The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
Copyright, 1899. by S. S. Mcclure Coz
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

Just after a ball at the Sutherland
mansion. Agatha Webb and her servant
are found dead, and Philemon Webb, Aga
tha's husband who for years has been
growing demented, is discovered asleep
AZ the dinner table. A trace of piood OF
his sleeve indicates him as the murc
derer. Miss Page, the niece OF
Sutherland's housekeeper. persists IN re-
naming about the Webb premises anu
discovers blood on the grass. Inc money
drawer is found to be empty and roppery
IS added TO the mystery. FREDERICK Suth-
GRAND, a hayward youth. calls ms Iather
TO witness his determination to be pet
Ter man and promises not 10 marry MISS
rage, by whom he has been fascinated
MISS Page tells Frederick that she lol-
lowed him the night of the murder anu
knew where he had secreted a thcusaliu
collars. She gives him week to declus
whether to marry her or be proclaimed
as the murderer of Agatha Webb. IL Is
learned that the money was in new plIls,
and The keeper OF a small store produces
nleht or the murder A detectiNe ARRIVES
from Boston and reports: Simple case.
Murdered for money. Find the man with
a flowing beard" Suspicion falls upon
one of het label brothers. Frederick
Visits the hollow tree. The money Is
gone Wattles. a Boston gambler, arrives
ment of 4 gambling debt. Frederick Sc
cures check for the amount from MS
father. The label brothers are found dead
of starvation one of them clutching the
Ien-tale loaf. the other blood-stained
knife. The Boston detective declares the
mystery solved, but young Sweetwater
aStonlshes the company by new CHAIN
or evidence pointing TO another perpetra-
tor of the terrible crime. This time Anna
bel Page is suspected Sweetwater fndS
the hidden money where he has seen Miss
Page hide it. Miss Page is confronted by
the detectives and officers and tells what
she saw the night of the murder. Fred
erick overhears the talking and joins
the group and Miss Page tells just
enough so that a later confession will
implicate Frederick if he refuses to marry
her On the following day occurs the
funeral of Agatha Webb and late that
night Mr.. Sutherland discovers Freder
lex weeping over her grave. On the way
home he learns of the death of Philemon.
Asatha's husband. Sweetwater suspects
covered by Mr.. Sutherland. Frederick
places package of old letters into Agnes
HallidayS hands and his father seeks an
explanation. Agatha WebbS viii is
opened and by its terms Mr.. Sutherland Is
made executor and Frederick sole heir of
Frederick is the murderer. but because
Mr.. Sutherland once saved his life. Sweet
water is unwilling to give evidence
in order to keep his secret. he
plans to leave home. and, in suspicious
haste, pretending to be in search of an
steamer bound for Brazil. He is thrown
overheard that night and picked up at
dawn by a fishing crew which takes him
10 New Bedford. Food and clothing are
given him and he earns 81 by delivering
a suspicious box. An accidental chance
takes him on mission to Boston The
man he finds is Wattles. the gambler.
who wishes Sweetwater to carry mes
sage to none other than Frederick Suth-
erland at Sutherlandtown.