The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08
CHAPTER XIII.
KITTIE OLIVE.


The Inspector took his cigar from his
| mouth, Strengthened himself in his chair
| and bent quiet and inpassive look upon
| bis visitor. There was no sign of triumph
in his gaze, not even any betrayal of IN
| usual interest. And yet here was the man
whom he had been pursuing with all the
means and intelligence at his command for
weeks, and whom he had captured lust at
the moment when pursuit seemed hopeless.
And so this noble appearing gentleman was
the author of those outrageous letters-a
| blackmailer-an anonymous threatener
| Never did appearances so belle character.
There was something familiar in the pris-
oner's appearance, which puzzled the In
| spector for moment, and sent him hunt
| ing among the archives of his memory
| Where had he seen the man before2 Ali
he remembered now. 1t was this man who
had stopped him on Fifth avenue and
asked him for light for his cigar on the
evening when the Inspector was on his way
| to hear from Mr.. Owens the first of the
crime
After putting few routine questions to
the detectives, who testified that they had
arrested the prisoner ia the act of posting a
letter to Mr.. Golding, which letter they pro
duced, the Inspector made them retire; and.
the attendance of Mr.. Golding and Mr..
Owens, he turned TO his prisoner and asked
his name.
my name is Weymouth, he replied. 81
am General in the regular army, retired
do not yet know why have been brought
here"
"Thre is no need of my beating about the
bush with you, Gen. Weymouth" replied
the Inspector, gravely. "If the evidence
against you wSre not complete it might be
necessary to induce you to commit yourself.
You posted this letter to Mr. Golding this
morning"
II did; but | was not aware that it was
addressed to-" he got thus far and then
stopped 81 am not aware that it is illegal
to write to Mr.. Golding," he said, after a
moment; ''nor do you know the contents of
that envelope
1.-THE contents of this particular enyeloue
are MINISTERIAL But that letter is the last
of a series which you have addressed to Mr..
Golding during the past four or five
weeks.p
As be spoke he took the letters in question
from drawer and spread them on the ia
BILE. The prisoner glanced at them and then
at the Inspector. He seemed slightly per-
plexed, but betrayed no sign of guilty con-
sterpation.
s."As you see," continued the detective.
this letter, which you admit having
posted is in the same handwriting as the
Others
80 it appears, returned the other, COM
posedly $50 far as | am concerned. how
ever, | never until this moment saw or
tlnew anything about any of those letters
Fexcept the last"
on did not write them yourselfp'
81 did not; nor do | know a word that is
in any of them"
mot even in the last?"
mot even in that"
Gas regards the last. we shall learn its
contents when Mr.. Golding arrives here and
opens it. The Others, as you know, Gen.
Weymouth, are a series of Matchmaking
communications of the worst character. de-
manding money from Mr.. Goding under
threats of murder. 1t is not in my power,
nor is it my purpose, to save you from any
part of the penalty appointed for the crime
which you have committed But need not
say that l have any personal animosity in
this case; and L see that you are a gentle
man by position and education, whatever
you may be otherwise. And will tell YOU
that if you make clean breast of the af-
fair you will spare yourself some unpleas-
ant formalities. II you refuse las of course
you have perfect right to do, you must
be searched and in III respects treated as an
ordinary malefactor"
To the latter part of this speech the pris-
oner did not seem to have paid any atten-
ton. AT the word ''blackmailer" he had
given a start, and a great and painful
change had come over his countenance, as
if he had heard of the death or destruction
of all that was dearest to him. From that
moment he remained staring at the letters
on the table with sort of bewildered CON
sternation. After the Inspector ceased
speaking there was a silence.
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