The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-14

with lady in deep mourning--a lady
whom he had seen more than once
since the awful death of Graham
Forbes.
$50, Miss Mayter," he says, "nothing
has happened since yesterday ?"
Nothing, SIR"
"Do not hesitate to acqualnt me with
the faintest particulars bearing upon
this painful case, and which you might
think too unimportant to be reported
We magistrates know how that it will
often happen that justice will suddenly
obtain light upon given subject in
consequence of some trifilng proof look
ed upon up to certain moment as quite
valueless understood you to say that
you are courageous enough to reside at
the place where the murder was COM
mitted."
" Yes, sir" replied Margaret. I" You
know, of course, that will has been
found which makes me Mr.. Forbes
heiress ?''
Since the day when she arrived in
London by the night mail, Margaret's
face had quite heightened through grief;
but she was so young, her features were
so exquisitely regular, and, despite the
pallor, so much of health and life were
to be seen in her countenance, that the
terrible alteration in her appearance, so
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simply changed it, the result being that
she became really more beautiful than
she had ever been.
The magistrate was unable to resist q
look of mingled interest and pity as she
rose from her seat. He waited until she
was once more comparatively calm, and
then he said, j." am truly sorry, dear
lady, to increase your suffering-to open
the deep wounds of your love; but L
must do so, in order to assure you that
you are able to aid justice in her deter
mined search after the assassin. Will
you help us ?"
ooh, indeed, yes |" she cried, raising
her head "And you will track him,
will your You-we-will avenge my
dear Graham! ~
81 hope to do so," replied Mr.. Gael
lem; "but it is only right should at
once admit, that, in the whole course of
my experience-and it is of very long
date-I have not encountered more
troublesom affair than this which we
. are both prosecuting. The mystery is
perfect. gather up what think are the
threads of the case, and no sooner do 1
try to knot them, than they snap. 1
am now advancing, as it were, in the
dark, cautiously, with my hands spread
out before me; for if an honest magis-
trate increasingly reproaches himself
should he let a culprit slip through his
hands; on the other hand, he knows it
is terrible thing to suspect falsely-to
treat an innocent man as though he
were guilty"
But if the assassin is not found, my
dear Graham will lie in his grave un-
avenged. This must not be. He COM
manded me, in his last breath, to avenge
him; and avenged he must be ~
81 will help you, as far as all my
power lies," replied the magistrate;
"but you must feel that l cannot treat a
man as guilty until he is proved so. At
this moment, I fear l can give you no
hope that we are on the track of the
criminal"
Nevertheless, L read yesterday in
the papers that the police were narrow
ing their suspicious, and concentrating
them upon certain individual. Is he,
whoever he is, arrested 7"
"The papers are not always to be
trusted. In the struggle for ascendancy
lin the endeavor to give the latest
news,-it frequently happens that their
editors rather exaggerate. The police
are not concentrating their supicions
upon one man, nevertheless, an indi-
vidual is suspected, but the evidence is
so weak against him that, conscientious
ly, could not issue warrant for his
arrest. However, L have desired him
to call and see me here in my private
room. Certain circumstances tell against
him, but they are built upon very
weak foundation, and which, perhaps,
the person in question can very effectu-
ally break down. SO far, he has shown
no sign Of guilt Upon learning that
wished to see him, he betrayed much
surprise, but no fear whatever. If he Is
playing us false, he is very clever
comedian, and has completely deceived
one of the most experienced and acute