Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-15

relative, though remote one. wnv
should l not feel an interest in hismur-
der? Is there anything surprising in my
desire for justice and vengeance? ] can
tell you have little faith in your police.
He is an unusual stupid criminal who
cannot escape your detectives. Still, l
may be entirely mistaken. You may
have been fully conscious that you saw
three men, not dimly."
The sheer conveyed in these words
was unmistakable. Before HolbroolS
could recover himself from this indig-
nant rush of words, she spoke again in
strangely altered tones:
after all, suppose you are right,
and am silly to set up my Judgment
against those who were present"
Holbrool noticed that she was making
violent effort to compose herself, and
he gave her time by not replying; when
she spoke again, it was with an obvious
attempt to speak lightly.
''See what sympathetic creatures we
Of the weaker sex are; here am / work.
ing myself into quite fever over poor
Templeton's death, even disputing with
you as TO what you did or did not see.
But the man who ran away? Was he a
tall mann
yes, think he was"
Alarm quickly passed over her face,
but not so quickly that Iolbrool,, whose
senses were now all alive, did not OBJ
eerve it.
"And slight in 1gure?o
Whether the flying man was slight or
not Holbrook did not remember, but he
quickly determined to follow the lead
she was giving him.
DECIDEDLY slight and tall"
She had greater comm nd over fea-
lures and manner now, but yer voice be-
trayed intense interest as she said:
eyes, | suppose SO, since he ran 50 fast
as to set away before any ono could seize
him. lie must have been a young MANI"
She looked at him most inquiringly.
Holbrook replied
Unquestionably."
"What was his complexion, did you
notice."
Holbrook did not fail to realize how
absurd it was to ask, or to assume to
know, the complexion of man, running
at Il distance of at least 200 feet, in tn
moonlight, to an observer looking down
from Il height of 40 feet, but his mind
was working actively, and he recollected
he was fair
"Unquestionably dark, with a hand
some profle-a straight nose"
Was she prepared for the answer, that
her face expressed nothing but curiosity
and that her color remained steadfast?
And was he certain that she seemed to
clutch at her heart with her left hand?
There was a silence between them for
little time-Flora deeply absorbed in
thought, and he watchful and keen.
Suddenly he was possessed of an ilea.
He trembled at its audacity.
But he was a man Of nerve.
He drew bis purse from his pocket,
and took from it the diamond button.
See" he said abruptly, Il found
something valuable at the place of MUIR
der"
There was no mistal,ing now. Her
face flushed red and then grew CHASTITY
pale, while alarm was plainly visible.
ut is a cuff button"
She stretched forth a trembling hand
to take it,
The moment she possessed it she ex-
amined it eagerly.
lie studied her face and was per-
picked.
He read recognition, relief, surprise
and satisfaction strangely blended.
"Ilave You its mate:' she asked.
"No, found but this one"
"Where:"
"At the place of murder. Afterward."
docs it belongto the murderer"
That is for the police to find out.
shall turn it over to the authorities"
She handed it back to him and said:
Il have scen''---
The door opened and her uncle, Mr..
Witherspoon, entered.