The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-28

There stood BurrouS examining pistol
and the sympathy of the jury will be
in her favor American juries are pro.
verbally lenient toward her sex. She
will be acquitted, but where will your
real criminal be? In some foreign land. "
Mr.. Barnes listened with considerable
interest to ali this, for it was precisely
what had been passing in his own Mad
He very well knew that confession Of
so grave crime as murder would not
by any means assure conviction, and
he had by no means underrated tho
girls ability as bold plotter. Still, he
would not dismiss from his mind the
possibility that, after all, she might be
guilty. The story which she had told
was a most plausible one. Moreover, its
very simplicity seemed to prevent u sus-
picion that it had been manufactured.
Besides, it fitted 30 we'll all the most
complicated points In the case. Then.
how did she know that there were two
wounds? Neither the doctor nor Bur.
rows would have told her, and as she
was the last witness to enter the room,
she could not have heard the previous
testimony.
Addressing his companion again, he
said:
"All that is very true, but suppose
that Miss Lewis does not retract?"
but l tell you she will. Why should
she allow herself to suffer the penalty
and such a penalty-when she is inno-
cent? As soon as the real criminal has
had time 10 get away safely she will
tell an entirely different tale. You will
see
''Why are you SO sure that sho is act
ing part?'
"Why did she not tell tho truth at
"Ahl Who can be sure of the work
ings of human mind, and of the mo.
tives which actuate any given course"
In this case it seems to me quito
simple. When she first testified, she
thought that the murderer was safe. "
"Whom do they suspect, them"
"Can you be in doubt Walter Mar
vel, of course. Whom else but her lover
would she risk her life to saver
"But the dead man was her uncle,
her adopted father Did she not love
him enough to refuse to leave him for
this very lover? Then why should she
not wish to avenge his death?"
"Granted that she loved him, he is
dead, while her lover is alive, She will
care more for tho living than the dead.
The uncle cannot be restored; therefore
tho lover must not be sacrificed. Doyou
know what she will do? She will exert
every effort to save him, and thon sho
will still refuse to marry him. She is a
strange womanl'
How do you know her character 50
well2" said the detective sharply. Lew.
is started slightly. but replied quickly,
II do not know. I am simply telling
you my opinions, formed Oh the little
that have seen of her."
Mr.. Barnes was satisfied with this
answer-at least he didnot let it appear
if he was not-and, rcsuming the thread
Of their discourse, he asked. {
Have you any special reason for
thinking that Marvel is guilty"
IF not guilty, how did his lockct
como to be in the possession of my ia.
ther? 1t is very evident thnt, even If
Miss Lewis tells the truth, she has not
accounted for that mystery, This is u
point that Mr. Tuppor mentioned v
II mean to investigate that matter,
of course, but have seen stranger
things than that explained away
"Well, then, let me call your atten-
tion to another point, Do you remem.
ber the story that the squire told us Of
the row at the birthday fetef"