wcmsie, a Keerew's."—By Thomas Cobb; Emnest Benn, Ltd, London.
The story opens with the finding of a young girl's body in a small cottage occupied by the poet, Gerald Mortimer. The girl is Constance Crane; well-known in the neighbour hood, and she has been strangled by the silken scarf she wore around her neck. The body is discovered by Paul Rothwell, nephew of the vicar, and evidence points so stra ly to Mortimer's guilt that he is arrested and charged with the murder.
Orel' Martin, a young solicitor, undertakes to unravel the mystery. ly Investigation shows that Constance has left hor father's house after a quarrel when he learns she is about to have a child, Later a sum of money is found missing, which Connie is believed to have taken with her, Among the men of her acquaintance are Rufus Watterton, fiance of Jane Naish. MoFtimer ts interested in her sister, Alison, and she will not believe in his guilt. Still another romance involving Jane Savage, a very wealthy young woman, and Paul Rothwell, loom The money is finally found in the possession of Joe Dutch, a burglar, and his astonishing evidence solves the problem. Mortimer is freed and Rothwell is found guilty, which rather too evident to be sur-rising.
The story is poorly told and the mystery is really not mysterious. Thomas Cobb has written better detective stories.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.