Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-14

CHAPTER Xu.-tContinuedl

Now, sir, said the inspector to me.
"can you tell Us what shape this money
took?'
Il can," I replied. "There were five
hundred sovereigns, and four thousand
five hundred pounds in Bank of England
notes. The numbers of the notes may
be written down somewhere on these
papers,"
1T was during this search that l made
another discovery.
The will is goner' 1 cried
The willf' said the inspector.
My uncle's will. 1 saw it the night
before last"
did you read 1t, SIR"
Il did not, but l know its purport."
ANY objection to say what it was,
EirY'
None at all. 1t made me his heir T"
But what would be the use of the will
TO the murderer asked the inspector,
more of himself than of u.s.
Leave that to me-" 1t was the de-
tective who spoke, for the first time.
Il should like TO have a little private
conversation with your servants, sir"
My entire household is at your dis
posal. For heavens sake sift this dread
full affair to the bottom. L Will reward
you we'll"
II do not think there will be much
difficulty" said the detective, with I'M
usual modesty in one of his class. There
are three clews-four, l may say"
'FourT'
-Four. First, the money. The sover-
eigns may be spent; not so easy with
the bank notes. We shall trace their
numbers. Second, the ring The muir
derer holds it, and will keep it. They
never have the pluck to throw such
things away. l shouldn't wonder" he
said, contemplatively, "if he sometimes
puts it on his finger. There's fascina-
ton in diamonds, sir. Third, the cord
with which the deceased was strangled
That's a trihe, you'll say. Not at ALL
Keep it about you, and it may be found.
Burn 1t, and the act may excite atten-
ton. Throw it away, and it may be
picked up. Throw it into the water, and
1t will float. 1t must be a strong piece
of cord with which at"--pointing to
the body-''was done. 1t must be thin
piece. COnclusion-whipcord. Fourth
Samuel Fleetwood. He has disappeared
Even If he were to come on a sudden
among us, he wouldn't be allowed to &c
away again. It's of no use stopping here
any longer. / shall feel obliged if you
will write down on this piece of paper
the names of every person in the house
and the positions they occupy. / propose
to say a word or two to them"
While | wrote down the names of all
the persons in my house the officer put
the papers back in the dispatch box and
locked it. Then. but not in my presence
every person connected with my estab-
Ishment had short interview with the
officers. Even my wife and daughter
were not spared. After that the detec-
tive and the inspector took their depart
ure, leaving the policeman in charge of
the rooms
Thoroughly exhausted and worn out, !
went into the sitting room, where the la
dies of the house, dressed now in mourn
ing, were assembled. The Clanronalds
TO whose ears the news of the tragedy
had already Travelled, were with them
and shook hands with me, in mute sym
patty for the trouble that had fallen
upon us. Mr.. Clanronald drew me aside,
and we exchanged a few words in hush
ed tones.
Harry told me-" said Mr. Clanron-
aid, that your unhappy uncle did not
seem to regard him with favor. When
you and l first spoke together about our
children's affection l was not acquaint-
ed with your uncle's name, and if you
had mentioned it l should doubtless have
looked upon it as a coincidence. But af-
ter hearing what Harry had to say, /
could come TO no other conclusion than
that your poor uncle and knew one an
other in the past, very, very many years
ago, and that it was through me that he
did not receive Harry with favor We
loved the same woman, Harry's mother
and she chose me. That was the cause
of our difference, and ne could never
have forgiven me. L hoped to-day that
be and l would become reconciled. l am
truly, truly grieved."
1t was a simple explanation, and per
fectly natural; and l saw no reason for
telling Mr.. Clanronald what Mr.. Viii
mot had said with reference to him. II
would only have panied him, and would
serve no good end. 1 thought of what
my uncle had said, that he had only loved
one woman, his sister, and / set the state
ment down to wounded pride
Richard" said my wife, you are
tired out. Go to your room and lie down
for an hour. If anything occurs l will
call YOU"