Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-26
Mystery of the Bayou Woods
 Ry WALKER KENNEDY.
Copyright, ls02 by A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co,
 SYNOPSIS.

bert. whose answers cause former to n frvn Gf the ar The shef t sSa6 w6a of murder.
 CHAPTER II.---They nnd body and ex- Srrlne surroundings but fap to discover CHATTER IiI.-warde examines mys-
 in oa the ana sef che murdered man, of them. Herbert is arrested on suspicion of being implicated CHAPTER Iv.-col. Franklin is 2 bril- liant lawyer. but says he is unable to ciFAfSTErA s.2At coroner's inquest strong circumstantial evidence against Herbert Wright is submitted and the CHAPTER yI.-Warde goes to Her hert's sister, Miriam, who believes him ana tss aear her baP he brotnap @ d cd n has been made against Herbert. peison asrbert i in 1ai n''sWR WRrds t G1 dsdScts @ that he has shrewd person to contend sq e5ta MsS is srgag o Proys assg the eherge an which he is evidently succeeding,
 CHAPTER vIII.--Warde is lured to a fquestio1abls resort and an attempt made @ ton, detectiUa
 CHAPTER Ix.-when Mrs. Wright the dead mans estate it is learned that although he was known to have been a sop psoSersy or moeS can be found and l nc satsfastorg exRlsnatioa of it's disa}ppeaa,r- P ssas % 6s discoyeFfsd s Fsnt9h 3 }ha IS ass- showing unlimited influence behind the veal uluFderer.
 7 CHAPTER x,-Warde's interest in the but because 1t gives him opportunities to. see Miriam, and their acquaintance sfroneers than triendship. CHATTER x1.-A rich stranger who calls himself Meriyals: and seemingly Silus. Wa Warde @ obtains @ aats possession iD Of "a a { valuable paper which contains damaging evidence against the murderer
 CHAPTER KIT.
 Early the next morning when Warde went to his room the landlady informed him that Franklin and companion had been there at three. o'clock in the morning seeking him. He quieted her evident fears for his safety and then admired his sagacity. m taking room at the hotel that night.
 Now he began to find the possession o2 that paper a nightmare. He knew that tremendous pressure and re- sources, which he could not antici- pate, would be brought to bear to VI SSo 1p AAO114 su1AuS dAu sGA1QA BICNO4Ao its being used to save the Wright es- tate; for the perusal of the paper which Hillsman had handed him satis- fed him that he held safeguard against the plot that had been laid to steal fortune. He began to have an inkling of the nature of the com bination which had been formed, and he was much concerned lest the paper which was worth so much to the Wrights should be in some way flched from him. He felt that he was mak- ing Ehis fghtafor Miriam, and he was doubly concerned over the result. He knew that the paper meant home and fortune to her; it meant also perhaps the happiness that had been so long denied her; and it would secure the triumph of justice over deliberate willainy.
 Of course plans would be at once laid to recover the paper, and Irving divined the necessity of putting it i'm rnediately out of reach of the con- spirators.
 It was eight o'clock, and Mr. Ev- erett was just sitting down to his breakfast.
 Irving reached the house just at ehis time, and when he was announced the lawyer finished his meal in hur- " and at once led the way to the library. Here the story was soon told and the paper handed over to the lawyer, who locked it up in his safe.
 Now said he, .'I must leave for che courthouse. as have a case at oe1 har To night?''
 ssYes.'
 'sWen, come about eight o'clock And during the day avoid Hillsman ii you can, and if you run across Frank lin bluff him out. I don't want tc see you about my office, either"
 Suppose they should ask me fol that paper ?''
 Why, remember that you were o1 spree last night, and your recollec tion of anything that happened i: very indistinct, You will not be mucl annoyed by Hillsman to-day, for i will take, hiEa some time to sleep of Inst nights experience. Be on you guard against Franklin, and do no give him any satisfaction"
 As matter of precaution, the twt men separated at the gate to proven If possible anyone from knowing tha they had met. Irving took round about way. and as he passed a cor ner not far from Mir. Everett's resi- dence he observed man leaning idl. against a lamp post. The mans ap pearance was strangely familiar, evel though he wore patch over his eye Irving could not stop to dissect hi makeup, and it was not until he ha, got three or four blocks away tha his memory responded, bringing bacl that dreadful experience on the river and he recalled the powerful physiqu and cat-like tread of Old Tom. A soon as he made that discovery h retraeed his steps, but his antagonis of the river had gone.
 At the office he found a note iron Franklin requesting him to call upol him as soon as he received it. II this Irving at first concluded that h would pay no attention, but h thought better of it and went directl x Tranklin. He found that gentle