Arizona republican., 1898-01-23

Wnlupy TOOIu dIlu let Iue cuTtftlu idii behind him. The room had not been ut to rights. A chair stood between the portiere and the bed. Its back v-cs towards him. W arrenton listened. IIodson was still talking to lis men, and the colonel could hear them using their tack-hammers. Quickly and stealthly he stepped to the chair and turned it's back to he light from the window. He fnund what he feared was there-a faint smear of blood just where Whidby had cau~ht the chair witt hls r;~ht hand.
 "Enourh to draw the halter around his neck.'' thought the lawyer. "I ho>e t escaped that detectives eye" He had just replaced the chair, when the DOT tiere was drawn back and Hodson looked in.
 "T beg pardon, colonel, but Capt Welsh aked me to allow no one to come in here. I thought you went into the hall"
 q was just wondering how Whidby could have slept so soundly unless he was drugged" said the colonel. q would not have come in if had thought it was forbidden. Whidby and are so intimate, you know, I feel as if I were at home here"
 ''Oh, no harm done," said the under taker, as he held the curtain aside for | Warrenton to pass out.
 The colonel went into the hall and turned into the parlor. Here he looked about aimlessly for a moment, and then. seeing an open door which led to the servants hn I out
 In little room adjoining the kitchen he found Matthew's Il want to see you, Matthews" said the colonel. II want to ask you some questions. Mir. Whidby is so excited and upset that I don't wish to tistur b 1 him, and yet I must get some light on this subject
 Il don't know much about it, sir know to the jury"
 The colonel sat down on a window-sill and lighted cigar. You can trust me, you know, Mat i thews. l am an old friend of the fam ly."
 'Oh, l know thar, sir well enough" {"
 ou have been in MT. Strong's ser,- ce long time, Matthews. and you r,a > COW remember some things that yo.: did not think of when you were test | lying. For instance, have you any rec ellection of ever having seen ;snythir~ which might tend to show that Mir. l Strong had an enemy?" l Matthews stared at the lawyer for l moment in silence and then sat dow: )n chair and folded his hands nervous ! iy over his knees
 Il can't say have, colonel" he said . and yet-well, you know, my master was a very excitabie, suspicious sort of a man."
 Il never knew that"
 Well, he was, SIT. He used to havc | spells of it, sir-spells I call 'em. Hy | ,lidn't seem able to sleep we'll at times ile has once in awhile had me sleep CT tbe floor at the foot of his bed.''
 '.Ah! Is that so"'
 Not often, sir, but perhaps twice . l year. or thereabouts."
 Do you recall anything that might have caused him uneasiness at thosc times?"
 Well, did have sort of idea that 1 he might "a brought home some nor el and was afraid O bein' robbed of it.
 Gan you remember ever having seen anyone about just before or after those spells?"
 Matthews was silent, deep in thought, for moment, then he said:
 ''Yes. do remember somethin' rathe cdd, sir. It was when Mir. Whidby v-Gs at the seashore in the summer. and mas ter was maxim me sleep in his room every night while he was gone. One :venin' master told me he was lookin' 1 for a visitor to see him on important business, and that I was to stay back here till he left.''
 Did you see the man?"
 ''Yes, sir. opened the door when he rsng.''
 How did he look?"
 ''Very queer-1ookin' individual, sir, it truck me. He looked like he might be drinkin' man. He was tall and thin. md had dark eyes and white hair. He was so queer-lookin', sir, that thought strange O master havin' appointment l with him. To tell the truth, sir, I kinder thought 1t might be some poor relation in trouble, that master didn't care fol 1 people to see about. I showed him into the parlor and went back into the kitchen. About 15 minutes after that l thought l heard loud words and a scramblin' O feet in the parlor. Their voices would sink down and then rise up agan like they was quarrelin'. l was frightened, but was afraid O dis 1 pleasln' master If I went in, so I just come as far as the room next to the par l lor."
 Continued Tomorrow.)