The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12


den him goodby. We shall but obey
his command in sparing no pains to
reach the assassin. You-you have my
permission to do anything-everythin
that may be-neSeesssary to tat end;
But she could not finish her sentence.
The futility of gentleness-th realiza-
tion that her father was forever past
all need Of tenderness, fell like shroud
about her soul. The awakening I had
dreaded had come. Her hand fell from
have fallen to the floor lad not Matt
land caught her in his arms.
The Episode Of the Sealed Document
CHAPTER I. i
Maitland carried the unconscious girl |
into the study, and for some time we
self. When this task was accomplished
we did not feel like Immediately put
ting any further tax upon her strength.
Maitland insisted that she should rest
while he and I ransacked the desk, and,
ever mindful of her promise to obey his
instructions, she yielded without remon-
STRANGE: Our search revealed the insur.
bearing the inscription: "To Miss
Gwen barrow, to be opened after the
death of John barrow, nand three news
papers with articles marked in blue
pencil. L read the first aloud. It ran
as follows:
I have reason to believe an attempt will
sooner or later be made upon my life.
and that the utmost cunning will
be employed to lead the authorities
astray. The search for the assassin will
be long, expensive, and discouraging-
just such a task as is never successfully
completed without some strong personal
| incentive This I propose to supply in
advance. My death will place in my
daughters hands fund Of fifty thousand
dollars, to be held in trust by her, and
delivered, in the event Of my being muir
dered, to such person or persons shall
secure evidence leading to the conviction
Of the murderer.
John Hinton barrow.
T glanced at the other two papers
the marked article was the same in
each. 81 wonder what your friend
0 Sg ?91, would say to that,'' I said to
GLOW old are the papers9" he re-
"March 15th-only a little over a
month" I answered.
nLet me see them, please,' he said.
Hum! All of the same date, and each
in the paid part of the paper! It is
lar notices himself I will tell you what
these articles. He will say they
strengthen his theory; that no sane
man would publish such a thing, ex-
Gept as weak attempt to deceive the
ey all being paid to the discoverer of
the assassin, instead of to his daughter
he will simply dispose of that by say
ing, mo assassin, no reward, and the
er papers permit Miss barrow to Use
, the interest OF, this fund while holding
! the principal in trust. we do not at
present know enough of this matter to
.. successfully refute Osborne's reasoning
This mystery seems to grow darker
rather than lighter. The one thing
t evidence is the question of sanity. II
Mr.. barrow suspicious were directed
3 against no one in particular, then it is
r clear his dreams, and all the rest of his
: fears for that matter, had purely
f subjective origin, which is to say thai
upon Of %ns this pn mn sGH9sot at least he
j. "I cannot think 500 Gwen inter
I rrppPted: "H + was so rational in every
!. "That is quite possible, replied
MACS upon the subject of water, and t,
q go nowhere without a glass Of it il
q q their hands. There is also a well-au
:. thenticated case of a man who was a
sane as you or I until he heard tn
words real estate One day Will
Il quietly carving, the meat at a dinner t.
- which he had invited several guests,
It gentleman opposite him inadvertently
l. spoke the fatal words, when, without
o word Of warning, he sprang at hir
across the table, using the carving
y knife with all the fury Of the most vic
l. lent, maniac; and yet, Under all othe
1T eff, on the other hand" said Mat
st land, continuing his remarks as if una
II aware Of our interruption, "Mr. Dal
r row $ suspicious had any foundation i
Is fact, it is almost certain they mus
- have been directed against some sp'
id cific person or, persons. If so, why di
W he not name them9-but, .stay-how d
e. we know that he did notq Let us pr,
- coed With our examination of the p;
re pers,' and he began. perusing the il
OF surance policies. Neither Gwen nor
ID them down, when we both turned e:
IN pectantly toward him.
to NAll in Osborne IS favor 50 far,''
uf said. "Principal to be held in tru
~ Il, by Miss barrow under the terms Of
70 70 will which we have yet to find; the i
- to 90 to Miss Darow. Now for this,
S oo and he passed Gwen the sealed envelol
ne addressed to her.
us She broke the seal with much agit
m tion. "Shall I read it aloud?' 81
ne asked.
no We signifed our desire to hear
e en and she read as follows:
en- My Dear Gwen:
nd My forebodings have seemed to y
IN strange and uncalled for, but when tt
t]e comes to your hand you will knc
r whether or not they were groundless
~ one episode in my career which shook Il
,se structure Of my being to its foundati
Nv stone, you have been carefully kept in !
|e. norance 1t is necessary that You shou
Of know it when am gone, and have a
to cordngly committed it to this pap.
ak which will then fall into your hands. \
ler early life until two years after I MARI
in your mother, was spent in India, t
W. adult portion thereof being devoted
10 the service Of the East India company.
tie had charge Of department in their DEF
me at Bombay. You have seen Naples. A
IN to the beauties of that city the interes
no ing, and motley population of Cairo q
sal YOU can form some idea of the attractio
me of Bombay. was very happy there u
ng til the occurrence of the event I {
re, about to narrate.
Let One morning, my duties calling me
one of the wharves, my attention was
id tracted by young girl dancing upon t
,.1, haps nv the waters edge. The ordine