Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1932, Page 20

POR PRECEDING INSTALL- BYNOPSIS - : While Mrs. Willett, her daughter Violet. a). Burnaby and three neighbors in the Hay BUTRAY RS o Sheatord were, Joking 85 they played at table tipping, & spirit’ ve ‘man. ha n murdered. 'F ts_had been occupying Trevelyans house. as unable to resist an offer of 13 En house Tor. Rimself at'S wuineas. ot all house for himself at 2 guineas Bparest ‘town. Exham miles distant. rough snow. imi was found dead. the base of his skull frac- fured. The murderer entered through an unlocked French window. then shut and splintered ‘it from the outside to give e forcing. Under Trevel of about £90,000 was di ur equsl parts. and went to his s r. Mrs. Jenhifer Gardner, and the three ehildren of his deceased sister, Mary Pear- n. A man named James Pearson had Tegistered at an Exhampton hotel the aft- ernoon of the murder, and taken the first train back to London early the following morning. Later that day Maj. Burnuby re- ceived & check for 5,000 for sending in the only correct solution of a newspaper's foot Ball competition. Police Inspector Narra- ¢ott questioned Mrs. Gardner, whose hus- band was a shell-shocked invalid. She ac- counted for her time the day of the mur- r and gave him the London address of r nephew. James Pearson. Bot find Pearson at home. INSTALLMENT IX. HE inspector decided not to go to the insurance office where Pear- son was employed, but to visit Wimbledon instead and have an interview with Mrs. Martin Dering. formerly Miss Sylvia Pearson. There were no signs of shabbiness about the Nook. “New and shoddy,” was how Inspector Narracott described it to himself. Mrs. Dering was at home. A rather pert-looking maid dressed in lilac color showed him into a rather overcrowded drawing room. He gave her his official card to take to her mistress. Mrs. Dering came to him almost im- mediately. I suppose you have come about poor Uncle Joseph,” was her greeting. “It's shocking—really shocking! I am so dreadfully nervous about burglars my- self. I had two extra bolts put on the back door last week and new patent catches on the windows.” | Sylvia Dering, the inspector knew | from Mrs. Gardner, was only 25, but she looked considerably over 30. She was small and fair and anemic-looking, with & worried and harassed expression. Her volce had a_faintly complaining note. Still, not allowing the inspector to speak, she went on: “If there's anything I can do to help you in any way, of course, I shall be | only too glad to do so, but one hardly | ever saw Uncle Joseph. He wasn't a very nice man—I am sure he couldn't | have been. Not the sort of person one | could go to in trouble, always carping | and criticizing. Not the sort of man | Who had any knowledge of what litera- | ture meant.” Success—true success—is not always measured in terms of money, inspector.” } | Narracott did At last she paused. "I gather you've not seen your uncle | ©of late years.” “I have seen him only twice since my | marriage. On the second occasion he | was really very rude to Martin. Of | course, he was a regular philistine in every way—devoted to sport. No ap-| ax;eclmon, as I said just now, of litera- re.” 7 “Husband applied to him for a loan | d|reply to my questions or not as you e | then that I was down there yesterday?” feet and said in a low, strained volce: “Are you—arresting me?” “No, sir, I am not. I am simply asking you to account for your move- ments yesterday afternoon. You may ft.” ufi”d if I don't reply to them—it will tell against me. You've found out “You signed your name in the hotel Tegister, Mr. Pearson.” “Oh, I suppose there’s no Use deny- THE EV “I think you do, Mr. Pearson.” ‘The uluri?i tone had its effect. The boy replied in a low tone. “It was a quarter past 5. “You returned to the Three Crowns at a quarter to 6. At most, it could | young only take you seven or eight minutes to walk over from your uncle’s house.” “I didn't go straight back, I walked about the town.” “In that icy weather—in the snow?” “It wasn't actually snowing then. It came on to snow later.” “I see. And what was the nature of your conversation with your uncle?” “Oh, nothing in particular. I—I just wanted to talk to the old boy—look up—that sort of , you know.” “He’s a poor liar, ought Inspector Narracott. Aloud he said: “Very good, sir. Now, may I ask you why, on hearing of your uncle’s mur- der, you left Exhampton without dis- “No, darling,” said Emily kindly, “of course not.” And she added in a gentle, meditative tone, “You ing it. I was there—why shouldn't B o “Why, indeed?” said the inspector, 1. “I went down there to see my uncle.” “By appointment?” “What do you mean, by appoint- ment?” “Did your uncle know you were coming?” “I—no—he didn't. It—it was a sud- den impulse.” “No reason for it?" “I—reason? No—no, why should haven't got the guts.” closing your relationship to the mur- dered man?” “I was scared,” said the young man frankly. “I heard he had been mur- dered around about the time I left him. That's enough to scare any one, isn't it? I left the place by the first avail- able train. Oh, I dare say I was a fool to do anything of the sort, but you know what it 1s when you are rattled. And any one might have been rattled under these circumstances.” “And that's all you have to say, sir?” “Yes—yes, of course.” “Then perhaps you'll have no objec- tion, sir, to coming 'round with me and AY, JUNE 22, 1932. “Oh, o’gzdy Oggl!“ ul;l Jim Pearson. “Can ne me?” the door o] & young woman walked into the room. She was a very exceptional kind ung woman. She was not strikingly beautiful, but she had a face which was arresting and unusual—a face that, having once seen, you could not forget. ‘There was about her an atmosphere of common sense, savoir faire, invinci- ble determination and a most tantaliz- ing fascination. 2 h, Jim!” she exclaimed. “What's pened?” A It’s all over, Emily,” said the young “They think I murdered my uncle.” “Who thinks 80?” demanded Emily. ‘The young man indicated his visitos by a gesture. of !n:‘reta Narracott,” he ded, with & dismal at- introduction, “Miss Emily said Emily Trefusis. She stud- ied Inspector Narracott with keen hazel eyes. y".mn," she said, “is a frightful idiot, but_he ‘doesn’t murder people.” The inspector said nothing. “I expect,” said Emily, turning to Jim, “that you've been saying the most frightfully imprudent things. It you read the papers a little better than you do, Jim, you would know that you must never talk to mncemen unless you have a strong_solicitor sitting beside you making objections to every word. What's happened? Are you arresting him, in- spector?” Inspector Narracott explained ex- Buy Better Dresses Than Ever for Vacation Wardrobes In at No More Cost Than Heretofore Printed Sheers For afternoon, dinner and street wear. Striped Sheers Jacket women. ensembles for Printed Crepes For travel and business wear. Country Club Frocks of shantung. Golf Dresses To help your game. Tennis Dresses With open back. ¢ The Junior Shop actly what he was doing. “Emily,” cried the young man, “you won't believe I did it? You never will belleve it, will you?"” “No, darling,” said Emily kindly. “Of course not.” And she added in a gen- tle, meditative tone, “You haven't got the guts.” “I don’t feel as if I had a friend in the world,” groaned Jim. “Yes, you have,” said Emily. “You've got me. Cheer up, Jim. 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Robertson, cdmmander, said 1,700 who are traveling in automobiles will be stranded in Tucson, Ariz., until they can obtain enough money to buy 1,000 gallons of gasoline. Chureb, elob. social and areoffered s rare: by oliing day call for farther information. Wilson Line, Tth 8¢ Wharves, FOR YOUR CLUB and got refused,” was Inspector Narra- | catts private comment on the situation. =L us mantaditofsteinn; “Just as a matter of form, Mrs. Der- | U1 ing. will you tell me what your mnvz-ihimq,wu puist i And & you Ml did e ments were yesterday afternoon?” | having this statement taken down in | writing, after which you will have it | read over to you and you will sign it.” “My movements? What a very queer way of putting it, inspector. I played bridge most of the afternoon and a! friend came in and spent the evening | with me as my husband was out.” | “Out? Away from home altogether?"‘ “A literary dinner,” explained Mrs. Dering with importance. “He lunched | with an American publisher and had this dinner in the evening.” | That seemed quite fair and above | board. He went on. | “Your younger brother is in Aus-| tralia, I belleve, Mrs. Dering?” | “Yes.” “You have his address?"” “Oh, yes, I can find it for you if you | wish—rather a peculiar name—TI've | forgotten it for the minute. Some- where in New South Wales.” | “And now, Mrs. Dering, your elder brother?” | “Jim?" . I shall want to get in touch | ‘with him.” Mrs. Dering hastened to supply him with the address—the same as that which Mrs. Gardner had already given | him. | Then, feeling there was no more to be said on either side, he cut the inter- | view short. By the time he returned to town it would be 7 o'clock—a likely time, he hoped. for finding Mr. James Pearson at home. The same superior looking, middle- aged woman took him to a room on the second floor. A voung man in evening dress was standing in the middle of the room. He was good iooking, indeed, handsome, if you took no account of the rather weak mouth and the irresolute slant of | the eves. He had a haggard, worried | look and an air of not having had much sleep of late. He looked inquiringly at his visitor. “I am Detective Inspector Narra- cott,” he began—but got no further. With a hoarse cry the young man There was a pause—a very long| pause. Indecision was written on every | feature of the young man's face. In- spector Narracott felt a kind of pity as he watched him. Couldn't the toy see that his palpable indecision was ' as good as an admission of the fact> | At last Jim Pearson drew a decp} breath. “I—I suppose I had better | make a clean breast of it. Yes—I did | see him.” “This was at what time, sir?” “About 1 o'clock, I think. I went to the inn—the Three Crowns—booked s room and had some lunch there.| Then afterward—I—I went out to see my uncle.” “Immediately afterward?” * “No, not immediately.” “What time was it?” “Well, I couldn't say for certain.” “Half-past 3? Four o'clock? Half- past 42" * “I—I—" he stammered worse than “I don't think it could have been as late as that.” “Mrs. Belling, the proprietress, said you went out at half-past 4.” “Did I? I—I think she’s wrong. It couldn’t have been as late as that.” ‘What happened next?" went to my uncle's house, had a talk with him and came back to the | “How did you get into your uncle's house?” “I rang the bell and he opened the door himsa}f.” e surprised to see vou?” yes—he was rather curprised.” “How long did you remain with him, | Mr. Pearson?” | “A quarter of an hour—20 minutes. But look here, he was perfectly ail right when I left him. Perfectly all right. I swear it.” ‘ “And what #fme did you leave him?” The young man lowered nis ces. 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