The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-11

him. am merely giving you faota
and II Hho has played fass and loose
with.hlm, many other and more rcct'
less men than no appears TO DO have
lost their heads over her In Europe,
ma my foreign agents have kept mo
Informed, alneo that old yenncr NJ.
fair In Cleveland"
"iImr' Barry exclaimed thought.
fully. Speaking OF that case. Mr..
Griswold. did that misguided young
man havo any relatives except his
father"
NE, When old Venner died about
five years ago he left all his money
10 his law partner. Scully."
And young Mrs. Nenner. the one
who died insane; who woro her PEG
plo7 What was her maiden Manner
II don't know, She had mot young
venner while visiting some school
friends, but on that point my memory
Ia vague. None OF her own people
came forward at the time OF the
elopement and when her mind gave
way Il was old yenner who had her
placed In the sanltarium."
mir. Grlswold." Barry leaned FOR.
ward impressivcly toward the man
who stood before him. You realize.
of course. that any help you may be
able TO give Us will DO helping your,
SELF as well.
You had the strongest motive for
killing her and tho testimony Of
others show that you had plenty OF
time after leaving her Ia rage 10
return here for a pistol. climb. down
tho fire escape. rush 10 that vacant
house next door, OF which you pos.
sess tho keys. and from one of Us
windows fire tho deadly shot thru
one OF her lighted windows"
Great heavenaF' gnsped Grlswold
You know I'm innocent. sergeant
for II I'd meant 10 put her out OF the
way l could have done SO long age
and saved tho thousands upon thou
sands that she has wrung from me.
THAT vacant house Is out OF the
question unless someone broke In
for the only keys 70 II are In ms
office and my clerk can testify that
they have remained undisturbed for
months IN n s,ronghox under his
charge. II someone had no, con
ccaled himself In her studio Itself
during her absence for dinner there
remains only tho fire escape"
no ono could have come up "a,
fro escape without being seen bs
Policeman Boyle. who stood Just be
low, that has been established.
Barry added. atill with deliberate In
tent; Suppose he had been concealed
on the fire escape for some ilttl,
time before Boyle appeared on hi,
rounds, no must stlil after the erin,
have assembled instead OF going dnwt
10 the street level and where coult
he have gouef IL has been proyet
that tho roof offered no means d
shelter. / can vouch for Professor
somyonoy, and Miss shaw was IL
her studio at tho time. so there re
mains only your apartment.
CHAPTER X
The venerable house which has
once held tho law offices Of Vcnnel
4 seuliy had long since given place
10 a modern business block.
Fourteen years was indeed q Ions
time, as Griswold had said. but sculi,
would surely recall the details OF IN
tragedy which had made him hl
partners heir. However. when Ser
geant Barry had run tho ramus o
stenogrnphers and found himself be
hind the door marked Philip sculil
Private" he saw confronting him
wellgrOomed young man who cbvi
ously had not reached tho age Of 90
! Tho young man rose and extonae,
an affabio hand.
"Mr. Bary7 what can I DO 10
you. hir7"
lie paused ms Barry shook his head
I'm afraid Two made a mistake
I've como well recommended. but /
was 10 another Mr.. scully. lav
partner Of tho late Mr.. vcnncr."
| Indeed take Il that you arc
stranger here. Mr.. Barry. You ar
referring TO my father. Daniel seuily
but he gave up active practice som
five years ago. I took his place.
There are some things from whlcl
man cannot retire" Barry inter
ruptcd. II como well recommended
by the district attorney OF New
York city.
Continued In Our Next Issuel
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