Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-19

VfEt3 The inspectorro
G and placed a chair
for her. She sat
down, regarding him with great intent
ness, as if endeavOring to satisfy herself
what manner Of man he was
Can I be Of any assistance 10 you,
madam the detective Inquirer.
IL hope you may" WAS her reply, for
I dOu't know where to look for help. IN
/ less TO You. You were officially cognizant,
were yOu not, Of the case of Mr.. Percy Nc.
len, who was accused of a robbery few
weeks sgo?"
The inspector inclined his head. sit
came TO my knowledge in the ordinary
routine" he said. st mas been adjourn
ed, as you are probably aware and the
chances sre that it viii not soon he heard
of again"
Percy Nolen was ny brother" she re-
sumed. He was lost at sea- Her lips
trembled, but she recovered herself -the
inspector noted that she seemed to possess
unusual self command-and went on.
Ny mother and are the only ones of the
family yet alive; and my mother is an in
valid. Ny brother died with a shadow
on his name, and consider it my duty to
remove it. am sure that it can be done;
and am ready to make any effort or sac
rifice to do it, Nothing would BE- a sacri-
fee that would accomplish that result )"
I'm afraid You Will find it no easy mat
Ter, Miss Nolen. Speaking az a profess
sionsl men, l must say that the prospect
is not hopeful one"
Il don't expect it to be easy; but sm
determined to succeed and / mean TO give
all my life and energy to it," said she, in
the same quiet tone which she had used
from the first, bat with immense underly-
ing earnestness. 'Of course, l know moth.
ing about the ways of finding out crimi-
mails, and don't think that in an ordi-
nary matter, should make good detec
tive; but this is thing l care so much
about that it's difiere I. l believe that
if the man who stole that money was to
pass me on the street should feel that it
was he. -
The inspector dropped his pencil and
stopped 10 pick ii up. The notion OF iden
tit5ing criminals by emotional intuition
WAS not without its humorous side; but be
did not wish his smile TO be seen; and by
the time he had recovered his pencil he
had recovered his gravity likewise. Even
if You were able to recognize him in tina.
way, Miss NOlen, he remarked, there
would &c no evidence in that 10 iasten the
crime upon him. The jury might think
you were mistaken, and would refuse to
convic.; il fac', don't think you could
persuade sny iudge on the bench 10 grant
you q warrant
~ wasn't thinking Of putting it on that
grOund, Pauline replied, cOlOring little.
"But when have convinced myself that
know the man, l would fiud evidence
against him that would convince the
world too. Only let me know him first,
and the rest would be easy"
well, all l can cay Is, hope you'll
ind him
Il should not have come here to waste
your time merely by telling you THE, y
she continued, looking up at him firmly.
II wish "a tell YOU something that may
indicate who he is. aud then you will be
able perhaps, TO help me fud out where
he is and wha. his record Is. don't sup
pose you know that Percy was not my
only brothei?'
The detective intimated that he did
not.
my ether brothsr's name was JerrOld.
He died few years ago. Tney had rea-
son TO think that his death was fastened
by foul means. The man whom he &C
cuse1 OF it Was tried; the case was appeal
ID several times, but az last, after having
been confined over year, the accused was
acquitted II said ne would be revenged
upon us. Why may he not have taken
/ his way to ne reveogsd -
The Inspector began to BE- interested.
/ What was mis- name?' he asked.
His name was Horace Dupee. He was
a medical student
It'll me the circumstances. I may
recollect something OF it,
when ny brother JerIOld left coll ge
he decided to be a physician, and ne BE-
gau the study Of medicine here IN New
York. He attended lectures and went to
the hospitals. He was fond of fuu and a
4 favorite with his follow students, and l
suppose be was rather imprudent IN his
habits he WAS good natured and excita-
/ bic and others led him on.
"The way the end came was this:
There was a supper given to one of the
students who had got through his course.
/ he was the Horace Dupee l spoke OF. He
5as s. cleve- man, I believe. l never
saw him, and he and Jerrold were great
| friends. There were ten or twelve other
vourg men at the supper. They drank
a good deal of wine and became NOISY
] - alQ
tical iokes on one another. At last Hor-
ace Dupee got up to make speech My
brother, who sat near him, kept interrupt
ING him with Jokes and laughing. he got
angry inally-Dupee did-snd made some
threat or said some insulting thing. My
brother instantly threw glass OF wine in
his face, glass and all.
'Dupee rushed a. him and struck him
With his fist. They began to fight; but
nv brother was the stronger, and ne
struck pupee in the face, so that be lell
over a chair. Then the others separated
them: and my brother, after moment,
forgot bis anger, and wanted to make
friends with Dupee again, bat Dupee
xonld not for a while, but the others
n-ged him. until at last ne laughed an
came aud shook hands with my brother
and pretended that he was quite recon
cilsd; but ne lid afterwards to one OF tht
vouae men that he would be even witt
Nolen ye.."
s.They had been on the point of break
inc mn but after this they got to drink
ING and talking again; and Dnpse came
and sat down by my brother, and kept
filing his glass for him, but only pre-
tend;no to drink himself, until my
mother got quite intoxicated and acted
foOlishly. 1t was then after midnight;
and the young men began to go home, and
] - Lid he wnnld see my brother To