The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-26
3heMysteryofaHaa SonCab
By FERGUS ". HUME

2 lxcr even tlll1 DlOsBoo(.
FITZGERALD made no answer. bg- stared out
al tho window, and though: OF his darling
lying SICK unto death, and he could do noth-
,ng 70 savo her
"Wel," said Cation, sharply.
"Oh, I beg yOar prdon," said Fitzgerald.
,-uniug in confusion. 81 suppose Chc WIZ
must be read, aud all chat sort Of thing
ayes" answered tho barrister' am oneo'
The EXECUTOR
~And the othcrsT
"Yo,ryolf and Chinston, answered Caiton'
30 suppose, farming 10 the dcsk' "o ca"
look Mt his papers, and sec That all Is
~ I suppose so" replied Brian, me
o,an;r.,lly. hi, thoughts far away, and then
- tyr-ej again 70 tho window. Suddenly
Tlon ave Won't To an exclamation Of sur
.,s-is,. ara. turning hastily, Bran saw hif
holding o chic; roll OF papers in bis hand
yvbjch ne lad taken out OF tbo drawer.
Look lo-o Fitzgerald he said. greatly
ezcited, "hcil 7re:tlDy confession -iooNi
and he held itup
Bran s4rang toward b.. -,=4ii;elt. -
Al laqt the hanson cab mJ tcry was to be
cleared w. The,e sheets, no Doubt c'n
,50.ned tnr whole narration OF tne Crime Anu
y ,Jw it wr5 comuattc1
7 I've 81. rs9l II, Of course be said. hes
..ltinc. half ho1fns thas Cation would PRO
svosc % destroy r. at once
"Ycs," answered Gallon, ''tho three cXecu
,toss mus Rad n, aud then-wo VIII burr
fit
"Th.t v.1 DE Tho better way ans"ere.
ypraD. ~'ooniy "FAtuby is dcsd, ana Jhs
ilg c..a lputmng iu tle ma'tor, soit "ou-o
lha bes. to a,uiI Gle scandal o. pHo"c.Dy
tBut why ,ct ctlat,.of
oWo rl-t.~ ...l C-lton. decidedly. he
viii b. SUIT to -.taor .hctrnth from AaQgei
ty,vin,-. a1.i u... as vol know ali. He
,opite $40 and .vl bo silent rs the grave
1ButI ana n.re ury to tel kilsip.'
: "Tbo d..~-fieo' Good God, Cation, surely
gou wi.lHot do -oi
81 must. replied the barrister, quietly
t.4{ilsip rs firmly persuaded that Aorelane
gcommitted she crino, and | have Ne same
stiyeld of his pcrtinacity as you had OF mime
Ho may find out all
"What muss b., must be, said Fitzgerald
tcleuching ms hands '4tut | hope no one
lelse viii fad out this miserablestory. There
Eoreland, for instance"
"Ah, trucr slil Cation, thoushtiuHy. "Hf
called and e1w FrctJlby tho other night, you
isayT
"Yes wonder what forT
'"Therc is only ODo answer said the bar
yister, slowly "Hc must havo seen Frottiby
sfouowiny Whytc when be left The hotel, ano
wanted hush money"
~ wonder il he eot it, observed Fit
gerald
COL ft,af
iGalton, Oprllg the drawer again, and taking
tout tie dead mans check booS. Let INC
$500 what checks have been drawn lat"iy.'
Most O. ihc blocks were filed Up WITT
ksman amounts. and ONO ortwO for hundred
tor SO Gallon could Gud no largo sum sIch
ias Moraand would have demanded, when, at
THE very end of the book, he found checs
torn of, leaving the block slip quite blank.
"Thcre yu aro.7 bo s1id, ;riumphantly,
.holding or NE book to FITZGERALD "Ile
wasn't such fool as 20 write in the amount
ON ithe block, bat tore the chocl; out, and
wrote IN the sum required"
"And what's TO bo done about it|
S1,et him oep it, Of course" answered Cal
con, Struggling his shoulders. 'lts the only
way TO secure his silence"
81 expect De clshel it yesterday, and is Of
10y this time. slil Brian, after moments
fpause.
~So much hc better for u.s." aid Caltor
!grimly. "But don't think he's of, or Xii
sip would have let mo know We must tell
him, or hon get orerything ont of Moreland
and the consequences would be that all Mel
tbourne viii know the story; whereas, by
itlIowing him tie confession, we get him TO
thave Moreand alone, and thus secure silence
lin both cases"
81 supDose We must see Chinstonw
- eyes, of course. J will telegraph to him
aud KilSip 70 come up TO my Office this after
moon ut O'Clock, and then we Will settle the
whole matter"
"And Sal Raw..nsF
"Oh! / quite forgot about her, said Cal
ton. in q perpleyeI voice "Sho knows moth
eing about her parents, and, of course, Mark
sFrettlt,y dicd N the belief that she was
dead"
"Me must ;all NIadgc," said Brian, gloom
,uy. "Ihere rs no help for it. Sal is by
rights tho hc're>a TO Che money Of her dead
Gather"
''That depends upon the will, replied Cal.
,oon, dryly "lf it specifies that the money
rs left TO my daughter, Margaret Frettlby.
Sai Rawius can have no claim; and n suct
pa the case, il viii bo no good telling her who
she is"
'eAnd what - be done"
''Sal Rawiins,' went on the barrster, with
out noticing the interruption, 'has evidently
never given a thought to her father Oh
uothcr, ~ %, old bag, no doubt, swore they
xyere dead So | think it Will be best to KEEP
ieilcut-that is. il no money is leftto her, and
,as her father Thoughts her dead, don't think
.shcre VIII hc any. In that case, it would k
tbcst to sotti3 al income Oh her. You car
loasiE find a pretext, and let the matter
.1Sst"
"But suppose, inaccordanco with tho wcri.
sing OF tbe VIII, she is entitled to all the
;M0ney|
ain THAT case " said Cation, gravciy, there
- only one courSo opcl-shc must 30 tois
,everythuc, and the dividing &C tho money
Eart o. her generosity But don't think yos
lneci ho alarmed; I'm p'etsy sure Madse is
ttho ho.rcs2
eats not tho money ! think about, said
eBrian, hasi.y. I'D take Aadgo without
spenny."
"My boy. said the barri5ter, placing his