The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-25

Eyes, yes, knew It'll He fed to escape
arrestr'
Shortly after his arrival there" con-
tinued the Inspector, impassively, "a
thousand dollar bank note was presented
to be cashed there. which was issued by
banking institution here in New York,
and, as it happened, by the same insti-
tuition where Mrs. Tunstall kept her ac-
count"
"Then it is provedl He is the mani"
exclaimed Pauline. triumphantly.
"No, it is not proved" returned the
detective, shaking his head. 1T takes
more than that to make a conviction.
We do not know that the note was pre-
sented by Horace Dupee, and even If we
did it would still be possible that he had
received it from some one else. No.
Mrs Ketelle, we cannot arrest Dupee on
that evidence. If we could find any pre-
text for arresting him, either on this
charge or on any other, then it might be
possible to complete our evidence as to
this. But the power to do that is unfor
tunately wanting"
"Do understand you that if any one
brought charge against him on another
matter you could obtain conviction on
this?''
II don't promise we would do it; l
only say it might be possible But at
any rate think it would do no harm if
you would tell me all about your inter-
views with Dupee and what came of it. F."
Pauline gazed at the inspector in as
tonishment
You know about that toop" she ex-
claimed at length.
why not? What is there so wonder
full in that?" he returned, composedly.
Il suppose nothing seems wonderful
to you" replied she; "but confess had
expected to surprise you in regard to
thatl WE'LL then, If you know that !
have seen him, suppose that you know
all that passed between us, also?'
mo. no, rejoined the inspector, laugh
Ing. my knowledge stops at the fact of
the interview. What you said to each
other you will have to tell me if you wish
me to know it"
1T was in order to tell you that came
here, said Pauline; and she went on to
give an account of the whole affair, the
inspector listening to her with close at
tention. Her narrative was clear and
precise.
''Do you think that he was aware that
you were the sister of Jerrold and Percy
Nolen?" he asked, after she had finished
''He must have known it. Twas mar
ried only a short time ago, and my
maiden name was In the papers"
''Does it not seem odd that he should
have made this attempt upon a woman
whose brother he had murdered? MUIR
derers are usually more careful, if moth
ing else. think we shall find, Mrs. Ke-
telle, that he is innocent of that crime.
AS regards the robbery / say nothing;
but have never thought it likely that a
fellow like Dupee would commit a muir
der so peculiarly cold blooded and COM
paratively unprovoked as that would
have been. But if he was wrongly
charged with it it is quite conceivable
that he may have embraced this oppor-
tunity to revenge himself upon member
Of the family that brought him to ruin"
"You may be right"
II believe it will turn out so. But
there is another point suggested by your
story. 1t is quite certain that he did not
know your brother. for if he had he
would not have attempted to blackmail
you on his account-or, at any rate, not
on the ground that he put forward"
eyes, there can be no doubt about