Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29

evening paper, Angus should come upon
the following paragraph:
THE body C. the man discovered In
the river near Bourne End has been
identified as the body OF William King,
cashier to MeSsrs. Gutteridge, Mason &
Co. Of Grace street. King disappeared
mysteriously some four months ago,
since when the police have been vainly
endeavoring to discover his whereabouts
from the battered condition OF the de-
ceased, foul play Is suspected"
On the following evening, at o'clock.
Angus paid his third visit to Chiswick.
Again Miss Belle opened the door.
Come In, won't you?" she begged.
"I'll fetch mother directly"
She led him into the little drawing
room. Mrs. King appeared almost at
once. Mother and daughter were at
tired in the somberest black. otherwise
they exhibited no signs OF deep grief.
II called to offer you my sympathy, '
Angus explained. 1T must have been
great shock to you, after all this walt
ing"
Mrs King remained dry eyed, but her
tone was bitter
Murdered" she exclaimed. And no
one brought to justice, nor likely to be.
Murdered for the trife OF money he
might have had on him"
you were able to identify him with
out difilculty?"
There was no trouble about that. !"
she answered. "A fearful state he was
in, but didn't need to look twice. His
clothes, too, told me all I wanted TO
know There was the little patch I'd
sewn In his trousers and the odd but
ton on his waistcoat. There was MS
pocketbook, too. empty though 1t was:
t&S A,,eipAss "A atfll there and
the silver cigarette case gave him last
Christmas"
I've been away for some time" An
gus explained. y suppose no one has
any idea how 1t was he got down as
far as Bourne End"
Mrs. King shook her head.
"A mystery the whole thing is. and a
mystery IL seems as though It were
likely to remain" she declared. Here
william walks out Of his ONCE at 8
o'clock, q respectable. straight living
man on his way home TO his vile ana
family. with few pounds In his pock-
ct, and, from that day Till last week,
not q thing could the police discover
the river 30 miles away. with his
money gone And. 1t seems to me.
that's oil they can do about 1t.
There was no possibility, suppose,
OF his having been drowned by acci-
dent?" Angus ventured.
Not q chance" was the emphatic
reply. He'd been battered about the
head, for one thing. and his money was
gone. for another. I wasn't so set at
| FIRST, young man." Mrs. King proceeded.
| ION your Interference. but. II you can
| find the man who killed him, I'll take
you by the hand and thank you. That
I promise"
Angus rose TO his feet.
IT don't know that there's much more
| I can DO" he admitted. but shall
talk 1t over with my partner. ITS Q
| long time ago now. unfortunately.
He took his leave-Belle. this time.
accompanying him TO the street to ao-
| mire the car. He caught q glimpse OF
| them as he swung round the corner.
The sight of them depressed him. as
| did also the neighborhood Neverthe-
| less there was q new sense OF drama
| enveloping what before had been a
very ordinary. though unintelligioie
mystery.
LIE found Peter Bragg, back from
II three weeks fishing In Devonshire.
| bronzed and In the best OF health. They
spoke almost at once OF the nndins Oh
| Kings body.