Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-29

Have the pool dragged for the body
and Felix Briarfield arrested
Before doing so it would be advis;,.
bic TO find Rose Strent or her father.
why SOP
Because they only can give positive
evidence as to the committal of the
crime. Failing them, Felix may slip
through your fingers. -
They won't show up or give evil
dence for their own sake
In that case they must be found and
forced into confession" said the doctor
quickly. And what about Felix and
Miss Bellin?''
They are now in town--Mrs. and
Miss Bcllin III Swansea square and Fee
liX at his chambers i'll .Iermyn street,
Il wonder if Felix is still in commu-
nication with Rose Strent,'' queried
Merricb half to himself.
ITS not impossible. Whatever Rose
Strent WAS or is, she is not waiting
maid. | believe some guilty bond
unites the pair, and Rose assisted FeliX
in his scoundrelly schemes out of pure
love.
Hardly" responded Merrick ''If
Rose loved Felix, she would not assist
him to marry Olivia, and by removing
Francis she certainly did SC"
How would it do to see Felix at his
chambers and bully him into comics.
sion:''
''Yor won't manage that. Your man
| is too clever.
He can { do much against the proofs
i'll my possession.
He'll deny anything"
AT all events, I'll try, Merrick. This
| evening I'll call on Felix and swear
that l am going to have him arrested
for the murder of his brother. That
| will bring him to his knees. "
at might, and it might not. Better
look for Rose Strent'
IF any one knows where she is to be
found, it is Felix. l can't do better than
see him.
Try it by ali means, =" said the doctor
doubtfully, but I'm afraid you won t
get much satisfaction out of him. First
find Rose Strent, have the pool dragged
and the body found. Then, what with
the evidence of Fundy and that arrow
head, you Will have no difficulty III get
ting warrant for his arrest. AT pres
ent Felix will simply order you out OF
his rooms. -
I'm run the risk of that, answer.
ed and shortly afterward took my de.
parture.
/ could not now complain of lack OF
interest in my life 1t took me all my
time to keep the many details of this
case in mind. There was no doubt that
had already solved the mystery, ant
that Felix was guilty of his brother:
death Yet, us Merrick said, it woul(
be necessary to find the body and thu:
establish conclusive proof of the Grim.
before the murderer could be convicted
, When this was done, the evidence il
, hand would be sufficient to insure hi.
condemnation. For my part, l believed
that he would be driven into a cornel
and forced to confess his completely il
| the crime.
: Firmly convinced of this man S guilt
WIS determined he should not MARI
| Olivia. The crime had been committed
for her sake, and seeing that he had be
haved in so cowardly a fashion it wa
3 | q fit retribution that he should no
achieve his purpose. 1t was no use t.
: warn Olivia as to the true characte
t | of Felix, as she firmly believed him t
| be Francis and would decline to believ
| my story. Under these circumstances
, | judged it advisable to see Felix at hi
/. chambers and warn him that / knew
all Terrified by the predicament il
}. which he found himself, he might leav
England, and thus Olivia would b
y saved from lifelong misery. His punish
1t mcnt for the crime would occur late
'e OF, as, Notwithstanding his flight, b
Is could be arrested on the continent whiI
u eXtradition treaties We're in force.
After dinner l therefore went to cal
d On Felix His rooms We're in Jermyl
T" street, and as mine We're just aroun
the corner i'll Duke street / had not far t
70 go. My visit was paid on the chance O
or finding him in, as / did not wish to pr,
ri him on his guard by notifying him Of m
" wish for an interview As the twins, il
n spite of constant disagreement, Occupie
ss the same rooms, ! could not but wondt
a. at the nerve of Felix in coming back
the apartments where every familia
> object would remind him of his fratr
q cidal act.
I'd 1t was just at s o'clock when reacl
as ed the door of the chambers At the fox
90 of the stairs found the caretaker Ell
" sconced i'll glass box like an insec
d. To him addressed myself. He was a
old friend of mine and rather an oddii
IL. i'll his way.
is Mr. Briarfeld Within"
I'd MIR. Francis Briarfield is in h
rooms" said the caretaker, 'but M
Felix is III Paris. I"
ed Of course i guessed that this woul
as be the answer and secretly admired Il
ng dexterity with which Felix had carrie
Il! out his plans Doubtless in the end, whe
D. his brother did not return, or rath
when his pretended self did not rea
IT. pear, he would account for it by an q
to cident in the eastern deserts. Howeve
he my business was with Felix, alias Fra
,i- els, so / made no comment on the car