Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-22


from the Arabian Sishs'-sinsers
from Petrograd. dancers from Africa
and axhtins men from Chicago
The fellows magnificent. At any
Nte.- wilmore remarked
His host smoked furiousiy for . mo-
ment
That's the worst OF these rnuiti-mii-
IIonAIr he declared. They think
they can rule the world. iraffic In hu-
man souls. buy morals. mock At the
Law. We shall seeI''
do you know the thing that found
most Interesting about himT' wiimore
asked.
His black opalx.- the other suggest
ed. You're by the way OF being . col
lector. aren't your
wIlmore shook his head.
The fact that b. is the father OF
oliver Hilditeh's widow"
Francis sat quit. s;ill for a moment
There Was q complete change in his ex-
preston He looked like a man who
has received a shock
Il forgot that be muirered.
Francis met Shopiand one morning
about a week later on his way from
Charges street TO his chambers In the
Temple The detective raised his hat
and would have passed on. but Francis
sccosfed him.
Amy progress. Mr. ShoplsndT' he
inquired
The detective fingered his small.
sandy mustach.. He was an insignia.
csnt-looking little man. undersized.
with thin frame and watery eyes. His
mouth. however. was hard. and there
were teIl-tale little lines al its corners
None whatever | am sorry TO say.
Mr.. Ledsam." he admitted AT pres.
ent We are quite in the dark
You found the weapon. ! hear?'
shopland nodded
-It was just an ordinary service re
volver. dating from the time OF the
war, exactly Ike hundred thousand
others. The Inquiries We were able TO
make from II came TO nothing"
where was II picked upl"
''ln the middle of the waste plot of
ground next to Soto's. The murderer
evidently threw II there the moment he
had discharged IL He must have been
wearing rubber-soled shoes, for not a
soul heard him go"
Francis nodded thoughtfully.
Il wonder" he said. after 4 slight
pause. whether II ever occurred to
you to interview Miss Daisy Hysiop.
the young lady who was with Bidlake
on the night OF his murder?'
Il called upon her the day after.
ward he detective answered.
"she had nothing to say"
Nothing whatever
Indirectly. of course" Francis con-
tinued. the poor girl was the cause Of
his death. II she had not insisted
upon his going out for taxicab. the
man who was lettering about would
probably have never got hold Of him"
The detective glanced up furiively
at the speaker. He seemed to reflect
for a moment.
Il gathered" he said, ''in conversa-
tion with the commlsslonaire. that
Miss Hyslop was little impatient
ht
she was anxious to get TO a bali which
was being given down In Kensington." :"
There was ball, was thereT
Francis asked
''Without doubt" the detective re-
piled. 1T was given by Miss Clara
Bultiwell. She happens to remember
urging Miss Hysiop to come on as
early as possible"
They were walking along the Mall
now. eastward. The detective. who
seemed 10 have been just a saunterer.
had accommodated himself to Francis
destination.
Let me see. there was nothing
stolen from the young mans person.
was there?" Francis asked presently.
Apparently nothing at all. SIR
And ! gather that you have made
every possible inquiry as to the young
mans relations with mis- friendsY
$50 far as one can learn. sir. they
seem TO have been perfectly amicable. .
.'Of course" Francis remarked pres
emily. this may have been quite a
purposeiess affair. The deed may
have been committed by q man who
WAS practically q lunatic. without any
motive or reason whatever"
Precisely SO. sir" the detective
agreed.
But. all the same. don't think ii
was"
Neither do I. sir
Francis smiled slightly.
'Shop!and.' he said. III there is no
further external evidence to be col.
lected. sugges; that there is only one
person likely to prove Of awtstance."
And that one person. sir7'
/ Miss Daisy Hysiop."
The young indy whom have Al
ready seenr'
Francis nodded.
The young lady whom you have al
ready seem" he assented. AT the
se,po ,i,,,a Shar.ianI y,,prt