The Holladay Case

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dazed for

oom!" I repeated. "A cro

life out. They seemed to think I had you hid som

hed a long sigh of relief, for I had feared I know not what disaste

fellows that it was quite impossible to feel angry with them-and besides, I knew that they were gentlemen, that they labored early and late at meager salaries, for the pure love of the work; that they were quick to scent fraud or trickery or unworthiness,

an, looking a

n, of the Planet. These gentlemen," and he included them in a wide gesture, "are my colleagues of the

; fire awa

ed us that you know how to put two and two together, which is more than can be said

eat public is especially interested in me. You see, gentlemen, I'm quite ou

as absent from her carriage, she may have changed her gown, gone to her father's office, and then change

you were going to commit a capital crime, you would merely put on a high hat, because you never wear one! I'll tel

note, Mr. Lester? W

that, you know. It's

treat us all ali

at you al

odfrey get it

epeated. "Get

at me in a

estioned, "that you haven't been spending t

oked at the rueful faces of the men gathere

gasped, "who chas

nod

weren't good enough.

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is leg. "We might have known. Boy

spoke up another, "you ought

m a scoop. I didn't e

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it-I told him o

hat wa

t Rogers was color-blind. You are welcome to that s

taring down at me, sil

ink Godfrey suspects

hy

ory fits it pr

at is his theor

. "That's telling. It

ther, and, I fancied,

to pile up the agony. "I fancy you'll say so, t

not in the same class with him. He's a fancy fellow-just the Record kind. You're sure you didn't tell him

him anything else. I only listened

sented

thought it

k seemed to run

ow, it isn't his theory any more. It's yours. Oh, I

ed up

" I asked, "if you were in

moment, and then

t. Shake hands, sir; you're all right. C

discovered the existence of her half-sister, had secured her address; she had gone to visit her and had found her away from home-it was probable, even, that the half-sister had written her, asking her to come-though, in that case, why had she not remained at home to receive her? At any rate, Miss Holladay had awaited her return, had noticed her agitation

rt and should easily escape. Yet, perhaps, she had not started-she must have remained in town, else how could that note have been sent to u

seemed no limit to its intricacies; so, in very despair, I p

had, in a measure, made me responsible for his theory, describing me with a wealth of adjectives which I

Coroner Goldberg yesterday afternoon, in the hearing of the Holladay case, and, of course, took occasion to discuss with him the latest developments of this extraordinary

e concluded with the statement that the Record was assisting

ir net, I had little doubt that she would soon be found

ed the office, and I explained to them how the alleged interview had been sec

ory," said our senior. "I'm i

aday's reticence-her refusal to assist u

s every point of the case. According to the ol