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

uutinS tho fehainuer vi the day, and
Burrows retired early to sleep that
night. Once in bed, he could not help
wondering whether there would be q
repetition of the mysterious noises of
the night before. His slumbers were
undisturbed, and he awoke much re-
freshed the next morning Immediately
after breakfast he left the farm and
went to the saloon where he and Mr.
Barnes had stopped ON their first ar
rival. Here he found, as he expected,
that their trunks had been sent from
New Market, and he was thus enabled
to make change of clothing, of which
he felt sorely in need. This done, he
proceeded to the squire s house to ascer-
tain If anything had been heard from
his superior.
He was ushered into a most comfort
able parlor and was shortly Joined by
the squire himself, who entered with a
dispatch in his hand.
GOOD morning, Mr.. Burrows. "said
he, advancing II presume you are anx-
ious to know about Mr.. Barnes. I have
just received a message from him, sent
from Portsmouth. He promises to be
with us today. Do you know what call
ed him to that city,"
"Not exactly, squire, though fancy
l might guess. He left me to find out
the address ON a certain letter which he
thought ii of importance to have. Isup-
pose he must have followed the letter to
its destination, in order to come up with
the party to whom it was written"
''And who may that be?" asked the
squire, with considerable curiosity.
II cannot say certainly" replied
Burrows; "but, as the letter was written
by Miss Lewis, I fancy it may be her
lover, Walter Marvel. II this should
prove to be the case, you will see how
well Mr.. Barnes foretold how he should
find this man when he said that he
would only need to keep watch on the
movements of the lady"
"But does he - that is, does Mr..
Barnes think that Marvel is connected
with this case?" The squirrels voice
quivered slightly. Evidently he was
sorry to have this young man implicated.
"You will find, when you know Mr..
Barnes better, that he is very slow to
express any decided opinions in cases of
this kind. In fact, it is commonly said
among the men ON the force that
ways proves him guilty Therefore, you
see, it is impossible for me as yet to say
just what he does think"
Before the conversation could be car
ried any further, there was loud rap
ON the knocker of the front door, and
the squire himself FASTENED to open it,
ushering in Mr.. Barnes and Walter
Marvel Squire Olney was as one struck
dumb when he saw and recognized the
latter. How quickly this shrewd de-
tective had accomplished what had baf-
fled the efforts of so many othersl In
just "a hours he had apprehended the
man whom he had come to find. Marvel
was the first to speak.
GOOD morning, squire. You seem
surprised to see me. +"
Il am" rejoined the squire briefly.
"Mr Barnes here has told me what
! did not know. You have offered a re-
ward for my capture.
The squire fastened to disavow any
personal responsibility for that action
and continued: 81 hope, Walter, you
know that l am your friend. have on
ly done my duty. !"
81 understand perfectly, squire. How
ever, under the circumstances and be-
cause of later occurrences, i accepted
the advice of Mr.. Barnes and returned
at once"
"Ohl Then you are not under arrest2"
asked the squire anxiously. Walter
changed color slightly, and Mr.. Barnes
fastened to relieve his embarrassment
by saying:
"No, sqdire; he came with me volun-
tarily. But now, if you can offer rs
any refreshments, we should be CRATE
full. We walked from New Market, and
it has sharpened our appetites, has it
not, Mr.. Marvel?'
Walter nodded assent, and Burrows,
who was watching the scene with in
terest, was surprised at the apparent
good will which seemed to exist be-
tween them. The squire at once led
the way to the dining room, and his
wife soon spread bountiful repast be-
fore them.