The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-21
CHAPTER ".

| We must now draw the readers atten-
| tion to copies of a couple of letters, which,
although at first sight they may not appear
to have anything to do with this history,
have certainly their place in it. The first
is written upon common paper, and in q
mean, scratching hand; the second upo..
thick, cream colored, gilt-edged paper.
| The first letter ran thus -
| NV Lord Il owe all to YOU to you Who in re-
| cognitlon of certain services rendered TO your
family many years since, watched over my in
| fancy, ead ordered that should he brought Vi
| In a firStclaSS school. Assuredly for all these
benefits owed to you in return The most Impic-
| 1t obedience, and 10 have bowed to your decision
! as 10 my future. Had done So no doubt by
this time l should have been respectable cu-
rate possessed OF q small living in which my life
would have drifted pleasantly away.
| "But mol had vocation, WAS possessed by
an uncomfortable desire to become n detective
yearning 10 be with the police in all their mys-
ter.es. 1t is in vain fancy more attractive
eareer--I can md none to please me like this.
"But l beg you to bolieve, my lord, that have
touoh my present fellow workers from no mean
or cuntem ptiDle feeling but with ull determina-
| ton TO be OF use 10 my country and my fellow
| countrymen. The main inducement was the
perpetual pleasure this profession would afford
| me OF worming out secrets.
| But you may ask me, my lord, sWhv this
| long letterY' "You may say, You have never
written 10 me without asking Tor something; how
is 1t possible you can now want anything fur
ther, when you write in so satisfied style?"
al suspect man Of murder, As l write, ]
begin to persp.re my hand shakes, my ears tin.
gle and can hear my heart beat.
| 1.-THE case is q splendid one-spendi and
you must have heard fit, my lord, by the name
1t has already got The Tlggart's Inn Mystery
"What! he knows the mur.erer!' l hear you
cry my lord. No; do not know him, but tn la
mystery is absorbing my life; fills mo with 4 sort
Of passion; aud something seems to tell me thai
l. and only, will bring this assassin 10 the scaf
iold-thls mysterious assassin, of Whom no one
so far, has any knowledge.
| "And you, my lord, you can open up TO me
this chance Two words from you. and should
be again put upon active duty. An hour, and
should be at work. few days, weeks, months
or years. and would hunt the murderer down
down. as surely as there is c sun abOve US.
| "Will you grant me this my lord? l beg tha
YOU will Pray remember that 1t Is not only &
question OF Furnishing an assassin, but also o
avengng woman. II you knew her, nay lord
| you would yourself he Interested In her. She is
the most candid, charming, and beautiful OF wo
men. And / dared TO suspect her - her |
shall never forgive myself for The vlesuppOsitiou
until can say. Here is Graham Forbess mur.
derer Do with him as you WILL / pray you
my lord 10 pardon me this very long letter, and
| To continue to me your kind protection.
| ] am, my ord,
"Your obedient servant,
"PAUL WEBER"
| Uc BeCUnu ibiUBT II do lUl iOWSs-
"Bah, you grown-up child Don't be afraid
that your letter has vexed me. I'm proud OF
| you. On the contrary, I expected you 10 do as
you have done; you have done 1t, and am sat.
ished with the clearness of my own judgment.
This comes of reform, people rights and penny
newspapers. You are as corrupt as the rest oi
them; and you are fool without knowing i'll
| $50 rear you to be an honest man see that
you have a solid education intend that you
shall one day be barrister or a minister. with a
comfortable living that l Should have found for
you; and nothing will do but you must become
q poliosman-and, worse still, private detec-
| tive
"Let me have no m ore ser =" mont II you please.
Enow you You have become what you arc,
| -ot because you have an lnconlueraDle penchant
towards your present employment, out simply
because you are man OF coarse and depraved
thoughts ; because the career you hav" chosen
will bring you into contact with all the vice and
sin OF the age; that you may live as yon seek TO
live, and, at the same time, seek to justify your
self by saying that your acts are Decessitated by
the end you have in view
"When was young, if q man wanted to live
freely, he did 1t openly. He did not become a
police detective, and play the hypocrlte with
vice The times are changing in verify.
"But you only laugh at me- my poor fellow SO
should do we'll 10 put down my pen All Is
well that ends well, and fully expect you'll go
Gown and down in society until you can fall
no lower
"As for you yourself, personally. am not all
angry. You belong TO yoar age, that is all. ~
so down to that precious Slf Richard. ana say =
good word for "ou and fatter myself ttats
monstrous as the age has become, Sill have
sucient power left 10 do as like in that quarter.
Don't be alarmed; you will be on what yOu are
pleased TO call active duty tomorrow morning.
"DOn't write and thank mel can tsLand that.
But, II you like, you may forward me particulars
of the affair as they come TO you. They may.
perhaps, amuse me.
".Good-bye spy Do your best, and lot mo
bear all about the pretty woman.
"t an, your guardian still.
| rf7-'-t., "ARLINGToN."