San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-31
Which way have you conner Brain.

Il started very early. Folks were not
out of their beds in the houses-as long
as there were any houses land that is
only for FIVE 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 dozen glib
tongues, and it was explained to him
that he had encountered the maniacal
fugitive
Il knew there was something wrong
about him." said the stranger. 1T is
my business to be observant."
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. g.
My name is Terence O'Reagan," he
said. and in his voice was family dis
tinguishable the brogue of the land
whence the O'Reagans came. 81 am a
government detective. have been sent
to work up evidence in the case of some
Italian counterfeiters. We had clew
pointing to a sub-contractor here, the
very man who lies there dead. Our in
formation was that he used some of the
bogus bills in paying off his gang. Now
it isn't going outside my mission to in
vestigate his death, if 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 a keener interest than
Gerald Heath. The detective first ex-
arnined the body. The pockets of RAJ
ve,li's clothes contained wallet, with
its money untouched, besides. a gold
watch. l..' '.f'i 'ta,t
so robbery was not the object" said
OReagan to Brainerd. THE motive is
the first thing to look for in a case of
murder"
Next he found blood on the waistcoat,
a great deal of it, 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
wounds. Strokes of knife had. it
seemed, killed the victim before he was
thrust partially into the furnace.
A storm was coming to Overlook I'M
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 so fit for the scene, too, that no
body gave thought whence it came.
To Gerald Heath the going out of SUM-
light and the settling down of dusky
shadows seemed a mental experience of
his own. He stood bewildered, trans
fixed, vaguely conscious of peril, and
yet too numb to speak or stir. Detective
O'Reagan, Strengthening up from over
the body, looked piercingly at Gerald
and then glanced around at the rest.
lis there anybody here who saw Tonic
aavelli last night he asked
Il did," Gerald replied.
Where and when?"
"At the same place where met Eph
and Immediately afterward.
"Ah! now we are locating Eph and
Ravelli together That looks like the
lunatic being undoubtedly the stabber.
And we must catch him." Brainerd
interposed. I'm send riders toward
Dimmersville immediately.
No great hurry about that" the de
tective remarked: The is too crazy to
have any clear motive or any idea of es-
cape. 1t will be ea.y enough to capture
him
Then he turned to Gerald and ques-
toned with the air Of a cross-examiner
Ibid the two men have any words to
gether?"
No" was the ready answer: Il don't
know that they even saw each other al
that time. Eph went away an instant
before Rdvelli came"
Did you talk with RavelliY
Yes.
About what?"
Not about Eph at ALL" .... .
About what, them"
Now the reply came reluctantly. "a