Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-22

, and said once or twice, "Oh, that after
| all these years the honor OF our house
| should be Affected
Did he explain this2"
| only TO tell me that IL referred To
| business He was very aifectlonate,
! promised that he would never again
| press me to marry against my VIII,
and said laughingly that IL wished l
| could remain single all my life ana be
! his nurse and companion
| Another outburst Of tears made II inl-
| possible to prolong the conversation.
| Barnes left the girl to 20 ahead with
| his investigation. The first step was
| 10 visit the library whore the body OF
| the dead man had been found, 1t was
| in perfect order. I'm accordance with the
| habits OF John Wolcott. A table had
| been found overturned on the night
| of the death. but otherwise everything
was in place. Barnes examined every
square inch of the room with extreme
care He noticed a half smoked eli
gazette under the library table, ana
quietly picked it up and placed 1t In
his pocket The next discovery was a
red wallet-empty and apparently dis
carded. II was the identical pocket
book which the merchant had pulled out
when he paid the conscience money In
the custom house. few minutes lat
er he came upon something that gave
him great Joy. 1t was a mass OF torn
typewriter paper lying scattered on
the library floor. II was as IL some
one had torn letter into pieces and
carelessly thrown the fragments away.
After that Barnes presented himself
to Mr. Austin Gates. The gentleman
was not glad to see him. on the contra
ry. he greeted the customs chief with
distinct chillness Of manner Gates
was dapper little man with curly
brown hair and mustache He was
dressed In the height Of fashion, and
everything in his attire, from his mob
by tie down 10 his neat fitting patent
leather shoes was strictly correct. lie
punctuated his sentences with nervous
little laughs that were entirely devoid
of mirth. once he pulled out his hand
kerchief to wipe his brow, and the
chief inspector noticed with repugnance
that II was scented with lavender.
MIR. Barnes" he said, in his jerky
manner. Il don't know that we have
any use for you on thls-this very un-
pleasant occasion
PERHAPS" said the chief persuasive
ly. II might be able to help you in
SOmo way"
mot nc all, not at ALL" with super
cliious.wave Of the hand As an after
thought he added languldly, ~ don't
suppose Mir. Wolcott owes anything to
the United states government
mot now replied Barnes, with
heavy emphasis on the last word
Am | 10 infer that he did owe some
thing?" sneered the junior member Of
the firm.
You may take amy inference YOU
like" retorted Barnes, as he walked out
OF the room.
Gates remained in the little room
which John Wolcott had used as prl-
waite office, on the ground floor Of his
residence. He was going feverishly
through some account books and was
so intent on his work that he scarcely
noticed the departure Of tho inspector.
Barnes hurried to the library and rang
for a large sheet Of paper and bottle
OF mucilagc Receiving them, he
pulled The scraps Of paper ont OF hia
pocket. Laborlously and with Infinite
pains he pieced the torn letter together.
When he had finished he had type
written note. without date or address
or signature, which read ms follows:
What you propose IL altogether
Ouixotic. II Is foolish and may cause
trouble Above all. Il ~ not necces-
sary"
Afterwari he leaned back in one OF