The morning times., 1895-08-25
=ECTDWE STORY EVER WRITTEN

aggravated by this letter from Charles and
have been busy all this afte rnoon arrang-
ing my affairs
"A this sudden alarm seized me.
A nd he unrolled a deed OF sale of a half
interest in the machine to- Herman GeIpcke
for ST.
- 1t viii need certain Signatures said
he, but even if l should die this minute,
this paper gives you sufficient evidence to
establish your claim"
II asked him to give me the agreement,
promising to keep it until his death, but
he replied by placing it in his pocket with
a package OF money.
AT the front door [ again begged him
for 1t. But he sent me away I walked
as far as the corner. There | met Charles
HOLLYWOOD. l left him, he walking
toward his fathers house. Then | went
home
But 1 could not rest. Fancy, man,
the feeling of having in your fingers the
paper you have prayed and worked for
for years, and then having it taken away
| wanted it TO keep!
Back to the HOLLYWOOD house / went
and | stole around to the library window.
me, and l flew back to the front door. 1t
was only to find that Anton HOLLYWOOD
had committed suicide.
II never saw the paper again / asked
for Charles HOLLYWOOD TO tell him that
it was mine. But they told me he had not
been home, though had seen him a couple
OF hours before. Next day / saw him for
a minute, but he said he knew nothing about
ha or tnbu a or
though l have hunted night and day to
trace it, no sigh OF it have / found"
Have you seen Charles Hollow ood
recently" | asked, not caring TO tell just
yet of my recent journey.
Yes, and / have haunted his footsteps
for weeks in hope of getting a clue to the
paper. 1t was wrapped in the package OF
money and bonds, and whoever opened
that package after Anton HOllOwOod's
death found the paper And now sir, /
ask you, as detective, TO find ii for me. y
''Onc minute, ," said, as my visitor made
move to rise, did Charles HOLLYWOOD
know about the secret entrance to the
| library"
mo; Anton HOLLYWOOD did not trust
| his son, and would not have put him in
possession of any secret. A door, sir,
| opening outside and secured as that was
| by only small bolt, nigh teasiIy have
| been entered by any one even half expert
| with mechanics tools"
| Herman Gelpcke looked unflinchmgly at
me as he said this Il will call again to-
| morrow, he said
! He strobe out of the office and left me
| sitting there with the assurance firm in
| my mind that Charles Hollowood had muir
dcred his father To get the $50 600 worth
! of money and bonds How he entered the
! house unobSeryed would come next in the
chain of links.
| Next day | found Mrs HOLLYWOOD in the
! greatest state OF agitation, with DR.. Fan
! shaw, the family physician, in attendance
| upon her He came down with her To the
| drawing-room.
Charles came home this morning, >" said
she, and is going away. He says ne viii
never return. My fathers face aaunts me,
he said When 1 asked him why he leaves
his sister, Who idolizes him "
And his sister! Can she not prevail
! upon him 10 remain?"
"Ah Here is a strange thing. Charles
| refuses to see his sister. He is sullen when
her name is mentioned. He is IN his room
now"
Il think he may suspect us, she said, as
our eyes meet.
| 4 have here the warrant for his arrest, &"
! said, "and almost proof of his guilt
| Mrs. HoIlowood's face grew more asher
! than it was.
1t VIII kill his sister" she said. Would
| it not he best, after all, to let the past lie
! dead?"
1t has gone too far. There are others in,
voIved. Better for us to follow this to the
end than to allow :, rangers to do So"
! Herman Gelpcke's strong, desperate face
came before me. That is man who would
never give up" Il said to myself.
There was step in the hall. And Hooked
| up to see Charles Hollowood standing at the
door with valis9 in his hand.
| I've come tOsay good by he said holding
out his hand to his step-mOther; And while
his hand was still upon hers L arrested him
For the murder of my father?'' he sait
slowly. For the murder of my fatherl My
God! oh, my Godi
He recovered himself in a minute
Il am ready to go. l am guilty. I con
| TESS. Yes, l am guilty. l murdered him. -
"HuSh, Charles"' said Mrs. HOLLYWOOD
who until this moment had hopes of the
young rams innocence 'You must not
speak so. You must not. Mr. Martinez y
turning TO the, ''he does not realize what
he is aying. Oh, Charles, you are youl
fahter's sou, and l loved your father
"One minute" said Charles as l drew