The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-01
CHAPTER y,
B1NKs AT HoMI

1t was late Mt night Wnen SerRehIlt Dlnks'
having left a constable In charge Of the man
he fully believed to he George Olndlemas and
the murderer of Sir Arthur Strangeways,
reached his own private residence.
But his manner. which had boon jaunty and
eager when he left home IN the morning, was
now particularly solemn. ,,
to deal with. and do what he would no couldn't
maze the various pieces OF the puzzle lit to-
just when he was beginning to believe that
the man who had disguised himself and was
Lying Ct Sir Athrrs chambers Sa %%s amer neo a
room and recognized him rs her husband;
II q wife doesn' know her own husband who
links would never throw her arms about an
other man 3 neck and call him Joe"
@ sRS had FISK
In assisting him to impersonate his master?
Fisk bothered him.: Fisk swore the man he.
was vHu Sir Arthur. Mrs. Moioney, who happened
70 be staying late on account ct fhe supposed ;s
same gentleman who always came to Imperial
Mansions as Sir Arthur Straugeways.
And when, the terrified nurse. from whose
rived on the scene. she had told story which
still further bother the UNHAPPY detective
all M .ts G5SSs o af Ma aer
her young mistress's health. and had come up
to the bedroom to talk to the nurse;
was recovering from her serious illness. was
fast asleep Martha had conyersed freely with
the 1 a hsr FL S
And she had concluded her story with these
remarkable words. And it's my opinion that
believe that missus knows where her son is
and has seen him. and he's been to the house
twice lately to see her" = ,.,..,
circumstance to Mr.. Binks. asked her what
she meant. ,u.. ".h..,, A.,
guised as nm old gentleman in blue glasses, and
with q wig on.
second visit OF the old gentleman referred to
she had been passing, the dining room when
eether. and her natural curiosity prompted her
before" -, .,.o,,o,ou,o,o.
claimed the Sergeant. who was becoming
deeply interested in the nurses narrative.
me tGas When e ene did SO what she saw nearly
made her faint away. for tho old gentleman
was sitting N an easy chair. TALKING earnestly
tacles and wig of. and In the one peep she got
at his face when he turned 1t toward the door
she I bed her y%a1g sbo sad
for heard cook coming up the stairs. but that
peep was enough. Master George ,is visiting
lief he's living somewhere in false name"
II asked her what made her think that and
she told me that on the nj ght Of the 4d Genfie
room she had found lying on the table card
which she was sure was not there before. It
was the card of Sir Arthur strangeWays and
on 1t was written In pencil. Imperial Mansions.
South Remington and shortly utter that her
mistress who had gone int9 her own ~ t ,h
pillar box, and the letter was addressed to Sir
Arthur. Suangeways. Imperial Mansions.
pressing her frm opinion that George Candle
mas was concealinR himself for some reason
as Sir Arthur StFanGeEays At that address rs.
have been reused by our conversation. and
must have heard at any rate the latter portion
supper that evening. thinking she was fast
did not know she had gone III go! back and
bled on in pencil with atremblng hand:
:" You have all deceived me, Y3 p know
my s cIhe e
with Martha, and felt sure that Mrs, Candle
mas had overheard 1t. and had, with the Gun;
disturbance. kept it to herself till she had al
opportunity Of escaping. ,,.o,o..,,a
AZ any rate made W ny mind 10 to % let d THIS
OF her. and here found the poor lady. The
shock Of the meeting will, fear. seriously re-
doctor. and as soon as he arrives he must help
me to get her home. She can't stay here"
M links had Ea the d a@ b air
patient in cab. and then. being satisfied that
the hero o the adventure was Ia sale Keeping
Yard. had returned to his own domestic hearth
to get a nights rest and to think out his plan
OF action ~ the morrow. =, hos oo,,,orso.io,
with Martha GrlRg mad still further compIl-
Gated matters.
cret. This was why she had declined his ser
vices. Why on earth should she DO receiving
visits from man disguised In wig and spec
taG,es II that man was not her son ,,,-
The reason for George Candlemas using Sir
Arth,p 1 visiting ards ana taking NE n, name anne
Df6Sgnteu
Mr.. Binks was that, Sir Arthur having been
murdered by Candlemas possibly during q
the idea OF impersonatlng the murdered man
and living AT his chambers, aud so avoiding the
There we're plenty Of arguments against this
idea. and the fact of Mrs; Moloney and Fisk
living at the chambers and swearing tho oecu-
1T was such tangled skein TO unravel that
MIR; Binks. whose appetite was generally OK;
cceiIent. pushed his supper away from him anu
Got serious case. JoeP" said Mrs. Binks.
as Gho noticed her husbands lack OF appetite
and troubled countenance.
Yes. my dear. very serious. Murder"
oh. do tell me about it, Joe"
+, MT Binks dearly loved murder, especially
II there was little mystery attached TO it..
Its that Candlema- case told you about
this r morning lyc traced him"
No, I've found HIM alIve-at least believe
II thought YOU said it was, murder"
80 1t Is. Mt least it looks like 1t, but he
hasn't been murdered; he's murdered some
body else"
who"
" Bart, l believe; a chap who'd been writ
lug love letters to his wife"
" Have You found his bodyW
No. but I've found something that points to
a murder in the wood. Look ut this"
Mr. Binks commenced carefully to unwrap n
little brown paper parcel which he took from
his pocket.
"Oh, joe" exclaimed Mrs. Blnks. you
don't mean TO say that you're going to put bits
OF murdered body on the supper table oh.
don't, please don't"
All right my dear. wait till you see what 1t
Is; don't hOlloR before you're hurt"
Mrs. Binks retired at a respectful distance
and glanced uneasily ut the parcel which her
husband WAS carefully unwrappiGg. She was
ing more than a blood stai ned handkerchief.
There, my dear, found that this afternoon
In the wood near the house OF the Bart who
wrote the love letter that made George CANDLE
mas rush out OF his house In a tit OF mad
jealousy Do you SEQ the U. C. IN red silk in