Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-11
SYNOPSIS

,t., LocLu0od. a bachelor. ChO
..|.oIcg q house ia Washington
I'D Leoaard Whumore, for sir
.,rs his tar partner, is dC0E-
cJ ose saolcy morning by
e,ru me r0let. Who is much er-
,gcd FoHotring harry doDH-
,,t.s ~ me HbrarA Lockwood
l,oot,crs WhHmore dead in a
,.,e grmcbGir before the fire a
J,ooer stickipg in his back. Or.
wnollg and the coroner are sRDl-
..on,d N oHcc. ami the physician
t.,jorrg mat WhitmOre has been
t.1d far sir h0HrS,-SiHce ono
o'rloct fhat morning. Killed by
oae stroke NJ me ddg0er. and that
5eo,b r0pM not hare been self
.ee,ctcd because me round 1cdS
i ne dedd mans back. The cor
,7er a0rccs rim the physicians
..-1jet and the library Is left IN
5,.orbcd Ia GrGit police inspec-
toa Lockro0d phones the home
n, Agncs Marion, his murdered
ogriners fdncce. lcith tChom he
tgo is in tone ana tens her father.
pefecfire Richmond drriDes aud
Ls questioning cHcitS the fact
ugt the rdict. is an eT.cOnDict,
,s.th pris0H record for forging.
Tbc drfccirc'S queries make IL dp-
norc,t mat ne suspects Barry 81
,hr crime. Lockwood questions
Earrv further and learns that
Jaet Marion. Agnes brother, els
,tcd Whitm0re At midnight, short.
n br0rc me crime l0Gs commit
tfd Ne tens Barry NOT 10 ten
oavthing of this. as ne fears Jack
ieH ta!l pndcr suspicion The d.
oprst is meta, bit the circRmatdR-
tial cridcHcc against Barry not
bring sufficient 10 cause an ar
rest the usual rcTdict of 'dcah
Ina daggcr In me hands Of q per-
son or persons ankR0lon," is
b,oagM IN. AFTER the inquest
Iockiro0d IS startled, By the dp-
pfardncc of Jack Marion accom-
panied bD q beautiful lady, Miss
Carson. she desires 10 Uisu the
Hbury whcrc the murder occur
red. explaining mat she is ,oritia0
book and iciSheS 10 use the
Whum0rc murder as part ~ hGr
bict LockWOod grants the desired
permission. MISS CdrsOn'S inpeS-
fg0ti0Hs lcdd 10 me arrest Of Jack
Adrioa as the murderer OF Whit
more. Lockwood calls on Agnes
ami is oStoaiSbcd al me change ia
her. she tclls him that she LOVES
BhEm0re more R02c that he is
dc1d man before. Jack Marion
pcrsUddcS Lockwood 10 become his
aHoraeU ne also tens Lockwood
mat agnes is fdiling rapidly and
that the slightest shock CiH Kill
hr. Miss Carson phones Lock-
f0ol and makes an engage leW
fa' DctcciiUc' Richmond. Jdch
Marion 0ad herself 10 meet al his
rooms al me f0ll0lciBg epcniag.
AZ this meeting Detectire Rich
moHd djScloscS the J0ct that whit
more uaS not stabbed 10 death.
but that prRSSic acid. administer.
~ ia an WRkp0WR manner. caused
biS death Lockwood diSClOSeS thP
'gci mat a SBdU man icith a gray
maStOChe uiSjtC3 Whitm0fe abort
month before the murder Cad
told him that some DAY ne icONld
pet him. HMtmOre is called 20
san Francisco bp one OF his
clients. The night before leaving
hc calls upon Agnes ami is dmaz-
81 az he change in her. He bids
Der g00d.bUe. convinced that he
van Hcrcr see her dlirc again. The
mont before his return Lockwood
b1S riri5 drgdm iR tchich Agnes
a@bcarS ana tets him thar she
understands al B01c." The merit
dat No. fCccircS a telegram ten
20 OF her dcg,h. Upon his return
q Washington Lockwood cncoaa-
GERS MISS Carson, she tells him
@ai The mon az mystery is foHad.
Hf IS Cdford Ashton. rho tcos
t".oflfd by Leonard Whitmore
gears ago. she promises 10 ar
range tor Lockwood to sec Ash
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