Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-14
Who's Who in the Story


found. He Is mysteriously murdered
in his home.
PHILLIPA, his beautiful daughter. is
Lady Bountiful of the farm and min
ana believes innocent Of charge OF
forgery, her cousin, and plans to
marry him and settle in the colonies
when he finishes his prison term.
CLINTON MANNERSLEY. heir to the
estate. VINO has sown harmless wild
oats. but declares himself innocent
of the forgery of his uncle's name,
though he cannot convince the latter
He escapes from prison and is dis
covered in the room with his muir
charged with the crime.
MRS. BRITTEN, his old nurse. who be-
lieves him innocent.
JIM, his foster-brother. who is some
what radical miner.
MIR. QUlNTON, austere, executive type
OF man, manager OF the mines and
aspirant for Phillipa's hand.
ILLlNGWoRTH. ambitious police Of
INSPECTOR CoRTELYou. a veteran
Scotland Yard sleuth. who takes up
the case for Clinton.
MARSHALL STEAD, chief cashier
and confidential man for SIR Robert.
The Managers Secret
ooh, how thankful, how grateful
shall be II that can be done, in
spector." exclaimed Phillipa. 1T is,
of course, q monstrous thing that
any one could suspect my un-
fortunate cousin of such a dreadful
crime. | have just been saying to
Mr.. Quinton that any one who really
knew Clinton would recognize that
it is an Impossible thing that he
could have so far forgotten himself
as TOTO have done that. Oh. it is
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
The shrewd eyes glanced at Quin-
tons hard, set face, and the subtle
brain behind them guessed some
thing of the managers secret.
/ Well" he said, turning again TO
| Phillipa, I'VE must keep up heart.
Miss Mannersley. always trust a
| good deal to first impressions, and
my own impression is that the two
witnesses l have heard-your cousin,
SIR Clinton, and the foxy haired
gentleman--were telling the absolute
truth. AT any rate, between our
selves--I take it that this man is n
| friend of the family shall not
trouble my head further about Sir
Clinton in the matter. except by
working in q way which Will clear
| him.
Phillipa's eyes filed with tears.
she felt as if She could have thrown
her arms round the queer little man
with the wrinkled face.
"Oh thank you, thank you thou
sand times. Inspector Cortelyou!"
she exclaimed. That gives me 80
much courage. And you are so
clever that l feel sure you will
clear things up"
"Wbnf limo Din ,o,, rro,o.a - 81
low. inspector" asked Quinton.
Il PROPOSE TO look for the real Gull
prit," replied the inspector quietly,
Find him or her or them, or who
| ever 1t may be, and the case against
Sir Clinton Is At an end.
After | have had an interview
With the police here. Miss Manners
lev, he continued, turning to Phil
1pa again, Il shall go up to the
castle to make some investfpa tibns
and perhaps / may need your helm"
Phiilipa replied that she would be
at his disposal at any time, and as
at that moment her footman came in
10 say that the brougham was wait
ing for her, she prepared to leave
/ the now nearly empty court, Quinton
| ATTENDED her. Inspector Cortelyou.
whose nina was of an extraordinary
aIertness, suddenly took n bold step.
Miss Mannersley" he said. Won
must forgive me. but ali sorts or
seemingly irrelevant questions are
often very relevant in these affairs.
L heard just now, while / was sitting
at the solicitors table there, thai
/ thcre has always been n strong at
tachment between you and your
cousin. You'll pardon M IL | ask Won
IL tnere Is any engagement between
you, ana when IL was made ."
fhillipa answered without hesits
ton. Yes. Inspector Cortelyou," she
SAID, we became engaged the night
before last"
The inspector bowed and Phillipa
ana Quinton went away. And
Cortelyou Knew then what he had
suspected at first, that the strong
laced resolute- looking manager was
IN love with the girl-and he also
knew That until that moment he mad
nol nearu or her promise to her
eousli' lie iittod on his gloves to a
nicely, set his quaint hat on his
i AT 1aunty angle, and went to
impatiently waiting for him.
lllingworth was in stata ~
nerves. He was pacing up and down
Els once when Inspector Corteivou
Joined him. obviously at a loss a. TO
something or other. ~
1ou appear to be worried" snid
the man from Scotland Yard
worried" exclaimed Illineworth
should think so. | wonder whn
wouldn't be-" wiz
What is 1t that's the trouble? ?"
The trouble? The golfers srs
tne trouble replied illingworth'
whenever anything of this sort
happens they seem to go of their
heads-half of EMIL nsver 90 70
work for days now! They'll talk All
day and all night about this-nren-
nents meat and drink to them
AND they'll cause trouble. In fact
they've already started.
Some of 'em have half ki,Iad
Lioney Moore. one of the Witnesses
because he spied on Sir Gilman
IT'S because they're all so IN favar
OF Sir Clinton that I'm afraid i'm
bound to send him to Stelford for
the eight days remand, and The
men are quite capable Of trying To
rescue him." "s W
you So'tei-
Il know what I'm fAikin~ 49,. d.