The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-06-20

. cut with a rusty nail in the wood.
footprints on the ground beneath the
window.
1.-The ground was soft enough to
receive an impression Very close
examination revealed peculiar i'm
print with q cut across. An inspira-
ton dawned on me-goloshes!
From these links how should I
form q clue' First. the handker-
chief. Invent to Laycock. tho chem
list. He ransacked his shop. but
could not find scent like it shot
an arrow at venture.
"You sold some to Miss Harvey, I
think?"
".Oh yes. I know now. / got that
especially for her. 1 am sorry have
none left
81 reeled out of the shop. was
on the track. p. H. were Priscilla
Harvey's initials. this was her hand
kerchief.
Il went straight to her house.
During my stay ] feigned having lost
my handkerchief She lent me the
exact counterpart of the one l had
found save that it was marked No. ~
81 twitted her that l knew she
was in the habit of loaning her hand
kerchiefs to gentlemen. She laughed
and blushed l bantered her into
confession. She had never lent but
one.
"She told me to whom. l involun-
tarily jumped from my chair. but had
enough self-control to recover myself
pretending l had assumed astonish-
ment
snow I had fairly run down my
game. How should get into his
house? Providence aided me. I
knew his landlady we'll, garrulous
old dame.
by dint of coaxing and presents I
induced the old dame to let me do as
I pleased. I talked to her Of Herbert
until her head was turned. Then l
made her my contidante.
IL wanted to make her lodger o
pair of slippers without his knowl-
edge. She offered me q pair to
measure. No KNEW he had a pair
OF goloshes somewhere.
buried in q corner of the ward
robe 1 found a pair. turned them
up. There was cut across the sole
of the left foot l trembled SO vio-
lently l nearly let them fall.
81 took them to Musgrave's house;
they fitted the prints exactly. have
had the scrapings of the sole and of the
footprint analysed by the chemist,
who says they are identical
81 have traced the suit of clothes
and can prove the purchaser and the
date of purchase. But one thing re-
mains undOne.
IL swore / saw Herbert three min
utes after the murder close to the
back of the house. As Herbert is
dark and the culprit light he must
have disguised himself, which proves
design.
"A local hair dresser says he lent
the same man some wigs, whiskers,
etc, for private theatricals. Ger
tainly no private theatricals have
taken place, while he had them be-
fore and returned them after the date
of the murder, so that they were in
his possession then"
"You astound me-a girl like you
with such astuteness 1t passes my
comprehension"
Don't you think l have good
grounds for his arrest?"
Certainly. Who is he?"
MIR. Satley, the curate."
Mr.. Carter fairly leaped from his
chair with an irreverent expression
of surprise. It took him some little
time to subside into his usual calm.
Then he sent for the inspector of
police. putting all details into his
possession. Two hours after the Of
ficer returned to Mr.. Carter's sane
tum with a somewhat gloomy face.
ut is all over. Mr.. Carter"
"What! Has he confessed?"
"Yes. in words and action. I was
going up to Mr.. Satley's house when
I saw him coming. H was in great
hurry, carrying portmanteau.
"Well. followed him. As I ex.
pectel, he went to the railway sta
ton l touched him and advised
him not to buy a ticket, as he would
waste his money. He turned paler
than Hamlet's ghost.
".God help me! was mad; it was
all for her. he said, in a quivering
voice. Please do not -handcuff me, >
he implored.
livery well. Mr.. Satley.' 1 replied.
"Just then the shrek of an express
whistle made me start. He dropped
his bag and dashed across the plat
form. after him.
HE won the race-I lost a pris-
oner. He jumped clean on the en-
CINE, which hurled him, off like .
football, over and over. His body
is lying at the mortuary now."-Bos-
ton Globe.