The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-02-12

came Gerald Heath.
81 met Eph yonder where the paths
cross, not hundred yards from here, q
little past midnight" Gerald said. He
was terribly excited That was after he
had tried in vain to telegraph crazy
message Evidently his delusion. that
his whole life was condensed into brief
space, had driven him to frenzy He
spoke Of walking to Dimmersville, but
tried to quiet him, and he disappeared !"
Dimmersville was q town about ten
miles distant, in a direction opposite to
that from which the railroad had work
ed its way through the mountains No
wire connected it with Overlook, aud
there was no public road for the nearest
third Of the way, although q faint trail
showed the course that foW- parsons
had taken on foot or horseback.
"Very likely Eph has gone toward
Dimmersville," Brainerd aRgued "and
we must try to catch him."
Before the order could be specifically
given a horse and rider arose over the
edge Of the level ground and came into
the midst Of the assemblage The man
in the saddle had professional aspect.
impaired chiefly by his smoothly shaven
face. In this era Of mustaches hairless
visage is apt to be assigned to a clergy.
man, who shaves thus froA motive Of
propriety; an actor who does Il from
necessity, or somebody who aims At
facial distinction without the features
suitable to that purpose. A countenance
Of which It can only be said that It has
one nose, one mouth and two eyes, all
placed in inexpensive nonentity, and
which is dominated utterly by hair on
and around it, may be less lost to indi-
Viduality If entirely shaven. OF such
seemed the visage Of the dark man who
calmly rode into the excitement at Over
look.
(Which way have you Gomez" Brain.
erd asked.
From Dimmersville, was the reply.
Did you see anybody on the wayY'
II started very early. Folks were not
out Of their beds in the houses-as long
as there were any houses-and that Is
only for Eve or six miles, you know.
After that-yes, did see one man. A
curiously excited chap. he looked tired
out. he asked the distance to DINNERS
vile and whether the telegraph Office
would be open by the time he got there.
Then he skurried on before I'd half an
swered him."
All that was known Of the murder was
told to the stranger by half q dozen glib
tongues, and it was explained to him
that he had encountered the maniacal
fugitive.
81 knew there was something wrong
about him" said the stranger. "It d
my business to be observant."
he dismounted and hitched his horse
to tree. The dead body was shown to
him. he examined it very thoroughly
All the particulars were related to him
over and over, Then he drew Superin.
tendent Brainerd aside.
my name is Terence OReagan," he
said, and in his voice was family dis.
tinguishable the brogue Of the land
whence the O'Reagans came. "I am q
government detective. have been sent
to work up evidence in the case Of some
italian counterfeiters. We had a cleW
pointing to sub-contractor here, the
very man who lies there dead Our in
formation was that he used some Of the
bogus bills in paying of his gang. Now
I It isn't going outside my mission to in.
vestigate his death, il you don't object.
II would be glad to have you take
hold Of it." Brainerd replied I'VE
can't bring the authorities here before
noon, at the earliest, and in the mean.
time you can perhaps clear it all up"
The eagerly curious men had crowded
close to this brief dialogue. and had
heard the latter part of it. o'Reagan
became instantly an important person.
age, upon whose smallest word or move
ment they hung expectantly, and no.
body showed . keener interest thar
Gerald Heath. The detective first ex.
Gmined the body. The pockets Of Ra
| velli's clothes contained q wallet, with
It's money untouched. besides q gold
watch.
80 robbery was not the object, ," said
O'Reagan 10 Brainerd The motive ID
the first thing to look for in case oi
murder"
Next he found blood on the waistcoat,
Q great deal Of II, but dried by the fire
that had burned the shoulders and head.
and in the baked cloth were three cuts,
under which he exposed three stab
woundA Strokes Of q knife had, Il
seemed, killed the victim before he was
thrust partially into the furnace
A storm was coming to Overlook un-
perceived, for the men were too much
engrossed in what lay there on the
ground, CHASTITY and horrible, to pay any
attention to the clouding sky. Gloom
was 50 ct for the scene, too, that no
body gave a thought whence 1t came.
To Gerald Heath the going out Of sun
light and the settling down Of dusly
shadows seemed q mental experience Of
his own. he stood bewildered, trans
hxed, vaguely conscious Of peril, and
yet too numb to speak or stir. Detective
oReagan, Strengthening up from over
the body, looked piercingly at Gerald
and then glanced around at the rest.
"Is there anybody here who saw Tonic
Ravelli last nightr' he asked
81 did," Gerald replied
Where and whens"
"At the same place where met Eph,
and Immediately afterward"
"Ahl now we are locating Eph and
Ravelh together. That looks like the
lunatic being undoubtedly the stabber. ="
"And we must catch him." Brainerd
interposed. "F1l send riders toward
Dimmersville immediately"
"No great hurry about that" tho do
tectiye remarked; 'he Il too crazy to