San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-25

She stopped aud looked OUer the rail.
the present, and having seen him be-
hind her may have entered friends
house merely to observe him as he went
by, being suspicious of strangers. He
therefore went into the saloon where he
had met the squire that same morning
If Virginia was watching him, it would
perhaps disarm her suspicion of him,
since it was natural place whereat
one dressed as he was might stop. Fur
thermore, being near the postoffice, he
could watch that place and see if she
mailed her letter herself or by proxy
sending some one from where she was,
He was scarcely within the doorway be.
fore he became aware of the presence OF
Tom Burrows, who was seated near the
window and evidently watching the
postoffice. Satisfied, therefore, that
there was no immediate need for him
to do so also, and noticing that the
place was more than ordinarily crowd
cd and that the inmates were in deep
conversation over some very absorbing
topic, which he at once guessed must
be the murder, Mr.. Barnes moved to
the back of the steve and mingled with
the loungers there.
Almost the first person whom he no
ticed was Will Everly, the young man
with whom he had had the brief con-
yersation in the earlier pant of the day.
He was still stanchly defending his
friend Marvel.
II tell you, Harrison" he was say
ing. cit is wrong in you to accuse Wal
ter Of this thing when you know very
well that he has not been in this neigh
borhood since the night of that party,
when he and Lewis had the spat"-
'Spat? That's mild way ter put il
when he tried ter shoot the old man. "
The speaker was the man who had given
the information about the snow. but
/ say, Eyerly. don't exactly accuse
Marvel merely say It's bad business
for him, seem as how he threatened ter
do this very thing"
well what If he did? A threat
when a man is mad is a very different
thing from actually committing muir
der As to that, why, Lucas threatened
him too
"Why, of course, ! hope Marvel will
come out all right. He's fine fellow,
and l like him. It's lucky thing the
squire had them detectives right on the
spot. They'll clear up matters mighty
quick. / reckon"
Whatever they do, they won't find
that Walter is in this ugly business.
can prove that he was not in town any
way"
"How kin you do that?"
Mr.. Barnes became interested at once.
"Why, have letter from him this
morning from Epping."
"Boshl What does that amount ter?
That's only five miles off.
Mr.. Barnes noticed that Everly spoke
louder than was absolutely necessary,
and as he glanced toward Burrows oc-
casionally il seemed that his defense of
his friend was in measure meant for
that detectives ears. At this point a
lad entered and, approaching Eyerly.
said:
evil, Miss Alice asks you if you can
go as far as New Market for her.
Tell her I'll be with her as scon as
1 can hitch up my horse" As EVERY
started to go Mr.. Barnes touched him
ON the arm and said:
Friend, if you are going to New
Market I'll thank you 10 give me lift
il you would be so kind 1t will save
me long walk p"
"Who are you2" Everly was suspi-
cicus of strangers
az live up ON the Nottingham road
and am going TO New Market to try for
work on the new factory they are build
ing. am carpenter by trade. "
'sAll right " said EverlY, after lite
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