The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 27, 1929, Page 6

« SYNOPSIS Fotherbury's li- brary, where Roger Pell was murdered, is the scene of a sce- pnd uneanny meceting. Fother- bury, Eactley, Laxton, Greno- fen, Somerficld, and Redslade goather there late at night to tolve the mystery of Pell's flcath. Laxton opens a strange inquisition—to prepare for a startling climax. He produces, fo Fotherbury's amazement, the #abhot's book”, a history of an- ¢lent Newplace Abbey, from which church property of im- mens: value disappearcd sev- eral hundred years ago—the treasure trove which brought Marling to Newplace, posing as 8 elergyman. A ground plan in the book purports to locate the tomb of “Abbot Fortunatus” but Laxton has made an aston- fshing discovery. There never was an abbot of that name— the map marks the burial spot of the Newplace treasures! Chapter 41 HYOCENE Smithins—that Londgon firm, pos- | ing as brokers, the cor g link petween Redslade, Marling and Potherbury in the mystery of Roger Pell! Fotherbury merely gasped. Lax- ton spoke again: #Did you think Smithins were peting for a client? My dear sir, they acted for themselves. Having deawn Mr. Redslade into their trap, they induced him to give a most preposterous mortgage on Newplace. While they were negotiating th: mortgage security, Mr. Redslade mentioned, in a jocular way, that there were legends of concealed viches at Newplace. Marling heard of: the story, came down to look over the abbey ruins and probably persuaded you, without your own| gonseiousness of it, to engage him as: chaplain.” 4 Mr. Fotherbury signed to Laxton to go on #You still have doubts. about the character of Marling Well, we will see. 1t was because of Mar- ling’s knowledge and Marling’s con- duct, that Pell was murdered in this room.” #Pell?" Mr. Fotherbury exclaimed. #Whatever Marling may have been, professor, he didn't shoot Pell.” #1 diin't tay he shot Pell,” Le ton retorted. I ghot because of Marling. ¥ téll you how, Mr. Fotherbury. PRell and Mr. Redslade were close friends. . . . " As Laxton went on to relate th? story at Ostend and Dover, Mr Potherbury's eyes bulged with as- tonfshment #Did you guess,” Laxton asked, uwhen Pell came down to help you explore your ruins that Pell had been in: prison a year because of this ‘damnable conspiracy? Did Marliig tell you? No—apparently he didn’t . . . “Did you know that after his re- lpase from prison Pell got into the gifice of Smithins and devoted more than a year to examining the dirty secrets of that dirty concern’ Rid you know when he came her¢ t he knew the old abbot's clew e £ Ree As Jo , WALLING s (Now when we find who put that in the chest, we shall know the superman, and be well out of the maze.” Mr. Fotherbury stood look- ing aerg e at Laxton. | “Of cour said he, “I know |you have to take certaln—ah—Ilib- erties, Mr. Laxton; but the locked {door and all that—it's rather, shall \I y, uncomfortable? Is it quite | nocessary?” f te,” replied Laxton, shortly, I intend that there shan't be any communi ion with this room till know all it has to tell us.” Mr. Fotherbury seemed annoyed, !but Laxton was undisturbed He |said to me: | “Mr. Grenofen, kindly go and sit ion the chest.’ And to Somerfield [n chair on the other |table.” And to Red “Please go ov door.” ‘We moved accordingly, I full of wonder. “We are he said Laxton, “to determine how Roger Pell came by and take side of the de and stand by the his death. Mr. Redslade, were you lin the corridor outside that door at the time?™ “Yes,” said Redslade. | “Did you shoot Pell in the at- |tempt to shoot anybody else?” | “No” | “Was the shot fired from the cor- ridor cutside?” “No.” “What were you doing in the |t corridor?” “Waiting for Pell to call me in. I stood by the door, listening.” “You could sce nothing?” “When Pell took the key out of the door and looked through the keyhole. All I could see was Marling sitting on the coffer. Then immediately there was an explosion. The door was still fastened. I went away, real- izing the plan had failed. “Thank you. The shot that killed Pell was not fired from the corri-| dor. * Therefore it must have been fired in this room.” Laxton paused. “There were seven people in the rcom. One of them fired it.” “But you know, Laxton,” said Fotherbury, “they all submitted to ‘Wayne'’s examination, and it was proved that none of them could |have done it.” id Pell was| Laxton tapped the table. And | “Proof!” he said. “Of course not! The gun was concealed before ‘Wayne came into the room.” Mr. Fotherbury insisted. “No one of them saw any other dispose of a gun.” “No-—it wouldn’t be likely, would it? Our superman was extraordi- narily good at concealing things He'd already successfully concealed the fact that be s in the back ground of Marling’s shady life. He was the hidden principal of the firm of Smithins. He was the suave and benign and highly hon- ored.” Laxton aimed a blow at Mr Fotherbury’s hand. There was a little tinkle of glass on the flag- stones. Laxton rushed at Mr. Fotherbury. caught him by the shoulders. Mr. aad ‘been found in the library? t Pell invented a means of com- ynicating with Mr. Redslade in g:'}son? That Pell was all the time waiting to explode a wicked plot? and get justice done?” Laxton paused. |'No—of course I couldn’t all.that,” said Mr. Fotherbury. gven now I can hardly credit that Marling was clever enough for a scheme so deep, even if he were unscrupulous enough?” Laxton grinned. ‘T know,” said he. *But yourc quite right. The unserupulous Mar- Hng wasn't clever enough. There's gomebody else somewhere in the packground, béhind Marling, in- #tructing Marling. And that’s the figure we've got to find. I can prove the existence of that hidden figure, Mr. Fotherbury. Have you looked into that chest there lately?” 4No,” said Mr. Fotherbury, “but gurely, Mr. Laxton, it's not big ¢énough—" P ¥#To contain the superman?” Lax- ton “ laughed. “Good heavens, Do! Bub & pointer towards him—yes.” 1 Laxton went to the library door, Mnocked gnd waited. We gasped our astonisShment as we heard the Meayy lock ‘turned and saw the door open and' the ‘man whom we had bfought with us into the hall standing outside. ! 8That key.” tpaxton held out his hand. The man gave him a bright new key He closed the door, He heard the gatch of the lock turn back. “¥Pprecautions,” said Laxton. “You see how necessary.” IHis voice was the only sound ir room. ‘There was an uncanny th about his quick movements a moment be had thrown back cover of the chest. ‘“We grouped round the chest and/ in. What we say there not new to Somerfield and me. eyes had feasted on it as it on my bed. But Mr. Father- y cried out. was not open more Laxton pulled Fotherbury's eyes weie closing. Thy closed. Laxton took his grip off the shoulders, and Mr. Fotherbury's head fell .orward on the table. La ton looked again at the broken | phial. know| “Hyocene,” said he. “And [sprang to life at the word. Eastley “Hyocene?” he cried. “Did he take it? Hyccene is sudden death.” (Copyright, 1829, Wm. Morrow Co.) The murder is confessed—but the solation—continue with to- morrow’s installment. SR TR i NOTICE The Motorship “W. B. Foshay” salls from Seattle on or about Oct. 1st with freight and passen- tsers. The “W. B. Foshay” will ar- ‘ive in Juneau Sunday morning and will remain in port all day and we invite the public to go aboard ind inspe¢t the accommmodations Stfered them. The basis freight rate Is $7.50 per ton from Seattle to Ju- neau and we soliclt your patronage and will bend every effort to serve you. Northland Transportation Co, D. B. Femmer, Acting Local Agt. Telephone 114, adv. PIG’'N WHISTLE Candies “None Better” BOXES—in . half-pounds to five pounds. 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