Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-24
CHAPTER VII.


after that interview Allen came no more
to the Red House. He was aware that
his behavior appeared shameful; for no
other word was applicable 10 the conduct
of d man who forsook q girl to whom he
had been engaged q year, and refused TO
disclose the reason of such desertion. Yet
he could act in no other way, for the bar 10
the marriage. as revealed by Edermont,
was so insuperable and terrible that Al
len could not bring himself 10 enlghten
Dora en- the subject. If things looked
black against him. he would have TO put
up with the situation as best he could
But 10 justify his conduct by telling the
truth-he could not do so. In mercy TO
herself me spared her that revelation.
But if Allen remained absent, others did
not When the fact Of the murder be-
came known. quite stream Of morbid
people set forth to view the scene Of the
crime Thanks TO the presence of the po-
lice. and the stubborn fact of the high
wall. those folk were unable to push them
selves into the house; but they gathered
Z i'm crowds on the road. staring and staring
as though the hoped TO see through the
bricks and mortar. and behold the dead
body Within Much speculation was rife
as TO the cause of the crime; but the gen
orally accepted opinion was that Edermont
had been murdered by "a burglar or bur
glars Indeed. Inspector Jedd inclined 10
this opinion himself.
- a., ~ Iis own inport-
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r.r.,.s them He climbs over the wall:
Mr.. Edermont has omitted to lock the
.;5a door Trarrn enters eaeilv-sees
brraau-tbinEs money there. smashes
desk with the blulceon taken from the
wells, rho inspector denominated the
"lz07bl,errie'-..NIr. Fdermont hears noise
comes -a-tramn startrcd-turns at bay
kills Mr. Ffern,ort Takes what he can
-sts.rs l-s,.s from dead man and unlocks
noster7 c9te-eets away. There yCu are.
ly5a+ c-rr1 b. simulcro"
None or Tn-Decror Jsdl.s underlings dis
rr-,1 the theory Of their chief. for the
s-r,1le reason that they believed i'm IT. as
th.v would have believed i'm any other he
chose TO put forward. Joad sneered when
this explanation was repeated in his hear
irz. but. ON tho plea that ne knew nothing
about such matters. he made no comment
uoon Fl. Dora also disagreed with Jedd,
hut. being iudicious young woman. she
said nothing. She herself believed that
rho death was due to revenge: but as yet
srs was too uncertain of her ground. too
IGNORANT of Mr.. Edermonts past life to
venture an ouinion. The reading Of the
dead mans will proved that her insight
into the matter was keener than Jedd's.
Rut before the reading Of the viii came
the holding of the inquest. Jedd gathered
toeetser an the obtainable evidence.
,,lr,,7 an the available Witnesses. with the
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IN !.,l 10 the ase1ssin's detection The
irqres- was held i'm the dining room of the
re5 House. and everybody who could
obtain adrufttauce was present; but when
Dora looked round the crowded room she
noted that three people whom she cx-
,.-f.1 10 see were absent. These were
ALLAN e,..+t because me was her lover and
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