The sun., 1908-05-10
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" CUP OF COFFEE
Daeetive Crohkite Finds a Way
s-~tc Expose the Forgery Of
VIII,
JudsE Siaroenup came back sore and sad

I1onE and intimate relations first with the
iGenetd and then with his widow. did
not egen Kbow the old lady was ailing.
Asst WAS got there just in time She
was lying unconscious, Abe. as they told
me shs had lain for days. Yet when I asked
IA few questions, in low voioe Of course
she opened her eyes
sShe smiled in recognition. She
istretched out her wasted hand, and when
II drew near took from under her pillow
this LITTLE Bible sndpressed II into my hand
.Then ahe,elosed her eyes, never again to
open Bbern.
'Hdr life ebbed almost imperceptibly
aways A strange. affecting incident
'very- agreed Cronkte dryly. And
who were pfessntI'
sThe daughter-ln-law. Adeline Brayton,
widow n George Brayton, you know Dr.
Knowles, and the nurse o! course. Oh, and
lAdeline,i8TaytOn' son by her first husband
whats his namei-Jimme MenIel-hept
running IN despite her efforts to keep him
.out-a most detestable brat
Not in bis mothers sight, sir, I fancy
'No, indeed, Abe. Alteration but feebly
,eIpresses her feeling toward him.
u AThat insignificant lad with all the marks
tof sneak has been powerful enough TO
Idisrlpt a peaceful home. His stepfather
Tread his nature and guarded against it's
dangers by tying up the moderate fortune
Inc left 10 Adelne 30 that she could not let
him make ducks and brakes Of IL.
with what result2 Simply that there
latter Adelne had a grievance which hard
ened into a fixed idea, until she came to
believe, actually believe. oh, know. that
SOP n some unheRrd Of Men2el not
oittks Braytoh blood should be the heir
of his stepfather's mother, the Generals
widow. that dear old lady who has just
died PrepOsterous, inoOnoeivableF
"Aud therefore never conceived sir1'
Before the Judge could frame an in
dignant -Of course not his desk tele-
phone rang briskly. II was Benjamin
Hragger. senior partner Of the eminent
1awsfIfb OF 'CragRer 4 Koonz, communi-
batting news OF such portent as to cause
ahe Judge to throw down the transmitter
IN a rage Only after n hurried pacing
20 and fro of the Office was he able to speak,
and then brokenlv.
q Think Of il, think OF it, the Judge NUT
lered What would the old General sayi
u Is beyond belief, Cronkite; beyond the
limits Of your
y Il assume. sir, that there is a new will,
fljnterposed the detective
E ANEW alleged will; new damnable
Forgery stormed the Judge 'Purport-
l7ng % be made Yesterday, the day before
Ola Airs. Bravton died; purporting TO re-
yoke the will / drew and hold, in favor
pf her beloved niece, Annie Dykeman;
burporting TO leave the house, the lands,
lhe seoufities, the books, pictures, all.
4ll, that the old General cherished through
life and at death gave into the full dis
Erection Of his widow, to-think OF tito
he brat Abe, to Jimmie Menzel OF all
1hinRs! Never, never, while live to fight
.5or the right
q TO be sure" soothed Cronkte. 'There
3s plenty Of time; the probate notices are
Vhot out yet. You have won often, sir,
htnds down, against a more threatening
array. Let us follow your own advice
and talk it over. Who, by the way, are the
witseaKnfs . '---
TL Knowles. and the nurse, Miss Trib-
blst aags Srad the lawyer. settling back
in BE chair With former judicial poise
The doctor n evidently conspirator'
unused the detective "from what you
have said, sir, Of the precautions surround
ing the sick room. II follows from that as
indf2d fedOes from GFagger 4 Koonz taking
thSEas6. that the forgery must be cleverly
dof. Forgery at its worst, sir, s an un-
satlIfactory crime 70 detect. However
poktive the proof, a doubt remains il the
mhb attack is upon the writing itself
TIA self betrayal OF an inanimate object
is fever 80 damning ~ that OF human
beBg,' % ~.
'deanlng thereby interrupted the
Judge impatiently.
Meaning. sir. that we should rely upon
on of the three persons concerned in this
crime. Not on Mrs. Brayton-there is
no.ahecting the obduraoy Of devoted,
deHperate mother. Not on the Doctor
h Sflss too much to lose-position, prospects
Beafdsa love- as well as ambition, may
hold him. He Is young single; the widow
isyoung, attractive
,xt.igRp Opep seoret, conceded the Judge
s1lifIig. - that they-will marry
Exactly The nurse, then, remains, a
hirelnR! not IA party In continued interest
without pride TO restrain or love to guide
sHold ION there interpossd the Judge
Il don't know about that. Miss Tribble is
known with the profession as DR.. Knowles's
nnrse, she always takes his cases
"All the better, sir; for In that event We
may have as an ally the most powerful
agent for laying bare the secrets OF the
human heart-jealousy.'
~ -HThe secrets Of the human hearth unused
the Judge sadly. 'Ah, who shall read the
secrets Of heart that beats no moreY
~ WAS moved 10 wrath, Abe, a moment
since You prate confidently OF the orimo
that has been committed and the way 1t
fdtey be detected. But what do we know,
and hence what can we dor
II II feel as helpless a. my poor old friend,
sbonnd hand and foot by mortal debility
ydonscious that those about her we're plotting
iagainst her dearest wishes. yet unable TO
send for me, her adviser; unable even TO
lGive me Sign
Assign. sirI' interrupted Cronkite, who
hpeanwhile had been turning over the pages
m the little Bible which Mrs. Brayton had
inressed into the Judges hands. Does not
Fhis show that she strove her utmost TO tell
Rou that her wishes az you knew them
Should prevaill Poor woman. See, she
hiBpad down this page, oh. 30 slightly.
see, she marked with pin opposite this
..rerss. on, 10 family
And he read as follows from the twentieth
chaptet' Of st. Matthew, at the fifteenth
verse: is It not lawful for me TO do what
will with mine ovn?'
sLF
'fctl H.
DR.. Knowles drew very pretty part OF
lii practice from the guests Of the Cer,Lean
Hbtel, where he resided and had an ONCE on
'ibS hrst floor. AZ the suite adjoining his
0hRce vas reserved for transient guests Of
'fhe rich and elderly sort he was more graft
haed than surprised the following day 70
:teS called upon to attend its present occu-
pant ,,,s -.
ts-An old and grumpy East Indian. Kate"
.6eeaid 70 BnsS Trbble, 'Ss rioh as mud and
mot half 90 nice. He has low fever; but
there's nothing more serious the matter. so
..i4fas I can make out, than bile and temper.