The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-21

BOOK IA STRANGE CRIME.

TIE allrafsnfu ~ .Anus taiA aladsf, an
a. the shee II a iililr child sas found hsk
morning an ihr grave ii tadgalad~r
| daughter, Evelyn. i has bern thought b
I many that tho bay really beheld this on
sollirr, sho faf same mysterious trAsal
had chosen nlghiiall TOT his h.eiins visit q
his daughters rcsiins Ilsnr Hat 10 other
!, was only fmak 81 the lad. Imagination
which had been much iniiuene-d BY ihl
trading oi fomano-s, For as these latte
ieasanei, had 4 really been cadgaladef
why lid be not .how himself al John Pom
dexierls honse-ihai old friend who non
had little daughter and no wife. and whS
could have made him - comfortable
Among ihrsr was PolndrNier himself
though some thought he looked oddly whlls
making THE ncmAfk. a. II be- sls0ks more
from custom than from the heart Indeed
since the unfortunate death Of EVELYN Ia
his houss. be- had never shown the same
interest," ia the Cadsaladen, hut. then. he
Vas man much oocupi~l with great a.
fair. while the CaiWalAdcTs, except for
their many grief and misioftuncs. were
rrganie,i a. comparatively Insignificant peo
pie, unless Ne esecpi Felix. who from his
earliest childhood had made himself feared
even by grown people. though be never
showed a harsh spint or exceeded the
bounds ~ d-conm IN speech or gesture.
year ago news came 10 Montgomery of
Amos Csdwalader's death. hut no pariicu'
lars concerning his family or burial place.
Aud that Is all ! have been able 10 CLEAN
concerning the Cadwaladen"
Mr., Gfycc had again become thoughtful.
Have you any reason 60 believe that
Eyclyn's death was not natural one!"
mo. sir. | interviewed the old mother
81 the young man who shot himself out OF
grief at Eyelyns approaching death. and II
any doubt had existed concerning a matter
which had driven her sou 10 violent end
she could not have concealed IL from me.
But Their. seemed 10 have been none.
Evelyn Cadwalader was always Of delicate
health. and when quick consumption car
ried her of no one marvelled. Her lover,
who adorcd her. simply could not live
without her. 50 he shot himself. There
was no mystery about the tragic occurrence
except that il seemed 10 sever ON old
friendship that once was firm as a rock.
allude 10 that between the Poindexters and
cadwaladers."
yet in this tragedy which has just oc
CURED IN - street we see them brought |
together again. Thomas Adams marries |
Eva Pondexter. But who is Thomas Ad' |
ans! You have not mentioned him in this
history"
Not unless be was the child who was
held aloft over Eyelyn's grave"
'IIumph! That seems rather far.fetched.
What did you learn about him in Mont
gomery, Is be known there?
As well as any stranger can be who
spends his time in counting a young girl.
lie came to Montgomery few months ago,
rom some foreign city-Pars, ! think
md being gifted with every personal
harm calculated to please cultivated
'oung woman speedily won the affections
# Eva Poindexter, and also the esteem Of
Ter father. But their favorable opinion is
'ot shared by everyone in the town. There I
re those who have a good deal to say
bout his anxious and unsettled eye"
Naturally; he could not marry all their ;
aughters. But this history you have given '
ne: il i meagre, Sweetwater, and while il {
ints at something deeply tragic, does not h
Ipply the key we want. A girl who died n
Dme thirty years ago! A father who dis. u
ppeared! A brother who from being a T.
has become an Adams! An G
va whose name, as well as that Of the il
ing. buried Evelyn, was to be heard in I
instant repetition in the place where the N
murdered Felix lay with those inscrutable y
is teeth! II is snarl, perfect snarl, Of o.
hch We have as yet failed to pull the
ght thread. But wen get hold Of it yet. 81
IN not going TO be bafiied in my old age q
, difficulties | would have laughed at a h
ven years ago. 81
But this right thread? How shall we 10
low it among the fifty see entangled in "a
lis mattery" Lar
First, find the whereabouts of this re
lung couple but didn't you tell me you al
I'd done SO; that you know where they il
e?"
Yes | learned from the postmaster at h,
that letter addressed to Mrs. vi
iomas Adams had been sent from his si,
stofiice to Belleville, Long Island" vi
''Ah. know that place" wI
" And wishing to be assured that the let
was not a pretense, | sent telegram W,
the postmaster at Bellevile. Here is ca
answer. 1t is unequivocal: Mr.. Poin- il
xter of Montgomery, Pa. Mr.. Thomas or
lams and Mrs. Adams of the same place ar
We been at the Bcdell House in this place pl,
e days no
Very good: then we have them! BE ev
,dy to start for Belleville by one o'clock m,
lrp. And mind, Sweetwater, keep your wa
IS alert and your tongue still. Remem- jus
that as yet we are feeling our way for
ndfold, and must continue to do so till WI
ne kind hand tears away the bandage thi
m our eyes. 10. i nave letter TO tn;
tie, for which you may send in boy at thu
end of five minutes" scr
his letter was for Miss Butterworth, his
created. a half-hour later, quite stir fail
the fine old mansion of Gramercy Park. flo,
ran thus left
lave you sufficient interest in the out q
he of a certain matter to take short do
rney into the country? | leave town at lple
M for Belleville, Long Island. If you g
ose to do the same, you will find me at tice
Bedel House, in that town, early in the
afternoon If you enjoy novels, take "
with you, and let me see you reading SON
IN the hotel piazza at five o'clock. l wo,
be reading, too if So and my choice Fl
book, all is well, and you may devour Mis-
r story in peace. But if | lay aside my pin,
k and take up a paper, devote but one at t
to your story and turn the other on con
people who are passing you. If, after vers
have done so, you leave your book leav
|, shall understand that you fail to ton
gnize these persons. But if you shut men
volume, you may expect to see me also thin
up my newspaper; for by so doing you :"
have signaled me that you have iden take
the young man and woman you saw ~
ing Mr. Adams's house on the fatal man
moon of your first entrance. +. g." the
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