Daily camera., 1897-07-15
shirt with the cuff attached had lain on

| SIrt WIN the Gull atCacneQ naQ IAN on
a chair near his bed all night.
Then the coroner called for Whidby's
Eightshirt, and the jury passed it from
one to the other and examined it care
fully. At that moment WILDLY rose to
call attention to the blood on the por-
there and on the corner of the sheet,
| which he thought Hendricks and Capt.
Welsh had forgotten to mention, but
| the coroner ordered him, rather coldly,
| to sit down.
Matthews was next called, but he
could testify to nothing except that he
slept in the cottage behind the house
and had not walked during the night.
Then the coroner requested WILDLY
and Matthews to leave the room, and
WILDLY went into the library across the
hall and closed the door behind him.
He sat down and tried to collect his
thoughts, but it was impossible. Half am
hour went by. He heard the jury tramp
through the hall, cross the veranda and
go out at the gate. Then Matthews
raped on the door.
Come in,' said WILDLY.
"Two undertakers are waitin' out
side, SIR" said the servant. 'They both
want the job. 1 tol' 'em I'd see you
about it"
Use your judgment; engage one of
them. 1 can't attend to it." WILDLY
called to the old man as he was closing
the door. 'What was the verdict of the
jury?" he asked.
MET his death by the hand of some
person unknown, sir They called me
back to open the windows, and l
stayed"
"Ah, you remained in there?'
Matthews opened the door a little
wider and stood ir the opening. Your
name came ur mighty often, sir, after
you went out
MY name? What did they say about
me?"
u didn't catch it all, sir, but thc de-
tective mentioned the ste :. your
hand and said Il 10 doGLl aG.a from
the sheet or from the c., otWcen
the rooms. He said yoLr ."tion
satisfied him, and that ..e u- t be-
lieve a guilty man wols Wa, the
police to come before !. Waa..>N. his
hands and then do it rigiii Dcicle 'cin.
1t seems to me it would be foolish to
mix you up in it, sir, even II you dld
know about the will"
"Will? What Will are you talking
about?" asked WILDLY, abruptly.
why, masters will, sir. They must
"a opened his desk an got into his pri-
vate papers, for they said there was
will maxim you heir to all the property.
They seemed to think there was motive
enough, but they couldn't fasten 1T on
you"
what else did you hear, Matthews"
WILDLY had turned pale, and was twist
ing his handkerchief tightly in his
hands eff one is to be suspected of
numbering ones nearest relative in cold
blood, it is substantial comfort to
know. that there is not enough evidence
to convict. Did you hear anything
else?'
"Nothin' important, sir. There was
good deal said about a report that
master was thinllin' about gettin' mar
ried, and that he would likely alter his
will if he did. Mr. Soddingham men
toned that it had been talked of at the
club but that you had laughed at the
report. They seemed to have found
some tof the young lady's letters with
masters papers, and they appeared to
point that way"
q think l did deny the report at
first" said WILDLY, thoughtfully, but
l confess L had just begun to think my
uncle was in love. She is worthy
young woman, but much too young
for him, and was influenced by his
wealth. Perhaps you had better go
and speak to the undertaken. Isuppose
they will want to put up the coffin in
here. l snail go upstairs and occupy
the front room. don't feel like gong
out; my head aches, and l don't seem
to have my wits about me. | could not
rest in my old room with the undertaken
in the other
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