The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-01

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lie put hls arfn around her
Where did you get herr asked
ncyiin In 8 wcArNied tone
she was ortsiis there chased her
eiesr to Willow street Pretty near
home she was when caught her,
You know who she ls ibenY'
SURF she's Celia Burton. the gifl
that's made the trouble beiwcen Bob
Clinton and hIs uncle"
I asked him what Miss Burton had
ssit IA explanation u hcr presence.
and Devlin answered that she told
him that she had com. 10 soe ciilf9g
lie WIS 10 have met her this even
iug. al he didnt." said ncvliu, san
along about II O'Clock she goi 10 won
derln' WHY. 80 she come over an' whis
tlcd under his wladow, an he looked
out an said he'd lie with her in u min
ute
This extremely unconventional be
hayioF was quit. Characteristic OF Miss
/ Burton, She Was a clerk Ia a candy
store and had been written up" in the
local papers as the prettlcst girl IA
town. Such fame ~ that must neces.
sarily have prejudlced her In the eyes
OF rigid arlstocrat like Frederic
Clinton. Indeed. Il was for love
affair with a girl OF very similar ante
cedents and condition that Clinton had
dlsinherited and banished his only
son
Miss Burton repeated TO me the story
she had told Deylin, and she made no
excuses
II wnnted 10 see him" she said, as
II that were quite sufficient
On his part. Robert said that he had |
spent the evening In Greensboro. |
about twenty miles from Bradbury. |
and had returned by the last train,
but he refused TO tell ME what errand |
had called him there Pollard would |
not disclose the nature OF his business
with Mr., Clinton, pleading professional
privilege,
On the morrow. however. there came
a startling revelation The cashier OF
the First National bank told me that
Pollard had obtained during the last
few days over $4,000 In cash from
Mr.. Clintons account and had also
visited the safe deposit vaults with
Mr. Clinton, presumably to get securi-
ties.
This disclosure seemed to justify me
In questioning Pollard more sharply.
To my surprise, he threw aside his
retieence completely.
my business with Mr.. Clinton" he
said, has related to settlement
with his son"
II thought he was dead,r said ],
lie Is not dead" replied the law
yer. Ellis father has seen him several
times OF late Mr. Clinton desired to
keep this matter from the knowledge
of the nephew, Robert, and therefore
the son, Edward Clinton, has been
living In Greensboro"
"GreensfordT said |. "Dtd Robert
20 TO see him last EVENING"
"He did. They were together up to
the time that Robert took the last
train home"
"Then Edward, the son, has an alibi
In Roberts testimony"
ale has replied the lawyer. u
have talked with Robert today about
IT.
"Did Robert fear that the son would
be restored to favor and he himself
east adriftT'
~ think So"
II hnve always understood that Mr.,
Clinton had made Robert his sole heir
by will"
"That was true, but 1t is not true
low," answered Pollard There Is no
will. Mr.. Clinton destroyed It three
lays ago intending to draw another
The son Is the natural heir. Robert
,ets nothing, but" he added signlfi-
,antIy Robert does not yet know OF
his. Neither does Celia Burton"
"Do you mean to intimate that one Of
hem killed hlmT"
"Who else could II have beenT' said
le. ''Who had a motiveY'
"But Edwards safety depends on
Roberts evidence
(Which have induced him TO put In I
he form OF an affidavit" said the law y
'cr grImly D
eYou don't believe that Robert killed I
him. said !, "yet this Is not woman's I
rlme.'' q
ut Is not an ordinary woman's '
rime," he rcjoined. n
When | left Pollard the case looked
xtremely bad from the point OF view I
4 chief OF police, for there seemed 4
0 be no chance of convicting anybody. U
! went over 10 Greensboro and looked 4
u Edward Cllnton's alibi Even with II
ut the evidence OF his cousin Robert n
was lronclad This man could have b
10 fear OF being accused OF this mur- b
er, and, assured OF this. | summoned
i'm 10 Bradbury, and he came. We [,
ad conversation IN my private room,
nd the reader must understand that q
yerythlng said TO that man was q q
e. Il
"Mr. clinton" ! said, II have Just b
ent some OF my men 10 arrest tho 81
lurderer OF your father. He VIII bc
ere soon. and shall question him. +
d order that may be prepared to Il
o 80 want TO talk with you first. Z,
10 you know anything about Miss r
ella Burton. your COUSINS sweet d
cartT
"Yes," said he II guess she's q \,
retty had egg" n