The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
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perhaps, Alice, you had better leave
us together she said, and her daugh-
ter withdrew. Now, sir she con-
tinued, I had no intention of telling
you all this, but since my poor daugh-
ter has disclosed 1t, / have no alterna-
tive. Having once decided to speak. I
will tell you all without emitting any
particular
at is your wisest course said 1.
"'Mr. Drebber has been with US
nearly three weeks. He and his secre-
tary, Mr.. Stangerson, had been travel
ing on the continent. l noticed q
"Copenhagen'' label upon each of their
trunks. showing that that had been
their last stopping place. Stangerson
was a quiet, reserved man. but his en-
ployer, I am sorry to say, was far
otherwise. He was coarse in his habits
and british in his ways. The very
night of his arrival he became very
much the worse for drink. and, Indeed.
after IL o'clock in the day he could
| hardly ever be said to be sober. HIS
manners toward the m~afd-servants
were disgustingly free and familiar.
Worst of all. he speedily assumed the
same attitude toward my
| Alice. and spoke to her more than once
In a way which, fortunately, she is too
Innocent to understand. On n occa-
sion he actually seized her In his arms
and embraced her-an outrage which
caused his own secretary to reproach
him for his unmanly conduct
but why did o stand all thisT |
asked. 7 suppose that you can get rio
of your boarders when you wish
- hIrGhnd ut INV mr.
tinent question. -,
"eWould to God that I had given him
notice on the very day he came she
said. But it was a sore temptation
They were paying a pound a day each
fourteen pounds a week, ana THIS Is
a slack season. I am a widow. and my
boy in the navy has cost me much. l
grudged to lose the money. I acted
for the best. This last was too much,
however, and I gave him notice to
leave on account of 1t. Tnat was tne
reason of his going
"'Well?"
".My heart grew light when I saw
him drive away. My son is on leave
lust now. but I did not tell him any
thing of this, for his temper Is violent.
and he is passionately fond OF his Bis
ter. When I closed the door behind
them a load seemed to be lifted from
my mind. Alasl in less than an hour
there was a ring at the bell, and |
learned that Mr.. Drebber had returned.
He was much excited, n evidently
the worse for drink. He forced his
way into the room where I was sitting
with my daughter, and made some In
coherent remark about having missed
his train. He men turned 20 hnce,
and. before my very face, proposed TO
her hat she should fly with him.. You
are of age he said. "and there is No
law to stop you. I have money enough
and to spare. Never mind the old girl
here. but come along with me now
straight away. You shall live like a
princess" Poor Alice was SO fright
ened that she shrunk away from him,
but he caught her by the wrist and en-
deavored to draw her toward the door.
| screamed. and at that moment my
son Arthur came into the room. what
happened then I do not know. I heard
oaths and the confused SOUNDS or a
scuffie. 1 was too terrified to raise my
head. When I did look up. l saw
Arthur standing In the doorway laugh
ing. with a stick in his hand. IT don't
think that fine fellow will u us
again." he laid. 1T will just &c after
him and see what he does with him
self" With these words he took his
hat and started off down the street
The next morning we heard or Mr..
Drebber's mysterious death"
"Thi statement came from Mrs.
| Charpentier's lips with many gasps ans
pauses At times she spoke so low that
I could hardly catch the words. l made
shorthand notes of all that she said.
however. so that there should be no
possibility of a mistake"
cts quite exciting" said Sherlock
Holmes, with a yawn. What hap
pened next?"
when Mrs. Charpentier paused" the
detective continued, II saw that the
whole case hung upon one point, Fix
ing her with my eye in a way which
always found effective with women,
asked her at what hour her son re-
turned.
at do not know she answered.
"'Not know?'
"eNo; he has a latch-key. and let
himself in
"'After you went to bed7'
Eyes
"'When did you go to bedT
"'About eleven
$50 your son was gone at least two
hours?'
Eyes
Possibly four or nve?"
eyes
""What was he doing during that
timer
at do not know she answered, turn
ing white to her very lips.
"Of course, after that there was
nothing more to be done. I found out
wher Lieutenant Ch%arpentier was,
took two officers with me, and arrested
him. When I touched him on the
shoulder and warned him to come
quietly with us, he answered US as bold
as BRASS: 7 suppose you are arresting
me for being concerned in the death of
that scoundrel Drebber,' he said, We
a said nothing to him about II, so
tina his abiding to 1t had a most sus-
picious aspect"
Very said Holmes.
HE still carried the heavy stick
which the mother described him as
having with him when he followed