Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-22

| but. with a sudden prenonTtIon, ne
| dropped the buster on the floor, tore
| open the envelope and read:
Dear Doc.
You told me II was in Bernhard
case with you & could not quit. II
| has took a new turn & | am on it.
| Cant tell wet!rer back days or 2
wks Will write or fame YOU. Eliot
| likely arrests Rupert Ashe amy
| minnit. All a mistake but he has
got strong case on evidence old
| Henry Carp & Sim Perkins il was
that night he hurt his foot make
him tell you IL f. trys 10 help along
his story he IS q old liar anyhow
| | know T.. inocent < If he is took
up you tell District Attorney you
can prove it insid wks make him
| hold young X. on some other
charge like witness so he wont get
!ndlted or ID. y. will be sorry. You
| rever hear me say nothing I cant
prove. Pleas see that inclosed note
gets stgdte TO Miss Mile without
nobody else knowing & IL K. took
up he Will try TO fone you so you
can brake il 10 her. Ii his pa comes
to you look wise d don't say soth-
Ing except that coon as somebody
meaning me gets back who you are
| expecting inside wks you Will have
son out of jdle. Lane knows Zooey
Dorm your house told everything TO
US last night he Toned Mrs. Cayley
this morning l was your deputy /
said ! was not but she discharged
me. No more now from
Yrs. resp.
GEOFFREY PETERS.
=. :. II you should meet up with
Adrian Middleton pleas tell him
been I lola 81
but will be along later don't let
nobody know what 1 am up to. C. p.
"Consarn him" DR.. Hood ex-
claimed aloud How could | let
| anybody know what he is up 10
when l don't know myself? What's
more, don't believe he does,
either"
The good doctor had reason to
change his mind, however, for as
lie stood staring from the extra
ordinary epistle, he had just read.
; IN one hand, to the little folded note
/ In tho othe4, the telephone rang.
Dropping both missives on the table,
! he went to the instrument and took
down the receiver.
This is DR.. Hood" A dignified
hut shaken masculine voice came to
MN over the wire. MY son Rupert
wished me to get into immediate
communication with you. He has
| just been arrested on suspicion in
connection with the murder Of
| Joseph Bernhard
| Al that precise moment the medi-
cal examiners self elected DEPUTY
| was seated behind the railing in the
Homicide Bureau at Police Head
Quarters. n gTizzled elderly man Of
! massive build was looking him over
~ tlIn
shlny yellow shoes to the straw bat
with its nicied brim.
NO, sir. Geoff replied respect
iully but dogSedly to question which
had Just been addressed to him.
1 amt carryin' no credentials nor
no badge and l won't need none
when Detective Allen gifts here. If
your let somebody tell him there's
u teller -Waitin' to find out when he
wants the new floor laid in his cell
lar reckon he'll understand"
Allen? Let's see" The inspector
iummaGed among some papers on
MS desk. Il loaned him To the
medical examiner on murder case
out on Long Island. 50 Won ray
have rather II long wait"
is that So. sir?' CeofTs calm
hovine eyes surveyed the veteran
I WIN no change of expression.
ou've got mother detective here
that I'm better 'quaintcd With bur
didn't s'pOsc he'd he round so T
asked for Allen first. The other
ones name is Lyons"
Ihen you're from Sunny Beach.
are YOU? Hanged If | don't think
you re the hick Sherlock-h'm,"
Inc inspectors turned suddenly to a
Hounscr man seated at another
W ,,.S klrk, get Lyons. will YOU,
"neh ana You come up to the city?"
On The 2:20 train sir Geoff sa W
mat further attempts To preserve
IN incOgnito would II fruitIess
My names Peters anDrm a car-
pehter ana mason when | work Mt
my reg lar trade and don't git TO
illNln up in other folks business :,
Aou re some fast worker when
YOU do that. though" The in
Spector laughed and held ont his
hand. Lyons has been telling me
an aHout you. 1t was You who got
me first dope on that row between
Lane and Bernhard. wasn't it. and
insured 1t out that Lane had gore to
1.'"l Dawn woman for help to get
even Glad to know YOU"
Thank YOU, sir" A suspicion of
a twinkle appeared in Geoff's ewes
KINDER looks as il | got the wronp
SOW by the ear. though. don't it? !
omit maxim no reference to tho
lady, but | was thinkin' q the ar
rest the District Attorneys Teller
made this afternoon"
How the devil do you know
that demanded the inspector
Have YOU had the doctor on the
wire since You hit town."
NO. sir. hut / s'posed mebbe he'd
git warrant soon. seems some ac-
ton was necessary. and when YOU
asked me what train | got | figured
he'd started somethin and YOU
wanted to find out if I'd got wind o.
it. I'm just up here on n little err
rand for the Doc-'Afternoon, Mr..
Lyons
Hello. Peters" Lyons nodded
hriskly. inspector, this is the
man.
Il know. I've just had a sample
Of it" His superior interrupted
with n chucklc. Take him on
over To your desk and see what YOU
can do for him"
Your d. \. has stolen a march on
you. understand" Lyons re-
marked when GeoT had followed
him across the huge room to his
own particular corner of it. You
got one on me. though: when
steamed the Dawn woman up. at
your suggestion. to believe Lane had
double crossed her. | thought YOU
expected her to come clean to us,
but instead you were fixing It for
her 10 go to YOU with the straight
dope. Didn't notice a light delivery
truck right behind her car when you
picked her up so pretty at the cross
reads. did you?'
NO. and your folks didn't notice
10 kind o. 4 ottarmohile trailin'