Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-04-27
asoo here. sir, perhaps this burglar

tl,o+ if there was a burglar among the
ines and possibly in the room early this
,,1ornino ne was deferred from taking
arTav anv of the silver scattered around,
thronoh fear Of being suspected of the |
orayeT crime, which perhaps would |
arouse the people
ct shall find the man. He has lett
sO,ondid clcw behind him. There will be
ne no dificulty in fpding him. think.
aSnccess to you. sir Whoever sent
that good old man over the dark river, |
bnIie1e insticc should be done. You can
connt mon me in any undertaking"
@Tbat is like Yourself, Doctor. Al
roody Won have rendered me good ser
vice. | shall not forget 1t IN a hurry.
81 suppose you want it all kept very
quiet, sir. ..;
tions now. for once the Coroner ana ms
tribe arrive. all clews will probably be
lost. They generally pry around anu
make a grand muss. Come WONDER
where this door leadc. Mark you' u IS
not locked on this side"
He opened it.
A room appeared to our eyes tha'
seemed to be full of cd furniture
This was the stOre-room or IllmDor
closet. such as nearly every house has
There was no carpet on the tloor.
Dust had gathered there. Mr.. ketch-
am got down on his hands and knees
Some marks on the floor Interested
him, and upon looking ! saw thaV they
were footprints in the dust
Another chance for shrewdness.
This was the door at which Ursula
had said LeonOre had entered--at least III
led from the umber-room,
Mr.. Ketcham arose without saying
ANYTHING and left me.
Presently he returned bearing IN nus
hand small slipper that Clndercila
might have worn. knew at giahcc IL
must belong to Leonore.
Bending down he fitted this upon d
foot-print in the dust. 1t showed DC,
yond a doubt that the slipper had
made it.
Remember that Doctor.
81 will: but here are marks somewhat
Iargcr-what do you make OF them
"Possibly Ursula has passed through
here at some time" he replied care
lesslv.
Perhaps he thought did not make
note of a certain fact, but | did, ana
sometime in the future | would surprise
him by mentioning it.
We shut the door Mr.. Kctcham wcnl
and replaced the slipper. Then we neio
q council of war, at which it was decldec
that all things had been done that coulc
be attended to with the exception %
overhauling the contents OF the ebony
secretary.
I left Mr.. kctCham bard at WORK "h''
| went for the Coroner.
When came back with the Oincials III
was waiting to receive us.
He bad finished his Investigations
would have given something 10 khoV
what he had discovered IN thaI eooil
desk. or if he had found anything woft'
his attention there.
His face was as expressionlesS as Ina
of the Sphinx | could learn nothln
there.
was soon lost in admiration Ct IN
manner i'm which the old detective man
ipulated the Coroners inquest
First of all he took the Coroner hin
! self upstairs They remained ava
some time,
Then the jurymcn we're ASKED 70 s'e
a up and view the corpse.
q They we're professionals. and though
only of the fee for their services.
When thev we're ushered into th
! chamber of death they ranged themselvt
:, around the side of the bed
Then the Coroner made them a HI
sneech. examined me, as doctor, upO
o. e ha r,nicnO which.
was plainly to be seen, the deceased IA
taken.
One inouisitive juror, thinking his t
T. would not be earned without some eXn
hilton Of natural curiosity, made sho
O of examining the body, but he was pc
emntorialv ordered back into his plo'
q again by the master of ceremonies
The finding was in accordance Wi
the facts laid before them.
70 Dr. Seabury had come to his dea
through the medium of a deadly polso
+. administered by his own hand.
ar Who could blame them for such re
IS dering. considering the fact that TN
III we're but obeyng the will of their leadt
le and he in turn was dominated by'N
Ketcham?
c. Having done their duty, as they co
sidered it, the hurry off to attend a
other case where drowned man "
le concerned.
GO A witness of the whole affair,
Thought to myself, how many crimes
a committed in this great city ana neN
sifted in an intelligent manner, simI
~ because there is no offer OF a rewal
and it does not pay to sift them th
oughly.
ut At last Mr.. Ketcham and ] were alc
again with the dead.
ny Even the servants had not been cal
unon for their evidence.
ch OF course this was because the det
tive had desired the whole affair to be
l ouiet as possible. so as not to arouse Il
ed in the mind of the unknown assassin.
"What now, slr?" asked him.
"Doctor, the girl expressed WISH
we see the body?"
'aS She did"
M ~ wish you would send her up her
"Shall tell her you want her?"
it "Oh. no! ] shall not be in sight
ng He touched the door OF closet as
spoke. fol4
face turn rod at the thought of havin
Ou share in IT, but should LeOnore prove
the nocent it would be best 10 learn
arS fact at once.
went down stairs.
oSe ITO BE CONTINUED
IN At Our Boarding House.
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