The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-24
,ther AT ease. Neither broke the ID.

gcther al ease Neither broke the a.
Ience between them until they reachsd
the fiat boulder and had found seats
in the shelter of overhanging trees.
She sat a moment, th"n she turned
toward him queStioninaly.
Il was very rude" she said. "but
YOU will forgive me Wien explain
the cause. | had t. act as | did or
else lose my hold entirely on that
man-you understa9.?'
Il do not need - understand" he
answered gallant!g. ut is enough tl-t
you say So
40. il is not enough. value vrs.r
friendship, Nj. Westcott. and | T*-.d
your advice"
You may feel confidence in me
"Oh. ! do; indeed. you capnot real
ize how thoroughly | trust yo1.," and
impusively she touched his hlnd with
her own. THAT is why | wrote You
to meet me here-sO 7 could tell you
the whole story"
He waited, his eyet IN her face.
81 received my .":sAr this morning.
the letter | toni lou expected. CON
tanning my ;r>.ructions. They-they
relate to this nan Ned BeatOn and the
woman % expects on this train"
"s@~, instructions?" he echoed
d.rntfulIy. You mean you have been
sent after these people on some crini-
nal matter? You are detective"
There must have been tone Of
distrust IN his voice, for she turned
and faced him defiantly.
NO not that. Listen: | am a
newspaper woman. special writer
on the New York Star" She paused,
her checks flushing with nervousness.
Tit was very strange that | met
you first of all--for it seems that the
case is of personal interest to you
ITO me. Why that is hardly likely.
if 1t originated in New York"
at dd"-she drew in a sharp
breath-"for it originated in the MUIR
der of Frederick Cavendish."
THE murder of Cavendshl He has
been klled?"
Yes; at least that is what every
one believes. except possibly one man
his former valet. His body was
found lying dead on the floor of his
private apartment. the door of his safe
open, the money and papers missing.
The coroner's jury brought in YER
dict of murder on these facts"
But when was thiS?"
She gave the date and he studied
over il.
The same day he should have re-
ceived my telegram" he said gravely.
That's why the poor fellow never an
swered." He turned to her suddenly.
But what became of my others" he
asked. land of all the letters wrOteM
THAT is exactly what l want to
learn. They must have been delivered
to his cousin, John CavendSh. I'll tell
you all | know, and then perhaps, be-
tween us, we may be able to figure IL
out"
Briefly and clearly she set before
him the facts she and Willis had been
able to gather: the will, the connec-
ton between Enright and John Cav
endish, the quarrel between John and
Frederick, the visit OF John to En-
rights office, the suspicion of Falois
that the murdered man was not Cav
endish. and, finally, the conversation
overheard in Steinway's. the torn tel
egram, and the meeting between Ce-
leste La Rue and EnriEht.
When she had finished Westcott sat,
chin in hand turning the evidence
over in his mind. 40 you believe
Frederick Cavendish Is dead? he
asked suddenly.
Yes
Westcott struck his hand down on
the rock, his eyes glowing dangerously.
well | DON'T" he exclaimed. II
believe he is alive! My theory IS that