Evening Star Newspaper, October 22, 1923, Page 20

THE DOUBLE CHANCE Fascinating Romance of Wrongly Accused Hero and Loyl Sweetheart BY J. S. FLETCHER Aushor of “Rayner-Slade Amalgamation,” etc. (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) Stend’s Revelations. F I chose I could tell you & great deal,” replled Stead, who felt more and more nettled. “I came here to tell you something.” “Then I shall be very glad to hear 1t sald the Inspector. “Come, sir—I am known to be rather eccentric in speech and manner. If you can as- sist me, pray do so. 1 shall be obliged to you." “Well, inspector,” sald somewhat mollified by this, “it’ will be in your recollection that on the night of the murder, I called at the castle and went into the library to wait. Nok, for purposes of my own, [ ¥ did not tell all that I might have ; done at the magisterfal inquiry “Ah, indeed?” saidl Inspector Cor- telyou No. When I entered the library,” continued Stead, “I Immediately no- ticed that one of the windows open- ing on the lawn w, pen. They & French windows, as you know, open- ing down to the ground. “That on the righthand side was open, and the blind, slightly drawn, was flapping. I crossed over and elosed it and drew down the blind.” Inspector Cortelyou took out book. ou don’t mind if T ma randum of what you t: eald. “It will, of course, s “Oh, by réplied 5 “I intend, of course, to reiate all this at the adjourned hearing, but wished you to know now.” *Just s0.” said the detective had been writing. “Pray procee ey a e a memo- who Ir. a Well,” continued Stead, “in turn- | Ing from the window I noticed som thing lying on a chair. You understand, unusual “Ah. Unusual in that Ubrary? And what was Inspector Cortelyou, busy pencil. “It was a deer-stalker hat.” Inspector Cortelyou continued to write for & moment or two without place—the it?" asked with his looking up or betraying any undue | srest A deer-stalker & one of Sir Robert's replied Stead, understood the detective “It was certainly not one of Sir Rob- ert’s! It was an old., much-worn, rather greasy hat—not at all the sort of thing that Sir Robert would have worn. It had been a good bore the name of a good mak Heath, of Ox “Inspector would haye fession, Mr. i know Pray proceed. ** continved Stead, who drank in compliment of any sort with avid- ity, “after—after the discovery of the dreadful event notice Sir tnterrupted the detective shortly. “Yes, after that—and, of course, wihen the natural flurry had subsided —I1 remembered the hat,” *“and I went back to th put it in my pocket home.” “Mention Inspe and it to anybody?" or Cortelyou. asked Why not?” “I have always made it a rule,” an- swered & not to tell my busi- ness to any one until the right mo- ment comes. “A very excellent sald the inspector. “I come to the next point of my story,” continued Stead. “I do not know whether you are aware of the ezact position of my residence—I shall be pleased to seé you to a cup of tea there one of these days—but close by it is a quarry which has long been oit of use. It is very rule. Go on,” badly fenced in, and at one part the | oy Stead, I[Hardacre,” answered Stead. Something, | hat—it | little obert's murder? d, | them e rallings are broken down. There are ~|no lights about there, and a stranger wandering about or losing his way could easily fall over the edge. Now, on the night of Sir Robert's death—"" “Murder!” corrected the detective, laconicaily. “As 1 was returning home,” Stead went on, ignoring the interruption, “I heard groans proceeding from this quarry as from some one in great pain. The quarry lies between my house and some old cottages whah were left in the flelds when the col- liery was lald out. “I procured help from the cottages, and a lantern, and went down into the quarry. There I found a man lying at the foot of a steep wall of rock over which he had evidently rallen. He was groaning, but un- conscious. As soon as I saw him I recognized him.” Inspector Cortelyou looked up with quickened Interest. “Ah, you rec nized _ hin he exclaimed. whom?” “As @ certain Dr. Jullus Stwinthal from London, who for many years had from time to time pestered Sir Robert with a scheme for neutraliz- ing the effect of after-damp in the case of an explosion and had > (him a great deal of annoyance,’ swered Stead. “In fact, lately he had scarcely left |sir Robert alone; and though Sir | Robert did not believe in the inven- tion or scheme, Steinfhal’s letters be- came almost threatening. My own is that he is not quite “Well, you found him in the quarry —what then?’ asked the detective. “I had him conveyed to the it-! tage of a woman who goes out nurs- {ing and hds a room to spare, Mrs. sent for Dr. Hibbert and a The docior found that Stein-, a broken a leg aud some ribs it there was some imjury to! As o matter of fact, he! closed his| thook with a snap. “He {5 still, then, at the cottage?" ! he said. }7"On, yes, and is being well looked | answered Stead. “He can't v. then, what is your theory?" asked the detective. “I believe he killed Sir Robert,” re- plied Stead slowly. “He had no ha jor cap when I found him- 3 {stalker fits him; moreover, een him in it, for he has visited Mannersiey several times. He knew | | the e well—my theory Is that he {obtained admission through that open {window, and left by it after he had committed the murder.” The detective, who had put on his {hai and picked up his umbrella, H ded. uch obliged to you, M aid. “You to clear cou won't object to to the station with n !must tell this to Illingworth. | “Oh, not at all!” replied Stead. *T ] glad to be of help. Anything to| Sir Clinton this dreadful and into 1lin latter looked at ctor Cortel- you gave him a k and a wink. And somehow the little man from {Scotland Yard maneged to get be-| {tween Stead and the door. He sud- and his voice sounded erent . "Mr. Stead,” he sald, “it's no e mincing matters. Quite a from what you've told me this m ing, all of which I can quickly 1y for myself, Mr. Illingworth and I | were going to call to see you a little ater, as we wished to you on |an important matter. However, hore {you are, so we needn’t waste timo. The fact is, Mr. Stead, we hold a | warrant for your arrest.” Stead, who had been staring at the detective as if he were trying to make out the sudden change in his | voice and manner, started back you to the station worth’s room. in surpri | definite’ warrant—you'd better charg | were locked up in the big safe at the | ing { heard. ‘A warrant—for my arrest need 0% 21an%y THE EVENING exclalmed. “But— but on' what charge?” Inspector Cortelyou rapped out the answer in one word. “Forgery.” A Queer Find. The two police officlais watched Marshall Stead carefully as Inspector Cortelyou uttered the word which slgnified so much. Each, in his sep- arate fashion, was wondering how the cashier would take the news. Illingworth, having had but a lim- ited experience, and not being over- imaginative, was_full of curiosity. The man from Scotland Yard had seen too much of life, as it related to his own profession, to attach much importance to the first slgns shown by a man suddenly charged with a serfous crime, but on this occasion he watched the effect of his an- nouncement with lynx-like eyes. He was prepared to see anything. What the two watchers did see was first a blank stare of utter astonish- ment and next a rapldly increasing 100k of Incredulous wonder pass across the accused man's face. He looked from one to the other as if he could not comprehend the meaning of what Inspector Cortelyou had sald. Then he smiled, as if some joke or trick were being played upon him ou don't mean that?” he said. Inspector Cortelyou regarded him steadily. “That is exactly what is meant, Mr. Stead,” he replied. “Wo don’t ‘deal with these things in a Joking spirit. “But this Is nonsense!" exclaimed shier. “Utter nonsense! I sup- u've got some definite charge against me?” “It would be utter nonsense if we hadn't,” replied the detective. “We not only have a definite charge, but him,” he continued, turning to Illin worth, who Immediately produced document from a drawer. “Sit down, Mr. Stead—there's no need to stand.” The inspector himself sat down, | and, procuring his cigar case, began to smoke. But Stead, noticing every- thing without seeming to do so, ob- served that the chair which his cap- tor dropped Into was between the door and himself. And he knew that he was as safely trapped as if he office. lilingworth, solemn and stolid, gave the prisoner the usual warnin and read over the charge. 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