The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-19

orr he a dbroken in or been concealed
in tho house, aurely your brother would
not have been fully dressed before day.
light to receive him" ,
"And II someone inside had killed
him." l added, they could have locked
the door agaiu."
Eyes" said Phillips. grimly; "if they
were fools thoy might have pursued
that method Of fastening the crime upon
themselves. Your remark shows you
lust how stupid even tho intelligent
criminal can be and usually iS."
felt myself flush at his words and
| tone; but It would have been worIe
than foolish to take %offensc.
Then It only remains" l said ITO
identify the person who made the mp
psiutmeRs to meet my hvother,"
THAT Is all" he replied rather irrlta'
bly,; ''but meanwhile. | imagine II Is
nearly your dinner hour, and with your
permission, / will go TO my room and
wash up a bit"
To toll tho truth, l was not altogether
sorry to DO rid OF my ally Tor q lew mo.
ments, until l could recover my com.
posuro. showed him TO his room In
silence.
ave IAall dine In about fifteen min.
utes," l 1aid as he closed the door. Then
| wont 10 my niecO'S room and knocked.
AT first there was no response, and |
knocked again moro decidedly. lheatd
her moving, aud q moment later the
door was opened q few inches. Her face
was Bet in grim lines.
81 came to see whether you were not
coming down TO dinner. There Is a gUn'
tlemOn here" began.
II should think you would know bot
tor than TO invite anyone at such u
time" Sho said bitterly. ii certainly
shall not come down"
"But, Mary" l pleaded. at is dOlec.
tive from tho city, a Mt. Phillips, and
the best man in his profession"
$50 much the worse" and sho shut
the door IN my face.
went down stNira again, filled with
new fears aud anxietios. What would
Phillips think OF such actions? They
could hardly fail TO strike him as moro
than peculiar. Even IN mo they 70.
aroused vague suSpictons which ] had
partially laid aside. still, II Shc vas
going to act 90 strangely, perhaps, alter
all, 1t was as we'll that ho should not SEQ
her.
In this state Of mind | sat down TO
dinner with my guest, pleading tho OK.
cnse Of u bad headache 10 account for
my nioCO's absence.
avery natural" hc replied, as ! wont
on TO elaborate my apologi0I; "still, |
hopo to DO ablO TO Hoe Miss Smith DO.
fore my departure"
"f don't know" | began. ITO tell
Pthe truth, Mr.. Phillips, my niCCO Ia. na
| boliovo | intimated TO you, In q worry
peculiar franc Of mind. Perhaps wo
should DO SnrprisGd by nothing, conSid.
orinR the shock Bho has received; but I
feel that I ought 10 tell you tint sho 70.
oonts your presence hero aud absolutely
refuses to sec you"
"hhr" no tOpiOd, md thun RdiOh,
aitOr q few seconds oil thought: THAT
/. rather unfortunate, for II Ia absolute.
IN necessary that | should talk with her,
Lelote coming to n definite conclusion"
"Aro you AZ near success as tIat2' |
exclaimed, fairly startled by tho a8Sur.
anCO oil his nnBwor,
~ do not know how near am," ho
ansNerod, tostily, b. tRureiy yon can SEQ
how absurd 1t would DO to 90 away with.
out examining oVOry inmate oil tho
house"
II don't know how you will uCcomp'
fish IL. Mary la a worry obstinate wo'
man.
not mo ,uggoaI," 10 replied, moro
blnndly, THAT YOU frankly state tho
case to her. Say that ! am an olllcor oil
tho law aud min compelled to do my
duty, and that II sho will submit to tho
inevitable, my stay aud tho consequent
annoyance 10 het will be cut lhaFt'
acquIrBcOd In tho sound Son'o Of
this advice and little moro was said
during OUR mcnl. Whom II WA con.
rlndOd, ! vent upstairs again to my
niora'B room and fuptObcniul tho sltun.
lion III vol M ! was able. This titus J
found her, though indignant got moro
Inclined 10 look nj THUGS reasonably
"yoty we'll thon," bio sn'd, vi !