The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12

terday. and il was all In crisp, new
notes. some Of them twenties. but most
Of them tens and fves. ! am free to
say there was not such another roll Of
fresh money in town"
warn all shopkeepers to keep a
lookout Of the money they receive"
was Dr. Talbot's comment to the con-
stable. Fresh $40 and $50 bills are
not any too common in this town.
And now about her will. Did you
draw that up. Harvey"
mo. i did not know she had made
one. l often spoke to her about the
ACCESSIBILITY of her doing so. but she
always put me off. And now it seems
that she had 1t drawn up in Boston.
Could not trust her old friend with
too many secrets, / suppose"
$50 you don't know how her money
has been left?"
mo more than you do"
Here an interruption occurred. The
door opened. and slim young man
wearing spectacles came in. At sight
OF him they all rose.
"Well?" eagerly inquired DR.. Tai
bot
Nothing new" answered the young
man. with consequential air. 1.-THE
elder woman died from loss of blood
consequent upon a blow given by
small, three sided. slender blade; the
younger from stroke of apoplexy in
duced by fright"
Good. ! am glad to hear my in
stincts were not at fault. Loss OF
blood. eh? Death. then. was not in
Simultaneous"
NO"
Stranger fell from the lips of his
two listeners. "She lived. yet gave no
alarm"
None that was heard" suggested
the young doctor. who was from an
other town.
"Or II heard reached no ears but
Philemon's." observed the constable
Something must have taken him ND
stairs
81 am not so sure" said the coro-
ner. that Philemon is not answerable
for the whole crime. notwithstanding
our failure to find the missing money
anywhere in the house. How else &C.
count for the resignation with which
she evidently met her death? Had
stranger struck her Agatha Webb
sign Of struggle In the ROOM
"She would have struggled against
Philemon had she had strength to
struggle. l think she was asleep when
she was struck"
"Ah. and was not standing by the ia
BILE. How about the blood there, then?"
''Shook from the murderer's fingers
In fright or disgust"
There was no blood on Philemon's
fingers. No. He wiped them on his
sleeve"
''If he was the one to use the dagger
against her. where is the dagger?
Should we not be able to find it some |
where about the premises?"
He may have buried 1t outside.
Crazy men are supernauurally cum
ming"
when you can produce It from any |
place inside that board fence. 1 will |
consider your theory. At present l |
limit my suspicious of Philemon to the |
half unconscious attentions which 1: /
man Of disordered intellect might give |
wife bleeding and dying under his /
eyes. My idea on the subject is
Would you be SO kind as not to give |
utterance to your ideas until | have /
been able to form some for myself?' in
terrupted a voice from the doorway.
AS this voice was unexpected they all
turned. A small man with sleek, dark I
hair and expressonlass features stood |
before them. Behind him was Abel
a handbag and umbrella
THE detective from Boston," an
the latter. Coroner Talbot
rose.
You are in good time" he remark
ture for you"
But then his countenance was not one
to show emotion.
MY name is Knapp" said he. e.,
have had my supper and am ready to
go to work. l have read the newspa-
pers. All I want now are any addition
al facts that have come to light since
the telegraphic dispatches were sent to
Boston. Facts, mind you, not theories.
I never allow myself to be hampered
by other persons theories"
Not liking his manner, which was
brusque and too self important for a
man Of such Insignificant appearance,
Coroner Talbot referred him to Mr..
Fenton, who Immediately proceeded to
give him the result of such investiga-
tons as he and his men had been able
to make. which done. Mr.. Knapp put
on his hat and turned toward the door
II will go to the house and see for
myself what there is to see there" said
he. May I ask the privilege of going
alone? he added. as Mr.. Fenton NOV
ed. "Abel here will see that I am
given admittance."
Show me your credentials" said the
coroner. He did so. They seem all
right, and you should be a man who
his business. Go alone if
you prefer. but bring your conclusions
here. They may need some correct
ing
'Oh. l will return" Knapp non
remarked and went out. hav.
ing made anything but favorable i'm
preston upon the assembled gentle
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