The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-13
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Read the papers, I said. read to-
morrrow's papers, Mr.. Moore; or, better
STILL, to-night's. Perhaps they will in
form YOU i: .-a..... .s..- .f-
He was as angry as I had, expected him
to be, but this ire proved conclusively
that his strongest emotion had been curl
osity rather than fear, I felt assured of
my ground, and turned to re-enter the
house. Mr.. Moore did not accompany me.
The major was" standing in the hall.
The others had evidently retreated to the
parlor.
THE man opposite knows what he
knows" said L.: 'but this does not include
the facts concerning the picture In the
southwest chamber or the devilish mech
ariism.' Pc
''You are sure?" .s..- -.....
"As positive as one of my inexperi-
ence can be. But, major, I am equally
positive that he knows more than he
should of Mrs. Jeffrey's. death. I. am
even ready to state that In my belief he
was in the house when it occurred"
HAS he acknowledged this?'
"Ehen what: are your reasons for this
belief" s4#@.e, VI
"They are many"
'Will you state them?,
"Gladly, if you will pardon the pre-
sumption Some of my conclusions cannot
be new to you. The truth is that have
possibly seen more Of this old man than
my duty warranted and feel quite ready
to declare that he knows more of what
| has taken place in this house than he
| is ready to avow. I am sure that he has
often visited 1t in secret and knows about
a certain broken window as well as we
! do. I am also sure that he was here on
! the night of Mrs. Jeffrey,s suicide. He
| was too little surprised when I informed
| IF 1Uto hn han 70 hou
had some secret inkling Of it beforehand,
| even If we had not the testimony of the
lighted candle and the book he SO hur-
riedly replaced. Besides, he Is not the
man to drag himself out at night for SO
simple a cause as the one with which he
endeavored to Impose upon US. He knew
what we should find in this house."
Very good. If Mr.. Jeffrey's present
explanations are true, these deductions OF
/ yours are probably correct. But Mr.
Moore's denial has been positive. I feal
/ that 1t will turn out a mere question Of
/ veracity."
Not necessarily" returned. IT thinl
I see a way Of forcing this man to ac
knowledge that he was in or about thi.
! house on that fatal night -
"You do?"
| eyes, sir; / do not want to boast an(
I should be glad if you did not oblige m,
to conf1de to you the means by which
I hope to bring this out. Only give M
leave to insert an advertisement in boil
evening and morning papers and in tw,
days I will report failure or success"
The major eyed me with an interest tina
made my heart thrill. Then he quickl
said You have earned the privilege
I will give you two days
At this moment Durbin reappeared. A
heard his knock and turned to open TIL
door for him, I cast the major an en-
treating If not eloquent look
He smiled and waved his hand wit
between Durbin and myself was evidentl
well known to him.
My enemy entered with a jaunty all
which changed ever 50 slightly when h
!, saw me, in close conference with the SUI
/ perintendent.
He had the book in his pocket. Takin
, it out, he handed it to the major wit
, this remark:
!. You won't find anything there: tn
gents been fooling YOU
The major opened the book, shook /
. looked under the cover found nothin,
: and crossed hastily to the drawing room
We as hastily followed him. The dis
] trict attorney was talking with Mis-
: futile; Mr.. Jeffrey was nervously pacin
: the floor. The latter stopped as we a
entered and his eyes flashed to the book
/. "Let me take it, said he
j cit is absolutely empty remarked IL
t major. THE letter has been abstracte
4 probably without your knowledge
) 81 do not think so.'' was Mr. Jeffrey
S unexpected retort. do you suppose thu
E would intrust a secret, for the preserve
y ton Of which was ready to risk life ar
y honor, to the open pages Of a book? Whe
VII found myself threatened with all sor
t lof visits from the police and realized tn,
= at any moment my effects might be raj
/, lsacked, I sought a hiding place for tn
3 letter, which no man without superb
# man insight could discover Look! -
y And, pulling off the outside wrappe