Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-03-21

am : soAi 10 10 no such thing ub..,
brother of mine has got a hand q aneaI
box wild q thousand dollars n = !. ae 4
hearl" y d
"That's all right" answered =.
"Keep away from crooks an q p y
an no one II ask yer ter 90 70, T n3 Ai'
"Come, Dick, " said the otbe,p .sl
conciliatory measures, ''giye MS ~ : Y
ter satisfy the cop, an I'll sea r ,sa9V
about the balance in the mornino lug y
my word, I'm only out on nas,, e
promised to be back in ten mipntos-. /
the money, and they Just know WI !
put their hands on me this minnie ! /
There was an ugly, artful look !,
fellows eyes when he said M, /
would have made Dick cautions i
opening the safe if he had been d'.s
with stranger, but he did not tI;'s
enough of his brother for that and
rid himself Of the nuisance he mil
the door and took out roll Of bIs
The sight of the money seemsI
rouse the avarice of his comnan;or
stretching hastily forward he trisi |.
snatch the roll from his brothers n.y.
but was not quick enough.
The baffied man looked at Dict Il,
instant with an ugly scowl. and i
next moment his hand was rounJ N
throat while Dick was struggling IN 4
floor.
"Policel police! let me up," sbm,s
Dick, clasping his roll of money cos.
Then in an instant he saw a clit.srs,
blade in his brothers hand descend
towards himself.
"Oh, spare me, Harrylo cried 4.
helpless Dick, but his cry for mssr
came too late, the knife was pluprj|
deep into his body, and the red.baris|
Cain was the possessor of the fruits n
his industry.
There We're no traces Of drunkentes|
about the murderer now.
The shock of his desperate action h.l|
sobered him. He looked at the dal|
body at his feet and kicked it s5is
Then he turned to the safe and tkrD|
the money placed it in his own pocket
Next he approached the window sDi|
looked out into the street
1t was unusually quiet. There No
not a human being in sight.
Once more he returned to the scene 4
his butchery. The body Of Dick ky|
still and harmless on Tie floor. I'll
lifted his eyes to look around, and iq|
the first time he saw the iackdaw seated
on his perch looking intently at hin as |
if perfectly aware Of all that had hap /
pened.
"Now your champion is gone III ct
tie scores with you, black devil@ said |
the murderer, as with a savage oath Be
attempted to capture the bird, But T
old enemy was too keen for him; dode
ing behind shelves and bundles he naH.
aged to elude pursuit, and 50, fearing
to risk staying there longer, he mais
sure that the course was clear and diSF
peared into the dismal night.
When the murder Of Dick Creecy Vn
discovered, the best detectives in tk
city We're put on the case to work
up.
1t proved however to be one Of the
unsolvahle mysteries with which The
police often have to deal. Each clus
after being inevitably correct proved p
be a mere chimera, and was reluctantly
until finally the case Va
considered to be exhausted and vas
given up.
Meanwhile the Widow Creecy, fta
her son, decided to sell oui the
.lothing store, and the stock vas a.
nounced for sale by auction.
Not the slightest breath Of sugiaa
lad ever been directed towards HaE
but nevertheless he had avoided ID
store by kind of instinct ever ans
he murder, and entered 1t for the hla
ime while the sale was goingon'
There were not many people prs'ell
"a few Of the neighbors engaged nls
iame business, who were looking &
and a solitary defective W.
lad dropped in accidentally win u
-ague idea that he might find clue,
As soon as Harry arrived the deleca,'
walked over and sat down beside MA
ak over this case. They wee near u
.tove. and the auctioneer was saha1
m the exact place where the suuss
lad happened. The detective was w
,oundingsome absurd ideas, and Han
vas amused to think how far Oh y
were from the nslt ~
Suddenly, during a shghtpalise VIZ
lad occurred in the business, q Sl'-
vas heard.
The murderer looked up to me pA9
rom which it came and his head 'iins
trangely dizzy. What did ?, BE Il "a /.
What was the sound which heia M n :.
,eople spellbound and directed AZ =
o himself! !, -.
@Oh. spare ne, Harry Oh, s y
ne. Harry! Oh, spare me, Ham:
Right through his brain that 4 ~ ~
ng sound seemed to 60, Wills Nv y
,erched up on the seat, sat the - =.
,-;,b a. 1;al,ol;c fire burning inis,,,
Dreaming as if it would never 81 A, n
asst appeal his brother had mace ,..;,. X
le had madly plunged the knl'
us bosom. "a.
In vain the disconnected man ' =
ecover himself and to smile - +
Ieadlv sickness which had cont
i'm. Before the malignant 8, I,
hat eve riveted merclless'
Inn he ouailed and tremoled' Il Y.
he murderer tried to shuttle %,
he crowd around him the deteellIS =.