The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-04-28

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peculiar smell i hal.
Il renewed my search with vicor.
Fer three days hu!t-j unreasinaIv.
'Mv total discoveries We're some
threads Of cloth torn of while sqreez-
ing through q small window. blood
stains on the sash arising from cur
win a rusty nail III the wood. foot
pricts on the ground beneath the win
dow. Very close examination dis
closed peculiar imprint with cut
across. An inspiration daWEed on ne
-Goloshes' From these links. how
should | fora chain? First, the
I handkerchief. and went to Whirton's.
| the chemists. He ran.ae ked his shCp,
| bUt could not find ne 4 scent like it.
shot an arrow at a venture
You sold some to Miss Harvey, |
think?'
Oh. yes; | know row. got that
especially for her. | am sorry have
none left
Il reeled out Of the shop. was on
the track b. H were Bertha Har-
'ey's initials this was her handker
chief | went straight to her house.
During my stay | pretended 10 have
lost my handkerchief She lent me
the exact counterpart Of the one | had
lound, save that il was marked No
I. | twitted her that | knew she was
IN the habit of lending her handker-
chiefs 70 gentlemen. She laughed and
b;ushed and | bantered her into con
lession. She had never lent bur one.
ana She told me to whom. | invOlun-
tarily jumped from my chair, but had
enough self-control to recover myself
pretending | had assumed astonish-
ment
Now | had fairly run down my
game. AT one time he paid me such
attention that | had TO ignore him. I
knew his landlady We'll My plan was
formed Immediately: Entice him with
the softest words and all your re-
sources of fascination from him and
the old woman you will learn and
obtain all
i succeeded beyond my widest
hopes. By dint Of coaxins and pres
ents induced the old dame 10 let me
Do as | pleased. Then | made her NY
ccnfidante | wanted TO make her
ledger pair Of slippers without his
knowledge. She offered me a pair to
measure. No; | knew he had an old
pair OF goloshes somewhere Could
nave them for a day or twoc We
searched together Buried in a cor
ner of the wardrobe We found a pair.
l turned them up; there was cut
across the sole of the left foot
took them to poor Mr. Myrck's
house; they fitted the prints exactly.
4 have traced the suit of clothes,
and can prove the purchaser and the
date Of purchase. But one thing re- |
mains undone. | swore | saw Herbert /!
three minutes after the murder close |
TO the back OF the house. As Herbert !
IS dark, and the culprit is light. he F.,
must have disguised himself, which |
proves design. 4 local hairdresser |
SAYS he lent the same man some wigs,
whlshers, etc. for private theatricals. (
Concerning the deed Itself. you know i
Herbert swore he LEFT the revolver with /
Nr. Meyricii an hour before"
You astound me- said the old law
yer.
Don't you thinl; there are good
grounds for his arrest"
Certainly. Who Is he?"
"Air. Vernon Stanton, the curate Of
s. Marks"
Mr.. Dickson fairly leaped from his
hair with an irreverenc expression OF
surprise. 1t took him some little time
% subside into his usual calm
Then he sent for the inspector Of
police, putting all details into his pos
session. Two hours after the officer
eturned to Mr. Dickinson's Office with
/ somewhat gloomy face
1T is all over, Nj Dickinson"
What, has he confessed"
yes, in words and action. | was
,oing up to Mr.. Stanton's rooms. when
saw him coming He was in a great
hurry, carrying portmanteau. This,
With his face, made me think he knew
We were after him. We'll, | followed |
i'm. AS | expected, he went to the
ailway station. | touched him, and
dvised him not to buy ticket, as he
would waste money. He turned paler
han Hamlet,s ghost
Heaven help NE. was mad. 1t
vas all for her. he said, in a quaver-
ng voice. Please do not handcuft
ne.' he implored
Very well, Mr.. Stanton re.
lied
Just then the Shrek Of an expess
thistle made me start. He dropped ;
is bag and rushed across the plat
orm. He won the race-I lost a pris- ,
ner. He jumped clean on to the
uffers, which hurled him off like a
ootball, over and over His body is ,