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

down to him, but if he wasn't, he died
a second or two later ] struck match
and looked at him and saw some
blood on his waistcoat I stood up and
shouted as loud as could. two or three
times. Nobody came. So I ran across
the far side of this waste piece and
hurried to Crandale road toward the
town, to seek policeman. It was some
time before ! met one. When ! did,
told him what had happened. He
reused the people up In a house close
by and got them to let him telephone
to the police station. Then he hurried
back with me to where the dead man
was lying. And-but that's all / can
tell you, superintendent; you know all
the rest yourself"
The Harrington superintendent nod
ded and turned to the group of wit
neSSeS.
II was down here within a quarter of
an hour" he said. The man was dead
enoughl He'd been shot-at close quar-
tiers, in my opinion-twice, right
through the heart. I searched his
clothing for papers and found, among
other things, letter addressed to Mill
waters, at London address, and writ
ten from the Castle Hotel, Barowsburgh,
by Seton Engleden-so I commune
Gated with you, Madison. I understand
then, that this man was private en-
quiry agent, and that you, Mr.. Engle-
den, had brought him up here to assist
in the Barowsburgh murder case? Just
so! And now, has his murder any
connection with that?"
What are you doing about tracing
the man who ran away?" asked Malli-
son.
Nearly all my men are securing the
town for him" replied the Harrington
superintendent But he'd every chance
of getting away. To begin with--if he
made of through that tunnel, as Mar
shall is positive he did, he'd find, on
the other side path running through
the plantation that Marshall spoke of.
alongside the ailway-embankment to
the station. Now, between a quarter
past IL and quarter to IL, four trains
leave Harrington. There's southbound
train at 11:20: a train on the local
branch to Awcliffe at 1881; a north
bound train at 1875, and last train
to Barowsburgh at 11:40. Four
chancesl"
did you find any other papers on
him besides the letter you spoke OFF"
asked johnson.
Nothing Of Importance. But I found
room ticket, which showed that he
was staying at the Station Hotel here,
so, of course, we shall make INQUIRY
about him there first thing this morn
ing. Well, I think that's all we can do
here-theres just one question, though,
that I want to ask you, Marshall Tn
not very well acquainted with this paIt
OF the town-what is there at the end
Of your alley, Marshall? I mean-does
it lead anywhere in PARTICULAR"
mo, sir--but there's a path at the
end that leads across two fields to those
new houses that have been built in
Coplar's Grove" replied Marshall. TITS
not . proper path, sir--it's one that's
been made by people taking short
That's highly significant-eh, Malli-
SOM" remarked the Harrington superin-
tendent. THE murderer must be a man
who knows this neighborhood. What I
want to know next is--into whose COM
pany did Millwaters get after you gen.
tlemen from Barowsburgh left him last
night?"
Engleden and johnson remained in
Harrington until the police had investi-
gated that matter.
Inquiry at the hotel showed that Mill
waters, left alone on their departure.
had gone into the saloon-bar, and had
remained there, alone in-a corner, un-
It'll 10 o'clock. Then he had suddenly
gone out-not through the hotel en-
trance. but by side door into the
street.
(To be continued.l