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THJS ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FATmDAY, SEPTKMnrn S. 1W.
r D0tBL00NS
A THRILLING NOVEL OF MYSTERY,
TRAGpDY AND A STOLEN FORTUNE
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By EDEN PHILLPOTTS AND
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ARNOLD BENNETT
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s-on't you tell me what you were
Varcoe, who waa not a fool, accepted
(Copyright, 1306, by Eden PhlUpotts and Arnold Bennett)
Syn0 pll« o f Prvloui Chapter..
Uiin suiter.. a f« Usman In distress. la
MaWatVihman « Klngsway,
KSS?wben> arrin figure crawl out or
Tnd atop Inn trench. The next
* 5SKJ the n»«raere«body of Captain l‘A-
\ retired era rptnln. Is found In tho
lM n.h * The bouse I called tho Corner
!I f m sad Is kept t' Adrian Hllgay, who
KiUbeslodflna to llstressed gentlefolk
11 reals a nDit. l’hlllp meets an
Mend' Sir Anthon Dldrllijt. from wllom
; ,d LVn. fSO- Wbleh rleTea hls necessities.
b He Is Sea snmmord to nttend the In-
Sint Information int the dead raptatn
onlr two relates—n lirothor with
be bad nunrpe.1, and a daughter
Whfm UC **• * » .iT Pnenllna
loor neighbor at
ns a witness.
to be married
coroner
She MTS •hO 'TUs ngnijo,
JSesMs'lbe oplnlonthat the rnptnln was
nmfdefed for the t» thousand odd pounds
S,b, had on hlrcerson. The evidence
IK, shows that belied planued a iwarcb
Sir hidden t reiser] and had Inenrred the
£sa of a Russia revolnUonarj society.
t verdict of murder by
"What curiosity?"
“I wanted to know who occupied It.
The Idea took me about a quarter of
an hour ago to And out who occupied
SCS-TM?
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hla flub to rert
. Ml.el/la vl
Glralda,
raniabed.
Inc takes Philip to
a great dlacoTery to
the baronet lores, baa
The baronet a dter guest at dinner Is
UHs Josephine FlI an actress, who, after
.'ir.Ms’s dlsappentnce, baa been given
h»t ro’ng woinsja dressing room at the
hMte’r While t] party Is discussing an
elaborate spread] Deteotlre Varcoe, of
Scotland Tord. Is hnouneed. He asks Miss
pcuiinu > . i asvffintliiA h»r drMilnff
!Se n 'mlsslng ofnUT The detective tells
thereof ths eitfordlnery Jnterostm.nl;
markable looklniAroung women at a win.
opposite. Je Is.romMng her hslr,
dow opposite. SO .. ..lull.OIK UCi ™.I,
.nit proceeds top.ro the young man ont
'oo P , mJn.ncc"(He closes the window
nulls down theihade and owns himself
'"limp dine. | the Corner house. He
«... Detective farcoe, In disguise, enter
dinln* hat end partake of a meal
J^s for s wnUanj
who teffled nt the Inquest. Coco
the dead cafln’a brother. He hurries
h u%iix n : r r^Vh?ci, «*aas
k.Y .Sme ejection with the. mysterious
affair be hsjecen'
opens and
the scat.'
on with the myete .
itly tvltneesed. The door
Meredith, "the men with
re on the threshold.
“Why?"
Philip gazed at him mildly.
"Shall I tell you? Tee. IMl tell you,
but not here. We can’t atand talking
here like this. I’ll tell you tomorrow
morning."
"No, no," whispered Meredith, with
quick Impatience and a marked In
crease of agitation. "Tou must tell
me now. Come In here. Come in at
once.”
Philip accepted the Invitation and
Meredith nolaeleealy shut the door.
The flret thing that struck Philip was
Meredith gave a sign of assent.
"But why your room?" Philip de
manded curtly.
”1—1 can’t Imagine.”
’’He wouldn’t have taken the trouble
to i
the extreme tidiness of the room; .
was a model and example for all lodg
era. The second thing that struck him
was Meredith's, Intense seriousness. “I
wonder If this young man has any
sense of humor,” Philip mused. For
the situation presented Itself now
him as merely humorous, He was con.
vlnced that the raising and dropping
of the blind bore no relation whatever
to the murder; his suppositions and
conjectures seemed purely fanciful
as he stood face to face with John
Meredith In the tiny, chamber. He did
not doubt that Meredith was a strange
and perhaps an hysterical creature,
whose physical charm had provided
him with a too romantic past (what,
Indeed, meant the scar?) and that he
had good room for being agitated
when footsteps stopped outside
door at dead of night.
"I’m so sorry I disturbed you," Phil
Ip said kindly. Tm afraid you’ll think
me rather—how shall I put it?—free
and easy—rather cavalier. I—"
"I wish you would tell me why you
are so curious about my room,” Mere
dlth Interjected In a tense rather loud,
er voles. Be remained standing him.
self, and hr did not ask Philip to sit.
As a fact, there was only one chair.
"The truth Is,” said Philip,
oughtn’t to have made that remark, but
as I did make It, I suppose I must
explain.”
‘I think so,” Meredith observed.
’Only I warn you. It’s ridiculous,
Philip continued.
Then he explained'to Meredith how
he had been struck by ths sudden sus
Eru]
Philip i
etch oth
will who ft
/CHAPTER X.
jof Vsrcoe’s Enquiry.
Meredith stood regarding
I rather stupidly, os peopls
mutually astonished. The
passages jrere dark, save for Philip’s
little elefric lamp, but In Meredith’s
room a Andie was bumlnr, and ths
figure off he young man as he blocked
the dooray was silhouetted against
this (all and . flickering light. The
sense offhls mystery of the sleeping
house, ]th Its five floors of misfor
tune, ai Its simple Adrian /Hllgay
keeplngytgtl at the base. Impressed
Philip ]ry strongly. He felt mors
than nPlly alive, more than usually
Interest! In the life of the moment,
to the (elusion both of the past and
of the Lture. At the end of a few
secondste lifted hla lamp, and threw
Its thlJray on Meredith’s face. The
srarredand yet handsome features
stated.; -
Is wrong?" Meredith stam
mered h a low tone.
•’Nojng,’’ said Philip. "I was Just
going p iny room, and I dropped .my
lampjid stumbled over one of these
plank]
* thought Something
was
the appealing, sympathetic
quail] of Meredith’s voles affected
Phillfln a remarkable way. It Ailed
him flth an Incomprehensible desire
to Jtect Meredith, to take care of
Mprqth, to shield him In the rouch-
andAmbl* of existence; as though
Merflh were Incapable of looking
afttjhlmself. Yet Meredith's was not
a Mlah nor a weak face, and desplt*
hisfeltatlnn he twirled his mustache
wltfthe left hand In a manner not to
he perl bed as other than unci#ipro-
mlfgly Independent,
that Is wrong?" Philip demanded,
./ that disconcerting directness
ffh characterized him In the more
nthuous Instants of life.
(crcdlth bit his lip, hesitating.
M'hy did you stop at my door?" he
pirted, sternly.
'ore the discovery of the corpse,
said to myself. In a purely Irresponsible
way, that perhaps the person who lifted
that blind had some connection with
the murder. But It was Just a wild
notion that flashed through ray head,
and I'm really awfully sorry I dis
turbed you. The thing has only to be
stated In plain terms to prove Its own
ridiculousness.”
Hls tone expressed unmistakably the
sympathy with which John Meredith
had Inspired him.
"And you say this was on the Wed
nesday morning?” Meredith queried.
"Yes.”
"What timer’
“Oh! I don’t know. Between 7 and
Anyhow, It was Immediately before
left the street, and the captain's body
was found Immediately after I left the
street. Tee, It must have been be
tween 7 and 8."
"You’re sure It was the window of
tble room?" . hue*
"Absolutely.”
"Eecuse me,” Meredith said faintly,
and he sat down on the sole chair.
•What’s the matter? You aren't III?”
Philip cried. ’ ,
"No, I'm not at. all ill. But I want to
elt down. I shall be all right In a.(no
meat”
"You’re very pale.'
Meredith straightened himself. "Per
haps you'd be pale, Mr. Masters—you
are Mr. Masters, aren't you?—If you
knew what I know.”
(And why did you want to take your
tup out of your pocket at my door?”
I’hlllp smiled at last. He thought
know that I never did raise my
blind on Wednesday morning. I had
slept very badly for one or two nights,
but on Tuesday night I slept like a
log. I didn’t wake up at all till nearly
11 o’clock."
"Then, after all, I must be mistaken
In the room."
"That’s Just what I don’t think you
are.” said Meredith, with growing calm
and an almost frigid emphasis.
Philip paused.
"That means,” said he, "that you
think some one catpe Into your room
that. morning early, without going
through the formality of wakening
you.”
"Yes,” Meredith nodded.
’Some one connected with the mur-
fat Meredith’s tragic imitation of a der. If not the murderer? 1
-examining counsel was comic
mgh to excuse a smile. And he
iwered Meredith with the
Jumorlng him.
"Yes."
But don’t you lock your door at
of! night?”
"Certainly,” said Meredith, "and I
lumoring Him. . ’ i.enainiy, *
"Because the lights happened to be, put the key under my pillow.
[timed out Just as I got to the top of "What a strange thing for a fellow
!he stairs." to do!” was Philip’s private comment.
“Oh!” murmured Meredith vaguely.
Then Philip had the sudden Impulse
t" adopt the offensive.
"But In any case,” he added, "I
»hould have stopped at this door.”
"Why?"
"Because I had a curiosity about
this door. It Is now satisfied.”
And aloud he said: "Then the person
who cam* In must have had a key that
fits your door?”
’’He must."
"And he must have secured that be
forehand, so that hls coming Into your
room must have been part of hls
planer*
ooklng out through your window
Into the street. Any window on the
front would have done for that, or he
could have gone to the dining room.
Why your room?”
"I—I can’t Imagine,” Meredith repeat
ed nervously.
"May I ask why you think I am not
mistaken in the window?”
‘1 seem to remember having a sort
of dream that some one came Into my
room and went out again. I got up
wjtb that Impression. I had It moat
strongly."
“When did you first hear of ths mur
der?"
"Just as I was leaving my room.
One of the boys was cleaning the cor
ridor—he told me—fortunately."
"May I ask why you say 'fortunate
ly r’’
"Well, It was a great shock to me,
of course,” Meredith answered quiet
ly, "a very great shock.”
"Vnn illiln'l faint ns nr
'You didn't faint or anything?”
"Why do you suggest such a thing?”
“Simply because you don’t look
strong. No other reason.” He glanced
with Intention at the scar. "After an
accident,” he said, “one Is often—"
"Yes, yes,” Meredith cut him short.
•It’s quite true. I’m not very strong.
But I didn't faint, I assure you." He
smiled and blushed momentarily.
Philip would have liked to hear some
explanation of the scar, but none was
offered. The conversation halted. •
"You’re particularly Interested In this
murder?" Philip ventured. “•
Meredith paused. "Yes, I am," he
said.
"So am I,” Philip remarked, and ha
endeavored to charge hls tone with
meaning. "So am I! And as you’re
Interested”—
"Well, the captain being In the house,
and so on”—
"Exactly!—and as you’re Interested,
I’ll give you a piece of news. By the
way, you’ve read the account of the
Inquest! I didn’t see you there.”
"I was waiting for you," he said, still
to seek refuge somewhere, and I
sought refuge here. I knocked flrst,
and ns you didn’t answer, I opened the
door and came In. I thought I might
rely on your—your benevolent neutral
ity."
"In regard to what?”
"In regard to what I am doing.”
“My flrst notion naturally was that
you were searching my room. I Imag
ined you had some suspicions on me.
It was that that put me In such a
Jocular mood."
"Not at all," Mr. Varcoe replied. "1
assure you.”
"Then I can understand that you did
not And my Joke In quite the best
taste,” said Philip. “But what were
you doing?”
“I was pursuing my Investigations.
You saw me at dinner?"
’Did I see you at dinner? I should
say I did see you at dlnnerl My dear
sir, your disguise would not have de
ceived a cow.”
"I am sure of It,” said Varcoe. "It
was speedily contrived - not to deceive
anybody who knew me too well. You
may be astonished to leaqn that there
are no less than five notorious crimi
nals staying In this house at the pres-
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"Well, that mysterious brother of the
captain’s—he’s not dead, at any rate.
He’s been seen tonight."
Meredith's head fell back slightly and
there was a catch In hls breath. Then
he Jumped up from the chair. "Real
ly!" he muttered with an affectation
of lightness. "Really!" At the same
time he approached the door. It was a
sign that Philip’ could not Ignore and
he departed, saying to himself that If
Meredith had not dismissed him from
sheer Inability any longer to control hls
was not what It was. Why! The poor
fellow had scarcely been able to mur
mur a good night!
At that moment Philip, In spite of
adverse appearances, was entirely con
vinced that John Meredith had had
nothing to do with the murder of Cap
tain Pollexfen. But on the other hand
the adverse appearances could not be
Ignored, and they preached loudly that
Meredith knew more than he would te|l.
Even a policeman coukLnot have been
deceived by that agitated’ pretence of
perfect Ignorance, by that assumption
of a mere stranger’s Interest. In - ths
crime. That Meredith had lately ex
perienced moral sufferings of no usual
Und was written, on bis winning, wist
ful face. Perhhps here was one reason
why Philip so frankly sympathised with
him. Philip felt that he could make a
friend of Meredith, and It was not of
ten that men Instantly affected hls
heart In such wise. And as ha stood
there hesitant In the dark passage, with
the dreaming housa at fallen gentility
above him and below him, and the
tiny electric lamp throwing a yellow
shaft of light Into the gloom. It was
leas the general problem of ths murder
than the special problem of John Mere
dith that attracted and absorbed him.
Why should a mysterious unknown
penetrate secretly into Meredjth's room
on the morning after the milfder, lift
and drop the blind, and then depart,
having apparently disturbed not! Iilng
and stolen nothing? And that heavy
sleep of Meredith's—did It not point to
a drug?
He passed to hls own room and was
startled to And ths door unlatched. A
greater surprise awaited him when he
entered the cubicle, for Mr. Varcoe was
In possession of It. Mr. Varcoe also
had an electric lamp, but a much small
er one, and much more powerful than
Philip’s. It waa attached to hls watch
chain, or rather to a chain that pre
tended to be a watch chain. The rays
of the two lamps met and crossed, as It
were In an encounter. Mr. Varcoe ap
peared to be In a state of high self-
satisfaction, and he made no effort to
conceal the fact. Nor did he offer
either apology or explanation to Philip
for the trespass that he waa commit
ting.
“To begin with,” said Philip, with no
preliminary, "we will draw the cur
tain.” He drew the little curtain across
the window. "And we will shut the
door." He shut the door. "And now,
Mr. Varcoe. may I respectfully Inquire
what’ the devil you are doing In my
room?”
He waa not angry, but It amused
him to assume anger.
"Oh, that’s all right,” said Varcoe.
w.hln.H
ent moment. At least there were five
this afternoon. There are only four
now. One decamped Immediately after
dinner, but as I had men welting out
side In case of urgency, he did not
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of persons attracted by the Hllgay
brand of philanthropy!”
"Had this deserter anything to do
with the murder?"
"Not at all. But he was wanted for
stealing fireplaces out of a row of new
houses In Wadsworth. Bo that was all
right.'
Philip began to concelva a certain
respect for Mr. Varcoe, and a certain
Interest In hls methods.
"But why the bad disguise?” he
questioned.
"Merely to enable me to study ths
faces of those who saw through It,”
replied Varcoe.
"How did my face strike you?” Phil
ip demanded.
“It didn't strike me,” said Varcoe.
"Because I had already made up my
mind about you. You must remember
that there was the policeman who came
up to you while you were In the cabin
that night. He said to you: ‘What's
up?* Don’t ’ you recollect? He had
had you In sight for two hours or so.
Bo you couldn't very well have aaslsted
at the burial. Your previous move
ments aro accounted for."
"I remember perfectly,” said Philip.
And’.I hnve wondered why you didn't
bring forward that policeman at the
Inquest! -> Somo slight suspicion un
doubtedly attached to me, and that po
liceman would have cleared me, aa you
say."
"We didn't bring him forward be
cause It wouldn't have paid us to,”
said Varcos.
"Wouldn’t have paid you to?”
“No. He didn’t show any remark
able common sense. In fact, he has
had a reprimand. So why should ws
give the force away? It Isn't our bus
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'The deuce you were!” Philip re
plied. "What for? A thrashing?”
And he approached Varcoe with a
gesture that indicated grievous bodily
harm. He was taller than Varcoe, who
bad not the look ot an athlete.
"Be careful, sir," said Varcoe. "I have
my revolver."
"I don’t care a bilberry for your re
volver," Philip replied, putting hls
lamp on the table, "prop It.”
Varcoe had rapidly produced a re
volver from hls pocket; he held It In
hls right hand.
'Drop It!” Philip smiled. "Drop It on
"Drop
the bed!
He seized Varcne'e left hand In both
hls hands and operated the renowned
Jiu-Jitsu twist In contrary directions
pf the Index and the thumb. By leav-
ng hls left hand unclasped an open
prey to euch an attack, Varcoe proved
that, whatever. hl» skill as a'detec
tive. he was not a flnlshed expert In
self-defense. He gave a smothered
scream of pain as Philip forced him
to bend over the bed, and then the
Ungers of the right hand relaxed and
the revolver fell noiselessly on the ar
tistic counterpane.
•’There you are! Philip laughed.
Quite neat, you see! You perceive the
heory of the thing, don’t you? While
that shooter Is being practiced on
one hand It la Impossible for (he other
hand even to hold anything.”
"But that’s no Joke!" Varcoe com
plained.
"Yes. It Is," said Philip. "I assure
you I meant It as a Joke." He picked
up the weapon. "I thought you might
be Interested In the theory. Besides,
you oughtn’t to threaten people with
a revolver. It’s not quite nice. And
on the part of a trespasser It amounts
to almost bad form. Sit down. My
fesslonal
police,
"Or course I am," said Varcoe. "Pm
paying you a compliment. You’re the
kind of man that appeals to me. You
ought to have been In the C. I. D."
"You natter me,” Philip smiled. ’Til
give you some leasone In Jlu Jltau If
you like. But won’t you go on being
frank, and tell me what success you
have had In this house so far. I am
rather keen to know, and I fancy I can
add to your Information, whatever you
have found out.”
‘‘You’ll oblige me Infinitely by adding
to It,” said Varcoe, and added grimly,
"If you can.”
"Well," Philip responded, "that broth
er of Pollexfen hae been seen.”
’’Who told you?"
Philip explained.
”1 know all about that myeterlous
brother," Varcoe-said with that affec
tation of calmnees which even the
greateet men can not alwaya avoid In
a moment of triumph. i
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“Well.
"And I’ve drunk champagne with
Mies Josephine Fire In the dressing
room that used to be Miss Glralda'e.
And I've found the boy that was em
ployed to send the watchman off on
that wild goose chase."
"Mr. Varcoe, I congratulate you."
"And that Isn't all I’ve done.”
"In short, the game Is up!”
"The game Is up. If It wasn't, do
you suppose, my dear Mr. Masters, that
I should be unjacklng my heart with
words to you In this fashion, as the
swan of Avon says?"
"You’ve got your hands on the crim
inal?"
Vance nodded proudly,
"Who Is ttr
"Guess."
“I'm not good at guessing,” said
Philip. “But I'll guess If you say
whether I'm right.”
"Go ahead,” waa Vareoe's reply.
"Well, I won't guess the foreign look
ing person that Mrs. Upottery saw In
the captain's room—In this room on
Tuesday night.”
"Why not?” , I
"Because that's too obvious, besides
yoU n haven't established hie Identity, I
"Yes I have," Varcoe contradicted
quietly.
"Who was he?"
"You do well to put It In the past
tense.” said Varcoe with a strange
Intonation. "That gentleman no longer
exists.”
"He Is dead!"
"He has been destroyed, simply de
stroyed."
Philip controlled an Involuntary
shiver of the spine.
"But It wasn’t he," Varcoe added
dryly.
"Coco?" Philip ventured.
’’My dear air, what an Idea! Ne
groes are addicted to murder, but they
never practlco the least llncsse. Prob
ably because they dot not read De
Qullcey. No, emphatically not Coco!
You might as well have guessed Mr,
Hllgay or the coroner, or Josephine."
Philip paused a moment and then
•aid, self-consciously.
"Had John Meredith, the young man
In the corner room on this floor, any
thing to do with It?”
Mr. Varcoe wns visibly Impressed.
“Didn't I tell you you ought to be
In the C. I. D.?" he smiled and then
he looked at hls watch, holding the
dial In the ray of the lamp.
"You don’t mean to say It's Mere
dith?” Philip exclaimed. Jumping from
hls chair, and even as he spoke hls
thought wonderlngly ran: "Why should
I be moved In this way?"
"I have not said It waa Meredith
the detective parried.
"Am I right or am I wrong?" de
manded Philip, half offended.
At the same moment could be heard
the faintest ting of a bell, but whether
It was outside the house or In the pass
age, or In some cubicle, Philip could
not be sure.
"In half’an, hour you will know,” re
plied Varcoe, and assuming an entirely
different tone, serious, official and
commanding, he added, "Please stay
here In your room, Mr. Masters. It Is
Important that we ehould not be dis
turbed. I rely on you."
With these words he went silently
and softly out of the cubicle, shutting
the door. Philip noticed that he was
wearing felt slippers.
During the night the Corner House
experienced one crowded hour of
glorious life.
Philip waited some time; he had no
watch, not having yet repaired the loss
caused by s slight contretemps which
may arrive to any person who has beift
within sight of hls last sixpence; but
he Judged that he must hwe waited
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mentioned by Mr. Varcoe. lie had
heard distantly a variety of trilling and
heterogeneous sounds. Then he crept
to the door and turned the handle.
The handle was docile’ enough; the
door, however, would not open; It had
been secured on the outside.
For an Instant he was furious, but
for an Instant only. Ills conscience told
him that, being an Englishman, he was
a sportsman, and being a sportsman,
he must play the game, even It Mr.
Varcoe did not. Assuming'Unit the
detective had a coup to make, as un
doubtedly he had, It would not be
fair to do anything which might mar.
hla chancea. Moreover, Philip WOs not
sure whether. In fastening him In, the
detective had transgressed the rules
ot the game. It was arguable that
the detective had a moral right to turn
keys In hls own favor. Bo Philip re
signed himself to * wait longer. Ills
was something of the fatalism of
child. He lay down on the bed, add
quite unintentionally slept.
He was awakened by what In Russia
Is called a domlrlllary visit. A force
of police, under the pained guidance
of Mr. Hllgay, was searching the entire
house, cubicle by cubicle, and floor by
floor. It appeared that Mr. Varcoe had
posted plain-clothed men In -the street,
with Instructions to enter when sum
moned, and to enter without a sum
mons If no summons had been received
before a given hour. The limit hav
ing expired, they had violently entered,
to the dismay and shocked resentment
of the bland Adrian. But Mr. Varcoe
had vanished. He had apparently van
ished off the face of the earth. For
hls minions mode sure that he was not
In the house, and they were absolutely
convinced that he hnd not left the
house. Nor was he on the roof, nor
dinging to spouts. Scenes of uncon
trolled recrimination passe,] between
gentility and the law In the corridors.
Nearly all the guests threatened to
leave on the Instant the house where
they had been subjected to such gross
and unprecedented Insult. Hut hone .
left; the prices were ao low. Day
dawned on a sleepless community of
souls.
(Continued In
Monday's Georgian.)
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