Evening Star Newspaper, October 10, 1929, Page 44

Death Treasure By R. A. J. Walling (Copyright, 1929, Wm. Morrow Co') Inspector Wayne. burst into the library. SYNOPSIS. seven men saw Roger Pell die in the Fotherbury library. Five of them hated him. two obviously were his friends, includ- ing Tom Grenofen, whose secret love for Veromica Seabroke entangled him in the not ome of the seven —tell_who fired the 'fatal Prof. Lazton, an archeologist, failed ppear ‘to oive his opinion of 'Dburied antiquarian treasures which attracted Pell to Blackwater. Pell turned on his enemies and, in a dramatic sceme, was about to produce a “ghost” for the bemefit of the trombling Parson Marling. Pell’'s chic/ foe. Peli_stooped to unbolt the door. A pistol roared. Pell fell dead. Inspector Wayne refuses to Dbelieve the story of the seven witnesses and is about to charge that — CHAPTER EIGHT. ‘THE INQUISITION. NE of seven men shot Roger Pell, unless—" Inspector Wayne hesita- ted, his insistent gaze bor- ing into each of us in turn. “Unless——,” he continued, “this is ull camoufiage of something else. And none of you shot him. And the man who did shoot him has got away. With your connivance.” Mr. Fotherbury shook his head. “Then you tell me that when the shot was fired robody else was here?” “Nobody.” [ ‘The inspector strode to the telephone and rang up his station. He gave a instruction: To send for the chief constable and to inform him that a murder had been committed at New- place Abbey, and that the case ealled for the best man that Scotland Yard could send down. “Now,” the inspector again turned on us, “what happened here before the murder?” “Who had better tell the story?” said Mr. Fotherbury, glancing from one to another. "l(r Grenolen would you?” “If you wish,” said “Thlnka o rbtherbu replied. “Mr. ‘Wayne, I had nrnn‘ed wm: Prof. Lax- ton of the British Museum to meet my friends here this afternoon to hear Mr. Pell's description of the excavations. Laxton did not arrive and we were waiting for him when this affair began. Now, Mr. Grenofen.” 1 told the story from beginning to end. :uhnl I kept my eye steadily ‘ayne. 1 saw his look travel- reporting Pell's outbursts. I was Ihwlllwly un- interrupted. The inspector nodded. “Pell,” sald he, casting a glance to the floor behind him, “seems to have been a raving Junatic. Still, you know, we lock up lunatics; we don't shoot 'em. I suppose nothing else has oc- curred to you gentlemen as a test of what actually happened?” 1 looked at him wonderingly. “There is," he added, “one almost infallible test. Some time before we leave this room it must be applied— now, if you like. It's for you to choose.” He suddenly pointed his finger at me. “Mr. Grenofen,” the inspector said, “on the instant of the shooting all seven rushed to the falen man—then, without other movem nt six took the chairs and Mr. Fotherbury went to the telephone?” “As far as I observed—yes.” “After that” the inspector contin- ued nobody moved until I came.’ ‘Then ‘sald Mr. Wayne, “if we now proceed to discover the gun that fired | the-shot we shall ease the minds of | six out of the seven.” ‘The effect of these simple words was tlectrical—the words we had dreaded, had not dared to utter. “Are you willing that the inspector search us?” Fortherbury esked, “I'll lead the way. Where shall we stand, Mr. Wayne?” “Remain where you are. Sanderson! Draw my attention to any one who moves!” The inspector acted quickly. He fastened on Somerfield and went over him thoroughly, found nothing. Forth- erbury, Royle, myself, Seabroke and Eastely were searched. 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