Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-24
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By FERGUS W. HUME.

'tThis is monstrous," he cried, in 2 rage. 'i won't sit still and hear this accusation against my dead friend"
 "Unfortunately. it is too true" said Brian, sadly
 How dare you say soT said Chinston. turning angrily on him And you going to marry his daughterl"
 ."There is only one way to settle the ques ton" said Calton. coldly. I've must read his confession"
 But why the detectiveg" asked the doctor ungraciously as he took his seat reluctantly
 "Because 1 want him to hear for himself that Mir Frettlby committed the crime and that he may keep it quiet"
 Not till I've arrested him." said Kilsip determinedly
 But he's dead" said Brian.
 Pm speaking of Roger Moreland," re torted Kilsip For he and no other mur dered Oliver Whyte."
 That's a much more likely story" Chin ston said
 ''l tell you mo-" said Calton vehemently God knows l would like to preserve Mark Frertlby's good name, and it is with this ob ject have brought you all together will read the confession, and when you know the truth 1 want you all to keep silent about it. as Mark Frettlby is dead and the publication of his crime can do no good to any one"
 ''l know," resumed Calton, addressing the detective, ''that you are fully convinced in your own mind that you are right and 1 am wrong but what if l tell you that Mark Frettlby died holding those very papers for the sake of which the crime was com mittedP
 Kilsips face heightened considerably.
 "What were the papersn
 "The marriage certificate of Mark FrettIby and Rosanna Moore, the woman who died in the back slum."
 Kilsip was seldom astonished. but he was this time, while Dr. Chinston fell back in his chair and looked at the barrister with a dazed sort of expression.
 And what's more," went on Calton, trl- umphantly. ''do you know that Moreland went to Frettlby two nights ago and obtained a certain sum for hush moneys"
 "Whatp cried Kilsip.
 "Yes; Moreland, in coming out of the ho- tel evidently saw Frettlby, and threatened to expose him unless he paid for his silence. i" "Very strange" murmured Kilsip to him. self, with disappointed look on his face But why did Moreland keep still so longs"
 q cannot tell you," replied Calton, ''but no doubt the confession will explain all"
 Then for heavens sake read it." broke in Dr. Chinston, impatiently. ''Tm quite in the dark, and all your talk is Greek to me"
 "One mement," said Kilsip, dragging a bundle from under his chair, and untying it. "lf you are right, what about thiss" and he held up light coat, very much soiled and weather worn
 "Whose is thats" asked Cation, startled Mot Whyte'sF'
 "Yes, Whyte's." repeated Kilsip,' with great satisfaction II found 1t in the Fitz- roy gardens, near the gate that opens to George street, East Melbourne. It was up in a fir tree"
 Powlett street, and walked down George street, and then through the Ftzroy gardens into town," said Cation
 Kilsip took no heed of the remark, but took O small bottle out of the pocket of the coat and held 1t up.
 II also found this" he said
 "Chloroform," cried every one, guessing at once that 1t was the missing bottle.
 Exactly" said Kilsip, replacingit. This was the bottle which contained the poison used by-by-well, call him the murderer. The name of the chemist being on the label, l went to him and found out who bought it. Now, who do you thinka" with look of triumph.
 "Frettlby." said Calton, decidedly.
 ''No, Morelandr burst cut Chinston, greatly excited
 Neither" retorted the detective, calmly. 'The man who purchased this was Oliver Whyte himself"
 "Himselfp' echoed Brian, now thoroughly surprised, as, indeed, were all the others
 'Yes had no trouble in finding out that thanks to the Poison act As 1 knew no Ho yohlo, form about in his pocket for any length of time, mentioned the day of the murder as the probable date it was bought The chemist turned up his book and found that Whyte was the purchaser"
 And what did he buy it forF' asked Chin ston-
 ''That's more than I can tell you," said Kill sip, with shrug of his shoulders. ''It's down in the book as being bought for medici- nal uses, which may mean anything"
 1.-The law requires witness" observed Cal ton, cautiously "Who was the witnessm
 Again Kilsip smiled triumphantly.
 "l think 1 can guess" said Fitzgerald "Morelandr'
 Kilsip nodded
 And l suppose" remarked Cation, in a slightly sarcastic tone, "that is another of your proofs against Moreland. He knew that Whyte had chloroform on him, therefore he followed him that night and murdered himP'
 Well, I"-
 "It's lot of nonsense" said the barrister impatiently. There's nothing against More land to duplicate him. If he killed Whyte, what made him go and see Frettlbyg"
 "But," said Kilsip, sagely nodding his head, eff, as Moreland says, he had Whyte's coat in his possession before the murder, how is 1t that should discover it afterwards LID a fir tree in the Fitzroy gardens, with an empty chloroform bottle in the pocketa"
 "He may have been an accomplice," sug gested Calton.
 Whats the good of all this conf njecturingG" said Chinston impatiently, now thoroughly tired of the discussion. "Read the comics sion, and we will soon know the truth, with out all this talk"
 Calton assented, and all having settled themselves to listen, he began to read what the dead man had written.
 CHAPTER XXXIL
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