The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-26
bouncing that yop had discovered the mp sG-

VI Lit ttOl6u DlllB mas D9en lOunu 10 nave DccH
IN that wretcbed mans possession. For, and
here is nv greet point, the proof is not want
a ,aH Mira InS' w SiSs fS da1l Els'fSs her ' inmd SHss ese a. wSs.
or AZ least stood under the window beneath
which | have Just been searching. A FOOTPRINT
and II DR.. Talbot will take the trouble to com
pare 4 with the slipper, he holds in his hand.
ih VII ma II t9 nave been made by the foot
al, The C 70 one Mith a quick glance from the
face. showed a decided dlspositlon to make the
e Shosn Inin, thus nus ss nf re- tea But MI; asnt2 on.
t wepas @i9 them MAS Win Idi' the f1 ' ase zsssI tragedy In
The iast q James label irving TO PAS, one Of
enough to Give him that money!
to know what think OF the connection be-
tween these two great traKediesy'"
Yes; you have earned u voi'e in this mat
Well. then. l think, Miss Page has made an
Ing on c one or both Of these unioptnnate old
men. She Is sufficiently cold blooded aud cal
]sulatinG to do so. and circumstances certainly
Mr.. Fon.on consulted knapp. who nodded
his head; The Boston detective was not with:
out curiosity as to how Sweetwater would
old James label had seen his brother sink
ing rapidly from inanition; this their condi-
ton amply shows. ne. was weak himself. but
John was weaker. and in q moment, OF desner;
f frn,n ne Epa aashe Ws Tpt 6 to a na.sib GTnmS Of h bene
heard some whispers Of an old custom of theirs
to Join Philemon At his yearly merry making
and 40 Obtain In a natural way the bite for him
age t. ask for outright. hut death had teen in
cumstance. acting on his already weakened
nerves: drove him hall insane from the house
s Street, ssf Tor n a GOOD wHn halF hour pr'P nefSrs ef Ss re 5he
Peared In his own house: How do | know this?
to ina a TsT a,n simDi o,h isff thi ASei il HIRE Mr' G Hns ee rel.
members the tune we were PLAYING AT he great
h fT%m vi whsn ne he SS%e d %vTk The pain Fnt,on s'tsHt
isney; and q e E has a:;I i;oaa,a%%, hiima"ss %,i Sa ,s ;%ias i
was PLAYED by us at a quarter after midnight,
which fixes the time OF the encounter at Mrs.
v we'S viii f s"on see. 'F f Was a fS!Bo Before b james as
know With tsisi ad Gy the 'n sam e. m .Ims d; q M Te3 Gransvs
tTisS"I'e With the the music nIs0n played ~ri that S nisSty.
ing . ii M Tni when sfs that that E Hs came "inSe
N Money a'ss0F Mu aeF' Just sew be fsH,'e thsy we're ere " cailsd
out to suprer; and a. they went to smpner
c%ulation was made. T6irty.ntye MINUTES then
seen rushing from MIS-. Webs EateTay and
demanding a loaf OF bread, and Offering in ex-
change one Of the bills which, had been stolen
five minutes! And he and his brother were
starving. Does 1t look, then. as II that money
house? Would any man who felt the rangs u
hunger as ne did; or who saw a brother perish
ing for t1od before his eyes. all%w thirty ~ ttE
money that riGh,fully or wrongtnlly had come
into his hand? 10; and so l say that he did not
stead 3f c"mmiiTinieG crime t" obtiain it. he t,i found
it in his own home. lying on his own table;
TO- tell his dreadful news to the brother he had
left behind him. But how did It come there?
nyRder:Thio window, Anahtl : F re brought it.
Having seen or perhans net this old man roam
ing in or rear the Webb cottage during the
plan OF throwing:upon him the onus of the
crime she had herself committed. and. witha
over an open window; looked into the room
ana ASLEEP. and, cree ning in by the front door.
laid on the table beside him the $50 bill and the
R SiH9ay q WeeEES. vi" Then W she st tHe @ opt a snsi Si nnd
in twenty minutes more was leading the dance
again in Mr.. Sutherland's r%arl3r.",
We'll rcasone !" Abel. expecting
the others to echo him. Eut. though Mr.: Fen
ton and DR.. Talbot looked almost convinced.
they said nothing. while knapp. OF course. was
Sweetwater. with a quiet smile. calculated to
hide his disappointment. went on as il per-
Meanwhile John awakes. sees the dagger.
RRhimns ,ilin TOO e fe sbh ms The %e'e cut T IN his i; S Sest hP fhs
dent in the floor; prove this. but If you call for
further proof. a little fact. which some, II not
all OF you. seem TO have overlooked. will am
ply satisfy you that this one at least Of my con-
eIasiogs is co sEo oEsn the Ri EiRle s AGeIi
out from between its leaves. but 10 find in the
Bible itself the lines l have declared to You he
cIlutched pencil. Have You found themii
No" was Abels perplcXed retort. Il can
not see any sign OF writing on hyleat or mar
Are those the only blank places in the sa-
cred book? Search the leaves devoted to the
I'M ip rnnnrI \nu- yrlnf do Won find fhnrAtf
knapp. who was losing some OF his ipdlfrer-
ence. drew nearer and read for himself the
discolored page which Abel here turned up
MAKE nA,% ou; th it,ss' Scrdsi he .F Faisi .G me. ian jam'. sst
tried to use daGge1.found lyingLbut hand
meninRavenyt SisfTseed ou4 sejsys-tEoS
The effort must have overcome him. re-
carefully excluded all sign. Of secret triumph.
and when James returned. as he did a few
answer questions. even il John was in a con.
dition to ask them. But the fallen dagger told
it t back on The table. and It was at It this M" minute uus
he saw; What John had not OF, the ga go bill lying
to Lotions. procures a loaf Of bread and comes
.rantically back. ~Gnawing It as he runs: for
forward With the, bread. But the relief has
come 100 lutc JbHn nus -uleu III. MS duSencO.
and James. dizzy with the shock. reels back
and surcumhs 10 his own misery. Gentlemen.
have haze you amyth nn;o tG say 1si n contradiction OF
For a moment DR.. Talbot. Mr.. Fenton and
even knapp stood silent; then the latter said
with pardonabie dryness:
"All this is ingenious. but. unfortunately. IL
Is unset by a little fact which you yourself have
overlooked. Have you examined attentively
the dagger Of which you have so often spoken.
Mr.. Heetwaterir
blood on its edge and was OF the shane and size
necessary. to infict the wound from which
Mrs. Webb died"
VERY good. but there is something else OF
interest to be observed on II. Fetch II. Abel"
Abel, h%urrying from the room. aeon brought
back the weapon in question. Sweetwater.
with n vague sense Of disappointment disturb
ing him. took, it eagerly and studied it very
closely. But he only shook his head.
Bring 1t nearer TO. the light" suggested
KNAPP. and examine the little scroll near the
tor OF the handle
Sweetwater did so and nj once changed color.
In the midst OF the scroll were two very small
but yet perfectly distinct letters; they were
How did Amabel Page'come by a dagger
marked with the label initials2'' questioned
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