The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-15

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AsI reflected over the matter the fnd-
Ing OF the human Anger In the mardered
mans valise and my subsequent dtscoy-
cry that corresponding member ives
missing from the s6f accused's hand
came forcibly to my mind.
AS soon as had finished reading the
manuscript went 10 visit the young
artist In his cell at the jail. He wss
strangely moody and had little to cay.
Presently his manner changed.
You have read the manuscripts ]
gave youi" he asked
Yes" replied.
Can you believe that she ever COM
mitted the murderr'
II cannot. There IL q great mistake
IA great mystery somewhere"
You are right" he answered, land
am going to solve that mystery.
know she is innocent. Look at this and
tell me what you think Of it," Here hs
produced piece Of paper about 8 inches
square on which drawing had been re-
Gently made. II was pen drawing
an excellent piece Of work-showing
scene by moonlight. A lew, well
trimmed hedge and grove OF trees
formed q shadowy background. In the
foreground, the moonlight plainly re-
vealing their features, were two men,
one slightly behind the other, an uplift-
ed knife in his hand. As looked closer
at the picture started violently as
recognized the features OF the one In ad-
vance as belonging to the man who had
been so mysteriously murdered near
Darkwood Hall. The other, who held
the uplifted knife, showed a man Of
about 80 years of age. with q short,
stubby beard and dressed as laborer.
What does this mean?" 1 asked,
turning to Gerald in astonishment.
Do You recognize either Of the faces
In the picture9'' be asked. a
YES, replied. "One has the face
and form of the man who was muir
dered."
"You.are sure of it?''
"Yes."
A bright light cleaned in the young
artists eye.
"You knew the deceased thsnS"
asked.
NO"
''You have seen him
Never"
"Yet you drew this picturef"
"Yes."
II don't understand surely"-
He interrupted me with wave of his
hand.
''Listen." he said. II will explain.
said that would solve the mystery
! would discover the real murderer, for
whose crime have been arrested. This
Is his picture" AS he spoke he placed
his finger upon the picture Of the man
with the uplifted knife In the drawing.
looked at the speaker In amazement.
Had he taken leave of his sensesf
He saw the astonishment upon my
face and continued hastily:
II see you are surprised--I am often
surprised at it myself--it is something !
cannot explain, but the scene you see On
this paper came to me In the middle OF
the night following that on which the
murder was committed. 1t has twice
been repeated. Call it dream, vision or
what you will, II so stamped itself upon
my brain that was able to reproduce
1t in the drawing as accurately as X Il
had actually trsnspired before my very
eyes. Photographs of this drawing are
now in the hands of the detectives, and
/ have hopes that the murderer will
soon be caught"
/ could not help but be impressed
with the sanguine manner Of the young
lrtist; yet, being very skeptical, could
regard the matter in no other light than
that of an illusion or the product of an
excited imagination. But there was the
likeness OF the murdered man-that was
something that set my, whole reasoning
faculties into tangle.
Believing that Grace Dangerfield is
innocent, how do you account for her
confessing to have committed the
crimeg" asked.
1T is all very strange, he answered
D er pause. Why, 1t is absurd to
>.ink she is guilty. for an near as can
judge by the evidence In the case must
have been with her at the very moment
that the murder was committed. re-
member that the clock struck 8 just a.
came through the hall after left her.
But, then, there is her confession, and
in addition to that there is the mystery
of the missing finger. All taken to-
gether makes the whole affair seem de-
eidedly strange, I"
A.