The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-29


'Bsoatht Nm. hsaps y ktfasR AgpinltAe s
was fAcink him. With fa6s composodeytnH Z
pale, hOr hkirts Scrupulously snnoothsd
1As / vas Oaytng. madam, ofonstla
went on. IN would appear that you arO
criminally liable. You recognized the dAg.
gsr with which Mr.. hAgoon IVES alatn-
s0h. any one might make such IN oDS1mp- +
tlon from 70 murdsrOaS = weapon Ma
Asno snapped baok.
'YOu tried to assault me with y jour
OSa.' ,
4 was only pretending bed ] vansedtA y.
could I not have done sou % of aola a
'You declared Mr., Magoon's blood VA
on the dagger ar
and II Il a. clean Aathe day II was nlade. -
What nonaenssi Next you wiz cay that l.
climbed up thirty feet 10 kin him. m. IA
"No, but your agents may have done CO.,
my agentSf have mono ..ia.
@YoS, the agents you brought from India
with you. Don't you recognise themi' I,
The picture Horace had years ago.
unused Mr. skS1e In aved toner ~ che "a
Essed on the photograph Of the acroba9
CronkIto thrust Into her hand. sWhsre did
you got II, mRni' -
sMr. Magoon's niece had Il with . lot d
other belongings she took from his house.
when abe married. .. -,
-His nieoei The one he preferred 10 mel q
I hadn't heard abe was married. ! ofiy
just arrived, you know -e
Il know you arrived In time 10 have
this cruel deed done by the accompicee
you brought over with you,' retortsd
CronkitS SteFnly. pressing his point Why
I Nrested That dagger from the youngcet.
Of them, that topmost fellow Isnf ~ I
apparent how easily they might have ooH- Z
mlttsd the murder and eaoaped without
q sien IN that quiet nsighborhood. the othef +,
two hftinE this chap up 20 the I
Mrs. Heno laughed, not overpleAsAntH
aH am amazed she said, 1T u pot
about what they may have done but what
YOU say you did. WrestAd the daGgek'
IRON that young Hindu, did yout
aLAt me tel you thars V not the man
alive who can get the better OF then,
Likely enough they murdered Horace. he
robbed them in India. He was AFRAID OF
them.
THAT IL why he deserted me-. That is
why he lived here in hiding under q on. /,
fer6nt name than he bore In India. That
IA why IL took me 30 long 10 ind HIM 'fitl
Il have no doubt those three brothers, 7
adSotS. I ton you, killed him In the manner
you say. Il will never be known they
will never be found, never. never. But
what have you against mel A mere 90
"sI mTv have seen them here, II is true;
but I had nothing whatever 10 do with It. or
with them
sYoI sIIl insist, madam, on your inno-
osnca7T sald CrOnkita, impreestvely. You
am IusIst that YOU did not instigate these
men 10 counrpit tbs murder
SD .indetd, asserted Mrs, SkCne calmly,
III that youngest one did the job MS
brothers vera his only instiEatoS and
Cav II 20 his face, then, = declared cron.
bits, and Ne flung wide open the wardrobe
But his outstrstohed hand olutehed only
the air. In the corner law tbs full suit Ola
hotsl hsIIran. some OF the feminine At
tire that had hung within was gone: The
detective stood dumb. oyerwhetmed with
beWilderment and rage Wnie the Air 8
soh, DEER, dear; didn't you zee. didn't
YOU know jeersd Mrs. Skene. That
woman who pretended shs had entered the
room BY mistGkei law naked brown toes
under her skirts"
Cronkits bit his lips.
There may be no rroof, medAm, a.
Ienqth he saic, but I might give you many
A Rad hour Notwithstanding.
"Why Shoild I do 90? ! am only private
and not rlain clothes, - you say, with a
Snecihc mission to I'll. Let us make terms
then,
Solve me the will, which Judge Marcellus.
will never allow 10 be probsted; " ie aoeo!'
lutefy worthless. o. my sacred word. ne
turn 10 India without seeing your son or
his wife or making yourself known 70 any
one. You win not be molested. Again, ! :
pledge you my word.
No longer composurs on Mrs. Skene's rs
faoe, bot agitation, a. fear struggled with
hope and won. She took 0 sealed PAPER from
her bosom and handed II over.
81 will 90 she said, without seeing z"
m y son. leaving him dlsinhertted, nance
leas, poor b
Il may tell you for your comfort, re-.
Joined Cronkits gently, softened. by her I.
woe, even doubtful Of her guilt, 'thatyorf
son lie no wore Oh. He married Mr.
MAgoon's niece, y
God" Rasued Mrs. Skene. Then II was
unnecessary. And asShe sWayed out OF the
Soom and staggered down the hallway
aShen with despair, cronkite knew beyond
shadow Of doubt.