Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-06

Then in an instant be NV Agiittering sands
in his brothers hand descending towards
himself.
.sOh, spare me, Harry cried the helpaes
Dick. but his cry for mercy came too late; The
knife was plunged deep into his body, and
the red banded Cain was the possessor Of the
fruits Of his industry.
There were no traces of drunkernea about
the murderer now.
The shock Of his desperate action bad %
bered him He looked at the dead body at his
feet and kicked it aside. Then be turned to
the safe and taking the money placed IL in
his own pocket.
Next be approached the window and looked
out into the street
1t was unusually quiet There was not .
human being in sight.
Once more he returned to the scene Of bis
butchery. The body Of Dick lay still and
harmless on the floor. He lifted his eyes
to look around, and for the first time be saw
the jackdaw seated on its perch looking in
tently at him as if perfectly aware Of all that
hsd happened.
Now your champion is gone I'll settle
scores with you, black devl," said the muir
derer as with a savage oath he attempted to
capture the bird But his old enemy was too
bundles he managed to elude pursuit, and so,
fearing to risk staying longer, be made sure
that the course was clear and disappeared
into the dismal night.
When the murder Of Dick Creepy was dis
covered the best detectives in the city were
put on the case to work it up.
1t proved however, to be one Of those I'M
solvable mysteries with which the police
often have to deal Each clew, after being
inevitably correct, proved to be . mere Chi
mera and was reluctantly abandoned until
finally the case was considered to be exhausted
and was given up.
Meanwhile the Widow Creecy. after bury
ing her son, decided to sell out the clothing
store, and the stock was announced for sale
by auction.
Not the slightest breath Of suspicion had
ever been directed towards Harry, but never
theless he had avoided the store by kind
of instinct ever since the murder aud entered
it for the first time while the sale was 60
ing on
There were not many people present.
few of the neighbors engaged In the same
business, were looking for bargains, and .
solitary detective who had dropped in acci-
dentally with the vague idea that he might
find clew.
As soon as Harry arrived the detective
walked over and sat down beside him to talk
over the case. They were near the stove,
and the auctioneer was standing on the exact
place where the struggle had happened. The
detective was propounding some absurd ideas,
and Harry was amused to think how far OF
Lis conclusions were from the right point.
Suddenly, during slight pause which had
occurred in the business, q scream was heard.
The murderer looked up to the place from
which it came and his head turned strangely
dizzy, What did he heart What was tbs
sound which held all the people spelbound
and directed all eyes to himself!
"Oh, spare me, Harryl Oh, spare me,
Harry! Oh, spare me, Harryl"
Right through his brain that sickeuing
sound seemed to go, while there, perched up
on the seat, sat the jackdaw, with the diabolic
fire burning in its eyes, screaming Us it
would never stop this last appeal his brother
had made when he had Eadly plunged the
knife into his bosom
In vain the Disconnected man tried to re-
cover himself and to smile off the deadly
sickness which had come over him. Before
the malignant gaze Of those two eyes riveted
mercilessly upon him he quailed and, trembled.
and as the murderer tried to shuttle out from
the crowd around him the detective laid his
hand upon his shoulder and whispered:
II think have the right clew. You had
better come with NEIL. E Clamp in New
York Mercury.