The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-04

| purely guesswork. rnere Is nav In
it too. Why did Miss Lewis leave her
coadjutor on the wrong side of the river
when they separated, and thus force
| him TO wade stream OF water on a
cold night?"
"That may be discovered later. But
look; there she is. leaving the house..
"Now, Tom, will give you a chance
| to do some work alone. That girl has
gone 10 mail her letter. The nearest
postoftice is in the vicinity of the bridge
and in private house. See; she is 60
ing in that direction. BY the road it is
more than mile. BY the river you can
readily reach there FIRST, as it is shorter.
Row us hard as you can and hide near
the postoffice. III she enters, wait till
she comes out and then go III and learn
the address on the letter. You will find
it in a cupboard in the hall, where the
mail is kept. That is the main thing
which we want. l will wait for you at
the house unless something should turn
up TO make me change my plans.
Burrows was already IN the boat and
started as soon as these last words were
uttered Mr.. Barnes waited till the girl
was out of sight and then returned
quickly to the house. He went straight
10 Virginia's room and over TO the writ
ing cabinet in which she had placed the
pistol. To obtain this he meant to break
the lock if necessary. Greatly to his
surprise, he found the key in the lock.
He opened the drawer, but did not find
therein the object of his search. Look
ing around the room, he was startled to
find the pistol lying on the bed He
picked it up and noted that it was Of
the same pattern as the other two which
he already had and, like them, bore a
plate with its owners name, i'll this in
stance, Virginia Lewis. :"
us my last guess correct" thought
Mr.. Barnes, land did that young girl
instigate and assist at a murder? Why,
what is this? This weapon has an empty
cartridge in it," He examined it closely
and gently raised the hammer. by
heaven, she has replaced a shell for the
one which she removed. l see it all.
She wishes to get the best of me in
some way. She knows that picked up
the she'll which she had drawn and
there would no longer be anything
gained by reloading the pistol. Why,
She has even taken the precaution to so
place the cartridge that the hammer
rests in the little indentation made in
the rim when fired, and there, on the
desk, IS little box of empty shells.
Evidently if l showed the one which 1
have she would laugh and show a box
full. However, l still have the brush
with which she cleaned the barrel. But
am wasting time. This girl will out
wit Burrows. / must go after her my
self. -
When passing through the dining
room, he had noticed behind the door
several hooks OH which hung some
clothing. fastening there, he found
these to consist of two suits of overalls,
such as farm hands use when at work |
and evidently left there when the own
ers had last taken them off at meal |
time. In New England the farmers and |
their help often eat together. Mr. |
Barnes quickly donned one suit of these
and, taking some whiskers from his |
pocket, was soon sufficiently disguised !
Having finished these arrangements, he |
left the house and hurried toward the !
Wadley's Falls postoffice.