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IfmsßY^i (JanP^u^iEbTsh 'HZ ZTRMGZ CASE f CAVENDISH* r ** * ILLUSTRATIONS v4-WEIL >- - ■ 1 ■ = MURDER! Synopsis.— ld a New York jewelry ■tore Philip Severn. United State* consular agent, notices a small box which him. He purchases it discovers in a secret compartment a writing giving a clew to a revolutionary movement In this country seeking to overthrow the Chilean government. The writ ing mentions a rendesvous. and Severn decides to Investigate. Find ing the place mentioned In the writ ing apparently deserted. Severn visit* a saloon In the vicinity. A woman In the place Is met by a man, seemingly by appointment, and Severn, his suspicions aroused, follows them. They go to the des ignated meeting place, an aban doned Iron foundry. At the ren dezvous Severn Is accepted as one of the conspirators and admitted. He meets a stranger who addresses him as Harry Daly. The Incident plays Into Severn's hands and he accepts It. His new acquaintance Is a notorious thief, "Gentleman George” Harris. Concealed, Severn hears the girl address the conspira tors. She urges them to hasten the work of revolution. The girl dis covers Sevefti listening. She ac cepts his explanation of his pres i ence and asks him to meet her next day. He tells her his name is Daly. She Is "Miss Conrad.” Harris In forms him of a scheme he has to secure 11.000,000, the revolutionary fund, and offers to "split” with him. Severn accepts. Severn learns It was his new friend and a "Captain Alva” who had lost the box which started him on the trail. Harris tells him the woman is Marie Gess ler. He arranges to meet Severn next day at Tom Costigan's saloon. * > r CHAPTER Vl—Continued —9— If so, who then was "Miss Conrad?" Not Marie Gessler, certainly, under another name, for she would have re turned to Washington. There was no •doubt as to that, for Alva had agreed to take her direct to the depot In his •otk a car, and would scarcely leave un- was safely on the train. Prob jflpS the other woman was a confed j with whom she would communi cate by telephoue. My clearer judg ment told me all this, made me fully -conscious of the' danger of keeping this appointment, yet never swerved me from an Intention to do so. Marie •Gessler's eyes were frank and honest; they had looked directly Into my own, pleadingly 1 Imagined, and I retained blind faith In her no ordinary cir cumstances would overcome. She was Involved In this criminal conspiracy— there could be no doubt as to that— tut why? under what conditions? What could ever have driven so wom anly a woman to such an association? Was her appeal to me an effort at as alstance? Was she blindly endeavor ing to iearn in this way If I was •worthy of trust, and confidence? This hope would not down; It remained In alstent, persistent. I would keep my word; I would go to the place desig nated. at the hour set; I would go armed, prepared for whatever might •occur of treachery—but I would go. Perhaps here was the key to the whole mystery: and once I solved her con nection with the plot, particularly If it absolved her from blame, and the necessity of exposure, I could go for ward with clear conscience, and land these others where they Justly be longed. I must have covered four or five blocks Immersed In such thought, al most forgetful of my surroundings, my head bent low before the rain, my feet carelessly slushing through the water In pools on the sidewalk. I met no one, heard no sound to arouse me; all about was dark, desolate, forlorn. Then suddenly I became conscious of some unusual obstruction Just ahead. At first I took It for a wrecked wagon lying against the curb, but another step forward revealed the truth—a de serted touring caA Its red taU-Ilght plastered with mu* and barely visible. I approached with a feeling of relief; It was not wrecked i no sign of acci dent was to be noticed. Even In that dim light I could see the machine was no common car, a sedan, Its glass bril liant In spite of the rain spatters, and Us paint gleaming brightly. I stared about wonderlngly, but could perceive nothing to account for the presence of such a car, or Its ap parent desertion. Up and down both streets not a figure moved; not a •®od reached me but the slough of , and the patter of rain. I with the loneliness of It all. led me to cross the muddy parkway to assure myself as to what this strange desertion meant. * r There was no one In the car. I could look straight through the dimmed windows, against the glare of a street lamp a block away. One of the rear doors stood half open, and. tempted by It. I bent over and felt within. My nand touched some ob on the floor, and I Instantly 'straightened op with the thing gripped la my fingers. It was a long, Ibla-bladsd dagger — an ornament rather than a weapon—with an odd, fanciful hilt. There were stains upon the polished steel; and the moment I saw It, I knew where It had attracted my attention before—as a pin In Ma rie Gessler’s hat. CHAPTER VII. I Seek Miss Conrad—The Threads Be come Tangled. I grasped the thing In my hand, holding It up Incredulously Into what ever faint light I could find. There was no question os to Its Identity; I could not doubt This was the same peculiar ornament I had observed that evening In the girl's hat, or else Its exact mate. I recalled the quaint shape of the miniature hUt too clearly to be mistaken. Then this car was the one In which she had departed with Gustave Alva two hours before. What had occurred In the meanwhile? Some thing serious evidently. The dagger on the floor would Indicate a struggle, or at least a hasty departure from the vehicle. I stood staring at It, slowly compre hending the probable meaning of those dark stains on the blade. Their na ture could not be determined In so dim a light, yet when I touched them with my finger It became discolored. My God ! could It be blood? Blood I It was blood; then this had been a scene of tragedy, of awful crime perhaps. The discovery sickened me but I had It Was a Long, Thln-Bladed Dagger. to go on. I wrenched open the for ward door and peered fearfully with in. I could not hut know Instantly what I saw—a dim, huddled form leaning forward across the steering wheel, one hand yet on the spokes, with head dangling helplessly, upheld only by contact with the windshield. I knew the man was dead before I touched the cold hand; his very pos ture told that —and how he had died; Instantly, from a stab in the back. I. could not see his features, the dark ness hid them, but desperation drove me to pass my hand over the con cealed face; the upturned mustache, the exposed teeth, grinning Ironically in death, left no doubt as to who he was—the Chilean soldier and attache. Captain Alva. The awful horror of It paralyzed my very brain. She must have done this! That girl must have killed him I But why? for what rea son? for what purpose? Could It have been In answer to Insult? Had the man dared to press his advances once they were alone? and had she re sisted? I would not question Ills In clination, yet this was not possible. The knife lay on the floor behind him, Just as plucked, blood stained, from the wound. The girl, then, was not even riding beside him; she could not be to have dealt such a blow—she must been alone In the rear seat. There In the dark, unnoticed by the man driving, she had leaned forward, and driven that sharp blade unerring ly home to the heart. He had sus pected nothing In time to raise even an arm In self-defense. Then j dazed, frightened by her terrible deed, for getful even of the knife In her terror, she had dashed It to the floor and fled Into the darkness, leaving the rear door open behind her. That was the story; that must be the story. My mind pictured the scene In all Its horror. Yet what could ac count for such an act? What cause could transform this woman, this smlllng-faced girl, Into a murderess? Her leaving that weapon behind would seem to proclaim that the deed was done In haste, on the spur of the moment; that It had not been In any way premeditated and planned. Oth EAST MISSISSIPPI TIMES, STABKSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI erwlse she . would have guarded against such danger of discovery. Why, that carelessness alone might ruin every hope of escape, might bring her to the electric chair—lt was damning evidence. I dare not remain there In the presence of this grisly spectacle. To be found would fasten the hideous crime upon me, while such a story as I nmst tell would never be believed. I did not know even who she really was, or where she might be. I cared noth ing for Alva's death; horrible as It was, I was conscious of no regret, but I must not be mixed up In the affair. The only thing for me to do was to disappear, and leave the police to make their own discovery. And the knife? the weapon which had done the deed? What should I do with that? I did not hesitate long. I would protect her from discovery If I could; at least until I was myself convinced of her guilt. There was no longer the slightest doubt In ray mind but what this was her act. Everything pointed straight toward her. Yet there might be a reason, a worthy cause, and, In any case, she had done a service to the country. The world was better off with this conspirator dead; nor would I denounce the one who had taken his life. 1 hid the knife In a pocket of my coat, and hastened down the side street toward the nearest car line, my only desire being to escape that neighborhood as swiftly as possible. By a quarter of three I was safely In my room at the for the first time feeling a sense of real security. Yet It was not to sleep. I did not even undress, except to remove my wet outer-garments before flinging my self on the bed. My brain wouldn’t rest, and 1 lay there staring up at the celling, while my mind reviewed over and over again every Incident of the night, and planned for the morning. How would the murder of Alva affect the plot I had started to overcome? Would It continue under some other leadership? Who? And the money? what would become of that? What readjustment of plana would Harris consider necessary? Once I knew his conception of the situation, I could better regulate my own action. Mean while the only safe course was to re main still, and profess Ignorance. Then I had the engagement at 247 Le Compte street—that might reveal something of Importance to help me solve the problem. I got up, removed the dagger from my pocket, and examined it In the electric light. It was a toy weapon, yet sufficiently dangerous, for all that, and I looked at It with a sense of hor ror. How could a woman have ever thrust even that keen blade with one blow through to the heart? Yet the evidence was before me. Those dark stains were blood—human blood— dried now, but unmistakable In their proof of crime. I washed the steel, leaving the blade bright and polished; then wrapped It carefully, and hid It away at the very bottom of my bag, locking the latter against possible In spection by a curious maid. I felt re lieved once I had the weapon out of sight. The morning papers contained no reference to the tragedy—the body of the dead man had not been found In time. There would be noise enough when It was, no doubt, for Alva must have been widely known and ranked as of some Importance. Even if his Identity was never established. If no suspicion was aroused as to his posi tion, and secret work In this country i yet the very mystery of the case would create a sensation. But perhaps he had papers on his person of value. I regretted not having searched his pockets. Then the conviction came that possibly here might be the true solution of the murder —a desire to se cure some documents the man carried. I went down to Costlgan's place on foot, not being entirely certain of the exact location. It was an ordinary corner saloon, with a stairway leading to rooms above. In the morning hours the barroom was nearly deserted, but the man at the bar, looking me over cautiously, said that "Mr. Parker” had already gone out, and had left no word as to when he would return. I was rather glad, yet I left a tele phone number, with a request that I be called whenever he came back. 1 waited Impatiently for the call In my room, but none came. It dawned upon me that In all probability Harris was frantically endeavoring to find the whereabouts of Alva, as yet having no suspicion of his death. I telephoned Costlgan's. but "Mr. Parker" had not returned. I sent out for a noon edition, eager ly scanning Its columns, hut finding nothing. Surely the deserted car, with Its grim burden, must have been discovered before this. The police must have suppressed the news to en able them to work In secret; they might have found some evidence In the dead man’s pockets, or In the dark recesses of the car, by which they still hoped to capture the assassin. I remember eating In a basement restaurant, where X was totally un known, and then departing for the rendezvous on Le Compte street, I approached the number given with serious misgivings. If the police were actually on the trail, some knowledge of this place might be In their posses sion, and I could not be too cautious. ■ - ■ There 1. no "MU* Conrad.** (TO BE CONTINUED.) He that paeseth by and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, Is Ilka one that taketh a dog by the rang— Bible. PU ■ THE • El Rj KITCHEN gy teS CABINETS^ 1 V I-‘.I, U tern Nvwnppr Union.) To make good tea for you and me 11 s’U heat thta earthen pot. you see, j Then In it place Juel one. two, three Full teaspoons of the fragrant lea. One each for urn and me and thee. And when the water boiling be. Turn on. then steep It thoroughly Three minutes to set the llavor free. meats that are different. Lamb chops may be cooked with a ttufliug milking them a dish quite ele gant and dtffer ent. Choose the vj. loin chops and —•- jal have them cut quite thick; re move the surplus fat ami slash them from the edge in 1 * to the bone, mak ing a pocket to hold the stuffing. 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