The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-03-12

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TIC oid man icapcti to hts feet md thrust
his hands Into his rest 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:
Ibid you never hear anything more
>0n the subject"
"Yes A year later. in letter to me
at Paris, Dorison said that lie did not
know but events were shaping them
selves so that he himself would be com.
PEELED to demand return of these 81
curities, but never heard more from
him on the subject"
IL am inclined to believe" said Cath
cart, after some moments of thought,
"that that unfinished letter was intend
ed to be addressed 10 your
ITO ME? Can you mean it,"
"Yes, do; and the more think Of it
the more confirmed am. Seel He
gave those bonds in trust for IL person
whom he protected by not handing them
to her. bat 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 q
moments warning But that is not my
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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 mp with a demand
for their return and for further assist
ance from YOU"
"And he should have had it" said Mr..
Eustace fervently. "lowe everything to
him."
IL see it clearly now. He had hy-
pothecated all his securities They We're
in danger OF lapsing. He wanted the
proceeds of these bonds and your assist
ance to redeem them. His real estate
was mortgaged to its full value: his
other means We're 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 raisedy 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. ! will tell.
and in SO doing will piece out the tale
you told me. First, there is no one to
make the demand. They are dead. The
woman Mr.. Dorison married, only to
find she could not be his wife, was Mrs.
Emma Parish. living at number - East
Sixteenth street; the two children OF
which Mr.. Dorison was the father were
q boy and 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 thisr'
asked Mr.. Eustace in open establishment.
''Since you told me your tale"
IL cannot comprehend"
Possibly not. have been studying,
searching. delving. dreaming and work
ing on this case for two months, and l
have only just comprehended it,"
"Then these bonds which Dorison in
tended for this woman. should, if her
identity be established, go to herY'
THAT is impossible"
"Why, indeed"
''She is dead; SO is her daughter"
"Oh."
Have you forgotten the Parish mur
der?'
"Great heavens! Are those the peo-
ple-were they the victims Of. that hor-
rible butchery?"
1.-THE same. Now see how marvelously
the affairs of this life are adjusted. /
am employed by the younger Dorison to
endeavor to explain the riddle of that
letter, which has covered him with dis
grace. These murders are committed,
and am solicited by the police authori-
ties to hunt the murderer or murderers