Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05
THE STOWMARKETI
MYSTERY;
OR,
A LEGACY
OF HATE
By LOUIS TRACY
Copyrighted. 1904 r F. Ferno Il Co.
CHAPTER XXI.


The detective cooled off by the
time they reached Brett's fat On
the dining room tables they found
two kilograms and Remington
typewriter
The messages we're from Holden.
Naples
The first: johnson arrived here
this morning
The second "Johnson's proceed
ings refer to poorhouse and church
registers"
Johnson Is Capella,' explained
Winter. II forgot TO tell YOU we had
arranged that"
Brett surveyed the second tele-
gram so intently that the detective
inquired
How do you read that. sir?"
"Capella Is securing copies OF
certificates marriages, births. or
deaths; perhaps all three He Is also
getting hold OF living witnesses.
OF what"
He will tell us himself He is
preparing a bombshell Of sorts IT
WIFI explode here Goodness only
knows who will he blown up by it"
He took the cover off the 'ypewri-
ter, seized sheet OF paper. and be-
gan TO manipulate he keyboard with
the methodical carefulness Of one
accustomed TO its use
He wrote:
About Stowmarket David Hume
Frazer killed cousin Cousin talked
girl In road Girl waited wood. Da-
vid Hume Frazer met girl in road
after ] am"
DO you mean TO say" cried the
detective that you can remember
the Anonymous letter word for word?
You have only seen It once, and that
was several days ago"
Not only word for word. but the
spacing, the number OF words in
line. the lines between which creases
appear. Look. Winter Here is the
small broken C the bent capital p
the letter a ont OF register Where
is the original
Here In my pocketbook.
They silently compared the two
typed sheets. II needed no expert to
note that they had been written by
the same machine.
TT would take clever counsel to
upset that piece of evidence" said
Winter. Il wish I had hold Of the
writer
You have spoken to him several
times"
Surely you cannot mean Jiro!"
who else Jiro is but the tool
Of superior scoundrel, He is just
beginning to suspect the fact. and
trying to use It for his own benefit.
I wish I was In Naples with your
friend Holden"
But, Mr.. Brett, the murderer IS
In London, What about This morn
inxs attempt"
My dear fellow. you are aiready
constructing the gsllows. Leave that
TO the goal officials. What we do not
vet know is the motive7 The key TO
the mystery Ia In Naples, probably In
Capella's hands at this moment If 7
we're there It would be IN mine, too
Do not question me, Winter. am
not inspired. ] can only indulge in
vague tmasinings. Capella will bring
the reality 70 London"
Then what Rre We to do mean
while"
Await events patiently. Watch
Jiro with the calm persistence OF
cat watching hole into which
mouse has disappeared. Al this mo-
ment, eat something"
He rang for Smith, and told him
TO attend to the wants Of the waiting
cahmAn. whilst Mrs Smith made the
speediest arrange ments for an imme-
date dinner.
The two men sat down. and Win
ter could not help asking another
question.
why are you keeping the cab,
Mr.. Brett?"
Because am superstitious"
The detective opened wide his eyes
at this unlooked-for statement
81 mean IT," said the barrister.
Look at all I have learnt to-day
whilst darting about London in that
pEF<Souiar hanson, which, mind you.
l carefully selected from a rank OF
twenty. Abandon IT. until am drop
ped at my startins-point! Never"
Winter sighed.
II never feel that way about any
thing on wheels" he said DO you
really think You will be able to clear
up this affair, sir? 1t seems to me
to be q bigger middle now than
when l left IL after the second trial.
Don't laugh at me This Is awkward
ly put, I know. But then we had a
straightforward crime TO deal with
Now. goodness knows where we have
lanxieff
Smith entered and commenced
laying the table. Brett did not re-
pfss to the detectives spoken roveEie.
BUfhs men IDLY watched the deft ser
wants preparations.
Smith" suddenly cried tho mas
ts5 Of the household. what sort OF
eA><aen have we for dipner'"
Cod chicken. sir
Thank you. AS you seem to de-
mand Mtitonic precision in phrase.
! amend my words. What breed Of
chicken have we for dinner9"
"A dorking. SIR"
And how do you know II is q
dorkingg"