Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-03-30
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I.-John BARLEY, noted Grim
inal investigator, recently returned from
Secret Service work during the war, Is
asked by the governor Of New York 70
berry OF the Robert Slyke home at Circle
Lake, near Saratoga Peculiar clrcum.
stances of the case interest Baruey, ano
he acceptA
CHAPTER n-with his friend Pelt.
BARLEY goes to Circle Lake, the pair
becoming the guests of Bob Currie, an
old friend. The three visit the siyke
home. Slyke apparently resents Bartieys
coming. saying. he is satisfied the two
men in prison for the attempted robbery
were guilty BARLEY 10 not. Next morn
ing siyks is found dead In bed. apparent
ly having shot himself.
CHAPTER I1;-Miss Potter. the s;ssa dsso
chief, Roche, and the family physician
self. but BARLEY insists he was murdered
investigating, Barley nnds evidence tnal
Slyke, after q card party he had given
was shot on the tower Of the house, Vn-
dressed, and placed in bed During nis
absence from the room someone removes
the revolver from Sykes hand.
CHAPTER IVA boy working in the
garage asserts he heard a shot during the
night, apparently "in the air." of course
really on the tower.
CHAPTER v.-Pelt starts out to inter
view the members of the card party. He
finds to his surprise that Slyke, apparent
ly wealthy broker. had offered to sell his
friends whisky. He finds evidence that
the men in jail for attempted robbery OF
CHAPTER vI.-Returning from q visit
to Saratoga, BARLEY, Pelt and Curris
come upon q large motor truck truck witnSst S,a
covered endeavoring to ascertain the
license numbsr, and fred on. The truck
gets away. The three come upon 2 long
is new. and BARLEY picks It. They and
the vault stored with whisky, and also
the revolver which had been found In
Sykes hand. man. seemingly well well
they detain him. It La Sykes missing
chauffeur A detective, working for the
revenue department. arrives and taxes
charge Of the vault
CHAPTER vU.-Aftsr considering all
the mysterious angles of the case. Bart
ley apparently reaches no conclusion az
deals in whisky had something TO 90
with It. Miss Potters Arm belief In the
'oui)a board" and spiritualism also
seems to interest him.
CHAPTER vIII-BArtlsy continues his
search for evidence, and apparently nIds
some things he considers OF value. Tns
inquest opens Doctor King, who ID the
coroner, a war veteran, and who hAc
been shell-shocked, conducts It. A heavy
thunderstorm is In progress. Doctor
Webster called in consultGt ton, tsstinss
he believes Slyks was murdered
Bartley was in his room changing
his suit for luncheon, when tele-
phone call came for him. When he
raturnad he told me- that the call had
been from Mr. Sykes lawyer. He
had 'phoned him, BARLEY said, that
among the papers In the safe was an
envelope with ten thousand dollars
in bills in it, and that the bank had
Informed him that, on the day OF our
arrival Slyke had deposited thirteen
thousand dollars with them.
While this was interesting news,
could not see that 1t was Of any i'm
portance to us, and said as much to
BARLEY. He half smiled AS he re
minded me that ten thousand dollars
was a lot Of money to keep In the
house, and added that 1t was strange
that Slyke should deposit thirteen and
retain another ten In his house. he
wondered if his keeping the money
had any relation to the visitor that
ne was expecting. At any rate, the
man had not gotten the money, II that
had been what he was after.