Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-11-25
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Of this inquiry, and BY your stupidity
and vanity you have caused irreparable
harm"
II don't see thatv' Burrows was get
ting angry now. He did not relish being
thus chided before Lewis. But Mr..
Barnes did not appear to notice his ris-
ing temper.
II suppose not Like all young men,
you do O wrong act and then, instead Of
having the manhood to acknowledge
the error and in some way endeavor to
atone therefor, you persist in defending
the course pursued. But you shall not
make any more mistakes in this case.
From this moment you may consider
that you have no further connection
with it."
"What do you nean?'
II mean that you will 60 back to
Boston and remain there"
"And let you take all the credit for
my work, SUPPOSED Mr.. Barnes, you
are presumptuous.'
II am in charge Of this case, and I
order you to have no more to do with
it,"
"What if refuse?"
II will dispatch a message to the
agency and request your recall. "
do 30 if you wish. Perhaps / shall
send message also that will place a
different aspect on what you ask them
to do. have discovered the true Grim
inal, and I doubt if shall be recalled
for 80 doing"
Mr. Barnes stopped moment to re-
feet. He did not wish to force Burrows
into any hasty action and preferred, if
possible, still to control him. So, aban-
doning for q moment his tone of com.
mand, he asked:
"Since you have assumed charge of
the affair, will you mind telling ME
what you wish to do next?"
II believe that the evidence is all to
be given to the grand jury today.
should 20 to Dover at once and relate to
them the facts which I have just told
you"
"In other words, not satisfied with
the trouble which you have already
given to Miss Lewis, you will now 60
and obtain the indictment of her lover,
Notwithstanding the fact that he is in
nocent.
"Innocentr
"Of course he is innocent. You have
proved it by your work. Only by your
delay you have lost all traces of the real
criminal.
"But how can you say that he is in
nocent when have proved that he came
here straight from the farm; that he
was recognized"-
'By man who does not know him. "
''But here III his own house are signs
Of his guilt"
Burrows, if this were not so serious
case, would let you have your way
and then, at the trial. show you what
an idiot you are. But as wish, il pos
sible, to avoid any more mistakes,
will show you how easy it is for me to
overturn your castles in the air. Ac.
cording to your latest theory, you make
Marvel commit murder and leave the
town on train which started from Lee
at 10:30 p. III. Now, Miss Lewis left
him across the river, went directly to
her room and reached there at 1880
p. M. Therefore it is plain that Marvel
has an easily proved alibi."
Burrows flushed at this, but be was
not willing to give up his theory with.
out one more struggle.
1.-THE only way in which he could
prove that would be by the testimony Of
his accomplish, and"-
"Stopl For shame, Mr.. Burrows
Would you resort to 10 base thing as
SANDER simply to have the qualification
of finding criminal? To make your
chain complete, would you implicate a
girl against whom you have not par
ticle of evidence?"
"She has confessed her share in the
crime"
"She is noble woman and is trying
to shield her lover from the mistakes of
such detectives as you are proving your.
self to be-"
you ought to go on the stage, "
sneered Burrows "You would make
quite heroic actor, Mr. Barnes"
Come" said Mr.. Barnes sternly,
mo impertinence Respect my age and
experience II you do not respect me,
and now, since cannot turn you from
your folly, which in this case will pos
sibly be a crime, must resort to COM
pulsion, and again. az your superior, l
order you to abandon your project.
And / refuse" returned Burrows
hotlv.
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