The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-14

ter1osators possessed.' The man looked at me with curious. uneasy expression. You would Ike, of course, to discover the murdererf asked. Like i,r he cried. excitedly. sril make short work of him when come across him. His object wssn't robbery ? inquired. Not hAely . he replied. There was noshins 10 rob. was paid cff the day before yesterday, but ] gave my money to the skipper 10 keep for me. intended hand. ing II over to the poor girl last night But l said, somebody might have th9aght you had given your money to your wife immediately after being paid off?" The man that murdered her didn't, cried the sailor. He stepped abruptly after y,ag this. and turning on his bee, vas about to walk away. .Jus, a few minutes more said, tapping him on the shoulder. He looked around and sulkily muttered. Well, aint you satis- 6ed yesF No 1 replied, no, quite. You have some suspicion as to the murderer yourseh' sNo. l haven't he almost snarled. How could IF Who said had" 'Oh, don't lose your sem. per with me- continued, as soothinely as possible. Your wife was married be- fore, wasn't she:' His eyes literally hlazed at my question. It was almost a random shot, but saw that |, had struck home.'
 "Quite random shot, l should say, interrupted Bompas.
 Nc" deprecated Manton ' Told you had been revolving many things in my mind before l had reached the docks. Why, l asked myself should this sailor helsaoa be reticent about his wife's history if it were not that there was some thing connected with II which would in- jure himself?'
 "Or reflect discredit on him merely,n added BompaS.
 ~Discredit! What could he care about credit or discredit! No. The man feared something, and when l saw him was convinced that nothing less than a personal fear of the law would affect him.
 " don't see what you're driving at. unless you mean to inform me now th at Margaret Helston was killed by her bus band.n
 "No-and yes. told you mine was almost random shot, but though, the offence Helsson had committed, and wanted to hide, might possibly be big amy. saw at glance he was an ignor- ant, and probably well-meaning, aifec. donate fellow, but he might have formed bigamous marriage unwittingly, and afterward, when he discovered the fact, be afraid he would get into trouble if the police came to know of i:. Helston was just the sort of man who would secretly determine to be his own avenger."
 But surely there was many other things which he might wish to hide be- sides bigamous marriage~
 "Yes; and had plenty of arrows in my quiver, but the first luckily hit the mark. Nothing, however, seemed to my mind so likely as bigamy on the sailors part. You must remember have given more attention to the case than you have given, and l have thought and thought over it unul-oonceitedly enough, no doubt-I fancied could account for al- most every motive and act. At all events, as looked At Helsson after propounding my question, 1t seemed to me had the key of the mystery in my hand. He ap- preached closely, and in trembling tone asked: sHow do you know thatT T know more than that answered, fixing my zane steadily upon him. 'Ihave seen the man whom you suspect, and whom it Is your intention to hunt down privately, since the murder 'Dago- vitche he hissed through his clenched teeth. Where did you see him Where is he? Tell me where can lay my hands on him. Tell me. he cried imploringly. T do not know his name,' l replied evasively. 'ls Dagovitch Greek He declares that he is an Austrian,' said Helston :' but he has so many names that he might belong to any where, did not exactly follow the course of this style of reasoning, but as well tell me first all you know-or rather all you suspect-and then per haps we can find the man, said, notion ing Helston to sit down, as l saw he would be likely to attract the attention of the captain or the crew if he remained sanding and gessiculating. He sat dowr on cod of new rope, and looking up at me with a submissive, dog-like expses- sion in his eyes, told me all wanted to know. He began by relating long sambkng history"
 My God p cried Bompas, "there is something more than a cat in the paasase."
 Manson also rose to his feel, and both men stood staring at the closed door for . 6ew bnef momentA Then Bompas, 4Easping his revolver, and holding out his hand oa . lsvea with his bTease stepped hastily to the door, threw it open and shouted:
 II there is anyone in the passage, let him show himseh ~ oace, or Tn fire"
 The passage was a long, dark, narrow one, and ran almost in . straight line from the door of the room where the two men now stood. A slight movement was heard
 "One- two-" cried Bosnpas.
 Stopl do not fire. Ihave no weapon. win come, gentlemen"
 DAGUvitch = gasped Mzntor, a cold