Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-01-06

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to discover the exact standing or
North & Stacknouse as hrm, and OF
North and Stackhouse as individuals
In the midst Of their conference about
Stackhouse, the woman began to talk
in a loud voice. uttering such SEN
fences as these: Thornton Stackhouse
must go to the wall. ray friend, wife
or no wife, He shan't escape me. now
that / know him, The man / have
been turning heaven and earth TO hndi
shall denounce him, ruin him make
him feel the same degradation OF social
scorn that he has made others feel
ThereupOn Mr.. FetTldge. observing
that this extraordinary speech had at
tracted the attention OF his clerk, who
has forgotten himself so far as TO stare
at the woman with his mouth open.
husties his mysterious visitor with
mysterious haste into his inner ONCE,
and not only closes the door, but locks
( The conference lasted fully two
hours Fetridge came out once OF
twice 20 dismiss some visitor or other.
and the change in his color and man
ner was SO marked that the clerk was
greatly impressed. SO much so. in
fact, that he began to wonder and to
watch for madame's return"
at is plain where you got your in
formation, Lamm. But go on. His
secret is as safe with both Of us as
with one"
did I not know that. Mr.. Kingman
+. Thomas. this offensive and defen-
sive alliance OF ours would never have
been formed. Well. the clerk waited
some days in vain for the return Of the
madame. But he avows on his honor
that he never met a man so system
atically irritable. distracted and nerv-
Gus as was Richard FeTidge during
the interim. Finally. on the 14th OF
last month. Nine. Raymond visited the
! Office a second time. on this occasion
our friend Fetridge received her eager
", and babe his clerk inform all call
ers tha; he was out They retired to
the inner Office. The clerk could not
restrain his curiosity. AID he attempt
ed to satisfy il 10y applying both eye
and ear to the kcyhole. The door was
opened upon him suddenly. and his at
titude and confusion were considered
by Richard Feuridge good grounds for
| his peremptory discharge.
"His unfortunate effort had only put
| him into possession OF the following
statement from the lips of the WON
an: and you can easily imagine that il
meant worse than nothing 10 him:
Mr.. Fetridge. you and I under
| stand each other, then. you will go
/ 10 New Orleans; thence 10 Montreal
You viii then find out that every word
! have told you is the truth. When
you return. you will meet me in New
York. / will come TO Boston with you.
| and We will act together
"Whewi" CALCULATED Thomas. whose
eyes cleaned with excitement This
Is most extraordinary"
Then what will you say to the Sc
quel, nay boy? Within two days Rich
ard Fetr!aSe had started upon that
mysterious months absence about
| which we were curious awhile ago.
You can easily understand now why
he was SO long gone. New Orleans
and Montreal are a long distance
apart, and the events which ne wished
TO verify happened more than ten
years ago"
And what events DO you 81 pposo
them 20 be-"
| There Is no moral doubt about the
matter. lie was investigating the his
! tory OF the junior partner Of North &
4 Stackhouse. the man whom you your
| self once said 10 me had no past"
THE affair grows complicated" said
4 Thomas. "But / can dimly see a light
ahead, I fancy. Go on"
There is little more TO be said But
/ that little IS much Richard Fetridge
| and Nine. Raymond reached Boston on
the same day. June "a. Tuesday night
Until Thursday evening the woman
1 remained in her room. That night she
went out. and was brought home BY
/ Richard Fetridge-"
The detective hesitated.
AT what time?" demanded the re-
/ porter, eagerly.
We'll. sir" answered John Lamm
impressively. unless my landlady has
! misinformed me. II must have been
about half an hour subsequent TO the
4 murder OF Paul North"