The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-03-30

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And if she isn here now, exclaimed
the old woman. with look of genuine
gladness.
John Bridger turned. and came face to
face with Miss Marchden
She wore black cloth cape trimmed
with jet fringe.
/ There was a break in the fringe close to
the right shoulder.
All once again calculated Boss Tee.
Well?' queried the doctor that eN en-
I Ing. 1t was his usual after dinner Iue>
ton and hitherto Mr.. Bridger had replied
by shake of the head Tonight how
ever, he paused and Dr Settle. noticing
the pause looked up quickly-anNi"nsly.
Any clue?
Yes.
( Not-not-yo can't suspect her
said the young man vehemeutly thus he
traying his fear>
Ny dear fellow m here To suspect
anybody aud eyeryb body-even YOU.
The expression of his host face assured
the detective that he was guiltle>~ of the
slavin. of VI. Il Himbu. h. could u" longer
hold the theory he started from the motive
of money.
But don he over troubled. OF
course the whole thing /. trouble bat
still. much ha, to be proved vet much
may have to be- improved Light may
come with tomorrow post Mn. Bndger
i, working ike a sIeuthhound in Paris. |
believe you know my wife Is French
woman. she WAS governes> at Limby
Abbey. and | met her when | went down
there ahou, the poisoning OF the l.prdship :
mari. Warpaint. She : taken tn the tee
business Ike a duck to water, and always
helps me IN my foreign work; IN fact. II
was really my wife who ierreted out the
first clue in the Vanguard Nannes affair.
believe in a woman helping her husband
even in the toughest profession. BY the
hy. what j. Mn Cuyhim like, We met
the rector again and again hut she always
seems invisible
Nrs Guyhims Well hardly know
She wear her hair parted down the mid
die aud buys her next summer clothes at
the autumn sales. at least, $50 Miss
Marchden says bat | believe she a
e,-d mother and good parish worker.
The morning pet brought the hoped
ior ligh, From Bri-Sel, there was q brief
uote
The sehnI j. near the Parc Leopold
very quiet and well-condueted Miss VI
wa- liked by al there j, no e>,apade Of
her tn reCord-her hobby was painting.
fr,m Paris the mis-iye was bulkIer
NJ i Hmbu seems To- have been
simply a saasar. whose ~,lr ann wa> to he
fr,rs sA.s His br,ther gaunut account for
the murder ..ys Alphou-,. wss not man
e. quarrel and thinks the u,otiSe mus;
have bceu highway robbery II Henri
aIl"wcd me Ia appropriate hi' bro'her ;
album thi, | send "a you Notice the
girl in the t'ainsbru hat YOU viii ,ee her
repeated in many ,,yls- l fancy she !.
In Englishwuman l. she MIS- VI Vi
No certainly MT she WAS t"o fair. to.'
.llghl. toa arvh John Brid.eT lr-akei at
her again and again. for hi- professional
agunep detected that this eiFl had entered
largely into NJ 1 Hin,bu life
The policemau. ,ail Mir ,'reen
in,erru,sing hi, study of the album
B,-~ Tec turned Ia see IN the man S
hand a foreign dagger. half covered by
y,ngealed blood
Found on the top of the p'lllrd will"w
thar aank, the rectory field gate e--evident
Is fang ,hcrr by -oue person entering the
gr,uu,ls that uay Sworn {" hy Susan
lone, - being the dagger formerly In the
possession II Marjorie Crawford Narch
deu
- spoke the constable in hi- most pro
fs--y-ional manner and voice
Shall arrest Mis- Narchdrn, -lr ,
be continued. a, Be-, Trc stood silently
regarding the weapan. IT, clear cir
cumstautial evidence. sir
Have sou seen her
W confronted her with the dagger.
bat all she -ays j.. | didn pat it on the
r.lLrd -otherwi~e, she a, dumb q, q
bell the Oldby poErrman wa- n"trd ior
the yagurnssS Of hi, -imiiir>
The motive inquired MIR Bridger.
l"Aing up suddenly
The motive viii o.zr "Ut At the trial.
>ir. Motive, arr ike ral~ IN a hole theN
Aa,h,- out when you least expect en-.
Shall | get a warrant tor her arrest
Wait vill ~cr her u,y>elf Come
{" me later
The flight up -tair,-the dagger the
let bea,ls-the evident bearing Of a Iainlu
secret. murmured John Brideer 'clea
eircumstantial e, idence. truly The bench
would bring in verdict of guilty at oucc
and vet don believe Miss Marrhden did
IL, That sirl in the tiainsbrn j, at The
bottom Of it. or M not lI,e>> Tee
Question lis she in ~ near Oldhy
Ha-yes. Il sec the rector wife. she
may throw some light on the GainSbro
whereabouts
Yes, Mn Guyhim at home an
.wered the rectory maid, usherin. MIR
Bndger into the morning room
Mr. Guyhim was seated nn how char
her Youngest child cradled nn her lap; an
other was at her feet folding Kinder.arte1
papers,
An admiral butterfly sailed into tn,
room: the second child darted after il with
whoop Mrs Guyhirn laughed At hi
vain efforts. aud A. the light of lauehter
r-e tn her eve, Boss Tee started
L wish To speak with YOU about thi,
unfortunate affair perhaps madam, tn,
intimate friend of Miss Marchden YOU may
help me little. But find have left /,
paper | require in my room, viii yor
excuse me one moment | will fetch It.
and return.
Certainly replied Mrs Guyhim still
Watching the butterfly hunt
lie said John Bridger, slappins one
knee Ha slappins the other. Nc
doubt as to motive now \ clever woman
is my Bertrade \; last this case inter
ests met reaches beyond Oldby,
Arrived at the doctor ;, he took out VI.
d Himbu' album, and turned to the 2irI
in the Gainsbro' hat
..Tamed-wrecked :, he calculated.
Venus turned Madonna. but know / m
not mistaken
Slipping the photograph out Of the al
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