The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-04-01


but Lyle who the first to recover He the
arm and pointed excitedly into the empty box
DO YOU appreciate that mensY he Tt means that
one has been here ahead Some has entered this house
before eleven o'clock this morning.
Tt the Russian servant exclaimed
Russian has been under Scotland Yard
Iyle cried taken the letters Arthur has
been his cot hospital That his abb some one
else suspect and that
He came back those letters knew thew
him. something he had left here
the MURDER something ncrmnanghe weapon perhaps
personal article cgareecase handkerchief
upon pair of gloves Whatever
dning evidence against him to have made him take desperate
chance
How do we know whispered that he not hidden here nowg
"eNo I'll swear not Lyle answered may have bunged
things searched this house thoroughly Neverthe
added again. to the roof
We have the real cew and must forget the others and work
only spoke he began again search the dawngroom
turning the books the tables and the piano
"'Whoever the is he said over his shoulder
he the front door key the etterbox
he either inmate Of the house that he here when he
wishes The Russian that he the only
Certainly have found evidence to show that other
slept here There could be but other person
key the house and the eboand he lives Petersburg
At the the murder he thousand away Lyle
interrupted himself suddenly with sharp cry upon
with his eyes flashing But he he cried WAS
Itchy and Cheney metz
e staring without seeing rnutterng arguing
himself.
Don't speak to me- he CRIED as ventured to interrupt him
it 1t is all plain It the servant but his
MASTER the Russian himself and it he who
te He back for them because he knew they would
him. We find them. We have those letters If find
the with the Russian pon shall have found the murderer
He spoke like madman and he spoke around the with
hand held out front of him have mndeader
theatre seeking for something hidden the stalls He pulled old
letters from the writing and them swiftly gam
bier deals cards. he dropped his knees before the fireplace and
worried like hound SCENT he back the
basket and lifting the papers from shook them upon the floor
Instantly he shout Of triumph and separating number
pieces from the Others held them up before me.
@Iookp he cried you see? Here are five letters torn
two places The Russian did stop them for
you he has left them wrong He did
for the letters He could have
must have returned for other and he leaving
the letterox and taking the letters held them
tore them and them the fire had gone tossed them
into this basket Lookp he cried here in upper this
piece Russian stamp This is his letterunopenedp
We examined the Russian stamp and found had been cancelled
St Petersburg four days The back the envelope bore the
of the branch upper Sloane Street. and dated
this morning The envelope official blue paper and had
difficulty IN finding the two other it. We drew the torn pieces
Of the letter from them joined together side by side There
we're but two lines of writing and this the message leave Pc
tersburg the night % shall Trevor Terrace after
dinner Tuesday evening"
That last nightp Lyle cried He arrived twelve hours
ahead of his letter-bu time hang
hmro
The Baronet struck the table with his hand.
The name !" he demanded Glow signed What the
mans name?'
The young Solicitor leaning forward stretched
out his There name he cried he letter signed
with only initials But engraved the the sheet the
mans address That address The American Embassy St Peters
burg Bureau the Naval Atace and the initials he shouted his
voice rising exuant bitter cry those Of the gentle
man who sits opposite who told that he the first find the
dered bodies the Naval Ache Russia Lieutenant Sears
strained and awful hush followed the Solicitors words which
seemed to vbrate like twangng bowng that had just hurled its
bolt Sir Andrew pale staring drew away with exclamation