Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-12-25

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~. oid man i,upo.I io 30. ',,f ..a.f t',rss,
his hniuis u,to ne t,si f..tLtfs
Mr Eusiare was a., 'enit mu.h -
touishcd ani imprr .rl bl 'u" positive
tone Il the old dyi,s tive
why, MINT 30 Won know
Tho - rit.I i..,..,'l the question but
g.. another
'Did yon never hear anything more
on the -u'icctE"
"Ye- 4 year lator. ia u lr'ter 80 mn
~ Parts Durisun So that ho dil MT
know but events were shaping thum
selves ~ that lac himself would h. COIN
pcllrd to- demand return II these -"
cuntirs. but never heard 'aoro from
him On the subject.
II am inclined To- lellcve, said Cath.
cart a"rf ,ffnc moments 81 thought.
"that thai unfinished letter was intend
ell 10 be aLdrs ssed 80 your
ITO me- Can you mean ~"
YES | DO. and the more think - Il
the mure confirmed ! am. Seel lie
"
whom he protected by not handing them
To Acr. but TO you. The necessity Tor
her possession Of them did not arisr
during his life II lac were 10 approach
death then ho meant 20 give the order e.
her, but he was carried OF without =
moments warning Dut that Ia not my
direction lie knew they were In your
hands. recoverable by him at any time
He iutinated in one letter to you that he
might bc coul.,ollcd TO demand Possession
81 them himself. What IL that letter
you have read but an explanation ~ the
reasons why lac wanted thcml Had hs
been permitted TO finish that letter be
would have wound up with demand
for their return and for further assist.
ance from You"
And he should have had II. - saii Mr.
Eustace fervently lowe every thing "a
him
Il zee Il clearly now lie hal by.
pothecated all his securities They were
In danger OF lapsing lie wanted the
proceeds Of these bonds and your assist.
snce 10 redeem them. iIis real estate
was mortgaged TO it's full value. hi,
other means were exhausted. aud 90.
without the nil Of those bonds and your
assistance. he could not redeem the
pledged securities. by his sudden death
they did lapse into the hands u thoae
who had advanced him money"
But what did he do with all this
money he raisedy' asked Mr. Eustace,
bewildered and astonished.
He tells you In that unfinished letter.
You ask me how | know no demand
will ever be mad. upon yoa. ! will tell
and In 20 doing will piece out the tale
you told ina. First. there IL NO one Il
make the demand They are deal. The
woman Mr.. Dorison married. only h
nnd she could not be his wife, was Mr
Emma Parish. living Mt number - EasI
Sixteenth street. the two children 81
which Mr.. Dorison was the father wer.
a boy and girl The girls name wa
Anne: the boys name ! b.lieve 10 hay'
been Harold-of that ! am not quit
certain.
How long have you known thisf
asked Mr.. Eustace Ia open establishment
''Since you told me your tale"
II cannot comprehend"
Possibly not have been studying
searching. delving. draining and work
ing on this case for two months. and
have only Just counprehended a."
Then these bonds which Dorison Ia
tended for this woman. shoald, II he
identity be established. 20 10 herr
THAT Is impossible"
"why. indeedY'
"She Is dead: 30 In her daughter
oh
Have you forgotten the Parish mul
dery'
Great heavensi Are those the pc,
ple-were the, the victims OF that hoI
rible butcheryr'
The same Now see how marvelousl
the affairs Of this life ars adjusted.
am employed by the younger Dorison
endeavor ~ explain the riddle ~ tia
letter. which has covered him with a.
grace These murders are commit,c,
and am solicited by the police author
tea to huSs the murderer OF murderer
down have two eases on my hands
widely separated. you would say. ne the
c,nld well DO take my first step.
the room where the daughter IL killed
portrait Of Mr.. Dorison and his seal rim
are found. and In one % the hands ~ n
murdered girl a scrap ~ paper torn frol
u letter. another on the door They al
both In the handwriting ~ the cid,
Dorison My first determination IL wha
Why, ! have not two cases on hand b,
one-to reveal the mystery of one IL
reveal the mystery u IA. other 10
shall you account for these thinssy
man In q western city sets me 10 work
New York IN ease concerning hil
alone. and cunning here with some rep'
tation tn. =, see employ the IA n
murder. and loi they srs IN eissci u
same case"
The ways Of Irovidcncs arr pas, fin'
Ing out said Mr. Eastare solemnl
sghasi at the information forced upc
ham. But where 4. the snnf' hs aske
suddenly and eagerly
II don't know" replied Ca,hcal
'iie disappeared frnn hi. ho,n. VIII
about eighteen. aud. should say. ms
tsriuusiy."
''ohi" said Mr.. Eustsce. cast into ~
found thought by the answer
II am quite certain said Cathca,
that those murders had their origin
On endsavor-- i'hew"---
The old man leap~i 10 his foot with
long, low whistle. and thfusstna d
hands Into his vest poeket.. besan ,fva
Ing the nocs. ssyins .o himself IL
me thinki let me thinkl iie. hol
uie think no. hui let the thlnkl'
Mr. Eusiaes. startled by the ni,ful
meas ~ CathcaE,. b~gsn 60 sss him qas
tons. bat 10" old ds,.z'iivs waved IA
10 silence with an imtsrioas R~siar
Thus he continued io tramp zoe fully 3,
minutes Then he resumed hls seat
"Now listen. he Hali leniina a.
wHrl earnestly inquiry has diets
miussl that ~. murders wefe uni vpt
riii'si "a thu sahs - rshl#fy that
49, the ssks q obtaining iswtl- -
maue, hui "a afisi ~ uiasin 4 -. ssl'
81 a. f'ain Documents n i pls.ar =
tanniiy that aiming those isslfesl b
i,.nis were letters fraa ikHia.in. siu
~ have fragments iisa iruin lhen ~
struggle whi.h ttes's.l.si lhs marl.f
the daughter lint this muT'lnf - q
daughter. fnlln wliean lhs.-e lsttsFs we
~r-.is-l. dill not yield what wAa waaiss
aud - the ,ssailiss vas killed aud soIn
isiins turn ffsan bsf hFrast where Al
had e,Insalsd u What zee desires
The arlsr fuf the l,onis ~ e.s habdls