The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-07

found the button then, but did no
speak Of H. Shs said Maria was no
very well,
saw her cycling the stains on thu
door, and said had not washed then
Of, i6f / thought they might yet seFyi
a purpose in detecting the murderer
Shs looked at those on the entry door
the brightest Onea-and said she did
not soc how they could help, for there
we're no plain finger marks there, and
she should think they would make me
nervous.
I'm beyond being nervous" said L
6alurday-To.day have ionnd some
thing which l cannot understand.
have been at work in the room where
my father came to his dreadful end.
OF course some Of the most startling
evidences have been removed, The
bod 10 clean, and the carpet washed, hui
the worst horror OF 1t all Clings TO thai
room. The spirit OF murder seems Ia
haunt II. II seemed to me at llrsL that
could not enter that room, but in II
made a strange discovery.
My father, while he carried little
money about his person, was in the
habit OF keeping considerable sums in
the house; there Ia no bank within ten
miles. However, no was wary; he had
a hiding place which he had revealed
to no ons but mysSll. He had q small
stand in his room near the head Of his
bed. Under this stand. or rather under
the top OF it, he had tackled a large
leather wallet In this he kept all his
spare money remember how hise
twinkled when no showsd 1t to me.
'Fhe average mind thinks things
have either got 10 be In or on" said my
father "They don't consider there's
WAYS Of getting around grayjtAtion and
calculation"
In searching my fathers room
called 10 miHd that saying Of his, and
his peculiar system OF coucealing, and
then made my discovery. have ar
gued that in a search oil this kind |
ought not only to search tor hidden
tEacas Of the criminal, but for every
thing which had been for any reason
concealed. Something which my father
himself has hidden. something from his
past history may furnish q motive for
some one else.
The money in the wallet under the
table, some $500, had been removed aud
deposited In the bank. Nothing moro
was to be found there. / examined the
bottom Of tho bureau, and the under.
side, OF the chair seats. There are two
chairs In tho room, beside the cushioned
rocker-grsen.p painted wooden chairs,
with flag seats. found nothing under
the seats.
Then turned each OF the green chairs
completely over, aud examined the bot.
toms OF tho legs. My heart leaped
when l found bit Of leather nicely
/ tackled over one. got the tack ham.
mer aud drew the tacks. The chair leg
had been followed out, and for Rn inch
the hole was packed tight with cotton.
| began picking out the cotton, aud
soon felt something hard. II proved
to be an old fashioned gold band, quite
wido and heavy, like q wedding ring
Itook II over 10 the window aud found
this inscription on the inside: "Let
lovo abide forever" There were two
dates-.one in August, forty years ago.
and tho other In August OF this present
year.
think tho ring has pcver bssn worn /;
while the first part Of tho insert ption lie
perfectly clear II looks old, aud the last
is evidently freshly cut,
This could not have been nv mothers
ring, She had only her wedding ring.
and that was buried with her. l think
my father must have treasured up this
ring for years. but why? What does it
mean? This can hardly DO a clue; this
can hardly lead to tho discovery OF q
motive. but l will put itin tho box with
tho rest,
Sunday night--To.day, Of course, l
did not pursue my search. did not
20 to church. ! could not face old
friends that could not face me- Some.
times think that everybody in my