The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-05

this emergency, and Cnerefofo came 10
this room and quickly shaved of my
beard. Then I washed out my hair and
eyebrows, using o liquid which I kept
specially for this purpose. Thus they
were restored to their natural red color
and would easily prevent my identified
ton. Any resemblance in face or voice
hoped would be accepted as natural
inheritance Of o son from his father.
left my own clothing in my sleeping
room to give color to the theory that had
retired. The dead mans effects packed
in satohel, except his overcoat, which
I slipped on over the sailors suit which
I had adopted. Ieasily caught the train,
which passes Lee Depot at 1899, and
thus it will be seen that the crime oc.
CURED while virgie and young Marvel
were together across the river. ! left the
train at Epping. Here fate favored me,
for hotel man gave me lift in his
wagon and claimed that he recognized
me as young Marvel. So admitted that
he had guessed my name. Leaving
him, I went to the old house belonging
to Marvel, and here I burned the arti-
| cles that ! had in the satchel, among
which there must have been some wire,
which Burrows afterward, to strengthen
his theory, enormously claimed was a
part Of a set Of false whiskers. Next I
hid the pistol and the piece of plate
which had my name engraved Oh it and
which broke from the satchel. In rear
ranging the stones did so in such
clumsy way that any one would disoov-
or what was hidden beneath.
1T was now but half past II, and,
thinking there was sufficient time be.
fore me, threw myself OIL the bed and
tried to sleep. had not been there
more than two or three hours, however,
when I heard some ono enter the house.
I started mp and sprang to the window.
The boughs of huge elm were quite
near, and I easily stepped into the tree.
Here l remained hidden by the dense
foliage, for, despite the danger, could
not resist the curiosity to know who it
was that was in the house. In very
few moments light appeared, and
clearly saw that it was young Walter
Marvel himself. Everything seemed to
favor my plot. Waiting until his light
was extinguished again and until
could slip out of the tree without at
tracing his attention 1 stole silently
away. I walked to New Market juno
tion, where I boarded the early morn
ing train for New Market, for, though
I could easily have continued on to that
place on foot, wished to give color to
the story which I intended to tell, of
having come from Portsmouth, by being
seen to leave the proper train. During
this short ride the conductor pointed
out to me two men and told me that
they were detectives. 1t was these same
two that I afterward recognized at
the saloon, when the squire informed
me that he was taking detectives to my
house. was startled, not unnaturally,
to learn that experienced men would be
Oh the scene Of the crime so early, and
in my agitation almost betrayed my
self, as know, because Burrows ques-
toned me afterward.
Another unexpected event was when !!
my dog recognized me at the house and |
plainly showed his friendship. Strange
as it may seem, this possibility, obvious
as it should have been, bad not even &C.
Cured to me. A man who commits
crime always overlooks something I
was so taken by surprise that I scarcely |
knew what to do, for the animal is SO
savage that it would, of course, look
strange to the squire to see him fawn
upon a stranger. However, Tmade
lame attempt at explanation, but poor
as it was it served to lull suspicion.
"That night, as fate would have it,
was assigned to my own room, and,
thinking over the whole affair, it sud-
denly occurred to me that post NOR
tenn would reveal the fact that one
wound had caused instantaneous death,
and, for all that Icould tell at that time,
the other might be of the same clarac-
tor. However, saw at a glance that
the only way to explain the presence of
the paper which I had written would
be by surprising one wound to have been
made by either of the shots which had
been fired from the lawn. In that event
the position of the wound on the body
would lead the detectives to search for
the corresponding hole through my
| therefore determined to Sc
crete these garments in this apartment,
md to let their disappearance be part
If the mystery.
Everything went as I had planned,
Except that the paper fell into the hands
If Virgie, and led her to believe in
'oung Mavels guilt. Thus, in her ef-
'orts to save him, she herself became
'ntangled in the affair and even accused
lerself Of the crime. To prevent the con-
sequences Of this, led Mr.. Barnes to
where he would find the evidence which
had manufactured against young Mar.
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