Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-01-07

Ifr. EnStCce got mp and gOinq 10 his desk
took from II pigeon hOtc Il little book.
While DOrisOn was having the CONVEX
s1tion with the woman, as set forth i'll
the previous chapter, Cathcart was Ia
boring over mass OF notes in his own
chamber in Bond street.
1.-The story is made" he said, as he
leaned back in his chair, his hands thrust
in his vest pockets. Facts are connect.
ed by little effort of the imagination.
A little work in confirming the imagi-
nary parts. and if it does not go to pieces,
that uart of the affair is concluded le
it does. at all events there will be tri-
umph enough in the other part to com.
pensate for all the labor"
~ M" he muttered, as he reached for.
ward, taking NJ Il memorandum. This
records show the house to have been
Transferred April tweury-second, eight
cen hundred and tifty-four, by Richard
Bas>eln, for eleven thousand five hun
dred dollars; check is given to
Richard BaSselin April twenty-second,
eighteen hundred and hfty-four, a certi-
fed check, and Endorsed by Richard
Bas>elin is retained as voucher. Thus
clear connection is Enthusiastically
traced. Now 10 put that other concep-
ton of niue to the test, and II it should
prove to he a correct one the road VIII
be straight to the end.
lie took up another pile Of notes, and
| began the work of arranging i'll accord
ance with some plan he carried In MS
head. Finishing which, he transferred
! the conteu 5 of each separate sin Of
/ paper 70 sheet, commenting as he cd
SO in brief sentences: THAT fits like a
/ glove That is somewhat cCntradic-
/ tory" There is straight connection
"A screw loose there, and so on.
| lie WAS thus engaged when DorlSon
entered
ANY new developments" no asked
curly,
Il have rad a rather singular adven-
ture this morning, which have FASTENED
to tell you"
The Old man opened newspaper lying
beside him and spread it over the papers
! lying on his table.
Having done this to his satisfaction,
he swung his chair around SO that he
faced Dorison, and said:
Tell it to me in detail.
To do this it was necessary to again
20 back to that evening when DOrisOn
wandered to Twenty-ninth street and
Third avenue-that evening so fruitful
Of results. Dorison consumed half an
hour in the recital Of his adventure, dur
ing which Catlcart listened intently,
interposing neither word, motion nor
gesture, keeping his keen, bright eyes
on Dorisou's face.
"You have told it well and clearly
he said as Dorison concluded. mo
necessity for going over it again. What
You tell is more important than you
suppose, imagine. One part confirms
theory l hardly dared to entertain.
You must heed that warning of the
woman"
Dorison laughed in derision.
Il give it no importance, he said 81
told it simply as showing why the WON
an wrote me"
"Dut you must give it Importance"
said CRthcart earnestly. dosing is a
western term for saudbagging man.
1t means something"
"Threatened men live long" laughed
! Dorison.
The old detective glanced irritably at
} the young man, saying:
} "lou are self sufficient at times, and
when you are you display yourignorancs
, of the ways of the world"
He took up book of telegraph blanks
and rapidly scrubbed u telegram, hand.
ing it 10 Dorison.
"Will you do me the favor of sending
| that when Won leave here? You may