Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-06
CHAPTER Y.

"Dobson Never exclaimed Miss
Heron and the TWO gentlemen stimuli
taneously.
"Dobson. OF course it was him.
cried Inspector Burley, echoed by his
satellites. Il suspected I'm at once,
but every one seemed 10 think i'm 50
Jolly innocent. In future, ne contin-
ned grandIy. evidently quite relipIulSh-
ing his idea OF suicide, Il shall always
stick to my fust impressions. They are
invariably right.
4 refuse TO believe anything against
Dobson, He has never shown any
signs of wee; and he would never have
the cunning requisite Tor deed Oh this
sort"
That's it, doctor. I'm O. the same
opinion ma'sel An I'm weel acQualnt
with him. I've lodged with his mother
this seven years" cried the old gar
dener, eagerly, forgetting his position
i'm his desire to champion the absent
Dobson. .--.- ~
u, upon what facts does this sus-
picion of Dobson rest? Had you not
better pursue your inquiries further,
INSPECTOR" said the magistrate, thus
interrupting the sagaclous officer as
he was retailing to his subordlnates
the many reasons for his early mistrUst
of Dobson, misgiyings now for the first
time even limited at.
Yes. sir. Now you, MacQuistan, tell
us all that story, and hurry up a bit.
Yes. MacquisJan," said Sir WiIfred,
irritably. Don't, for Gods sake, wait
there for us TO drag every word out OF
YOU. Can't you understand how hard
it is to keep patient under all this sus-
pense?"
'.Weel, sir, gin We will haze it. We
maun haze it, replied the gardener re-
signedly. On the afternoon o Monday,
the twelfth of December as 1 make
it"
quite correct Macqaistan," from
the doctor.
dener. that some miscreant had enter
ed the warm orchid-house and pu'ed a
the blooms o. Cologne cristaia. WI
the exception o. Sir Jasper said nae
thing tae naebody, thinkin' maybe l
could maybe find out wha had done
this better by strategem than by s2eer-
in. Weel, yesterday mornin' Mossop,
ane o. the outdoor gardeners, came up
an he SAYS. says he, we medina be sac
proud o your Orchirs says he. seen
some as good as yOurn last night. Then
1 was at him to ken where an at last ne
telt me that il was Susie Flnate, the
game keepers lassie that wore them at
a servants ball at the Grange the NIGHT
afore. Then | minded that the woman,
a silly camsteerie hayerel auld enough
to ken better, aye with a great clan
iamfry o. lads at her tail, had been
maxim sleeps eyes at Dobson. HIS
mither was awful putten about over II,
an il occurred tae me that maybe the
lassie had prigged at him for tiooers to
wear at the ball, and in his ignorance
he had pued her thae orchids. Then
I thought that if l exposed him to Sir
JasDer he would warn the laddie
against takin up with SIGH a licht
lass. So-wae's mel telt him, an this
is the end O it.
mo one can blame you and you
only did what was obviously your
duty" came from Miss Heron and the
doctor.
Then you told Sir Jasper Welland?
prompted Inspector Burley.
AYE. l askit an interview Just as
he was leaving for the station. and eX-
planned the whole state O affairs tae
him. An he said he would sic DobSon
a sair reprimand when he came BACK
Il saw my uncle speak to the groom
inst before we left the Court yesterday
morning. but 1 did not attach any inn
portance to it. thinking he was merely
giving him some directions about the
horses"
Did Dobson speak to you about this
matter yesterday?
"Not a word. I came across him
once or twice during the day. but ne aye
avoided me. He seemed real put about
like. but he said neathing ava: l never
thought O. a calamity like TINS comm