The Strange Case of Cavendish
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.