Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-15
to exhaust her story of the part she had

| WneQ Qlu MISS Auuo iCa'o
house?" he asked when she had finished.
| "After breakfast yesterday morning.
"Was that her usual habit?"
''She's gone away after breakfast Tor
8 week, coming home at six"
ibid Mrs. Parish remain at home
during this week?"
"No, sir, she would go out later and
come back earlier"
"Were Mrs. Parish and her daughter
in the habit OF being out good DEAR?
mo, sir, not much. About three
weeks ago they began to be out a good
deal, but not regular until week ago. !"
Ibid Mrs. Parish have any business?'
"What?" asked the girl, unable to I'M
derstand.
Ibid Mrs. Parish have to earn
money!"
''No, sir; she owned this house and
had money In the bank"
Glow long have you lived with her?'
"Going on three years"
''Did Mrs. Parish have plenty OF Wis
itors-company, you know"
"No, sir; very few. Sometimes
neighbor would call in"
Didn't she have any relatives to
come and see her?"
"She hadn't any. I've heard say she
hadn't but one, and he lived out west"
"Who was hep"
"She didn't say. Once in long time
a young man would come to the house"
"Who was he?"
81 don't know"
"Didn't you ever hear anything about
him?"
mo SIR"
"What did he look like?"
81 hardly know. They always seemed
TO know when he was coming, and Miss
Anne watched for him and let him in
herself. They always took him in the
parlor and shut the door. When he went
away Miss Anne always looked as II
she'd been crying, and Mrs. Parish was
down like. Once l heard Miss Anne say,
He's got no mercy; he's all selishness;
he'd take all you've got and leave moth
ing"
"What did Mrs. Parish say?"
Nothing"
Cant you tell me what this young
man looked like?"
81 never saw his face but once, and
then Just glimpse. l was coming up
the basement stairs when he was let in,
and saw him go into the parlor. He was
tall and slim and had brown hair"
How often did he come here?'
"About once in three months"
How long did he stay when he
cameo"
"Sometimes an hour: sometimes long
err. Once he stayed all afternoon. |
laid plate for him for supper, but he
did not stay. Just before he went
away he was angry and talked loud"
WAS that the only time you heard
him angry?"
"YeS, sir"
'Did Mrs. Parish and her daughter
go out visitingY
81 never knew them do so. They lived
by themselves"
'.Did they go to church,"
Every Sunday, twice day, down
here to the church on the corner. The
minister, Mr.. Carman, used to come
once in a while to see them"
"Was Mrs. Parish pretty comfortable
about money!"
"She seemed to be, sir"
All this time the captain had been q
close listener, not interfering in the eX-
animation. Cathcart having finished,
he dismissed the girl.
What do you make OF here" asked
the captain.
Nothing. The case is as dark as
night. That young man is worth look
ing after"
Eyes. had got that point out OF the
girl before You got two additional
ones-that he was angry the day he
stayed so long, and that the daughter
cried and the mother was sad whenever
he came. / have searched the house
Systematically from top to bottom and
found nothing to throw any light on
the deed or the people-no letters or
documents in the house"
"The place in Blocker street wants a
thorough search now"
"It will have it to-day"
'If that man is ali right he'll turn up
Of his own accord; If crooked he wont"
His failure TO turn up will make the
more reason for looking for him. But
how and where to begin the search for
him?"
To this the old detective made no re-
ply, but thrusting his hands In his~vest
pockets, walked ont of the room, and
descending the stairs entered the parlor,
where the body lay, carefully noting
every article in the room and their dis
position. His keen eyes perceived
something lying on the floor near and
partially under the body. He beck
oned to the captain standing at the door
and pointed to it. The officer, bending
down, said:
"Ah, a glove-a mans glove"
ga clew," said Cathcart.