The Washington times., 1905-11-05

he Tor so many years, ana i never !
lEnowed the satan that was in him."
IT'S in all of US. SAUL" said Mrs. |
Matcnin. trying to improve the occasion |
for the edification Of her unbelieving
husband
Maud had felt mingled with her sor-
row suspicion of remorse. She could
not help remembering that Sam con
sidered Farnham his rival. with how
little reason she knew better than any
ono She could understand how her
beauty might have driven him TO vio-
ience: but when the story OF the rob-
berry transpired also-as il did in
the course of the morning-she
was greatly perplexed When she
Joined in the lamentations OF her
parents and said she never could have
believed that of Sam Sleeny, she was
thinking Of the theft, and not of the
furious assault. When they had all.
however, exhausted their limited store
OF reflections, a thing took place which
increased the horror and the certainty
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Matchin. and left Maud
a prey 70 a keener doubt and anxiety
than ever. Late In the afternoon a
sharp-faced man, with a bright eye and
a red mustache. came to the house and
demanded in the name Of the law TO
be shown Sans bedroom. He made
/ articles. for which he gave Mr. Matchin
receipts Coming out Of the room. he
| looked carefully at the door-knob.
/ Seems all right he said. Then turning
! 10 Matehin, he said, with professional
/ severity, What door did he generally
come in by?"
Sometimes one and sometimes an
other" said Saul determined not to
give any more information than he
must
We'll. I'll look at both" the detec-
/ tive said.
The first one stood his scrutiny with
out effect. but at the second his eye
( sParkIed and his cheek flushed with
/ pleasure. when he saw the faint red
dish brown streaks which Omtt had
/ left there the night before. He could
not express his exultauon; turning TO
! Saul. There's where he came In last
night, any way"
He didn't do no such a thing" re-
llied Saul. That door locked myself
4 last night before ne came in"
/ "Oh. you did? So you're sure he came
/ in at the other door, are you. We viii
/ see If he could get IN any other way"
/ Walking around the corner, he saw
/ the ladder where OMIT had left It.
/ Hello! that's his window. amt it?'
/ detective ran up the ladder, studying
| every inch OF its surface as he ran.
! He came down positively radiant. and
! slapp Saul heartily on the shoulder.
! 'AIl right, old man. I'll trouble you
10 keep that ladder and that door just
as they are. They are important
/ papers. Why. don't you see?" he con
7 tinued-'bless your innocent old heart,
! he comes home with his hands just
reg larly dripping with murder. He
fumbles at that door. finds II locked,
and so gets that ladder, histes it up
TO the window. and hops into bed as
easy as any Christian schoolhoy in
but he never thinks OF Tony Smart,
your humble servant
This view Of the case was perfectly
convincing 10 Saul. and also to his wife
when he repeated 1t az the supper-table:
but It struck Maud with a sudden chill.
/ She remembered that when she had dis
missed Ofitt from that midnight confer
ence at her easement he had carefully
taken the ladder away from her win
dow. and had set It against the house
some distance off. She had admired
At the time his cOnsiderate chivalry. and
thought how nice It was to have a lover
so obedient and so careful Of her repu-
ration. But now, the detectives ghastIy
discovery turned her thought in dlrec-
ton which appalled, her Could * be
possible-and all that money-where did
Il come from? AS she sat with her par
ents in the gathering darkness, she kent
her dreadful anxiety to herself. She had
BEEN hoping all day to see her lover
now she feared to have him come, lest
her new suspicious might be confirmed
She quickly resolved upon one thing: she
would not go away with him that
, night-not until this horrible mystery
was cleared up. II she was worth hav-
. ing she was worth waiting for a little
while.
) They all three started as the door
opened and OMIT came IN. He wasted
no time IN salutations. but said at once:
Its a funny thing. but l have got a
message for each of you. The district
! attorney saw me coming up this way,
} Mr. Matchin. and asked me to tell you
to come down as quick as you can 10 his
: office - something very important, he
said. And. stranger than that. L met
= Mr. Wixham right out here by the cor
ner. and he asked me II I was comm
here, and II / would ask you, Mrs.
Matchin. to come right up to their house
Jurildy is sick and wants TO see you