The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-23

and a case 80 pregnant with vital, trust
happy, issues"
With submission, sir, suppose you state
It TO me again. You had barely finished;
it might well be that I did not acquire your
judicial grasp of it,"
You do very we'll, Abe, considering
said the Modified Judge; and l ought to
remember not to expect too much. Let
me r~ecapitulate.
Ten years ago all London rang with
astounding reports about one of its Oldest
and most respected families. the Kimberley
Dells. 1t was said that the venerated head
of that banking house had discovered tho
young INC beautiful wife of his sen and
Junior partner, James, in the very act Of
committing a theft, and that when he ex-
postulated with her she had in a sudden
fury stabbed him repeatedly.
These rumors were unhappily verified.
The condition Of the old gentleman became
so critical that the doctors would no longer
consent to concealment. The authorities
interviewed and young Mrs. Kimberley
Dell was committed to jail without bail.
-She died there Of shame and rage. Her
husband, unable to ndure the stain on his
name and fame, left town with his two
daughters for parts unknown, and has never
been heard of since. Then his father died
from the injuries, leaving a vast fortune.
His will directed that it should be kept
intact for ten years, and then descend TO his
son James or his lawful descendant, with
the proviso that Anne, the daughter by this
criminal second wife, Mould rave no part or
share"
You didn't tell me that, sir, interrupted
Cronkite.
Possibly not. I, OF course. tried to leave
out superfuous details. The main point is
thai my correspondent wants me to find the
fugitives, claiming that he has reason to
suppose they sailed for this port"
Il thought as much, sir, from his having
written to you"
And consequently"
And consequently. sir, when It became
evident that the captain was going out TO
the Cadets / went out there, too
-Idon't see the connection"
But you will, sir, by rejecting on a very
common ~idiosyncrasy. Men seem unable
ever to escape wholly fromtke associations
| and sounds of their names. No matter how
anxious a man may be to conceal his iden-
tity, in nine cases out Of ten his change oil
name will he far from radical. Something
in him seems to demand that the new nam
| shall at least sound natural"
your homily is interesting enough, Abe
but again l say l don't"
And yet, sir, it is quite easy to derive
the name James Cadet, from the nam,
James Kimberlsy-Dell Add an English
estate and two daughters and the coinci
dence is worth examining, l think"
Even IL that is 80, " said the Judge slowly
1T does not explain your interest in CaUt
Dalton"
Il think l am a pretty good judge of char
acter," replied Cronkite modestly. >Th,
Captains face and bearing gave me thu
impression that he was burdened with duty
rather than guilt. Besides, when the WORTHY
clergyman passed through he whipped hi
handkerchief from his pocket and with !
a blank envelope, which l picked up anC
while passing the time closely examined.
That envelope, sir, had undoubtedly beeI
sealed twice; the scent OF tobacco cluni
to il, and 20 did a certain heavy perfume
The flap showed some little scraps where /
had been torn from the under side.
Hastily licked together by q man; thei