Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18

YORKVILLE, s. C
Miss Dora-Dora-I love you madly,
passionately, and"-
"Well, DON t say any more. If that is
true and you love me madly, passionate
ly, why, then you will surely wait till
January for your answer. This was
said rather curtly, and Mr.. Thauret's
hopes sank, but rose again to fever heat
as she said very softly: "There, I did
not mean to hurt you. You must not
think me hard. But I must win that
wager. Not so much for the money as
for the qualification Of proving to Bob
that I have some control over myself
Surely if you truly love me you will
not begrudge me that satisfaction"
"No, no, sweet one Have your own
way I'll wait Only say that there is
some chance of my succeeding.
"Why. Of course, every one has o
chance. But must not tell you how
great yours is, because if I did would
not be winning my bet fairly. And I
must say good night, " with which she
left him. Her last words fingered with
him, and be took comfort. For what
could she mean but that his chances
were good, since if otherwise how could
the telling prevent her from winning
her wager? Nevertheless, as the weeks
went on he tried many times to get q
more definite reply from her, but never
succeeded. Still he hugged the cherish
ed hope to his heart and waited as pa
tiently as man could.
Randolph was simply miserable all
the time. Whenever he was with Dora,
she was good to him, kind to him and
often used tender tones that thrilled his
heart. But he, too, failed to get any
thing from her, save the old request that
he should be patient and wait He, too,
waited, but not patiently.
Meanwhile, in New York, Mr.. Barnes
was still burrowing into everything that
seemed to have any connection direct or
otherwise with the mystery or mysteries
that bafaed him. OF one thing he had
satisfied himself beyond all doubt That
was that Mr.. Fisher had not been i'm
plicated in the train robbery. His spy
had found that he had been absent from
the city during three days at the time
of the crime, but this very fact had been
shown to be his safeguard.
By some skillful work the man dis
covered that during that time he had
simply been off shooting ducks in part
of the country where it would have
been impossible for him to be an accom-.
plice. This simple fact should not have
been hard to discover were it not that
Fisher had kept his trip secret. This
for some time puzzled the detective, but
finally he followed him out of the city,
and practically accompanied him on a
similar outing, after which he learned
that his sister was morbidly opposed to
all killing, whether for sport or for
livelihood. 1t was to humor this idea
that her brother made his excursions In
secret. The spy learned from the man
from whom the dogs were hired that
Mr.. Fisher had used them in December.
So that left him out Of the score, or at
least so it seemed. 1t was still possible
that he was implicated in the ruby rob-
berry, though, save that he was present,
there seemed nothing against him. Mr..
Barnes did not entirely leave him out
of the account.
Thus practically the detective made
no progress, and was chagrined to be
compelled to admit it. Finally, how
ever, an idea occurred to him, upon
which the more he dwelt the more fas-
cinated he became with it. To put it
into practice, however, he felt that he
must await the return Of Mr.. Mitchell
He thought he would injure his cause
by seeking him and so disturbing him
during his pleasure trip.
The Mitchels did not keep their prom
ise to 90 to the White mountains, but,
ON the contrary, prolonged their west
ern travel, so that it was November be-
fore they were at home again and tenn
porarily quartered at the Fifth Avenue.
A few days after, Mi. Barnes sent up
his card, and, as usual, was cordially
received.
"Any news Of my wife's ruby?" ask
ed Mr.. Mitchell, grasping the detective
warmly by the hand.
"No, Mr.. Mitchell I am sorry to say
that I am utterly unable to prove any
of my theories about that But have
come to a set determination, and one
that to you may seem peculiar one. l
have come to ask your assistance in the
murder case" D."
"Why, certainly, I will help you.
Did / not tell you 80 at the very outset?
Have I not always been willing to talk
freely to you?"
"You have, but as long as thought
that you yourself might have committed
the chine, how could I come. to you to
ask you to assist me?"
"Then ! am to understand that 1t
present you do not suspect me?"
II have come to that conclusion at
last and wish now that I had done 80
sooner"
"Would you mind telling me why
you have altered your mind? You have
told Inc so much that seemed to imph-
cate me that I am curious to hear the
other side"
"Certainly. I overheard your wager.
Then came the robbery and then the
murder Later there was second jewel
robbery. All Of these crimes occurred
within the limit which you set. One OF
them of course you committed. Itseems
more probable that you stole the single
ruby, for in doing that you committed a
crime for wh;"h you could not he pun