The Washington times., 1912-08-30
CHAPTER XIV (Continued) .


late Finney's household goods.
The room was pretty much at
II had been left by the dead man, for
the new night watChman had not yet
entered into possession, and conspicu-
Gus among the objects which it con-
tanned were the two whisky bottles
which Mr.. Hollins had emptied on his
arrival at the harbor OF refuge which
was to prove his grave. The new
night watchman indicated these, stand
ing side by side on the little table, with
an outstretohed forefinger and a shake
of the head.
There was a deal of talk about them
things came to be looked into" he said
IF them two bottles could talk, they
could tell more than a bit"
Why?" asked Miss Driscoll who saw
nothing remarkable in the presence OF
two empty bottles.
Why, ma'am! Cause Finney, what.
ever his other faults and vices, as they
call them, may ha' been, was never
drinker. Nobody ever saw him TAX,
more than a single glass at any time
And yet" continued the new night
watchman,-"what's the facts? 1t cam.
out, when they went into things a bi
this morning, that night afore last Fin.
ney bought them two bottles o whisk.
at 'Linacre's. and there they were thi!
morning empty. Supped the two OF
'em?-a strange thing for Finney t
do"
Miss Driscoll looked at the bottle!
once more as folks look at the grue
some objects in police museums Sh,
turned away from them with a feelin.
that it was just as well that inani
mate objects cannot speak
"Wel,' she said lets see the furni
ture."
Looking about her, her eyes, quick t.
recognize anything good. fell on the olC
bureau in which Finney stored his pa
pers and in which at that moment tn
diamond necklace was safely hidden.
was a pretty specimen OF the best worl
OF the Chippendale period, and Mis-
Driscoll. who had a passion for oil
as she saw it.
''I'll keep that myself" she said an
she went over to 1t and tried the draw
sasti ersi 81 only to find that they were al
are? she said meditatively
Where whatever there might be lef
O Finney Is, ma am, I should say" RI
marked her companion. "Finney woul
certain"
Miss Driscoll completed her survey q
the rest nt the dead mans belonging
in one. comprehensive glance. With tn
she took down from its shelf and re
tanned in her hand. there was nothin
that she cared to possess.
That's all that l want" she remark
ed , Now show me what you WoUl
like to buy and We'll settle that--nC
stop; we wont do that for ! haven
time. to bother about it. Tn tell tn
Auctioneer to let you keep anythin
you fancy at a fair price. Then he ca
cart the rest away"
Very good ma'am," said the new o,
cupant. ''That'll do for me. And abol
this old birroo as you seem to hay
taken fancy to-"
Miss Driscoll tapped the top of II
bureau with the end Of her fingers
DO you know anybody about heI
who has such thing as a strong hanC
cart?" she asked Because if you d
III take the bureau away with me t
night"
Metcalfe, just at the back O. the work
has a god 'un. Shall 1 slip round ar
fetch him, ma'am?"
IF YOU please" answered Miss Dri
coll. She remained alone in the co
tage while the new night-watchms
sped on his errand, and by the ligl
of a tallow candle examined the su
roundilrss and wondered a great de
about a great many things.
When the man returned with the hal
cart she superintendent the remoVa.
the bureau; that done, she presents
the late Flnney's successor ha
give strict ordes 10 the 'auctioneer
he reasonable in the matter of priC
and then followed Tom Metcal
through the town as he conveeyd t
bureau to the shop with the gre
door and liberty curtains.
When the bureau had been deposit
in the shop and its porter dismisse
Miss Driscoll, having made sure tn
curtains and blinds were duly draw
produced a large bunch of KEYS al
made careful attempts to open the v
rlous drawers.
She knew that there would be not
ing particularly complicated about al
of the locks, and it was not very lo
before she found a key of her ov
which opened any of the drawers in I
bureau, all of which, as she had fuI
expected, because of her knowledge
such things, were fitted with locks
the same patterns. And this purpo
having been effected, Miss Drisc
who possessed as much curiosity as a
OF the rest of her sex, proceeded
examine the miscellaneous contents
the bureau.
She found all sorts of odds and end
papers, account hooks, clippings frt
newspapers, scraps of literature whi
had evidently pleased the dead man a
had been cut out from all manner
sources memoranda relating to Vario
transactions an old Bible, seyel