Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-27

that Mr. Tcmpleton was friend and
relative, though a remote one Why
should not feel an interest Ia his mur.
deri L. there anything surprising In my
desire for Justice aud ,engyancc' ] can
tell You have little faith In your police.
lie u an unusual stupid criminal who
cannot escape your detectives still, !
may bs entirely mistaken. You may
have lccn fully consclou. that you saw
thro 80. not dimly.-
III, rr conveyed In these words
was e. miaakable llsfOro Ilolbrook
could ,cf himself from this ,ndig.
nant ~. of worls, sho spoke again In
strangely altered tones;
"Aiicf all, l suppose you are right,
and am lilly 10 set up my judgment
against tho.s who were prrsent
Ilolbrunk noticed that she was making
a violent effort o. oHnpo-s her-clf. and
he gave her time by not rcplyingi When
she spoke again. II WAS with an obvious
aiiempi a. speak lightly.
''Scy What sympnibetic creature. ne
~ tho vrakcr scK arr; here ana work
Ing myself into quite fever over poor
Tomplcton's death. even dispuiing With
you b, Ia what you did or did MT scc.
but the man Who ran away Wa be-
tall mani
"Yes. think be- Nas."
Alarm quickly passed over her face.
hut Mt 80 quickly that linlbfook. whose
-.ns... vcv nov all alive. dii MT ob
scryc n
And ~ ,ht IN fguUF
whriher thc lying man Was slight -
not Ilnlbrp1k dil not rcmenlsr. beat be-
quickly dctsrminci to follow the lead
slIo Was giving him
"Dcilrjly slislt AMI tall
She bal gr,atcf command over fea
turcs ini manncr nov. bat YER voice Il.
trayc,i intense interest a. she said'
"Ycs. suppose 80. since ho ran 10 iasi
A. to gct away bcforc any Que could size
him llc must have lccn a young NAM
She l,,as,i at him mos, inquiringly
Ilolbrlos replied
"Unqu,-iiouablv
-whit vas his conpleH,on. dil you
po,ic,f
llolbrook dil not fail to rralize hoN
Aisurl li was o. ask. ~ a. assume a.
know toe complexion - man. running
atad.,.h - ai least go fc,t, IN ih
muDuil. a.. to an observer hooking down
FROM height - % fr,t. but h,. u.ind
Wa working actively. AMI BE- rccollocied
he was fair
"Unquos,ionahly DARK. ~iih a hand
son," pfuhlc-a -ht nose
Wa. sh- Ir,paTcl for tho answer. thai
her face ,kprt,.cd nothing but curiosity
AMI that ll,r colof remained stsadfasp
Anl 81, hr certain that she seemed a.
clutch al hsr heart ~ilh her l,it hand'
Tisrr VA. silence b-twe,n them for
a lIltlr timr-Fion derply atsoflHj In
thought and hc waichiul and keen.
suddenly be- vas f.lsss-.zsl ~ an IDEA
lie trrmhlci at o. au,lacity
liui b. was man ~ nerve.
~, drew bis pur.s from his Tockct
and u.,k from II ths Diamond buli0n.
So. hc aid abruptly. II found
something valuable At ,he place Of niur.
der
Ui-fr vns uo misiaking nov Hcr
tc. flushed rr,l AMI then grew CHASTITY
pale. while alarm was plainly visible
1t ga cuh buttun
She stretched fpfth trembling hand
to take 10
The mumrnt sh- I-ls-'s-i it she eS'
am,nsi it eagerly
a. -tuii,,i her fac- AMI was pr
plcS-i
IL, rad rCugnition. relief, surpriss
and sait,is srtiou strangely blended
"ila,c ,Uu 10. mater she asked
40. ! found bui ihi. one
'Mhstss
AT tlis placeuf muule Afterward
'p-- ii lrl0ng o. the murderer
That b. for the police To ind out !
shall turn "a over a. the auihoriticA'
She handed u hack a. him and Saidi
II have ssru ---
Tie door opene,i and her uncle. Mr
With"f-Iuun. entered