Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-20
THE MAN WITHA Thumb
BW. C. HUDSON, Barclay NORTH
ICopy1ght 1911
lCONTINUED.l


"I never was engaged in case where
the lines cross each other In so confusing
amapper. nor did ever have two cases
] WAS working together wherein the per-
sons in each case have such strange re-
latlons 10 each other without bringing
the critical point of each case together.
Here Is an instance. We have young
Eustace under suspicion Of being In
some way connected with that murder.
| believe your father, dead as be is, Is
in some way connected with it. / have
reason 10 believe that the older Eustace
was at one period Of his lie intimately
connected with your fathers analrS- 1
am certain the elder Eustace In no way
touches the Parrish murder. You per-
ceiye how necessary it is TO maintain
clear head and move slowly in this al
most inextricable tangle OF the two
eases. Here are my instructions for your
movements: want you 10 engage the
elder Eustace ia a conversation as 10
your father. The way Is open. You
told me he had discovered a great re-
semblance between your father and
yourself"
"A GOODNESS has sprung up between
the elder Eustace and myself" said
DorisOn.
'Indeed-hOw%
"Oyer that very resemblance"
The old man evinced increased inter
est. and demanded 70 know everything,
the very smallest point. Thus urged,
Dorison gave him minute and careIuI
history Of the incident.
When the recital was finished the old
detective thrust his hands into his vest
pockets. and dropping his chin upon his
breast closed his eyes in thought for
long time. When he spoke IL was rather
As II be were thinking aloud than adj
dressing DOrison.
H.'When Eastace was comparatively
Young man." he said, "he endangered
his fortune by extravaganza and bad
management. Your father came to his
aid, took charge of his estate, gave him
financial aid, lent him the great power
of his credit, and having Strengthened
out his affairs obtained a diplomatic APP
uolntment abroad for him, so that the
ravages in his fortune might be repaired;
in other words, saved him from ruin. Ia
return, Eustace did some great service
for DOrisOn. What its nature was can
not determine. Nor will EuStace tell as
intimate friend as he has. Perhaps
he may think idle curiosity prompted
the ouestiOn-that he would tell il Suf-
ficient reasons were given him. At all
events the career DOrison set him on
has resulted in his living abroad many
more years than here since that time.
Can IL be-can that be the line to fol-
IowP III II should be that, that-but
no. he was abroad when DOrisOn died
had been for several years. But would
that have been any reason why il should
not be sop
He relapsed again into brown study,
from which DOriSOn waited for him TO
emerge, confused and DerDlexed by the
maze in which he found himself, and
unable 10 perceive even a glimmer OF
light
II regret" said Cathcart, rousing up,
'st6at this misunderstanding has arisen.
It would have been avoided II you had
followed my instructions obediently.
You did not play the part you yourself
deliberately chose, before you came into
contact. II you assume a role you must
play the whole OF IL, or necessarily fail.
You choose 70 pretend TO be some one
else, yet the first time you are seriously
questioned you refuse TO carry out your
assumption. That was foolish. Your
lie would not have been any greater in
denying your paternity in words than
It was when you permitted yourself 10
be introduced under name intended TO
deny that paternity. How can you re-
naIr tina hlnnder9 Have Won Ouarreled
with young EuStace?'
"NO," replied DorisOn. "He asked me
this afternoon to theatre party next
Monday and to escort his sister,"
"Um. This is Thursday. Well,
seek an interview with the Elder EuS-
tace as soon as you can to repair the
blunder."