Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-30

puts that all right. but sadly moth
ing on earth viii cure this
There wasn't no robbery with VIC
leuce about this case either. said the
Inspector turning over curiOusly the
uiriful little heap of personal belong
i1gs taken from the body and piled on
q table near, ready for inspection.
THAT watch. nOw,' indicating a mas
siye gold repeater. the engraved crest
of the Welland family, with the motto,
VIRTUE non Verbs" on it, half-ob-
liberated 10y q repeilent smear, "didn {
come there without money. Thirty or
forty pounds l should say
Much. much more, responded Mr..
Sherwood absenJly. His fame as a col
lecJor of jewels was widespread.
And all EN- sovereigns. too. Well,
well. it's easy seen notwithstanding
the still figure on the couch-"ain't the
work of q t0Wn-hard, or he'd ave
'elped 'iuSef YET that cut, sir, that
amt bungler's work"
Suppose we Join Sir Wilfred? He
is impatient 10 know if you have OBJ
served anything that explains the
deed. said Or. Freeman. cutting short
this flow of conjecture.
Now. gentlemen. l suppose the first
thing Will be TO summon the groom
VINO drove the dog-cart last night,
said Mr.. Sherwood. prepared, in his
magislerial capacity, TO occupy the
chair, when they were all seated in
the m0rniug-rlOm. with Sir Wilfred
and Miss Heron.
Sir WiIfre1 rang the hell
send DObsOn.' he said 10 the foot
man who came in reply. rs he calmer
now? Poor fellow, he got terrible
shock las, night"
He's pretty bad, yet. Sir Wilfred.
III fetch him al once. sir
what sort Of q character does this
Dobs0n bear?' asked the detective.
'Dobson's a good lad. isn't he, VIII
free? said Miss Heron quickly.
Yes. and his people have been en-
plOyed about the estate for several
generations. He is rather a duffer
about everything but horses. but he
understands them thoroughly
His style of driving is capital. I've
often remarked it," chimed in Dr..
Freeman. eager 20 say good word for
had heard. 1T is quite q calamity that
this should have happened while he
was driving
He wouldn't be likely to sleep on
the box. would he. sir?" asked one Of
the rural policemen. thereby revealing
for the first time the possession of in
dependent thought or else he might
have heard something. l thought"
added the man. in faltering apology. as
the inspectors eve. frausht with an
expression of unnecessary severity at
his temerity. turned on him.
"YOu are perfectly right said the
doctor encourasingly. They often do.
Ny old cCachman had q habit of taking
regular maps ar certain houses where
he knew ! usually made a longish stay.
/ had 10 wake him up when / was
ready TO 40. and 7 used to declare that
De thought he had a grievance when l
Cur,3iled my visits al those particular
houses"
DO YOU think ii possible" said Miss
Heron. who had been p5ndering silent
lv. "that the assassin may have con-
C5aled himself beneath the carriage.
holding on to something. and az that
secluded part of the drive crept out
and dealt the biOw?'
"TLa- would account for the absence
CT f--tnarkS. certainly" replied Mr.
Sherwood. "but the backward move
ue1- would surely have destroyed the
motion Of the cart. and he would have
been forced 20 alighJ. Besides, tie
cart IS a low one
See here. gentlemen" broke in the
detective If he had set foot on he
ground 7 should have seen Il. Every bit
Of thar there road was examined most
minute by me to-day. and not a trace of
g footprint do find Now. I nave
a.
"D0bson. Sir Wilfred," announced "a
fOotman. and the butler appeared.
half-leadicg 'half-Supp5rting The limp
form II D0bson. whose tanned face
looked strangely wan under its sun
bur1. whose light grey eyes were star
ing before him rs though some horror
never TO De e1aced was indeliblv i'm
printed on his vision.
Come here. sir. 80 called out the in
sDector. his stern tone driving fresh
fear into the hearto of the already terror
stricken groom.
lie, me speak 70 him. He knows