The Irish standard., 1897-05-15
shirt with tho cuff attached had lain on
: chair near his bed all night. ),

5 chair near his bed all night.
Then the coroner called for Whidby's
nightshirt aud the jury passed it from,
one to the other md examined It care,
fully. At that msment WILDLY rose to;
call attention to the blood on the por-
there and on the corner of the sheet,
which he thought Hendricks and Capt.
Welsh had forgotten to mention, but
the coroner ordered him.. rather coldly.
to sit down. i -
Matthews was next called, but he
could testify to nothing except that he
slept in the cottays behind the house
and had not walked during the night.
Then the coroner requested Whldby
and Matthews to leave the room, and
WILDLY went into the library across the
hall and closed the door behind him.
he sat DOWN and tried to, collect his
thoughts, but it was impossible. Half am
hour went by. He heard the jury tramp
through the hall, cross tho veranda and
70 out at the gate, Then Matthews
"Come in." said WILDLY. -:
1.-TWO undertakcrs are waitin' out
side, sir" said the servant. "They both
want the job. l toll 'em I'D see you
about it." =.
.-"Use your Judgment; engage one of
them. I can't attend to it." WILDLY
called to the old man as he was closing
the door. 'sWhat was the verdict of the
iury?" he asked.
''Met his death by the hand Of some
person unknown, sir. They called me
back to open the windows, and I
stayed"
"Ah, you remained in there?"
Matthews opened the door a little
wider and stood in the opening. "Your
name came up mighty often, sir. after
sou went out"
"My name? What did they soy about
mes"
Il didn't catch it all, sir, but the de-
tective mentioned the stain on your
hand and said it no doubt came from
the sheet or from the curtain between
the rooms. He said your explanation
satisfied him, and that he did not be-
lieve a guilty man would wait for the
police to come before he washed his
hands and then do it right before 'em.
It seems to me it would be foolish to
mix you up in it, sir, even If you did
know about the will"
evil? What will are you talking
about?" asked WILDLY, abruptly.
"Why, masters will, sir. They must
"a opened his desk an got into his pri-
yatc papers, for they said there was a
will maxim you heir to all the property.
They seemed to think there was motive
enough, but they couldn't fasten 1t ON
you" ~ -
"What else did yodshear, Matthews?''
WILDLY had turnfd pyle, and was twist
ing his handkerchief tightly in his
hands. eff one s4 IS DO suspected Of
numbering ones 44sSarest relative in cold
blood it is stiRstantial comfort to
know that there ighdt enough evidence
to convict. DID hear anything
else?" : 49,,
a good deal said Abput a report that
master. was ,thinkin about gettin' mar
ried. and that, he would likely alter his
will if he did: NJ. Buckingham men
toned that it ha4a lb been 81 talked Of at the
club, but that you had laughed at the
report. They seemed IT to have KS! found
some Of the young clady's letters with
masters papers, and they appeared to
point that way - 81 :; e.
II think 1 did deny the report at
frst,' said WILDLY, tboughtfully, ":but
confess I had just begun to think my
uncle was in love. She is worthy
young woman, but much too young
for him, and was Influenced by his
wealth. Perhaps you had better go
and speak to the undertaken. 1suppose
they will want to put up the coffin in
here. / shall 60 upstairs and occupy
the front room. don't feel like going
out; my head aches. and 1 don't seem
to have my wits about me. I could not
rest in my old room with the undertaken
in the other"