over the keys. Mr..
PHlingham. az learnt when I took