The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-07-23
CHAPTER NJ.

race, a money-lOving Irishman.
It was the flaw in very shrewd, far
seeing intellect. but as yet indulgence had
not developed it to that degree of inten-
sity which dulls perception in other d.
| rectiOns. 4 few tastes still remained to
Dillon not quite dwarfed by the master
passion, among them Il certain pleasure
In his own kcenness and such creature
comforts as good food and drink.
The circumstances of Mrs. Callander' S
death exercised him a good deal.
He would have been rather disgusted
| to think that his task offered no greater
| difficulty than tracing a common seaman,
n mere vulgar thief. For his own credit
sake he hoped and expected to find far
| deeper. subtler motive below the apparent
| simplicity of the crime.
II he could find the sailor, the supposed
! murderer, and prove him guilty, well and
! good he would get thousand pounds.
| If he could fiui a more highly placed
| assassin so much the better-he should
unearth some disgraceful secret which 1t
would be Of the last Importance to CON
| ccal, even at the price Of immunity to the
murderer This would mean a heavy
| bride to insure his own silence. Two
/
the possibility of retaining fees for many
a year to come. With this idea Dillon
| applied all the force of his keen, and in
some ways imaginative, mind first to in
| vent probabilities. and then to seek proof
Of them, for be had often discovered very
unexpected proof while following the
| scent of I, false theory
| Given Il beautiful young woman, sepa-
! H., 4
| considerably older than herself, what
| more likely than a lover? and given low
| er, the amount of guilt and cruelty, de
| ceit and treachery, depended on the
| strength of passion, the difficulties and
! provocations of the position. There must
| be 4 Coufdante somewhere" unused the
detective as he strolled along the com
mon the day after the funeral. Il wish
| could find her-if it is a 'hcr'-I wish
| could get a word with that Mr.. Egnrton."
At this point in his medtations Dillon
| came upon a gentleman who was walking
slowly along the beach, and had crossed
| from the waters edge as if 10 mount
some steps that led 10 the low embank-
| mcnt
Dillon recognized Egerton, and waited
| I'LL he came near. Peg your pardon.
sir, lie said, defcrentially touching his
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"a, 40 ''' "SN'i isei 'oN' H"u ga
My name is Dillon, and | am in the
| employment Of Mr.. StandiSh al present"
'n' ue'''tIN'' Win tlnse OF
- - ~ 'u SCI" from
-, III "'l III "H' sci wee eA'ep'
'h"' ~ 'Ht person VINO engages me tenn
i"raiii5. am free to do As my employ
,'' - - press Oh 10 iuil discovery
" '.'I" ny manu-
- ~ ga want with me
'in ~ ASH 80" question
- ~ u may sir.
'", We ''h "'ih "hiie speak.
" '.,!' = II
"e% zen N" YOU spoke TO Ties" men,
/ NE S"ii"i' ~" are suspected ~ the muir
der. Now. q Ike to know what your
! "ihul"A IS
nave none, ihpy may nave done it,
i'Ul mere afo base Scoundrcls of every
| i@l l"u Nh" STAB their mothers for gold
aha Jewels.
Nay h@ 50, but not their SWeethearts,
! SlE
W nat do you mean?" cried EEertou,
| his eyes lighting up angrily, while q deep
| iiush passed over his face. so deadly
white before. DO You think this tragedy
/ 1T subject for vulgar jests:'
Heaven forbid. sir gravely. "But
| YOU see rough men like me are not accus-
| toned 10 touch things giuCcrlv Rs gentle
| folks do. You see its rather hard 10 hunt
| NJ men that may be innocent, and waste
| n lot of time and money into tho barc,i,,