Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1910-10-15 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS. I  LIE story opens at the little station of Egton, and shortly afterwards the reader is introduced to the Westford Tunnel. A railway porter had gone to it to look after a epring which may be affected by the wet weather, a.nd he diocovers a dead  body of a woman in it. A local doctor, .he stationmaster, and the police .s.ergoant for tae district hare called on the scene, and in company with the porter, Bloor, they go to the tunnel. The body is afterwards conveyed to the mortuary. And then start the investigations. What was the story of the girl? The sergeant goes to the signal-box' and there communicates with Jim Fnnicaux, from whom he gets information as to the passing of trains and traffic of pedestrians in the vicinity of the tunnel. He has also noted the marks inside the tunnel itself, while the stationma.stex is making arrangements to report the affair to the company. The address found on the bady was "Susan Denby, 47, Chelmsford-street, Bloomsbury," but her landlady paid she had no visitors, and the mystery therefore deepened. Dr. Perks accounted for the extensive injurics to the body by falling out of the train. The big family of Egton, the nearest town, was the Burnetts—Sir Ewart, his mother, and Cyril, his half-brother Cyril is paying court to Edith Robinson, daughter of a wealthy man NN no had made money out of coal. Edith, visiting Lady Burnett, mentioned that the case was on :3 ot euspected murder, and proceeded to Cyril's room to get further news. He was absent, but hie room was upset, and a photo. graph fell under her gaze. It was exactly similar to that of the girl murdered in the tunnel. She stood irresolute, declining to believe the obvious deduction. and yet unable to resist it. Lady Burnett entered, and on asking if Edith had seen Cyril, was informed that she had not, and did not want to. No longer were they lovers. Edith declined to await Cyril's return, and left for home. Her father had set his heart on the match, and was astounded ";hen told she wished to break the engagement. He asked her not to do so, and she promised to wait. Sir Ewart returned, and meeting Cyril, advised hint to stick to Edith, and give up his escapades, Promising to recompense the woman who was concerned in the matter, and end it. Sir Ewart chimed tbe incriminating photograph 55 his property, and thuhs fell :from the high Pedestal upon which Edith had placed him. She did not nealise that Sir Ewart acted on the impulse of the moment to prevent a breath between her and his brother.  Detectives'visit the lodgings of Susan Denby, and find all in disorder, but a clue is thought to have been oblained by the finding of a curious necklace near tho tunnel entrance. Investigations showed Sir Ewart had bought such a necklace. Ho was arrested for the crime, but refused to make any statement at the trial. Edith Robinson, however, does not believe him uil gty, and secretly engages a detective—Emil Pa,rtens- -to unravel the mystery. -Nan Miles Curran, who had seen military service under Sir Ewa.rt. and is devotedly attached to lus okl commander, makes an important discovery connecting Cyril with the murder. M.oainwhile Detective Pa.rtens makes inquiries alicch tend to show that Susan Denby lived a dual life, being known on the stage as Trixie Travers, and during the lay filling the role of a typewriter. He discovers that an admirer of 'rrixie Travers had P.res.ented her with a necklaoe of Eastern pattern, l!linalar to the one found near the tunnel, and bearing the initials " E. B."  2,1 Q T