Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-08-23

far as any one could Spe-nUt bureau
drawer had been disturbed. and father y
gold watch was ticking peacefully under
his pillow; even his wallet in his vest pocll-
ct had not been opened. There was n
small roll of bank notes in it, and some
change; father never carried much mon
ey. | suppose if fathers wallet and
watch had been taken | should not have
been suspected at all.
was discharged. rs have said, from
lack of evidence, and have returned to
my home. free, indeed. but with this
awful burden of suspicion upon my Shout
ders. That brings me up to the present
day. returned Yesterday evening This
evening Henry Ellis has been over 20 Sce
me; he will not come again, for | have
forbidden him to do so. This is what
said to him:
Il know you are innocent, you know |
am innocent. TO all the world we are
under suspicion-l more than you, but
we are both under suspicion. If we are
known TO be together that suspicion is
increased for both of us. | do not care
for myself, but do care for you. Sep
arated from me, the stigma attached 10
YOU will soon fade away, especially if
you should marry elsewhere"
Then Henry interrupted me- 81 will
never marry elsewhere!" said he.
could not help being glad that he said
it, but | was firm.
III you should see some good woman
whom you can love, it will be better for
you to marry elsewhere" said |.
Il never will" he said again. He put
his arms around me, but | had strength
to push him away.
you never need, if ] succeed in what
l undertake, before you meet the other"
said |. | began to think he had not cared
for that pretty girl who boarded in the
same house, after all.
"What is that" he said. What are
you going to undertaken
ITO find my fathers murderer" said |.
Henry gave me a strange look; then, be-
fore l could stop him, he took me fast in
his arms and kissed my forehead.
las God is my witness, Sarah, believe
in your innocence" he said. And from
that minute | have felt sustained and
fully confident of my power TO do what
/ have undertaken.
My fathers murderer l will find. To-
morrow begin my search. | shall first
make an exhaustive examination of the
house, such as no officer in the case has
yet made. in the hope of finding a clue.
Every room ! propose to divide into
square yards, by line and measure, and
every ole al those square yards l will
study as if It were problem in algebra.
l have n theory that it is impossible
for any human being to enter any house
and commit in it deed of this kind and
not leave behind traces which are as the
known quantities in an algebraic equa-
ton to those who can use them.
There is a chance that / shall not be
quite unaided. Henry has promised not
to come again until bid him, but he is
TO send n detective here from Boston
one whom he knows. In fact, the man is
n cousin of his, or else there would be
small hope of our securing him, even if
l were to offer him large price.
The man has been remarkably success
full in several cases, but his health is not
good; the work is n severe strain upon
his nerves, and he is not driven to it by
any lack of money. The physicians have
forbidden him TO undertake any new
case, for n year at least, but Henry is
confident that we may rely upon him for
this.
will now lay this aside and go to bed.
Tomorrow is Wednesday; my father will
have been dead seven weeks. To-mOri
row morning l commence the work, In
which, if it be in human power, aided by
a higher wisdom, l shall succeed.
Ito be continued)