The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-08

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him for IL could not escape, ! thought,
. il ny hand"
But il was not the owner Il the house, =
Stuart said, IT vas not Lord Penlyn who
killed him He was away az an hotel a.
the tine
Yes, he was-rbough s-l il would *
possible t1- hin thea 10 have entered nj
ora hous-bu- his vas not rbe face u
the man had seen. | learned that, 70 M
amazamenr. when for the hrsr time l
stood before him. But. listen again: In
the morning, a. a restaurant, l found in
directory. - which I had learned the
zse that that house vas Occleve House,
and rhac Lord Pe1Iya vas the owner 0,
il. And then ny surprise vas great, for
only II hour q a bAto-e I had found
( that Occ.eve was the right name o. Wal
te- Cunfsu-
"You had learned thar:
When I lifted Walter in NJ arms in
I the PARK, | <elr against his breast 4 book
half on - his pocker. The murderer had
missed rha-. I took thar hook, for even
n ny haste and grief l thought that in
. i might be something rha. would give
M A ciex. Bu- what were really IN i %
I importance were 4 certificate ~ his moth
/ e-'s marriage. another ~ his own birth,
and latter. years Old. from her 70 him.
! They tod ne all and. moreover, they
I proved % ne. as I then thought, thar his
murderer lived in me very house and bore
the very name that by right seemed 70
I Re his"
They we're the certificates he showed
70 raen on the morning he disclosed him
self. Stuart said, and he had nor re-
moved them from his pockerbpok when
he was killed
Yes. that he showed 70 them: you have
\ said i, I, was 10 TWO Of them that he
= showed these paper. And one was the
friend II the other he lived with and
upon him. he dares not meet ne face 70
face he evades ne, he. he IS the mur-
/ deCar. He, Philip Sme-ion"'
/ Stuart sprang 70 his teet.
Philip Smerdon" he exclaimed. ''No
. 10, i cannot be-
IT i. I say, L Is he. o. all others.
( who bu- ne could have done this deed :?
Who bur he who crept back TO Occlere
House having in his pocket the keys
whereby 70 enter II. who bit he who
=hUns me because il has been told him
. that | knew the assassin's face. And on
The very night that he is back In London,
sleeping 10 that house, are not the clothes
that might have led 70 his Identified ton
. removed =
4 Stuart paused moment, deep II
thought, and then he said II cannot be,
On the day before the murder, In the
morning, ne left Loudon for Occleve
/ House. He must have been there when
+ il vas committed"
| Bah Gufanta said, with n shrug Of
his shoulders, 'he did not leave London,
he only made pretense Of doing 90. All
( that day he. in MS Disguise must ha We
! been engaged in tracking my poor friend
and 81 night he killed him" Then he
paused moment, aud when he next
spoke he asked question.
Where Vas he going when he left Oc-
/ cleve House this afternoon in the cab.
/ and with his luggage:"
He vas going 70 join his father, he
I said" Stuart answered. His father is
/ III and has been ordered abroad for his
! health, and. having recovered some money
from his ruined business he Is going on
! r5e. G"ntinenr and Sne-don IS ooir'o nil
And 70 what part Of the Continent
are they going"
/ Il do not know, though he said some
J thing about the French coast. and after
wards. the Tyrol Why DO you ask"
"Why DO I ask: Why: Because 7
/ must 70 also. have to stand face to face
/ with him. and be able 10 convince myself
/ that either l have made some strange
mistake, or that am right"
! And If you are right"
/ Then have 10 take him 70 the nearest
/ magistrate, or, II he resists, TO kill him.
You will do thatf"
( i will DO anything necessary to pre-
/ vent him ever escaping me again"
They talked on into the night, and
Senior Gnffanta extracted from the other
promise that he would lend him snv
assistance in his power and that. above
al, he would say nothing 70 Lord Pen
Ign that, By being retoId 70 Smerdon.
/ should. II ne were actually the murderer,
/ help him 70 still longer escape.
4 promise you" Stuart said, "and the
more willingly because | myself would
give him mp TO justice if | were sure he
. j. the man. But that, Of course. I cannot
be; il is you alone who can Identify this
cruel murderer. But, in one thing | am
sure YOU are wrong"
in what thing?"
In thinking that Lord Penlyn is in the
slightest way au accomplish, or suspects
Smerdon at all II he did go suspect
him, believe that he would himself cause
. '-''-- - ~ NAtNIt-AJ '''ll Au'bGH tHt-y are
such friends."
What motive would Smerdon have 10
kill Walter except 10 remove him from
tho others path? Do you think he would
have done il without consulting Lord
Penlvnt"
Il am certain that If he did do it, as
vou thiuk-'
AS am as convinced as that We are
sitting here
We'll, then, l am certain that Lord
Pcnlyn knows nothing Of it, He is hasty
ana impetuous, but he is the soul of
honor"
Perhaps" Guffanta said; at may be
50. But II is not with him that l have
10 deal. Il is with the man who struck
III" blow. And it is him go to seek"
How will you find him."
Through you. You will find ont for
me where he is gone with his father-if
this IS not lie invented 10 aid his fur
Their escape-and you will let me know
everything. J. it not so?"
Yes, Stuart said: Il myself swore
that l would find the murderer If
could: but, as l cannot do that, | will
endeavor to help you to do 80. How
shall l communicate with you?'
Write, or come to the Hotel Lepanto.'
ANA "htn you once tell me where that
man i. there | shall be afterwards. Even
though he should 70 10 the end Of the
world, | win follow him.
Then Senior Guffanta went back IN his
hotel and told Diaz Zarates that he
should soon be leaving his house.
i have to make a little tour upon the
Continent, and | may GO ut any moment"
On a tour Of pleasure, Senor?" the
landlord asked.
No. on voyage of importance.
AND three days afterwards he went. A
letter had come 10 him from Stuart, say
ing:
; has really gone with his father He
mas left London for Paris on the wav 10
Switzerland. They are 10 pass the sum
her ~ some mountain resort. but the
place Is not yet decided on. At first they
III De ri berne. If you meet, fer Gods
q ! mi