Evening star., 1923-06-14

tate. and your knowledge would be
invaluable: Also, IL you will. Mrs.
Peyton. I'd like you to engage SER
In fact. please look after the house
want to do first. Find the man
who killed my cousin. never shall
feel right in taking and using his
everything in my power TO discover
his murderer"
ut may be a case OF suicide" sue-
gested Attorney Cray, who was mar
roWiy watching the speaker.
No-sir-ee! First place, as near as
can figure it out. my cousin was not
the man 20 take his own life Also he
was on the eve Of taking a fine posi- :
tlon as college president-also he was
! about to marry a beautiful lady. why
worry? And too-and this is to me
| the strongest argument against the
suicide theory-lve read lots of de-
| tective stories-you needn't sniff Mr..
| Cray, those stories are often founded
on fact--and many OF them hinge on
| the mystery of sealed room. often
book starts out with a situation just
| like this; man found dead. Room
locked up: No weapon about. Muir
or suicide? And. listen here; in
variably the solution is murder. Yes,
| isir-invariably! Why Cause suit
| eide is a mighty scarce article. You
/ dont find human nature putting an
l
worthwhile human nature. Your
suicides are weak men. down and out
ers. Ignorant. half-baked chaps Not
fine, outstanding men such as John
Warlng; You know that, Mr.. Cray?"
] Yes" the attorney nodded. That's
| certainly so. Mr.. Trask. And. any-
way. If you're going to make inyes
| tigations you have to start on the
| theory OF murder"
! Just that exactly" Trask agreed
l
actual proof Of suicide. why then. we
know where we're at"
Lockwood looked at Trask and lis
tened to him with interest He wa.
with all his knowledge of characteri.
cation couldn't quite place him
Al nrst' lockwood had felt an in
stinctive dislike, the newcomer had
oeen so patiently pleased with his in.
herItance. and so evidently insincere
in his mourning. But this sensible
| straightforward insistence on ayeng.
ing his cousins murder-if it were
murder.raised Trask in Lockwood's
estimation. and he concluded to re.
least.
You have the case in charge. Mr.
Cray" Trask went on. "and I wan,
you TO push it-push IL. sir. Get heir
tective. II that's the proper caperS
but; get results. Results. that's
What I'm after. Here's my idea
osck oasy as yoa ana can do pon all you G. Ssn
] things through. And then-if Won
can't find the criminal, after due ef-
fort. then. we'll give up the hunt
That That's ,; my idea Do all you can-and
VERY well, Mr.. Trask." Cray re-
piled. II understand. and I'll do as
you say. -Ghen you have the time
to devote to it. I'll give YOU a history
"The time is now. Mr.. Cray. And
! your history must be put in a nut
shell: The, circumstances of John
| Warnings death I know: Also. ]
er. So tell me your decisions to
"I fear. we have made no decision
Mr.. Trask: As a matter of fact the
esiasuf esi6sui' diIection to do1e points in most
pHaVEh what! You're deferred from Jus
| tice because evidence points in q
| painful direction! My stars. Cray
is that the way you detect in New
But evidence may be false. and i,
is unwise to accuse without certainty
Helen Peyton. and all turned to look
and in a low tone.
t,. think tod,%. ought to. just found II
"of course you must tell it. Miss
Peyton." Trask said, dictatorially
| "Out with it!''
well" Helen spoke to Cray. "you
know Mr. Lockwood rubbed off some
marks from this chair the morning
after-after we found DR.. waring."
| "Yes. they were without doubt in.
| dtcative marks. What do you know
about them?" Cray looked at her
earnestly. for he had great interes
in the act Of the secretarys.
| "They were the marks made by the
buttons on the back OF the dress Miss
Austin wore today"
| Continued Tomorroyv).