Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-01

nee Seilars entered the door of the Caro-
lima Hotel
II was nearing eleven o'clock, and he
found but two men present in the office
McLaln, the night clerk Of the hotel. and
Dolby Browning, one Of the conductor,
Oh the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Inc detective passed through the office
INTO the barroom, where he purchased q
cigar, lighted it and sauntered back into
the office.
Good evening, gentlemen" he remark
ed, as he strobe forward to the counter OIL
wnlch the register was lying.
Good evening. Mr.. Sellars," responded
the two men.
Not much transient custom nowadays
suppose, Mack?'
Very little" replied the clerk, NOR d.
l suppose We can look for more before
fall"
Il should judge not" said Sellars, a b.
Dent over the open register.
"O.e, two, five, seven, nine. Why, 20,
had fifteen arrivals to-day"
Yes, but half of them are drummers,'
'aid the clerk; "they get half rates. yop
know. There Is not much money II
them"
We'll. they will bring you other custom
later"
True enough. Mr.. Sellars; that is the
!nducement for giving them half rates."
yesterday you had even a greater mum
Der, twenty-four. l declare, l see few
names here that have not some knowl
edge of the parties
Here the detective turned back a lea,
of the register.
The 18th, twenty-one guests All. here
is the name of my old friend, 10 Anson O,
Tarboro. Why, here's Norment of Lum
berton and Caldwell Of Duplin. Yes, and
Sam Grady and Col. Hoyt of Charleston
Next comes Stephens-C. A. Stephens Of
Baltimore. It's time for me to stop now
for l have no recollection Of that name
To be sure. there are plenty Of Stephense.
Virginia, for instance, is full of them
then there are the Stepkenses of Cumber
land, the Stephenses Of Wake and Cra
ven. l wonder if G. A. Stephens is on,
of thoseY'
Il think not" said the clerk. 81 have
no recollection of having seen this Ste
phens before. He was only here a shor
time. Arrived on the morning Of the 17tf
and left on the night Of the 18th. He may
have been a drummer, but think not, a.
had no baggage with him."
He was not a drummer then" sale
Sellars, with a laugh, but he may hay.
been an employer of drummers."
He made a trip down with me-" oh
served Browning. Il have no recollection
of having seen him before. He Is not
drummer, and il he left on the night OF
the 18th he must have gone out with Bor
den. He had the night run that trip"
He looked rather like a sporting char
acter," observed the clerk, but presume
he was Baltimore business man. Cra
I en-. the cashier Of the Cape Fear Bank,
eemed to know him; at least l noticed
hem talking earnestly together on tn,
light of the 18th. By the way, that was
/ sad affair of Mr.. DeRosette's takipr
| f."
Terrible, Mack! Terrible! 1t was ,
hook to the entire community"
And to think that Robert Campbell
hould have committed the murder. Why
re is the last man l would have suspec. ed
nd heard Sheriff Cobb say there wa.
20 doubt of his guilt"
sheriff Cobb is a very shrewd man-a
cry shrewd man." said the detective.
II understand that the prisoner had thu
,udacity to call you into the case 1t re
| minded me of your call in the Mulberry
| ase."
very like! Very likew said Lang
Cobb got the start of me this time"
Il am sorry for Campbelrs mother ant
lister" observed the night clerk.
Yes, and L." said Lang. "Well, goot
light" he added, II must be going"
Good night, Mr.. Sellars."
so much for Mr.. G. A. Stephens.
hought Lang as he left the Office. III,
| arrived in Wilmington on the morning o.
! he 18th Mack observed him in clos
| conversation with Herman Craven tina
night, and the same night Adam drives
he two past the bankers house. Yo,
may be straighter than a Dtring, G. A
Stephens, but / must know more abou
Won. You left the hotel on the night o
the murder-presumably left the city tn,
same night. The north-bound train lef
for Baltimore at ten o'clock. At that hou
the banker was living man. I must in
terview Borden when he comes down tn
road. Poor Campbell! l believe ever.
| word of his statement. 1t is late, bu
| The mother and daughter are looking 70
me. l must drop in and give them a wOr'
IF cheer. can't be going there much II
he light Of day."
This the detective did, and when he en-
cred his own home the clock was striking
The hour Of twelve.
CHAPTER XII.
At the appointed time on the night o
| he Goth Uncle Duke was admitted to tn
presence of the detective. But the oil
| - ao,Id o;ve M information that Sci