Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-08-10

sOlc TACT the detective ascertalned III the
course of his two hours work. A fisherman
had lost small boat during the storm Of
Saturday night. He had left it. fastened to
its accustomed moorings' and in tile morn-
ing, found that the, chain. which was old
and rusty, had parted one of its links, prob
ably by the extreme violence with which
the wind had dashed the wind had dashed
the boat about. Mr.. Burton had asked to
see the remnant of the chain. 1t was sti1l
attached to the post around which il had
been locked. An examination of the broken
link showed that it was partly rusted away:
but there were also marks upon it, as il a
knife or a chisel might have been used.
Il see my boy Billy a tinkering with it,
said the fisherman. Like as lot he's been
a-using it to whittle on. That boy breaks
more knives than his neck is wutll. He's
goin' on nine, now, and he's had six jack
knives in rs many months
Mr.. Burton stood holding the chain in
his hand, and looking up and down the riv-
er. His face glowed with a light which
shOnc through from some inward fire. l
who had begun to watch his varying ex-
pressions with keen interest, saw that he
was again becoming excited but not in the
rNihS way nc VII tiiitt HIst CNtuIug Vi OuT
meeting, when he grew so lconine.
He looked at the water and the sky. the
fair shores and the dull dock. as if these
mute witnesses were telling to him tale
which he read like a printed book. A few
moments he stood thus in silence. his cOun-
tenancc Illuminated by that wonderful in
teligence. Then saying that his research
es were through in this part Of the village
we returned, almost in silence. to tie Office,
for when this man WAS pondering the eng
mas whose solution he was 50 ccrbaiu to an
nounce sooner or later, he grew absorbed
and tacitnrn.
Mr.. Argyll made us 60 home with him
to dinner. / knew that should rot see
Eleanor; vet, even TO be under the same
roof made me trcmble. Mary. who was con-
stant!y in attendance upon her sister, would
not appear at the table. She came down
for moment, to greet me, and thank me
for my poor efforts. The dear child had
changed some. like the rest Of US. She
could not look anything but the rose bud
which she was-a fresh aud pure young
creature of sixteen suMmers-a Yeae bud
drenchcd in dew.--a little pale, with q quiv-
er iu her smile, and bri.h. tears besi.y
her cyelashcs, ready. vt any moment =,
drop. It was touching to see one naturally
y .ojoyous. subdued by the shadow which
had fallen over tho house. Neisher of US
could say much our lips trelAblel when
We spoke her name !: ~, after = nsuspt I
holding my hand, while the tears began "
flow fast, Mary unclaspe1 my iugers, aud
ran back up stairs. saw Mr.. burton hide
those blue gray eyes of his in his has,ker-
,.f f.,rI 4 I l..
| that those eyes, sharp aud piercing ~ they
were. were vet too cold to warm with sud-
den mist at tue vision he had beheld.
All murmured | to myself, "if he ssuld
see Eleanor
When dinner was over, Mr.. Argyll went
up to see his children, giving lne permls-
sion to show the house aud grounds " the
detective. James went on the porticO to
smoke cigar. Mr.. Burton sat short time
! i'll the library, taking IN impression OF it on
his mind, examined the lock Of the desk,
and noticed the arrangement Of the one
window, which was Ian &c bay window Op-
ening to the floor and projecting over the
flower garden which lay behind the house
aud bordered the lawn to the right. 1t was
about three feet to the ground, snd al
| though quite accessible rs mode Of en-
trance, to anyone compelled to that re-
source, the window was not ordinarily used
as IL mod" OF ingress or e.ress. had some
times chased Mary, when she WAS not SO
old as now. and sent her flying through the
open easement into the nignonette and
violets beneath, and after but since we
had grown more scdate, such pranks were
rare.
We then went ont upon the lawn. | took
my companion to the tree beneath which
had stood. when that dark figure had ap.
preached, and passed me. to crouch bcncatl
the window from which the death candles
shonc. From this spot the bay window wa,
not visible, that being at the back of til,
house and OH this side. Mr.. Burton looked
carefully about him, walking all over thu
lawn, going up under the parlor windows
and around to the bay-window. 1t wa
quite natural to search closely in this pre-
cinct for some mark or foot steps, som'
crushed flowers, or broken branches. o
scratches upon the wall. left by the thief i
he or she had made his or her entrance u
this spot. Going over the ground thus
inch hy inch. Iobserved bit of white law
soilcd and weather beaten. lying under
rose bush few feet from the window.
picked it up 1t WAS a womans handker
clci, of fine lawn. embroidered along til
edge witha delicate running vine, and
spray of flowers at the corner.
"One Of the young ladies has dropped i,
some time ago, IL said, "or it has blow
across from the kitchen grass-plot, wher
: the linen is put out to dry"
: Then | examined the discOlOred articl