The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-17

avs III calmly, out EoSttlVcly lak'r
shows signs Of annoyance.
"liow? | cant see it.
IF my brother. Adrian dyke,
stopped to the crime of murder, in or.
der to possess himself of this book,
does it seem likely that he would merc-
ly tear out one lcaf,-even If IL were
an important one to him. destroy
that. and keep the book which could
not have been of value to him, rum
n ng the risk of it's being found. to
turn M rs Il silent, but damning wit.
| ness against him? Would he not have
| destroyed the book, leaf and all? lie
, has had ample time tn do so"
Takcr thinks. The same idea tor one
much like it, has q Cured to him.
We'll" he says. slowly, II did
think of that | put IL down that in
his hurry, he thought only OF the leaf
that he wanted, and did not take time
To get rid of the book"
mo, | feel that that is not 50. |
have reasons for thinking 81. | have
made up my mind, Takcr. | can't tell
you what you wish to know" The
detectives face falls. But | have
formed q plan which will enable YOU
to get at the right side of this matter.
My brother told me to-day that he had
actually believed me guilty. believe
he did; but when he left me he
was convinced of my innocence.
He expressed Il willingness to help me:
more than this, he said he would OK.
pend large sums of money to prove ii.
lie is q ing tn send To New York and
Philadelphia for detectives. You can
arrange it so that you can he employed
by him. You will then he near him,
can watch him without risk OF suspicion
on his part. If YOU find that he is
playing me false, then | will tell you
what ! know and you can act upon IL.
If not land ! don't think you wild, fol-
low out the ideas which he will give
you. and | think You will get at the
bottom of this
Takcr shakes his head.
81 think you are way Off, he says,
How can he spend large sums OF
money when his property is mortgagcd
up to the handle. when he could not
give your $40 to help Won out of the
holc?'
''llow do vou know his property is
mortgagcd?' sharply.
The detective looks at him %rcproach.
fully.
'What do you suppose ! have been
doing?!' he says. - vent to work to
find a reason for your brothers action
toward YOU a cause for TIE crime. !
didn't think he did it for fun, nor for
the money and jcwclrv oithc murdered
man. ! found out that he has lost big
money in the past two years. that his
property was mortgaged. d! went to
his house to get it out of him. ] got it.
He as much rs admitted it and more:
he said that when his mortgages came
due he would lift en-"
And if he expects To have
money to do this. he will surely have
it to carry ont his plans for my saliva
ton"
perhaps
"You know where he expects to &C;
this money!
well. / have an idea. His aunt has
just died. She is pretty well fixed"
''Iou have struck it. Takcr. That is
where he expects to get il. That much
will tell YOU. He expects To fall HEN
To the money of his dear aunt"
II believe Dickens wrot, a book
called Great Expectations"
YES"
People don't always get what they
expect,
That is true. But | don't think
there is any doubt about it in this case.
| told you my secret w"s a family
onc?"
Yes
1T concerns this. | won't tell YOU
any more. You follow my advice. DO
as say, and You will find that l am
right"
Takcr remains silent. He is think
ing, ii this secret concerns the fortune
of the aunt, there must be something
strange about il that the particulars
should be kept hidden. Perhaps there
vas some chance of the money no.
coming to Adrian Dyke; something,
but what?
THE will is To be read to.morrow.'
he thinks. III be on hand to hcari it. II
he won't tell me III ferret it on. for
myself" Aloud, he says:
"All right, f'ranklyn. I'll follow
out your plan. | think yo'rc
mighty foolish. | believe if You would
tell me. you would be out of here
before night, and your brother would
be in your place
''Taker, what put me in this jail?'
1.-THE evidence at the inquest"
cit seemed to bc sufficiently strong
to cause suspicion to fall upon me-"
"ies, to these haysccds here, not to
me"
"Well. if you had not formed an
other idea, merely Il suspicion aroused
by chance, You might have thought
the same
Perhaps"
Every well. You formed an idea
a suspicion entered your mind that
my brother vas guilty. What was it?''
His action at the inquest, his I'M
c~asiness.'
Don't you think that the though.
of his brothers guilt, which was even
then torturing his mind, might have
caused his agitation"'
lit might"
(IO BE ~COntinucd.)