San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-10
CHAPTER ri.
HOW DID YOU MAIN YOUR HAyDm


Mr.. GreengraveS took his way to Fulham
slowly and thoughtfIlly. 1t seemed to him
that he might have played his cards rather
better. Indeed he might have done at first
what he was going to do now. Would it
now be too late?
The detective had volunteered to convey
to Lady FOrdyce the Intelligence of her
| husbands terrible death, an unwelcOme
duty which the messengers Of the Govern
ment Office and the policemen at the station
where GreengTaves had made his deposition
were only too glad he should undertake.
He found Lady FOrdyce in her drawing
room, sitting as she had sat the night before,
with the same air Of Quernly repOse, but
now wrapt round with soft velyets and rich
furs, for the day was chilly.
What is your business with me?' she
asked cOldly, and without altering her attI-
tude.
Equal to the occasion, Mr. Greengraves
drew from his pocket a crumpled sheet of
paper and handed it to the lady.
II am, as my card has already informed
your ladyship, detective officer. This let
ter, bearing on the death of Hester Par
fridge, has come into my hands under some
what extraordinary circumstances. 1t will
be my duty to hand it over to the authorities
i ought properly to have done SO at once,
but upon reflection | decided that would
bring it first to you"
"HOw does it concern me? To whom is it
addressed? Oh, Hester PARTRIDGE 1t is she
who wrote it then?'
And with faint shudder Lady Fordyce
commenced the perusal of the words that
have already been written. Greedily the
detective watched the changes in her face
and saw the color come and go. As she
reached the last page she gave a violent
start, and rose trembling from the sofa on
which she had reclined.
as it necessary that this should be made
public?" she asked in low voice.
1T ought" said Mr.. Greengraves, with
the tone of a man to whom such thought
as that of suppressing it if it were made
worth his WHILE had never before occurred !;
lit would certainly facilitate the inquiry in
to the cause of death, should anybody sug-
gest anything else than suicide
Anything else? But surely there is no
doubt? You yOurself-"
81 myself know it was suicide, even with
out the aid of that letter"
''lf there is no need of its being known"
ut is, of course, dangerous thing for me
to do" said GreengraVeS, land | am poor
man with only my character 10 look to, and
if lost my employment in consequence
''lf the contents of this letter can be kept
secret, and that by so doing 10 one will sus-
tain any injury, l will gladly give you a
hundred pounds"
1T is worth more, putting the lost dia-
mOnd out of the question:"
nT ,OSt diamond ~ she ranaatad i'm pyidant
establishment. What do YOU allude top
You ask that?" retOrted the detective.
"How did you main your hand?''
She staggered back with half-stifled cry.
MY hand? How-hOw do you knOwg'
81 was waiter here last night | saw
you did not recognize me just now, when l
came in. | noticed last night, when that
military gentleman took your hand in his,
that you WINGED, and turned dead sick. l
had noticed before that you dined with your
right hand glOved. had also noticed that
there were spots of blood upon the lid of
the safe"
Suddenly she turned upon him.
Are you in the pay of my husbands"
MOP he replied, after momentary hest
tatiOn.
as ne aware that you are here at this in
staht!
Mo"
What do you mean, then? By what right
do you question me-"
The detective felt that his locus standi
as the LAWYERS call it, was momentarily
growing more and more unstable. He there
fore deemed il advisable To hurry matters-
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