San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15
THE : SUNDAY :. LIGHT.
SUNDAY, AUGUST Is, 1897.

asked the elder detective.
81 shall go ON to Dover with Mr..
Burrows and see the thing through. !
don't say that l think he is right, for,
as You say, should be obliged to ao-
cept the theory that Miss Lewis is
guilty also, and while / thought Mar
vel the murderer, as told you before
started here, must say that would
rather think him innocent than believe
that my cousin had hand in the affair.
Still she may have been mistaken about
the time. However, / must wait for
older heads than mine to solve this
problem"
81 am glad that you are not as easily
convinced by this array Of evidence as
our young friend thinks the jury will
be. As suppose you want the truth, /
promise you that will use all my best
skill to unravel this mystery"
do So Mr.. Barnes, and will give
you 1000. have saved some money,
and although that is large sum l
will give it cheerfully.
'Thank you for your generous offer,
but am going to work now as duty.
The innocent must not and shall not
suffer if can prevent it. Besides, my
professional pride is aroused in this
now"
The three men then turned their steps
toward the town and walked along in
silence. Each Of the party had much
with which to occupy his thoughts, and,
besides, the recent scene had caused
rather a restraint, at least between two
of them. just before they reached the no
tel, however, MIR. Barnes asked Bur
rows:
''How many shots were fred from
that pistol?"
''There are three empty shells in it. :"
''That is to say, it has been used twice
since the shot which Marvel fired at the
birthday party?"
Evidently -
Mr.. Barnes said no more, and a
few minutes later they all were at the
hotel, whence they went to the depot.
Burrows and Lewis started by train for
Dover, and Mr.. Barnes for Boston.
Reaching that city, he went directly to
the agency and reported all that had oc-
Cured. He was closeted with the chief
for over an hour, but was unable to con-
vince that parsonage that Burrows was
ON wrong scent. On the contrary, he
seemed to think that the young man had
shown considerable ability in ferreting
out the truth of the matter.
ssNUnl >
choose between me and him. If you re-
fuse to recall him from the case, you
must accept my resignation from the
agency"
81 should be sorry to lose our best
man," responded the chief, but, real
ly, your request seems little unreason-
able to me. Burrows has only done
what we must consider a service, and it
would be manifestly unjust to let him
suffer for it.
"Then you refuse to call him homer"
well, don't see'-
"There are no half way measures
which you can adopt. 1t must be either
Burrows or Barnes. Come, decide at
oncel have no time to wastep'
well, then, since you will have it,
you force me to accept your resignation,
though l regret it very much. +"
Sentiment is unnecessary, said Mr..
Barnes dryly. GOOD morningp' Before
the chief could say word he was gone,
and his superior more than half doubted
the wisdom of the course which he had
pursued. But that is only mans ma
ture We often decide quickly, only to
regret as soon as the decision is irrev-
ocable.
Leaving the agency, Mr.. Barnes pro-
ceeded to telegraph Office and sent
dispatch to the clerk of the court at
Dover, asking for news as to the result
of the examination before the grand
jury. This done, he went to his home
and dined, after which he waited impa-
tiently for telegram from Dover, be-
cause he had decided to do nothing I'M
til he should hear from the court officer.
The afternoon passed, and the evening,
till at length he concluded that he
would not hear till the following day,
and therefore retired to rest. Early in
the morning he received the dispatch,
which read:
Marvel indicted for murder"
This was only what he had expected,
but he could not repress an exclamation
of disgust at what he still thought was
the consequence of criminal interference
ON the part of Burrows. What should he
do next?
That was the point to settle, but
while he ate his breakfast and pondered
over this point servant announced that
a lady wished to see him. He at once
repaired to his parlor, whittier she had
been shown, and was astounded to see
Virginia Lewis
You are no doubt surprised that
am here"
81 confess that am"
az have been set at liberty, and Mr..
Marvel has been indicted by the grand
jury"
81 have Just received a telegram to
that effect
''IWhat will you do next? / went to
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