The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-03-15
CHAPTER X1.
THE label BROTHERS.


There were but few men in town
who wore long boards. A list was made
of these and handed to the coroner,
who regarded it with grim smile.
Not man whose name is here
would be guilty of a misdemeanor, let
alone a crime You must look outside
of our village population for the MUIR
derer of Agatha Webb"
Every likely, but tell me something
first about these persons" urged
Knapp. "Who is Edward Hope?"
"a watch repairer. A man of estima-
BILE character
"And Sylvester Chubb?"
ga farmer who to support his moth
er, wife and seven children. works
from morning until shutdown on his
farm and from shutdown until II
O'Clock at night on little fancy arti-
Giles he cuts out from wood and sells
In Boston"
John Barker, Thomas Elder, limo
thy Sinn?"
"All good men. can vouch for every
one
And John label, James Zabel?"
"Ah! You might as well ask about
ourselves. Irreproachable, both Of
them. Quite famous shipbuilders once.
but the change to iron shipbuilding
has quite thrown them out of that.
Pity, too, for they were remarkable
builders. BY the by. Fenton, we don't
see them at church or in the docks
any more
mo. They keep very much to them
selves. Getting old, like ourselves,
Talbot"
Lively boys once. We must hunt
them up. Fenton. Can't bear to see
old friends drop out of good company.
But this isn't business. You need not
pause over their names Knapp"
But Knapp had slipped out
We will follow him.
Walking briskly down the street he
went up the steps of certain house
and rang the bell. A gentleman with
face not entirely unknown to us
came to the door.
The detective did not pause for pre-
liminaries.
Are you Mr.. Crane" he asked, "the
gentleman who ran against a man
coming out of Mrs. Webb's house last
night?"
Il am Mr.. Crane was the slightly
surprised rejoinder. land was run
against by man there, yes"
Every we'll" remarked the detective
quietly. MY name is Knapp. | have
been sent from Boston to look into this
matter and / have an idea that you
can help me more than any other man
here in Sutherlandtown. Who was this
person who game in contact with you
SO violently?e You know, even if you
have been careful not to mention any
names
You are mistaken. don't know.
can't know. He wore a sweeping beard
and walked and acted like man no
longer young. but beyond that
"Mr. Crane, excuse me, but l know
men. If you had no suspicion as to who
that person was, you would not look SO
embarrassed. You suspect or at least
associate in your own mind a name
with the man you met. Was it either
of these you see written here?"
Mr.. Crane glanced at the card on
which the other had scrubbed couple
of names and started perceptibly.
't.You have me- said he. You must
be man Of remarkable perspicacity.'
The detective smiled and pocketet
his card. The names he thus conceal
ed Were John label. James label.
You have not said which of the tive
it was" Knapp quickly suggested
mo-" returned the minister, land
have not even thought. Indeed l an
not sure that have not made dread
full mistake in thinking it was either
A glimpse such as | had is far from
satisfactory. and they both are sucl
excellent men
Right You did make mistake OF
course l have not the least doubt OF
1t. So don't think of the matter again
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