The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-14

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miss LCaCis has destroyed or removed
another clclD."
room and at once proceeds to destroy
an important clew-a recently dis
charged weapon. Remember that this
man was moro than her uncle in the or
binary sense Of that relationship-she
was his adopted child. She must have
had powerful motive for carrying out
such an act. What wonder, then, when
she has just effected her purpose, that,
being suddenly confronted by the an
nounccment that detectives are already
on the scent-what wonder, say, that
her eye should instinctively seek the
place where she had hidden the pistol,
especially when she knew that l had
the empty shell between my fingers?
But, as said before, she is OIL her
guard now, and whatever size wishes to
conceal from us we shall need all oCr
skill to discover. She will determine
on a plan of action and adhere to it"
Would we not have the key to the
mystery if we could learn her reasons
for acting as she has?"
mot necessarily, though of course it
might be so. For example, suppose she
has committed the crime herself"
"Why, do you suspect her already?'
"No. l should not mako SO serious q
charge against woman, even to my
self, on SO little evidence. Nevertheless,
in case like this, we must consider all
things rs possible. By her anxiety to
destroy clcw she proves that she does
not wish tho murderer to be known.
This may 10 accounted for in two ways:
First, that she would hide her own
guilt and, second, that she might be
shielding some one else.
''That some one else must be one in
whom she is deeply interested" said
Burrows, thinking over Mr.. Barnes
proposition. Then suddenly as tho idea
came to him: "What if it be her lover,
young Marvel? He would have a motive
for killing Lewis"
Mr. Barnes smiled approvingly at his
companions quick perception of what
he himself was thinking, but he replied:
mot so fast! We have nothing
against him yet except the motive.
Many a man may have good and strong
reasons for wishing another dead and
yet not stain his hands with blood. Be
sides. remember that the same motives
which you attribute to Marvel might
equally well actuate the woman who
loves him. However, at present I do
not think that Miss Lewis committed
the crime"
"lf not she and not Marvel, whom,
then, do you suspect?'
II must have more evidence before I
suspect any one. 1t is different thing,
however, to think one not guilty, and
at present believe Miss Lewis is iuno-
cent. Later may find in her the Grim
inal, but cannot think so yet"
surely you are not influenced by her
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