The Irish standard., 1897-05-22

what hear Of him i believe he eat, be
trusted even in such a delicate matter a.
this"
Whidbyts face frightened. ''That's
.tust what 1 want" he said. Anything
ID better than suspense. Hs may be
able tell me, whether / actually did
the deed IT he con assure me- that IL
WAS not my hand that held the knife.
no IL welcome to every dollar OF my
uncle's estate"
''Oh. he won't break us; his pricesare
not high; he does great deal for no pay
at oil. But / shalt write him at once,
and report to you % soon as bis reply
comes. Ibelieve hypnotfsm Is wonder
full thing. but something tells me that
It could not be carried to the extent you
fear. Besides. you may not have been
hypnotized at all; you may have been
slightly disturbed by the fellows move.
ments in Strong's room, and got up half
awake and gone-after the murder-to
his bed to reassure yourself. It may
have been then that you got your hands
in the blood without knowing It,"
'"Ah. you give me the first bit Of hope
1 have had" cried WILDLY. write to
him at once. I wish he were here now"
"1'l get him as soon as he can come"
the colonel promised, and he rose to go.
AT the door he turned back.
81 am trying to work up little clew
for myself he said. II am fond Of this
sort Of thing. I'd give anything to beat
this expert detective and run our man to
the ground without consulting him.
BY the way, you and I might try to
think of some motive for the crime. The
others are doubtless losing valuable
time in suspecting you. Now, do you
happen to remember if your uncle ever
had an enemy
"Not that know Of" WILDLY
answered. II don't think be could. he
was an easy-going man, and lived very
quietly-that is. since have known
him. Years ago, when he was young
man, I believe he had rather an adven.
turous life in the gold-mines out west
somewhere. You know he made his
start there. he has never told me much
about those days. In fact, have often
thought he was oddly silent on the sub
jet. It seems to have been the only part
Of his history that he has not talked to
me freely about"
"Do you know Of any poor relation
that may have troubled him for aid in
any way?"
mo. But why do you ask? I don't
understand"
II can't tell you now, but am search
ing for a motive for the crime. Even
ifyou could have been hypnotized. there
would still have to be a motive for the
crime. If the murderer was skillful
hypnotist he was no fool, and the mo-
tive must have been strong one. But
I see you are getting the blues again.
Brace up. Good-by: I shall see you to-
morrow"
When the colonel reached his Office,
he found lady waiting for him In the
anteroom. It was Miss Delmar. She
wore thick veil, which she threw back
when h: came in.
Good afternoon, Col. Warrenton,"
she said. II was too impatient to wait
for you to come to see me. knowing
how busy you are, and did want some
news Of Mr.. Wildly" ...
II understand, and he will be glad !
saw you.", The colonel stepped back,
took look into his Office, and then
softly closed the door. Poor boy"
he went on, as he sat down near her,
'she has had enough to bear, without
this unreasonable opposition Of your
father. He certainly needs all the
friends he Gun get now"
Miss Delmar's lips quivered, and she
twisted her hands together in her lap 90
she spoke:
Papa Is even more severe than ever
since he learned that have been to see
Mr.. WILDLY. can't imagine how that
could have got into the papers. Papa
says am watched, and that every thing
] do is noted"
HE is still confident that WILDLY 10
the murderer"
Eyes, and he thinks he knows mo
tive that no one else does"
what can that be?"
"Just q week before Mr.. Strong's
death, papa had called on Mr.. WILDLY
and forbidden him to pay his addresses
to ME. I am sorry to say papa is worldly.
minded. He had heard the report OF
Mr.. Strong's intended marriage. and
thought. in that case. that Mr.. WILDLY
would not"
mot be Strong's sole heir?"
would not be his heir at all. Papa
thought Mr.. Strong would change his
will altogether. It is very heartless for
him to think so, but he believes that
Mr.. WILDLY committed the crime
through love for me-because his pow.
erty was barrier to our marriage"
THAT is an ugly view of the matter,
and it might have weight with q jury"
replied the colonel. "Our only hope lies
in finding the real murderer. The note
dropped ut the mayors house the other
night by the man who was seen about
the grounds proves that he is in this
city and at large"
Papa Gays It il reported that some
accomplish Of Mr.. Whidby's did that to
mislead the police"
Col. Warrenton nodded thoughtfully.
"Yes. and itwould seem very plausible
TO them: but to US, who know the inno-
cence of tho one suspected, II proves
other things. and We must profit by It.
could give this Detective Hendricks
point or two. but I'm afraid he would
thinkme not disinter in my friends
case"
Miss Delmar rose to 60.
.sI havenst a minnie. lam afraid mana