The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-03-29

$50 you should" acknowledged
Sweetwater, "but when the detective
instinct is aroused it is hard for a
man to be just to his rivals. Besides,
/ was otherwise occupied. had Miss
Page to watch. Happily for me, it
had been decided that she should not
be allowed to leave town till after the
inquest, and so my task became easy.
This whole day l have spent in sight
of Mr.. Sutherland's house, and at
nightfall was rewarded by detecting
her end prolonged walk in the gar
den by hurried dash into the woods
opposite. / followed her and noted
carefully all that she did. AS she had
just seen Frederick Sutherland and
Miss Holiday disappear up the road
together, She probably felt free to do
as she liked. for she walked very di-
rectly to the old tree we have just
come from and, kneeling down beside
it, pulled from the hole underneath
something which ratified in her hand
with that peculiar sound we associate
with fresh bank notes. had approach
ed her as near as dared and was peer
ing around tree trunk when she
stopped down again and plunged both
hands into the hole. She remained in
this position so long that did not
know what to make of it. But she
rose at last and turned toward home,
laughing to herself in wicked but
pleased way that did not tend to make
me think any more of her. The moon
was shining very brightly by this time,
and could readily perceive every de-
tail Of her person. She held her hands
out before her and shook them more
than once as she trod by me, so was
sure there was nothing in them. and
this is why ! was SO confident we
should find the money still in the hole.
when saw her enter the house,
set out to find you, but the courthouse
room was empty, and it was long
time before learned where to look for
you But at last fellow at Brighton's
corner said he saw four men go by on
their way to labels cottage. and on
the chance of finding you among them
/ turned down here. The shock you
gave me in announcing that you had
Webb knocked me over for the mo-
ment, but now | hope you realize. as
do, that he could never have had an ac
tive hand in her death notwithstand
ing the fact that one of the stolen bills
has been found to have been in that
wretched mans possession, for ~ and
here is my great point-the proof is not
wanting that Miss Page visited this
house as well as Mrs. Webb's during
her famous escapade, or at least stood
under the window beneath which l
have just been searching. A footprint
can be seen there, sirs, very plain
footprint, and if DR.. Talbot will take
the trouble to compare it with the slip
per he holds in his hand he will find it
to have been made by the foot that
wore that slipper
The coroner, with a quick glance
from the slipper in his hand up tc
Sweetwater's eager face, showed de-
cided disposition to make the expert
ment thus suggested, but Mr.. Fenton,
whose mind was full of the label trag-
edy, interrupted, them with the ques-
ton:
"But how do you explain by this by
pothesis the fact of James label trying
to pass one of the $50 bills stolen from
Mrs. Webb's cupboard? Do you con
slider Miss Page generous enough tt
give him that money!"
.'You ask me that, Mr.. Fenton? d.
you wish to know what l think Of TIT
connection between these two grea
tragedies"
Eyes; you have earned a voice in thi
matter. Speak, Sweetwater."
"Well, then, l think Miss Page ha
made an effort to throw the blame o
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