The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-10

'ot 'iAt aoaDls q VI DttI IlltIlllolltu,
that which lent Them probability was
now seized upon for examination. And
thinking over The possibility of Gall
braith being concerned in the crime
MackMorth's retentive thoughts went
back TO h interviews he had hello
with Nalerius, viewing which, by this
new light he SAW in them something
TO cast discredit on the mans hon
eStN.
AS seated before the fire. Mackwortr
WAS engaged in mentally examining
the case, and in formulating SOME
scheme by which Galbraith's guilt o,
innocence might be established, Quinn
ton QuaNe WAS announced.
Sit down. sir" the Inspector said
You have something of importance tc
tell me, or ] am much mistaken"
Yes" replied Quinton g.avely
Something which has just happened.'
Then, sir Mackworth remarked
let me hear ii without delay"
CHAPTER NXXI.
Throughout the night succeeding
his interview with Quinton Quave in
the Hixton road, Nalerius was much
disturbed, his thoughts forever dwell
Ing with regret on the scene which
had passed between him and his
cousin. And though his wrath was
still stirred by he. obstinate refusal
TO credit George Rostock's guilt, yet he
remained acutely conscious of the cruel
~ and injustice With which he had
behaved to her. He therefore resolved
to call in the morning upon Olive that
he might ask her to forget his bitter
words; that he might implore her to
pardon him; that he might prove TO her
the error she made in believing Bos-
tocks innocence in spite of his Death
bed dispositions.
Therefore, soon after the breakfast,
which he scarcely touched, he set out
for the HiNton road, his cab passing
that containing Quinton Quave on his
way to visit Mack worth. Nalerius all
unconscious of the younger mans mis-
sion. or OF the TO which
it was destined to lead.
On arriving at his cousins house,
Nalerius pushed open the gate and en-
tered the garden, where flower beds
We're black, frozen and neglected: ger
aniums and ferns, rose bushes and car
nations withered and dying; hoar frost
coating the grass, which had been per-
mltted to grow rank and fruitful of
weeds; dead leaves covering the un-
swept pathway; the trees above with
their bare branches looking weird and
grim.
The house itself appeared cold. cheer
less and melancholy to his eyes, no
sign of life or brightness visible, its
front discolored by damp; two OF it's
windows OF the ground floor carefully
shuttered, darkening the room where
DAVID Dumbarton had met his tragic
tate: The appearance of the dwelling,
and the impression ii CAV We're differ
ent from what they had been a couple
OF months before; when it's carefully
Kept garden was a Wilderness of color
and itself a center of brightness; when
cheerful faces and pleasant voices and
joyous greetings welcomed the conner.
before death, grief and disgrace had
marked IT for their own.
Disposed as he was toward depres-
sion that day, the bleak exterior of the
house hlled him with a melancholy
deeper than he had felt before, and to
RID himself of this impression he
sought to enter quickly. and ~iercely
pulled the bell. Its sounds loud and
violent at first, and gradually subsid-
ing. as distinctly to his ears
as If the place We're deserted. After
a long pause he was about to ring a
second time when the IGOR was opened
and a servant stood before him.
In answer 10 his question he was told
mat his cousin WAS unabl TO see any-
one.
rs Mrs. Dumbavton ill?" he inquired
a~nXiously.
Yes sir. DR.. Quave was sent for
yesterday evening, and he says she
must not leave her room for some days
or be disturbed"
TO these words, which seemed more
like a message partly delivered than
the girls own reply, Nalerius could
make no other answer han TO express
his regrets and say he would cali To
make further inquiries on the following