Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-11
TheMySt.. 0iaHalg0nCab
By FERGUS W. HUME

on his left temple, but it was covered with is air an few people 'ud lave seen 1t.
 "The very man." said Gorby to himself; "I'm on the right path" 'sMr. Whyte said Q lad just come from England, ,n went on the woman.
 Which," murmured Mir. Gorby, 'ac- counts for the corpse not being recognized by friends"
 'sHe tooks the rooms, said 'e'd stay with me for six months, an paid a weeks rent in ad- vance, an e allays paid up reg'lar like re- spectable man, tho I don't believe in 'em myself He said 'e'd lots of friends, an' used to go out every night"
 "Who were his friendsf'
 "That can't tell you, for e were very close, an' when e went out of doors never know'd where @ went, which is jest like lem; for they ses they're goin' to work, 'an you finds lem in the beershop Mir. Whyte told me e was a-goin' to marry a heiress, e was"
 "Ahi" interjected MT. Gorby, sapiently.
 "'E lad only one friend as ever saw--a Mir. Moreland- who comed 'ere with i'm, an was allays with im-brother like"
 "What like is this Mir. MorelandF' "Good lookin' enough" said Mir liable ton sourly, "but is 'abits weren't as good as is face-'andsom is as 'andsom does, is what ses."
 "I wonder if he knows anything about this affair."" muttered Gorby to himself. Where ] is MT. Moreland to be founds" he asked aloud.
 sNot knowin', can't tell," retorted the landlady; "'e used to be 'ere reg'lar, but I ain't seen i'm for over a week." 1 "Strangei veryl" thought Gorby, shaking his head. 1T should like to sec this Mir. Moreland. suppose it's probable he'll call againi" he remarked, aloud
 ",Abit bein' second nature I s'pose he will, ," answered the woman; "'e might call at any time, mostly avin' called at night" "Ahi then I'll come down this evening on chance of seeing him." replied the detective. l"Coincidences happen In real life as we'll as in novels, and the gentleman in question may turn up in the nick of time. Now, what else about Mir. Whyteg"
 About two weeks ago, or three, I'm not certin which, a gentleman called to see Mir. Whyte; @ was very tall, and wore light coat"
 1 "Ahi morning coatfn
 "No; e was in evenin' dress, and wore @ light coat over it, an a soft 'at."
 '"The very man," said the detective below bis breath; Ego on."
 "He went into MT. Whyte's room an' shut the door. don't know how long they were talxin' together, but was sittin in this very room and heard their voices git angry, and r khey were a-swearin' at one another, which Is the way with men, the brutes. l got up and went into the passage in order to ask lem not to make such noise, when MT. Whyte's door opens, am the gentleman in the light coat comes out and bangs along to the door. SMr. Whyte e comes to the door of lis room, an e oilers out: She is mine; you can't do anything;' an the other turns, with is 'an' on the door, am says: I can kill you, an if you marry Ter I'll do 1t, even in the open street."
 "Ah!" said MT. Gorby, drawing long breath, land then2"
 "Then he bangs the door to, which it never shut easy since an aint got no money to get it put right, an MT. Whyte walks back his room laughing"
 "Did he make any remark to you2"
 "No, except he'd been worried by loona- tic"
 "And what was the strangers namef'
 That can't tell you, as Mir. Whyte never told inc. He was very tall, with a fair mus Ttache, an dressed as I told you" 'f MT. Gorby was satisfied.
 'That is the man," he said to himself, f'who got into the hanson cab and murdered Whyte; there's no doubt of it. Whyte and ae were rivals for the heiress."
 'What dye think of itfh said Mrs. liable on, curiously.
 1T think" !" said Mir. Gorby slowly, with his , yes fixed on her, II think that there is a woman at the bottom of this crime"