New Britain herald., 1927-05-12
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What about other servants?
 They are all at our home in Chicago"
 "They receive bequests under Mir. Folsom's will?p
 Two or three do. But they are small lesacies. Oh. the servants are out of the question"
 "Who does benefit by the will?"
 "Only myself, Mir. Pelton. my nephew, and MT. Roger Neville. We each get about one-third of Gar rett's estate.'
 And as I exclude you. because you loved your brother. and l ex- clude Mir. Pelton, because you tell me he was in New York at the time. that leaves only Mir. Neville 10 be discussed. What about him?"
 T cant believe Roger Neville killed Garrett-I've no reason to think he did-but that is one of the things we must find out. As you know, the man who did kill him must be some one who knew him. and for some reason wanted to put him out of the way. Now. I know of no reason for Roger Ne vile desiring Garrett's death. yet l suppose that side of it must be look ed into"
 "She suspects Neville" Tite Riggs assured himself. but aloud he said:
 That's right, Miss Folsom. We must view it from every angle. Had your brother any romance in his life? Especially an unhappy one?"
 Not to my knowledge" she re- piled. after moments hesitation. He may have had. There. again, is road to be followed"
 "Yes. certainly. Now-but I'm sure Mir. Folsom was in no way financially embarrassed or want ing for money"
 He positively was not. He had plenty and of late had had some good fortune of some sort that had, or was about to. bring him in an immense sum. All these things you can find out when you investigate his business, but feel sure our way does not lie in such paths. I think it was some per sonal enemy or some miserable coward who killed him in some spirit of petty revenge or imagined injury"
 "Was he-excuse me--but was Mr. Folsom ever, to your knowl- edge, a victim of bIackmail?"
 T am not offended-never hesi- tate to speak frankly to me. So far as I know he never was an moved in that way. but it may have been. Innocent men are black mailed. I've no doubt"
 "They surely are. So we must try every trail we can think of. Mir. Folsom has travelled lot, hasn't he?"
 "Yes, and he had lately spent three years abroad. He had been back from that trip only short time"
 Then, for all we know. this tragedy may be the result of some episode or trouble that happened while he was abroad"
 Ut well may be. But that seems to render 1t hopeless. doesn't it?' and Anastasia looked deeply dis couraged.
 "Oh. maybe not. That may help to simplify matters. Perhaps Ross can tell us something"
 No, I've asked him. If he knew anything he'd tell. But I'm hop ing you can pin the crime on to someone in America - someone down here"
 At any rate we must try to do so. There's the dagger. you know. That ought to be clue"
 "I doubt it. l know how these auctions down here are run. mean auction sales of unimportant goods. If that had been a really valuable Oriental curio. of course, a record would have been made of the buyer and the price and all that. But there are thousands of cheap items sold at auction that are not recorded. and no reason why they should be-"
 'All true enough. And with the ocean to clean it, there's no chance of, any finger prints on the knife. No. it doesn't seem hopeful as a clue. Yet the first principle of de- lection Ia inyestiuation of tha wea- pon used"
 Well it's been investigated. I'm not unreasonable, Mir. Riggs. l don't expect you to work miracles. But do want you to use your common sense. which is more than some detectives do, and work with me and see If we can't succeed"
 "Ill do that. l accept your propo-