The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-13

ton family rhsy insisted that the
facts were clear. and that I had only
% bridge certain gaps told them
that worked along my own lines Or
not ct all.
And you have given up the casei"
she cried ceapafringly
mot at all have retained myself
to prove the Arntons the fools that
they are. am working for Ham
Braxmar nowand for Justice.
Braxmar's words brought comfort,
and comfort was sadly needed. for as
the days progressed the web seemed
to draw more tightly around her
brother. The Arntons arranged with
q Chicago detective agency to send
half dozen men to work on the
case.
BFaxmar had dropped out Of sight
after that first day He had warned
Helen that he would not remain In
town, but that she need not feel any
uneasiness on that account
Once or twice a letter. mailed In the
railway post. assured her Of prog
ress. and she took heart Of grace
though the detectives were building
up q mass Of evidence that seemed
destined to crush Frindlay beneath its
weight.
Finally the case was practically
concluded, and the Arntons we're in,
sisting upon an immediate trial. but
to this Findlay's lawyer would not
consent.
When Tomlin suddenly dlsap.
peared without word to anyone the
last vestige OF hope seemed to go
Then. one evening. the operator at
the postoff1ce telegraph station let ouS
a whoop that startled the little COM
pany waiting for the distribution Of
the night mail
They've caught the man who killed
Cas- Arnton.' he shouted. This y
telegram to his sister. Listen: Am
coming east with Tomlin and the
slayer OF Caspian Arnton. It's sign
ed by that fellow from New York who
was here the day after the murder.
It's q blur :" declared one Of the
local soions They've got Cas- Arm
toms killer locked up in the Jail now"
II was the second day following that
Braxmar and Tomlin stepped from
me Tram aha were driven g the hossl.
Insre were JUST tne Two q theIl' ana
Remsen thrilled with the report that
It was Tomiin who had done the
murder.
Later on. after the prosecuting q.
ncers had lett the conference, y De.
came known that tne person VINO mac
nreo the snot had been killed ~ sne
wreck Wnlcn naa delayed tne DINERS
Dut nad MADE deposltion tnat en-
tarely exonerated Flndiay.
y y q very simple matter ex'
planned Braxmar, when ne ana Heien.
were alone. There was Just one Gus
tnaG was NOT being WORKED on lnas
was the man who was trying TO enter
the box car. II was train Of emptiea
being rushed west. He could have
no incentive to force the door except
that ne wanted to get away quickly
and unobtrusively.
But they all thought Tomlin' story
was an untruth. she said That was
why they did not follow It up.
And why did. It's always the OBJ
-scure clue that pays best. I found
that many of the railroad men had
guns like your brother. The hard
ware store sold about three dozen
Now Arnton had bullet In his spine
No one seemed to see another bullet
In nearby tree. Il it was your
brothers shot, how was It that there
was but one chamber discharged
when two shots had been f1red?
Now. your brother was not the only
one who had q reason to take Arm
toms life, as you told me on the train,
there was that affair OF the ellis girl.
It was ellis who crept Into the car
station again. satisfied that he had
scared the man away
And to think that you did all this
for John, she said softly.