The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-11-06
CHAPTER III.

was over, Seymour began to recognize his posi-
tion. He sent for q solicitor, with whom he
was acquainted and told him the whole story.
Mr. Fuller listened attentively. Fortunately
for Seymours peace OF mind, he was entirely
convinced of his clients innocence, though he
did not hold out many hopes of being able to
prove it easily.
appearances are terribly against you," he
said. You are known to have been on init
mate terms with Dubois. You are found to
have his watch and his money; there was alb
solutely none found on him. Assuming that
he was killed for his money, it is to you that
suspicion must point"
Seymour groaned.
"I was afraid sometimes that he had some-
thing on his mind," he said. II see now why
he gave me the watch and made me win his
money; he recognized that had been kind to
him. and wished that what he had of value
might benefit me-"
Il wish to goodness he had found some other
way of doing it" said Mr.. Fuller I'm afraid
a jury will not see things in their real ight.
Does any one know you played cards with him 2
If SO, that would help to account for your pos
session of the money, and we might suppose
that lie committed suicide because he lost so
much to you"
Seymour was obliged to confess that no one
had entered the room on either night that they
played Worse than that, it appeared that the
waiter had seen him returning from Ernest's
room on the night Of his death, at three in the
morning. The room in which they had played
was "a large one, with bed in the corner: the
rest of the room was furnished as a sitting
room.
OF course every care was taken to gather
every particle of evidence in Seymour's favor.
The razor was Ernest's-a small point perhaps,
but worth nothing. Then there was no sign of
a struggle. The natural answer to that was
that Ernest was asleep. 1t unfortunately hap
pened that there was not an atom of circum-
stantial evidence IN the prisoners favor which
could not be met, while on the other hand were
some of the most convincing facts that ever
sent man to the sca!lold
Perhaps the points on which SeymOur's law
yers chiefly depended were his inexplicable
conduct, supposing he were the murderer and
the hope of discovering who the dead man
really was. 1t was to the latter point that Mr..
Fuller bent his attention.
Seymour had lived in France n considerable
time and had numerous friends in Paris. Some
of these were written to, and as more than one
had considerable influence in literary circles,
paragraphs appeared III several journals detail
ing the mystery of the FrenchmanS death
Advertisements we're also inserted mich, it
was hoped, would bring some -esult.
However, more t.t.--,u week passed, and
nothing hapCoaed. Ernest had but few rela-
tlonnss, anu as he was OF a retiring disposition
ara reserved III MS DaDltS tney were NOT sur
prised at receiving no letters from him. More
over, he had ihtimatea his intention of passing
a month in Normandy and Brittany, and that
time was not yet up
There was, however, one man who was on
the lookout fer news, and that was Charles.
Unfortunately eilied 10 Germany the day after
he had iusertedIthe notice of Suzannes mar
riage in the isaaes, he was. for more than q
week, out of reach lof French newspapers
The first that he saw on his return contained
an account of Ernests death.
He had not MOMENTS doubt that Dubois
and Ernest were the same If he had not
jumped to that conclusion a letter which he
found waiting for him on his return homo
must have dispeled all doubt.
Ii was dated, but bore no address. The post
mark was London. 1t ran thus:
/ must thank you for keeping your promise
Suzanne IL married. she Is dead to me, as she has
shown that she wishes never to see me again
| have nothing now to live for. AS yoU know,
have few near relations, and dislike those which
have. 10 will regret my exit from this life,
except perhaps you and two o three more. You
will soun forget me. am glad, however, TO be
able to do YOU slight Kindness. The incosed
paper will transfer to you my house iii Paris.
You see that my mind has been made up some
time. ] do moi falter in the least. Before you
ceive this / s,,ni be no more.
have not been alone in London as antci-
pated. have made friend He has charmed me :