The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-01-23
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where II Is found that the beautiful Mis-
Edith Challoner has fallen dead Oh tn
nezzanine floor.
CHAPTER Henderson describes tn
pan ne saw wash his hands in the snow
Inc hotel manager declares him to b.
orlando Brotherson.
CHAPTER vI-Physicians dnd tina
Mss Chailoner was stabbed and not shot
when seems 10 clear Brotherson OF sus
b.cion.
CHAPTER Iv-Gryce an aged detec
eve,, and Sweetwater. his assistant. TAX
PIP the case. They believe Miss ChaHonel
btabbed herself.
CHAPTER VA paner cutter found
pear the scene of tragedy,is Believed Il
be the weapon used.
CHAPTER VT-1ar. Challoncr tells Of g
patch OF letters found In his daughters
eesk, signed with initials strange to him
Al are love letters except one which
shows that the writer was displeased.
CHAPTER yII-Ths letter was signed
~ Orlando Brotherson. The others bore
Pitfalls which lead TO The conclusion that
Brotherson wrote al OF them.
CHAPTER VIII-Anderson goes with
Fweetwater to ideDufy Brotherson who
TO address meeting of anarchists
Jhe place Is ratded by the police anc
crotherson escapes without being ideni-
ing in tenement under the name Of
Dunn. He 10 an inventor.
: CHAPTER x-Brotherson tells the cor
prer OF his acquaintance with Miss ChaI-
loner and how she reDulse6 him with
pcerD when he Offered her his love.
CHAPTER xI-Sweetwatar recalls the
mystery OF the murder Of a washerwom-
IN in which some details were similar to
The Chationer affair. Brotherson was
tenant OF the building adjoining the one
IN which the woman died.
CHAPTER XIy-Further comparison OF
the two cases spurs Gryce and Sweetwa-
ter TO renewed activity.
CHAPTER Xii .-;.aioDer' admits his
laughter was deeply Interested, IL not in
love with Brotherson.
CHAPTER XTV-Brotherson gives the
police plausible explanation of his con-
fuct. Gryce and Swcetwater are given
permission to pursue their investigations
Independently.
CHAPTER xv-sweetwa,er plans to
e;sguise himself as a carpenter and seek
lodgings in Che same building with Broth
trson.
CHAPTER XVI-Ie watches the inven-
at work ct night and is detected nv
latter. The detective moves to
n6i"'rinP y fhersor's.
PIER XVlI-He bores a hole In
aii 10 spy on BrOtherSiin. lie visits
nd assists the inventor IN his work.
TIER XVIil-Rcp.,jtion of the
aged By the orchestra the night OF
'halioner's death RrorSns the sleep
&PTER XIX-A girl sent by Sweet
with Edith Cba'inner's letters Is
/ out ny Brstiierson. He declares
letters wer' M written Ia him.
[EAEi ER y NeetWat.. Is un-
haske.' nv Broihersou, WHO declares he
recognized hin, ut once.
CHAPTER NXI-Sweetwater gets
bessage ti.st Grycs has made tisrov
ry Whirh changes The whole situation.
CHAPTER XXI - CLOSER inspection
thow~ that. tie letters signed 70. r."
sere written bv tw" dineren: men. Sweet
water gees 40 iierhy in search az the s"H-
,nd 20. r." whom he rxpecfs 10 ind
through one Doris S~ntt. mentioned in
Miss t.hNIInner's letters
CHAPTER ENIii Doris IS found act
PIX ~ nurse for Oswald B:"iherson. who
critirai,y i'll from typhoid fever, and
.a,s in his feirium the name 81 Ed!th
He u -" manager Of the local works
Ind is i;oiZed by the peopie
CHAPTER XXIV-Oswali passes the
MS s ard tn" doctor says fe VIII recover
CHAPTER XIV Syreetwatcr comes
hcross f'ecnts;,r hu, in tie woods. lie
yees a head of boxes marked 20. Broth
irson." taken into he hut under the SUI
Pcrvisioc Of Doris Scott.
CHAPTER XXvI-Sweetwater return.
10 New York and reports 10 Gryce, hut
smits mention Of the hut in the woods.
The sole discovery of importance.
CHAPTER XXVfI-Challoner appears
n Derby
CHAPTER XXvIII-Dcris tells Chal--
loner OF seeing in dream the face OF
The man who killed Edith. The deer rell
rings ard she recognizes Ia the visitor
the man uf her dream.
CHAPTER XXIx-n is Orlando Broth
srson. vino requests an interview with his
brother Ii In denied He seems greatly
peYturbed when Doris tells him the
boxes have been g" f"lv rla"e.' in the hut.
II see 1T again-;ust as / saw 1t in
the early morning-but even more
plainly, If that is possible A hall
II should call it a hall, though l don't
remember seeing any place like it be-
fore), with little staircase at the
side, up which there comes a man,
who stops just at the top and looks
Intently my way. There is fierceness
In his face-a look which means 10
good to anybody--and as his hand
goes to his overcoat pocket. drawing
put something which I cannot de-
scribe, but which he handles as If it
were q pistol, feel a horrible fear,
lnd-and-" The child was stagger-
Ing. and the hand which was free had
sought her heart where It lay
elenched, the knuckles showing white
In the dim light.
Mr.. Challoner watched her with d.
lated eyes. the spell under which she
spoke falling in some degree upon
him. Had she finished? Was this all?
40; she is speaking again, but very
low. almost In whisper.
There is music-a crash-but I
plainly see his other hand approach
the object he is holding. He takes
something from the end-the object is
pointed my way-I am looking into
lnto-what? / do not know. / can
not even see him now. The space
where he stood is empty. Everything
fades. and wake with a loud cry in
my ears and sense. of death here"
She had lifted her hand and struck at
her heart, opening her eyes as she did
20. yet it was not who had been