Year: 1866

said. the two crimes arc connected, and it
would he strange, indeed, if nothing could
he discovered relating to either of them
He hoped that the lesser crime would be
the means of betraying the greater. He
! trusted the rogue, whoever he or she might
be, had. in this imprndcnt act, done some.
thing to bctray himself. He had hopes of
the FIVE hundred dollar bill


Mr.. Burton said very little. beyond ask
ing two or three questions but he was
good listener. Much of the time he sat
with his eyes fixed npon James. who did II
good deal of the talking. could not for the
lille OF me tell whether James was conscious
OF those bluc-gray eyes it he was they did
not much disturb him ; he made his state
ments in n clear and lucid manner, gazing
into Mr.. BurtOn's face in n clear and OPP
en- look. After while the latter began to
grow uneasy. powerful as was his physical
frame. 1sawa trembling of both : he forced
himself tt remain quiet in his chair-but
to me he had the air of u lion. who secs its
prey but little distance off,and who trem-
bles with restraint. The light in his eyes
narrowed down to one CLEAN of conccntra-
ted fire-stccly, ,glittering point-he watch
ed the rest of us and said little. Ii had
been guilty man | should have shrunk
from that observation, through the very
walls. or out of five story window, if there
had been no other way: it struck me that
it would have been unbearable to any &C
cusing conscience ; but to my own mind be-
few boyish follics-saving the sclGsliness
aud carthincss which makes a part of all
human natures-I felt quite free breathing
easily while | noticed with interest, the 81
lent change going on in the detective.


More and more like a lion about to spring
he grew but whether his prey was near
at hand and visible, or far away and visible
oulyto his mental gaze, could not tell. ]
fairly jumped when he at last rose quickly
to his feet; | expected to see him bound
upon some guilty ghost to us intangible,
and tear it to pieces in an honest rage but
whatever was the passion within him, he
controlled it, saying only little impatient
y:


Enough gentlemen we have talked
enough! Browne will you go with Mr.. AT
grll to the bank ,and see about that money!
do not wish N he known there as belong
ing to Your force. | will walk to his hotel
with Mr.. Rcdleld, and YOU can meet us
there at any hour YOU chooscto appoint.


1T will take nmtl tea time to attend to
the bank. Say about eight o clock, then We
will be at tho


Metropolitan, said I. and the quartettc
parted. half going up aud half going down
town.


Ga our way to the hotel we fell into All
easy conversation on topics entirely remov-
ed from the one which absorbed the gravesi
thoughts of both. Mr.. Burton did more
talking now than he had done at the Office
perhaps with the object of making he eX-
press myself freely; though if so he man
aged with so much tact that his wish was
not apparent. He had but poor success ::
the calamity of our house lay too heavily
on me to forget it in an instant: but wts
constantly surprised at the character "t
the man whose acquaintance was max
ing ! Ie was an intelligent, even educat-
ed, a gentleman in language and manner
"a quite different person. in fact. from
what had expected in Il member of the
detective police.


Shut up in the private parlor which
obtained ut the Metropolitan. the subject
of murder was again broached and thor
ouyhly discussed. Mr. Burton won my
confidence 50 inevitably thar felt no hest
tation in unvailns IN him the dofsestic
hearth of Mr. Argyll, whenever the habits
or circumstances of the family We're con-
suited in their bearing upon TIE mystery
And when he said to me. fixing his eye on
me, but speaking gently:


.Iou. too, loved the Young ladv.'-I
neither blushcd nor grew angry. That
penetrating eye had read the hidden Sc
cret of my heart, which had never been
spoken or written. vet did not feel su:-
ragged that he had dared to read it out to
me. If he could find any matter against
me in that holicst truth of my existence,
he was welcome to it.


BE it so.' said that is with myself and
nc one else.


There are others who love her he con-
tinued, but there is difference in the
quality Of loye. There is that which sane
tiies, and something called by the same
name. which is an excuse for infinite peril
DIV. In my experience have found the
love Of woman and he love of money at
the bottom of most misckicf-thc greed Of
gain is by far the commonest and strongest
when the two are combined. there is motive
enough FOR the darkest tragedy. But You
spoke of a young woman III whom You had
suspicious


told Mr.. Burton that in this matter
trusted TO his discretion that | had not
brought it to notice before MIR. Browne. be-
cause shrunk from the danger of fixing n
runouS suspicion upon person who might
be perfectly innocent. Yet that circum-
stances were such rs to demand invcstiga-
ton. which was sure he was the person
to carry on. | then gave him careful ne
count OF everything had seen or learned
about the sewing girl. He agreed with me
that she ought to he placed under secret
surveillance. | told him that the officer
from Blankvillc would be in after tea,
when we could consult together and DIS
pose of the discussion before the arrival Of
James and Mr.. Browne-and then rung
the bell,ordcriny a light supperin our room,


The Blankvillc official had nothing to
report OF Miss Sullivan, except that she had
not arrived either at her boarding house or
at the shop where she was employed. and
that her character stood high in both places.
She had been represented to him as a'strict-
ly proper person. very reserved, Ill poor
health, witt, sad appearance, and an cv-
ccllcnt workwoman-tliatn 10 gentlemen
were ever known to call to see her, and that
she never went ont after work hours. We
then requested him to say nothing about
her to his brother officers, and to keep the
matter from the newspapers, as we should
regret doing an lrreparable injury to one
Who nirht be uuiltlpss