Evening star., 1923-02-07

II heard voices in room upstairs.
and / ran up to the second floor. A
woman. wringing her hands. told me
her husband had killed himself.
told her I represented the police. and
went into the room. 1t was IL
brary. I recognized Capt. Reifsnyder.
who was sitting on a chair in front
breast Blood still was flowing from
a wound in the middle of his fore
head. He was dead. on the floor
beside him lay pistol. In front of
him. on the desk. slip of paper lay
beside a cane. 1t was sword cane.
captain. and the blade was out. The
point of the blade was missing and
then I knew. captain. the missing
point was the one you had picked up
in that room in the Weymouthshire."
But the paper--the paper" Hors-
ford demanded. stridently.
1T was this note-signed by Capt.
Rennison."
Horsford seemed to be bereft of the
shon took the paper from the de-
tective's extended hand. Merschon
glanced at Rennison, who. nodding.
said:
Read it aloud. captain"
Towndrow. leaning forward. grip
ped the arms of his chair and gazed
fiXedly at Rennison. as Merschon
read:
Sir: The papers which were placed
Ia this stick for transmission to you
have been found and appropria ted
by a representative of the War De-
know that in taking this cane from
the Guilford house your Identification
as confederate in the perpetration
Of the murder and robbery in the
Hotel WeymouthShire this afternoon,
has been made complete.
Signed) George RenniSon,
Captain, L. S. A.
Totterins to Merschon. Horsford
snatched the note from his hand
n-Rennison-what does
this mean" the Assistant Secretary
demanded. hoarsely. What was il
YOU meant when you wrote, the
papers which were placed in this
stick for transmission to YOU have
been found and appropriated by a
representative of the War Depart
ment?'"
From an inside pocket Of his coat
tennison drew out the sheets which
Miriam Warburton had seen him
writing upon as they passed through
the typewriting machine in her room
I have them. Mr.. Horsford." he
answered quietly.
CIutching the sheets. Horsford un-
r0ided them with shaking fingers
lie saw the checkered heart and the
closely typewritten pages behind it
rs ne glanced at them. one by one
Hawkshurst and Merschon watched
MN eagerly. The Secret Service man
continued to gaze at Rennison. how
ever. As Rennison watched Hors-
iord. his features were expression
less.
Horsford. fumbling the crinkIing
sneetS. nodded repeatedly and cleared
his throat.
Yes" he, said. in. a quivering voice.
res gentlemen. they are here"
CHAPTER Xxx.
THE RENNISON WAY
For several moments no word was
spoken Those who had risen re-
turned to their chairs. Horsford,
whose agitation now seemed to be
subsiding. took long wallet from,
one or his pockets and slipped into
this the sheets Rennison had given
10 him. Coughlin, sitting on the edge
OF his chair. continued to mop his
face with his handkerchief The
secret service man was the first TO
speak.
We'll. Rennison. you've turned the
trick" Towndrow muttered But
how?'
Yes. Rennison. let's have it"
Hawkshurst said. THE recovery of
those papers was the main thing. of
course. and it seems pretty clear that
teffsnyder was confederate of the
person who killed and robbed Chan
ming. But who was that person?
From what Towndrow told US con-
rerning his experience with you at
the Weymouthshire, we have had rea-
son to believe you suspected that the
perpetrator of the crime was a
woman. Merschon tells us, however.
that when he had you on the teIe-
phone a couple of hours ago you as
sured him there was no woman in
volved. Where does this mysterious
person who posed as Mrs Enderbrook
fit in the case? BY whom was Chan
ming murdered and robbed"
Rennison. hesitating. looked mood
lily at pattern he was tracing on
the carpet with the ferule of his cane.
The person who caused the death
of Claiming and took from the body
the sheets of paper containing the
secret of his invention is not punish
able" he replied
Not punishable:" exclaimed Hawks
hurst, as all eyed the young Army
officer with expressions of astonish
ment
Great heaven, man, are you mad? ?"