The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-03-10

| Tou wish to become rich serve HE and serve
| ne well, but beware how you betray ME!
lou should know me well enough to remen,-
| Der that do not fail to revenge myself upon
those who injure me-"
II remember everything, madam"
"And you are resolved to serve me?"
81 am
/; thousand dollars for each of those missing
| letters, and see that your wages are more
than doubled as soon SO am married.
you are very gen rous, madam"
The coaahnan bowed
Short rs this interview had been, it had
not escaped the ears of Il man who stood III
the hall. close to he door. james Dalton
lad overheard every word.
at nine o'clock General CRANKY Dumoot
arrived at tie OvletoI mansion.
Alter time, cilrbing her iEpatience Miss
OyinSton descended to the drawing-roonl,
where the General soon joined her.
How is he CRANKY? 20 tell me.' plead
ed Maud; "they Will not allow me to see
him!"
''He is asleep now" answered CRANKY
Dumont, gently. ''You can see him when
be wakes"
"Do they know who the-the coward that
struck the blow is?''
mo; your father does not seem able to
give any definite idea as to who struck him."
"And he cannot identify his assailant?'
''He did not see him-thc blow WAS dealt
from behind his back"
Maud's eyes cleaned almost spitefully
for moment, and then changed to milder
expression as they met the Generals.
Maud, dearest" said he, Il sympathize
deeply with you in this aiiliction. You have
L ind fat1.a ho 4
from YOU"
''Do not speak of it, CRANKY" she plead
ed teartully, and her lips iuivered. "Do
not. beseech you, anticipate such an event!
l should, indeed, be an orphan then-no
mother, no father, no one She hesitated
!, moment, and then threw herself upon the
Generals breast, weeping unrestraiuedly
Il shall have no one but you, Granby-no
one hpk your
''Dafe her enemies call her fslse-a mur-
deress?" CRANKY Dumont thought, drawing
her close to him. -"And l, my darling, will
see that your path is strewn with roses," he
said. ''But cheer up-don't be downcast,
Father is not going 10 die. The physician
has every hope of his recovery"
Maud Ovington looked up into his face,
the tears glistening Oh her cheeks.
"But how is the doctor TO tell at this stage
OF the caSe! she asked.
''Not very easily, it is true; but We must
not worry We shall be forced to defer our
marriage. dearest, but let us hope not for
any length of time. Meanwhile We can be
happy in each others society and in minis
tering to the wants of your dear father"
Not word did the noble-hearted soldier
mention of that scene in the church. He
had come to the Ovington residence with a
deathly feeling at his heart that there might
be some truth in the accusation of that
spirit form, but one look into the tear
stained. pallid face of his betrothed dispelled
all doubts. Nor would he add to her sor-
row by telling her of the last effort of her
.ncmics.
Plans of the library of Mr.. Ovington were
taken, and the position of every article was
noted by the officers and detectives who un-
dertcok to ferret out the mystery of the pre-
vious night. The paper-weight, bloody, and
with hair irc,n the victims head clineing to
it, was marked and set aside, to be used in
evidence. It was clearly the weapon with
which tie deed was done. The open Win
dow showed how the man or men had es-
scaped.
After the officers had finished their work
on the premises, A:r. James Dalton, who had
called TO get an umbrella which he had pur-
;,osely lett behind the night before, was al
lowed to enter tie library.
Mr.. Dalton looked carelessly about the
room, viewed the stains of blood upon the
ric. carpet and glanced over the sides of tie
window-f-aine through which the thief had
escaped. Sanding a moment by the win
dow, he directed the attention of the letec-
,ives to a large winter plant which lay on
one side against the fence in the yard below
"The fellow must have knocked that plant
over i'll his flight" he said; ''perhaps he
stood on the vase which contains it to facili-
tate his scaling OF the fence"
While the attention of the men was taken
mp with viewing this unimpor;ant fact, Mr.
james Dalton stopped to brush OFF some
dirt clihging to the bottom of his trouser's
leg, and, unobserved, picked up Il tiny object,
which he clasped his hand over.
''He is a keenerr said one of the men;
she's no botchr'
"No sir" replied another.
Every shrewd, gentlemen" added James
Dalton, unconcernedly; ''but the shrewdest
OF them sometimes overstep the mark
The two detectives nodded acquiescence.
"You are right SIR" said one. Murder
will out"
''I hope so" said Mr.. Dalton, .'but am
inclined to fear you will never see the rascal
behind prison bars"
Quitting the library James Dalton, um-
brella in hand, descended the broad stair
case and crossed the hall to TIE front of the
house.
As the servant was about to open the door
.e:.lng to the street, General CRANKY Du-
mont tapped him lightly upon the shoulder.
'AIr. Dalton, word with YOU"
'With pleasure. sir"
The two men stepped into the drawing
room.
MIR. Dalton" said the General .svha. is
your theory of this attack upon our friend
Ovington? Do you attribute it to burglary
merely, or do you think it may lave been