New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 2, 1922, Page 5

Te MYSTERY b AAMILNE @ W21 5 ¥ Dutton Company BEGIN HERE TODAY The prospective visit, of a ne'er-do- well brother, who had been absent tor fifteen years in Australia, was a far {from pleasing prospect to MARK ABLETT, bachelor proprietor of The Red House, Mark and his constant companion, MATT CAYLEY, remained in The Red House awaliting the arrival of the brother, ROBERT, while the house-party guests were away playing golf, When Robert appeared, the parlor- maid, startled by his rough - appear- ance, ushered him into Mark's office and went to inform her master. Mark was not in the garden and when the maM returned to the house sghe heard the report of a revolver and then the sound of Cayly pound- ing on the locked office door and de- manding admittance. This was the state of affairs’ when ANTHONY GILLINGHAM, a youthful gentleman adventurer, arrived. GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER II. Cayley looked round suddenly the voice. “Can I help?"” sald Anthony po- litely. “Something's happened,” said Cay- ley. He was breathing quickly. Uig heard a shot. I was in the library. A loud bang. And the door's locked.” He ratled the handle again, and shook it. ““Open the door!"” he cried. “1 say, Mark, what is {t? “Open the door! “But he must have locked the door on purpose,” said Anthony. ‘So why should he open it just because you ask him to?"” Cayley turned to the door again. “We must break it in,” he said, put- ting his shoulder to it.* . “Isn't there a window?" ‘Window? Window?" “So much easier to break in a win- dow,” said Anthony with a smile, He looked very cool and collected, as he stood just inside the hall, leaning on his stick. “Window—of idiot I am. He pushed past Antony and began running out into the drive. Antony followed him. They ran along the front of the house, down a path to the left, and then to the left again over the grass, Cayley in front, the other close behind him. Suddenly Cayley looked over his shoulder and pulled up short. “Here,” he sald. They had come to the windows of the locked room. French windows which opened on to the lawns at the back of the house. But now they were closed. Antony couldn’'t help feeling a thrill of excitement as he follewed Cayley's example, and put his face close up to the glass. But i there had been - one shot, why should there not be two more?—at the careless fools who were pressing their noses against th panes, and ask- ing for it. “My God, can you see Cayley in a shaking volce. The mext moment Antony saw it. A man was lying on the floor at the far end of the room, his back toward them. “Who is it?" said Antony. “I don't know,” the other peréd. “iWell, we'd better go and see.” He considered the windows for a moment “1 should think, if you put your welght into it, just where they join, they'll give all right.” Cayley put his weight into it. The window gave, and they went into the room. Cayley walked quickly to the body, and dropped on his knees by it. With an effort he put a hand on to its shoulder and pulled it over. “Thank God!"” he murmured, and let the body go again. “Who is it?’"" said Antony. “Robert Ablett.” “Oh!" said Antony. his name was Mark." “Yes, Mark Ablett lives here. Robert is his brother.” He shud- dered, and said, “I was afraid it was Mark."” “Was Mark in the room, too?" “Yes,” sald Cayley absently. tony had gone to the locked door, and was turning the handle. I suppose he put the key in his pocket,” he said, as he came back to the body again. “Who?" Antony shrugged his shoulders. “Whoever did this,” he said, point- at course! What an 1t?” sald whis- “T thought ing to the man on the floor. “Is he dead ?"" “Help me,” sald Cayley simply. They turned the body on to its back, nerving themselves to look at it. Robert Ablett had been shot between the eyes. “Did you know him well?" Antony quietly, He meant, you fond of him?" “Hardly at all. Mark is the brother I know best. He hesitated, and then eald “Were sald, “Perhaps I'd better get some water." There was another door opposite to the lockd one, which led, as Antony was to discover for himself directly, into a passage from which opened two more rooms. Cayley steppd into An- | the passage, and opened the door on the right The door from the office, through which he had gone, remained open. The door at the end of the short passage was ghut. Antony, kneeling by the body, followed Cayley with his eyes, and, after he had dis- appeared, kept his eyes on the blank wall of the passage, but he was not consclous of that at which he was looking, for his mind was with the other man, sympathizing with him. Cayley came into the room agaln, murmured something, and knelt down to bathe the dead man's face. Then he placed the handkerchief over it. They stood up and looked at each other. “If I can be of any help to vou,” said Antony, “please let me." “That's very kind of you. There will be things to do. But you mustn't let me trespass on your kindness." “THANK GOD!" HE MUMMURED, AND LET THE BODY GO AGAIN. “I came to see Beverley. He is an old friend of mine."” “He's out playing golf. back directly." *I will stay if I can be of any help." “Please do. You see, there are women.” He hesitated, and gave An- tony a timid little smile, pathetic in so big and self-reliant a man “Just your moral support, you know." “Of course." Antony smiled back at him, and said cheerfully, “Well then, I'll begin by suggesting that yo should ring up the police.” “The police? Y-—vyes." doubtfully at the other. pose—"* Antony spoke frankly. “Now, look here, Mr—er—" “Cayley I'm Mark Ablett's cousin. I live with him.” “My name's Gillingham. I'm sorry, I ought to have told you before. Well now, Mr. Cayley, we shan't do any good by pretending. Here's a man been shot—well, somebody shot him." Cayley shrugged his shoulders and went to the telephone. “May I—r—Ilook round a hit?"” Antony nodded toward the open door “Oh, do. Yes' He sat down and drew the telephone toward him. “You must make allowances for me, Mr. Gilingham. Of course, you're quite right, and I'm merely being stupid.” He took off the receiver. Let us suppose that, for the pur- | pose of making a first acquaintance with this “‘office,” we are coming into it from the hall, through the door which is now locked. As we stand just instde the door, the length of the room runs right and left. Across the breadth of the room (some fifteen He will be He looked “I sup- ALSO FINE Sarsaparilla Orange Soda White Birch Root Beer Lemon Soda Cream Sode the Diamond Blues Was—hot, dusty, tired. Now is —feeling better. Will be —"tip-top’ et s DIAMOND GINGER ALE NEW BRITAIN WS AN far Fast C Op s ' A particular coffee drinker in Vermont writes: "“That good old Mocha and Java favore I find only in Far East Is the pleasure of my life, It Is good to know the day of ex- cellent coffee is still with us."” HOLLAND'’S Coffee and Tea The only coffce, packed by a roaster, known to contain Ara- bian Mocha and Genuine Java. 14-1-3-5-10-25-50 pds. All Packed in HOLLAND SYSTEM Tins Sold at All Leading Dealers Y QLLANDS feet), is that other door. by which Cayley went out and returned a few minutes ago . In the right-hand wall, thirty feet away from us, are the Irench windows. Crossing the room and going out by the opposite doa we come into a passage, from which two rooms lead. The one on the right, into which Cayley went, is less than half the length of the office, a small, square room, which has evidently been used some time or other as a bedroom, The window faces the same way as the French windows in the next room. The room on the other side of the bedroom is a bathroom. The three rooms together, in fact, form a sort of private suite, Antony wandered room. The wWindow he looked out at the peac of park. “Cayley thinks he did it tony to himself, “That's obvious. It explains why he wasted so much into the bed- was open, and ful stretch said An- | you've been to it. | Former Sinn Fein Envoy to U, [ night of wounds received time banging on the door. Why should he try to bhreak a window? Of course, he might just have lost his head on the other hand, he might have wanted to give his cousin a chanece of getting away, Why did we run all the way round the house in order to get to the windows?" There was a step in the passage outside, and he turned round, to see Cayley in the Hoorway. He remained looking at him for a moment, asking Limself a question. It was rather a curious question. He was asking him- self why the door was open. Well, not exactly why the door was open; that could be explained eastly enough. But why had he expected he door to be shut. He did not re- member shutting it, but somehow he was surprised to see it open now, to see Cayley through the doorway just coming into the room. Something working sub-consciously in his brain had told him that it was surprising. Why? Cayley ioined him at the window. “I've telephoned,” he said. They're sending an inspector or some one from | Middleston, and the local police and doctor from Stanton.” Antony felt quite sure, from what Cayley had said and had hesitated to say, that Mark had been the, last to see his brother alive. Tt didn't follow that Mark Ablett was a mur- derer, Revolvrs go off accidentally; and when they have gone off, people lose their heads and run away, fear- ing that their story will not be be- lieved. Nevertheless, when people fun away, whenever, innocently or guiltily, one can't help wondering which way they went. “I suppose this wav.” sald Antony aloud, looking out of the window. “1 wonder."” “well, he didn't go by the windows in the next room, because they were shut." B “Isn't that rather odd?" “ywell, T thought so at first, but—" He pointed to the wall jutting out on the right. “You see, you're protect- ed from the rest of the house if you get out here. It:you go out at the French windows, 1 imagine yourre much more visible." ley looked at him thoughtfully. | It seems to me, Mr. Gillingham, that vou know the house pretty well, considering that this is the first time (Continued in Our Next Issue) BOLAND DIES (\l”’!\'m'.\'ns. S. Ex- pires in Dublin. J. Boland, e Sinn Fein | here last| Monday in | viilage north of Dublin, | je capture by | Dublin, Aug. 2.-—Harry fcrmer representative of th in the United States died Skerries, a while attempting to evac MID-SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE] For three days beginniig THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD at 9 A. M. we will have our final clearance drive. In this drive we have forgotten cost prices, our only aim is to clean out our entire summer stock. Mr. Menus says: “I have hundreds of pairs of Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Shoes which must be sacrificed to clea my shelves and make room for my incoming fall stock.” — Wonderful Bargains For All — FREE! 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MENUS STORE NEW BRITAIN, CON Shirts Balbriggan Shirts Silk Stripe and Drawers ... 398 MAIN STREET “Quality Maintained” WAJOR WESTOVER S EFFICIENT OFFIGER Wins Way Up From Ranks-Rep- resents U. . in Balloon Race [ tinction as a rifieman and expert pis e PLAYGROUND LEAGUE ‘ T the of the| rior to participation United States in the world war he| served in the signal corps, being as-| signed to the air service in 1913, in ! which he rose to the temporary rank | oo Boys and Girls Baseball Gontests Moot Now on Second Lap .500 .333 .000 s working d meet which will be held it Hill park Wednesday aft- Aug It will be a com- petitive affair between the five play- gron f the city. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places i the events scheduled, The pro of meet will be pub- ished now ernoor ust 16 of colonel. Major Westover's service ir army has distinguished served in responsible among them at the port of embarkation at Hoboken. He argely for the organiza- n and the bureau of aircraft production served executive of the air from 1019 to 1020, He is 39 years the rating balloon observer and |league pilot. With . Lieut the P. Lahm, another well known | basehall series : : army balloonigt, he a contestant The games by int T iy in the national balloon race of 1921 It is interesting to note that Lahm, | then a won the first Gor- eyt L 1 330 5 194 don-Bennett free balloon race for the | Bartlett BAISL at | Jartiett a severa at at responsible posts Continuation sc hedules for the va- rious be as follows leagues wi ve' seni 1 v, August 3 Smalley the the of the boys' senfor baseball league | the f Bartlett holds|in the game of 2 The, victory of over 3artlett school in Associat- Westover ates (By Oscar United International Balloon G Bennett trophy won his place elimination May. His field, trav- ministration of and service, Washington, Aug ed Press)—Major who will army in tl races for the in Geneva Switze by winning the nationa e from Milwaukee, last loon won from a large elling almost twice as far as any oth er bag and landing Quebec. He was the only contestant who landed outside of the United States untor league— Bartlett vs, East, Tuesday, August Burritt, Bartlett V8, 1y, August Bur- B Vs, Smith; Bartlett Tues Burritt postponed game nd oy 2t the o it Smith rep vs. Smalley victory o over Sma & i yrdon of age and postponed the ior Thups vesterday marked the round of Hien wad iiiecs rland, oy airship Colonel first Frank was low Senior Teams, Girts’ 1 T artlett jay August Burritt Monday, August lieutenant Sma troops of the National army. PALACE — ext Mon., Tues., Wed JANE AND KATHERINE LEE, IN PERSON In A New Vaudeville Act Gordon-Bennett trophy Batteries: Smalley=—( While in the military Bartlett P . i Westover was very actively Junior Teams in sports and athletics and Smalley 1 iy \ carried the same keen interest into | Bartlett 1 b e i Sands Batteries: Bartlett —Berg = o Hn Smalley—Donlay and Camg The girls have round of playground baseball league will start again Friday of ti Standing, of the Girls' League KYLLY FIELD FLIER KILLED. Wo lost 1 E A Maior Westover is listed among the higher o way Smalley at Smalley, East I'riday, August it Bartlett, Monday, Bartlett at Smith at Smith; Smals East at army icers who won academy | Kotkin o~ their to commissions by the ranks. He started as a private in K company of hird Battalion of engineers, in 1001, and a later was appointe the military acad emy. He graduated in 1006 and was assigned to the infantry. Most of his service has been in the Infartry, in which arm of the service he lis- few way of interested he has the vear his free balloon work Ma West®er to early in July to make detailed studies the irrents and conditions in that part of the world prep his participation in the race a )r went Geneva Vs playved off the Vs air « their games in the g atory to week won international is itonio, Tex M. 1 2. —Lieu- Kelly Field instant death plane fell empting to land widow here Lunt body will be burial in Burritt Smitl gma Standing of the Boys’ W diphtheria and similar complaints are practically un known employed in the oilgields, refineries and other branches of the petroleum industry Sore throats many met alme terday w his among those ived by a Mia Caroline E Alexandria, Va. The ington for Cemetery. ‘Prophsiactic Kit for ey s NTIVE mother after the oanut meat, B | Bartlett Copra cake, the residue oil is taken from dried coc is as nourishing as beef steak