The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-21
CHAPTER XIV.

was addressed to Alexis, and it rar
thus: Am threatened with immedi
ate arrest on charge of murder. Re
porting myself at Scotland Yard
This done, to the great m~ystidcatior
Of Billery, to whom Aloysius showed
the message, the whole party proceed
ed to the railway station. The train
arriving in due time, the whole party
Travelled on to London, the ladies
journeying in one compartment sni
the men in another.
Aloysius was immersed in 3 SAL
tranquility. and from the beginning Il
the end of the transit did Q break
silence by q word. He certainly looked
very unlike a man who was % oe
charged with murder. md still more
unlike one who has been made aware
of a fact so discomposing. He s4t
smoking, with his mourutul eyes 4p-
parently fixed on vacancy. A. Vie
toria he made no objection to riding
in the same hanson with the man who
had him under observation. Bulery
chartered a four-wheeler for his wife
and Lillian and himself. and in = h.tle
while they all found themselves In al
officially-furnished reception room a.
the great detective center. AIoysius
sent in his card to the gentleman
whom he knew to have been IN charge
Of the case from the first. He was al
most Immediately received.
ITO what do l owe this visit, Nj.
Brangwyn?" he asked. He was i man
who had served his country il the
field, and was reputed an iron disci-
plinarian. He looked about as emo
tional as a bronze statue as he sat
there behind his eyeglasses, with his
steel gray eyes, his close-cropped,
snow-white hair, his eagle beak, and
great gray mustache.
Il am very credibly informed" Alloy
sius answered, that ! am TO be ar
rested tomorrow on a charge of wilful
murder. l presume that l shall not be
regarded as impertinent If l ask you
whether you have any official knowl-
edge Of the natter"
II can tell you no more than this"
said the official, coolly pairing his
nails with a pocketknife. You are
at present under observation. Inquir-
les are at this moment being made in
Paris. Should those inquiries have the
result w expect from them. you will
be arrested on the return of the agent
TO whom we have entrusted them"
Thank you" said Aloysius, Il have
evidence in my possession which will
compel o to release me on that
charge. This accusation has been
hanging over me for many years and
l have long known myself liable to ar
rest. l have taken such precautions
as l could against even a momentary
detention. and l have placed my proofs
in the safe keeping OF the Credit Lyon
nais at Nice. l shall ask you in the
first place to dispatch at my cost a tel
| egram asking that the small safe
containing my documents shall at
once be sen to you. That is the key
to 1t, and l shall ask leave to place it
in your charge. l an quite willing to
submit to any p%recaution you may feel
it necessary to take to Illustrate an at
tempt at escape, but l hope you will
not feel that my arrest is one Of
Them"
What is the nature Of the docu-
ments?" asked the official.
"They are nine in number he re-
| piled. The one of most Importance
contains a statement of the circum-
| stances Of the crime, the motives
| which inspired it, and the means
adopted to conceal 1t. 1t is in the
handwriting of the criminal himself,
II can be Identified by cores Of peo-
pie now in London"
81 suppose you know the conse-
quences of that statement, Mr.. Brang-
wyn?' said the other, carefully in
srectins his nails, and returning to his
work upon them.
Quite accurately" Aloysius an
swered. Il lay myself open to indict-
ment as an accessory after the fact.
do not expect to be vindictively dealt
with when the circumstances OF the
case are known"
You had better write your tele'
gram" said the official. "The materl
ais are before YOU"
Aloysius seated himself and wrote:
Send by grande vitesse the small
safe confided to you by me 9th Sep
TENDER last to Chief Commissioner Of
Police, Scotland Yard, London.
"Aloysius Brangwyn."
He passed the paper across the tabl,
and the official accepted it and read II
carefully.
Are you prepared" he asked, IT,
divulge the name OF the person whom
you charge with the murder OF you
uncle?"
II am not prepared to make a charge
at this moment which I cannot sub
stantiate until my documents arrive.
Very well. Your appearance here
Of course. argues bona fldes. see n
purpose to be served by your arrest
But you must understand that you vii
be kept under the strictest surveil
lance until the existence of these doc
uments Of yours 10 proved and the,
have been examined"