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Show v- - ' )xrr TSE, ipwtn - lie sy'f K7 , 1 " . y - JiAE , - -- . - .vn . x., - t rr esir. ?'- cmnae with bent heads: tha bus. Hs might as well wait oo the r cor-ne- for another. But it seemed there would be no other. Hera was one. But this snow drove everyk.fcom.the, top seat and the inside seats were filled.- so tbs driven wouldnt stop for him. Ths traffic drove him back to bis corner. Maddening! Another bus He dashed out through the cars, signaling; but this one. too, was filled and rolling by. He jumped for it and caught the handrail. The conductor seized his arm, dragging him up to tha platform. Say, try in to commit suicide? We got no seat! You oughts know you, - . d O.-lt- s every other crossing, it seemed, they were Forty-secon- Then WlUitts west up to ths dining room on the second floorto see. to the table and for a caiSiiXlts.-atBgtito tie decorations for ths dinner 'leaving young It was a long; shiny limouslna Three men Frits in ths hall downstairs. .But hs was climbed out of it One of them spoke to the toon interrupted. The footman cams up to chauffeur: "Be beck at eleven; wait lit the report that a gentleman, Mr. Nelson Baclow. street" bad edited to see Mr. Othipan,saylng'it wss The one who, had spoken was shortest , But 'Mrs Fowler left the house Just shout important, indeed. Mr. Barlow came to ths seven o'clock fattest and oldest of the three, But the other house often; was a friend efMr. Othman. So t most only a few' minutes two were-AH three.,eryan ta roqld testify JUi- ftjfb''hHddje 'gs.-- Tfe,-nigher was another dilemma with no uompo- . was mild, although wet snow sifted thickly equivocally to that. Mr. Vhman 'himir'io6ent valet' St 'hani'to solve rt,Tfor Jatlcu her to down, so nons of ths men had his overcoat brought her. downstairs gone to the flower shop. The butler, thereher automobile at the door handed her into buttoned. Lapels, falling back, disclosed ths fore, told the footman to show Mr, Barlow ta the car. WlUitts saw the cAr drive eway. white shirt fronts of evening wear. They ths library, also on ths second floor, whero Meanwhile Miss Flora Marsden had telemoved leisurely in the shelter of the drivehe could wait until Jenka returned. conI Mr.' for Two Seat Othman. the were faces phoned. asking way. . - From distinctly the tithe he was shown into ths Mr. onwith she but Othmans all three formity instructions, was mitic, a certain there library none of the servants had seen Mr. had been A Mr. was told few Othman of in. a assured would have npt stamp power; bank Barlow until after the murder. Fritz carried cashed a check for any of them. Tbty were - minutes later shs telephoned again. No one the flowers upstairs, found his master murcould fix the time exactly, but it must have in no hurry as they mounted the steps to dered. and ran down to give the alarm. As he been a little before aevan. This second mesring the beU. started down the stairs between ths fourth But they were saved that bother. A stout, sage was to the effect that she was coming story and ths third ha saw Mr. Barlow near to the house and if Mr. Othman returned beelderly policeman opened ths door in their ths foot of ths stairs eomlng up. At sight of fore she arrived he was to be told she waa faces and gravely invited them to come In. Frits flying down Mr. Barlow paused. Racing on the way; it was something Important; They obeyed In astonishment. What could paat. Frits flung ths news at him: " Mr. Othshs wished to see him as soon aa possible; hs a policeman at Frederic Othman's door mans shot! " or " Hes been killed! " or sometwas to be asked, please, to wait for her. mean? Then the oldest and fattest ons behing- like that, for' the footman could not reIt was clear to watchful Welbasky that call gan to smile, showing that several of his just the words he used in that Instant of this message created something of a dilemma. upper teeth were missing. This a ns some high excitement. Frits ran on to the dining One woman was in the - house; another good Joke of the host's, which would be car-- 9 room, on the second floor, and gave the news " ' ' woman was' coming. to Mr, 'Willitts, whose statement ran thus: Wlllltts, who received "The dining room doors were open. He the second message, at meant the double doors from dlnltig room to once referred it to Mr. ball. " I saw Frits and Mr. Barlow go past Jenka Already Wel-won the way to the library. I wss busy at ths catching the r e a tive position of table. Yes, sir, it's possible Mr. Barlow could have gone upstairs without my seeing him. these two servants The foot of the stairs on the second floor is WlUitts, the butler, disnearer to the library door than to the dining charging hfo duties room door. With Impeccable respec" The sound 1 heard, sir, was a few minutes valet tability, wbUe-Ohstood in a more intiafter Mr. Barlow cams in.- - No, sir; I couldnt mate relationship to be exact; I didnt look at the dock. A matter ths master. The policeof ten minutes something' like that I was man surmised that litbusy, sir, and not poticing particularly. Yes, tle dilemmas of tha sir, the sound was upstairs. I thought of a sort were often arising door slamming, or something heavy falling In ths bouse, and that ever a kind of slam or bang. Yea, sir; it was Wlllltts referred them an unusual sound loudluh, TS lay. Maybe to Mr. Jenka muffled would be the word, aa though a bu--So-- the- moment ths dooc rest had fallen over in a room-wit- h returned to the shut kind of a loudlah slam or bang. hall, " No, air; I didnt exactly think of a pistol showing Mra Fowler into her then not exactly. I couldnt say exactly car, Jenka gave him what I did think of on unusual noise upMiss Marsden's meekind of a loudlah slam or bang. Yes, stairs; ts ge. Tbs valet, steady sir, I stepped out into the hall at once, lookeyed end speaking with ing up and listening. Its hard to b exact, an economy of effort but I'd say it was only a few seconds later by keeping hie Ups as that I saw the young Jady, Mias Marsden. close together as possiWall, sir, I can only tell it to you the way it ble, took up ths narraseems to me now. The way I. have it in my tive: mind, I'd only fairly got out in ths' hall, "An ths flowers we standing there looking up and listening, wonhad in ths house were what the noise was only a few secdering in the dining room for I'd onds, say, when I saw Miaa Marsden on Marsthe dinner. Miss down. Yes, sir, fast quits the stairs, was den here a few on ths run,coning as she could go. say Id some days pgo and " Mias Marsden had Bred a shot in Easter lilies took her his Suppose room on tha fourth floor and then run eya So Mr. Othman downstairs as fast as she could go. Would Ha swore hed kill him. told me to hurry over she have had time to get to that spot on the and. get some UUes, all stairs where you saw her?" had the in they shop, That waa a poser for the conscientious em back end fetch butler. He studied it over earnestly a moried out upstairs in the dining room for their quicks I could. It was tbs flower shop In ment, finally answering with a certain obthe Dexter apartment building, round the amusement. The other caught the suggesstinacy: " She would have had to come fast. corner on Madison avenua I grabbed a hat tion and began to smile also. But the poIt trould be down ths hall hers to ths head and coat and lit out fast's I could. But the liceman looked sober as a tombstone and of ths stairs, then down ths stairs to ths third young lady in the flower shop wasted a lot took up a telephone which communicated floor, then down the hall there to the head of time getting the flowers all laid out with the various rooms of the house. They of the stairs, and then maybe a third of the straight and fussing around with em as heard him mumbling into the instrument way down that flight That would be wheae though shs had s week. I spoke to her about under his breath. I saw her, sir maybe a third of the way it a couple of times that I eras in a great The doorbell rang.- - The officer went to down the flight from the third floor to the not to bother; just throw 'em in and hurry, second. Shs would havs had to coma fast and four admitted other guests open It, the box em fix I'd and up when I got home, That's ths way it's in my mind now, sir. younger than the first, but with that same I was sort of peevish with her ths last Welbasky forbore to press the point furstamp upon them. Jocular greetings passed. time I spoke to her, because she was wasting ther at present; but proceeded to unfold the Whats the joke? one of the new arrivals so much time I pulled out my watch asked. sequence: " Well, what next? Did ahe speak ha suited the action to ths words "and to you? " The officer wag at the telephone again. showed it to her and said, See there! Its " No. sir. She saw me In the hall and otme Grave as a Judge, he turned, after a moseventeen minutes past seven already! on down in a hurry. I stepped back to the ment to the guests: "You come here to dinThats the way I can fix the time." He exdining room doors, making way for her. She ner with Mr. Othman? hibited the watch to Welbasky as though looked at me In the hall aa she went paat "Yes, said one. , "It silently corroborated his statement. Tbs me, but she said nothing. Your names, please." Surely Joke was policeman compared Its time with his own Pale? Agitated? " never carried through with soberer face. watch. " Yes, sir; pals and agitated. She went on but"But what's the matterT'Where's the Wen, I got ths.flowers in the box. You'll down 'the stairs to the first floor, hurrying ler? Where's Othman? What's the' Joke? see the box In the anteroom there. Then I ail ths whila These questions wars thrown at the policebeat it back fast as I could. I knew I waa Young Frits bad already related that Miss man from all sides. late. I was hurrying snow and slippery, you Marsden earns running down the stairs to t Mr. Othmans been shot," said the policeknow. I slipped and fell down Just before you the main hall, hastening toward the door, man. turn Into the drive. I pretty near knocked a skying nothing to him. He sprang to open There was a volley of exclamations. man down when I fell I don't know who be the door for her as she hurried out, of the "Shot? Whep? Here? My God! Is hs Is and didn't pay much attention; but hes' house. As she went put be noticed that her much hurt? about my bright and heavy set; got a gray hair waa looseped, falling down on one side. He's dead." said the policeman. mustache. Thats ail I remember about him. Young Frits also had heard a sound upstairs Who did it? They were all pressing He helped me me boost. I got a Perhaps the sound waa fainter on the first round him. floor. At any rate, it had made less Impresgood crack on my bead when I fell. You can The patient officer replied, I dunno. I'm feel the lump now." He put up his hand to sion upon him than on the butler; hed hardly only holdm the door. Captain Welbasky 's feel of it. Well, I went up to the door and given it a thought. In charge upstairs. He's the only one that Wlllltts continued:-- " I thought the young rung. You see, I didn't have my key to the can answer questions. But you couldn't see bad just come from upstairs; probably wasn't servants' I for door, to lady go expecting him now. a door had slammed. So I went back to the out. It was upstairs on the key ring in my' Amazed and awed, the guests presently other clothes. So I went to the main door. dining room. Nothing else happened, that I drifted out. and on the steps the fattest and aaw, until Frits cams running In to say Mr. Fritz here let me in. I was all mud from falloldest one speculated: " W onder how bis will Othman was shot. I couldn't recall the exact ing down, and I knew I was late, so I chucked reads? " words, sir. Hs was excited. He said Mr. ths box to Fritz and told him to beat it up So Kendall, virtually a prisoner in the hall Othman was shot, or dead, lying on the floor here as fast aa he could and put the flowers for the present, learned that Othman was not with hi shirt bloody. I'm quite sure he said In the baskets. I didnt know then that Mlsa only shot but dead. He knew .this fatherly be waa dead. I told him to run down and Marsden had come and gone. I was all kind policeman would answer no questions now. telephone Dr. Carmichael and notify tbs of excited from being late and falling down; Meanwhile, upstairs, Wlllltts, the butler, police. bump on my head sort of dazed me for a minand Jenlcs, the valet, occupied a silken settee The butler stuck a moment at the next " ute,: I Just chucked the box at him and told in one corner of Daphnes room." Ths butler Not Immedquestion and flushed faintly. him to beat It, and then I Went back to wash sat quite upright, his hands folded over a iately, sin I waa struck of a heap. I was my hands. That's all I know about It." well padded stomach, as though hs were at placing the napkins when Fritz ran In. I church. His complexion had lost much of Welbasky had already heard from Fritz, had one in my hand. I want back to ths its usual ruddy hue and bis Ups were pressed the young footman, how be hurried upstairs table and placet! it and took a look around firmly together. One might have thought he with the flowers, knocked at tha door of this at the table. Then I went upstairs." Welwas facing a trial for heresy and preparing room which ths servants called No. , that basky wondered whether the respectable to go to ths stake. The valet leaned forbeing its number on the house telephone-e- nd butler hadnt been expecting some judgment ward. forearms on his knees, watching, A received no response. Supposing the to descend upon this house, so that, upon young footman stood against ths wall near room vacant and intending to arrange the learning It had descended, he placed the napby. also watc&lng, aghast. flowers, hs opened ths door and saw hla mas- kin and surveyed his dinnw table In a sort There was a catastrophe In the fact of two ter lying on the floor with a red spot on his of automatic acceptance of ths Judgment as servants being seated la the same room with shirt front. Whereupon, with a gape and tt part of the days work. their master. Their being seated showed fled downstairs and told Ur. Willi ts gasp, hs Yea, sir; then I came tp here. Mr. Oththat the empire had fallen. The master was that Mr. Othman had been shot. man waa lying on thq floor where you see there on the floor about half-wabetween When Fritz started upstairs with ths him now. Mr. Barlow was standing yonder." ths door to the hall and that to the little flowers he knew that Miaa Marsden had left "Come and show me where," Welbasky antechamber where one took the auiomaUs -two ths house minutes before.. But hs had directed. elevator. WUUtta had thrown a sheet over Mr. been in Othmans service only three Ths butler walked across the floor to a him. months and in America leas than a year. He point about midway between the body end Three men In plain sack coats moved was anxious to please and regarded Mr. Jinks the bedroom door, saying, " It would be about about, peering, prying, fingering; or, more aa his superior officer. It wasn't for him to . here that he waa standing. I thought hs waa exactly, two of them did most of the peerask questions or offer explanations, but only , on hla way to the bedrdom. Hs looked back ing and fingering under the eyes ef ths third. e over his1 aheulder at to do what hs was told. So, without sfiword, This third. Captain Welbasky, was tall and laid, Dead Im afraid. WlUltta and came back to the hs obeyed Mr. Jenka nervous injunction to slender, with a lean and red face, whose take You Then he flowers the said. as body. best go down and upstairs quickly as posprofile made an obtuse angle the sible. notify ths police. I'll keep watch here. But big, bold nose 'had been pulled forward when I said Frits had notified The matter of the dinner waa the police. on hand. I knelt the face was warm. His long chin receded down to feel of Mr. Othman's pulse. Then That was WlUitts especial business; but and hla high forehead Sloped. Ths thick In a minute Mr. cams In Jenks went Jenka out after and for the cried out. flowers was ths combed sleekly beck yellow hair above it What's thiaT" butler remained downstairs because Mr. without a part. Soon, while ths others con11 appeared that Jenka after giving the tinued their work, hs stalked to the corner Othmpn himself remained there- - going into'' .. little parlor on the main hall, presumably , flowers to Frita-bagons to ths rear of ths where the eervants sat, resumed the chair first floor to wash his muddy banda brush be was waiting' for MlaW Uaraden to arrive. facing them, and took up bis questioning. hla clothes and shoes, and otherwise make Shs arrived, in fact,' A few minutes after . Already he had an outline, but his closer himself presentable. He hadnt Jenka left the house. WlUitts thought it questions brought forth a history of the eveparticularly hurried Job. Finishing It. hs went ths ovqr wasnt oveg five minuted; tout he hadn't exning substantially as follows: In rear the up elevator, stepped into Daphne's Mr. Othman wss to give a tittle dinner that actly noted ths time, Mr. Othman must havs room, and saw his master lying on the floor heard ths beU.pr her cab, for he evening at eight o'clock to seven guests, all to the W illltts kneeling beside him, Soon after six o'clock a woman called. door of the little parlor and stood thers while holding hi wrist, and Nelson Barlow standing by WB WUlitts, who was speaking bow. compressed Willitto opened the street door. When Mr. lilts told him Fritz. was his lips and admitted, with a certain relucOthman saw It waa Miss Marsden he came telephoning Dr. Car michael and the police. tance, that ths woman waa known to them as forward at onoe, shook hands with her, led ICopjrirtt: tOSi: Pr Wffl FyuJ Mrs. Fowler. Welbasky mads a mental note her to the front elevator, took her IT be continued. upstairs. wf is it?" For this conductor waa a friend. Several months before, when an Irascible and unreasonable passenger lodged a complaint against him, Kendall had testified for him and saved his Job. So the conductor let him ride on the beck platform, against the rules But it was heartbreak ingly slow. At held jup. A tangle at kept them ten minutes that that wasnt her true name sad ths butler had called, gppd.many times evening 'shs' waa shown up to the room where they bow set sadjrhsre Oth-- t man swatted her, Mr. Othman gave tnstruo-- . Gone that hs was sot to be interrupted on any account while Mrs Fowler remained. 'free" oefdre. 'This p but missed - By him over to a chair in the hall against the wall, having no further timp for street -- Kendall reflected as 1 an after if-h- f J-- 5t Oth-tnan- and-hig- ;.. i feet slipping back. At this rate bei never . get there! t itacSy da .the He ran to the next corner, dodging among pedestrians wir.ir.. TRIBUNE, SUNDAY. tMORNTNOJ APRIL 6, J924 - y' Tarrytown. Thxf meant an hour's run by motor, and they would have to leave Wsah IfflrSTtJRTKCiS'S f,Ximltortv'SfitIarb tkriyy tewss Mra Jerome dined early and retired when FREDERIC OTHMAA, a men of torn the evening was only fairly beginning for mystery, bee in Sew York in a house of livelier folk. for bidding aspect, surrounded by art ana and other evidences of wealth, Turk In thinking o the police, the inspector Othman, folk call him, suspecting his orb whom he. happened to know personally aided Wigin.To 'htmtone. night, conus ... cameAei3f4diepa.,mIn4, ,Al,snyjs.l tiELSON BARLOT, a young society that inspector would put them in touch with embattled and who has forged wastrel the proper person to lay their case before, It were waiting to see the under circumstances that put him in Otis was only while-themans power. From Berime Othman worm inspector that Mra Chadwick brought up a a story concerning matter that she had thought over more or STAMFORD MARSDES, Barlows friend, lest in connection with Manes disappearance. She hadn't mentioned it before because and a busines smen of reputed probity. she couldn't attach any particular imporThe tale has to do with a girl, abandoned tance to U. ymrs before in' the village of Nero, Maine, end e child, supposedly Marsdens, Othman But in the pause of waiting to see the Inthereupon announces that he is in love spector, with nothing else to talk about, she with did observe: "There was a young 'man up at FLORA MARSDEX Stamford Manden't Nerd two weeks ago Stayed three days. I and not to daughter, only help dont believe he had anything to do with It; promise t Barlow out of hut difficulties, but to make but winter guests from ths city aint so comhim rich if he will bring about the match. did kind $rf- - pop lifto my mind mon. So Barlow' agrees, rather distastefully, and when I waa trying to figure out how Marie tars out a campaign of courtship in the come to run away. He registered ae Philip eowrto of which Othman rescues Marsdens Kendall, from New York said he was a ttnsuccesfal shipping business, contributes - newspaper reporter. to Mn. Mmsdens pet charities, and makes Kendall! exclaimed. Marsden I know himself generally agreeable to the family. him. Why, theres no thanes of his having Meanwhile Othman has acquired control of anything to do with it. But he might know paper on which something. Ill call him up." While waiting PHILIP KESDALL. distant cousin of for the Inspector he did call up Kendall's the Marsdens, it working as a reporter. lodging, and Kendall not being in left Kendall is hopelessly in love with Flora, word for him. . . . end is not at all pleased when Othman Flora Marsden came home that snowy aftsends him off. to Maine to investigate the ernoon somewhere around half past Ova A story shout her father's past. He finds maid gave her a long Marsdent supposed child, a girl known envelope. With the reat Maria Marsh, working in a cheap hotel A turn card of the Eves kept by a certain Mrs, Chadwick. woman book agent, ha is told, has been ntng Forum on It, which a messenger had there, making inquiries about Marie, a the short time before. Presently girl turns brought to the house. She took It up airs. up in Aew York in the carp pf a woman u ho call herself Mrs. Smith and who Shortly before seven claim to have kept a boarding bouse s she telephoned to which war the scene of Marsdens old afhouse, and wss fair. One day, on the street, Mr a Smith told hs wss out She introduce Marie to Flora as her sister asked a maid to call a a proceeding schich compels Kendall to cab. Soon afterward" tell Flora about hi investigations. AH the she earns downstairs time Othman has been posing as sympawith coat aqd hat on. thetic friend of the Marsdens, trying to In ths lower hail she protect them from a scandal, of which, thus called Othman's far, none of the family except Flora knows again, receiving the anything. Kendall dimly perceive how same answer. She said things are working out, and when ha rec to ths person at ths ognise other end of the wire JEAKS, Othman butler, as a man ha that she was on her once saw leaving Mrs. Smiths apartment, way there, asking ka accuse Othman openly of perpetrating that Mr. Othman be' told of it e fake. The two come to blows, and Ken. came in before she arrived; she wished doll is elected froth the house by Jenks. to see him as soon as possible; It was Othman displays his bruises to Flora, who is swept by sympathy and indignation into important Ths cab was at ths curb then; Flora drove away In It a promts e to marry him. Almost simulA little before this Philip Kendall taneously, Kandall hears from Flora of the let himself In at the street door of bis engagement and from hie city editor of certain thoroughly discreditable things about lodging house on Ninth street On a table In the hall where the telephone Othman. Despairingly, ha sends a bitter letter to Flora. , stood he found a scribbled telephone message: "Mr. Kendall Please call ilr. Marsden at Bobln S5S5." INSTALLMENT VUL When he called that number be Catastrophe. found It waa a police Inspector's office; the time Kendall waa writing Mr. Marsden had been there, but had left to Flora, Marsden'a office over an bonr ago. Hs called Marsden's ABOUT letter a slip of paper on brought-hihouse, but got ths busy signal. Ha had not waa penciled In a rough, firm taken off his hat and overcoat; he hadnt A more unhand Mr. Kata Chadwick. much Interest in dinner; he hadnt much interest in anything. But this message from expected caller could hardly have appeared, but Marsden told the boy to ahow her In. Marsden suggested something Important. So The boy showed In a abort, thick woman he went out again into the snow, wondering whose look erf aolldlty involved something what Marsden might want of him. more than avoirdupois; it waa in her firm His ring at Marsdens door was answered mouth, pug nose, and straight eyebrows aa by ths maid named Jennie, whose hair much aa in her girth; it was in her blunt, under a lace cap contained a good many h strong hands when aha pulled off the woolen threads of gray, while her ample figure gloves a chunk of solid human stuff that colored face were of the ripeness-ocould be depended upon not to crack. Her She had been in the matronly maturity. brown coat was as nearly shapeless aa posMarsden household since Flora was a schoolhat at a sort that . girl. This maid and Kendall were firm sible; her small, bowl-Uk- e Fifth avenue would be searched for in vain. friends. Some people have the knack Of But they, too, were good solid stuff that asked beln stanch and true friends when, by conno odds of anybodys opinion. ventional standards, they hardly know each . Qn- - the heels of the handshake and the how other In. ths days when his comings and d do's ahe asked: goings at ths house were frequent Kendall Hava you heard anything of Marie?" had often taken opportunity for a pleasant Marsden's "No" was more a question than word or two with Jennie a sapient coma reply. ment on the weather or. some such matter " 6bs run away, Kate announced with a as he slipped out of his overcoat. And he certain grimness. bad presently become aware that Jennie Tha substance of It waa that Marie had knew be was in love with her young misasked to go down to Mebaaco for a visit, saytress,- and ptood on ths ramparts, so to ing Mrs. Fergus there bad Invited her. Shs speak, cheering him on. had been to the Ferguses thrice before at At sight of him tonight when she opened long intervals that being one Of the few the door he thought Jennie flew him a places away from Nero that she seemed signal, and she said a once, without waitreally to care to go, Mrs. Chadwick had ing for him to speak. "Miss Marsden isnt assented without question. The visit was to In. Bhss Just gone up to Mr. Othman's in be toe a week, but eight days went by with-ou- t "a cab.' Decidedly, under her lace cap and of Marie before Mrs. Chadwick telesign decorous sir, she was flying him a signal phoned down to the Ferguses at Mebaaco. for Jennie's generous bosom was much The toll was JS cents a sum cot to be wasted agitated by strange, untoward things that for nothing. The answer was that Marie had had just happened. not been there, and no lnvitatton had been "In a cab? he repeated stupidly. sent her. "Yes. sir. Mr. and Mrs. Marsden have Mra Chadwick, lost no time then, Capable gone to dinner la Tarry town. They took but drove over to GriggsvUle. where Marie the car. Miss Flora had me call a cab, and would have gone to take the train to Mebaaco. telephoned. Shs went to Mr. Othman's" The station agent at GriggsvUle remembered The signals were waving rigorously. I the take the southbound girl train seeing don't think shs ought In this snow. Shs there, although she had bought no railroad waa whits as a sheet." ticket. He was sure a woman was with her; "Thank you, Kendall muttered; "thank he had teen them standing on the platform you." aa the train pulled in, remembered seeing Jennie felt relieved. If a lady was In them climb aboard together. The woman waa distress, here was a knight. Kendall turned bundled up; he could give no satisfactory deeway into tbs thick, soggy snow. To Othscription of her. But Mrs. Chadwicks mind man's In a cab, white as a sheet! ran back to a Mrs. Johnstone who bed spent Turning sway from Marsden's door into several days at the hotel a month before and a thick, wet snow, Kendal had but a single had reappeared there for a night the day be-- ' idea to go up there and get her away. fore Marls left. This Mra Johnstone was'a He went into the gay little white and book agent, selling an expensive Bible congreen French hotel, helped himself to a cordance. On her Bret tftsit she had talked a blank card at the desk and scribbled a note: good deal to Marie, but Mra Chadwick had Flora Motor accident. Your mother thought little of that, deeming It harmless hurt. Please come down at once, since Marie had no- money to buy a Bible " Kxn'dxia." r concordance. Mra Chadwick now suspected He addressed ths envelope, "Mies Mars-de- n that this Johovtone "p sealed It. and stuck, it in his overwith whom Marie had gone away illoglcally, coat pocket, The butler, or whoever might perhaps, yet the suspicion stuck in her mind, be at Othman's door, could hardly refuse for there was nobody else to whom it could to send it upstairs to her. When shs came attach. down to Inquire about the accident he Mrs. Chadwick had taken the train to Boswould get her out' of the house, ton, visited the police there, giving them a de-- , The hotel office clock ehowed eleven minscripUon of Marie and Mrs. Johnstone; then utes past seven as hs harried to ths door come on to New York, where she thought it to get a cab. But be might have known that beet to see Marsden first. If that woman's on a night like this, with snow that sent no got her, its for good purpose she added. everybody to shelter, cabs simply disapCertainly it could be for no good purpose. peared. He waited several minutes, his Marsden glanced at hla Uttered deek and connerves prickling, but no cab came. He must sulted his watch. WeB'go to the police." he , go farther up the avenue, pick up a cruissaii Will you wait a few minutes, until I ing cab or take a bua He set out, coat clean up this business? I dont want to come collar turned up, hat pulled down., bands bade. in pockets, walking rapidly slipping in the Kate waited In the anteroom until Marsden slush always on the watch tor e northearns out; then they left the building tobound vehicle. Occupied cabs passed, but gether. It had been lowering all day, and as not a bus. This snow not only sent everythey came out on the sidewalk a thick. Wet body scurrying to cabs and busses but snow began sifting dispiritedly down. It waa tangled traffic. Horses fell, wheels skidded, then a little past five oclock, and Marsden chauffeurs couldnt see; there was a snarl -- did not wish to return to the offioe because he at every other comer; rubber coated traffic and his wife were going to dine that evening oops, half blinded, waved, shouted, reprowith old Mr. and Mrs. Jerome friends of ths bated, untangling the blockade. Kendall family back to his grandfather's time in plodded on, eyes to the left, his Impatient 4-- SALT; - :rvw i tat bitterly that he would have made better time by walking the wholq way. Snow hid the street clocks and he couldn't consult a watch without unbuttoning his wet over- coat; but when hs finally dropped from tha bus at the Intersection of Othman's street he waa sure that much more than half an hour had elapsed since he left the lihle hotel. Only a few steps now, and he hurried. Othman's driveway was just, ahead; but a big closed car swung up impudently parallel with the cement sidewalk, blocking the driveway. Four men climbed out of It under Kendall's eyes. He knew at a glance they were detectives, and as they walked briskly into tb dark driveway he recognized the last one a detective sergeant named Ferguson, with whom ho had talked half a dozen times In connection with a certain sensational murder two months back. Kendall followed Into the tunnel. The recessed house door opened: the four men were filing In. Kendall stepped up and plucked Ferguson's sleeve. The burly detective looked around, and recognized ths intruder in ths light that came through the open door. "Hello, youngster! What you doing here?" "Whats up?" said Kendall. He was aware that a taller, thinner detective, whom hs recognized as Captain Welbasky, had stopped on the doorsill and was glancing back to see wha. this Interruption meant. What do you know about It? Ferguson countered. " I was walking by and saw you." Kendall All I know is Othman's shot. explained. Ferguson said. " here! Kendall urged. " I'm first on See the ground my good luck. Give me the benefit of it. me go in." Ferguson referred the petition to Captain Welbasky. with the comment, Reporter on the Forum. But the captain shook his head and answered with dndalon, " Nothing doing hers now. Youll hsv to go to headquarters. Corns in, Dick." That settled 1C Fftrguson stepped In; the doer closed. Kendall knew the uselessness of arguing In a case of ha kind, and descended the stone doorstep UIV which he bed followed the policemen. Othman shot and Flora Marsden In there! That was all he knew. He wasted no time in emotional speculations, had proposed single mlndedly to find nut more. Now that tbs house door was shut this tupneUike driveway was .quits dark. It ran back forty feet from the front and was enlarged at the upper end so that a car, having discharged Its passengers. could turn around. Hs slid along, examining tba waiL Here in tha curve at ths upper end Where the drive circled wss another door, small, plain, solid evidently a servants entrance. It waa locked. There waa an electric button in the door jamb, but twould do no good to ring it; he'd only be . thrown one However, a servant might come out of the door. Ha flattened himself . against ths wait watching, waiting. Abruptly ha waa enveloped In a strong waa challenging, " Hold light and somebody on, there! " A uniformed policeman was striding toward him and laying ths band of authority on his shoulder. The electric lights In ths driveway had been 'turned on. Hs didn't attempt to explain. The policeman swiftly felt his pockets for a weapon, led him to the house door, rang, and turned him over to another uniformed policeman who had somehow got inside while Kendall was watching ths servants' door. My name is Kendall. I'm a reporter from the Forum," he said. "Sergeant Ferguson knows me." Tbs ipslde pollcema waa elderly and stout and fatherly. . He seemed to take thla business of people get- ting shot, ahd all the endless bother which that entailed' upon the constabulary, with patient resignation. - With the same patient resignation he took, also, the young man who said his name was Kendall and waved -- It up-ga- ve - ' -- me.--H- , |