[The Strange Case of Cavendish by Randall Parrish]@TWC D-Link bookThe Strange Case of Cavendish CHAPTER V: ON THE TRACK OF A CRIME 5/8
You've got considerable dope.
Now, what do you make of it ?" He bent an inquiring gaze on both the girl and the youth. "You do the talking, Jerry," Miss Donovan begged Willis; "I'm very tired." Willis was only too eager; Willis was young, enthusiastic, reliable--three reasons why the _Star_ kept him. "It may be a dream," he said, smiling, "but here is the way I stack it up.
The night after he quarrelled with John, Frederick Cavendish called in Enright and made a will, presumably, cutting John off with practically nothing. "Immediately after Frederick's departure, Enright calls Carbon's Cafe and talks to John Cavendish, who had been dining there with Celeste La Rue. "It is reasonable to suppose that he told him of the will.
Less than five hours afterward Frederick Cavendish is found dead in his apartments.
Again it is reasonable to suppose that he was croaked by John Cavendish, who wanted to destroy the will so that he could claim the estate. "These Broadway boys need money when they travel with chorines. Anyhow, the dead man is buried, and John starts spending money like water.
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