Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-25
Eo.,Gwing the Trail

4 with Attorney Cray, VINO fancleo
~, no knew men better than the in
.,,.cnt spinster possibly could.
"NIiss Bascom," he said, after fur.
thor thought, "and Mrs. Peyton. too,
I'm going to ask you-1'm going to in
,,,pct YOU TO keep this matter quiet
rntil after the funeral of br. Waring.
T,,, occurs tomorrow, and I want n
10" or ca TO look into this thing quietly.
~ wo,, cain nothing by rushing mat
..rs 7 will see Miss Austin. of course,
and rest assured, If she's guilty OF any
rronrdoing, she shall not escape. But
q ,s q serious matter to accuse Il sus-
pect without giving any cAuhcc 1o' ga
planation--- ,
There's no explanation of that ruby
min and all that money that 10 not IN
Eliminating to that girl!' Miss Bascom
exclaimed.
Nevertheless, I an in authority. and
forbid YOU to discuss the connection
of Miss Austin with the case at al
GRAY knew how to impress be llgcr-
snt women, and be even added hint
NJ their making trouble for themselves
unles they obeyed his explicit COM
mand.
| He returned to the study, where Hor-
don lockwood was going over the
mornings mail.
The secretary was busy man, for
his late employer had had number OF
diversified interests. and every mall
brought letters, catalogues, circulars
and newspapers that required careful
attention. John Warins had been II
collector of rare books and other curios.
and vas interested in seycra. literary
Enterprises.
10 many Of these correspondents
Lockwood could mercy send a state
mept Of the Doctors death. But others
involved careful and wise Judgment,
! and Lockwood consCientiously dis
charged his duties.
The study had been put in order, and
| sll traces Of the tragedy had been re-
moved. The books that had been on
tho desk, including the blood stained
copy Of Martial lockwood had,
after consideration, restored to their
places on the shelves.
Although It gave him a thrill Of hor-
ror, Lockwood had uervcd himself TO
Appropriate Warnings desk. for it meant
far greater convenience in his work.
he sat there us Cray entered, ond
raised his innpassive face to note the
sttorncy's excitement.
"By Jove. Lockwood" Cray ex.
claimed as be closed the door behind
him. there's new way 90 look which
seems to promise to straighten out Il
not Of things. Do you know that little
piece over at your boarding house,
named AustinE'
~ know her slightly. What about
her," =,
From Lockwoods voice no one would
suspect that his heart was pounding
desperately.
"Wel, she was here late Sunday
4 hight What do YOU know about
| that"
81 don't know anything about Miss
! Austin being in DR.. Warnings study
|. Sunday night" returned Lockwood,
|. cody, land l dout believe it.. For
II she had been here / should have
! known about 1t. was here myself,
Just outside the study door, until IL.
1 You don't mean later than that, do
you!"
! Dunno. The Rascom srlnster tells
], the story--'
"Then don't bank on it. With nil
J. due Difference to Miss Bascom, l know
she Is not always Il reliable source Of
Information
but she says she saw the girl com.
Ing over here late that night---'
She didn't. It's notvtrue! What
under the heavens would She have come
/ tori"
What does any girl visit a man
for!' Cray gave an unpleasant wink,
and Lockwood with difficulty controlled
an insane desire to spring at his throat.
And, besides, she Is even now in pos.
session of the missing $500 and the ruby
pin."
II don't believe it,"
See hero, Mr.. Lockwood, it docSn' (
!, natter to anybody whether YOU believe
these things or nor. Miss Austin has
the valuab!cS, and I'm going over there
/. now to inquire how she got them. Also,
u just occurs to me that those small
footprints leading across the field are
directed toward the Adams house, and
I may have been made by woman as
tkcly as by our Hypothetical small
! looted man.
,"Ihosc are Nogi's footprints"
,,tiow do you know:'
Common sense. Even il Miss Aus.
uh 'id come over here for any reason
she would have come by the street, not
across the snowy field"
,, Apparently she chose tho field. So
b m going to ask her why"
All right. Cray. but you must admit
you're illogical, inconscqucnt and IN =
consistent. You think | killed DR..
Marlng, bccautc | have sharp, round
rMrhnnolder. aud owe some large bills.
men, because II gosSiping old maid
.S,nes over here and babb!cs, you fly
.n az tangent and accuse an unpro :
.scsed cs girl of absurd and unbelievable
sslf, eh?" WV " " '0
! 40; I'm motif you mean Miss
"qEstlh' That Is, not personally"
,,,, Few men could have told this lie
tn such convincing manner. bu,
a@ckwood's phlcgmatic calm stood hin
Wv. "Hw IN good stead, and his air Of OBJ
''Vas US indifference carried conviction.
., nut, he went on, II am sorry fol
Sh.. IT'S nobody's business who ol
hnt she Is, yet those women over al
sae Adams house arc one and all pos.
hh.s'ea to find out something agains,
W". =! only want to advise you, Cray
=, you talk to anybody over there
3 ~ gld Salt himself He's more fair
Snad Saaed than his wife or the othe,
,,,, Men are apt TO be--where a prett,
~ concerned said Cray, dryly, ant
~ tSsAwood ground his teeth In rage, al
attorney went away.
MIS- vs demand to see Miss Austin wa
.ensa ssss to by Old Salt Adams. who hat