Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-03-09
AUNT and niece,
Or.
The Mistress Of
Hazelwood.
ny GERALD CARLTON.
ny GERALD CARLTON.
CHAPTER XVIII
A.


MIS- Worthington had intely been one of
the claimants Ia n small disputed will ease.
Sne and her friends had gained the ,iay.
and she Ind become pos 'essod after tlss
anst.ng all eapcns =. OF the sam of six
hundred and ATTY pounds. The matter had
been concluded some timc aSo. lut her
lawyer had only called on hec ( nj morning.
aud presented her " TIA tho money in Bank of
England notes. Would Me Gnham take
charge OF u for her until Mrs Gnlham was
better. when she could deposit II in ba L ?
Certainly. So, with no intention OF rob
bing Mrs Worth'ngton. Jack received the
notes, locked them mp IN his cash box, and
handed his housekceper proper business
ike acknowledgment for the money
This Unexpected and seemingly tfia:na
event was followed bv another, quite as nm
expected and infinitely more impc tant TO
tho nspiratots.
Up 10 seven O'clock their antlcipations
had been fully I al zcd. oihin{ had come
across their path TO eucc S. At seven.
Jack Graham sat down 60 dinnor: at eight.
Ada was to get up aud take tea with h m in
the din'ng-foom. Al about quarter to
nine she was 10 bcroisoned.
As Gahsm was about 10 begin. With a
sorry appetite. his dinner. Buckley entered
the dinine-room with lctter. which had
Just arrived. This vas the unexpected and
important event the something across their
path al the last momnt
The letter was from nscally begging
lelter-w writer w.o lived over coffee house.
near Biil.nesgato market the ftther OF the
real Marion. Mr.. IIarmnn Bernstein.
IL set forth that the writer hal not heard
OF his daug ter for some months that being
desifous OF embracing her. and a trifii q
pecuniary assistance, he had taken tho lib
erty OF calling o. Mr. Giahnnls excellent
parent. AID had there learned that his child
was with Mr. Gtabam and that he would
certainly pay him nn enry visit to- morrow.
Having read the letter Jack wiped his
forehead, and looked at buckley hep
iessly.
The Internal blood-sucker will ruin us
II he comes here tomorrow" he said
Whlt's 10 be doue?"
Let me stop him. governorl"
"Howf"
Write note. saying we are both going
out OF town for fortnigh.-g'al To see
him when You come bick, and stick n
couple of qud tsoverogns) in tho letter.
Make haste. or shnnt get back in Tina.
The note WAS hurried written. and
Buckley put on his hat Graham saw him
10 the street door. and opened IL
It was dark, dismal. II. g night
shall be back by a quIrter To nine.
governor, said Burk'ey. You wont give
1t to her until come back. will you9s
flight You arol I'm OIL,
buckley go. on an omnibus, aliohted at
the bank. aud pi oceedel on foot ns quickly
as he could toward tho Bilingsga,e market
Now TO follow onr friend 1ryfoI.
W'il had arrived at WolverhniDpton some
hours after Graham aud buckley had de-
cided that Ada's death should bo real o @
Arriving there. he found II more diiicuit 10
acquaint himself with the circumstances of
a. ~
than he had expected. From ofii,ih qnar-
ters be could elicit nothing The police
were ready enough TO hear ANYTHING he
might know about the ex- beggir, bat they
positively refused 10 tell him ANYTHING that
they knew In return He asked II the search
for Buck'ey and evidence against him had
been abandoned, and was answered that IL
was not his business 10 ask such quest on
nor theirs 20 rely TO them.
AZ ribu ing their reserve to official unwiI-
bngness 10 oblige. he went 10 inquire
among the frequen'ers OF obscure public
houses. and such places md this time with
result he had hitherto not met in any
branch OF his quest that IS 10 say with
success.
The result staggered him. for believing
as he did & Mt Buckley was guilty OF tho
crime of which he was suspecfed he
trembled at the bare thought of j 10 what
unscrnpulous lands Ada had possibly
fallen.
lie expected to hear That Buckley was
suspected Of robbery; but be found t. his
horror. that the man was suspected Of Inur-
dori
Briefly. the circumstances OF the crime.
with Witch VIII had become acquainted,
were these.
4 certain blacksmith had bee4 triel for
the murder of a coal merchmt one Edward
Hcardon.
The ALLEGED motive Of The crime vas tho
possession Of between four and i've ham
dred pounds. which belonged to X afdoa.
and had been stolen from hiss lodgings on
The night OF his murder
The police had obstinateig endoavorfd 10
fix tie murder on tho blfcksmith, which Of
course, had been Of tho greatest sefv CO TO
The real murderer.
AZ tie trial. an alid WIS clearly pfofed
Tor tho defense. end 'ha beckam IA found
"Not Guilty and acquitted
The newspapers. afer q time. ceased 10
comment on The cnsc. The public forgot
That the criminal was s!ill u1puuishea. and
tne tmgedy fell into iie huge list OF undis-
covered mysteries
Many months bad elapsed. when chincs
led the police 70 one of igo small n ia.
which instantly fastened suspicion on
Buckley. who LETT the town shortly before
tho blacksmith was acquitted
What these small facts were. whether
Buckley was being seifchod for now. or
whciher the police bad procored any a. ong
evidence against bin, Tcfe gues ons which
VIII Ifyfoil informanis coaid not ausWef.
The case vas enveiopod in mystery and
they did not suppose The real murderer.
whoever he might be. would be found
They bad lost al interest in ihe matter,
there we're 90 many murders, etc
bis information suisted vii Trrfoi
IT, believed in buckleys guilt. and tho
latter was nos % know ihat poacs wcrs
not searching for him. nor chat there was
no evidence against hin.
Tho Young mlns heart heat wildly at
that rcliec ion, rs 10 bad only 90 iind buos-
icy 90 make him speak The truth. bssider
he WAS in position 90 say 10 him
VIII yon show me Miss Vents 0flh on,
will you b. han4edf'
VITA ihe ono object now n andile The
ex-mendicani. Will lcft Woige hampton.
and arrived in do about two hours be-
foro tie Joucss bo had been sent 10 bis
Maiwofih iodglnR. 10 end of discover.
iu1 d Do had returned from the continent
hed VIII gone sigalQhleay from the ni'.
way siaiion o. bis anaftmenfs. Grahan and
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