Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-02
THE MYSTERY
OF A
HANSON CAB.
CONTINUED
CHAPTER XIII.
BY FERGUS @. HUME.

paused q moment to tell the cabman 70
drive to the railway station, when she
stopped him.
Tell him to drive to Brian g lodgings in
Powlett street" she said, laying her hand
on Cations arm.
''what for ~ asked the lawyer in aston
ishmsnt.
And also to go past the Melbourne
Club, as want to stop there"
what the duce does she mean ?" NUT
tered Cation, as he gave the necessary
orders and stepped into the cab.
And now" he asked, ''lOoking at his
companion, who had let down her veil,
while the cab ratified quickly down the
street "whst do you intend to do?'
She threw back her veil, and he was as
tOuiShed to see the sudden change which
had come over her. There were no tears
nov. and her eyes were hard and glitter
ing, while her mouth was firmly closed.
She looked like q woman who had deter
miued TO do q certain thing, and would
carry out her intentions at whatever cost.
81 am going to save Brian in spite Of
himself" she said very distinctly.
Bat how"
Simply this, +" she answered. an the
first place, may tell you that do not
understand Brian's statement that he
keeps silence for my sake, as there are no
secrets in my life that can justify him say
ing 50, but the facts Of the case are simply
these: Brian, on the night in question, left
our place. at st. Kilda, a. IL o'clock, He
told me he would call at the club to see ii
there were any letters for him, and then 20
straight home"
''But he might have said that merely as
q blind"
Madge shook her head.
mo, don't think so. / never asked
him where he was going, and he told me
quite spontaneously. / know Brian's char
acter, and he would not 90 and tell de-
hberate lie, especially when there is no
nee sssity for il. / am quite certain that he
intended to do as he said, and go straight
home. When he got to the club he found
letter there, which caused him to alter
hi4 mind"
''Bu. who did he receive the letter fromeS
"CIn't You guess?" she said, impatient
". From the person, man or woman,
WOO wanted to see him and reveal this
secret about me, whatever il is. He got
the letter at his club and went down Col
Inns street to meet the writer. At the cor
Whyte, and on recognizing him left in dis
gust aud walked down Russell street to
keep his appointment"
Then you don't think he came baek?"
81 am certain he did not, for, a. Brian
told you, there are plenty of young men
who wear the same kind of coat aud hat as
he does Who the second man who got
into the cab was / do not know, but will
swear that IL was not Brian"
And you are going to look for that
letter.
eyes, in Brian's lodgings"
"He might have burnt it"
"He might have done q thousand things,
but he did not, +" she answered. brian is
the most careless man in the world; he
would put the letter into his pocket, or
throw it into the waste basket, and never
think of it again."
IN this case he did, however"
eyes. he thought Of the conversation he
had with the writer, b tnot of the letter
itself Depend upon it, we will hud it in
his dssk, or in one of the pockets of the
clothes he wore that night
Then there's another thing" said Cal
ton, thoughtfully. THE letter might have
been delivered to him between the Eliza
I'VE can soon find ont about that" an
swered Madge; "fOr Mr.. Rolleston was
with him at that time"
80 he was" answered Cation; land
here is Rolleston coming down the street
Wen ask him now"
The cab was Just passing the Burke and
Wills monument, and Cations quick eye
had caught glimpse of Rolleston coming
Al h.. laFk - a. Aa
cab drove up to the curbiug, and Rolleston
stopped short, as Cation sprang out di-
rectly in front of him. Madge lay back
in tue cab and pulled down her veil, not
wishing to be recognized by Felix, ~ she
knew that IS soon rs she did il would soon
be al over town.
''Halloi old chap" said Rolleston, in
considerable astonishment. Where did
you spring from?"
From the cab of course" answered
Gallon, with laugh.
"a kind of Deus ex mschina," replied
RHlleeton, attempting bad pun.
Exactly" said Cation. Look here,
ROllestOn, do you remember the night of
Whyte's murder-you met Fitzgerald at
the railway station?"
'In the train" corrected Felix.
well, we'll; no matter, you came up
with him to the club"
Yes and left him there"
did you notice if he received any mes
sage while he was with you?"
"Any message ?" repeated Felix. mo,
he did not; we were talking together the
whole time, and he spoke to no one but
me-"
WAS he in good spirits?"
Excellent; made me laugh awfully-
but why all this thusness?"
''Oh. nothing" answered Gallon, get
ting back into the cab. 81 wanted little
information from you; I'll explain next
time see you. Goodbye"
But / say" began Felix, but the cab
had already ratified away, so Mr.. Rolleston
turned angrily away.
az never Jaw anything like these law
yers," he said to himself Cations per
feet whirlwind, by Jove.
Meanwhile Cation was talking to Madge.
"YOu were right, he said, there must
have been q message for him at the club,
for he got none from the time he left your
place.
''And what shall we do nowS" asked
Madge, who having heard al the converse
ton, did not trouble about questioning
the lawyer about il.
Find out at the club if any letter was
waiting for him on that night" said Cal
ton, "a the cab stopped at the door Of the
Melbourne Club. Here we are" aud
with hasty word to Madge, he ran mp the
steps.
He went to the Office of the club to find
out if any letters had been waiting for
Fitzgerald, and he found there waiter
with whom he was pretty well acquainted.
Look here, Brown" said the lawyer,
edo you remember on that Thursday night
when the hanson cab murder took place if
any letters were waiting here for Mr.. Ftz-
gersld?"
''wsll, really, SIR" hesitatsd Brown,
ats 50 long ago that almost forget"
Gallon gave him . sovereign.
''Ohl it's not that, Mr.. Cation" said
a i