Evening star., 1923-01-30

then informed his companions Of all
he had learned from Johnson. When
he was done he addressed the city de-
tective.
| "Coughlin, there are three ends to
this thing and each OF us will have to
handle one Of Them he said. Town
drow. with the aid of the secret serv-
! to establish the identity Of the man
who IL known to US as Enderbrook.
! 1t Is plain that. in some manner or
other. this fellow had the confidence
rted with him a certain important
document. who he was to see in
| Washington. at what hour he was to
| arrive in this city. and. all the time
was able to communicate promptly
with the woman by whom the crime
gagged both rooms. and it is probable
that each detail OF the crime was
worked out by him"
He was something of master,
Towndrow grumbled.
Now. Coughlin. it's up to you to
learn all you can concerning the ac-
tfons of the woman while she was In
this hotel, Rennison went on.
''Worthington will give YOU all the
! assistance In his power. But it Is
point from which Enderbrook tele-
phoned to Johnson this afternoon. IL
| 1t was long distance call the OPP
orator OF the hotel switchboard VIII
come from New York, There Is
rather more than a possibility. how
ever, that 1t came from some point
nearer Washington-if not from a
point in Washington itself"
You think. then. that after post
ing that special delivery letter IN
New York the fellow came on here?''
Coughlin inquired.
Il am inclined to believe that at
the time of the murder he was not
though do not think he was in the
hotel"
I'm that case he probably ALREADY
has the papers we seek" Towndrow
said nopdily.
Undoubtedly. That is why re-
gard the Identification Of Enderbrook
as of primary Importance. We may
get the woman later, but the papers
we seek probably are in the hands Of
har male confederate, who directed
| her efforts. We must get to him at
once"
I'm on" Coughlin muttered.
Now, Towndrow." Rennison con-
tinued. Il wish you would arrange
| room AJAX. in the War Department.
from O'Clock TO midnight. Ask him
also to see to IL that at midnight
| there are with him all who were present
/ at our conference this afternoon.
/ think IL will be we'll 10 have Capt:
our activities for the night, in order
| that we may keep in touch with one
another. And. Coughlin--
He paused abruptly. While he vas
speaking he had been moving slowly
| about the room with a thoughtful
gaze on the floor.
| Now he had stopped and was look
ing at point where the edge OF the
carpet met one OF the walls He
pressed 1t lightly with the toe OF one
of his shoes, then he stopped ano
! fumbled with the carpets edge. A
moment later he drew back sharply
and looked at the tip of his right
Thumb. Seeing IL was not bleeding
| he took a little knife from one of his
ipockets and opened from it d nail
lfle. With this he pried from under
the edge of the carpet a piece OF
metal. After picking this up nc rose,
Hight above the table. examined the
object critically. his companions rose
] and glanced at the metal curiously
II Was stee! and about eight inches
long Despite the fact that il p
!peared to be round. il had four SHARP
have been broken off something
measured a. little less than half ar
inch across. From the top II grad
ually diminished until II came TO q
| lsharp, fine. two-edged point
| What do you make of that. ca p
Itain?" Coughlin asked wondertngly.
| Rennison took an envelope from one
Of the pockets of his coat and passed
a corner Of it over one Of the edges OF
the metal
Fairly sharp he muttered as ht
examined the cut it had made in the
paper. TITS lucky l didn't cut my
thumb with It when I tried to take il
from under the carpet"
TT looks like the blade of one o.
those fancy stilettos the Italians
!carry." Towndrow unused. ITS &
cincli. though. Claiming didn't come
TO his death by that"
"oh. no." Rennison assented alb
Istractedly. But I was about TO sug.
gest to Coughlin that he ask Dr. AL.
bertson to make his autopsy report
to Capt Merschon as much before
midnight as possible
I'll get In touch with him at once
,captair." the detective answered.
Laying a hand or one OF the shoul.
ders of Coughlin. Rennison said:
We'll, old man. here's where oul
paths separate for the time being
me through Merschon. Call up the
office at least once an hour
(. In a few.moments the detective va:
L II nave 10 get 10 MerSchon soon,
! Towndrow said little irritably
! I'm sorry to have kept you here Sc
ilong.' Rennison replied. but when
asked you to come with me I had {
treason for it. ] had no time before
IIleaving Horsford and the others &c
the destruction of the Dragonfiy a
Haynerville. suspected then. ane
i am satisfied now, that the circuIn
/ stances incident to the destruction o.
the Dragonny We're Intimately relatee
! with those with which We have to dt
in the Weymouthshire affair. Wher
I say Intimately 1 mean that the TIVE
incidents were not the results of tht
Operations of two groups of conspira
stors. but of one directing hand-s
1.-TWO confederates."
THE same idea has been in my
inind," said Towndrow thoughtfully
THE Dragonfiy was destroyed by al
explosion at $3.50 this morning."
Yes"
And at the time Charming left tn,
iDragonfiy, at o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon, the motor boat and all it con
tanned was formally turned over t
officials of the government"
then was sealed by Capt Reifsnydel
of the naval bureau of experimental
tion. under the personal direction O.
/ Rear Admiral Longiey. one OF th'
naval officers representing the de
partment at the test. At o'clocl
this morning an official inspection
showed the seals to be still intact"
] During the night there had been nj
guard on the Dragonfy?"
I; NO. But around her had beer
thrown a Gordon OF guard boats-twt
submarines. destroyer and fou
small motor vessels. BY the crew
/ of these she was carefully watched
through the night. The shipyard. OF
which the Dragonfiy was anchored
was also carefully patrolled"