The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-01

sentence, and regarded Mr. Eustace fix.
eddy.
"Unless am further informed" replied
Mr.. Eustace, smiling, II shall be unable &c
tell whether l have the information you
desire or not"
''On the l4th day of July, 1S7l,n said
Cathcsrt, ignoring the remark and pro
ceeding as in continuance of his beginning
| Reuben Dorison died. When found, an
unfinished letter YVES before him. He had
been sti icken with death in the very act oil
its composition. TO whom i. was intended
70 be addressed never was known, is not
known now, but 1t did great wrong. II
charged some one with the commission OF
many crimes, TO cover which and to pay
the damages Of which had wasted his for
tune. lie was asking for assistance BY
mpllcstlon-indeed, one may say by infer
ence alOne-these crimes were charged
against his only son, young man upon
whom he had lavished his affection and of
whom he had apparently been very fond
"Aa.n said Mr.. Eustace, deeply inter
ested, 81 can confirm that"
Tine executor and the immediate
friends. however, insisted that the letter
condemned the son, and, indeed, employed
the police to trace the crimes charged, and
the friends OF the young man cut MIN and
snubbed him. He strove as frantically to
olsprove the charges as The police worked
lndustrlously to trace them. Both failed
utterly, and the son at last despalring and
wholly miserable, abandoned further effort,
left the city and settled in the west. AT
this late day l am employed in an endeavor
to solve the riddle. l am a western de-
tective"
Mr.. Eustace gave a great start and a
look OF blank amusement spread over his
lace. 1t was as if he had said in words,
'1o GU detective! l never would have be-
| n ,ol1~,,
ton of detective at all.'
This movement instituted by the young
man after lapse of eight years has no
other purpose than that of removing from
MS name the stigma placed upon it by that
unfinished letter. He seeks no property,
Tor his fathers executors discovered there
was no property left.''
mo property left:" exclaimed Mr..
Eustsce. "Why, he had splendid prop
erty."
Had, yes. But not when he died. Per
nit me to show you copy of that unfor-
tunate letter"
| He handed Mr.. Eustece sheet of paper
which he had taken from his pocket
After it was read Mr.. Eustace returned it.,
saying:
II was abroad at the time of MIR. Dori-
sons death, had been for several years and
Tor Two years after. AT the exact time
was in the far east upon special diplo-
matte mission, and therefore not until my
return to Paris, many months afterward
old hear OF It's occurrence. presume by
that time interest In the events surround
ing 1t had subsidized, and upon my return to
this city was almost all forgotten, and
what was remembered was perverted All
that | heard was that the young man had
behaved very badly, and had been discarded
by his father previous to the fathers
death; that ne had disappeared. l thought
II strange, Tor the very last letter had
from Reuben DoriSon, written some weeks
before his death, but received by me many
months after it, while speaking of troubles
complicating his old age, referred in en-
thuslastic terms to the comfort and pride
he had in his only son."
You maintained a close intimacy with
Mr.. Dorison!" asked Cathcart.
"4es, it could not be closer" replied Mr..
Eustace warmly. "At one period of our
lives 1t was sacredly contidential-a conf
dence which doubtless would have made
me familiar with every event in his life.
and him with that in mine, had not a long
separation by which we could not meet,
except at the intervals of years, and then
only briefly, occurred. Upon my side there
was absolutely no reservation SO long as it
continued"
He did you essential service at one
time:'
He did, indeed"
"Saved you from ruin by taking charge
of your estate, which you had endangered
by extravaganza and recklessness of life.
lending the aid Of his finances and credit?''
The face of MIR. EussaCe flushed deenly
and looked with no little anger upon the
calm and immobIle face of the detective.
at is true, sir,'' he replied, with his
stateliest manner; but how you came to
know it | cannot tell"
Il have finally won Mr.. Dorison's exc
cutor to belief in the innocence of the
son. He has given me access to all of the
papers Of the estate'
'1 GU are at no pains TO make your words
gentle" said Mr.. Eustace with much
dignity.
~ am surgeon with probe. l cannot
expect to escape int1icting pain. Justice
delayed eight years demands the truth at
all cost. have read you very inaccuratelv
if l am mistaken in assuming YOU to he a
man Of strict honor, high regard for Justice
and deep sense OF the obligation a man
owes another in DISTRESS
Mr.. Eustace colored under the fintterinu
estimate of his character.
81 asked the question from no Idle curl
osity, nor from desire to infict pain. but
In order to confirm theory / had formed
IS 10 the relations existing between Won
and mir. Dorison. Such confidence and re
lance as you gave him begets a return. II
is knowledge OF Mr. Doriscn's life want
not of yours. Now, sir, up to this time Won
have accepted me on the strength of INV
own statement as to what am. | am about
to ask you questions which you should not
answer stranger Or one having no reason
able right to ask them. Do me- the favor tn
examine my credentials"
He handed Mr.. Eustace a package of
papers he drew from an inner pocket, an
lay back in his chair patiently awaiting
their examination.
In time Mr.. Eustace returned them.
II am satisfied, sir: some of them credit
you with great eminence in your profess
Sion.h
II have done some good work in nv
time, " replied Cathcart indifferently "If
you are satisfied as to my identity we will
proceed
Mr.. Eustace was evidently greatly i'm
pressed with his visitor ana yielded to him
as most men did.
Il apprehend,'' said Cathcart "that we
will make greater progress if submit nv
theory to you and try to see whether we
can erect 1t into certainty. You will
perceive In that unfinished letter a direct
reference is made to q son. The writer
seems to be borne down by the fact that
al the evils he has recited are to be at
t1cuted TO an ungrateiul son. Now, in
asmuch az he had but one son, the super
hclal and perhaps natural superstition
would be that that son was referred to.
But we are Immediately confronted with
the fact that nothing in the life of the
young man can be found 10 justify the
charges.
Upon the contrary we find abundant ey- |
ldence that that son was treated with con
tidence, pride, affection and generosity. |
which the son repaid with an affection and
attention quite as strong This certainly |
is contradictory. But if further evidence |
is wanted it is TO be found in the almost
frantic endeavors of the young man him |
self to disprove the charges-endeavors i'll |
directed and i'll advised, as might he ex