The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-19

congruIties. Miss Cumberland was
well known temperance woman. Had
the flask and glasses not come from
her house you would get no one to be-
lieve that she had had anything to do
with them Have you any hint to
give on this point? II would be a well
come addition to. our case"
Coroner Perry speaks of third
and unused glass which was found
with the flask" | ventured tentatively.
"He seemed to consider II an important
item"
at Is a curious circumstance. will
make a note Of Ii. You have no sug-
gestions to offer on the subjectw
None"
"The clew Is a small one" he smiled.
80 is the one offered by the array
of bottles found on the kitchen table,
yet the latter may lead directly to the
truth. Adelaide never dug those out
of the cellar where they were locked
up. and I'm sure / did not. Yet I
suppose I'm given credit for doing
So"
Naturally. The key to the wine
vault was the only key which was
lacking from the bunch left at Miss
Cumberlands That It was used to
omen the wine vault door Is evident
from the fact that Il was found In
the lock-"
"You may add this coincidence to
the other" I conceded II swear that
I had nothing to do with that key"
Neither could | believe that IL had
been used or even carried there by
Adelaide or Carmel. though | knew
that the full ring of keys had been in
their hands and that they had entered
the building by means of one of them.
So assured was of their innocence in
this regard that the idea which after
ward assumed such proportions in all
our minds had at this moment its first
dawnipg In mine as well as its first
outward expression.
'Some other man than myself was
thirsty that night" I firmly declared.
1--WE are getting on. Charles"
Evidently he did not consider the
pace very fast one: but. being a
cheerful fellow by nature, he simply
expressed his dissatisfaction by an
imperceptible shrug.
do you know exactly what the
clubhouse's wine vault containedw he
asked.
IAN inventory was given me by the
steward the morning we closed. 1t
must be in my rooms"
"Your rooms have been examined.
You expected that. didn't you? Prob
ably this inventory has been found. I
don't suppose II will help any"
81 will see you tomorrow-any time
tomorrow" said. Meantime | will
give you a commission which you are
at liberty TO perform yourself or to in
trust to some capable detective. The
letter. of which a portion remains. was
written TO Carmel. and she sent me a
reply. which was handed me on the sta
ton platform by q man who was a
perfect stranger 10 me. | have hardly
any memory of how the man looked,
but 1t should be an easy task to find
nlul, anu III you cduuOt 10 tudl tue
smallest scrap of the note he gave me
and which unfortunately tore up and
scattered to the winds would prove my
veracity In this one particular and so
make it easier for them TO believe the
rest"
His eye lightened. | presume the
prospect of making any practical at
tempt in my behalf was welcome.
zone thing MORE" | now added.
my ring was missing from Miss Cum
berland's hand when took away those
pillows. | have reason to think-or ii
is natural for me to think-that she
planned TO return it 10 me by some
messenger or in some letter. Do you
know If such messenger or such letter
has been received ut my apartments?
Have you heard anything about this
ring? 1t was a notable one and not TO
be COMPOUNDED with any other Any
one who knew us or who had ever re-
marked it on her hand would be able
to identify it,"
81 have heard the ring mentioned. y
he replied. IL have even heard that