Show I lm Il a alf FG L NE Charles Reilly Neff Nett junior memo mem member ber her ot of the tho law firm of Cluny Clung and Neff wa was wag a middle-aged middle man who looked more like a a n prizefighter tItan than a lawyer yer a Faith knew that he Jie bad had almost as many to his hla credit as had his more famous partner Ralph Clury The two to Iran ir-en had not only been partners in their prolusion profession put lull the closest of friends In ato ate ato life The Th Jh first significant question that Coroner asked was wa like liko a bombshell In that breath breath- breathlessly breathlessly lessly quiet room Did you ou r recently assist assiat the tie tie- de deceased ceased Mr III Ralph Cluny Chuny In tn the tho of ot hi last la t will and nd testa tuta- testa- testa testament ment Idid I did Without asking asking- you at this time to produce a copy ul of u that document Mr Air Neff Nett I am going to ask aak you ou It if Miss Cherry Lank Lane who la is now Mrs irs Christopher Wiley will willm m y benefit through the terms of that will ails Lane Wets was named as os one of the chief benefIciaries under the docUment drawn UP In our offices ono month ago aeo today Mr Neff answered loudl loudly and clearly A score of gasped audibly 1 ly IT A reporter looked at hid hll watch atch and filid almost ran from the room lOOm Faith felt AS aa It If she ho were goIng to fAint Ig Js 15 the he belu bequest st to Miss Lane I contingent upon her li r marriage with the deceased T tho the coroner n asked a ked quietly It Is la not The Tile clause Iau regarding r Miss Lane specifies that upon the event of the th death d ath or of o the th testator before his marriage e to h her r on No- No November November No November vember 25 26 1926 Miss hIss Lino tano is to Inherit unconditionally District Attorney Banning Banning- lib an absorbed spectator of ot the tho drama of o the Inquest nodded wit It approval lie was wa a to hold a fet fe trum trump card cardi Doth Both Jim Lano and Junior wert questioned but perfunctorily It waa wa quito quilo evident that they knew linew nothing whatever er about the i death of the aged lawyer la A not front Dr Atkins Atkin briefly outlining tr Mrs Lane serious IU illS neM fleas ns and telling toiling of ot her h r removal to 10 a hospital waa wu read b h hi cor cor oner when her name was called Faith sensitive to every reaction from the Iho densely packed knew kne that her bel mother mothers mother's dangerous illness won von stIll more for the girl who had Iad already been indicted by pu public bile opinion Alexander Cluny ClumP and his Isis son Ralph wera were called and testified that they had been with the tho mur- mur murdered derOd dered lawyer In lit his home early on Thanksgiving day and that hs hn had been in unusually good gool spir- spir spirits spir spirits its Both BOlh testified testified that they knew or of no enc enemy hy who could have hive do- do desired do sired the tha death of o Ralph Cluny At 4 o'clock the coroner abrupt abrupt- abruptly abruptly ly Iy announced that he had bad ton Con Con- eluded con his Investigation The Tho six men of o the jury retired with Dr Murchison to the library of the Cluny Clun house for deliberation But Bob Bob Faith drew her sweetheart rt Into Ino a corner orner of th the drawing room They didn't pa pay this tho slIghtest attention to those thos footprints you discovered ered Why Why didn't you IOU ou zake till coroner get them Into the report Why Vh darling I 1 have no power 01 to make the coroner do any Bob Bob smiled at her but his ey eyes were dark with Ith trouble I I told toli you OU hal had made light o or them Wa waa sure they had boen made b by a cop cop cruising around round the grounds l looking tor for clews clew's Ill I'll Im I'm sorry orry dear I wish Ish I could lI VI done something Shall we wait waith 11 It hero here ro for tor the this jurys jury's jary verdict or go Co ee your mother I Lets Let's wait alt Faith begged couldn't att a t naturally before mother while Im I'm so ao o racked with Maybe they wont won't take long |