Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-06-14


was stAapee, perhsps, that be took no fsrt
we'll kies In the hall, but opened the cute
door basily, and seemed TO breathe NOR
freely Wien they we're ont Of the alley an
IN tie peopled streets.
TLsy took so long . vail, Ethel teIlinI
her lover Of hw latest troubles at Maintre'
Hoase, q young ladies seminary, where sh,
vas tolerated as teacher Of EnQlish, ant
Ernest confdiDg the dreadful matter Of th,
erIor in his accounts, that when they parsec
he gave up all thought Of returning to hi
books.
"Bus you must not be late another day
sir," were her last words. Hethought moth
ing Of them then, but atterward, when he
was alone, they puzzled him. There had
been no appointment made for that after
noon, no pronise given, no time fixed.
So how could he have been late2 II wa
odd. What did she mean BY saying he wa
late?
CHAPTER H.
Crisps omission to return to the books
may have blunted his moral sense, or il may
have been mere chance that led him to be
nearly q quarter of an hour late On Monday
morning. as he hurried up the alley he
was surprised by the sight Of group col
lected about Parkman's door. Among them
were one or two of Parkman's clerks look
ing unlike themselves, and one or two po,
Hcemen unable to look anything but them
selves.
"TeIl you in q moment, SIR. Please to
step with me up to Mr.. Parkmsn:s room"
And he took Crisp by the arm, in what the
latter thought. an odd fashion, and so led
bin up, ard swiftly through the clerks
office, which was half full of staring gsperS,
and into the junior partners room.
Crisp looked round him in utter bewilder.
ment. On the hearthrug stood Mr.. Park.
msn, pale and agitsted. By the window
two gentlemen we're talking. At the table,
apparently making some notes, sat q Pc
lice officer.
"But this is gibberishr' the merchant
said, aft. I m n it over.
mo, not gibberish," the detective answer
I'd, wondering that such a nan should kGoE
20 little of such q subject, 'only cipher, and
the easiest that exists. It's merely a trans,
position of the alphabet, z is A, Y is B and
90 on. Bnt here is my translation. l may
add that the advertisement appeared in the
Standard of last Friday, sir"
The translation ian as follows:
TO Ethel, Maintree House, Highgate.
Meet me, dearest, at II Change alley, a.
four TO morrow.
BY that time I will have rid myself Of
our worst enemy. Your loving,
ERNEST"
"Go5d heavens" cried the merchant, pale
si,h excitement. He is Lost! This is al
most conclusive evidence. | don't know
good heavensl-I don't know Whist can be
said of this"
"Umphl' the detective said. This ad-
gertisement is another thing which had
not when l gave you my opinion this morn
ing" He SAID it meauingly, and raused
As if expecting to be questioned. But Mr.
Psrkman had not marked the drift Of hi
last words, and let them pass uuchallenged
Shortly aferwsrd the merchant, pale bu;
collected, had to be present q: the loti may
or's inquiry at the justice room Of the Man
sion house. We need not attend him thither,
for only such evidence was taken as would
Justify a remand, and the reader can guess
what that was The policeman was exam
ined who had seen Crisp 60 into the house
on Saturday afternoon. and had likewise
! seen him leave it a little later, each time
in company with q lady. Then the super
intendent Of. police produced the key found
| upon the prisoner, and proved that 1t was
ne key OF Critchlow's Office, the door OF
which was found locked upon the outside
Ard two Of Parkmsn's clerks reluctantly
described the bad terms upon which the
! y~rfsoBer and deceased were, aud the quasi
| hreat with which the former bad left CFiteb,
'ow upon the last occasion, when the cashier
vas, so far az could be proved, seen alive By
ally cre except the murderer. This amply
,vliced; and Ernest Crisp, clerk, was for
nslly remanded-bail being of course re-
rused-unGl the following Thursday upon
he charge of wilful murder. The inquest.
opened The same day, was adjourned to wait
he result of the magisterisl inquiry.
CHATTER ".
IA clergyman to see Miss Mauader? |
will see him first myself said Miss Main
tree in her stiffest tone. She was the prin-
cipal of the Maintree house seminary, the
uropriety of which was so rigid that no
! letters were permitted to be received BY
pupils or goverdesses, save such as could
irst be read by that dragon of virtue. the
principal.
She was absent from the school room ten
minutes. The girls looked curiously at
Ethel, aud the latter wondered who it could
be She knew of no clergyman likely to visit
her, and was surprised by the gracious per
mission to 20 to the drawing room which
Miss Msintree presently vouchsafed her; an
indulgence due not so much to the reverend
visitors subtitle politeness as to the fact,
casually made known by bin, that be had
three daughters Of an age to be at school
"'You wish to see meY' Ethel said, sur
prised at confronting a short, portly clergy
man, who WAS q complete stranger to her.
lido. You look like a sensible young
lady, and will tell you right out who am
and what l want. Please don't faint or
scream, or all my trouble expended in max
ing things comfortable for you will be thrown
away. Ny name is Peters-I sm a detective
officer. You know a gentleman called Crisp
Il see you do. Are you engaged to him1
| just 30. Well, he has been charged
But there, read that, please, and pray be as
calm as YOU can" And he put into her
hand an early Globe, pointing out the re,
port Of the proceedingsat the Mansion house.
PRAY be as calm as you can?
She went white to the lips as she read,
but save one faint cry when its meaning
broke upon hsrsgave no sign of the demon
STATIONS so much dreaded by the detective.
Now, | am quite aware, miss, that you
were the lady who was with the accused. If
You are impicated"-he did not think after
a glance at her fsce',that she wss-"you
had best say nothing. But if the young
man is innocent, you take it very coolly,
miss"
"And why notT" she cried Indignantly.
why should l be troubled because a false
charge is brought against him. Why"
out then her voice broke, and she cried pite-
ously. "Oh, tell me, sir, how can l help
him?'
First, miss, BY telling me all you did on