New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
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1 "They haven't asked yet" sai
 Roger Neville.
 1 Lacking the initiative that ha
 led Tite Riggs to investigate fo
 himself the possibilities or prob
 abilities of Sears connection wit
 the Folsom case. Dan Pelton pu
 the matter from his mind and de
 voted his afternoon to golf.
 He was not on the deck when ;
 tall. dark-eyed man appeare'
 there and immediately made him
 self at home in | certain pleasan
 corner. which Robin Sears hat
 held against other would-be occu
 pants for this very purpose. Secluded corners of the deci
 of the Hotel Majusaca were great
 ly liked by individuals or small
 groups who wished to be alone and when at last Croydon Scar
 and his guest arrived. Robin 1 Sears was relieved. for he hat been the target for envious glance' from those who considered him self ishly inclined.
 He had met Stone before though not recently. and he looked with interest at the grave-facee quietly moving man whose eyes however, darted about everywhere and took in everything. CHAPTER xXxvI1 With Croydon Sears and Elem. ing Stone came also Tite Riggs who was deeply impressed W'r Stones charm. having expected a much more prosaic and business like parsonage.
 For Fleming Stone was one who, to a marked degree. took color from his surroundings.
 And now, at sight of the sea and the intervening boardwalk with its blare of color and sound as we'll as the gay hustle of the imm ediate crowd on the hotel deck, Stones rather careworn air dropped from him. and he smiled with the delight of child at the spectacle.
 "Never been here before" he explained, taking 1t all in rapidly. as he seated himself. I've been to the New England coast resorts and the southern and western ones, But never before chanced on New Jerseys shores. Most attractive. too. We'll. I suppose that's the spot where the body was found" and he swept his arm vaguely toward the wide expanse of sea.
 That's about It." agreed croy- don Sears. But ! say. old, man. if you'd rather take holiday to- day and not even consider 'ne case until tomorrow. just say 50.
 "oh no. I'd rather hear the de- tails right off. Then we can nave sea food dinner, and then we can have a bout at the bright lish's or whatever they offer by way or evening entertainment. Then we can come pack here and settie down to the real work Tn hand.
 Stones pleasant smNe rested on Robin, and all at once the boy 1e'l confide ence and surety that there va. no further trouble in store for his father with a man liKe 1ha' at the helm.
 So with a light heart he went off in search of his Angel. ana the three men settled down to con- of their case.
 Don't think I'm mind-wander- ing if I gaze about" Stone said' "I love to aosoro tnese sights and sounds. and instead or distracting my attention they heip to concentrate It."
 "You know. of course. the main details of the Folsom murder: said Sears.
 eyes All that was in the ra- nar.. and all that I could piece out myself from the newspaper That's all. What else can you tell me-"
 "" Sears said. twill tell you my own personal and individual with the matter, and then Riggs will tell you what nc knows or thinks about other peo- pie"
 "You have a personal and in diyidual connection with 1t. then: /: Stone asked.
 "Yes, or I shouldn't have called vou down here in such haste. I've no desire to be arrested. and US a thing that may easily come about. Unless We head off the energetic and truth-seekins police- men,"
 "They are after you?"
 "very much after me. You see, Fleming. lied"
 Did 1t pay?"
 "1t begins to look as If 1t didn't but that's for you to pass opinion on. You see. the inquiry na;ural- hinges largely on the question of the weapon
 "TheA know about that don't they?" :,
 "Yes: that is. they assume. and doubtless truly. that the p!chaq found in the ocean Is the one that killed Folsom. Now, they know also that I bought two daggers that night in the same place that the deadly weapon was. presum- ably, bought. They know that have those two daggers here sin my possession. and they have no further interest in them. But they have a deep interest in the man who bought what Is called bundle at the same shop later the same evening"
 "They don't know who he was?"
 "So: and of late they have come to tue conclusion that 1t was 1.'
 "It wasn't?"
 "No, it wasn't. I mean the mur- dercr wasn't. But l did return 70 that shop later that evening. ana