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BY GROGAN GROGA EV EVIDENCE 10 ENCE CLEVER CLEARED R DETECTIVE BY I T WAS V 2 To be bo aeI ac- ac It mu must t have been a I 00 JT ow minutes afterward for I remember hearing i ho hc clock of or St. St Dunstan's as we turned out of oC ton square 1 q are Wo Vo o had talked ourselves Into silence the quiet meditative silence of ofa ofa ofa a good cigar and the consciousness of ot a summer night Tho The stars wore a a. bru brushing of light over a ask sky never quite Iu te dark They flickered languidly although even to the cool heaven the heat heal of ot London had risen It was th this sudden silence that led us into th curious tragedy I am about to relate relf re- re late lf I have said we turned out of ot Erling- Erling direct way w was s ton square Now ow our through SL St Annes Anne's street where our chambers were situated but bul by some ot of thought wo we chose the tho turning singleness that runs a dark unlighted churchyard church church- gully alongside the miniature It leads eventually event event- yard of oC St 81 Dunstan s I through a a. Into Buxton square street ot of terraced houses with melanCholy mel mel- str strips of oC gardens and Buxton mInutes outI out Cl re Is at least seven of oC our r our wa way Is Ispa I 1 of oC o a n pathway This narrow gully gull almost n a tunneL HIS Big bushy bush luxuriant batten battened cd on generations ress trees I k- k c of f fp forgotten p hang over It on elms on the other othor are side and on ono t of cn l the unkempt gar garten in iii t f house house- live Ye walked quiet quietly Kenway WM was silent how TO er tand fully Cully that on our coaling canting I may p add f. f our rubber discs that grant ts the tho F bo were cro r from slipping Immunity lm V this pa pathway t y t for Cor traversed We re had b thirty yards yard when I heard n a 5 some somo and the tho t sound strangled on crr cr t gurgling startled me as It feet i running of oC f under ones one's onest partridge t the he flushing or of n. n DIY IY feet will Ill I on quicklY friend h pushed stumble Then Them hits him Foll Owing I 1 hear heard being 4 ot of n a match sound the came wall waiL My I faculties trio the scratched on ac acute that i were rather a a the C quiet of the thc night I lf the tho fah e 2 of oC the thc air all night and electric state 1 indicative ot of an the I heard I sate enco me wall three times rough scratch on the or of light I 1 fl- fl leap sudden udden be before etore trio tho over a a. bod body C friend binding bending saw my lor policeman said Id a look Hotton Holton There Thero wll be one my cool coolly the lamp on theon the on point duty ot of near Buxton square This west corner or near It t dead man Is either queSt QU t. t When ou m my I ran quicklY tumbling fumbling among was 1 I left Inert bundle at tho trio clotting clothes ot of the tho square I found feet fee In Buxton ton the th hIs calmly a a. constable i stars I said 1 hero t h ere is I s n nI a I quickly Como C ono trio tho or dying d In f dead man church St 81 Dunstan exclaimed by 7 ho he Horton Hort n You 1 alongside a me itse its his hishen Then h he e raced faced back all fife tho echoes of r hen square boots waking and street e trio sleepy narroW channel plunged own down the thA constable cried 4 A 1 light i l ht please i m my ly friend The constable turned tho the white light of his lantern on the scene cene in evening ovenin dress ress with th hl his hia light overcoat open was bending over overie the ie bod body of ot a shaven clean man He Ho Head had ad loosened the tho dead mans man's clothing He Ho is dead he said but bul the body is s quite warm Help me mo to turn him him over ver I stood by helplessly while the two busied themselves with the tho body I r thought so said he has been een stabbed In the left let side Elde by bya a sharp Instrument See hero is the cut ut in the tho coat cant There Is IseT eT very little blood the blood the instrument must have penetrated pen- pen the heart spoke with his habitual coolness s I think there is absolutely nothing that would quicken his To fo him the tho world is a purveyor or of ot moro more or less Interesting problems To fo them hem he devotes his life liCe It is as though hough some vampire had sucked torn from him all nil tho the emotions all the lood blood all the irresponsible springs of at humanity The constable blew le his whistle solemnly sol sol- ly and then made a n cursory examInation examination examination ex ex- of ot the prone heap It was wasa a matter of ot business with him The Tho proceedings struck mo me with a sudden nausea nausen and I leaned against the tho wall No trace of ot Identity said th the the con con- stable Very little agreed Beyond Beyond Be Be- yond ond tho the fact tact t that at he was a servant an upper servant In a good family and has been out of ot a berth for or a n awhile while whilo there thero seems nothing to distinguish distinguish distin distin- him D By the wa way I am right tight in inny m ny my surmise o. o The Tho murder was wag committed committed com com- quite quito recently recently recently-In In fact must have lavo 1 VO been perpetrated as we wo were in Erlington square Horton You are arc guessing a n. lot Mr Ir Par- Par tens tens said the constable Oh no not guessing replied replied re rC re- re plied flIed not In tho the least angered at the tho rather Impertinent tones of ot the constable con con- stable I found out that His watch vatch an alt excellent one has stopped at 2 minutes to 2 The blow which killed him stopped It The man was neat and methodical that methodIcal that pocketbook you took out constable was very vary well preserved and neatly mended and It must bo be ten years old by the calendar stamped on and It It and would not have let a 3 watch run down lawn Yes I see gee that said gaid the tho constable grudgingly At t that moment a B. sergeant camo came upon the tho scene Ho also made mado his examination and then dispatched the constable for tor an ambulance The constable constable con con- stable was a quite certain that no one had passed between 1 o'clock and anel the time I had called him The murderer murder murder- er whoever ho he was wua had tho the choice of of many roads so that that statement In in no WU way upset tho the theory of murder murder murder mur mur- der accepted b by all of us In a little a n. hand hane t was tS S brought Mid and tho the passive body Slowly stiffening with IUt rl rigor or mortis It laid on en Go home norton said aid jl II r. r Y oI i I i- i iII II 41 Id L I i l 2 S. S a ay c 0 y a S HORTON LOOK FOR A POLICEMAN and wait alt for tor me mo In my room I a am m going to the tho police station but I should like to talk talle over this affair with you Ou afterward We Wo occupy chambers in In St. St Annos Anno's street Parton has a n suite on tho the first floor and I havo a similar set Bet over him The caretaker a color- color loss less widow looks after our rooms I Ilot Ilot Ilot lot myself In with a p latchkey and en en- entered tho the big biff sitting room In which had variety varlet of ot curiosities and books dealing with tho the common chemistry of the universe e and similar subjects subject Throwing myself into the big upholstered armchair i full tull of ot the startling events of or tho the night fell teU naturally to to- tomu mu musing ln upon my extraordinary friend I uso use the word extraordinary with the fullest sen scum o of ot KB its wideness Emil is a man difficult of at definition Falling FaIlIng back on a a. paradox paradox and and thero there Is nothing so illuminative as a para pam dox I dox-I I think a practical suggests my Idea because the tho common emotions of ot our humanity touched him not at all aIl practical because the effect was everything everything ev ev- to him and tho the cause only the hidden spring I fear I am not clear Shall I put It In a concrete form torm I am perfectly sure that notwithstanding notwithstanding not not- withstanding a n. companionship of ot eight years cars no event that could happen to tome tome tome me would cause him the slightest emotion or even Interest unless s It were flavored with some essence of at mystery And yet et his companionship companion companion- ship was stimulating I never met a aman aman aman man whoso reasoning was clearer or more analytical or whose knowledge knowledg of or certain unfamiliar sciences and what I ma may term the common matter matters matters mat mat- ter of everyday o life was more ency ency- Ho He had taken a n medical degree as well as a n scientific one but was possessed of ot ample means He made mado no attempt to achieve ma ma- material material success Eight years ago aso we had drifted together At that time I was going the Western Vestern circuit but shortly afterward a le legacy acy permitted mo me to court a shy chamber practice with no fear tear of at starvation At 31 Bartens Bartons entered He lie came in with his usual quietness crossed over to the mantelpiece choso chose with his customary deliberation n a cigar from Crom an open box struck a light and then sat down one ono foot toot tucked under under under un un- der him on tho the big divan dhan I It Is curious Horton that wo we should have been cen discussing only last night at the tho club tho the disappearance of or Lady Wilton's famous black pearL If rt you OU will remember I then confessed confess confess- ed an Interest In tho the case Jewels have always alwa's had a n fascination for tor me that human humanity It docs does not posses poes Col Wilton Bart stormed storm storm- ed off oft to dismay and perplex the mildest mildest mild mild- est mannered man who ever seron ser served d on a club hauso hause committee The Saturday dinners In Berkley Berkle street aro are tho the gods which rule the tho destinies of human beings I am pagan pagan pagan pa pa- gan enough to sympathize with the heathen worship of ot gods not of ot the tho idol per se set but of or the Jewels which surround them and which ono one ma may take as of oC the tho spirit or es essence es- es sence senco from the gods Jewels rule the world The criminal world declared declared de de- c cynically fear Cear and the absence absence ab ab- ab- ab 8 sence of ot a Jewel sufficiently valuable keep some somo portion of ot us honest I laughed His rather wild theories propounded with consideration and seriousness I regard In the tho light of a ponderous humor But what has hns tho the missing black pearl to do with with tho the startling starting adventure adventure ture turo of ot tonight I Inquired I was on fire firo to know the tho result of ot othIs his Journey journe to tho the police station The Tho recent events were wore stamped too deeply on my memory to permit of ot any In- In Interest In his vague speculative the tho- The Tho dark alloy alley the I light of ot tho the lantern the prone passive i Inert body body these these e were tangible matters met mat I of ot potent interest It has everything to do with it It was the astounding reply Lad Lady Wilton's Uton's missing pearl I ejaculated That Is tho the second time you haro hao made an Inaccurate remark The black bladt pearl Is la not missing You have found It Exactly Exact But where 7 I cried In a uto ment meat Inside the lining on the tho left der of ot the tho dead mans man's Jacket IThen IThen i iThen Then ho was the thief thle looked at me with a smile You have havo tho the same sarno felicity for ter Jumping at conclusions that Is sot bol s c characteristic a Q feature of the policed police force torce The apparently obvious is not always the true truo solution That Li fi Just jUtI why these little mysteries are ao so In InH In Tell TeU me all about it It I said sot set 5 ting tang Into m my chair You wore were with m mo me Horton Par Par-i tens commenced pulling luxuriously luxurIous y a ac at achis his cigar elgar when the thing happened you were with mo 1110 when I told th tho t constable the few matters I j diSCO ered In m my cursory examination That the tho dead man mall was a servant j jand and had llad been out of work for som some sometime time I do not see how bow you ou at that M My dear Horton norton that was mere meret childs child's pIa play The Tho man was obviously of ot a low social standing standing his his fingernails fingernails finger finger- nails the presence of at a silver watch the poor quality of ot his linen esta J l lisped that But ho was wearing a asuit suit of ot excellent cut and good ma ma- There Is something In n the hang of ot a West End cut Jacket quite It was clear that it Jt was a 0 suit of ot his hla masters That he had been out of or a berth some time tinge I gathered from the state of ot his boots A butler butlar r or valet does very little walling walking and his were worn Into holes in th the soles Ho He might have purchased the I clothes at a 3 second hand place I 1 sug- sug j jI I think not Horton my friend I answered The suit was a a. country i one rough one rough tweeds tweeds much much too hot for this weather His hands showed noI no signs of ot manual work and If It he had I been an inferior clerk he would woul havo have I. I bought clothes more mono suitable Such a 0 aman aman man as he was was was-a a quiet methodical man past middle age would age would be bo thelast tho the last person to bu buy such a suit which even second hand would have cost cot I more than a ready made one ono of ot black block or drak gre grey Yes I s seo o tho the force O of ot your reasoning rea rea- there I admitted I I accompanied tho the police to the the- station The They were very busy for tor sometime some som time but their discoveries amounted I I I ou on lu Yugo e litre I L DEDUCTIVE TIVE EVIDENCE Continued Prom From Fon ID Inge e OD One to very little IUle It I is quite qUie wonderful how very cr little thc they can discover when thc they real really exert themselves The po- po hico Ico surgeon pronounced him dead I and they took an Inventory in of or his clotho and belongings and belongings Very Vel were the latter Jatter poor chap Some keys kes a few cuttings of ot vacant positions as a butler buter from today's today's r or rather Jather yesterdays yesterday's yes yes- e papers tour and four seven even pence In sliver silver and copper in a leather lether purse and tho the watch and chain Curiously enough there thero was no mark on either linen hat or clothes the tho In initials In- In W IV S. S which v were vague ague enough I took up the Jacket to see seo whether there was any tailors tailor's name There was not But a brief brier examination examination gave ga e mo me the clew ces' to the tho dead mans man's Identity I sat at up In astonishment It I has always been to me mo a source of ot amazement amaze amaze- ment that my ray friend should so eMU easily read mysteries baffling to the police polee who ho are ara dal dally daily educated by experience In the detection of clews chews clew The had not seen it 1 I de de- de in and ed Of Or course not Horton Did you rou ever ver know them to discover anything except by bj rule of or thumb Underneath Underneath Under Under- neath the tho left Ien shoulder the seam had been ro en tho the lining being bellS brown browna as a well as n tho the tweed Itself the tho original stitches were brown also The Tho To lug ing had been done In black and rather hurriedly hurriedly r. or shall I say clumsily There Thoro W was no reason at all aJ for this it I was wa not even on at all al probable that the scam had given and of oC course If the coat cont had been altered alered at an any time it I was Inconceivable to suspect tie the tailors of such bad workmanship I ripped tho the stitching Inside tho the padding I found Cound tho the big black pearl belonging belonging- to Lad Lady Wilton Who ho was wa tho dead man 7 I In Inquired In- In Part n rising rising- lowly 01 tumbler of or key kc and |