Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-05-11
CHAPTER III.


a practicing physician here for more
than 20 years, and this is the first in
stance Of burglary that have known.
informed the chief constable. and, he
added with smile. che went through
n certain investigation. looking exceed
ingly solemn and wise all the time, with
the result of declaring that the crime had
been committed by some person or per-
sons unknown
What of those supposed East Indians
"They We're traced TO the adjoining
village of Meadmore, arrested and sub
jected TO an examination
with what RESULT
Nil. If they We're the guilty parties,
of course they were cunning enough to
hide the ruby beyond all possibility of
its being traced"
They certainly had every opportunity
to do So
The interview between the detective
and physician had progressed far enough
for the former to see that prodigious
laundering had marked every step on
the part of the authorities, even if it
could be conceded that any steps at all
had been taken. The fact that Miss
Livermore kept such exceedingly valu-
able jewels in safe III her own house
was a standing invitation for desperate
men to make Just such a visit as had
been made The wonder was that it
was DELAYED so long The safe might
have been sufficiently secure to resist a
regiment of soldiers. and yet SO long AS
she Of necessity possessed the secret of
the combination ii could be obtained on
demand precisely asst had been obtained,
prospecting the niece OF the deceased,
Miss Glider, whore is she:'
''She was visiting among her relatives
at Northampton when she received my
telegram sulnmoning her to her aunt's
bedside. She responded at once. hut of
course did not arrive until some hours
after her death. She and Mr.. Fairchild
We're at the funeral
"Wh is Mr.. Fairrhild?"
"A Young lawyer III this place"
There must have been good many
others at the funeral. Why do You refer
to him by namc:'
1T is generally considered that he will
soon become the husband OF Miss Gil
der
..Do Won know such ,o Inc the fac,Yr
81 an, NOT bonorod with +ho confidence
of Mr. Tarchild.'
Nor with that of Miss Glider"
..>-n+ +o tho extant tha+ vorr ouostion
would imply"
..IvLo+ I'M IVA dana with +bo bon,a
o,d rho ,r,,,ort,. loft Inv tha 1ota Miss
Ti,er,,orl.,
..N-o .ho11 no .,o,.o,,,od Inv tho ino4r,c-
tior. corto;,od !, tbo viii That fellows
-. ,,,o++o,. of on,,,sa,
Datoctivn Manson was o,,icl, 70 NOTICE
tbe use of the pronoun. If came in the
nature of II revelation to him.
Then Won are one of the executors"
The physician inclined his head. Ho
was now quito cool and self possessed.
The two Gentlemen looked at each other
from behind their rcspeceivc clouds of
tobacco smolIe and talked as though they
had been acouainted for wears.
"Nho is the other exocutor:'
Pardon mr. Mr.. Manson. but it
strikes me that vouruucstions are taking,
singular line
And YOU will pardon me. doctor, If
the seem 20 be objectionable"
Il would hardly put it as strong as
that. The information You ask could he
readily obtained elsewhere, and it would
he rude in me TO refuse it. 1t was only
that | failed to see the bearing of tLu
knowledgcvcu sock. NJ. Aaron Eirchett
an oldnrlv Gentleman and q 1avvynr v.hu
has spent all his life in Ellenville, is the
other executor of fire estate."
The late Miss Livermore having been
buried, | presume the will has been
rcaI:"
Yes INT NOT vet admitted to nro.
hate Would Won like to know i+s nro.
visicns."
~ confess 70 some curiosity in thot
direction"
Tho lo+o Misc Iivormoro had NO roo,
re1atives oxrent;np her niece Mis-.
C.;11o,. Che sao,n9 ~ bovn hoo,, oe
trorood from all besides bor Whit n,ore
not,,rol therefore than that sbo ebnrII
bo,.o ,,.il1od oro,.vtb;nr 70 NE.s E,o1,.,,
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