Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03

the table and bent over one with the
magnifying glass. But Tomas was
quicker. Good Gad"' he said softly.
1.-The single scratch"
Reggie examined them. Yes. One
scratch he said, at last, and COM
pared them with the bullet that killed
Julian Brase. Which is the same
scratch. And that's that He lay
back. in his chair ard smiled. There's
your case. Tomas"
And again Tomas said. Good Cad
Yes. ] always told you Warnham
had his uses
What has Warnham got to do with
it?".
'"He went out and told Roger there
was some catch about the revolver.
So Roger thought he'd better put his
out of the way. And here we are"
Yes, SIR said Bell. But what
about this fellow. Arnold?"
.'Oh. Arnold. He only wanted to
save Flora Brase. He believes she
did it. of course. I dare say, she'll
| forgive him.
Tomas said something about Mr..
| Arnold. Tomas went out to wrestle
with chief constable who was in.
credulous. bewildered, and. at last.
anxious to oblige. For the rest OF
that night Sergt. Harland kept watch
on the house Of Roger Brase.
EARLY in the morning Inspector
warnham called there and arrest
ed Roger Brase as the murderer of
his brother. 1t was reported by the
accompanying constable that their
drive back to Horsbury was terrible.
so wild were the reproaches of Roger
Brase at Warnham's false friendship.
so fiercely morose Inspector Warn
ham.
Taking the morning air at the door
of the White Bull. MIR. Fortune and
Supt. Bell watched that car pass.
mot nice man, Bell" said Mr.. For
tune, and went into breakfast.
1--WE been wondering what set him
on to do murder, SIR"
well. go back to the beginning.
The two of them, Julian, the heir to
an estate that was loaded with debt;
Roger. the younger brother. Both of
EN- went the pace. Julian catches
an heiress. His marrying clears the
estate. but. if he had child, Julian
would be cut out.
He didn't. and there was plenty of
money going. Roger came i'm for his
share. Then the wife found her hus-
band was a wrong 'un. and money
got scarce. You heard her say Julian
wanted money and she turned him
down. Julian went off to tell Roger.
No more money out of Julian's wife.
But. if Julian was to die. the estate.
the cleared estate. would come to
Roger. Julian and Mrs. Julian were
In 81 1Ar
Arnold in the offing. If Julian was
murdered, lots of the best people, like
the rector's wife, would suspect Mrs.
Brase. 1t ought to be pretty easy TO
put it on her. That's how it looked
to Julian. So he shot. A clever fell
low. Quite clever fellow. But lit
tie timid.''
'"Timid. STRIP Bell gasped.
We'll. it was all going nicely, but
he wasn't comfortable. He had TO
get Julian's revolver and put it up on
the hill His error"
He'd have got away with it, if
these WesseX police had handled the
case"
yes. l wonder how many clever
fellows do get away with it?"
At this point Tomas arrived.
Just reconstructing the crime.
Lomas," Reggie smiled.
My word.' said Tomas, and drank
cup of coffee with visible effort.
Fresh air and gentle exercise"
Reggie advised him. land you won't
Know Yourself at lunch. Come on.
I'm going 10 Brase."
Some villagers capped from the road
az the drawn blinds of Roger Brase's
mouse. Want to go in, sir?" Bell
said, as Reggie stopped the car.
Il want IN into tho
Supt. Bell. introducing himself 70
the frightened housekeepar. asked for
the Key. Mr.. Brase had no key. The
garage stood in n shrubbery away
from the house. a little experiment
on the lock by Bell persuaded il to
open: Reggie pulled the dust sheet
OFT the little car within.
Sturton Vaudeville, two scatter
Gorham tires. You'll find marks to
NJ that on the track from the village
through the park. Open the doors
wide. will you? Yes. There are blood
stains on the seat and the floor
car" 'A' MS
DO you think the man was killed
in here, sir?"
oh. no, no. Remember the sand.
NO. On that afternoon Julian came TO
the house. and our china merchant
saw MN go IN. Nobody sow him go
out. Where did he go? To see the
grounds? Let us see brother Rogers
grounds. They walked across a tennis
lawn. through the garden. and beyond
the garden into rough ground, where
heather and furze grew amid broken
patches of sand.
Here Sam joined them. want to
see where he hid the pistol. sir? This
way"
But Reggie wandered off by him.
self. They found him in a little hollow,
contemplating a clump of gorse.
Look. Something has lain i'm there"
The bushes were twisted and broken.
Something that left threads on the
gorse." He collected them carefully.
Brown wooden threads. And Julian
was in brown tweed" He stirred the
loose sand. peered here and there,
stopped and picked up a cartridge
case. Service ammunition. Marked
BY the ejector with a deep nick SINH
lar TO that in the cartridge fired from
brother Rogers revolver. Well. well,''
He smiled serene. But suddenly his
smile faded. "Oh. my aunt. Look A
woman was coming-a plump. i'm.
portant woman I'm black, at full speed
THE retcor's wife, Mr.. Tomas will
now explain himself TO the rector's
wife" He fled.
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