nal edition had been put to bed, the wires were quiet, and as he sat there Farriss was thinking of plunging "muskies" in Maine streams. His th

ed, at their appearan

iled at him. "N

echoed Willis. "We've got somethi

to make the business office moan,

shoot!" demanded Farriss

eir eyes were alig

said the girl, with gr

e intestate as suppo

laimed. "That's interesting. Ther

herty. Cavendish took away a copy of it in his pocket. And, Mr. Farriss, I got something else, too-Enright and young John Cavendish are in communication further. I saw him leaving Enri

was in

eep," he muttered th

what

van began s

keyhole' of the drawers in John Cavendish's rooms there. I had a key made from the soap impression, and from the contents of the correspondence we found I learne

so we hired an International operative. They cost ten dollars a day-and expenses. What he learned was this-that while she

" Farriss

concluded, lighting hi

two have done pretty well, so far. You've got

g gaze on both the

ry," Miss Donovan begged

was young, enthusiastic, reliable-

The night after he quarrelled with John, Frederick Cavendish called in Enri

t calls Carbon's Café and talks to John Cavendis

derick Cavendish is found dead in his apartments. Again it is reasonable to suppose that he w

n is buried, and John starts spending money like water. One month later he receives

informed of the existence of the will, and it was offered t

found in Frederick's effects, may have figured that perhaps John killed him, or even if he did not, that, nevertheless, he could use circumstances to extract

is certain-he's being badgered to death by two people, from what l

her like the woman and the man in the Skittles case last year? You remember then

g deeply, chewing the

've got a peach of a start, so far, and done good pussyfooting-you, t

leaned

st positive that the dead man was no

llis with finality. "So does Stella-Miss Donovan, I mean. Remember t

as silent

longer," he rapped ou

their meeting-place, i

Steinway's Café, the place where the police picked up Frisco Danny and Mad Mike Meigha

round there until you get something deeper.