San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08
THE : SUNDAY : LIGHT.
SUNDAY. AUGUST 5. 1897.

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much. Tell us whether you left him on
the other side or whether he crossed
over with you. {"
I'VE separated before rowad back TO
the farm. f"
"Then you left him across the rirer?"
Eyes, SIR"
Ibid he say where he meant to gof''
ITO Epping."
This seemed doubtful : ~. Barnes
in the face of the fact that he hal found
Marvel at Portsmouth. but thsn he re-
membered that Joseph Harrison had tes-
titled to meeting Marvel ut EppinG on
the morning after the murder. Mr..
Upper continued:
"Did he say where he would go after
that?''
HE did not lay out route and fur
nish me with complete plan Of his
movements for the future. He did,
however. mention that he would return
to Epping. from which place he had
come that night"
do you think that he proceeded to
that place Immediately after leaving
your
Virginia was very cautious, now that
the subject involved information about
her lover.
''How should be able to reply def
nitely?" said she.
''Do you know, then, whether he
crossed the river and visited the house
after parting with your
81 should say not, as took the boat
"Do you mean to say that you did
not see him after you left him at the
maple treer"
81 mean to say that I have not seen
him since them"
"Then. why should he have crossed
the river?"i
"What makes you think that he did
so?''
81 do not think; know"
"You cannot know unless you saw
him. and that is impossible.
miss Lewis, there was snow on the
ground, and not only do know from
his footprints that he visited the farm,
but that he actually went to the very
door by which You had re-entered. OF
course cannot know that he went in,
for unfortunately there is no snow with
III, as without"
Virginia was silent, and despite her
strong control of her features it was
evident that she was troubled.
Now, then," said the lawyer, con-
tinuing, "the question arises, Why did
Mr.. Marvel visit your house at that
late hour? You say he did not see you
Could it be that he sought your uncle,
hoping to effect reconciliation un-
derstand that the only obstacle to your
union was his opposition. was it not?"
"That Mr.. Marvel should have sought
my uncle at that hour is preposterous.
You say that he did come to the house,
which doubt. but even though he did
not succeed in seeing me. is it not more
probable that it was his object TO do
so?"
IF SO, how is it that he did not sue
ceed?''
II retired as soon as reached home
and did not hear any one enter after
me- That is why doubt your theory,
for am light sleeper"
Mr.. Upper now executed bold
move. Taking the paper which Mr..
Barnes had found in the parlor of the
farmhouse, he folded it so that only the
first half of the sentence could be read.
Approaching Virginia, he suddenly
held it up before her eyes and said:
Ibid you ever see this before?"
This was so unexpected that Virginia
was thrown off her guard. At the first
glance she smothered an exclamation
and hurriedly put her hand to her
breast Instantly, however, her agita-
tion passed, and she replied quite calm
ly.
mo. Never"
''I believe You, for had you done SO
1t would never have reached my hands.
Now please take it and examine it
loosely"
She did so, and then said, cit looks
like my uncle's writing, and it would
seem that he tried to communicate to
MS the name of his assailant
Precisely, and. more, he made an
other attempt and-succeeded. Miss
Lewis, the second paper is in your pos
session"
"You are mistaken" she replied
coldly.
az am not. ! say not only did you
take that paper, but you have it secret
ed about your person at this very min
ute"
Virginia answered by half scornful
smile. Mr.. Barnes showed some little
excitement He was accustomed to deal
with wary criminals, but had never
met woman SO provokingly self pos
sessed as this one.
"Come, Miss Lewis" said Mr.. Tup-
per, sit is useless to deny what say.
l set trap for you deliberately, and
you were caught, in spite of all your
strength of will. When I showed you
that paper, Iwell knew You had no idea
that it existed, and therefore my object
was TO see what you would do, believ.
ing that your first glance would make
you think it was the other paper. As /
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