Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08

's1sit not Impossible 1or ! fishS Shanded
person to have struck sdch 4 blow one
in score Of times IL might hsppen; par
haps oftener. Besides you can't explain
away the dagger; that slamning Act re-
mains.
ut will oil explain itself in good
time, = answered Mr.. Mordaunt. Il had
faith from the first IN the girls inno-
cence. Now lam sure Of 1T. At present
I am going back to the locks, where
everybody about here Is known. | am
looking You see, for left-handed man,
who had some interest In this murder"
Mr.. Gresham shrugged his shoulders
but quietly followed his friend.
The inn at the Locks was crowded.
Everybody from a circuit of twenty
miles around, had been attracted thith-
erby the report Of the tragedy. 'The
real criminal" Mr.. Mordaunt argued,
|"wlll most probably be there: for he
will be anxious TO hear the eoroner's
verdict wonder if his manner will
betray him to me-
But amid al the throng he saw no
one who showed the least sign Of guilt.
The beer mugs circulated freely, and
the room was filed with tobacco smoke.
A dozen voices at oncediscuysed wheth-
er the lover had been an accessory, for
the opinion was universal that the
daughter was guilty. No, not quite
universal, for one man, hill farmer
from the forest, ventured to dissent.
s'For where is the money p he said:
II paid him $3.50 the evening before;
some money! had borrowed from him
last year. He was saw, afraid to keep
it in tho house over night; he feared rob-
bers; he told me he would take it to the
bank the first thing the next morning.
Now there is no money found on him."
"rhe girl robbed him after killing
him. said u harsh voice, an answer.
"No donbt OF it"
Mr.. Mordaunt looked around quickly
The man spoke in German, with o Ba-
varfan accent. As if to emphasize his
words he plunged his beer mug down
on the table with vigor that made the
pipes lying there rattle. More than
this the button which Mordaunt had
found was the button belonging to the
uniform ofthe railway employees Of Ba-
varia, as he happened to know.
Mr. Mordaunt turned to his next
neighbor.
'.IVho is that fellow y he asked.
sWell, ] hardly know. A new conner
here: just from Germany; lives off in
the forest by himself They say he's
been making up to the servant girl at
old Stray's however: she's believed to
have saved money. She has probably
told him that her mistress robbed the
old man lie seemed so positive about
| it,
But this solution was far from being
| that Of Mr.. Mordaunt. On the contrary
he attributed the accusation OF the man
to q desire to screen himself. As If by
flash, the whole tragedy from this mo-
ment became clear.
Mr.. Mordaunt rose, and leaving the
room, sought the district attorney.
81 want two search warrants" he
said. Zone for the trunks Of the SER
want girl at Stray's and another for the
house or cabin Of a Bayarian, living, /
am told, at the three mile crossroads in
the forest. Three or four. officers, also,
as we may have to make arrests"
This israther unusual, rs you will
know, but we'll stretch point to please
you," said Mr., Gresham "I'm afraid
your zeal for once, however, has outrun
your Judgment"
"T'rust me for that" replied Mr.. Nor
daunt my intuitions in these mat
ters have never misled me.
Accordingly, he found, on searching
the Bavarian's house, just what he had
expected; the green uniform of a flag
station guard in Bavaria, with one but
ton missing. The button had evidently
been violently wrenched out. The bit
OF cloth attached to the button which
Mr.. Mordaunt had picked up, exactly
fitted the rent.
$50 far, SO good" said Mr.. Mordannt,
"Now for the servant girl"
On examining her trunks a roll of
notes was discovered, which the far.
mer from the forest, who was brought
to the house for the purpose, identified
as part Of the money lie had paid to the
oldm See, here is my mark, he
! snid shaving a pec1,lap crOgs m each