The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-11
IN THE WOODS.

AGAINST Cowrn, except his old quarrel with
Golding, and hat matter of the secret pa
ners: but neiter Of these is inconsistent
with his entir, innocence. On the con-
trary, if he wnted to injure Golding he
would unquestonably have published those
papers; and if le had wished to blackmail
him he would Ave extorted money by the
threat of publihing them"
fWhat reaso for returning the papers
does he put forrardF' the Inspector asked.
"a reason socommonplace that it seems
unlikely so cleVr man would have in
vented it. / man that it's too common
place not to berue."
How did yo induce him to give itp'
"By taking o the thread of a former
conversation ] ad with him about Golding.
You recellect ny telling you in what bit
ter and violent erms he had spoken of him?
Well, found pretext for introducing his
name again, an remarked that thought
he Cowran) I'd him less than justice.
After little tax, he said"
Give the conversation exactly as it &C.
cured" INTERRUPTED Inspector Byrnes.
Every well, &, Cowran replied to my
remark that of curse was at liberty to
from nv own opinion; and wanted to
know who had cen setting me right in the
matter.
II told him aat my impression was at
first hand, hadbeen casually introduced to
Goldlng by prtner or business associate
of his, Mr.. CouAandt Owens, and had had
long chat Within.
~ don't say he can't make himself
agreeable Gown said. He would be
a much less daferous man if he could
not
81 said: so fs as l was concerned, he
he was simply pete, and nothing more. l
was thinking of vat he said of you"
''Cowran looks surprised and said:
'"What did hey of meg
"'Your name was mentioned-by
Owens, | think-hid |, and Golding OBJ
served that he haonce known you WELL
and that you wera man of great ability
that there was Ibetter lawyer in New
York. But he sathere had been mis-
understanding onour part about some &C
ton of his on the rect. and that you had
0larreled with hill 1t was when they had
been bulling the PIE of gold, and the gov
eminent had sudqly bought largely, and
the price fell like alan out of balloon.
Golding had to unid and there was no
time to go round al warn friends. He has
never forgiven yo1 said Owens. Il am
not sure about tht either, " said Golding,
''and I'll tell you wy. At the time Cow
ran, my confidend lawyer, had in his
possess ON some dement's belonging to me
Of a somewhat deate character; | had
forgotten that he I'd them, and nothing
more was heard of EN- until a few days
ago. Then | recei1 them from him in
packet, by a speci messenger. 1t was a
courteous and consirate act
THAT certainly esn't look like bear
ing malice Owenaid; and then Golding
went on and said lmber of compliment
al.v things about yS l had half mind
e., e., +aIlsiu1 some of the "a
marks Won had madibout him a few DAYS
before; but didn't
s.Cowran listehedo all that coolly, and
gave a grunt, but 81 nothing; so | added:
Il suppose YOU weroutting up joke on
me. and didn't mn what you said. 1t
Isn'E likely YOU'D dl man such favor as
that if you really ought Ill of him.
~ don't see anpartlcular favor about
it Cowran anSwed. III was just com
mon honesty, beltr more nor less map
paned to be thnkg about that old lawsuit
one dav. and Rendered the papers.
asked NV cle1,S gut them, and he said
they were inbh4eal-box. | got them out
had comics nadbt them, and sent the orig
inals to him ley belonged to him, and
had no use bInem'
Then yht did you want of copy of
themT axe.
AS amttr of record and protection,
of course lesald, 'Goldlng might, say
tllev hadhorlento my possession unlaw-
fully: bu the ppy proves that 1 received
them at timwhen and in circumstances
which neclu( any such possibility
"rnatwasB story added Capt. Ham
ilton. s'ald ftmy part don't see any more
natural Nayf explaining it."
.'Washis inner as natural as his expla-
nationw delnded the Inspector.
every bthat was the most convinc-
2What Re you done about Cunliffe"
NT have de out very strong pre-
sumntion inst him; not enough to con-
vict NV ameans, but enough to work ON
for a onIon. 1t seems lie lost lot Oh
money nth or more ago, specializing in
Golding ikS
s.Yon certain of thatP
IVES ave it from his broker. 1t was
about tvty thousand. 1t must have been
pretty ny all he had.n
"DoeD consider Golding responsible for
itp
IT pooIlthout inconvenience" was the re-
us allF'
''Ndat is only a plausible motive. 1t
is strehehed by the fact that he is on
good tbs OF close friendship with girl
an op$inger or something of that kind
whoiubrought out and started on her
careeSo far as can be learned, there is
nothltgainst her private character; so
that. posing him to contemplate mar
ge'would have double need of money
at doubie!n added the Captain, with
an arinile.
'1tact that he speculated also works
thatF," commented the Inspector. 'If
he Isl in the habit of it, he is likely to
havh some special reason; and the pros
pectgetting married would be urgent
enoT
u, then" continued the Captain,
''hes the other fact: On the day before
tha5ter was written referring TO the Sc
crelperS, Cunliffe spent the evening at
Jollalbot's house; and Miss Claverhouse,
thebe-writer at Cowran's, was there too.
Shh made the copy of the papers that
velhy; and it is at least possible that she,
beia rather laxative young person, may
haet fall enough to give Cunlitfe the
hilthat the letter contained. That comes
in Ter neatly, thinkw
well pieced together" said the In
spd, musingly; land yet, somehow, it
dob give me the feeling | sometimes
haN being certainly on the right track.
Ihtne and style of these letters are diff
cul, reconcile with either Cowran or
CUTE. They would have disguised
theklves, of course; bat they would have
dod, to my way Of thinking, in some
othway. Does Cunliffe still seem to be in
a ds essed state financially"
ITO his financial state, | can only
speIbf his transactions with his brokers'
BuA certainly appears very low spirit