Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-29

moment, you shall know all. Could YOU
tell me if he is on good terms with hi
| wife ?"
"Ha!' he said with q start, els thu
| some scandal for law court to which
may be called as wltness?"
No, sir. On my honor, no use oil
your name shall be made in injection
with any information you may give me. y
Swell, then" he answered, with 8
peculiar smile, cit is rumored-mind
you, say it is only rumored-that he
is jealous of certain gentleman of whom
be has no reason to be, and that he has
all confidence in one who may yet turn
onb to be treacherous villain"
This was becoming vero interesting to
me-
'May venture to ask the name Of
this sesond party?"
well sir, as you are stranger to
me, " replied the druggist, 81 will not
mention any name, but if you should
ever happen to have business with the
head clerk Of Horace Granger, it is my
opinion yoo will be within y hundred
miles of the party"
"Thank you," said, feeling pretty
sure of my course.
After some further questions I left
the apothecary, and repaired TO tho Of
fec of Horace Granger, the street and
number of which had ascertained.
1 found tall, dark, muscular, sinis-
ter looking clerk, aboRt thirty years of
age, standing at u desk behind the coun-
ter.
"Is Mr.. Granger in p asked.
HNO!" was the curt r6plv.
will he be in soon %
"Don't know"
"Has he been in to-dayt"
"Can't say"
WAS he in yesterday?''
"Can't say"
"Will he ever be in again p
The man started, and looked at me,
for the first time, in quick, searching
way; ;,,..+ l.. .o,, ,,.o.,. o.,
HAS he come back with his daugh-
ter p l questioned, in turn.
He again started, came forward, and
sharply scrutlniz d my person; but, as
fancied, with guilty conscience.
"Who arc you? What do you want
here? And why these impertinent
questions ?" he demanded, in a fierce
way.
"Don't you know that Horace Granger
is dead?" said I, fixing look upon the
fellow that made him quail.
"Dead" be echoed, in we'll assumed
amazement and horror. "Good heavens!
How? When? Where?"
How?-by hanging; when ?-six
days ago; wheree London;" I answered
catep0ricallv.
"You take away my breath!' he al
most easped.
"What is your name - queried.
"George Grenham =
"Ah, yes-tbe corr thought.
"You knew Mr.. Granger went to Lon
don nearly week ago to find his daugh-
ter % proceeded.
saw the man turn pale and shudder.
as he answered, in amumblng, confused
way:
81 believe he did 20 some
WHERE"
But his daughter was not IN London,
you know?"
said this at venture, for l fanoied
I had OWNED the plot.
why, how didyou know that THAT
isl mean"
"Never mind" interrupted. Ellis
daughter was not there, but you wexe."
"Man! and his eyes fairly glared.
"You had been there before, in the
disguise of an old man." I went on:
"you had engaged room in a CONNER
cial house to exhibit patent; you went
On again, and telegraphed to your
employer that his daughter was found
rod mn IN
next train, and you would meet him at
the London Bridge Station. You did
meet him; it was in the night; you took
him to the room you had previously en-
gagged; you fell upon him; you garroted
him; you hung him up to the wall; you
burned the telegram, and then you has
tened back here to play the role of inno-
cence!'
went through with my &C cusations
SO rapidly, giving the villain no time
for consideration or either interruption
Il piled one fact upon another 80 quick
" and surely, that I seemed to the
guilty wretch to be an eyewitness relat-
ing what I had seen; and I brought the
whole damning scene so wildly in his
minds eye that, with face distorted
with horror and covered with the sweat
of mental agony, he staggered back, sank
down, and half groaned and half shrek
out: ,-s..5 :&... .../: ~.
GOOD heavens, have mercy!''
Well, I had my clew; but before
could make much use of it the MUIR
derous scoundrel blew out his own
brains.
It turned out, in settling the estate of
the murdered broker, that his murderer
hadl been his confidential man of bust
ness and trusted friend; that the latter
had systematically robbed his employer
of many thousands of pounds, and that
he had conoocted the hellish plot of
murder, which have thus revealed.
OF course the affair made quite sem
sation in certain circles at the time, but
was kept as much as possible from the
public at large, and was soon hushed up
and forgotten BY everybody not in any
manner Interested beyond the mere:
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