The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-02-06

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LangGlon hated to snU "T'1.crc are tux,
things to do"
"What" cried Dorison, startled and
surprised.
81 have no doubt of it. That girl who
was with me in the park was the servant
Of Mrs. Parish at the time she was killed.
She gave me shat lancet. She found it
on the parlor floor under the door. She
did not find it until after the captain
and l had concluded our search of tho
house, and did not produce it at the cor
oner's inquest because no one spoke OF
it. Lately her conscience has troubled
her about it, and when I hunted her up
she gave it to me-"
what did you hunt her up for?'
''To see whether she could recognize
in Langston the caller at stated inter-
vals."
ibid sheY'
Perfectly. did not even have to
direct her attention to him. AS soon as
she saw him she cried out, THAT is the
man."
"Why do you want me to remember
the lancet?''
Cathcart glanced at Dorison, who
thought he detected a feeting expression
of surprised contempt.
young Eustace studied surgery,
didn't hep
Eyes"
swell, want to know if he has case
OF instruments of which this lancet may
be one. Find out if you cam
1t the old detective saw the gesture of
disgust and impotence Dorison made,
be ignored it.
''Now one point more," he continued.
"Get Eustace to talk about Langdon
upon the first opportunity you have.
Find out what he knows about him.
There must be some reason for his
naughty treatment of the fellow. 1
want to know what it isl
They had reached Broadway as they
talked. end continued as far as Twenty
third street. On the corner Cathcart
stopped TO say:
''Wl,ct may be the outcome of the dis
coveIics CT this morning it is difficult to
predict. Something must come out of
them. We are no longer cropping in the
dark. Langdon bore some relation to
the Parish family, knew something about
them, was associated, it is fair to pre-
sumo. with their troubles. What he
does know he must reveal"
"Do you mean to take him in hand
immediately?'
mo; not until know more about his
surroundings and antecedents."
"Have you not already learned all you
are likely tor
II think not. Who is he? He came
from Chicago three years ago. Notice
this coincidence. Mr.. Carman says Mrs.
Parish sought him in trouble and dis
tress three years ago."
Ives, I see," said Dorison eagerly.
"and Miss Belknap saw this man with
the daughter since that time"
Precisely, and these stated calls only
began since three years. There is another
coincidence want you to note. Eight
years ago Mrs. Parish suddenly, giving
no reason, dresses in mourning. Eight
years ago your father dies suddenly.
Now another point. One of the slips Of
paper in your possession, written by
your father, talks about the misdeeds of
a boy named Harold. This man Lang
don is called Harry by his associates.
Do you see where we are slowly getting
to? Now suppose
The old man stopped short. Dorison,
greatly interested, looked up to see the
cause. The old mans eyes We're fixed
upon an object some distance off.
Searching about for that object, Dor;-
son saw that it was u man approaching
from the park who engaged the attention
Of Cathcart.
In moment he recognized in the per-
son the alert, sharp eyed man who had
had the mysterious exchange with Lang
lon near the corner of Twenty-niuth
street and Third avenue.
The person approached directly on a
line with them. Cathcart, stepping
back into the shadow of an adjoining
door, babe Dorison to stand in front and |
him as much rs possible.
He did so, moving slightly, so that he |
could keep himself between the old de-
tective and the man until he had passed |,
On. going down Twenty third street.
"Do you remember the story 1 told
YOU of the mysterious exchange between
Lansdon and another OH Twenty-ninth
street," asked Dorison, after the man had !
passed by.