The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
CHAPTER III

TT Is a conceivable theory re-
marked Monsieur JonQuclle, -that
pernhnrE raSha was struck down by
q hand thu, We can no longer con-
rader 20 Ia alive.
-Rut N you please. w. viii take up
these theories In their order. DID I
murder Dernburg Pasha7 n Il an
interesting hypothesis. and should
h-s glad 60 consider q AZ some length.
But u seems 90 require no extended
deductions 20 conclude u. We have
shown that the mysterious visitor
Who called on pernhurT last night
evidences which seem 90 70 Indicate
wsrr laid down BY design and nd
no. cone about by accident They
wcrc laid down by tho intention of
some person. some pcrson who
wished 60 establish that this visitor
was the assassin But the visitor
himself could not have wished %
establish that he was tho as-as-in .
consequently he could no, have
made these indicatory evidencsA and
Therefore he was not tho Assassin OF
Dernburw PashR."
He paused
~tnd now. monsieur. a. I was the
visitor who called on Deruhurw
pashs last night. u must he clear
that was not the assassin that
struck him down. Th~ee conclusions
may seem 20 lnteriock with siiwh,
otsscuri,y. But II you rsfiect upen
them. monsieur you wili ohservr
that they arr sound and canvincin~ ''
There was moments silence
The Oriental did not speak. and the
Project 81 Police continued
Now. monsieur. We approach tho
second hypothesis: ard you murder
D~rrhurg rasha-
Here. monsieur ono unds him
self confronted with certain difficult
tiss. You took charge OF this house
the moment II was ascerfaine6 that
TIRE man was dead
The Envoy Interrupted
y dfd. monsieur. A. q represen-
tntivs Of the Turkish government. =,
was my duty 70 take charge a. once
Of Tho property Of one ~ its muir
der~f cftiren. came nc onco and
took charge % ~"
That T. true. monsieur consfn-
rsd the Project Of Police you
came - you had thu right 20 DO.
and you took over this house ss n
vss your duty IN 40. And from shis
has ~ may so forward with the
hypothesis In rs ffrrf fn1niry--
namely. d'd create these false evil
csnrcs on fhs floor Of TITS drawing
rcon. or dif You. OF al Me agency
NJ. new living undertake itT-
Now. rnonasur. lrt us corsiScr
rle~e rrwxesfionr In reverse order.
n Dsfuburw Pasha was struck down
b. q hand not moving alive In the
World After he did on the floor ~
he library yondcr. then such a hand
could not have gone forward with
THE manufacture OF these false evil
cenees Of his assassination. and ws
may dismiss u. cannot have manu-
featured them. monsieur. because
4 II not conceivable that one under
taking the assassination would con-
Wet himself Therefore. monsieur.
b. elimination. we srern 20 arrive At
the conclusion that u was you who
Manufactured them"
The Enjoys face seemed 10 form
fseif into a sort Of plastic mask
Vow Jonaueiie went on. ~ you
manufactured them. monsieur. n
was with q deliberate object. That
object would be TO faaten tho crime
upon another. But one docs not I'M
dtrfaks 70 fas,en a crime upon an
other without an adequate reason IN
himself. Now. what reason. mon
neur. could you have had for wish
ing TO establish that 7. who called
upon .D~rnburw late last night. had
accomplished his murder and fled.
carefully dropping splofches Of blood
on the white squares of the floor Of