The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-07
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
tnas husband, who for years has been
growing demented, is discovered asleep
az the dinner table. A trace of blood on
his sleeve points to him as the murderer.
Mr.. Sutherland and the local m, marshai,
tenton, investigate Agatha WeDp Is
known to but few as rich woman; me
Key TO her mOney-drawer is found clulcn-
ed IN her hand. Young Sutherland IS NOT
to be found. and Miss Page. the niece OF
Sutherland's housekeeper. persists IN re-
naming about the Webb premises anu
discovers blood on the grass. The money
drawer Is found to be empty ara roDpetS
is added to the mystery. Frederick sum
erland. wayWard youth. calls his 1aiher
10 witness his determination TO be pet
Ter man and promises not to marry MISS
rage, b. whom he has been fascinate9-
MISS Page tells Frederick that she Iol-
lowed him the night of the murder anu
knew where he had secreted a tnousa.Iu
dollars She gives him a week TO decioe
whether to marry her or be procldlinso
born 10 her, and all died in infancy II Is
learned that the money was in new plIis,
and the keeper of a small store produces
one that strange man gave MIN iale IL, Ite
as the murderer of Agatha WEBB ine
whole town is stirred up by the doupie
murder and everyone tells of the gooo-
ness OF Mrs. Webb. Six children had peen
night OF the murder. detective arrives
from Boston and reports: Simple case.
Murdered for money: Find the man VIII
flowing beard" Suspicion 1ais uR oi
visits the hollow tree. The money IS
gone. Wattles, a Boston gambler, arrives
and demands $3.50 of Frederick IN pay
ment of gambling debt. Frederick Sc
cures a check for the amount from gus
father and that night as he is about 10
leave home he is slapped by MISS rage;
Inc label brothers are found deau OF
starvation, one of them clutchlng the
tell-tale loaf, the other a blood-stalned
knife. The Boston detective declares the
mystery solved, but young SweetWater
astonisheS the company by new cham
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
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-
home he learns of the death of Philemon
Agatha'S husband Sweetwater suspects
and follows Frederick and is thus dis
covered by Mr.. Sutherland. Frederick
places a package of old letters into Agnes
Hallidayis hands and his father seeks an |
opened and by its terms Mr.. Sutherland is
made executor and Frederick sole heir or
a 100000 estate. Sweetwater reasons that |
Frederick is the murderer. but because |
Air. 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 |
important witness, boards an outgoing |
bound for Brazil.