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very evident. If the Waterman was to
be relied on when he said that he saw
the plaid suit come out Of the house, he
must have been equally right in say
ing that he saw It 90 in. SeeP"
He laughed in a tantalizlng manner,
and Mr.. Barnes was annoyed. Mr..
Mitchell was startled n little to hear
Mora using the identical argument adj
Vanccd by Preacher Jim. Yet Mr..
Ba thought the latter insane, while
here was an important point, over
looked by himself. though clear TO two
others.
You said that you could advance
other theories agreeing with your plea
of innocence, yet explaining the fact
about the suit of Clothes" said Mr..
Barnes, determined to press this mat
Ter. II would like to hear one-one
without flaw this time"
Nothing easier. Let us suppose
that the murderer stole the suit before
committing his crime. instead of after
ward. and there you are. The watch
mans story is true. and yet | am not
in it, to use a slang phrase-not in the
suit. mean. what do you say to
THAI
90 asked you for a theory without
flaw" replied Mr.. Barnes.
And where is the flaw in ths?'
"If your clothing had been stolen,
you would have complained Of the
los" said the detective.
"Not if the theft occurred on the
,,t~h, az ia, ,,,r1,t and t,.u. tboparnr
unknown to me at the time
"Not good enough Mr.. Mora. 40 one
entered that house that night but your
self and the murderer, if indeed there
were two. No thief went in earlier in
the evening ana came ont again, rs he
must have done to be seen going in
wearing your suit"
You are very shrcwd Mr. Detective.
but you arc not omnisciont. You argue
from the promise that the suit was in
the house. whereas, as matter of fact,
1t was not"
Where, then, was it:'
AT some rooms have down in Es-
SC street
The audacity Of this reply made Mr..
Barnes start t. his feet. while Mr..
Mitchell, admiring the c'af,'ncsS Of the
move listened with rcdouhlcd interest.
"Thcn you admit that YOU have an
other home" calculated the detective
"Why not. since you know it:' was
the cool rejoiuder.
"Ah then YOU also confess that YOU
call yourself Morton there and that you
have a wife, who
Not so fast, Mr.. Barnes. ! am not
confcssng any such nonsense | had
room there because found it con
vcnont in my Summing trips to sleep
down town occasionally: also 10 have
q place where could change my cloth
,ng TO less expensive apparel than I
usually wear | also think it safe
enough to say that there is Mrs Nor
ton in the same house ! will 90 fur
thor and tell YOU that | know the lady
N,"N well and that it was she who rec
on mcndcd the room to ne. When en-
Eagcd the place, | gave the name Nor
ton. desiring. first. to hide my own
idcutty, and, secondly. to account for
my frcndlincsS with the Young WON
m. But no one in that house will tell
band. They believed me to be her
brother-in-law. Her husband is away
somewhere"
Then there is nothing between you
an this woman"
Nothing but friendship. She often
Obtained entrance for me into places
where could study the life of that
section, but which would have been
impcnctrablc to any one not known.
Shn was useful to me in that way, and
have the kindicst feelings for her
If YOU find anything suspicious about
that. you are welcome to make the
most of il.
Mr.. Barnes began to think that he
had made n mistake in mentioning the
namc Morton. Mr.. Mitchell knew it,
This explanation, however improbable
was one that it would be difficult to
dieprove. especially as Mora could
readily warn his associates in the
house and coach them to support his
story MI Barnes, however. did no,
entirely despair.
Then it was from this house that
YOU now think that your clothes were
eiolcn:"
# do not think so. assert it
al last we get to something tangi
bic, The suit was stolen from tho
house in Essex street. The murderer
wore il to your home and after killing
your father came out again i'm the
same garb SO much we know. Now
what did he do with these blood stain