The Washington times., 1907-11-03
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kept TO himself. certain letters which
he never dictated to me. certain affairs
Of Importance. III which my help wsa
neither asked nor wanted.
Major Fairfax made me aware At
the very beginning Of my connection
with him OF the existence Of an uu-
written law which saI0, Thus far shalt
thou 90 and no farther / never At
tempted 10 pry into any Of his secrets
= there was any need of money great
er Ihar at other times. } had no sus-
picion of H." lie hesitated. Il believe
that have answered your question,
Mr.. Annerly.'
Then if there was a large sum VI
money in his possession you did not
know it?"
A New Clue.
Exactly. sir II ne had a large sum
OF money on nand AT that time / did
not know e.
L think that is all. Mr. Antrim
said the lawyer kindly, and i do not
minC telling you that J had the ques-
tion asked merely as a matter OF form
1 felt sure That YOU could know nOta-
Ing OF the use 10 which that money
was 20 be put
Antrim went away without word
1t seemed 10 Annerly that the y0uns
man looked hsggard and worn.
In the event OF the win never be-
ing found" said Mrs. Fairfax, viii
YOU De kind enough 10 tell me Mr.
Myers. what disposition the law VIII
make Of my bTother-in-law's prop
erty?''
Certainly madam" He looked at
her oddly. "Under the laws Of th's
state il will bc equally divided be-
tween the four young people. Mrs.
Fairfax-his nieces and ms nephew.
Walter Foster-Who. 1 understand. are
the only heirs. a very just and equl-
able division. madam, far better than
the arbitrary provisions OF the Will
which. as 1 understand il, would have
enriched one Of the young people al
the expense of al the others.
She pondered over this a moment in
silence. ''The missing money brings a
new and Unforeseen element into tne
case" she said. Mr.. Annerly, was
that the cause Of the tragedy
He shook his head. 4 don't know
vet" h said Have a little patience,
Mrs. Fairfax I will know very soon
Il wIl not detaln you longer.
madam" said the lawyer. with re-
turn Of his old naDby mOOdiness- Am
I to understand then, that the youns
ladies are content 70 leave the matter
in nv handsome of them Is a minor,
YOU know-and that Colonel Sanders
VIII be acceptable to them as admins
TRAITOR of the estate2 The court VIII
doubtless consider their wishes in the
matter. / shall most certairly recon-
mend that it do so
He listened To the rustic OF her dress
as It died away down the hall
.'Fine-lool1ing woman" he said
coolly. '.but she mas a card up her
sleeve. AnneTIy and when she plays
it-look out, She has had designs upon
the estate all along Now that she
finds il worth four times what she
had thought. shc viii never give it up
without a struggle
Where did that money gO7' asked
Annerly. i had The thing practically
worked out. Meyers. ana now you come
in and upset it. Did the element OF
robbery really enter into the matter
at aIl?"
The lawyer laid a letter upon the
table before him.
READ that" he said. 7 found it
upon my brothers desk when 1 was
going through his papers. It may open
your eyes u little"
Annerly stared at the paper before
him.
Dear Myers:
Things have about come to a focus
here, and [ have sent FOR AnneTly. L
shall place all the evidence in mis-
hands, and it means the penitendary
for our friend for a good long time. If
he can get the thing right and straight
in time / may ask you to run down
and confer with him the last Of the
week. Court convenes the twenty
third, and = dare say the matter can
be railroa6ed through at this term
without any trouble. Sincerely,
SYLVESTER FAIRFAX
Read that first sentence over said
the lawyer shrewdly. ITO my mind it
contains tie gist of the whole matter
and the sesre. Of the violent death OF
the writer. Who was the good friend
referred 10 here who was to be rail-
roaded through to the penitentiary.
Mr.. Annerly? 1 am sadly afraid that
the secret of his identity died with
Major Fairfax and my unfortunate
brother. There you have your motive
Tor the murder. you sea double one,
in fact-greed and fear. Have you
been here long enough to read between
the lines? Do you know who that man
is?"