The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-06-17

ing the questions that had almost riser
to his lips. Slowly drawing off hi
gloves, he looked at his brother for {
moment with peculiarly close, inten
scrutiny before replying; then he said
quietly:
so far as this matter rests between
ourselves, Allan, it can wait, of course
But now pray tell me, if l may ask
how did you happen to come to X??'
81 came on a professional errand
Noll. am here as the authorized rep
resentative of Messrs. Hunter anc
Ketchum, of New York"
Hunter and Ketchum? How why
are you associated with them, Allani
In what case, pray?"
"The same in which you are SO deep
ly commemorative DunlSirk will CASE
He spoke these last words in a sig
nifcant tone, looking searchingly at his
brother to see what effect they would
produce. His expectation was not full
filed. There was no confusion, no
guilty consciousness in Ollin's face as
he answered; only a genuine surprise
and amusement.
''The Dunlsirk will casep By Jove,
Allan, that is coincidence And so
we've been at opposite ends of this case
all this time? Pray tell me, what par
ticular point have you been at work
upon here? l say, AL, haven't you been
rather accommodating the enemy's
camp? Come, now, old fellow, own up!"
81 will tell you fully about that here
after, Noll, said his brother, flushing a
little under the laughing accusation.
sob, very well. Since the Dunkirlz
will case has been introduced, have
word to say on that subject which l
shall proceed to say now, as Allan ut
terly refuses to talk" exclaimed Ollin,
turning to Mrs. Maynard with sudden
animation. ''Of course my brother, be-
ing duly informed on that point,
through his own connection with the
case, must have told you about the late
awkward developments in regard t.
that will And right here" he added,
quickly, "allow me to explain why you
never heard about it from me. The
night before I left home, having made
an unsuccessful attempt to call upon
you, wrote you, stating briefly how
matters stood in New York, and advis-
ing you of my proposed absence, though
not entering into any explanation OF
the object of this hastily-projected trip.
Now give you my word that l solemn.
ly believed l had mailed that letter
along with several business letters tina
[ wrote at the same time; but it nov
transpires that 1 did nothing of tn
sort, for last evening on the train,
while making very thorough investi-
cation of my pockets, brought to light |
that identical document" holding out
to Mrs. Maynard, who mechanically &C
,epted it, a letter duly stamped, sealed
and directed, but not post-marked, |
which 1 hereby offer you as an evil
lence of good faith. And now, to re-
5urn. / have crowded some very salts !
factory work into the last two weeks |
Mrs. Maynard, though it has kept M
BUSY day and night. have been fol
owing up clew after clew and sitting
vi the evidence l could get my hand,
IN, and the consequence is, have final
Y discovered the whole truth in REGARD
o that forgery. Isn't that suficien
duSC LOT ctI-cOUBT3UuldIlOn?
Allan started perceptibly at these
words, as he exchanged flashing
lance with Mrs. Maynard. Ollin was
90 wholly absorbed in his own
thoughts to notice this at all.
''You see" he went on, without pause,
S, throwing off his ulster and giving it
o Williams, he returned to the little
-o1,r, who rua,a all aana,1,r o,,~c;4;x...
is next words, ST felt little doubtful
bout the genuineness of that will
yhen found that Hunter and Ketchum
yere going to contest it. To be sure, it
eemed all right enough, so far as I
ould judge from the mere copy that
enner sent us; still 1 could not help
ceiling some serious misgivings. With
ut mentioning this fact to you, set
lyself to the task of discovering whom,
! case the will should prove to be
fraudulent, could suspect. / was not
ing in arriving at definite conclu-
on. That very generous legacy to
enner had looked rather significant to
e from the first, and l made up nv
ind that if there was anything
rong about the will, Jenner was the
st person to be investigated. Her
ysterious disappearance as soon as I
unter and Ketchum had thrown the :
Sc into court confirmed my sus- 3
cion; consequently, when l received
telegram from our New York attcr- (
,ys, announcing the decision of the Z
urt and demanding an explanation i
ON me-which was natural enough d
lder the circumstances-my plans took a
finite shape at once. I resolved to f
mt Jenner up, if it took half my for !
ne and ali of Pinkertons men to do r
1t would take too long TO Y
tail the curious circumstances 6
at gave us our first clew; but at last +,
und her away up in Vermont among 4
rangers and on her deathbed. She 4,
d been fatally injured in a railway q
cident while on her way to Rutland, Il