Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 20, Number 13, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 21 September 1889 — Page 2

The ominous word v.-as enough to rouso Beautiful Jim completely, "liey—murder—oh. is that you. Leader? Why, has anything happened?" •'Happened! Yes, sir. Mr.—Capt. Owen, tl at is,—is iying dead in his quarters this minute," tho nun gasped out as well as his chatter!:! teeth and fe'iakra# lips would let spc:ik.

Jim Jtat frill prig tit in his cot. "Capt. Owen dcr.d! GikkI God! Leader, is it true, or are you rnad. or am I dreaming?" "True enough, sir," returned Leader, sadly. "Jones went to call him ten minutes ago ami found him—dofcd and Btill."

By this timo Jim was oot of his cot, and getting rapidly into the first clothes that came to hand, and in less than a minute from the timo ho realized the information which Leader had brought him he was across tho corridor and U» Owen's room.

But up to that moment ho had scarcely believed that it was quite as Leader had said, bat Owen was really dead. Still there waa no mistaking the evidence of his own eyes, for poor Owen was lying just an they found him, half on the iioor and !ia!f on tho cot, his hands still clutching tho bod clothes, which wero stained darkly and deeply by a great pool of blood which had oozed from a frightful gash at tho buck of his head. "My God!" gna ped Jim, staggering back:

"ii/y UodP1 oanped Jim, ataggering back. "then it's true and then tho doctor came hurrying in, as palo and scared looking as tho other*, vet koeping his presence of miud admirably. "Great lica venal what an awful thing," he exclaimed. "Here, Jim, help mo to lift him over and see if auvthing can bo done." Then, as they simultaneously touched him. he shook his head. "Ah! no, poor chap—it's no uso—he's been dead for hours."

Ay, It was true enough there could be no mistaking the ashen gray face, tho parted lips, tho blank stare of the dimmed eyes, cvoti to the most inexperienced there in tho room and besides, as they had foimd him, so ho remained when thev laid him on the cot, with knees bent and hands stiffly clutching at nothing. Oh! awful, awful sight I "Tho beat friend I ever had Injmy lifo," cried poor Jim Beresford, the Dig tears ehaaing ouo another down his cheeks.

He was so blinded by his grief that he never noticed that Tommy Earle had como in. and was standing looking, with horror stamped on every feature, at the awful thluK t«n the bed, all that was left of what twelve hour* before had been a living, breathing, gall&at man of honor. "Who did It?" the lad asked, shaping the words with his lips rather than speaking them.

It was Owen's servant, Jones, who answered the question. "Wo don't know, sir. Some dastardly coward what struck from behind and then he dashr 1 the tears away from his eves, ami turning from tho cot began tidying up the room in a da%ed, mechanical sort of way, as if he hardly knew what he was about. "You'd better not touch anything until the police rdiii?," said tho doctor, who had R'-pt h» senses about him better than most j*xplo would have done under tiiecircumstances. They will be hero in a few minutes now. Sir. itoreaford, I should advUoyon to have the nxutt cleared and a gn mi mounted overt he Aw. It is no use ettr stopping her© now—w© can do aogood."

Thus rec.indod that he was now the officer the detachment, Jim

Evingcommanding

vo orders to have the room cleared, and locked

Beautiful Jim.

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By John Strange Winter.

CHAPTER XV. MURDEB.

Not once again did Beautiful Jim stir or more daring the rest of that night but soon after 7 in the morning ho waa roused by Leader coming tr*-) the room—Leader, with a face like cl..:x and axhes, and hands shaking like aspen leaves in a gale of wind, who shook him up with less ceremony than he had ever douo before daring all the time he had served him. "Mr. Beresford—sir—for God's sake wake up!" the man panted. "The awful eat thing has happened, sir—for God'* sake wake up!" "Eh—what?*' muttered Jim. sleepily. "Mr. Manners is on duty today.'* "It's not duty, sir—it's murder!" cried Leader, desperately, shaking him harder than ever.

the door. set a double

g".:,u*i upon U. Then he went back to bis ana divssed himself, being alre&dy in his undress uniform, by the timo the gjjlico arrived from the town.. half a mile away.

And although the entire barracks seemed to bo paralysed by the awful deed which had been committed In their midst. Beautiful Jim found himself with plenty of work on his hands. First he had to ho with the police while they made a close cxamiuatioa of the room and of the dead man togei't with the army sor^recoi and a 'r'illan d.~.or, who had «wtw up with tl-.-i from the town. ««*£to's t4» t* did it," said cm of r- a. svA.i stooping to pick

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evideiico afa""* "Against toe! staring at ho dpink, or both. to say that yo the best friend A.i

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*'Be qr* *,"rld fellow,** put in the doctor, soot, "Of course, the inspector does nofc'in^pect you, except as he at the stupe until he'gets at the truth. Heoclv you to say nothing that might lead to suspicions being thrown up you. But, Inspector, I suppose there wtuii be no harm in ray asking Mr. Beresford how the dumb bell camc be

"Not the least, air." "J"

"I am sore there cannot bo," said Jim, rather haughtily, »r in anything I may say. I wlah ray oo__ Jence was as clear of everything as of bavin# lifted a finger against t!..i'j di chap. As to the dumb bell-, thtt L» umple enough. I lent mine to him weeks ago, for I've never been able to use them since 1 broke my collar bono last year. Capt. Owen's own are ten pounds weight, and ho fancied liim more harm than good, so he wo left

they did fiim mors harm than good, used mine for some time before Blankhampton." "I can answer for that," put in Jones, who had been admitted during the examination "and there's tho other by tho door there. My master alw^yj had them stand there, close by where lxi3 bath was set."

There was no doubt whatever that tlio dumb bell in the policeruaiu's lxnd was tho weapon with which tho foul deed had been done, for it was dabbled with blood, to which a good many short dark hairs wore still sticking.

Then tho inspector, after declaring that they could do nothing further at present, locked and sealed the door and went away, leaving the sentries still on guard iu the corridor.

And as I said, Beautiful Jim had enough to do—senu telegrams off to headquarters and to various members of Owen's family —to bo interviewed by newspaper reporters and shoals of people who flocked from all parts to learu the details of the terrible event—to carry on the work of the entire detachment and mako all manner of arrangements in connection with the inquest and funeral, the like of which hau happily never fallen hjs way before. It was an awful time for them all tho men stood about the barrack yard in groups and the few women clustered round their doors and talked and talked it over until there was positively no light left in which thoy had not looked at it. The three officers, with such guests as had gathered about them, discussed tho matter in tho anteroom in much tho same

way—asking over and over again: could havo dono it?" and "What

aflioth

Who

'hat motive

could anybody liavo had to murder tho dear old chap, who was everybody's friend, who had never been known to have au enemy iu tho world?" "And ho was hit from behind," Beautiful Jim wound up, bittei'ly, after tho

uestion had been repeated for about tho timo. "That's the hardest rub of all, that old Owen, who was straightforwardness and honesty Itself, should have been hit from behind. But it will all como out—mark my words, it will come homo yet to tho hound who did it." "God, who is above us, grant it," said the chaplain, solemnly "and rest assured, Mr. Beresford, that if he does not see fit to grant it iu this world, the murderer will meet with ills reward in the next. 'Vengeance is mine: I will repay, saith tho Lord.'"

Beautiful Jim took off his cap and bared his curly head. "Amen," ho said, solemnly, and one by one every man in the room followed his example, until the turn came to young Eairle, who, with tho slightest percoptiblo hesitation, took off his cap also, with a hand that shook so violently that he scarce could hold it. "Amen!" said he, lin a voice that was hardly above a whist»er—and then there was a moment's doaa silence, one of tlioso solemn nansos in life's journey when we seem able to hoar the very hearts of those about us beat.

It was tho doctor who broke the silence. "Tommy, my lad," ho said, with rough klndnoss, "all this terrible affair has sent your nerves to pieces. Did you have any broakfast this morning?"

Tommy shook his bead, and. If possible, grew yet paler and more ghastly than before. "I couldn't touch it," he said. "Woll, 1 don't suppose any of us did," the doctor returned. "I know I feel myself as if I should't be able to touch food for a month. But you're such a youngster, you'll be giving way altogether If you dont eat something. Here, Simpson," addressing a man waiter who appeared at tho door at that moment, "bring Mr. Earle a glass of strong brandy and water, cold, ana get him a basin of good soup or beef tea as soon as possible.''

The man departed, and in an incredibly frt "rife time ap~ u*cd with the beef tea and idy, whet a the doctor just stood over tho lad and insisted on seeing him sposo of both.

Of course he bad to do it! Doctors in general are not accustomed to stand much sense for a mere matter of d" 'nclinat_ i, and It was useless for T^imy to protest that ho was not hungry, that he eouldnt

How a morsel,"..it thefc- mdy

would be 6~ij to go to his i-wtd, ant. Uiat he would mako an utter and complete fool of hi- incor nce, «nd iksu*u^!

JVink It off at

one© without any more ,r tuB0at,M replied the doctor "If you dan't, Fll just g«t these men to help me pour It down your throat. Why, you'd better be downright drunk than look you 1 minr4"-," «i*H pressed, Tuunayumi tho*L tor's I

CHAPTER XVt St^SI OJt

Private Edward U~~er. to Mr. James Beresford. of the B.. in w*?n»«t. sat in the kik of r*« (Au ''--u uoro rv.Vintt'v ii tea Wl:.!••• 1 ftBt «atIst upon the face of the whole earth that

vm not jroung man who had «adMadTsnUigiMof a Hteral tn fa* rrxA

notes to bib sweetheart, end to out U,- r«. atr- v.at 0.-^1 'v-,i to make himself awjnaix with the w^-isent Hz- h-zv-i.-fafmH cdocttcd j.-u t.* might hi.v. .-i ki u- r-it Of cetuJtt —1 eomce tons frost fcto It-*', that :v* .1- I tto

bluadcring fools, by the aid of the expensive school of sad and bitter experience. Now that the mischiof was done and the effect of his babbling tongue had passed beyond his control, he saw but too plainly the extraordinary value of silence but it was too late—the mischief was done—tho word had escaped his tongue— the arrow had sped from the bow, and its progress could not be stopped by him who had let it fly—no, not even though it should lodge in the very heart of tho one who in all the wide worla least deserved it.

For, during the excitement of that fearful day on which Capt. Owen was found still and stark in his own quarters, dono to the death by the dastardly hand of murderer. Leader had, in talking over the events of the previous night with his comrades, let slip that his master and Capt. Owen had nad "a shindy" in Mr. Beresford's quarters immediately before dinner. "Some 'at must have 'appened to put tho captain out," said Leader, shaking his wooden head with a great air of wisdom, "for in general he's such a quiet sort—ay, dear, was, I mean—'pon my life, it's hard to believe that 'e's really gone." "And they 'ad a row?" asked one of the bystanders. "Yes of course, you know, I wasn't there in tho room, but the captain, come up tho stairs and banged into cr master's room—and then I 'card 'igl words, and at last the captain banged out again and into his own room." '"But you don't mean to say, Leader," exclaimed another listener, "that you think Mr. Bsresford did it?" '•Coarso not but it looks run that they should 'avo 'igli words that very night, returned Leader, stubbornly.

Naturally, after this, it did not take very long for a rumor to spread through out the barracks that Leader had good reason to bcliovo that Mr. Beresford was the murderer of Capt. Owen and when the London detective, who camo down from Scotland Yard to watch tho caso for the Owen family, appeared on, tho sccao, almost the first information be roceived was an account of Leader's remarks, an account doctored and heightened in such a way that the unfortunate young man scarcely recognized his own story when he heard it again.

Poor wretch, when ho realized what his blabbing tongue had done, what mis chief ho had wrought, he made every ef fort in his power to minimize the impres slon which he had given. "My master murder any one!" he exclaimed in unmitigated horror, when the detective's meaning first dawned upon him. "No, no, master, you're on a wrong scent this timo. Mr. Beresford ain't one of that sort—'o ain't capablo of it."

I don't say ho is, my man but at the samo timo I'll trouble you to give me an account of tho row that you say took place betweon tho two gentlemen on tho night of tho murder." said tho detective, calmly. "I never told fyoxx anv row had taken placo at all," returned "Leader, in a vain attempt to fence the question. "I i:ovcr said, you did, did I?" said tho dctcctivc, coatonptuously. "Dut you told it to others, and I'll trouble you to tell it to me." "Then I'll bo If I toll you anything!" shouted Leader, in a blind rage of fury.

And not a single word more could tho dctectivo coax or bully out of liim and tho immediate result was that Beautiful Jin v.-os a few hours later arrested on suspicion of being the murderer of Capt. Owen.

It cannot be said that Jim was half so seriously disturbed about the matter as his now abjectly repentant servant was. Ho felt, with the assured consciousness of innocence, that tho detective had blundered, and that close investigation would very soon set tho whole matter right so far as he was concertied. It was a boro going off to tho county jail, of course, but boy on this inconvcuionco he did not mind very much. And before this had happened, Col. Barnes had arrived from Blankhampton, full of distress at tho terrible tragedy, and desperately anxious that the offender should be brought to justice.

Jt literally took his breath away when oo returned to the barracks, after translating some business In the town, to find that Jim Beresford had been actually arrested on suspicion of being tho culprit, und he hastened off to the prison at once to try if ho could not see him. The governor raised no objection, and he was at once ushered into Beautiful Jim's presence. "Well, Beresford," said he, suiting his voice and manner to the occasion, "this is a very terrible business. I" "I hope it's not necessary for me to protest my innocence to you, sir," said Sim, gravely. "My dear lad, I need not say that nothing short of your own confession could make me believe you capable of an act so cowardly," said the colonel, kindly "but at thr ,r.ie time, Beresford, it would be a sal iion to me to have your positive assurance that all was right between you." "Col. Barnes," said Jim, solemnly holding out his hand, "1 give you my word, on the honor of an officer and a gentloman, that I am absolutely innocent of this charge, and as utterly ignorant of the truth as you can be yourself."

I believe you implicitly," said the

you

colonel, taking tho y^ng wnn's outstretched hand and grf]'vig i* hard. "It was the i.—eatest blow to mo," Beautiful Mm trrrt. ou, wretchedly. "In fact, ooloi 1 I scarcely believe my own eyos when I went in tho next morning and found Oh!" with a shudder, "to think It oo be poor old Owen, the beet friend I ever l^.i in all my life—the deer cJ—,r. v. his last pipe with v. Li^ht hours before" "He was with you the last thing?" the cokg "K *1: he generally turned into my room on way to bed, and he did 1

Tu/- vJurt hi this story about your having had a quarrel with him?" the

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-wRb Owen—If repealed of i. onmlsUkaUe asat the colonel saw an exand began to

-teatlwro's a tale going about, which accounts for vour being bete at yoa and Owen had a quarrel that

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"I gathered," the colonel went on, relieved about having to use the obnoxious term, "that it was your servant who sot the idea afloat. It seems that he was in the kitchen just before mess that night and saw Owen d/vrt into your room and heard very high words between you afterward. He seemed to havo tho impression that yon were quarreling, and blurted it out after Owen was found." "Oh, Leader's a bit of an ass," said Jim, carelessly "but I shouldn't havo thought he would have imagined I was ready to murder my best friend. Utter fool as ho is, he might have known better than that-" "Leader don't think it at all, poor devil," said tho colonel, promptly. "Ho swore through thick and thin that he had never said it, and I left him .blabbering like a school boy kept in on a cricket match day. But I'm afraid it will prove a troublesome business and, by the bye, Beresford, how could Leader have. got such an idea?" "Well, colonel, in one way he was right enough," Jim answered. "Owen did como into my room that evening in a towerinj rage, but not with mo, nor in any way concerning me. I can't tell you what about, as it is connected with another person who could not havo been mixed up in the later events, for ho was and is absolutely ignorant that, Owon know what he did know and was so aficctcd by it, C3 I happened to know. Leader was rigbt enough about there being high words, only thoy were not between us. In fact, it was simply that tho poor old chap wa3 full of disgust, and therefore came and poured it all out to me. Of course, all tho other fellows will be ablo to speak to tho fact that Owen and I wero on tho best of terms during the whole evening." 'Oh, of course, it won't hold wator for a moment, Jim," said tho colonel, kindly.

It will all come right, there's not doubt about that omy it was so unfortunate that Private Leader should havo aired the idea that there were high worda between you. more particularly as ytu say tl.9 matter about which Owen came to you could not in any way be connected with the after events of the day."

There was a moment's silence, but tben Beautiful Jim looked up at his commanding officer, who, by the byo. had never called him Jim in all his life be fore. "I'm very glad that you beliovo in mo, colonel," he said, simply, "because It puts new heart into me but I do hope that, while these fools of detectives aro trying to fasten it on me, thoy won't lot tho real man slip through their fingers. I've an idea that it will all como outdim and confused sort of feeling that 1 ought to be able to put my finger on the villain, and yet, though I'vo teen thinking and thinking night and day ever sinco it happened, I can't hit it."

It will come out, never fear," said the colonel "and meantime, your great ob joct must be to prove your own mno cenco. Better far that the poor fellow should go unavenged altogether, so far as this world is concerned, than that the wrong man should suffer for it. I'm sure Owon himself would bo tho very first to say so, more especially as they have picked out you as the wrong man. "Colonel," said Jim, solemnly, "he was tho best and truest friend I ever had in my life, and," speaking slowly and clearly, "I give you my word that I would sooner suffer the worst myself, if it Would insure the murderer being brought to justice, than that his cruel death should go unpunished and unavenged."

Hush!" said the older man, Imperatively, "you do not realize what you say. Tho issues of lifo and death and justice lie iu higher hands than yours. 'Vennce is mine. I will repay, saith tho •d,'" and as tho words which the chaplain had used on the previous day fell upon his cars the hardness died out of Jim's resolute face, and he let his hands fall to his side.

You are right, colonel," ho said, humbly. "I'm unhinged and unnerved altogether. I—I—hardly know what I am saying. Don't stay here any longer, sir you'll do me more good by looking after my interests outside."

CHAPTER XVH. THE VERDICT.

The hour of tho inquest had come, and *11 Walmsbury and the adjacent neighborhood was In a state of tne wildest excitement.

The great criminal lawyer who had como down from London to watch the case on behalf of Beautiful Jim had given htm as his cue two words, "absolute silence," and upon that lino his client behaved.

Thcro was a stormy scene with one Private Loader, who swore and foreswore himself until he was threatened with contempt of court, and was finally bundled unceremoniously out of it as a witness who was nothing better than an idiot and fr» unwilling and confused evidence was !,f? only evi .ico which bore In any way against the character of the dead man's friend, James Beresford.

On the other band, there was tho testimony the offict commanding the regiment that tiic timo Capt. Owen aj:«i Licnt. Bert-ford had been in the service thpvhr.1 been on tc -in of unusual intimacy: ihat.Vi hboitiu. believed they had'n 'vor iiher quan or had any approach to a quarr -1 during all the years they had been offir r* of bis regiment, and that, so far as he Uiew, Lieut. Beresford had never had any quarrel or unpleasanttuns with any other of his bmther r**lcerr

Then came the oridence th oth officers whose trters were on the same landing, namely, the 1 ctor, young Manners end Tommy Eark

Hie doctor stated that he occupied

room overlooking the barrack yard, and next to that of Mr. Beresford. He was, therefore, the furthest away from the room in which t' murder had taken place. It ww Cat-- Owen's invariable, almost invr able, ctu&n to spend ti. last half 1 ur of the evening in Mr. Bene tod's i. He frequently Hncd the— there, on that evening was

Ured. Hehadhadadangeroai seunder his aura for some days prev.„v.sly, and had not tod much sleep tto two nights before. "Bat too were invited to enter lfr, Beresford's roam!" ••Certainly." "And by wbomf ••Well—practically br both of them." "Can you give us the exact terms of the invitation?" "Oh, yes," answered the doctor, quietly "Iwent op tto stairs with Gapt. Owen Mr. Beresfonl was istmedlateiy bebic* os. I said: *Well. I'm off to tod got nfarht. all of Whereupon Opt Otoren returned dont go in and sa r*p|pe wtti sppiensented tto tnr :stk« l-•-WW toui ef

too to

dead tired that I had been up the greater part of two nights with a bad case in hospital, and wanted to get to bed while I had the chance," Dr. Foster answered.

"So I bade them good night and went into my own room." "And that was the last time you saw Capt. Owen?" "Alive," replied the doctor. "And you heard no quarreling or any dispute between them"" "Not a word." "Could any such quarrel have taken place in Lieut. Beresford's room without your knowledge?" "I think not." "But, being very tired, did you not fall asleep immediately? Did you go to bed at onco?" "I did but not to sleep. In fact, I heard Capt. Owen go to his owe room." "How Ionj after was that?" "I should say about half an hour." "And they were apparently on good terms then?" "Well, I heard them laughing several times. In fact, it was their laughter which kept me awake. And then I heard tho door open and Capt. Owen say: 'Well I dare say you're right. Good night, old chap.'" "Did Lieut. Beresford make any reply?" "Yes ho said 'Good night, old man.' "You heard Capt. Owen go to his own room?" "I did, and close the door behind him." "Did you henr Lieut. Beresford moving about his room after that?"

Yes. Well, I heard him, to tho best cf my bolk-f. {jot into beti." "How coni your hear that?" "Because I heard him moving about the room precisely as I had heard him move ovcry uigLt for weeks past—once or twico across the floor then one boot dropped off after tho other, and then I heard his. cot creak." .... "Through tho wall?"

Tho doctgr smiled. "Tho wjills aro not particularly thick, juid thero is, I believe, only a lath and plaster partition between his room and mine, and 03 our cots ttoud iu the same

rcan

jsition, with puly tho partition between hear it creak very distinctly." "You can hear voices plaiuly througa the partition?" "I have often called out to Mr. Ecresford from my room, and received an au swer." "And what more did you hear after you believed Lieut. Beresford had got into

"Nothing." "How was that?" "I suppose because I went to sleep at all eve.

I heard nothing more until I

was called in th» morning to Capt. Owen's room and found him dead." Then followed somo medical evidence, and the examination of the doctor was at an oi:d.

Mr. Earle was called next and sworn. Ho had very little to say. He deposed that ho occupiod tho room on the other side of Mr. Beresford to that occupied by Dr. Foster: Yes, it was on the same side of tho block, and overlooked tho barrack yard. lie cpr.ld not say whether Capt. Owen and Mr. Beresford were on good torms at tho timo or not, as he had been at Blankhampton, and only reached Walmsbury late in the evening. He had been prosent In tho anteroom about half an hour before thoy all retired for the uight. Was rather tired, and had notes pocially noticod oithcr officer.

At this point Dr. Foster was recalled. "Did you hear any disputo between Capt. Owon and Lieut. Beresford immediately bo fore dinner? "Not a dispute. I heard them talking." "Were they talking loudly?" "Capt. Owon was speal'ing rather loudly but as I heard Mr. Beresford laugh moro than onco it did not occur to mo that they wore quarreling." "Thank you, that will ao," and the doctor stood down again.

Then voung Manners was put up, but ho had less ovon to say than any of the others. Apparently ho had noticed nothing and suspected nothing, and ho had got into bed as soon as ho went to his room, and he had gone to sleep immediately.

Yes, he had noticed, while in the anteroom after dinnor, that Capt. Owen and Mr. Beresford kept pretty close together, and that they were laughing a good deal at some joko between them. Yes, ho saw them go up stairs as Dr. Foster bad described, and he saw Capt. Owen go in Mr. Beresford's room. Ho nad never heard of Mr. Beresford's having a quarrel with any ouo in the regiment—h" was a great favorite. Ho (tho witness) had not been quite a year in tho service.

There was a moment's pause In the rceeed'.n/^sj, and then the name of Lieut, teresforu was called, and Jim stood up. "You are a lieutenant tn the Blanksnire regiment?" _5 c"I am." "What length of service haye you?" "Eight years." "Tlx' decoased wos in thA regfitoent when joined it?"

Yes ho was." You and ho bocanie friendly very soon?" "Yos bo was my lx friend." "You are on friendly terms with all your brother officers'

Yes and I have alwnyn been so." Yon havo v.^ver had o- .rrel or misariTsLu±Cii_: with a ^u«~r ^..icer?"

N-vr." Wi.'H tdc car into y-ur qpar^r.? fw iiiuim: did smy ciayaUi ariv- tvs-erri void**

No." He wr? very nngry about something" "Ke ., ai -yod," emphasizing th last ri fWw "Willi you?" "Oh! no. He Was mvr-r either angry or amoved witfi in .v! his 1 "Wl.-'t v.-«» h- aVtufci "If" not at ill 'iy fr theqp1

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•.V we- oat '. tt rioo never kT iw, sad, lx:»t of my if-lief, not kn-jw tO^t.0wen lad say ca-'^-e for IBOOJiisrf" "And oa mj It wis not a pen Btfi' -r: ,v. 4 1 per:.

A*-.--.. tJbrr w-e In oonndtaM". I d'-: to-r4': "JDfdC ij-t. _• re he ha.i daife- *'•. f*" n.'*".

At i' -iit Ifc:, honest vym r.- I staringat him, with 'feseuiatoii ft- bird ettmefc iBiake. the giri waa b«re& Dn-"k .-i Tell iKcer.-'ul. vburp re atiemed I mauota, bee aeofegzeefi ipsfhir. whl^ at 5 a asMl goioeo hair. 1 id«t jroaA

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His attention back to his questioner. "Yes ho had been Into Walmsbury." "Did he toll you where?" "Yes ho wentrto tho Duck's Tail." "The Duck's Tail? What to do thero?" "To get the address of a horse dealer who had been recommended by Maj. Whittaker." "Did he get it?" "1 don't know he did not say." "Was the annoyance connected with, this horse dealer?" "Not in tho very least."

Then there followed a long and close examlnatidu on the after events of that day and evening, to all of wlxich Jim returned answers precisely corroborating the evidence which had gono before. Then at last he was told to stand aside, and thename of Rose Mocking was called.

Somewhat to Jim's surprise. Rose Meek-. ing proved to bo the sharp visaged young jrson from the Duck's Tail and, if ight was any sign of guilt, Miss Meekingmus havo had tho credit of being very guilty, indeed.

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