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open and the three men entered the spa
cious hall.
II think, Mr.. Kellogg" the detective
said in almost whisper, ''that you"
A woman's. scream followed by the loud
report of q revolver, cut short the sen.
tence and sent Sellars flying up the stairs,
Robert close behind him, and the aged
banker with the exclamation, my God!
What does that meanT closely following.
The door leading to the widows apart
ments was standing open, and smoke from
q revolver was escaping into the hall.
Through the door rushed Sellars, Robert
following.
The room had no tenants, but the door
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
it's contents strewn upon the floor, lay the
form of 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. e.. ... ...
"That ends the wretchw were the words
that had escaped her lips as the detective
rushed into the room.
"Not yet, not yetw exclaimed Sellars.
II must have statement from this mans
lips. But first"
Before he was aware Of his intent, Sell
lars had the wrists Of Earl securely shack
eled.
Watch him." he said. "Ah, your faith
erp'
"In Gods name, Sellars, what means
thisY' a '-...
THAT wretch was numbering my moth
er when ascended the stairs" said Earl.
HE was choking her to death over that
trunk. His motive must have been rob-
berry. I fred 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 was searching for something
in my trunk. How dare you, sir! All,
have seen you before"
Every probably, madam" responded the
detective; many times, perhaps. ! was q
friend Of Andrew Kellogg"
The widows pale lips twitcned.
"Once seen, you are not one to be for
gotten" she said. ''You are Lang Sell
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. @-.
II 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 well nigh run"
The madam sank into chair with q
moan. .'-.. 49,
"Elinor. dear" said the banker, ap-
preaching her, Il understand nothing of
oil this. Surely there must be terrible
mistake somewhere" ...
"Yet you allow this man to insult me
In your own house-to search my trunks
to villify me! Can have no protection?
1, who tenSsnly nursed your wife and
daughter? J, your intended wife,"
Here, Mr.. Sellars," Said Robert, who
had returned with decanter Of whisky,
handed the detective 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 shol was fatal. shall soon breathe
my last. There is internal hemorrhage.
1 have heard nearly all that you have
said. I am ~ - a.
"Waitv' exclaimed Sellars. "step for
ward, Earl. Do you recognize this man?
Did you ever see him beforer ~ So.
Eyes, yes, I have. But where? Where?
Oh, recall it now. He is the gentleman
in blue, the one who visited the bank and
INQUIRED of the cashier if he had kept
record Of the numbers Of certain bills. He
is detective, or at least he claimed to be
one"
"Do you recognize him, Robert"
81 do, Mr. Sellars; 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 Lawredce Terry"
observed Sellars, h6fdiiny t6e blade and
sheath before the eyes Of the rapidly sink
ing man.
Now" continued the detective, as he
affixed q heavy black mustache that he
rnolyof fn bia
upper lip, ''he is the man who assaulted
and robbed Collector Ellsworth. And here
in this package that hold in my hand is
the money he robbed him Of"
"You--you have been to my room-you
have been trailing me, Seilars."
Eyes, Juan Zayola, and have trailed
you down."
"Then you know"
"That package contains the bills enclos-
ed by Terr, on the twenty-seventh Of
June, and for which Ellsworth receipted,
Mr.. Sellars" asked the banker.
"Oh, no." was the reply. 1T contains
the money Of which the collector was rob
ped-Mr. Terry never handled the bills
enclosed here" :.
II am completely ut sen, Mr.. Sellars."
1.-THE collector did not bear from the
bank the package for which he had re-
ceipted. Watching his opportunity, Earl
here he is-made q convenient exchange
of packages. The collector unconsciously
bore from the bank package of worth
less wildcat bills. In most of the cases
the banks Of issue were defunct. Earl
brought the money for which the collector
had receipted home; it is lying at the bot
tom of the madam's trunk"
will wonders never cease" exclaimed
the banker, gazing steudfastly at his tell