New-York tribune., 1892-01-03


! con,niscorcd To say 10 NE about hct .,orton M
bad almost rorgoitn that. the most iipoi ,on
part of the whole, profNby in, in your w,snt much,
oTter all Her othcr has taen IT INTO lnd no vnn
| from various remarks which nave esd .aprd her !:
| that your heart has some leaning a ~" ,nrn up
! no f,ors that circumstances VIII SOON ~, ~ b;s
which may pcnt to him as the mnfurIrl ,,n,s ", of
cousin and he wants you ~ know the re'l hat
| the case. he also wants you 10 h,Iat in his
| o"vipr to my representations, his pthei III .iat
it, niIt has hecn cons deraby shaken, 80 @ una.
no blot need attach 10 Miss lee In your ssho111
through either of her parents; po,dsn II rom ,ma'ii
ct snnnose il was to escape detection tna' h he
came TO ilichester, and buried himself IN 'ne ."
scurIs. paIv pnh.ady =" " Indeed he has told me So
.. Is 'f That all he commissioned you to tell me-
THAT is all. Dr. DunbroolI.' ,os s..r,sd
| well il is a strange story an" h"'
strange thoughts in me. 90
| d" Nh may know tbem?" .rsr;cions
1T would not he right to express p s,nndatop my
tll they have more substantial f9uhua'lon, ,d NJ
| A. ali events I have your solemn w0ra VI
bonor NOT 70 breathe syllable of what nave
told you. at any rate While Mr' ;,its ,rt Does my
promise preclude me from speaking ON the SUD
| lect TO Mr. Lee himsef? !? H. a;a M, tou
NO, don't see that it does. lie oiu h'O "'i
mo IN take that condition.
II am not debarred then from questioning
him. aiscro,ior ne 70
| that. but / wouldn't, if | were you. unless ne
5ne n"V ,ho sUbect first Remember his state
of health, and how much those renihlseehceS "p'o'
him ma. Ia docs mt do
serve that l should be sparng or MS lechn9s;;, =,
| What on earth do you mean. Dr. DunnrooD R
1T all turns upon THAT te are w0ra Correct re- D
What suspicons?' . ,,or
And his daughter? Remember his daughter
"I have the highest regard for MISS kceMln' ;II
deed / must confess to stu warmer ieenns'
Trust me- ! will do nothing that would 'hrO" Il
slur mon her name or prejudice her interests
BY the way Mr.. Burton. haye favor 20 e0t ASK o.
You with regard to her. What is your present
The Albert Hotel. What is the favor you
wish to ask OF me !? . t;
THAT you give me the opportunity OF spcaNthIe ,Io
IN Miss Zee alone | sometimes see her an me
Uendersons where she teaches but always III on"
presence of Mr. or Mrs Henderson. or OF the chIl,
dren lou are known 70 be a trustee for thc - ~ ~
income settled upon her. so that IL would hot oe
NJ all out Of place for you to ask for an lhter-
view with her at your hotel on business matters. %
The visit could he MANAGED easily. OILY ,,oi, lux
for n few minutes during which ! coulu acPu'l"'
her with the state of my feelings .,
"Woudnt letter to her he simpler course
"No: Mrs. Henderson informed me that MISS MISS
7 Of never received any letters except from You,
so that letter in my handwriting would DC sure
to arouse inconyenent curiosity ,o % oou
We'll will. if you wish IT, ask hrr 70 can
at my hotel: but she must not be lnyelgcd. -
il werr. into trap. Shr must understand cIcarly
why she is wanted Write letter 10 her. which
shall enclose in mine That will be the most
Thank you I will. How long do you think
Of staying ri TTilrhrstrr?"
THAT depends / had thought Of leaving me
day after tomorrow but | am deeply interested
in Mr.. Tre's affairs, and, if necessary, can stay
Then will write 10 Miss Lee tomorrow, and
Won will kindly enclose my letter in yours
Very good, DR.. Dunbroo: but if help You
in This matter. think am entitled 70 some con-
picions NJ which YOU hinted Just now =
did not want TO tell YOU till l had cross
questioned Mr. Lee and thus confirmed or us
proved them Forgive my apparent distrnst
Certainly: hut having excited my curiosity,
must beg YOU 10 satisfy it,
Il Will Let mr tell you then Mr.. Burton,
that have grave doubts 10 the truth 0t Nr.
Lees story | am not satisfied that he is the
man be processes n be. do not believe hlm 10
Miss Lees father
thc most unfegncd surprise. You surely cannot
have listened very attcntiyrly 10. my story; Miss
Lee was born in Australia before her fathers
You misapprehend the drift Of my remark,
Mr. Burton. I am firm believer in Mrs Lees
innocence of that intrigue yon are. VIII lay
my suspicious more plainly before YOU be
lievc the man now rapidly drawing near his end at
Mrs FIigCins's To bcnot the upright and honor2ble
George Herbert Lee whom Yon knew OF old-but
his vicious and criminal cousin. George Henry Lee
"What.7 cxclaned Mr. Burton second time.
and more astonished than eyer
intrigue 10 bc pure fiction invented 70 lend p!ausi.
bihty to his falschoods. OF courc. | have no
positive proofs, but feel n'inced mt TINS TINS
friend his cousin. George Herbert Lee. and then
pcrsonated him in order 70 obtain possession Of ms
money Didn't you tell ne that in general aIN
pcararce and features there was strong Ike
ness between the cousins ~
Il did. and can vouch for The likeness. for
though was personally acquainted with only
one of them | once saw ih" Photograph of the
other and could have sworn that il was that Of the
You can therefore imagine whnt n temptation
this would throw in the way of a needy. nm
scrupulous and daring man. such You repre-
sent the original ~ rho photograph 70 have been:
and add 10 this the scarcely less powerful motive
of revenge Weigh all this Mr.. Burton. and then
tell me il nv suspicious are wholly unreasonable"
They indicate a possibility: but still the probo
bilitcs are. | think. the other way. The risks
run would he tremendous. The assassin would
have to present himself at MeSsrS Gilmore 4
Co.'S bank where his victim probably well
known. The likeness would Of course help him:
but there would he the difficulty of counterfeit
ing the cousins voice, which never heard was
similar and there would be the still greater diff
hcuty of successfully forging not only his sigma
ture hut his general handwriting"
We're YOU well acquainted with tho hand
writing of your friend before his alleged duel and
the rest II il -
Fairly So. A few letters passed between Ms of
which one or two are sill in my possession
Letters written before the tragedy"
Yon have also letters written-or protesting
to have been written-by the same man after the
tragedy
"Yes. I have all thoe'
What do YOU say to my propoSl that W. should
comnare those letters ,?
have no objection. Come 10 my hotel TO-
morrow. Though still think your suspicious err
rorcouS. | will give YOU every facility for testing
them. But i'm this ease. hadn't YOU better defer
both your crOes-Guestioning Of Mr.. Lee and your
letters to his-well. to Miss Icc-t we have first
examined the letters"
II would bc better and | will do so. hut ,s !
am anxious to resolve my doubts speedily | hone
YOU will not mind rather early visit from me
tomorrow. Can ! call upon You nj nine ~
Yes. at nine tomorrow morning shall be quite
ready for you
CTO BE CONTINUED