Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-20
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE STORY PIECED OUT.
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The old man leaped to his feet and thrust
his hands into his UcSt pockets,
Mr.. Eustace was evidently much as
tonished and impressed by the positive
tone of the old detective.
"Why? What do you know"
The old man ignored the question, but
asked another:
"Did you never hear anything more
on the subject"
Eyes. A year later, in letter to me
at Paris, Dorison said that he did not
know but events were shaping them
selves so that he himself would be COM
PEELED to demand return of these Sc
curities, but | never heard more from
him on the subject"
II am inclined to believe" said Cath
cart, after some moments of thought,
"that that unfinished letter was intend
ed to be addressed to you?"
ITO me? Can you mean it,"
Eyes, do; and the more think Of it
the more confirmed L am. Seei He
gave those bonds in trust for person
whom he protected by not handing them
to her, but to you. The necessity for
her possession Of them did not arise
during his life. If he were to approach
death then he meant to give the order to
her, but he was carried off without a
moments warning. But that is not my
direction. He knew they were in your
hands, recoverable by him at any time.
He intimated in one letter to you that he
might be compelled to demand possession
of them himself What is that letter
you have read but an explanation of the
reasons why he wanted them? Had he
been permitted to finish that letter he
would have wound up with demand
for their return and for further assist
ance from you"
"And he should have had it," said Mr..
Eustace fervently. II owe everything to
him."
81 see it clearly now He had by
pothecated all his securities They were
in danger of lapsing. He wanted the
proceeds of these bonds and your assist
ance to redeem them. His real estate
was mortgaged to it's full value; his
other means were exhausted, and so,
without the aid of those bonds and your
assistance, he could not redeem the
pledged securities. By his sudden death
they did lapse into the hands of those
who had advanced him money"
"But what did he do with all the
money he raised?" asked Mr.. Eustace,
bewildered and astonished.
HE tells you in that unfinished letter.
You ask me how | know no demand
will ever be made upon YOU l will tell
and in SO doing will piece out the tale
you told me. First, there is no one tC
make the demand. They are dead. The
woman Mr.. Dorison married, only tt
find she could not be his wife, was Mrs
Emma Parish, living at number - East
Sixteenth street; the two children o.
which Mr.. Dorison was the father were
boy and a girl The girls name was
Anne; the boys name believe to have
been Harold-of that | am not quite
certain.
How long have you known this?
asked Mr.. Eustace in open establishment
''Since you told me your tale"
II cannot comprehend"
Possibly not. have been studying
searching, delving, dreaming and work
ing on this case for two months, and
have only just comprehended it."
"Then these bonds which Dorison in
tended for this woman, should, if he
identity be established, go to her?''
"That is impossible"
"Why, indeedF"
''She is dead; so is her daughter"
ooh"
Have you forgotten the Parish mu1
derY"
"Great heavens! Are those the pee
, I,1a fhnxY tho x,iofiOoc Of hot h0,
rible butchery?"
} "The same. Now see how marvelousl
the affairs of this life are adjusted.
am employed by the younger Dorison t
endeavor to explain the riddle of tina
letter, which has covered him with dis
grace. These murders are committed
and am solicited by the police author.
ties to hunt the murderer or murderer
down Ihave two cases on my hands a
l widely separated, you would say, as the
r could well be. take my first step. L
the room where the daughter is killed
! portrait of Mr.. Dorison and his seal rim
7 are found, and in one of the hands of tn
murdered girl a scrap Of paper torn fro1
t letter; another on the floor. They ar
5 both in the handwriting of the eide
Dorison. My first determination is wha
r Why, have not two cases on hand bu
! one-to reveal the mystery Of one is t
8 reveal the mystery of the other. Ho7
+ shall you account for these things? .
g man in western city sets me to work i
New York in a case concerning hi1
r alone, and coming here with some repr
? tation the police employ me on tn
murder, and loI they are in effect tn
same case"
. 1.-THE ways of Providence are past fine
( ing out" said Mr.. Eustace solemnly
Q sghast at the information forced upo