The sun., 1900-11-18

! ne drnwlcd, don't let IL tetlloR VI '"uINe
we both understand tha, thi- mans previous
trouble with my uncle must revive IN the public
mind. I. my sclf well know illat the old man
was afraid of him. You NAY re'ort iha' ain
an Interested party. | ,usl admitted II But
II is A. n relative. not ~ att"ruev. HAT nm
Interested Ihad nothing 10 do With the
| making ~ the viii. u v1s drawn by
| Ala,rOn 4 EcCles your esteemed at-ocia,es
| They will represent me In the matter and
think you viii -ec that they will carry
things along smoothly"
! Macron 4 Eccles certainly carried things
| along hat being their style - doing business
| Judge Marcellu- in his position OF executor
| Of Mrs provosts will, was put quite Into the
| back ground They supervised the funerals
! they directed the Cororer's procccdinrs. giving
him good and sumo tient cause nrst 10 erpnnel
lis jury and then to ad !ourn from time Ia time
while the police INVESTIGATED the double crime
they took the preliminary steps in tho Surro-
! Cate's Court They dominated public opinion
NJ well. it beinR generally understood that tncre
| was no question about Mrs. Provost's having
died first and hence that Sheustone must succeed
| to both estates, Of course ii did not come
| from th"m. they ware far TOO honorab" Tor any
! such innuendo vet, SINGULAR" enough. these
! sqme expressions were uniformly coupled
| with the opinion that Ierhrrs BcveridCe
! who had been discarded bv his uncle. was
in somr wav implicated in h. tragedy
Judge Marcelrs bore his supcrsndure with
! becoming necknes.. not attempting 10 d.
| put~ or rival the control whiCh Nacrun 4 Ec-
c'es had confidently assumed. His COM
| plais1ncc mot with their contempt rather than
gratitude. it being agreed hy .hc two partner,
| that tho judSs was friliue and not the man
| he formerly wes This conviction. CAUSED
| 'hcm 10 grant g,od-natur adly the on" s'ual,
| favor he asked that his confidential man might
! he permitted TO make such lisr ~ the persona!
| crocts as would bc convenient for tho Appraisers
! N have when th"y should he appointed nndsu.
! whilc The police were ati'l investigating the
! few clues that the case offered and tho time
! Cor tho Surrugatr's hearing hid NOT vo' 1r-
| rived, Abe Cronkit"'s almost contnuous pros
! once in the house va. arno'irE too nnturnl
! md expected TO excite any notice
/ In his noi-cless obscure wnv. tho former
! detective moved about tho grra' rooms NOT
! disturbing, nor displaci-e. vet always husv
IN few d1ys no came 70 hc REG iriod "a nnrt
/ ~ tho household. 70 10 moro heedod than II he
were tho oldes, servan, The hahltual taCi-
tnrrty of the man inspired confidence. hn was
talked to and talked NJ. because ho himself
you'd not talk Thus It wna that hcs dos many
another surprising thirE, h" heard of hestrnrc"
change in Niss Rachel how she. who was tho
most irtrcpid NJ the tive &C The murders now
started al cvcr7- sound and quivered before
every glance how she. who had heon the mode"
housewife. now kept her room. how hor hair
had whtened and hor checks ard temples
had followed as n tr a night
And moro than ho heard ~ such ,hsorhirs
sorrow. Abe Cronki'e saw, noting the trernu-
lousncs' Of the hand that sometimes brought
him paper and 'hc p1'h1s of tho voice that
always greeted hin Sndy PerhHns. too.
thr story thn servants told ~ lovrra orS parted
and II the poor vornGr's lasting faith. moved
him, FOR Cronkitr wns I sen'irortal man. Tx"
many another .tudnnt Of mankind. In this
light II Wa probable that his acunnen might
| link the spl-stcr's present detection with the
fear That d1rc,r rhr"7'on'd tho one sh. ovod
II 90. then this dIrEnr "'ust be Of recent birth,
akin 20 thai with which ruTnor was already
dealing. but co'rIrg N her. not from without
her Ne was too secluded for n7' but through
soln"tht, Sccr or heard or found within, just
after thp terrN'o overts had occurred A.
eurnirg that tho detective reasoned n this vein,
1t was certain that his conclusions would b.
far-rcachi;g in effect. S,y.rg zcSt 10 his nv,.-
TIC ltions while A. the same time turning them
from a genera into n particular channel.
And. inGced. Ahe tronki . did come 10 conc"n-
traie his thoughts upon James Shenst"ne.
the abe young lawyer and fortunate heir. This
interest dated from one d1v. whom lie called ~
the lattcr's Office with some papc-s and waited
while Mr. Shcnstonc answered the summons ~
the telephone. The incident was trivial enough.
yo' it suggested contrast. the old contrast
bet ween seeming and being, yielding one rapid
glimpse q. waat might be the real man beneath
habits and manne-s Thcnce'orward the,e was
. mystery to he solved a now creature u l-
creltoi from the signs Of hidden purposes and
unconscious het-ayals. AsIin and again thr
detective found an excuse 20 60 To- that o"'C~
until tho iqCIdnnt AZ the tolerholo was vet'ci
~ Io~ettion Hero. then. was a premise Tor
deduction Just rs the s!ende"cst crack in a
waCed sepulChre may reveal The roitenne,,
within.
One day. just before the Coronnr's adjourned
hearing, Miss Rachel abruTtiv entered the
lihrarv whore tho detective was studyiar his
notes and ordered him To leave 'he p-emsc~
e, e-tainly." ren!ei Cron' itc. rising de'e--
orlialv, hut one So kind md lust ne YOU vii
surev toll me whv."
Il an sorelv bose, on all sides" returned the
agitatcd woman. but viii not endure to hc
.p.ni upon The servants have Just heard
from a sure source that Won nre no, a cc-;.
but a detective. Therefore, CO."
"Ycs admitted ,:ouli'e, in my way am
detective, hut alwavs acting under tho orders
or your friend judge N4-,el!is DO YOU think
ho would suffer me - soy On rou' DO YOU think
| would .eel; 10 harm one for whom have Tho
utmost admiration md sympathy? No, madam,
NJ. ask inc not u irav". 'or my stavinc may
ilsl~c vonr happiness
"llapniness,' srhhoi the .pinster, there ls
no happiness 'or me Happiness. hapnines>
whep my poor heart Is breaking!
Listen, said 'ronkitc. with that clumsy
geutlene-s which j. So effective since 1t cannot
he assumed. and bc vour brave. true self while
you listen. You are in despair because YOU
are strained and rent nv two conflicting forces.
love and duty. You couldn't have secn any
thing you couldn't have heard anything, there ,
fore you must have found something directly I
after IA. tragedy. which seemed IN indicate ,
the presence of IIc-hrrt Revrrdc" Let me- tell 4
Won A. ono. inat such an inf"rruc. is fnlse. '
ra,.od Nv tho rsss - 80 -',ielhmself" 2
Il found his hand"rch"f >aid Mis- Rachel
turning to the man she had lust dietrusted
with = look nf perfect confidence
Yes. but what /. once found may have been .
previously found; and murderer acting on .
pre'neitdtlon. may drop any handkerchief
except lis own And yet I'll venture 10 ~ay
that YOU have nlrendy been warned that You