The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17
PART V.


and solid Judgment, He thought slow
ly, but us rule, he thought sure, and
he generally came TO the right concfu-
sion. We had been acquainted ever
since we entered the force, ana had
worked deal together, and knew each
others methods and ways. l told him
everything I had seen and observed
and waited rather arSiously for. the re-
marks that should follow In my Idea
there could be no doubt who had com
mItted the robbery, but Ben would not
give any opinion on the subject.
You know, Jack" he said, 'thht you
must always give me time to think over
things. Let US have Il pipe aogcthef
and when that's through maybe l may
have seen summat, but It looks dark TO
me now!"
So we sat In the cofree-room of the
hotel and smoked together In silence.
Rra finished his first pipe and filled an.
other, and sat there, with crossed
knees and closed eyes. for all the world
like q craven image and about us mo-
tlonless. l thought he would have
never done, but knew him too well to
Interrupt his train OF thought. AT last,
after a good hour or more, he opened his
eyes-stretched himself-ynwned and
said:
Lets so for walk and have look
about the place!"
It was n wet morning, not at all
fitted for stroll, but I wouldn' t gain
say Ben, so we sailed out side by side.
and took our way up the village street,
until we reached the open country.
You don't seem TO catch on to the
idea OF lover, Ben," ventured to say.
mo. Jack! l don't" he answered
briefly.
"why not?"
Because no lady would be such n fool
as to meet man, as she oughtn't to-
in her own grounds, and before the
eyes OF her servants. Mind! don't
say as they haven't done II and worse
things besides. but not such Il woman
aE sou describe this Lady Ellesmere.
with a determined character and mas
tcrful will. II she went to meet the
man at all, which doubt,-and you
know how servants are always ready
to make the worst OF everything their
employers may do, especially II. as In
this case, they don't like them-she
went to send him away, or warn him on
the grounds. Sir Charles told YOU he
believed that n spy was get upon his
movements. which, as likely as not, Is
true. What II this loafer were the spy.
an her ladyshlp. believing the young
man was gone for good, went to pay
and dismiss him? II is us likely a no.
tion as not"
"of course It might be-" answered.
In dissatisfied tone. for I had felt 80
sure that Ben would fall In with the
ideas I had formed concerning the case:
"out, how then. do you suppose the jew
els were dbstracted?"
Have patisnce" he replied, 81
haven't come TO that part OF the mat
ter yet"
We were walking along some fields as
he spoke. and drawing near to the
churchyard whore Sir Henry lay bur-
led.
This where they put the poor old
man." I observed, as we entered the
wicket gate. Its n pity he can't rise
again for an hour or two and let US
hear what he knows about the affair"
Ben grinned in his queer manner
and we walked to the opposite side Of
the churchynrd where the baronet was
buried. II had been his particular wish
80 had been aold, not TO be laid In
the damp family vault, with his molder-
ing fOretnthers. but out in the open