The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-27
COPYRIGHT. 1887 BY a.p purNAms sons:

NOW. then, Mr.. Marvel" said tn
lawyer, please tell us what you die
after Miss Lewis left you."
"Istarted to walk to the Epping road
but before I reached 1t retraced my
steps"
Exactly. You crossed the river, die
you not2''
Eyes. How did you known"
Never mind. Tell US how you
crossed"
II meant to wade the stream and
looked for shallow place, but stepped
into hole and was obliged to swim. ~
Every good. Now tell US why you
were so anxious to cross the river sc
late at night.
1T is delicate matter, but as this
seems to be Of Importance Twill be
frank and tell you the whole story. My
first object in visiting the farm was to
persuade Miss Lewis to marry me with
out her uncle's consent, since he had re-
fused to grant it. At the meeting be-
tween us she would not do more than
promise to send me definite reply the
next day by letter. After she had left
me l could not help thinking that she
meant to refuse and was only delaying
the ill tidings, especially as she insisted
that l should go on to Portsmouth to
wait for her letter. I thought Of some
arguments which had not used and re-
turned, hoping to find her still up and
SO make one more attempt to win her.
That, sir, is the full TRUTH"
"Did you see her when you reached
the house?''
"No, SIR"
ibid you enter the house?''
Il did. Invent into the dining room
and as far as the door of Miss Lewis
room, but as there was no light in her
apartment concluded that she had re-
tired, and I left the house as had en-
tered it."
"While in the house did you see Mr..
Lewis?'
Before answer that may ask you
question:"
proceed.
"When you ask me if saw Mr.. Lew
is, are you not trying to get me to
make some admission which might con.
meet me with this murder?'
Mr.. Upper was little confused at
this direct question and hesitated mo-
ment before he replied:
''Mr. Lewis has been murdered, and /.
there are suspicious circumstances
which seem to implicate you. I am on
ly giving you an opportunity to vindi-
cate yourself"
"You are very kind" said Marvel,
with a smile, "but it seems to me that
it is the other way, and that you are
simply hunting for the criminal. Now,
if admit that l saw Mr.. Lewis that
night, whether I killed him or not, l
might be acknowledging myself to be
the last person who saw him alive, and
that might be construed into an evil
dence Of guilt. believe l have the
privilege Of refusing to criminate my
self, and I will not reply to the ques-
ton"
"You arc virtually admitting what
you seem to wish to deny, since if you
bad not met him there would be no
reason for your hesitating to proclaim
that fact"
"You are wrong If say that did
not see him, that will be giving you
positive point If I did not meet him,
It would be proof presumptive that l
lid not fire the fatal shot. This might
DO helping to iucriminate some other
person, which 7 am equally unwilling
% do"
at is your duty to tell everything
hat may lead to the discovery Of the
ut is your business, not mine, to
race the crime to it's perpetrator. "
Mr.. Barnes could not but admire the
mans cool logic under the trying cir
umstances Of his position. and 1t flash
d across his mind that Marvel and Vir-
inia were we'll matched pair 1t
iqued him somewhat to notice the quiet ,
mile Of satisfaction on Virginia's face
s she sat in her seat, never once raising
er eyes from the floor throughout the ,
Examination Of her lover She seemed
D have completely recovered her self