The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03

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in the house did the deed, someone to
whom the poor lady was accustomed,
whose presence did not disturb her or
brighten her, who would come in and out,
and knew the ways of the place, where
the ladder was kept, and how long il
would be before any one would come &c
find her stiff and stark! Those strange
sailors would never have dared TO come
into a house with a master and two men
sleeping in it! No, sir; the hand that
struck the blow was her husband'sr'
You are raving-' exclaimed Standish.
mo. am not. sir. Listen. From many
a trifing indication l got ont of Collins,
and the old purse. | believe the unfortu-
nate man was eaten up with jealousy The
more l watched him-and have shadow
ed him for months-the more convinced |
grew that, i'll some mad fit, he put an end
to her. and then tried TO mislead US all by
laying that ladder on to the window
Lodge"
1t is impossible." CALCULATED Standish
NO. il amt. jealousy is the under
miningest thing ont. 1t works like rats
through a wall, gnawing and gnawine
for many a long day unheard, till all at
once its ugly head gets ont to the light to
kill and to destroy. All. Mr.. Standish,
the biggest lot of cruel deeds | have traced
home took me straight to jealousy.'
Stanlish stared at him with blank, be.
wilIered eyes
We'll. though l WIS pretty sure il was
be rs did the deed. il wns very hard to get
proof followed him pretty close: wher-
ever he went | was by him in some dis
guise or another and an awful time he
has had of it, From all | can see. I'd
say hanging is a trife to what he has
gone through, Still | could never get
glimpse of any knife that had ornaments
on the sheath answering to this Another
thing puzzled me-he always kept in Nth
LgcTtOn. ! got to see Egerton more than
once. but he was uncommon naughty AMI
snuff them moon in his ways | wasn't
good enough TO touch with Il pair of tongs
Oh, dear, no, I'd have rather proved
him guilty than the other poor fellow
Latterly I've begun to think he suspects
the truth. Anyhow, after waiting and
watching, got what wanted at last.
when Colonel Cailander came back
from the Continent the other day. | began
to hang about, and pay a visit now and
again to that respectable. Ciyil-spokeu
man. Mr.. Collins, and one morning
found him packing up the Colonel's buds.
50 | sat down and discoursed with him Il
bit. watching him sorting the things.
Presently lie came to pistols and queer.
long. narrow, foreign looking knife, with
an iulail handle, and shell-like bits of
silver stuck Oh to the sheath. 1t was IN
common like the queer sort of weapons
! hung up in Mr. Egerton's rooms but the
! ornaments We're different. took it to the
| light to examine it, with my back 70 Mr.
| Collins, and tried this bit where one Of the
, ornaments was Jagged and broken. 1t
fitted perfectly, thoroughy.'
/ still" urged Standish, starting up
and moving restlessly to the fireplace.
"One moment" said Dillon, raising his
| hand. The man who had seen the figure
! carrying the ladder, | ought to mention.
! III conyersng with me, said il was a
| broader, larger man than Egerton, though
! about his height. Last of all he con.
| tinued, speaking mora quickly, II follow
/ ed the Colonel to Fordsea, where he wan
! drred about on land and sea H was al
! ways going off in a boat with that old
tar-ypu know him'-or else he'd be off
! striding fast that there was 10 keeping
| up with him, ~ the little chnrchyard by
the hillside. with basket of flowers for
| the grave. At last | hired dog-cart. and
usnd to drive past as if quite on my own
! business. He never noticed, Twice
! saw him outside groI.ing under some gorSe
! bushes that grew above the low wall You
| know the wide view there is all around
Not soul was 10 be seen stirring
| drove past. and waited under a piece of
| broken bank little further on | told
| the boy | had with mo to hold the reins
! as | wanted to gather some of the ferns
about there. and | gradually got my head
| over the bank and saw the Colonel com
! ing slowly down the road. | watched til
| be disappeared on his way back. then
| went on picking Specimens here and
! there till | came pretty nigh where ! had
watched him STOPPING down. Not a son
was to be seen. When | was there in the
autumn time there used TO be bits Of boys
h"r,!ing sheep and goats, but there Were
none now. When | got about the part
, wher" had noticed the Colonel, | looked
well around under the bushes, and ~ last
! | came upon spot where the grass looked
| a hit disturbed and mixed with mould rs
if someone had bcen digging for roots
/ took the bearings of il and went away
| back to FordSca with enough leaves and
twigs To set up a botaniSt Very early
next morning | found the Colonel was go
! ing off to London. so | bought trowe,
aud then | watched him start off in the
| train. AS soon as | saw him safe trulg
cd away TO the place had marked
| would take no one with me. 1t was easy
20 dig, for the soil had been lately stirred
| and scarce a foot below the surface
came 70 gold chain and locket then &;
bracelet, then | picked ont three or fou:
rings. then a gold bangle all messed Will
mould. There are more there, but these
/ are enough for me-
He took a brown paper parcel from hi,
pocket. and opening it carefully, dispiaye,
the trinkets, Soilcd and bent
StandiSh took up and examined each
( He was stunned, yet did not let himscl-
60. Dillon WIS not the man to whom ont
should make an unguarded admission.
Your extraordinary ingenuity has IN
carthed an extraordinary story" he sale
ut length The cirrumstantial evidence
against Colonel Callander is Of cours,
very strong, hut il is not conclusive''
"rerhaps not returned Dillon, care
lesSly. still | think there is enough t
Justify me in applying to the Eastpor
magistrates for the reward. and detailing
| my reasons for asking it,"
NO doubt" rcJoiued Standi>h. coolly
seeing Dillon'> drift. while the revolvin.
consequences Of publicity rushed into h;
mind. Il do not suppose Colonel Callan
derS family would wish 10 rob you cf
reward which you have 80 justly earned
10y your zeal ana perseverance,. thougl
certainly | little anticipated the curiOu:
direction your inquiries have taken, You
own experience must have shown you how