The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-12-12
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-George Anderson and
wife see remarkable man come out OF
The Clermont hotel look around furtively.
Eash his hands in the snow and pass on.
Eommotion attracts them &c the Clcrmont.
where 1t is found that the beautiful Miss
Edith Challoner has fallen dead on the
neZZanine floor
CHAPTER Henderson describes the
pan he saw wash his hands in the snow.
Ehe hotel manager declares him to De
Orlando Brotherson.
CHAPTER III-Physicians And that
Miss Challoner was stabbed and not shot.
Ehich seems to clear Brotherson OF sus-
b!cion.
CHAPTER IN-Gryce. an aged detec-
hve, and Sweetwater. his assistant take
PIP the case. They believe Miss Chanoner
Dtabbed herself
CHAPTER VA paper cutter found
pear the scene: of tragedy Is believed 10
be the weapon used.
CHAPTER VI-Mr Challoner tells of a
patch Of letters found in his daughters
Desk, signed with initials strange to MN
All are love letters except one when
shows that the writer was displeased
CHAPTER VII-This letter was signed
~ Orlando Brotherson; The others bore
pitfalls which lead TO the conclusion that
Brotherson wrote all or them.
CHAPTER vIII-Anderson goes with
Sweetwater to identify Brotherson. who
Is to address meeting Of anarchists
The place Is raided by the police ano
erotherson escapes without being idenu-
CHAPTER IX-Erothersor is forn'' 'iv.
Ing in a tenement under the name OF
Dunn. He is an inventor.
CHAPTER x-Brotherscn tells the cor
pner OF his acquaintance with MISS Chai.
loner ard how she repulsed him with
Bcorn when he offered her his love.
I'm just in the mood to settle that
question This last failure to my &C
count ought to make me an excellent
Judge of another's folly. I've med.
died with the old business for the last
time, Sweetwater. You'll have to &c
1t alone from now on. But what's the
matter with you? Speak out, my boy.
Something new in the wind?"
mo, Mr. Gryce; nothing new. You're
not satisfied with the coroner's YER
dict in the Chalioner case?"
mo. I'm satisfied with nothing that
leaves all ends dangling. Suicide was
not proved. There was no blood-stain
on that cutterpoint."
Nor any evidence that it had ever
been there"
mo. I'm not proud of the chain
which lacks q link where it should be
strongest"
THAT chain we must throw away"
"And forge another?"
Sweetwater approached and sat
down.
Eyes; l believe we can do it; yet
] have only one indisputable fact for
a starter. Mr.. Gryce, don't trust
Brotherson. Though he should tell a
story ten times more plausible than
the one with which he has satisfied
the coroner's jury. would still listen
to him with more misgiving than con-
6dence. Perhaps it is simply a deeply
rooted antipathy Oh my part, or the
rage one feels at finding he has placed
his finger on the wrong man. Again
1t may be-" !.
What, Sweetwater?"
"A well-founded distrust. Mr.. Gryce,
I'm going to ask you question"
ASK away. Ask fifty II you want
to-"
did you ever hear of q case before,
that in some of its details was similar
to this?"
mo, it stands alone. That's why it
is 80 pulling"
lyon forget. Tna wealth. heauty
pnd social consequence of the present
victim has blinded you to the strong
resemblance which her case bears to
one you know, in which the sufferer
had none OF the worldly advantages OF
Miss Challoner l allude to-"
wait! The washerwoman In Hicks
street,"
The same. Mr.. Gryce, there's a
startling similarity in the two cases
Il you study the essential features
pnly. Startling, assure YOU"
Yes. you are right there. But what
Il there is7 We were NO more suo.
cessful In solving that case than We
have been In solving this. Yet you
look and act like hound which has
struck hot scent"
The young man smoothed his tea,
lures with an embarrassed laugh.
Il shall never learn" said he, mot
% give tongue till the hunt is fairly
started. II you will excuse me, vel
nrst make sure of the similarity ]
have mentioned. Then. III explain my
oo1f have some notes here, made a
the time It was. decided to drop. the
Hicks street case as a wholly inexplic
oDs0 one. Shall read them?"
Tk6 away. my boy, though I hardly
see your purpose or what real clearing
che affair In Hicks street has upor
the Clermont one. Il poor washer
woman and the wealthy Miss Challon
sys True, they were not unlike ii
GhsiY end"
The connection win como later, :
smiled the young detective, with thai
strange s0ftening Of his features
which made one at times forget hi
ss1!ema p1aipnees.
And No read:
/. ION the afternoon Of December 4
po10. tea strong and persistent scream
Ing OF . young child In one Of tn
Sooms OF . rear tenement in Hicha
street Broohlyn, drew the attsntioz
~ some Of the innatas and IA thsn
htleT several inefec3ael s1cxle +
neM n. 4ntEa1ta, to, t. lxeallS i
~ q doey Witch he'd been faq1ape0 O