Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04

q clumsy instrument he must have bun
glei the job considerably"
mot at all That arrowhead l. steep
cd In virulent poison. "
''The dcuocr' cried Merrick, drop
ting u hastily. why did you not
warn mo of it, danger might have
cut myself and gone the same way as
isur Francis Briarfeld How do you
know the muricr was 80 e,ccutcdf'
II told You alDut the drscolorcd
wound In the palm Of the night hand
Mcrrick nodded
well" continued. that was the
cau-c - death. as there was neither
scra,oh nor violence on any other part
of the body. ! picked up that arrow'
bead In the fireplace % the dining room
of the Fen inn. where 10 had doubtless
bcn thrown by Felix after the com.
initial 10 the crime ="
Where did be gct the arrUwhcadF'
"Tha, H. just what puzzled mc for n
long time Fortunately rcmcml-rcd
that the en,ranc. 10 Bollin Hall Wa
deckcl with u perfect Armory ~ savage
w,ap,ns mad. an excuse ~ locking
nj the picture gallery and - gained nj.
mission to the hall "
mi you find anything likely to con
trm your suspicionsf'
"Yos found that an arrow had
tscn removed from the wall.
"lIow could you tell THAR
"B"cause the wcapons were arranged
In patterns and one of the patterns was
incumplctc Moreover. OH comparing
that arrowhead with tho~e on the wall
found II was precisely similar In ap'
pcarancc
"IIumph." said Merrick thought
fully. There Is only one deduction To
b. taken from all this Felix stole the
arrowhead. and knowing II to L. pot
sonod rode to the Fen inn a. Kill his
brother. lie l. a clever scUundrcL"
VERY clever indeed. answered dry.
ly. But for you. Merrics. he would
have bai'lod mo altogether "
IL think you have him this time, laid
Merrick. laughing. Now. what do you
intend TO do n.Nti''
Have the pool dragged for the boiy
and Felix Briariield arrested "
Before doing - IL would b. adyisa.
BILE "a find Rose strcnt Or her father
"Why s0i'
because they only can give i.ri,ive
evidence as 90 the commit,al 81 the
crime Failing them. Felix may slip
through your fingers"
They won't show up or give evi'
doncr fur their own sake"
"In that case they must bcfound and
forced into confession. said tho doctor
quickly. "And what about Felix and
Miss Bcllini"
They arc now In town-Mrs and
Miss Bollin In Swansea square AMI fe-
lia at his chambers in Jermyn street :"
II wonder II Felix Il sill In commu'
nication with Ro-e stront," puoricd
Merrick half 10 himself.
"li's not impossible. Whatever Ross
str,nt was OF l., shc Is not u waiting
maid. believe some guilty bond
unitos the pair. and Rose assisted Felix
In hi. scoundrelly schemes out of pur,
love"
Hardly" responded Merrick Ill
Roso loved Felix. she would not assist
him TO marry Olivia. and by removing
Francis she certainly did "a Fl"
"Tiow would IL do To $50 Felix at hi
chambers and bully him into confcs'
sioui'
"you won't manage that Your man
l. too clever"
"IIc can't do much against the proofs
In my possession. "
"He'll deny anything"
AT all events. I'lltry. Merrick. This
evening I'll call on Felix and swear
tha, am going To have him arrested
for the murder of his brother. That
will bring him TO his knees"
"'It might, and IL might not Better
look for Rose Strent.
"If any one knows where she Il to be
found. IL IL Felix. lcan't do better than
sse him"
Try II by all means. said the doctor
doubtfully "but I'm afraid you won't
get much satisfaction out ~ 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 in get
ting warrant for his arrest Al pres
ent Felix will simply order you out OF
his rooms"
"I'll run the risk OF that, ] answer
ed and shortly afterward took my de-
parture .
I could not now complain Of lack OF
interest In my life Il took mo all my
time 20 keep tho many details Of this
case In mind. There was no doubt that
I hal already solved the mystery, and
that Felix was guilty u his brothers
death. Yet. as Merrick said, II would
b. necessary TO find the body and thus
establish conclusive proof Of the crime
before the murderer could H. convicted
When this was done. the evidence Ia
hand would be sufficient to insure his
condemnation. For my part, believed
that he would bc driven into u corner
and forced to confess his completely In
tho crime.
Firmly convinced Of this mans guilt
I was determined he should not marry
Olivia The crime had been committed
for her sake. and seeing that he had be-
haved In % cowardly n fashion u WE
q ft retribution that he should not
achieve his purpose II Wa. no use to
warn Olivia u TO tho true character
Of Felix. as she firmly believed him TO
te Francis and would decline Ia believe
my story. Under these circumstances j
judged IL advisable 10 see Felix Mt his
chambers and warn him that ! knew
all. Terrified by the predicament In
which he found himself. he might leave
England. and thus Olivia would be
saved from lifelong misery. His spunish.
ment for the crime would occur later
On, ~, notwithstanding his flight. he
could be arrested On the continent whi!o
sztrsditioa treaties were In foro&