Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-10

~ sHess hnu yOu mu0t nave OOScfVeO,
watson. how she Unanswered to have
the light Mt her back. She did not wish
us to read her expression"
Yes. she chose the one chair Ia the
room"
"And pet the motives Of women are
40 inscrutablc. You remember the vo.
man at Margate whom suspected for
the same reason. No powder on her
nose--that proved to be the correct 40.
luton. How can you build on such a
quicksand1 Their most trivial action
may mean volumes, or their most ex.
traordlnary conduct may depend upon
hairpin or a curling tonss. Good
morning, Watson"
You are oRf"
"Yes. I will while away the mornins
at Godolphin street with our friends Of
the regular establishment. With M.
uardo Lucas lies the solution OF our
problem. though I must admit that I
have not all ink ling as to what form II
may take. 1t Is a capital mistake TO
theorise In advance of the facts. Do
you stay on g,,ard. my good Watson.
and receive any fresh visitors. III join
you ut lunch II nm able"
All that day and the next and ncxt
Ho'mes was III n mood which his
friends would call taciturn and others
morose. He ran ont and ran IN, smok.
Ell necessarily, played snatches on his
VIOLIN, sank into reveries. devoured
sandwiches Mt irregular hours and
hardly answered the casual questions
which put to him. II was evident to
me that things were not going well
with him or his quest He would saw
nothing Of the case, and II was from
the papers that I learned the particu.
lars OF the inquest and the arrest. with
the subsequent release. Of John Nit.
ton. the valet Of the deceased. The
coroner's jury brought in the obvious
"willful murder" hut the parties re.
manned as unknown as ever. No mo.
tive was suggested. The room was
full Of articles Of value. but none had
been taken. The dead mans papers
had not been tempered with. They
were carefully examined and showed
that he was a keen student Of interna.
tiOnal politics, an indefatigable gossip
remarkable linguist and an untirins
letter writer. He had been on init.
mate terms with the leading politicians
Of several countries, but nothing sen.
Sational was discovered among the doc
uments which filed his drawers. AS to
his relations with women. they appear.
ed to have been promiscuous, but SUI.
perficial. He had many acquaintance
among them. but few friends. and no
one whom he loved. His habits were
regular, his conduct inoffensive. His
death was an absolute mystery and
likely to remain so.
AS to the arrest OF John Milton. the
alternative TO absolute inaction. But
no case could be sustained against him.
He had visited friends in Hammer.
smith that night. The alibi was com.
plete. 1t Is true that he started home
Mt an hour which should have brought
when the crime was discovered. but
his own explanation that he had walk.
cd part Of the way seemed probable
enough in view of the fineness of the
night He had actually arrived at u
o'clock and appeared to be overwhelm
ed by the unexpected tragedy. He had
always been on good terms with his
master. Several Of the dead mans
possessions, notably a small case Of ra.
zors, had been found in the Wallets
boxes, but he explained that they had
been presents from the deceased, and
the housekeeper was able to corrobo,
rate the story. Milton had been in In.
cas- employment for three years. 1t
was noticeable that Lucas did not take
Milton on the continent with him,
Sometimes ne visited Paris for three
months on end. but Milton was left in
charge OF the Godolphin street house.
AS TO the housekeeper. she heard moth
ing on the night OF the crime. If her
master had n visitor he had himself
admitted him.
So for three mornings the mystery re-
manned. so far as I could follow 1t in
the papers. II Holmes knew more, he
kept his own counsel, but as he told
me that Inspector I.estrade had taken
him into his confidence In the case
knew that he was in close touch with
every development. Upon the fourth
day there appeared long telegram
from Paris which seemed to solve the
whole question
"a discovery has Just been made by
the Partisan police" said the Daily
Telegraph, (which raises the veil which
hung round the tragic fate Of Mr.
Eduardo Lucas. who met his death by
violence last Monday night In Godol.
phin street. Westminster. Our readers
will remember that the deceased gen
tlennan was found stabbed In his room
and that some suspicion attached to hts
valet. but that the case broke down
on an alibi. Yesterday a lady. who
has been known as Nine. Henri Four
naye. occupying a small villa In the
Rue AusterlitI. was reported to the au.
thorities by her servants as being In.
sane. An examination showed she had
indeed developed mania Of dangerous
and permanent form. On inquiry the
police have discovered that Nine Henri
Fournaye only returned from a journey
to London on Tuesday last. and there
is evidence TO connect her with the
crime at Westminster. A comparison
Of photographs has proved conclusive.
~ that M. Henri Foufnaye and Eduar.
do Lucas were really one and the Same
~ <hnN he &c.