Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-11-15
CHAPTER II.
MIeS LUCY,S LETTgR.

EIr. Rarnaby was terribly shaken by
this discovery. The clerks, who stood
by gaping and only compromising
told me later how he shouted for his
daughter how she came running IN
and how they exchanged series OF eN-
cited questions and answers, the up
shot of which was that taaTe was no
manner of doubt that the s7.a nad been
closed properly the night before. Both
were greatly agiJated, but Mr.. Bar
nabv recovered his compOsur7 meas
urably after a few minutes q wild
sDeculation. and dispatched all but two
of the clerks TO report the matter TO
their respective employers. Thus IL
came about that took part in the mat
ter for my headquarters are ln me
same building where Barnaby's senior
counsel has his offices. l was ldllns
over the morning newspaper WueH
LAWYER MilIiken rushed IN ana pc
sought me to so instantly TO Barha-
hy's house. touch no other business
and snare 10 expense until ] had re-
covered the missing books. lie tod
me what he knew of the situation, ano
Won NAV believe that l was interested.
There is good picking for a .!etectlNe
when his client is millionaire, ana
the instructions are to spare no eA-
nouse So. armed with note OF IN
PRODUCTION from Miliken, ] craWled up
town bv an J. train and presented my
self to Barnaby. I found him in the
library with Lucy and the clerks. Al
ter asking the clerks TO retire and walt
for me i'm the drawing room, L listened
10 the old mans account OF the sltua-
ton. Lucy sitting by, silent ana pale
we felt. my daughter and l. Bar
nabv concluded. that there must be
some. explanation of the matter that
would account for the presence OF the
hooks in the house. One OF MS might
have arisen in sleep, unlocked the sa1e
and secreted the books. Such Things
have been known, but there's no use
discussing that theory, for Lucy mas
demonstrated its falsity beyond ques-
ton. We began a systematic search,
starting with this room. Lucy found
mat one of the windows had been so
hammered with that robbery from Win
out. and not sOmnambullsn, must De
looked to for an explanation. Let me
show YOU and he led the way TO the
window in question.
III looked upon the garden at the
s0uth of the house, and without GONG
into mechanical details it will be sum
Gent 10 say that the screws OF the
window fastening had been so loosen
cd that the lower sash could be raised
CARRYING the fastening with it even
whom the catch was adjusted for lock
inc Barnaby said that this window
had not been opened for days 10 ms
knowledge and that before leaving
the room on the preceding evening ne
had glanced at the fastening ana lhal
ir anpearod to be i'm proper order
After inspecting the window l eA-
amined the safe, a very commoIpi
oId-fashiOned box, easy TO crack Out
that didn't matter; 1T hadn 9een
cracked i'm the usual sense. me lock
had been worked by somebody VINO
knew the combination.
You're satisfied that the robbery
was done from outside, aren't YOU
Mir Graham asked Barnaby.
You would hardly ask that ques-
ton" said /. "unjess you were also
satisfied that more than one person
was engaged i'm il.
He nodded and Miss Lucy moved
restlessly i'm her chair.
1T is impossible, it is wicked to sus-
meet anybody in this house! she eX-
claimed thereby showing the adorable
feminine I'm her mental makeup 10y
stating the conclusive part OF her prop
oSitlon first
Quite so. Miss Barnaby, ! re
marked with such suavity as / possess
"but who drew those screws:
She pressed her lips together as II
nothing should persuade her ever again
to omen them folded her arms and pat-
rcd the carpet angrily with one loot
while she giared at the top row oil
hooks i'm the case opposite. l turned
with what was meant TO be an indus-
gent smile to Mr.. Barnaby, but he re-
Ceived it with q scOwl l dldn I'M
derstand il then, but | could see later
that he was irritated because his
strope-minded daughter failed 10 come
nm 10 this emergency with the cold
Unconditional spirit that characterized
his own attitude.
we don't necessarily suspect any
bo6v vet" said I. and in any case
detectives questions will do no harm
m the innocent When We ind some
| body refusing TO answer questions sat
isfactorily. then viii he the time to
talk about suspicion. For the present
q lir,le theorizing may enable us TO gain
time by getting tho general inquiry
uron q systematic basis.
This speech tickied old Darius hugely
/ il struck responsive chord I'm his own
nature. I guess. Anyhow. from that mo-
\ mert me was with me heartily. I pro-
cea3ed:
For the sake Of having a theory to