Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-04

do You think your master had n hi-,
regard for his nephew?"
de take him in when he come to him
Mars Lang, because he was his sister,
son; but ole master had no use for his
father. who led Miss Matte a sorry lif,
and broke her heart before she died.
uont think he had much use for his son.
| You don't think he would have yiyei
him his daughters hand in marriagcY"
"Never! He know Miss Hattie Low.
Mars Robert. and often hear him praise
Mars Robert up"
a word. yOn understand. to anyone of on
conversation. If Herman speaks to you
| do not seem to doubt the guilt of Rober
Campbell. To your mistress. say that
will see her tomorrow. Tell her further
that If she has suspicious, to keep then
to herself. l do not think she believe.
Herman guilty: but she must not seen
suspicious Of him. She must try and acl
as Enough sic believed the right party hat
| been apprehended. Tell her that Rober.
Campbell. though in custody, is under the
protecting care of Lang Sellars. Now car
You return to the house without your ab
sence having been noted by Hermann
| Easily. Mars Lang"
! Then do so. and watch closely. Do moi
sleep alone. Your young mistress vii
have many lady friends here in her trcu
BILE. Keep Millie as near You as you can
| Good night
| eress. and she had started along the side
of the house for the rear entrance when
| the detective called her back.
"Are Adam. the coachman, and Herman
on friendly terms?' he asked.
adam rather sec the devil than Mars
Herman" said the neGress. "Mars Her
man 'spect more of ole masters niggers
than he do hisself."
Il understand" said Sellars. THAT is
, ALL" and as the negress again started of
he Joined Calban.
/ You can go home now, Calban," he
said 1T must be 3 o'clock in the morn
ing"
81 spec 1t is, Mars Lang" said the ne
gro, as he made off in the darkness.
, Another mystery to unravel," mutter.
cd the detective, as he passed out the
gate. Herman Craven's hand must have
guided the keen blade of that sheath knife
notwithstanding the fact that Hannah
states that it could not have been he. Not
! q drop of blood on his spotless garments.
/ Not q stain ON his white hands, but a
damnable 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 bell
that for a moment left the coast clear
Campbell was the one man he wished re-
moved from his path. But the bag of
coin? Clearly he had a confederate, and
that confederate struck the blow and es-
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no 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 bag of coin. Not living
soul witnessed that blow, save the one
who struck it-not even Herman Craven
unless. perchance, he struck the blow
Hannah alone saw his blanched face
when he pulled that wire, and her oath
would not be admissible in a court of JUS
tice. Lang Sellars. you have solved some
, intricate cases. Solve this, and bring
the murderer or murderers of Banker De
, Rosette to justice. Humph! Not doubt
of it!' the detective exclaimed aloud.
Why" he thought, Il can place my
hand, any minute, on the formulatOr Of
this tragedy. Now for the evidence that
will condemn him. Now for the unknown
accomplice-if he had one-and the bag
of COIN WONDER" he thought, suddenly
coming to full halt, III l have his full
motive. Was this murder planned after
he had arrived at the house last night, and
,, was his sole object to get possession of
that money? II so, he had a confederate,
sure. He might have distracted a much
l. ho
certain detection would have followed
One thing is certain: The object was to
get rid of Banker DeROsette 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
of coin was a circumstance. though 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-presumably a murderer. And am
left to solve the mystery that surrounds
the taking off of a good man. l wonder
il Mr.. DeRosette left n will. and what
that document will reveal? A little time
will tell; and now for the grieving mother
and sister Of the innocent victim Of cir
cumstanccs, who is pacing with anxious
strides the floor Of a cell in the county
Jail"
Sellars had reached the widows resi-
dence on Walnut street.
A 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. II will sooI
dispel your agonizinG fears, and ere long.
trust, restore to you your son and broth
er." And he rang the door bell.