Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
= Serial Sturg.
FIVE MILLION POUNDS.
BY T. wEMYss REID.
CHAPTER XI-CoNTINUED. y

told had gone home II had very particu-
lar business with him, Imightpossioly see him
there. but the officer on duty suggested that
had better call the next morning at ten
o'clock, when I would be certain to meet
him.
GMy duty is pressing" said: "I must see
him tonight"
So set forth on a walk of half mile to
the chief constable's privats residence. On
our way to it, the porter, who was still my
companion, pointed to high deal wall oc-
cupying one side Of one Of the streets
through which we passed e
THAT Is the pris n, sir" he sail.
Hooked at the grim. forbidding wall with
shudder. Daisy was within that awful
inclosure-a prisoner, made such through my
accursed eagerness to suspect others and to
NEEDLE in business with which had no con-
Germ. The thought was enough to drive me
mad. I exp,l.el it from my mind by an
effort. that was almost heroic. I must keep
my mind clear now even from the pangs OF
unavailing remorse, II were to be able to
do anything. on behalf of the woman loved
But seemed to be in the midst Of some
hideous nightmare, some black phantas-
magoric vision, conjured up by diseased
brain, when at last reached the house OF
the official. That it was really trus that
Daisy was a prisoner. suspected OF the
murder Of her uncle, AMI that was about to
speak to the very man by whom she had
been arrested was a truth which I simply
copld not realize.
When Mr.. Eastmead heard my name he at
once expressed his reaiiness to seq me. I
was ushered into little drawing room fur
nished in the usual stvle Of middle-class
households in provincial towns-rickety wal
nut and faded green rep being the prevailing
features Of the furniture. Almost before I
had time to observe the thoroughly common
place character of the room, the chief con-
stable himself appeared.
u am glad to see you. SIR" he said, u
have been hoping to hear. from you all to-
day." He glanced at the fireplace. which
was stil occupied by the gilded shavings
which had done duty in the summer. u am
afraid you will be cold here, sir If you do
not mind stepping into my sanctum, we can
perhaps settle our business more comfortably
there"
The 9san ctum" was q snug little room at
the back Of the house. furnished with big
armchair and bigger couch, large
writing table, and bookcase. It was clear
from the perfume that sti l filed the apart
rnents, that when Iarr:vei had interrupted
Mr.. Eastmead in the middle of cigar. His
first step on installing me in the big arm
chair was to produce cirar box But was
far too sorely agitated to think of indulging
In "the sad mans comforter"
IF you will excuse me-" said the officer, II
shall light my pipe I always think more
ola xr,ha cv,o&snr Nd
sir. I am at your service"
$ ~ was shocked to see that you had made
an arrest this morning in connection with
the matter about which telegraphed to
you" could not bring myself to mention
my darling's name.
Eastmead's face grew grave. eyes, We
have arrested Miss StancliHe, Mr.. Maulev-
erer's niece I never hal piece Of work
to do in my life that liked less; but It had
to be done"
&But she is innocent" I said. trying to
speak calmly. ut was not she-I never
even thought Of her when telegraphed to
you. The thing is quite impossible"
He looked at me keenly for moment, and
then said quietly, u think we had better not
discuss Miss Stancliffe's arrest at present,
Mr.. Fenton I wantsd particularly to see
you because wished to know your reasons
for teleyraphing to m, from Norway as you
did. What in short. made you suspect foul
play In the case Of Mr. Mau,everar.
TELL me first" cried impl ,ringly, "how
Miss Stancliffs IS Ytu have seen her. How
does she bear this frightful calamityl For
give me, but am deeply interested in her. !"
II am afraid I must not answer many
questions, Mr.. Fenton," be responded; @but
Think may tell you that the young lady
is well in health, and that she bears her mis-
fortunes with courage. She was little up
set at first, and did not seem to understand
what had happened; but she was great
deal better before left her in charge of the
matron Of the prison"
covered my face with my hands to try to
conceal the emotion that I felt. It is not in
words to describe what I suffered. There
was one question longed to put to the chief
constable-and dare not That was whether
Daisys arrest was due to the hint I had
given him.
@Now. Mr.. Fenton." he resumed, " think
we had better get to business have asked
you to tell me frankly what it was that put
It into your head that Mr. Mauleverer died
Of poison"
told him hurriedly all that knew-or
rather that had suspected. thought that
with me how impossible it was that Daisy
could be implicated in the horrible charge,
and how strong was the evidence against
F1inter Yes, when had tod my story, I
was but too conscious Of the weakness of my
own case. What did it all amount to2 That
a madn1an whom met in the railway train,
and Of whose identity knew nothing, had
declared that murder was about to be done
at the hall, and that I had found on board
the Golden Hawk volume which had evi-
IDENTIFY been used for the purpose Of studying
the symptoms Of poisoning by strychnia
Eastmeal listened to me with close atten-
ton while I tod my tale, but it was not un-
til mentioned strychnia that his interest
seemed to be really awakened
"You said nothing about that in your tele-
gram to me-"
mo, only thought it necessary to give
you general warming"
@And have you heard-has anybody told
you the result Of the post morteml"
II have heard nothing beyond the bare
fact Of Miss Stancliff,'s arrest"
"Ah; then I do not know whether you will
or will not be surprised to hear that the
autopsy has shown that Mr.. Mauleverer un-
doubtedly died from poisoning by strychnia." I"
"Then," said, eagerly, @do you not sec
how clear it is that F.inter must be tho
guilty personi"
"You jump to conclusions in surprising
manner, sir. Why, Flinter, by your own
showing, was somewhere up in the Arctic
ocean at the time the poison was admins
tered to Mr. Mauleverer. As tor the book,
you have not even shown that it belonged to
him. OF course he may have been an accom-
plice OF the real murderer, but for that mur-
derer we are bound to look. not on board the
Golden Hawk. but at Great Lorton Hall or
in the immediate neighborhooi.
"And was there nobody el,e whom you
could suspect without infiicting this degra-
dation upon a woman for whose innocence I
could vouch with my life"
II see you are deeply interested in the
lady, Mr. Fen:on, and certainly she is q
beautiful creatures, bonny lass as ever
saw. felt real sorry for her this morn
ing. But am afraid / must tell you we
have not arrested Miss S:ancliffe on mere
suspicion"
I'm heavens name, what do you meanr I
demanded.
"Wen, you have been quite frank with NE,
Mr. Fenton, AMI l shall. te equally frank
with YOU. We have discovered, first, as
have told you. that Mr.. Mauleverer was poi
soned by strychnia, and next that Miss
Stancliffe had poison OF that description in
her possession shortly before his death"
"But even so-granting that she had tho
poison. Of which 1 know moth ng-it must