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

CHAPTER XII.
THE FOOTPRINTS IN THE WOOD.
When Sir Arthur Strangeways woke UP in
the morning he felt hotter. Utterly Worn out
he had slept the night through and awoke IN
the morning, considerably refreshed, though
At first Sir Arthur fancied he had had q bad
nightmare. but when Fisk game in and told
him that policeman was still outside his door.
sergeant BinEs was early on the scene. He
knew as well us possible that to prove charge
absolutely charging the prisoner he had left
under guard with 50 serious crime; no was
anHion1 to BE- In possssSio1i OF something be-
Directly he came into the bedroom sir
Arthur remembered that he must esta blish his
''send Tor my bankers. Here is a list of reople
who have known me for years-they will tell
you that am Sir Arthur Htr an SenI
for Mrs CandlemaS she Will tell you that am
Sergeant Binks thought it as well to grant his
known f and old estabiished arm q LAWYERS in
Lincoln's Inn. The head OF the firm arrived
This h is sir h Arthur Straneeways," he said
as soon as the baronet had stammered out MS
to assume tho contrary, Sir Arthur" ho said
your own wife, peg veg SoTt sT Paru1hn r
SHES mad said Sir Arthur, You're all
mad. The poor woman's head is turned with
condition. sufficient to account for that"
you as s T' ArthuT but now Who're George
Candlemas. You have TO account for having
his hat aud coat, He has been missing for
nearly week and II no harm had happened
with some OF his friends. He cant be walking
a abSu VIII Tsnoq and how this
stained handkerchief OF his In the wood on
your estate Z" CT
Arthur. testify. Il disguised myself to try and
trace ilr. Canllemas for his family. because |
ease y S"t 81 5pmus sq Hha
ats yJ hs S w Es as f Ss an4 do@ asn It
my house to have quarrel with mo-"
never made love to his wiie,that letter (, Sr
came cam to my my place never saw him. confess
many OF the circumstances are suspicious. It's
Ill a mystery. and give 1t up. NO more ANA
"A wise resolve. Sir Arthur: but I'm not an
amateur, Pm a, professional. and after, what
alive or dead. Where's that plum coored over
ST. Arthur pointed to the wardrobe.
There. wish I'd never seen 1t;
tho coat, and examined 1t carefully in the light.
AS he did SO his face became grayer,
coat" no said. DO you still assert, that you
took it from man day before Yesterday" ,
Candemas. Naturally, obtained descrip-
ton OF the clothing he was wearing. The color
OF the coat struck me at once when saw 1t on
Sir Arthur described the whole circumstance
Of his obtaining the plum -colored coat. and the
detective listened attentively
DO you remember OF whom you obtained
the hat" ,,. .,.,
ami haRida me- a the (lafS ROYAL the night must
have taken the wrong hat, was the same man
saw yesterday with the oyerooat"
,omI II that is the case 'ha' Is the man to 10
"Cortainly. let US fad him" exclaimed Sir
Thank you" said Mr.. Binks. coldly; Il shall
not not require your services, sir. don't care
for amateur assistance
Sir Arthur shrugged his shoulders at the
You haven't been so extra clever profe;-
sionaliy Mt Bnks, ne e1 * snd1nnd WIS
ability to arrest man for numbering himself.
l presume You are not going to charge me now"
cumstance S,t thoarh i had anite enough to JUS
tify me in acting rs did. George Cand!emaS
has met with an untimely fate. am convinced.
and everything points TO the wood near your
residence as the scene OF the tragedy" o.,
thS wood Won elaine Sir
Shall explore every IS nook and corner Il there
has been a crime. for heavens sake let us lose
no effort to bring i to Eht Will 60 down to
Mr.. Binks could make no objection: he
thought It the best thing to do and SC, he
conseDted and the amateur and the profess
sional set out together shortly afterward for
Strangeways Hail.
The search for long time revealed nothing
that where no had found the handkerchIef. but
could find nothing else. Suddenly his attention
was attracted by something. and he STOPPED
down and looked along tho ground.
They were neal. tho ,olge OF the wood, and
the ground was soft AMI damp, II Vas evident
"Giye me your boot, If you please. Sir Ar
'n "Eh ~
"G WEet@ 3e! your SS boot"
You'll see."
The bar9net took off his boot and passed 1t to
the detective:
then he went step further and repeated the
'Sir Arthur" he said. you have been to this
soft ground. Your boot fits them. sir
:, Sir Arthur stopped down aud saw that what
the objective auld WAS true, aud that simll tr
footprints stretched right away 10 within II fow
yarls Of where The handkerchief had been
found
Sir Arthur reflected for moment. Then he
looked up aud said. You are quite right. |
remember now. 1t was as far AS, this that |
walked the last night | was here"
And You carried a stick, and when you re-
turned to the hall that stick WAS stained with
blOO,l. ana there WAS blood uPOn your Guns.
Yes" htammerel the bewlderei barOnet,
that is so. i ceI talnY struck some One who
frightened me. / thought 1t was 4 gypsy"
II wa no gypsY, Sir Arthur The man you
struck that night was George Candlomaa. 1t
was close here found his handkerchief"
Good gracious !" exclaimed the bHronet. the
Precipitation bursting from every pore; you
don't think at-l,er-that, killed George
Candlemas without knowing il, do YOU Z"
Il can't, say. II You did his body ought to
be mowhere not far or"
DO you think II II was this unhappy man,
that he-hRt he sprang out to attack me 2"
Well that's ono way OF looking Mt IT,"
crack but
"A blow on the temple with heavy stick
would kill man"
Dear me, whRt dreadful thing" Rasped the
unfortunate baronet, now thoroughly alarmed.
But II had killed him the body must be