Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1923, Page 19

el 8 The Scarlet Tanager ofelesieeeooderfuntofed (Continued Yasterday's Star.) CHAPTER VIL MITTING TKE TRAIL. The door was opened by Coughlin, Who was confrontd by Worthington, the manager of tl» hotel. Worthing- ton made no attmpt to conceal his agitation, “Come Coughlin, *Well ) cleared for youin a few minutes. ) “What the deyil does all this mean?” manager ¢emanded: 1 had ex- ted rather better of you, Cough- . The v police wagon at the door, and thedriver tells me you Zoing to take the body to the morgue v at once Car't the removal be post- in other cases, until our i, their bgds and out of sald room in, Mr Worthington,” have the Towndrow that removal Worthington, h, finding { left-the Shortly Xennison, cting h wait his return, aiso wias the only passen- that took him to the f s he went to 1otel de nd_wddressed the clerk. This man/wus Johuson, who had aigned thé room to Channing in the dar. To Johnson Rennison was known 35 Army officer, and the clerk hyl marveled t the fourth floor with Coughlin and . secret Johnsoy nodded as achyd Mr, Johnson, the night 1 like a Toom the mana; terwar compani went out zer Rennison 11 have to spe this hotel and n the fourth floor,” glancing at ok his head i aptain, but all the| h floor are occu ied- the one you now pled—except, about.” Al A ) would mot do? Tt must be on the fourth soon will you have one disen- hat is rather difficult to say tain,” replied the clerk i ng at his tough—an ir nay bo given At what time o be available? Once more the clerk shook his head Then, turning, he went to the boxes in which lefters and kevs were de- , posited After thrusting his fingers into that marked 412 he addressed Rennison The kes zone, sir, and probable that the lady will occupy | the rocin all night | Oh, s a fady, eh?” | One of the male guests of the hotel Tow requested his letters room key. As the elerk turned to get them mis wmned the open pages of e register “What 4s the 1z ed whes cap. ie it e returned hesitated: then, seeing ennison was looking down one room columns of the register, said coldly She eid not " he ask-| Johnsol nanner of the clerk grew surely know. captain, that in- mation of a personal nature con-: corning guests ik not given out by employes of reputable hotels.” inson, nodding, smiled faintly as | p i You are ght, Mr. Johnson nd ask your par. Renni leisurely thus spoken turn went to “the | of the manager. The| but the reom wis un- | later the hurried Jn and privaw oftice door was aper ©occuyied. Five maniger, still perinrbed Raniizson was seated le “Believe m NMr verr sorry It wa the body at this hour nnison said | cortritely. It i not: ba minutes avoided * Worthingt l the | ob- to re reached without being ot_it down freight elevator merved. Thence we the court hehind the hotel. I'm all is over. But how does it happen, captain, that vou appear so interested in the case? as not a relative Wwernment an in whom the had a marked interest, as much | h Towndrow scemed to be anyhow, I'm | as the | Itising deliberately, ltennison-cross- <d to the door and closed it [ am sorry, Mr. Worlhington, that 1 still am unable to_congratulate the Wevmouthshire on being quite done with the ir,” he said as he re- reated himself. The color fled from the manager's face _LadigLet Cfiiicuraz Keep Your Skin Fresh and Youn Soup. Talcam,2c.evarrwhere, Forsam S Cmecis Laors o e Dupe & Bt ceaeare, {To Cure a Cold InOneDay § Be sure “you get BROMO 11 told reglster, Capt. Rennt-|J slad | ¥ A Story of Secret Servico and Diplomatic Intrigue i : T "BY J. AUBREY TYSON (Copyright, 1922, by the Maemillan Company.) “What do_you mean by that?’ he demanded. The man dled from natu- ral causes, didn't he?" u_mean that he was murdered— :ere— the Weymouthshire?” God!" groaned Worthington “How? ~ By whom®" “It s too soon to say. essential that we have your assist- ance in getting at the facts” We " Worthington repeated won- “Will you tell me first, captain, just how you are figuring in this affair?” “For the time being will regard me as pacity “of a representative of bureau of military intelligence working in collaborataion with United States secrot service.” . The manager gave a little start. Thoughtful gravity drove the flush of resentment from his features and the light that was kindled in his eves indicative of new interest But it Is and the 3 * he murmured. “This is something more than a mere police case, then.” “Much more. As earnest and self-controlled now as his visitor, Worthington leaned back in his swivel desk-chair and grip- i ped its arn “I am entirely at y ur service, Capt Rennison,” he said ‘Now what canl T want, with as little delay as |possible, a Yoom on’the flourth floor- {no ner, | body of Channing of course, the room In which the was found. 1 o occupied, but that]a 1 in th sidentally, T that” its occup: who had not registe Q verly, Mr. Johnson de clined to reveal to'me the name of the woman or her reasons for not allowing her name to appear on the U register.’ d you seek this knowledze?” course of learned nt ng forward, Worthington press- itton on his desk y sponded the man directed ‘that Johnson be 1 to come to the office “Fallure to re mouthshire is unusual, sked s unusual, of course. tain_cireumstances, cx are made to the usual prac “Are yvou familiar with the circum- stanc this partic “No_ not familiar matter was referred to me about o'clock this afternoon by Johnsomn, who was on duty at the desk at that time. reported to me that ut friends in Wash requested permission to for a few hours a room that ad been engaged und paid for by her husband, who had been unavoidably detained in New York that immediafely upon the arriv r husband later in th day ould meet him at the Union 1d utinue on with him to Chi chnson to let her have the room, of course. Inasmuch as she did not intend to occupy it overnight, she Wwas not required to register. That 1s 1 T know of the circumstances. 1 do not even recolect her name “Well, we'll get the details from ohnson, then,” said Rennison s h spoke Johnson entered The clerk flushed a little w Rennigon, then turned inqui to his emplover. is But, She exp a of the oflic CHAPTER VIIT THE WOMAN IN down, Johnson,” Worthington the de IF YOU HAD A NECK AS LONG AS THIS FELLOW, AND HAD SORE THROAT Al THE WAY DOWN TONSILINE SHOULD QUICKLY RELIEVEIT c. and 60c. Hospital Size, $L. ALL DRUGGISTS The | ¢ clerk. { _THE EVENING “Capt. Rennison agrees with me that you acted quite properly in declining to give to him information concern- ing the woman of whom he spoke to you a few minutes ago, inasmuch- as you did not understand his reasons tor interrogating you on the subject. These reasons have been explaiued to me, however, and if is my wish that you answer all questions he may put to you." Very well, siz,” replied the clerk. el to him, then, all you know concerniug the arrival of the woman at_this hotel,” Worthington said. “Woll,” the clerk began, “the affair really started yesterday, when, about & o'clock in the afternoon, Reynolds, th licr, gave te me a special de- ¢ letter, addressed to the man- . T had been opened by Mr. rthington.” “You mean—" the manager broke in “Will you let me have whateve documents are available in_connec tion with this matter?” Rennison asked In accordance with nodded permis- sion from the manager, Johnson went cut “I recollect the incident of which ho speaks, but I did not suspect it ny relation to this case,” Worth- 2 muttered thoughtfully. ther spoke again until Johnson He brought with him a 'his was the letter, Capt. Renni- Johnsom said as he handed it to the Army man It was written on notepaper of the Hotel Clairecliff, New York city, and bore the date on which it was re- ceived at the Weymouthshire. Ad- dressed to “The Manager of the Hotel shington, D. have ready for room floors of the and the other for myself. Tt i3 referable that they be communi- | cating, but, if such are not avail- e ‘o it that they are > floor and as near to one bl I should find able for myself, ble rooms are not entfal that a to Mr. Chan- 1 please find s > reservation ‘I may add that during my sojourn ashington I may be met H ceey dou but it if two adjoining to be had, B she arrive fore 1 am raedy to should require | course. ! leave the city, double room, of After reading the letter Rennison it to Worthington, who also 1 it careful s I have ing received id, T do recollect hav H letter, but I merel {glanced at it.” the manager explain- : when he was don While it 1s a Jittlo more specific, per! th letters which ask for res- there was nothing about it impressed me as extraordinal & that and ave it to my |it on to Johnse might be {Notin |ques d order that rooms the assignments, oms were avi third or fourth he bew disposition that s possible in the circumstances. 1{ served for Mr. Channing a_double | » outside, and for Mr, En- T made | | Phone M. 941 STAR, WASHINGTON, derbrook a double room on the inside, on opposite sides of the corridor. “These rooms, then, were 415 and 4127" “Yes, sir. [ see you have noted the pumbers on_Enderbrook's letter. “Yes, sir; the figures were made by me.” “Well, the rooms were ready for the occupancy of Mr. Enderbrook and Mr. Channing at_noon today,” the clerk went on. “About 1 o'clock 1 was summoned to the telephone. The speaker at the other end of the wire asked me if 1 was the desk clerk. I replied that I was. He id he was Enderbrook; that business had de- tained him’ in New York; that he would be in Washington some time in the course of the evening, but would start , immediately for the west. Meanwhile, he said, he had been un- able to communicate with his wife, Wwho had left Hagerstown, Md., before he had an opportunity to acquaint her with his change of plans. She was on her way to Washington to meet him at the Weymouthshire. Ac- cordingly, he asked me to give to her the use of the room he had engaged and in which she might await his arrival. He reminded me that it had been paid for.” “Clever fellow," ed. “He wasn't chance.” “He explained that his wife was to be informed that he would call her up on the telephone some time in the afternoon,” Johnson continued. “He then added that this change in his plans had nothing to do with the movements of Mr. Channing, Wwho would occupy the room reserved for him, and might remain in Washing- ton ‘for several days. He further ex- plained that Channing was merely a business acquaintance and that Mrs. Jinderbrook didn't know him even by iy Rennison mutter- leaving much to lever fellow,” Rennison repeated. “And, maturally, you assured him that the Weymouthshire would do _all in its power to minister to Mrs. Ender- brook’s comfort. - “Certainly, sir. “And now we come to the woman, 1 suppose,” sald Rennison. “When and hat circumstances did she ap- “T explained to m Mrs. Enderbrook c wanted to speak with her. there when she appeared. 1 just had finished talking with a guest when 1 saw, standing at the desk. a woman of medium height. She was not a tout woman, but whether she might be Gescribed as slim 1 cannot say. She wore a loosely-fitting automobile coat, a gray cloth hat with a mod- erate brim and a gray feather in it. Her face was entirely concealed by an_automobile vell. She raised this a little above her mouth when s first spoke to me, but soon dropped it and let it remain down. “She sald to m. fy husband, Mr. Theodore Enderbrook, is stopping here, T believe, and is expecting me. Will you tell me, please, if he is in?' She appeared to be greatly dis- appointed when 1 told her the sub- stance of the telephone conversa vith her ~husba Incidentall mentloned the fact that he ha gaged two rooms. She the second was for. T told her for a business friend named ning. ‘I_don't know any Mr. assistant that if 1o to the desk 1 But I was 'CASTORIA For Infants and Children inUse ForOver 30 Years Ahuyu:e bears Rignature of MEMBER OF ELECTRIC IXTURES i —A wonderful display. | are different—individual—they will ap- i peal to those who want the best. The E. F. Brook 1 Established Over One-Half Century Leo C. Brooks, Manager Fixtures that s Co. ANNOUNCEMENT! 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A bellboy |that she was & pretty woman, with a took her there and that was the 1ast|clear complexion, and rather young— I saw of the lady.” certainly not over thirty, at the “You IlYRzuu‘law t{(nly her chin|most” and lips?” nnison asked. “Did you not! her h: o “That’'s all, captain. The chin had ‘Thg; were G;o‘e\;'h:lzd:n. would Get Sun-Maids —Always Good To insist ypon Sun-Maids is to get the kind of raisins that you know are good. Suggest you try Sun-Maid- Seeded. They are washed, seeded, sterilized and packed, while still hot from the sterili zers, in new, clean cartons. Made from finest California table grapes. g Sun-Maid Raisins should cost you no more than the following prices: S ke Seeded or Seedless {11 0s.)—1! in tins (1202.)— in tins (8oz. Your grocer has them for you. 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