Evening star., 1923-12-14
ABOVE SUSPICION
By Robert Orr Chipperfeld.
Author Of ~The Second Bullet" unseen Hands"
"The Trigger of Conscience"
Robert
Copyright. 1928. by Robert NJ Mcbride & Co.

annoyance" There was a Significant
hint in the country Doctors voice
| that was not lost on his vis-a-vis, ana
she Shuddered.
"I am more than anxious to give
the authorities any help in my power
II my brother was-was done 10
death, but I can scarcely realize II.
| she murmured. HE was man OF
dominant personality and quick tenn
per. and as such many people FOUND
him naturally antagonistic.. put l
| never heard of any personal enemy
| of his, certainly none who would have
taken his life! went to my, room
at few minutes past IL last
| night-my daughter had already re-
| tired--and 1 was almost Immediately
| followed by Miss Vera Sherwood, our
| guest. who had paused for moment
| to say goodnight to my brother in
| the library. She chatted with me for
perhaps ten or fifteen minutes before
she left me, and then l went at once
to bed. l cannot believe that so soon
| AFTER"
She paused as II overcome by her
| emotions. and DR.. Hood waited for a
| brief space before he asked:
"Mr. Bernhard went to the city yes
terday. did lie not? VIII you please
tell me, Mrs. Cayley, everything that
| happened, no matter how trivial.
| from the moment of his return? Did
he come by train or in his car. and
was he alone?"
HE motored out by himself reach
ing here about half-past 5. and said
that Mr.. Lane, who was to have ac-
| companied him, had been detained.
but would follow later in his own car
for dinner. l refer to Mr.. ]. Stone
| ham Lane, my brothers closest friend
and his associate, I believe. In several
financial deals. although they had
formed no actual business partner
ship. Mr.. Lane did not arrive until
nearly Z. and we dined almost imme-
diately."
There were no other guests except
the lady you have already mentioned"
yes. A young man with whom
my daughter had been golf1ng at the
country club in the afternoon.
You probably know the family. doc
tor" Mrs. Cayley's lips had uncon-
sciously frightened. and her interro-
gator nodded.
THAT made yourself. this Miss
Sherwood. your daughter, Mr.. Benk-
ard. Mr.. Lane and young Mr.. Ashe-
Just six in ail--at dinner?"
That was all. We dined most in
formally, for my house is scarcely
finished and my full staff OF servants
not yet engaged. Carp and Letitia
have been with me for years. but
| Mazeppa. the cook. only entered my
service a few weeks ago, when we
moved down here to Sunny Beach"
About last night. Mrs. Cayley." the
doctor prompted her gently. Did
everything seem quite as usual dur
ing dinner?"
"Oh, quite" Mrs. Cayleys eyes
opened wide. We sat in the patio
the terrace doors. We could not
make use of the terrace itself. for
the special concrete, or whatever il
is that the stone mason, Geoffrey, has
Just paved IL with. had not yet dried
and hardened. But after young Mr..
Ashe left-which was early. about 9
o'clock-my daughter and Mr.. Lane
strolled out into the garden while
Miss Sherwood. my brother and l
went into the drawing room, where
Miss Sherwood played for us. Are all
these details necessary. doctor? They
seem so inconsequential in view of