Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24
SEVENTH TNsTALLMENT.

SEVENTH INSTALLMENT.
- NGLEDEN, still heavy with sleep
and confused by the sudden and
violent knocking, started back
H within his room, staring from
one man to another. Madison
followed him in, repeating the name.
''dillwaters! Millwaters, Mr.. Engle-
den-your writing on the envelope! Do
you know anything about him? Mill
waters?"
For the moment Engleden could do
no more than nod his head. But john
son suddenly appeared in the doorway.
''Millwaters?" he exclaimed. What
about Millwaters?"
Man, presumably of that name,
found shot dead in Harrington at IL
o'clock" said Madison An envelope
addressed to him by Mr. Engleden-"
Engleden found his tongue.
yes. Yes!" he said thickly. I'VE
know him! A man I've employed
Wen tell you about it, later, Madison.
But-now?''
I'VE must go there" exclaimed john
son; AT oncel But.how?"'
My car" replied Madison. Have
it ready In 10 minutes. You'll come
round?"
johnson notioned him to go-Malli-
son and Christmas retreated, whisper
ing. johnson turned on Engleden.
'Murderp he said, in low voice
@The second! That knocks Mallison's
theory out of shape. Unless"
'sWhat?"
"Unless-thisl Millwaters, you re-
member, Just before we left him, said
that he'd business of his own-another
affair than ours-in Harrington. 1t
may be thatI" ~
mol" exclaimed Eneleden. Its our
misunderstanding out OF our business
But-who?"
colored pajaraaS and bare toes.
"Umlf he said, musingly. 'Uml
Well-suppose I'd better get some
clothes onsp He paused at the door,
hesitating Are you going to tell NAL
lison-or, rather, what are you going
to tell hiIn2s
Engleden's brain was getting clearer,
"At present" he answered, nothing
more than that MillwaterS was a pri-
vate inquiry agent whose services I'd
proposed TO employ"
Nothing about our discoveries"
suggested johnson.
"No!-nots now. anyway"
well" said johnson thoughtfully,
'that'n be best, think. AL right
ready in five minutes"
Engleden hurried into his clothes and
od&kCu Ol1 GIL ONC4OOdA- JOA14oOkA N0AAAC
back similarly attired: together they
went down TO the hall. where Christ
mas was waiting at the door. He was
inclined to gossip, but Engleden hur-
ried johnson to Mallison's door; a mo-
ment later and the three we're off
through the sleeping town. For a mile
or two none of them spoke; then En-
gleden reused himself from maze Of
speculation.
did the Harrington police give you
any details?" he asked.
''No more than what told you"
Replied Madison. The superintendent
there rang me up few minutes before
IL. He asked first If I knew If Mr..
Seton Engleden was staying at the
Castle Hotel? I replied-yes. He then
said that at IL O'Clock man had been
found shot dead in Harrington: that
he had in his pocket letter written
by Mr.. Seton Endleden from the Castle
Hotel, Barowsburgh, and that the name
On the envelop was Millwaters.
promised to rouse you and bring you
over to Harrington at once. That's all
I know, Mr.. Engleden. And you say
this man was"
"As I said in my room" interrupted
Engleden, "he is. or he was. poor fell
low, private inquiry agent whose serv-
ices I proposed to employ. had an
interview with him at the Station Hotel
at Harrington last night, at which Mr..
johnson was present. We left him
there at a quarter to g. What this
means, I can't think-your news
knocked me over, Madison"
well sir. I'll tell you what think!'
exclaimed Madison. I think we're up
against a bigger job than I'd antici-
pated! Mr. Engleden, this affair must
have something to do with the previous
affair-the murder of your -unclel Did
this man--Millwaters-
What about your soldier theory
and the 1lve-pound note7" asked john
son. bluntly.
Madison made an exclamation sug-
gestive of his inability to give any di-
rect reply.
"AhI' he said 'Just so-can't say
anything, Mr.. Johnson. All-well, very
puzzling indeed The five-pound note
Is a fact-and this second murder Is a
fact and nasty onew
This murder may have nothing to
do with the first" remarked Johnson
mo good specializing, either, till we
know all about it."
Within half an hour Of that they
knew all that the Harrington police
oficials' could tell them. The Har-
lington police station was ablaze
with light; men were coming and
going, in cars and on foot; ever
at that hour there was a crowd Of
people in the street outside. But ir
the police superintendents ONCE there
was no one but the police superintend-
ent himself and man of the laborins
class, who sat in corner and wa!
evidently a person of Importance
that juncture, at any rate. The pc.
lice superintendent sent Engleden anC
johnson to see the dead mans body
and, when they returned, put direcf
question TO Engleden.
you knew this MANI"
81 never met him until last night,
replied Engleden. Il knew of him
He came here to meet me and my
clerk, Mr.. johnson. We met, las
night, at the Station Hotel here. Tha
was at 8 O'Clock. We left him at ga!
o'clock, in the smoking room of thu
hotel"
What was he, MFR. Engleden?"
"a private inquiry agent. proposes
TO employ his services in tracing tn
murderer or murderers Of my uncle
Col. Engleden."
r suppose you told him al abou
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