Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-21

70 him. i was always waiting on
him In the matter Of bringing books or
taking letters for Transcription, and in
any case, i either stood, or sat Mt my
desk. never in that chair you speak Of"
This man will take the finger prints
LOT all present." the attorney directed,
and one and NIL submitted to the
process.
Old Salt Adams was greatly inter.
ested.
But you can't get the prints Of
Friend Jap" he said. Likes not
he'd be Of more Importance than all OF
III. put together. Me, now. I can't see
where come in.'
Yet. after time enough had passed
to complete the processes. IL was learned
that the finger prints on the shiny black
wood Of the chair under discussion were
indubitably those of Gordon Lockwood
Also, there were other prints there,
slightly smaller. that Cray immediately
assumed to be those OF the missing jap
anese.
Lockwood looked more supercillous
than usual, II that were possible.
How can you identify the prints OF
n man not here?' he asked with ar
incredulous look.
"Supposition not Identification, sale
Cray. gravely. 'But we're narrowin,
these things down. and we may yet gc
Identification"
Get the Jap back advised Old Sal
Adams. That's your next move, Cray
Get him, check up his finger prints ant
oil that, and best of all got his con
fession. There's your work cut out TO
you.'
Find DR.. Warnings will" Mrs
Bates lamentcd. There's your worl
cut out for you. / am not unduly mer
cenary. but when ] know how anxiou
DR.. Waring was that / should inhcri
his estate. when 1 realize what it mean
that he drew this will before our mar
riage. SO urgent was his desire that al
should be mine. you must understan
that do not willingly forgo 1t all i
favor Of distant relative, whom. MI
Crlmmins tells us. DR.. Wnring did no
care for at ALL"
II should say not - and Crimmin
looked positive. ''1t will be an outrag
If Mr.. Trask inhcrits the estate aread
willed to Mrs. Bates. stand ready t
do all ! can to see justice done in thi
matter"
but justice. as You see it. can onl
, result from finding the WILL, said Cray
Yes" agreed Criminins. "nnd tn
whole matter opens up q new train {
, thought. May not the distant cousin
this man Trask. be in some way re
sDonsible for the destruction of ii
will and the death Of the decedent?'
'Tt Is n new way to look" Ora
t agreed. with n thoughtful air; "and "
will look that way, you may rest assure,
, We will at once get in touch with th
/ cousin. you will give us his address
and learn where he was and how en-
@ ploycd on the night of DIR. Waring
death. We still have to face the prob
, lem of an outsiders exit from a locke
I room. and though 1t seems more ca
plicnble in the case Of a member Of Il
. household. yet new suspect brin,
, fresh conditions, and perhaps fresh ev
iencc. which may show us where
9 look. At any rate. we must spccdi
. find Mr.. Maurice Trask."
A Suspicious Cold
Look here. Esther" said Old Salt
his wife. that's a mighty curious ca,
over at Waring's.'
"Ilow you do talk . | should thir
q that 10 you and me, knowing and 10,
/ Ing John Warinc as We did, you'd ha,
y no doings with the curious part of i
, As for me, | don't care who killed hir
q He's dead. isn't he? 1t cant bring hi
back to life to hang his murderer. Al
. to my mind It's hcathenish-all tn
n detectiving and evidcncing--or wha
ever they cal it. Whom do they Ill
pect now? Iou:'
= Adams looked at his wife with a mi
rcproach. Woman all over. No sen
. Of justice. no righteous ndignatio
4 Don't you know the murderer must
n found and punished: That is if it WI
d a MURDER
!, "Of course it was. That bless,
p man never killed himself! And he abo
to marry Emily Bates--a lady, il ev
4 there was Onc'
4 "Well. now you listen to nc, Esthr
and what ever you do. don't 60 bal
r bling about this. They say the .Tu
who vnmooSed from the Waring hous
p made Il Inc of foot tracks in the sno,
Il The SHOWS crustcd over. you know. al
+ those footprints ure about as clear no
n as when they were made
Huh. footprints. Corinth il #
d Of footprints"
d "Yes, but these-listen, Esther
these lead straight from the WariI
d house over to this house. And ba
again.
GLOW can they" Mrs. Adams look,
: mystitied. That japanese didn't con
over here
|, "You can't say that he didn't. An
look here, Esther, where's Miss Austi'
!: What's she doing?'
Miss Austin? She's in her ROOF
e She hasn't beeu quite up to the ma
meals upstairs
g "What's the matter with herr"
~ "A slight cold. she says. ! can
Il make her out. Salt. What's she doiI
i here. anyway?
Don't poster her. my dear. Ito
;, you and IiUscom do love to pick at tn
If girl Why does she have to do an.
y thing:'
g ITS queer, though. And ha
mystery"
ID "Well, she is onc--I grant You tha
N Have you told her about DR.. Wurin
W Though [ darcsuy 1t wouldn't int
~ est her.
J., And / daresay it would. VIII
= that girl cut his picture out of t
~ paper, and she did have one stuck
u on her dresser, till l looked at 1t SC
Of sharp like. and she put it away
i "Poor child Can't even have
newspaper clipping. II she wants
'e You're tyrant. Esther. Don't y
le ever try TO boss me like that. :"
The good -natured smile that pass
! between them proved the unhkclihood
this. and Old Salt went on. II W
70 you'd tell her. wife, about the trage,
,d Seems like she ought to know"
no Mrs. Adams stared at him. &C.
70 tell her. rs matter OF coUrs". but
he don't know why you're 30 anxious abb
re it,"
rr Good morning. Miss Austin"