Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-28

come from, what you want with me; but
If I ony could believe that by doing
what you say-1 could be at peace again
with God and man.
He did believe before I had done with
him, or, If his faith was not so perfect
as IL might have been. ne did as l wished.
lie made a complete confession Of the
whole painful business. l wrote down
every word he said. Then read over to
him what / had written; the landlady
was called in, and in her presence and
mine he signed It
His son had been tho 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
fashion as to make T. appear that George
Young had been to blame for 1t. At the
trial certain evidence was produced that
made II seem that he had been Young's
victim: that he was Of such a sensitive
nature that, rather than face what must
be the result of George Young's villainy'
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 l
drew my own conclusion.
When I left Mr. Hutton ] returned to
nv hotel, TO find a telegram awaiting me
II was in answer to one I had sent While
I had been following that bath chair.
smiled as 1 read It; glanced at the CLOCK
and / thought ] saw my campaign nm
ished I 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 ao-
sence, he was with the exception OF some
sort of servant, he only occupant. About
| n 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 not, for person whom
| told them l presently expected.
The address the old man had given me
was Tormohan, Ilsham Road. Any idea
II jght have had Of Introducing myself
70 Mr.. Walker as l had done to Mr.. Hut
! ton vanished directly saw what kind OF
place Tormohan was. 1t was shut off
from the main road on which 1t stood
nv n high wall Admission was gained
by a safe which opered on what wa pre-
| sumably some sort OF passage The way
to get that gate to open was to pull at
it. pulled; when nothing particular
happened l pulled gain. l pulled four
times before the door was opened few
inches. and the square-faced man looked
through the opening. Rather an ode
| dialogue tok place, which commenced
Mr.. Thomas Walker?"
who are you? What do you want?'
Il wish to sec you on very important
business, and my name is Judith Lee
Haven't l seen you somewhere De
fore2"
1T is possible: but l think 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 H. Ih'
moment I was in h. closed it. we were
as I had expected, in sort OF passage
covered with a glass roof. He led th'
way to the house; followed. We passed
through another door. which this tint
was opened by turning a handle. W.
went into dark hall. and then into
room at the back which was shadowe'
nv a big tree which grew nearly up Il
the window When we were In the room
h. eyed me with what felt were in
quiring glances
Ibid l understand you to say that yo'
are Miss Lee? On what business whicl
is OF such great Importance. do you wisl
to see me?"
"Ths business which has brought m
hero Is to tell you that you are con
temptible, cowardly. murderous scoun
drel, and that the hour is struck in whicl
YOUR sins are going to find you out. That
in the first place.
He stared as If he wondered II I wer
mad: then he smiled oddly.
THAT, in the first place. And In IN
second?"
TN the second. ! am going to ente
into details, by way of recalling certain
| facts to your recollection" Then jump
ed A. my fences without stopping to con
rder what was on the other side. "Hov
MANY years ago is II since you began Il
,ncite Young Frank Hutton to rob MI
father"
Az that he did change countenance;
had found n safe landing on the othe
p side OF the fence.
what on earth are you talking about
. Who are you, and what do you wan
with me?"
You taught Frank Hutton to be
thief: in a small way at the beginning. o.
, n large scale later on You shared hi
ill-gotten spoils; yet, when detection
threatened. you SO played upon his fear
, that you induced him to commit suicide
, IN order to escape the consequences o
what were more your msdeeds than his
. Did you, lawyer. forget that when /
, ..ssists in committing suicide
guilty Of murder? when you put tn
poison within Frank Hutton's reach
knowing perfectly well the use he wa
, about TO make of 1t, you committed muir
der: for that murder the law is PRESENT.
!, going to call you to account.
The way In which he looked at mel
r,,.dy began to suspect that his nm
gers were itching to take me by tn
, throat
Not content with destroying youn
Frank Hutton. soul and body. to cove
, your own offenses you proceeded t
, wreck his fathers happiness and to lea
him into crime. You he'd to him abou
his son: you were so skilful as to be abb
, to make him believe that his boy was tn
10 offender, and then. pretending that !
was your desire TO spare hi'1 shame yo'
! NJ it into his head to lay the hurde
upon an innocent man. You were so skill
~, as 10 make 1t seem that the sugses
ton came from himself and not from you
, You unutterable thingp'
When ] paused he said nothing. ! wa
. aware that no was all the more danger
our on this account
n evan v,aAs hi ack seeru xhife. Won ms n