The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-04-19
THE STORY OF 4 Terrible EPISODE
Ii THE LIFE OF IN ENGLISH
N0BLEMil.
BY F. w. HUME.
CHAPTER N-Contiuued.

Desmond his cousin, and | suppose he
told her she was too late, for there was a
row royal and she left the chambers at II
o'clock or thereabouts. Desmond fol-
lowed shortly afterward, and that was
the last seen of her alive, as far as l
know
why? Didn't Miss Sarschine return
home when She discovered Calliston had
gone off with Lady Balscombe?'
L can't tell you, sir; nor what took her
TO Jermyn street, unless she got lost in
the fog, or there was another man in the
case.
Eth: Nonsense, what other man could
there have been?"
We'll, said Doyker slowly, there was
Mr.. Desmond"
@Pshaw," said Elielsby. springing to
his feet What rubbish, I've known
Myles Desmond all my life, and he's not
the fellow to commit such a crime"
Yet l under tand before Won found the
body yo;t met Mr.. Desmond coming up
St. James street.
Spencer Elersby swung round in Il
rage.
Confound YOU" he said, in an angry
tone, do you want me 10 give evidence
duplicating my friend?"
Dowkcr did not .ose his temper.
place between you on tn nj ht.
Simply nothing. He was in a hurry
and seemed annoyed at my stopping him,
but that was ouly natural on such beast
~ night. ] asked him to call on me here
and also asked where Calliston was; he
told me yachting, and then went OFF
Nothing more took place
"Humph," said Dowker, thoughtfully
It was curious he should have been there
at the time
i don't SEE i; at all. If YOU ask him
I've no doubt he'll give You good ac-
count of himself. Besides, he had no
is Ill love with Miss Penfold.
I don't say he dellbcr teIy murdered
her" said Dowker, quietly, bat there
N gbt have been an accident. You see
this taking the Malay kriss out OF his
POCKET and unwrapping the papers.
"Ics-G dagger. Is that the" said
Elersiy recoIlin@-
No; hut | shrewdly Suspect it's the
neighbor to it. Down at Cleopatra Villa
there were q lot of these sort of things
hanging against the wall arranged in q
kind OF pattern. One side of the pattern
was Incomplete, and | found out fgom
Miss Fanny that Miss Sarschine had
taken one of the daggers wi h view
give up his design of clipping She was
mad with rage or she would never have
thought of such an idea Well-cannot
YOU gHeSs what follows?-she has the
d ggeI with he~-doubtless shows it to
u yleS Desmond durn her stormy inter
view with him, and leaves the house in n
rage. lie follows her to try and take such
Il dangerous W, apon from her meets her
IL Jcrmyn street -Struggles to get it, and
III the scudie wounds herself: conse-
quaHtiy She dies, and Myles Desmond
keeps quiet, lest he should be accused of
| murder
Seems 20 sihle enough, said Ellersby,
| resuming h.s seat. but | doubt its truth
| However tie only thing to he done is
| see Desmond ana find out what took
| place at Callistou's rooms. But tell me,
| what a % YOU going TO do with that other
| dacCeT:'
| I want TO find ont If its poisoned, "
| sail Dowker h ndl.ng it gingerly. If il
| is /; Nill show that the o her weapon was
| the one with which the crime Was COM
| uitci.
Viii ycu ID low NE to look at it," said
| Ell IN, sire ching out his hand.
| "Ertti Is. reptile Il the dete tive and
| gis.u . his feet he walked across TO FL
| er by to give him the dagger Jnluck-
w,
| h5m he SIC, ped on Pickles who with a
| .rowl Of ra.o made bite at his leg. IN
| The sud len at Dowker le. 80 the dag
| ger which fell upou Pickles lack, in
| dieting a igLt wound.
| The detective ave yell as the bulldog
| grirTed nm. but El!er9by pulled Pickles
| OF, and Dow bcr, holding t. Il chair. sat
down touur g Iii wounded leg. 1t was
not much hurt, , owever. = Pickles had
| got moutlfr1i Of trousers instead of
| ,l@sh
| Attained nowker had Ice by the
| aecii lit. II was OF more alarmed than
| Ell. rslv. who spran. to rs feet With an
| oath .rdru,the BE- / sqarp,y,
~tcnfonrl l,n Ia sail fuTionsly. ,f
,b3,. .las,r..~fs ,,,isnral tba I..,.iil IL
| Ho., cora ,.af he sucl \ foaIsS
| You'd }. The : .lna, s.r. # ! devil of =
| TO-. bit ,ot." ~aiI Dawker sulk.Iv NOT at
| MI lisples.cI at h .v.ns the question of
| the dagger tested 1t once I'm very
sor Y.
| Sorry Ia han ed" said Ellers5v say
| agely | wouldn't lose that dog for a
| hundred pounds. Here, To the waiter
| hat q: tered. send Cor a doctor at once
3on't lose time. consouAd you." At
which the asto2isLed waiter vanished
/ lToml,IN.
| " +-'-~ 60 ''-1' '1it~S 4 - MICS as
| lynn down trying TO lick his wound. and
| evidently wondering what all the fuss
| vas about. Dow ker watched Linn IN
teutly. ana IN Il short time " the dog
was becoming drowsy. Ellersby picked
| mp the dagger and was nboua to hurl II
| furloUSly back to nowker. when the lie
tectiye Jrnrcd up ia alarm.
/ For Hots sake, don t. lie cried; i
believe t Is rolsoQed-look ~
filerShy looked and saw Pickles irwin g
to rise to his feet Tie evidently knew
something was wrong with him, Tor he
commences 10 whine and glaze came
over ms eyes His master knelt down
i f1@ de him 9r1 YriTI lipal 81 "a