Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-10-23

sort of an accident"
1t was left to Carl Peterson to de-
eide matters
Nothing is easer," he remarked
suavely, and his eyes were still fixed
on Drummond. I'VE are discussing,
my young friend" he continued, rails
ing his voice slightly, "the best way Of
getting rid of you dad your charming
wife. | regret that she must share
your fate, but | see no way out Of it,
To keep her permanently about the
premises would be too great an incOn-
venience; and since we can't let her
go without involving ourselves in N
pleasant notOriety, | fear-as | said
that she must join you. My friend
Yulowski wishes TO bayOnet you both,
and bury you in the grounds. He has
done lot Of that sort of thing in his
time, and | believe | am right in stat
Ing that his hand has not lost its cum
ming since leaving Russia. \ little
out Of practice, perhaps: but the re-
suit Is the same. On the other hand
Souhl ZIduONu, NHOlh SOt hIIoN VI
old, quite rightly points out that there
are the members of your ridiculous
gang who know about him, and might
very easily find out about me. And
when in few days your motor car is
h0isted out Of the water, and is traced
by the registration number as being
yours, he fears that not only may he
find things very awkward, but that a
certain amount of unenviable and un-
desirable limelight may be thrown on
this part Of the country, and inciden-
tally on this house. AS my friend
Zadowa most justly observed-we
want an accident: real good bona
tide accident, which will relieve the
world Of your presence and will bring
no scorching glare Of publicity upon
this house or any of my confreres
who remain in England. You may re-
call that that was my original idea,
only you seem In the most eXtraOr-
dinary way to have escaped from be-
ing drowned. Still, as far as it goes,
we have a very good foundation to
DulIu vi. 1OuI pSICSlNCu DS
the gentleman of limited intelligence
who works the bridge--went over the
edge. You were duly perceived In it.
Strangely enough, his eyesight must
have been defective-Or else he was
so flustered by your amazing action
that he was incapable of noticing
everything at such a moment. Be
cause he actually failed to see that
your charming wife was seated beside
you. In the moment Of panic when
she realized you had tainted, she
leant forward doubtless to try and
throw out the clutch Yes"-his.
eyes, cold and eXpresSiOnleSs, were
turned momentarily on Phyllis-"I
think that is what she must have done
That accounts for the not very intel
But that she was there is certain.
Because, Captain Drummond, both
bodies will be recovered from the
river the day after tomorrow, shall
we say? some two or three miles
downstream"
He was leaning forward, his elbows
on the table-and for the first time
Drummond understood something of
the diabolcal hatred which Peterson
felt for him. He had never shown 1t
before he was far too big man
ever to betray his feeling unneces-
sarily. But now, as he sat facing him,
gently rubbing his big white hands to-
gether, Drummond understood.
Thank you a thousand times" he
repeated In the same gentle voice.
And since you are so concerned about
the matter, | will tell you my plan In
some detail. l need hardly say that
any suggestions you make on any
points that may strike you will receive
my most careful attention. When the
car crashed into the water it carried
you and your wife with it. You were
both hurled out as the car plunged
into the water and somewhat naturally
you were both thrown forward. Head
foremost, you will note, DrummOnd,
yea left the car-and your heads
struck the stOnework of the opposite
pier with sickening force, just before
you reached the water. In fact, a
marked feature of the case, when
this dreadful accident Is reported in
the papers, will be the force with
which you both struck that pier Your
two heads were terribly battered In
fact, l have but little doubt that the
coroner will decide. when yOur bodies
are recovered some few miles down
stream-that you were not In reality
drowned, but that the terrific impact
on the stone pier killed you instantly.
Do you think it's sound up to date?'
II think It's id unsound," re-
marked Drummond languidly. IF you
propose to take me and endeavor to
make my head impinge on stone
wall, someone is going to get thick
ear. Besides the bridge iSn't open