The Washington herald., 1914-03-01


what you say-I could be at peace again
with God and mani
He did believe before had done with
him. or. IL his faith was not SO perfect
as ii might have seen. he did as wished.
He made a complete confession Of the
whole painful business. ] wrote down
every word he said Then read over to
him what I had written: the landlady
was called in. and in her presence and
mine he signed 1t.
His son had been the thief. his only
child. When detection threatened. to es-
cape punishment he had poisoned him
self. How he had obtained the poison
remained a mystery. And not only SO.
the tragedy had been handled in such a
fashion as to make II appear that George
Young had been to blame for II. At the
trial certain evidence was produced that
mace IL seem that he had been Young s
victim: that he was Of such sensitive
nature that, rather than face what must
be the result of George Young's vilainy,
he preferred TO die. AS heard this part
OF the tale I thought of the vial which
had been given to the old man, and
drew my own conclusion.
" htn Il itlN NhuAtch q ANaNAh ~
my hotel. to find telegram awaiting me.
II was in answer to one / had sent while
had been following that bath chair.
smiled as 1 read it: glanced at the clock
and / thought / saw my campaign f!n-
ished. / had learned from Mr.. Hutton
where Mr.. Thomas Walker was staying:
he was in a house in the higher part OF
the town. which belonged to a relative of
his, and OF which. in his relatives alb
sence. he was. with the exception Of some
sort Of servant. the only occupant About
a quarter to four at which time the Lon
don express reaches Torquay. I went to
call at Mr.. Thomas Walkers, leaving at
my hotel a note for a person whom j
told them / presently expected.
/. The address the old man had given me
was Tormohan. Ilsham Road. Any idea
light have had Of introducing myself
to Mr.. Walker as had done to Mr.. Hut
ton vanished directly saw what kind of
place Tormohan was. 1t was shut of
from the main road on which it stood
by a high wall. Admission was gained
by a gate which opened on what was pre-
sumably some sort Of passage. The way
to get that gate to open was to pull at
the oIG-fashioned bell which hung beside
ii. 1 pulled; when nothing particular
happened / pulled gain. 1 pulled four
times before the door was opened a few
inches. and the square-faced man looked
through the opening. Rather an odd
dialogue tok place, which I commenced:
"Mr. Thomas Walker
who are you? What do you want"
Il wish to see you on very important
business and my name is Judith Lee"
Haven't seen you somewhere be-
fore7"
1T is possible: but l think I shall be
able to satisfy you hen you have allow
ed me to enter
He opened the door just wide enough
to allow me to enter. and I went in. Th'
moment 1 was in he closed it. We were.
as had expected, in a sort of passage
covered with a glass roof. He led the
way to the house; followed. We passed
through another door. which this time
was opened by turning. handle. We
went into a dark hall. and then into a
room at the back which was shadowed
by big tree. which grew nearly up to
the window. When We were in the room
he eyed me with what I felt were in
quiring glances.
Did I understand you to say that you
are Miss Lee? On what business, which
is of such great importance. do you wish
to see me?'
THE business which has brought me
here is to tell you that you are con-
temptibIe. cowardly, murderous scoun-
drel, and that the hour is struck in which
your sins are going to find you out. That.
in the first place"
He stared as If he wondered il I were
mad: then he smiled oddly.
THAT. in the first place. And in the
second?'
In the second. am going TO enter
into details, by way Of recalling certain
facts to your recollection" Then jump
ed at my fences without stopping to con-
slider what was on the other side How
many years ago is IL since you began to
incite young Frank Hutton to rob his
father?"
At that he did change countenance;
had found a safe landing on the other
side of the fence.
What on earth are you talking about?
Who are you, and what do you want
with me?'
You taught Frank Hutton to be
thief: in a small way at the beginning, on
a large scale later on. You shared his
ill-gotten spoils: yet, when detection
threatened, you so played upon his fears
that YOU induced him to commit suicide.
in order to escape the consequences OF
what were more your misdeeds than his.
Did YOU, a lawyer. forget that when A
assists B in committing suicide Is
guilty of murder? When you put the
poison within Frank Hutton's reach.
knowing perfectly well the use he was
about to make of it. you committed mur-
der. for that murder the law is presently
going to call you to account.
The way in which ne looked at me! i
ALREADY began to suspect that his fin
gers were itching to take me by the
throat.
Not content with destroying young
Frank Hutton. soul and body. to cover
your own offenses. you proceeded to
wreck his fathers happiness and to lead
him into crime. You lied to himNabout
his son; you were so skilful as to be able
to make him believe that his boy was the
sole offender. and then. pretending that II
was your desire to spare him shame, you
put IL into his head to lay the burden
upon an innocent man. You were so skill
full as to make it seem that the sugges-
ton came from himself and not from you.
You unutterable thing"'
When pauseG he said nothing. ] was