The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-11-28


cannot understand. Lang Sellars," he con-
tinued, why you always bring that de-
formed erebus into your cases.
Il can" said Sellars, quietly. For fol-
lowing a trail, be it either of man or
beast, his equal cannot be found in all
the Sunny South. Well. Herman, you
state that you retired at ten o'clock?2
Il did, and my uncle's cries of help
aroused me. / hastily sprang from my
bed, pulled on my trousers, thrust my feet
into my slippers and dashed from my
room. My uncle's cries had aroused his
daughter. knocked on her room door and
called her. She joined me, and together
we descended the stairs"
"You believed his life was being as
sailed?"
Far from it. l supposed one of his
acute attacks of rheumatism had seized
him."
when you retired you left no one be-
low with your uncle?7
mo one. think the servants, even,
had retired"
Your uncle was expecting no one?"
Certainly not He stated that he
should soon retire."
Herman Craven" said Robert, looking
him full in the eyes, did not your uncle
inform you that he was expecting me
here after ten o'clock, and that | would
bring with me money with which to take
up note of ten thousand dollars|
"He did not" said Herman.
"He informed me that he did, when he
admitted me to the house. Did you not
hear my summons at the door"
your summons? You made no sum
mons"
did you not hear the door bell not five
minutes before you descended the stairs?"
'''rhe door bell has not been sounded to-
night"
"Mars Lang, IL"
The voice was Hannah's, but she halted
as suddenly as she had commenced, and
stood, an ashy pallor on her countenanee,
quaking as with fear.
All eyes were at once fixed an the trem-
bling negress.
But one person in the room had caught
the quick meaning glance that Herman
Craven had cast in her direction, and not
ed that that glance had sealed the lips
of the negress.
'What were you about to say, Han
nah?'
Nothing Mars Lang. nothing" and
Hannah went weeping from the room.
Robert Campbell now told of his call at
the bank that afternoon, and related the
subsequent events, as he had to Hattie.
Twelve thousand FIVE hundred dollars
is a considerable sum- said Lang, 'and
this money-this bag of comp
''There is no evidence that he had a
bag Of coin in his possession said the
sheriff.
, Certainly not" said Long; "but it is
evident that this note was this day paid.
If you are familiar with Alvin DeRo-
settles signature, you viii recognize it.
, here. You can establish the fact that you
left the express office a few minutes be-
fore you entered this house, as you state,
RobertT
Certainly"
''AIr DeRosette, then, tonight had con-
scented to the marriage of his daughter
/ and yourself?'
He had. Mr.. Sellars, and expressed
much satisfaction at the prospect of our
: union"
l Il know that statement to be falser'
cried Herman, for this very day at the
bank my uncle said to me: Herman,
t am getting to be an old man. My fond
< est wish is that may live to see you and
2 my loved daughter united You may
r judge. gentlemen, if a few hours later he
e would have consented to his daughter
$ marriage with the wretch who has muir
dered him."
: "Iiarl Craven by name and nature
r you know you lier' cried Robert, and but
: for the strong arm of Sellars he would
n have felled him to the floor.
t Perhaps" said Herman, shrinking
back, you will deny that Hattie tainted
f after we had entered this room, and
i had denounced you as the murderer of my
; uncle You would have slain me also, ha6
o | not FASTENED from the house with tn,
e cry of murder"
e 'YOu yourself best know the falsity Of
your charge" replied Robert. Il only
S pray that the perpetrator of this bloody
n deed may be brought to answer for hi,
e crime on the gallows. and have an abid
e ing faith in Mr.. Sellars' ability to solv,
: this mysterious murder
n "And IT, said the doctor.
S "This bag of coin you state that yor
|. placed"
e "On the desk. before Mr.. DeRosette
t when l left him to attend the door, Mr.
I Sellars."
- "Wen?"
"When l returned to the room 1 fount
e the banker gasping his last and the bas
d of coin gone
"What evidence have you" asked tn,
e sheriff, ''that you had a bag Of coin?"
"Yesl Yesr exclaimed Herman. VIVA
!, evidence have you of that fact?'
"None," said Robert, save my wore
/, and this cancelled note. As have stated
d there is evidence that l left the expires,
Office with bag of coin"
s BY directions of the coroner, the bod,
+ of the banker had been borne to his cham
Der and laid on the bed.
5 1.-THE inquest viii be held at ten o'clocl
tomorrow" he said.
u Until which time shall hold Rober