Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-06-16

=. ptil AitIS 1NODcFV ulu NOT XIII Ole
master. dc was not in the house when
That blade was driven to his heart and |
heard that cry"
"Did you see anything of a bag of coin
when You entered the library. Ha.nah."
Nothing, Mars Lang"
HAS Herman any personal friends.
whom he sometimes brings to the house:
Young men. probably"
NO. Mars Lang: none have ever ac-
c%ompanicd him here"
ID you think your master had II high
regard for his ncpllcw:'
"Hc take him in when he come to him,
Mars Lang, because he was his sisters
son: but ole master had no use for his
father, who led Miss Matte IL sorry life.
and broke her heart before she died. l
do:'t think he had much use for his SON"
You dent think he would have given
him his daughters hand in marriage:'
Never. He know Miss Hattie love
Mars Robert, and l often hear him praise
Mars Robert up"
We'll. that is all tonight. Hannah. Not
n word. You understand. to anyone of orr
conversation. III Herman speaks to you,
do net seem to doubt the guilt of Robert
Campbell. To your mistress. say tha.
will see her Tomorrow. Tell he. further.
that if she has suspicious. To Keep them
10 herself. | do not think she believes
Herman guilty: but she must not seem
suspicious of him. She must try and act
as though she believed the right party had
hccn unprecedented. Tell her that Robert
Camphcll, though in custody, is under the
protecting care of Lang SellarS. Now can
yo,i return to tho house without your alb
| sencc having been noted hy ~IIcrman:'
Easily. Mars Lang"
Then do so, and watch closely. DO not
sleep alone. .Your young mistress will
have many lady friends hero in her trout
hlc. Keep Mile as near you as you can.
Goci-niyht."
"Go"i-night. Mars Lang" said the ne
g.css. AID she had started along the side
of the house for the rear entrance when
the detective called her back.
Are Adam. the coaclman. and Herman
on friendly tcrmS:" he asked.
"-Adam rather ste the devil than Mars.
Hermann said the ncgrcss. MARS Her
man 'spect mere of ole masters nisycrs
than he do hisself."
u understand" said Srllags. THAT is
all" and as the nrgress again started off
iic joined Calhan.
You can go home now. CalbaM." he
said. lit must be IS O'Clock in the morn
ing"
Il spec it is. Mars Lang" said the NO
gro. as he made off in the darkness.
Another mystery To unravcl." muttcr-
ed the detective. as hc passed out tho
gate. Herman Cravcn's hand must ave
guided the keen blade of that sheath knife.
Notwithstanding the fact that Hannah
states that ii cowlI not have been he. Not
Il drop of blood Oh his s%potlcss garments.
1t Il stain on his white hands. hut Il
.mnablc one on his guilty conscience.
Whether or not he struck the blow. his
was the head that planned the murder.
He pulled the wire and sounded the bel!
that for Il moment left the coast clear.
Campbell WAS the one man he wished. re-
coin: Clearly he had a confederate. and
capped with the coin. Why. Herman had
10 knowledge of the fact that Campbell
was to be there with the coin to pay that
note tonight mean last night. now-un-
til after he had entered THE house and the
banker had informed him in the library
and then he did not know that he would
bear with him 81 bag of coin. Not IL living
soul witnessed that blow. save the one
who struck it-not even Herman Craven
Unless. perclance. he struck the blow.
Hannah alone saw his blanched face
when lie pulled that wire. and her oath
would NOT he admissible in Il court of JUS
ticc. Lam. Sellars. you nave solved some
intricate eases. Solve this. and bring
the murderer or murdcrcrs of Banker Ipe-
Eoscttc to justice. liumpl.. No, - doubt
OF it, the detective exclaimed aloud.
Why" he thought, II can place my
hand. any minute. OH the formulation of
this tragedy. Now for the evidence that
will condemn him. Now for the unknown
accomplice-if he had onc-and the bag
of coin. l wonder" he thought. suddenly
coming to Il full halt. 'if l have his full
motive. Was this murder planned after
he had arrived mt the house last night. and
was his sole object to get possession of
that money? Ii so. he had IL confederate.
sure. He might have distracted IL much
larger sum from the bank. All. yes, but
certain detection would nave followed.
One thing is certain: The object was To
get rid of Banker Deltoscttc. l think
that had been determined in your mind be-
fore tonight. Herman Craven. and il be-
fore Tonight, why. then the securing of
this bag of coin WAS no part of your mo-
tive: but Robert being there with his bag
Oh OH WAS Il circumstance lOtEh not
counted on. yet to be taken advantage of,
and shrewdly the matter was managed.
The banker is murdered. the bag of coin
disappeared. and the man who stood in the
nephew's way is in the custody of Sheriff
Cobb-presumabiy Il murderer. And l am
left to solve the mystery that surrounds
the taking off of a good man. l wonder
if MIR. DeIsosette left Il will. and what
that document will reveal? \. little time
will tell: and now for the grieving mother
and sister of the innocent victim of cir
c%umstances. who is pacing with anxious
strides the floor of Il cell in the county
Jail"
Sellars had reached the Widows resi-
dence on Walnut street.
y bright light shone forth from the
front windows. and as he stepped ON the
piazza a low moaning sound reached his
ears from within.
Poor SOULS" he thought. 81 will soon
dispel your agonizing fears, and ere long,
1 trust. restore TO you your son and BROTH