The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-30

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| youg utnck ~ - rpeel1t 49,
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The Gfst VII Wns ~ us3ssoa
paper, TIE seppnd cps4nipe1 ssls pikif1lo
bequests to fHiendD ard 70 fsysxtfe -.
vsnts believe ] Has n.egtienad ~
seh Tor some trinfne amounL IL ethAF
respects the two vilIs were identicaL tn
first one Was d1Wn up ~ Aa1ams HS.-
pelYs Iewyen. Nhs kept IL seeDa1 WIN
1t her banke1'a Tn ErH - rsnaine'l
IN Tie heuss. Il vas snsrened . psrea'
ment."
''On parchment repeated - CaAagDa,
~was It anything Ike tkhT - -
handed . scrap Of the axttcte = eus1sn
over to the doctor.
"Where did you hnd thisr ingairee
the doctor VIXEN BE could sumc3eatly -.
cover from his astoaishnenf 70 sDeak
Il found II upatafYA HplJed ~ c.
sasne Il put It in NJ peakst. bHnn1
ii was in . queer pia1s for, : sez1D =
parchmsnt. / found 1t With feuR eeanE
pieces, il the 6repIacs q Aada1s -
peIrs bedroon- OF coune, have = ~
ory, now, how they came DIRE I1FA .
ali, however, befors come - thaA ~
me II yoa are certqin DIT r. eH1Ds
we're torn from Madame .Roupslre VIII
the nrst win. meAn-tbs parcle
oney-
The physician did not Immediately ~
ply. He fully realised de tmpefn1es -
his answer, ard hcw much hung - e.
Give me the scrap" be aid II
there il any writing on them should
Be able to tell by that. 1t was vefy
peculiar hand 1t looked - II It had besa
ensrossed by an English serivenex. feA
the handwritings are identical
ut il enough" muttered CAa9nA
sweeping the pieces Of parchment up
from the table and putting them carefully
away in his pocketbook- Nov for NJ
theory. Henry Graham b the man -
want to find Mind You, don't ~ -
committed the murder, but you'll - -
/. implicated In It in some way or othr-
He had everything to gain by Mamne
Roupelrs death, provided she died intes-
tate. He must have learned IN some way
that his sister had made viii dislnbez1t-
ing him. To gain possession OF what -
thought was the only will was his object
II he could do that, his sister, being -
norapt of the fact that the viii was o.
stroyed, would 20 to her grave oenev-
ing herself testate. On her Death MAJ
brother could have come forward ana
claimed the property
1t was clever reasoning The doctor
listened with breathless interest as tns
detective continued.
Assuming that it is this Henry era
ham let us see what he knew and what
he did He must have heard of the max
ing Of this first will. and soneno" or
other he must have learned OF It's con-
tents. He was ignorant OF the making
of the second instrument. Now let US SEQ
how he acted He gained an entrance
70 rho chateau. How be did this it Is i'm
possible to state at present Prooapiy
he NAV have been in collision with some
bodv in the house but | don't know yet
He was evidently well posted as to the
movements of the family, for ne chose
time when. as he thought they nad gone
TO the opera 1t was mere accident
We don't know whether it was or not, nue
We will assume so-that Miss Harriet
Weldon did not accompany the party L
am myself inclined to think there was
some love affair between her and Van
Litb. which accounts for his presence In
the house that night, and which also
accounts for his silence You understand
what l mean. He won't speak for fear
of compromising the young lady
The doctor nodded. That IS good hs
said very good, indeed; 90 ahead
..Tha assassin was a little disconnected
II-sld,r, O nd rnirr friend