Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.
Just sitter hall at the Sutherland man
sion Agatha Webb and her servant are
found dead. and Philemon Webb Agatha's
husband who for years has been growing
demented. is dis ssleeV at the dtu-
ner table. 4 trace Of blood on his sleeve
Indicates him the murderer. Miss
Page, the niece Of SutLcrlanis house
Eeepe'. persists In remaining about the
Webb premises and discovers blood on the
grass. Tie money drawer is found 70 be
euptv. and robbery is added 10 the mys-
terry Frederick Sutherland. a wayward
youth, calls his father TO witness his deter
minatiun 70 =" n better man. and promises
not to marry Miss Page. by whom he has
been fascinated. Miss Page tells Frederick
that she followed bin the night Of the muir
der. and knew where he had secrpted A
thousand dollars. She gives him week 10
decide whether to marry her or be pro-
claimed the murderer Of Agatha Webb.
II IS learned that the money was in new
bills and the keeper ot small store pro-
duCes one that strange gave him
late the night Of he murder for loaf Of
bread \ detective arrives from boston and
REPORTS. Simple case. Murdered for HON
ey. Find the man with the flowing beard
ers- Frederick visits the hollow tree. The
money Is gone. Wattles 4 Boston gambler.
arrives and Demands $3.50 Of Frederick in
payment Of a gambling debt Frederick
cures check for the amount from his
father. Tie label brothers are found dead
Of starvation, one Of them ,lutctiug the loaf
Of bread, the other II hIood-stained knife.
TIE Boston detective declares the mystery
solved, but young Swectwater astonishcs the
company by a new chain OF evidence point
Ing 70 another perpetratur Of the terrible
crime. This time AuraieI Page is ~Us-
pecred. Swcetwiter finds the 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 Frederick Oyerlears the talking
and joins the group. and Miss Page tells
just enough SO that a later confession Will
iuI'iicate Frederick il he refuses to mary
her On the following day occurs the
funeral II Agatha Webb. and late that night
Mr. Sutherland discovers Frederick weep
Ing over her grave. on the way home he
learns q the death Of Philemon. ACatha's
husband Swaetwatcr suspects ant follows
Frederick and IS thus discovered by Mr..
Sutherland Frederick places "a package Of
old letters info Agnes UaIliday's hands and
his father seeks an explanation. Agatha
Wehbs viii Is opened, and by Its terms Mr..
Sutherland Is made executor and Frederick
sole heir Of Sl00.0TO estate. Swectwater
reasons that Frederick IS the murderer. hut
because Mr.. Sutherland once saved his life
Sweetwate- Is unwilling 10 give evidence In
order Z" keep his secret he plans to leave
home. and in suspicious haste. pretending
70 ~ in search Of an important witness,
boards an outgoing steamer bound for RraZl.
He Is thrown overheard that NIGHT and
picked mp at dawn by a fishing crew. which
tak.S him to New Bedford. Food and cloth
ire are given him and be earns s. by de-
Iiv.-fn- suspicious box. barely escaping
recognition 10y he village postmaster.