Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-21
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CHAPTER XXI.

] er's residence Robert observed:
There is Earl just entering the house
| now"
Not a moment later the carriage was
| brought to haltsbefore the gate, and the
| three men descended therefrom.
| Mr.. Kellogg said the detective, lay
ing hand on the bankers arm as they
passed up the walk, mo ordinary ordeal
confronts you. It will require all your
resolution and irmness of character to
confront it. It was to fathom two mys-
teries that accompanied DR.. Strong to
| Chicago. I have fathomed both"
| 1.-TWO mysteries! You accompanied DIR.
Strong to Chicago? Really, l.
Let explanations come later, Mr.. Kel-
logg; there is no time for them now. l
ask of you only that you maintain your
composure, and believe that I make no
move unadvisedly. Unlock the door eau
| tiously, Robert. We must enter silently
and without word"
| The outer door was noiselessly swung
open and the three men entered the spa
cious hall.
Il think, Mr.. Kellogg" the detective
said in almost whisper, "that you"
A weman's scream followed by the loud
| ASPOAI W q ASfOifCA, NuI OIlOAC CAC oCA
tence and sent Sellars flying up the stairs,
Robert close behind him, and the aged
banker with the exclamation, ''My God!
What does that mean" closely following.
The door leading to the Widows apart
ments was standing open, and smoke from
a revolver was escaping into the hall.
! Through the door rushed Sellars, Robert
following.
| ho1 {oynn rfc hut hn
| leading to the inner apartment also stood
open, and in it, with smoking revolver
clutched in his hand, stood Earl
To grasp the revolver from his hand and
thrust him before him into the room was
the work of single instant.
| On the carpeted floor before a trunk
that was standing with open lid, and half
its contents strewn upon the floor, lay the
| form Of q man.
! Standing with blazing eyes, disheveled
hair, and half her raiment torn from her
form, gazing with a look of malignant
hate down upon the object at her feet,
stood Elinor Kellogg.
THAT ends the wretch!" were the words
that had escaped her lips as the detective
rushed into the room.
mot yet, not yetv' exclaimed Sellars.
Il must have statement from this man 8
lips. But frstv'
Before he was aware of his intent, Sell
lars had the wrists Of Earl securely shack
! eled.
"Watch him." he said. "Ah, your faith
| er!'
I'm Gods name, Sellars, what means
this?'
'"That wretch was numbering my moth
er when 1 assembled the stairs" said Earl.
''He was choking her to death over that
trunk. His motive must have been rob-
berry. l fired to save my mothers life.
You can see from her appearance"
Dear Elinorw exclaimed the banker,
approaching her.
| MY son states but the truth That
iend entered the house and stole up the
stairs while 1 was searching for something
in my trunk. How dare you, sir! All,
have seen you before
| Very probably, madam" responded the
detective; many times, perhaps. l was a
! friend Of Andrew Kellogg"
The widows pale lips twitched.
| "Once seen, you are not one to be for
| gotten" she said. "You are Lang SEX
lars, the Southern detective"
| ''You are quite right, madam. Your
memory serves you WELL" said Sellars,
who had raised and laid on sofa the
| body by the trunk. ''Sit there, Earl!
! Robert, run quickly for doctor. This
man yet lives. Whisky may revive him.
God grant" the widow halted right
there.
Il will repack my trunk" she said.
''Some of that villains bloodmayhave-'
"Be seated madam. That trunk must
now give UP the secrets that it contains
Your race is we'll nigh rum"
The madam sank into chair with q
moan.
"Elinor. dear" said the banker, ap-
preaching her. Il understand nothing of
all this. Surely there must be a terrible
mistake somewhere"
''Yet you allow this man to insult me
! in your own house-to search my trunks
to vilify me! Can l have no protection?
I, who tenderly nursed your wife and
| daughter? I, your intended wife,
| Here, Mr.. Sellars," said Robert, who
had returned with decanter of whisky,
handed the detective a glass partly filed
with the fluid
II dispatched Thomas for DR.. Hewitt"
he said.
| doctors can be of no use in this case"
moaned the man reclining on the sofa.
''That shot was fatal. | shall soon breathe
my last There is internal hemorrhage.
I have heard nearly all that you have
said. I am"
Waltz exclaimed Sellars. ~Step for
ward. Earl. Do you recognize this man!
| Did you ever see him before!
YES, yes, have. But where? Where!
| Oh. I recall it now. He is the gentleman
in blue, the one who visited the bank and
inquired of the cashier if he had kept q
record of the numbers of certain bills. He
is a detective, or at least he claimed to be
one"
do you recognize him, Robert?7
81 do. Mr.. Selars; he is the man of the
park, the man of the gambling house, who
assisted me down the stairs
and the man who thrust this dirk
blade into the breast of Lawrence Terry"
| observed Sellars holding the blade and