The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
THE SALT LAKE HERALD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 1908

other end, I found that the pavement
had been cleared. so there was an end
10 that clue.
ION entering the house, however, l
examined. as you remember, the sill
and framework of the hall WINDOW
with my lens, and / could at once see
that, someone had passed out. could
distinguish the outline Of an instep
where the wet foot had been placed in
coming in. l was then beginning to
be able TO form an opinion as TO what
had occurred. A man had waited out
side the window, someone had brought
the gems, the deed had been Overseen
by your son, he had pursued the thief,
had struggled with him, they had each
tugged at the coronet, their united
strength causing injuries which neith-
er alone could have effected. He had
returned with the prize. but had left
a fragment in the grasp OF his Oppo-
nent. So far l was clear. The ques-
jion NOW was, who was the man. and
who was Il brought him the coronet?
TT is an old maxim of mine that
when You have excluded the impossible,
whatever remains. however imprOb-
able, must be the truth. Now, knew
that il was not you who had brought
"
niece and the maids. But if it were
the maids, why should your son allow
himself TO be accused in their place ?
There could be no possible reason. AS
he loved his cousin. however, there was
an excellent explanation why he should
retain her secret-the more so as the
secret was disgraceful one. When /
remembered that you had seen her at
the window, and how she had tainted
on seeing the cOronet again. my con-
lecture became a certainty
And who could 1t be who was her
confederate? lover evidently. for
who else could outweigh the love and
gratitude which she must feel to YOU ?
l knew that you went out little, and
that your circle of friends was a very
limited one. But among them was Sir
George Burnwell. l had heard OF him
before as being man Of evil reputa-
ton among women. 1t must have been
he who wore those boots and retained
the missing gems. Even though he
knew that Arthur had discovered him,
he might still fiatter himself that he
was safe, for the lad could not say a
word without compromising his own
family.
well, your own good sense will sug-
I
went in the shape of a loafer to Sir
| Georges house, managed to pick up
an acquaintance with his valet, learned
/ that his master had cut his head the
night before. and, finally, at the ex-
| pense Of six shillings. made all sure by
! buying q pair of his cast-off shoes
With these I journeyed down tC
| Streetham, and saw that they exactly
| fitted the tracks
II saw an addressed Vagabond IL
the lane yesterday evening" said Ar
| Holder.
Precisely. 1t was l. I found that
/ I had my man, so l came home and
| changed my clothes. 1t was a delicate
part which 1 had TO play then, for
! saw that prosecution must be avoid
| ed TO avert scandal. and ] knew that
so astute a villain would see that Oul
| hands We're tied in the matter. / went
4 and saw him. AT first, of course, he
denied everything. But when l gave
] him every particular that had occurred
| he tried TO buster, and took down g
| life-preserver from the vail. I knew
my man, however. and l clapped q
| pistol to his head before he could