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

the more confirmed | am. Seei He
gave those bonds in trust for person
whom he protected by not handing them
to her, bat 10 you. The necessity for
her possession of them did not arise
during Iris life. II 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 intiinated 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 tho
reasons why he wanted them2 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 tervently "lowe everything to
him"
81 see Ii clearly now. he had hy-
pothnc&.ed all his securities. They were
in dUn%er Of lapsing. He wanted the
proceeds Of these bonds and your assist
ance TO redeem them. His real estate
was mort.,aged to its full value; his
ether means were exhausted, and SO,
without the aid of those bonds and your
assistance, ne 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,
bewiidered and astonished.
lie 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 ont the tale
YOU told me. First, there Is no one to
make the demand. They are dead. The
woman Mr.. Dorson 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
n boy aud 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 thisi"
asked MIR. 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 inst comprehended it"
Then these bonds which Dorison in
tended for this woman. should, if her
identity be established, so to her.'
THAT is impossible"
"Whv, indeed"
She is dead so is her daughter"
oh"
Have you forgotten the Parish muir
DER
Great heavens! Are those the peo-
ple-were they the victims of that hor-
rible butchery?"
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
down. have two cases on my hands as
widely separated, you would say, as they
could we'll be. take my first step. In
the room where the daughter is killed n
portrait of Mr.. DorisOn and his seal ring
are found, and in one Of tho hands of the
murdered girl scrap of paper torn from
"A letter, ano' her on the floor They are
both in the handwriting Of the elder
Dorison My first determination is what?
Why, have not two cases on hand but
one-to reveal the mystery of one is to
reveal the mystery of the other. How
shall you account for these things? A
man in western city sets me to work in
New York in a case concerning him
alone, and coming here with some repu-
tation the police employ me on the
murder, and 10! they are il effect the
same case"
"The ways of Providence are past find
ing out said Mr. Eustace solemnly
aghast at the information forced upon
Inn. "But where is the SOM" he asked,
suddenly and eagerly,
Il don't know" replied Cathcart,
HE disappeared from his home when
about eighteen, and, should say. mys-
teriously."
"Ohr said Mr.. Eustace, cast into pro-
found thought by the answer
81 am quite certain" said Cathcart
THAT those murders had their origin in
an ende&vor-- Phew"-
The Old man leapcd to his feet with a
long, low whistle ard thrlsting his
hands into his vest pockets began tread
ing the floor saying TO himself; Let
re think! Let me think! Ho, no! let
ine think! Ho, hot let me think"
Mr. Eustace, startled by the abrupt
ness Of Cathcart, began to ask him ques-
tons, but the old detective waved HIM
to silence with an iinperious gesture
Tins he continued to tramp for fully ten
minutes Then he resumed his seat
Nov listen he saId bending for
ward earnestly Inquiry has deter
mined that tse murders were not COM
mltted for the sake Of robbery, that is
for the sake of obtaining jewels and
money, but in order 10 obtain possession
OF certain documents 1t is clear, APP
parently, that among those desired docu-