Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-09-19

Harding studied the book for nearly hall
an hour, often making i0ttings on 4 sheet
of paper and referring again aud again Ia
particular pages. tie laid it down YEARLY
at last.
# can do nothing with it, he said. 1T
is cyidcAtly some intricate form of cipher.
Such things are to be read, however, and
We must have thiSrcad. We cannot afford
to lose any chance OF hitting upon 4 clue. "
BY whom can You get To read it,
We must think that over. Perhaps
Eielski may he able To give Us some assist
auCe.'
The next day was spent in a Journey to
Barton at the request of EaStmead. From
carton we went with EaStmead To Little
l.ortOn for the purpose OF seeing Smlrke,
the chemist. That person Immediately
recognized the parcel found i'll the secret
staircase At the hall Us being that in which
he had wrapped the strychnia sold to Daisy.
But he was able To afford additional proof
of the identity of the parcel. On remov-
ing the sealed ontcr wrapper he showed US
an inner covering, on which the label was
repeated, with the address, and, III addi-
ton, the date. ''Oct. - in the chemists
own handwriting. There was, therefore,
no longer any doubt that, 80 far as the
mere possession of strychnia at the time
OF the murder was concerned, the evidence
given against Daisy at her trial had been
absolutely neuIralized. Atlidavits describ-
ing the discovery and Identification Of the
parcel were duly made Oh the same day 10y
Smirke. ElStmead and myself before one
Of the l!a!ton magistrates.
Two days passed without any further
progress being made. twas whole week
since Dlisy's condemnation, and only two
more remained to us in WEIGH to save her.
NV impaticncc was At fever height. and
Harding had 4 hard task Ia Keep me- in any
degree calm or self pOSseSScd. | had not
dared 10 seek another interview with my
darling. Until the question of life and
death was was settled in one way or the
other. | felt that to sec her once more
would only be 10 torture her uSeleSsly, and
10 rob me OF the little strength which
still had left. But through the chaplain
OF the Jail | was in constant communication
with her. Every day | wrote 10 her, and
she knew that ! WAS living for her sake and
hers alone.
This first week, | say, had come To an
end before we heard anything more Of
Bielski. 1t was Sunday evening, and | was
sitting by myself, YEARLY seeking for some
fresh clew which might hitherto have e.
cauel my attention, when the detective
WIS suddenly uShrreil into my room.
Good evening. Mr.. Fenton. I'm afraid
YOU think | have been 4 long time over my
work: but it wa rs stiff a job Is | have
had for some time. The fellow has done
nothing but double and take fresh names.
Ifit had not been for that photograph you
lent me | should have been baffled AT last. -
And yOu-haye You found him." |
cried eagerly.
Yes, sir, he's at your service: but be-
fore bring him in to see you | should like
to give YOU a hint. don't know whether
you'll find him a willing witness or the
reverse; but if the latter, Just ask him if
he remembers Smith ( Sharp, of Green
church street. That will fetch him sOon
enough, sir. You see he got into trouble
there ten years ago. and had been wanted
ever since. I'll wait outside till you have
had your talk with him
He was leaving the room, when Harding