The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-30

sci waiting, while he hunts up his wit
ness"
IF it's one of those two men, he's
laying a trap. for he won't snare him
in a hurry. They're sneaks, those two,
and Why. the sailors are coming
back. shaking their heads. l can al
most hear the captains oaths from
here.
ting out of the harbor! Sweetwater'
my boy. you are distinguishing your
self If your witness don't pan out well
you won't hear the last of this in Il
hurry"
ut looks as if they meant to sail
without waiting TO put him ashore OBJ
served Frederick in low tone. too
carefully modulated not to strike his
father as unnatural.
by jingoes. so it does" calculated
Knapp. There go the sails. The pilots
hand is on the wheel, and DIR. Talbot,
are you going to let your cunning anna
teur detective and his important wit
ness slip away from you like this
Il cannot help myself" said the cor
oner. a little dazed himself at this I'M
expected change, MY voice wouldn't
reach them from this place; besides.
they wouldn't heed me if it did. The
ship is already under way and we won't
see Sweetwater again till the pilots
boat comes back"
Mr.. Sutherland moved from the win
dow and crossed to the door like a man
i'm a dream. Frederick instantly con-
scious of his departure. turned to fol-
low him. but presently stopped and.
addressing Knapp for the first time,
observed quietly:
This is all very exciting. but l think
your estimate of this fellow Sweetwater
is just. He's a busybody and Graves
notoriety above everything.
He had no witness on board, or il
he had. it was an imaginary one. You
will see him return quite crestfallen
before night, with some trumped-up
excuse of mistaken identity
The shrug which Knapp gave dis
missed Sweetwater as completely from
the affair as if he had never been
in it.
AZ think 1 may now regard myself as
having this matter in my sole charge
was his sole remark. as he turned away,
while Frederick, with a respectful bow
TO DIR. Talbot. remarked in leaving.
Il am at your service, DR.. Talbot. if
you require me to testify at the inquest
in regard to this will My testimony can
all be concentrated into the one sentence,
i did not expect this bequest, and have
no theories to advance in explanation of
it But il has made me feel myself Mrs.
Webbs debtor and given me justifiable
interest in the inquiry which. j am told.
YOU unen tomorrow into the cause and
manner of her death. If there is a guilty
person in this case. l shall raise no bar
rfer i'm the way of his conviction"
And while the coroners face still
showed the embarrassment which this
last sentence called up, his mind being
now. as ever. fixed on Amabel. Frederick
offered his arm to his father, whose con-
dition was not improved by the excite
ments of the last half hour. and proceed
ed to lead him from the building.
Whatever they thought. or however
each strOve to hide his conclusion from
the other. no words passed between them
till they came in full sight of the sea. on
a distant billow of which the noble ship
bound for the Brazils rode triumphanty
on its outward course. Then Mr.. Suther-
land remarked. with d suggestive glance
at the vessel:
THE young man who has found an IN
expected passage on that vessel will not
come back with the pilot
Was the sigh, which was Frederick
only answer, one of relief? 1t certainly
seemed so.
ITO no continued