San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01

1 it Is my duty to makeevery one aocoun
for himself
"Let us say no more about it Iun
derstand your motive exactly and an
really glad that you are SO careful IL
your Investigations hope you will be
successful in finding the criminal. He
must be discovered at all hazards
may have been bad son to my father
while he was living. Now must do all
in my power to ayenge him." Lewis
spoke with so much feeling that Bur.
rows did not for moment doubt his
sincerity and determined to redouble
his efforts to be the one to place the
murderer in custody.
At this juncture the squire returned,
followed by Miss Marvel and Virginia.
both of whom he introduced to Lewis
and to Burrows. To the former the
young ladies bowed cordially, and it
was evident that the squire had left no
doubt in Virginia's mind as to his iden-
tity, for she greeted him as a relative,
though with no undue show of feeling.
Toward Burrows it was different.
Though she offered him room in the
house during his connection with the
case, it was done in formal way and
with a certain hauteur Of manner not
easily misunderstood. However coldly
offered, it suited Burrows to accept the
invitation, and she showed him to a
chamber on the next floor, just aboye
the one which had been used as Sleep
ing apartment by John Lewis. Virginia
then descended to the parlor, and, adj
dressing Lewis, she said:
IF you do not mind, ! will give you
the same room that your father had. !"
Lewis acquiesced and followed her as
she led the way.
The squire thereupon started for his
home and escorted Miss Marvel to her
residence.
Burrows retired early that night, in
tending to be as fresh as possible for the
next days work. He slept so soundly
that when he awoke, with sudden con-
sciousness of having been disturbed by
some extraneous sound, it was impossi-
BILE for him to determine whether he had
slept for hours or minutes. Indeed he
could not even understand thoroughly
what it was that he had heard. 1t left
the impression OH his mind Of an OBJ
ject, such as a chair perhaps, which had
been overturned, but whether he had
really heard anything or only imagined
it in connection with some vagary of
dreamland he could not be sure. How
ever, though he had been sleeping
soundly, he was now thoroughly aroused
and conld not dismiss the idea that he
had heard a distinct and loud sound,
but whether in his own room or in an
adjoining apartment or even down
stairs puzzled him.
He lay quiet, straining to catch the
least evidence of a REPETITION, but no
sound reached his acutely attentive ear
save his own breathing and the ticking
of his watch beneath his pillow. The
latter, however, suggested that he
might at least learn how long he had
slept Striking a match, he lighted the
oil lamp, and found II had to be but 10
o'clock, whereas he had thouhgt that 1t
must be near day. Finding that there
would be time eonugh to spare to an in
vestigation and still to obtain a good
nights rest afterward. he dressed and
left the chamber. Crossing the hall,h
entered the room on that side of the
house, thinking that from that direc-
ton had come the noise which had dis
turbed his slumbers. Looking about
him, it seemed evident that nothing
had been disturbed, or else it had been
rearranged.
He was about to prosecute his search
farther when he fancied he heard foot
steps. Listening attentively, he could
almost have sworn that they came from
the direction of his bedroom. Hurrying
back thither. he found everything just
as he had left it.What could this mean?
The first sound might have been in
dream, but surely he was awake the
second time. Nevertheless, though he