The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-20

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ChAPFEt l--Seyerai inys.eriouI deaths nave
occurred IN inc Moo6e mus III Na9hlhgtoh
i laetae, 0iety ,a ~ - d ne
His niece Veronica Moore, in fit Of caprice
Wy snnse3 ,,,,syt ~ ,
ing dead in the fata room before the ceremony
is9sain empty and ncIe Bayid not Nh the
police that a light is seen thgre al night.
,ra MN f,om so IN n 1 eonclpdes that
there IL someone IN the house. snmmoning
u IN ~ n, hon @ n. navnr M orpj,n
d"o, ii front Of settIe Which has
played part u previous Tragedies. pls-
III in al UPSTAIRS room lie detective finds
burned matches candles y uch wrap ly'ng
marked Veroaica,' with dust upon it. ON
mante are hngtr marks N the Just ana a
IL yerouica's half sis'er. cora futile, is
srtngely aiiee,e, on tnf scene OF tle tdagtdS
nedat 9:i3 jeffrey comes in with note from
MS wife saving she did not loye MIN as she
V-Tiac,e David takes the news calmly. He has
candles in The hoase although e Is - by ~ gas
IN N turned to Veronica. VlIand WIN THE
detective finds some gilt metal filings left be-
oficial'y removed, Jeffrey's finger marks are
seen to correspond with those found IN The
wv ~ pai"GF'ipii Drought me PACK
" Wv queStioh lheil tFouoIIllS my
"'''',' WIS :, a liie i'ulSeho'u 81 tlliS
~" = i''''' ''f' l'dil anu ~ tiie poSSloIe
S''''' p"ssloii' uiluerlN'hS lheir UNI
'l"t one Snouid iooh LOT lile cause ~
'''t i.'i'4ttouA crime ! secre1F I'M
"N'Heu 70 Ue hllaeN oehlhu inns seem
uc suicide. or were these parties ill.,
uoeent and old David Moore the one
motive power in precipitating trag-
cdy the result of which had been to
enrich him ana impoverish them? Ger
family u most serious ana important
auestion ana one which any man might
be hardened for Alternating TO answer,
pSnrclally If that man was Young de-
tnrtiye lampntinp bis obScmity ana
dreaming Of 4 recognition which would
yfcld him fame ana thc vhnrpUitlaI
ia
chieyons little mink of whom Won are
destined to hear more
But how was that Same Young de,
t,rtiye hammered as he was and held
IN fhroll nv a feor Of ridicule and a
fatal lack Of record 10 vet the chance
in n,sh m iuouiry reoriiriug opportuni-
tjc. which could only come nv supcial
favorq This was what | continually
astad mvsolr and always without re-
am 49,
rrne MIGHT annrogch the captain
or tho major with my story Of the
t.ltaln u,afks INA discovered in rho
dust covering the southwest chamber
mantelshelf ana if fortunate enough
~ aul that those hod hepn posspd over
hv tha other detectives seek TO gain
bc,rine thereby and secure for my
self the privileges SO earnestly dc.
sirnd put NV eootism was such that
wished 10 he surc of the hand which
bad nt,de those marks before | parted
with , sacret which onrc fold. would
mako az mar mo Yet to obtain the
.ltobt concession Of an interview with
ony Of tbo princinals connected with
mi. crime would bo ditlcnlt without
tbc ain Of one or both Of nv supcriors.
Fyon IN entcr tbc house ngain where
t,nt , fov hours. bnrorn ma made
,nr.olf sn tboronah,y AZ homo would
rou,,ira /, certain amount or plck. for
nnrl,in lad hnnn installed thcrr. and
pnrbiu vas \ WATCHDOG whose bite
-. w.u 90 his harg REGARDED with
co,ei1crable rnsnoct Yer into that
house ! unst snoner or later 90. If only
ia determine whether or not had
hmm alana ia my recognition of Ger
t.jn rlcvs nointjnp ulainlv toward
nnn1er ShopI1 trust my lucky star
and remain for the uoucr auiescent
This seemed a wise suggestion. and /
docided ia adont if comforting myself
wifb rbo tboughf flat if oflpr dav
ar two Of modest waiting ( failed in
attaining what wished could then
onne,l 10 the lieutenant Of nv own
nrecinct He. had sometimes felt as.
spnd did not regard me with an III.
together unfayorablp eve.
Meantime | spent all my available
tlme in lnitpripp around newspaper Of.
eres and n.elipg up such stray bits of