Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-09-19
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Daisy l had picked up in the railway car
riage after Gregson left it, he at once asked
me for it; and-yery reluctantly, for it
was the only portrait of my darling which
| possessed-I parted with it to him.
At the end of an interview of three-quar-
tiers of an hour the detective pulled out
his watch, and rising hastily, said: Il
must be OFF, sir. pve just time to catch
the express back to town"
but are you going to London to find
Gregson? My W opinion is that you'll
find him somewhere about here"
That is my opinion also, sir; and no
doubt if 1 had three months to spare l
could lay a heavy wager that | should 'anb'
him in this very city of York before the
end of that time. But you see, sir, it is a
matter of life and death: and a single day
might make all the difference; so | must
follow the safe Clew you have given me,
and not the uncertOin one"
And what l. the safe clew?"
The time about which GregsOn landed
in England from Melbourne. This is all |
have to 90 upon. | must track him down
from that hour to the present. Good day
to YOU. sir" And in another instant he
was hurrying off to catch the ten O'Clock
express to town.
The remainder OF that day | spent in
consultation with our solicitor, and in
awaiting the arrival of Harding. He came
TO York by an evening train, and pressed
nv hand aflectiOnately when we met upon
the railway platform.
What do You say, Harding; shall we
apply to the home secretary at once OH
the strength of the discovery of the strych-
MA
mo. We must wait. Don't look diSap-
pointed, my dear fellow. As soon as | re-
ceivcd your letter this morning | hurried
OFT to Belmore's chambers and was fOrtu-
nate enough to get five minutes OF his
precious time. Indeed, ! believe he gave
me fully fifteOn minutes if the truth must
he told. | read your letter to him and
asked him his advice. i should like to
consult Granre before | say anything was
his answer"
You mean the judge"
Precisely. Oar one hope AOu know, is
in the Judge. 1t will rest with him in the
end whether there is TO he a pardon or not
and Belmorc, who knows that all his SYM
pathieS are ON our side, is ANTIQUE TO take
him along with us i'll every step.
Accustomed aS | had been 10 see i'll Il
Judge only the awful being clothed in 4
medieval costume, who dispensed life and
death, liberty and slavery, from the judy
ment seat, | could hardly realize the fact
that such 4 man should be- full of active
sympathy. even on behalf of 4 fellow crea-
ture Mhom he had Just condemned to the
gallOws. So it was, however.
''Wrll," continued Harding, II had 4
note at four o'clock from BclmOrc to say
that Grange was very much pleased to hear
of the discovery, which would of course
need To be properly authenticated; hut that
something it possible tending to break
down the evidence rs to motive-beturc
any steps We're taken at the home office.
You see il is not 4 commuta ion of the
sentence that we want-it is Il free par
dom"
Yes" | answered, feeling depressed and
disappointed. for | had thought that all
our troubles were at IN end 10y that we
had discovered the Strychnia, Il suppose
We must 90 on. bat ! confess that ! seem
TO he at the end OF my resources"
"Now, my good fellow, YOU must not
give up in despair. Let us wait until we
have caught GrcgSon. Who knows what
he can tell u.s.
sat in gloomy meditation. -Four prec-
ious days hail already passed. 1t is true
that they had not been wasted; but Daisy
still lay under her awful doom, which was
hourly drawing nearer to her. \ heavy
sigh broke from my lips.
Harding, evidently anxious TO divert
my thoughts. asked me to tell him all the
particulars of my visit to the hall, and
complied with his request.
"liave you got the memorandum book
you picked up in the room Flinter had
been using
eyes, | said, and | threw ii across the
table to him.
lie opened it ami looked at it long and
carefully. Alas! Nothing WIS Ia be made
ont of it. Page after page WAS filled with
hieroglyphicS like the following: