San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-25

proved 70 have O-od n natural GeaJn ne
/ aggravatcs his of,ense very considerably
and rises TO u somewhat high rank in
cur criminal brigade Didn't l warn
you in The beginning that this murder
business was full Of pitfalls?"
1.-The warming hasn't helped me
much" said Inspector Briggs, gloom
lily.
Base ingratitude, sir, said Detect
i've Goringe, with sigh. II sympa-
thize with you, am sure. know the
state of your feelings now. Something
like the French ideal of an Englishman
one who wants to go out and kill
something. You are eager now to go
out and arrest somebody for murder.
All this disappointment comes of taking
a violent interest in people who commit
capital offenses-a class of people upon
whom it. is difficult TO place the least
dependence. My lesser delights in track
ing thieves-who are usually as sane as
company promoters-have, after all,
their corresponding advantages. What
ever you do, inspector, please don't lose
| your temper WlIn me
"I'll try not to-but this isn't any
[ time for chaff. We shall get into reg
ular stew here if we don't look sharp.
Here is Vickery arrested on his own con-
fession, which he sticks to- And here
are Steinworth and the young medical,
both at large, with no protecting eye
upon them. Now if none of these is
really connected with the job we're i'll
J laundering mess, and if the two men
at large, or either of them, prove to be
mixed up with the affair, and if either
or both of them hook it right away,
we'll fall in for severe censure."
care they aware your lynx eye is not
directed upon tbem?
II suppose they are"
"Have you no lingering suspicion
now of Leclerc? He was prime favor
tie with you for short time"
"Just a trifle," said the inspector
eff Steinworth and Vickery are out of
it he would still, to my suspicious
mind-that is, if the robbery business
hadn't been handed over to you-stand
a good chance of being run in. "
Miss Rodney, of course, being in
your suspicious mind the accomplish
the locker of the doors, and so forth?"
observed Goringe, glancing fixedly at
the finger nails of his left hand.
well, yes" said the inspector, after
a pause. 1.-THE young man seemed to
be all eyes and ears for DR.. Percival's
evidence. But tell me one thing-did
You know from the beginning that Mrs.
d. wasn't killed by the chloroform?"
81 inferred from a conversation / had
with DR.. Percival that he had other
views.
"And with that knowledge-for, of
course, you won't allow me to call it
anything else-do you think you were
quite candid with me?"
"Quite. acted as thought best. I
told you not to be quite sure it was
chloroform. If you had known positive
ly from the start that Mrs Davorn died
a natural death you would have lost all
interest in the case. If you confined
yourself TO the tracking of the thief
you would have perplexed me. / own l
am the essence of selfishness. But come,
don't lose heart. The corOner's inquiry
is not yet over. The coroner-that hope
lessly fatigued poor fellows as much
perplexed as yourself, and he's pretty
sharp customer, believe me. There is
work to be done yet, and work for both
of us. am going to do little of my
share of it tonight"
SIN what way?"
''The house-No. Is, Imean, of course
is now deserted, is it not?"
Eyes. Miss Rodney has left all the
keys with me, and we have shut the
place up until further orders. You will
find every door locked and every win
dow securely hasped."
st suppose 1 may have the keys?"
Certainly. For what purpose, may
l ask?"
ST am going to sleep there tonight.
The coroner s court reassembles ON Mon
day, and am going to see if I can't do
good deal toward clearing up my
share of the mystery before that highly
intelligent foreman declares what the
verdict of the jury is. "
"That's a very simple matter. surely. "
"You never know. The other doctor,
who assisted Percival at the post NOR
tenn, may have some new light to throw
ON the case"
"That isn't very likely"
perhaps not. But what want to do
before Monday is to collar those 10 Bank
of England notes"
81 wish you luck"
(Which means you do not think l am
going to succeed. Oh, pray, don't apollo
gizer"
81 suppose there is no use in inquir-
ing what your plans are?''
AT present my plans are merely to
sleep in the house tonight. Tomorrow l
will ask you to keep me company for
Al. A., - l..