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AUTHOR or "AW ARTIST IM CRIME ETC <^9'
{Copyright, 3897, by 6. P. Putnam's Sons.]
CHAPTER IL
SEEKING FOB CLEWS.
Left to themselves, the two detectives
remained silent until they heard the
front door shut bj the squire as he and
Lewis wen': out. Then Mr. Baines said:
44 Well, Tom, you are in luck-a mys?
terious murder, which will, in my judg?
ment, require much skill to discover the
truth. Come, now, tell me where you
would begin?"
"I have found a clew already,*' qui?
etly remarked Burrows.
"Good!" said Mr. Barnes, well
pleased at his pupil's shrewdness.
"That ia better than I expected. What
is it?"
?1 T.hiT>ir that the murderer fired from
I the outside through this window. "
Burrows indicated a window opening
I an the lawn to the east. *'You see that
there is a hole through the center pane.
That it is of recent origin is evidenced
by the broken glass cn the carpet, which
also shows that the bullet came from
without, since the pieces have fallen
toward."
"Very well reasoned, Tom, as far as
the time and origin of the shot go,
but you haye jumped to one conclusion
not as yet' warranted." Mr. Barnes
went to the window and examined it
closely. "You started by saying just
now that the 'murderer' fired from out?
side. That is where you have gone be?
yond your evidence. This pane of glass
with that hole and the fragments on
the floor probably uttest the passage of
.a bullet, but there is nothing as jet to
?how that said bullet was fred by the
^riurderer.'"
"Why, who else could have fired it?"
."I have heard that physicians make a
diagnosis sometimes by exclusion, but
J %t is a dangerous plan for a detective.
Look again, and you will note that it is
the li wer sash which has the broken
pane. Being raised as it is, the upper
sash is between it and the point from
which you argue that your pistol was
fired. This proves conclusively"
"That the lower sash has been raised
since tibe* shot was fired, " interrupted
Burrows. "You see, I have thought of
that I argue this way: Mr. Lewis was
standing in 'the room when he was
struck by the ball. He turned and
threw up the sash, endeavoring to dis?
cover the identity of his assailant
Then he staggered from the window
and fell a few feet away, as we find
him, with his head in the fireplace. "
"It is, of course, possible. But as he
is in his nightdress it is curious that
he should have been in this room where j
an assassin, whose presence he did not
suspect, could fire upon him. There is
another chance, which is that some ene
has opened that window this morning.
Kow, looking out, what do we see?"
** A summer house directly opposite, "
said Burrows. 44A most convenient
place for a- man to hide in and shoot his
victim as he passed in front of a light
in a room at night"
"I see," said Mr. Barnes, "what we
may be most grateful for, and that is
fresh snow. We must extend our inves?
tigation presently in the direction of
the summer house and search for foot?
prints,"
He then turned toward the body. It
was lying on the right side, thus plain?
ly exposing a mass of blood which sur?
rounded the wound. The bumed con?
dition of the head, owing to its proxim?
ity to the fire, has been mentioned.
There was upon one finger a massive
gold ring set with diamor^, which
ring, Mr. Barnes thought, would nec
.essarily be known to the dead man's
family, and besides he found the name
"John Lewis" embroidered upon the
nightdress.
*'Evidently not the work of a bur?
glar," he remarked, pointing to the
diamond ring.
"Kb," replied Burrows,44for here on
the mantel are a handsome gold watch
and chain."
" Notice, Tom, that he is in his night?
dress. In connection with later discov?
eries that may prove a very significant
fact At present it puzzles mc, for I
cannot tee why a man should be so
dressed in his parlor and murdered
without a sign of any struggle. The
latter fact seems to strengthen your the
____ ,?
cry.
"Thero is a door," said Burrows.
"Let us see if ic leads into his bedroom.
Ia that event he may have come here
for any trivial purpose and so have af?
forded the murderer the opportunity for
which he was waiting. "
The younger man led the way, fol?
lowed by Mr. Barnes. He opened: the
door and both entered, when they at
once started back surprised. A young
woman was sitting at a writing desk,
a small upright cabinet with one of the
drawers open. This she hastily closed
as the two men appeared. There was
also a letter, sealed and addressed, ly?
ing on the desk, which she nervously
concealed in the bosom of her dress as
she hurriedly rose and turned toward
the intruders. This last motion caused a
small object to drop from her lap and
roll half way across the room, where it
rested. The eyes of all three were at?
tracted toward it The woman moved
forward to ^recover it, but Mr. Barnes,
thinking it a thimble, with a quick
"Allow me," stooped and picked it up.
He was about to return it when, sud?
denly realizing what it was, he looked
the woman straight in the eyes, still
holding the object between his thumb
and forefinger, and said:
"Madara, pardon me. You are, I pre?
g?me, Miss Virginia Lewis?/'
".mat is my name. ?sut wno are yon, |
and why do yon enter my apartment
unannounced?"
"I assure you that when we entered
we had no thought of disturbing any
one, least of all a lady. We came to the
house with Squire Olney on business i
with your uncle. In the parlor we dis- I
covered"
"My uncle's dead body."
"Then you know"
"I found him two hours ago as you
have seen him. I was naturally shocked
and unnerved and have been in here
ever since trying to collect my
thoughts."
"Miss Lewis, we are detectives,"
said Mr. Barnes, and making a brief
pause in order to watch the effect of
his words he noticed a slight tremor
pass over her form, but it was barely
perceptible, and he concluded that she
was a woman of great self control Nev?
ertheless he detected an involuntary,
instantaneous glance in the direction of
the writing cabinet. Having gained
this point, he continued:
"We came herewith the squire at the
request of your uncle to discover if pos?
sible the whereabouts of his assailant,
young Marvel." This time she showed
no emotion. "As your uncle is dead the
squire has asked us to investigate. It
was while making an examination of
the premises that we came in here, and
I again ask your pardon * for our intru?
sion."
Virginia bowed, and silently awaited
his next words. Mr. Barnes felt that
he must retire, but was determined to
venture once more an attempt to learn
something from her. He would have
liked nothing better than to hold her
in conversation, that he might study
her manner as much as her words, but
he saw clearly that he could not force
ber to talk long.
"Miss Lewis, I anraware that this
interview must be painful to yon, and
if you will allow me to ask one or two
simple questions we will withdraw."
Receiving a sign that he might :;on
tinue, he asked: "Can yon tell me
whether your uncle owned a weapon cr
whether he had any cause to commit
suicide? Some disease, for example,
which he may have thought incurable?"
"My uncle did net own a weapon, to
my knowledge, nor "do ? know of any?
thing that would have induced him to
take his own life."
"Did you hear a pistol shot during ti^e
night?"
"I did not"
Mr. Barnes left the room, followed
. by Burrows. Once more in the parlor,
where lay the corpse, he said:
"Tom, did we discover anything in
there?"
"Yes, I think so."
" Well, as you are the younger at this
business, I am anxious to give you the
chance io think for yourself. I suggest
that you give me your views and deduc?
tions from the different points that turn
up before you hear mine."
"Very welL Let me specify what I
think we gained by going into the next
room. We learned that we were not the
first to find the body. Miss Lewis ad?
mits having been in this room, so she
must have raised the window, which is
especially probable since, as no other
window is open, the room would have
been full of the odor of the burned body
when she entered. "
Mr. Barnes nodded acquiescence,
"She hid a letter when we went in.
I think'sbe wishes the name of her cor?
respondent kept secret. By the way, she
must be a woman of singular tempera?
ment to find the dead body of her uncle
and then go into the next room and
write a letter. "
"Exactly, and it may bo cf the ut?
most importance for us to learn the ad- |
dress of that letter and its contents if
possible. Anything more, Tom?" *
"Yes, but first tell mc what it was
that you picked up from the floor. She
dropped it from her lap as she stood up.
Why did you keep it?" ' j
"I thought it was a thimble till I .'
held it in my hand, and then I found it
to be-the empty shell of a cartridge."
"No wonder that you kept it Now,
see this." He handed Mr. Barnes a
small round brush, attached to a twisted
wire handle. 1 *I took it from the wash?
stand."
"This fits my theory exactly," said
Mr. Barnes. * 'This brush is still damp
and slightly blackened. It has recently
been used to clean the pistol from which
this empty shell was taken. That pis?
tol is in her cabinet. I am satisfied of
that by her glancing in that direction
when she heard me declare that we are
detectives. Follow out the trail of ac?
tion and you will see why, with all
her self possession-and she has so j
much that I fear we shall not again
surprise her into betraying herself-she
could not resist a hasty glance at the
drawer which she had just quickly
closed on seeing us. By her own admis?
sion she knew of this murder before any
one, as far as we now know, except
the murderer. She retires to her own
"Miss Lewis has destroyed or removed j
anotttcr clew."
room and at once proceeds to destroy j
an important clew-a rec? ntly dis- j
charged weapon. Remember that this !
man was moro than her uncle in the or- j
dinary sense of that relationship-she j
was his adopted child. She must have j
had a powerful motive for carrying out j
such an act What wonder, then, when !
she has just effected her parp?se, that, j
being suddenly confronted by the an?
nouncement that; detectives are already j
on the. scent-what wonder, I say. that I
her eye ?herald instinctively sees: ti
place where she had hidden the pisto
especially when she knew that I hn
the empty shell between my finger
But, as I said before, she is on hi
guard now, and whatever she wishes 1
conceal from us we shall need all or
skill to discover She will determir
on a plan of action and adhere to it "
' 'Would we not have the key to th
mystery if we could learn her reasor
for acting as she has?"
"Not necessarily, though of course :
might be so. For example, suppose sh
has committed the crime herself?"
"Why, do you suspect her already?"
"Na I should not make so serious
charge against a woman, even to mj
self, on so little evidence. Nevertheless
in a case like this, we must consider aJ
things as possible. By her anxiety t
destroy a clew she proves that she doe
not wish the murderer to be knowe
This may be accounted for in two ways
First, that she would hide her ow:
guilt and, second, that she might b
shielding some one else."
"That some one else must be one i:
whom she is deeply interested," sai
Burrows, thinking over Mr. Barnes
proposition. Then suddenly, as the ide
came to him: "What if it be her lover
young Marvel? He would have a motiv
for killing Lewis. "
Mr. Barnes smiled approvingly at bi
companion's quick perception of wha
he himself was thinking, but he replied
"Not so fast! We have nothinj
against him yet except the 'motive.
Many a man may have good and stronj
reasons for wishing another dead ant
yet not stain his hands with blood. Be
sides, remember that the same motive
which you attribute to Marvel migh
equally well actuate the woman wh<
loves him. However, at present I d<
not think that Miss Lewis committe(
the crime."
"If not she and not Marvel, whom
then,*do you suspect?"
"I must have more evidence be?~"? !
suspect any one. It is a different thing
however, to think one 'not guilty,' anc
p.t present I believe Miss Lewis is inno
cent. Later I may find in ? the crim
inal, but I cannot think so ? J c. "
"Surely you are not influenced by he:
sex ; you are not noing to be sentimen
tal-you, a detective?"
Mr. Barnes smiled faintly. He wai
amused and yet a little troubled at hi?
companion's ardor. Why should not z
detective have sentiment? Because it ii
his business to seek cut and punish th(
criminal, must he necessarily be with?
out a heart? He could not accept such 2
theory, although he knew it to be one
esteemed by the members of his craft.
The majority of these men hunt dowr
a criminal as a matter of business. A
crime committed gives them work tc
da A man found to fit the circum?
stances of that crime, and the detect?
ive's work is completed.
It was not so with Mr. Barnes. He
had a heart, and this very fae* though
unrecognized by his superiors, made
him the keenest man in the employ oi
the Pilkingtons. He did not work sim?
ply to fit a crime on some one's, any
one's, shoulders, but rather that it
should not be fitted to an innocent man.
He sought diligently for the right man,
that the wrong man might not be made
to suffer through the accident of impli?
cating circumstances.
Replying to Burrows, he said:
"No, I would not think cf her sex.
A true detective should consider the
evidence only. There is always danger,
however, of our mistaking it, or rather
to what it points. The evidence itself is
always dumb witness of the truth. Un?
fortunately our ability or skill too often
fails to connect it. Now ? will teil you
why I think Miss Lewis innocent.
"It is plain, from the charred condi?
tion of the body, coupled with the fact
that the fire has entirely burned cut,
that the man has been dead some
hours. If Miss Lewis had done the
shooting herself, the probability is that
she would have cleaned her pistol ear?
lier. Still, she might have been dis?
turbed, and, dropping her weapon in a
hurried flight from the scene of the
crime, she might have returned later to
recover it
"But, while I consider her a person
of great will power-from a physical
standpoint quite capable of conceiving
and executing a murder-yet, having
done the deed and accidentally having
left her weapon, I doubt her having
the nerve power to return for it after
several hours had passed. She might
within a short period of time, but in
that case the cleaning would have oc?
curred then and not have been left for
the morning, for had she premeditated
the killing she would also have premed?
itated removing this evidence. But, re?
member, this is reasoning, not proof.
The most specious reasoning may be
nay, often is-disproved by the facts."
"But you must think she has some
knowledge of the crime?" said Burrows.
"My theory is this," replied Mr.
Barnes. ' 'Miss Lewis entered this room
this morning, perhaps opened the win?
dow, and then discovered the dead body,
the weapon and perchance more-at any
rate, enough to make her suspect young
Marvel. Hero let me point out that the
fact that she does so is not sufficient
reason for our suspecting him. It was
not necessary for her to know him guilty
for her to attempt to shield him. It was
enough for her to entertain suspicion.
Convinced of even the possibility of his
guilt, she might try to save him from
the consequences of the act. "
Burrows had listened quite attentive?
ly to all this and was much impressed
by the reasoning. After thinking a few
moments in silence, he asked:
"Do you think that the letter which
she wrote is to her lover?"
Again Mr. Barnes was pleased to
note that Burrows followed his line of
argument. He replied :
"Yes, I think the letter is to Marvel,
but her writing to him might be a se?
quence in either case. Whether she
committed the deed herself or thinks
him guilty, sba would probably write
to him."
"It would bo well, then, for us to
get that letter?"
"Well, indeed! It would at least
show us his whereabouts. But how to
become possessed of it? That is the
onestiom We need net emect to obt^i^
it till it bas left her custody, and be
sure she will be very careful how she
forwards it."
"If we could get the pistol, might
we not be able to find out who is the
owner of it? That would be something
perhaps."
"Assuredly. Besides, it is probable
that, though cleaned, one chamber may
still be empty. We have the shell and
evidence of the recent cleaning. As
goon as Miss Lewis leaves the house, as
she will do to start her letter on its
! way, I will get the pistol from her
cabinet."
! "Is there anything more that we can
discover in this room?"
"Let us lock."
; To approach the body they walked
around a small table, which stood in
front of the fireplace. On this were scat?
tered loosely some papers. A drawer
stood partly open, and a large cut glass
inkwell uncovered. Mr. Barnes glanced
at these things as he passed, and his
j eye was attracted by a half sheet of pa?
per, with a bit of writing, which pro?
truded from under the other clean
I sheets. He picked it up, more from cu?
riosity than interest, but after he had
read it his manner showed at once that
he thought it important Burrows look?
ed at him inquiringly, but for a mo?
ment Mr. Barnes did not heed him. He
? was looking at the table before him
and seemed studying the situation. At
length he spoke:
"M*58 Lewis has destroyed or re?
moved another clew. See this." He
handed the piece of paper to Burrows,
I who took it and read as follows :
"If I am dead in the morning, my
j murderer is"
The word "is" was followed by a
I huge blot, as though the pen had splut?
tered at that point. Burrows looked at
Mr. Barnes in silence, and the latter
continued:
"Mr. Lewis was not killed outright.
He even saw and recognized his mur?
derer. He attempted to warn his friends
and insure justice. Fearing death be?
fore aid would reach him, he wrote
that. Evidently excited, perhaps al?
ready growing weak, as he reached the
name of his assailant his hand trem?
bled, his pen spluttered and he threw
it from him. Here it is, lyi?g on a
piece of paper, which ic has blotted
where it fell. However, he essayed
again, and this time he succeeded, for
see, he has placed the second pen care?
fully, the point' on the edge cf the ink?
well, proving that he finished his note
of warning. Miss Lewis undoubtedly
found it She read the name. Whose
was it? Her own or Marvel's? If any
other, why should she remove it?"
"What would Miss Lewis do if you
showed her this paper and demanded
the other?"
"I cannot tell. She might deny hav?
ing it. She might admit taking it and
refuse to yield possession of it She
might treat me with scorn and deny
my right to question her on the subject
at all. However, I may conclude to
test her. I may ask her the question."
Burrows stood thinking and looking
down, when suddenly he noticed some?
thing on the floor which attracted his
attention. He stooped to examine it
and then called Mr. Barnes, who was
still absorbed in the table and its con?
tents. Mr. Barnes joined him and
looked at what Burrows picked up
some bits of plastering. Beth simulta?
neously locked upward and saw just
over their heads a small hole in the
ceiling.
"The mark of a bullet," said Mr.
Barnes. He walked over to the win?
dow, where he srocd fer u minute, alter?
nately looking cut and at the bullet
hole- in the plastering. "That shot
came from without, passed through this
window and struck as we see overhead.
The summer house there is just in the
line. Evidently there was mere than
one shot fired, for that ball could not
have passed entirely through the body
and then have continued upward."
"Shall we examine the grounds
now?" said Burrows.
"Yes. I think we have learned all
,we can at present in here."
Followed by his companion, Mr.
Barnes then led the way out of the
house.
* [TO BE CONTINUED.]
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Florence, daily except Sunday, 8 10 p m, ar?
rive Darlington 8 40 p ra, Hartsville 9 35 p
m, Bennettsville 9 36 p m, Gibson 10 00 p m.
Leave Florence, Sunday cnly 9 00 p ra, ar?
rive Darlington 9 27 a m, Hartsville 10 10
a m.
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 15 a
m, Benoettsville 6 41 a m, arrive Darlington
7 40 a m. . Leave Hartsville daily except Sun?
day 6 30 a rn, arrive Darlington 7 15 a m,
leave Darlington 7 45 am, arriye Florence
8 15 am. Leave Wadesboro, daily except
Sunday 3 00 p m., Cheraw 5 15 pm, Dar?
lington 6 29 p m, Florence 7 00 p ra Leave
Hartsville, Sunday only 7 00 a m , Darling?
ton 7 45 a m., arrive Florence 8 10 am.
J R.KENLY, JNO.F. DIVINE
Gen'l Manager, Gen 1 Sup't
T M. EMERSON. Tra?ne Manager
Atlantic Coast Line.
WILMINGTON, CO LU WEI A AND AUGUS
TA RAILROAD.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Dated Sep 1, 1897.
Leave Wilmington
Leave Marion
Arrive Florence
Leave Florence
Arrive Sumter
Leave Sumter
Arrive Columbia
No. 52 runs through from Charleston via
Central R. R., leaving Charleston 7 a. m.,
Laces 8 26 a. m., Manning 9 05 a. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
?NO-.54. No.53
Leave Columbia
Arrive Sumte :
Leave Sumter
Arrive Florid'
Leave Florence
Le&ve Ms "?e s
irrige Wilmington
i A. iE.
P.K
** 15|
3?O.50.
A. Si. j P.M.
7 15 ?6 4*
8 25 7 55
IA. M. !
I 5 55!
I 12 151
*Oaily. yi>aiJy except sunday.
No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S. C.,
via Centrai R. R., arriving Manning 7 10 p.
m., Lanes 7 4S pm., Charleston 9 25 p. m.
Trains on Conway Branch laave Ch^.d
bourn 10 40 a. m., arrive at Conway
way 1 00 p.m., returning leave Conway st
245 p. x*, -ive Cbadbourn 5 15 p. rn*
[eave Cbadoourn . 45 pm., arrive at Huh at
6 25 p. m., return! v leave Hub 8 30 a.m.
arrive at Cbadbourn 9.15 a.m. Daily ex
oept Srindav
JOHN F. DIVINS, Gen'! Supt
J. KENLY, Gen'l Manager.
M. EMERSON. Trafic Manager
OMQ River & Cliariest?ii Hallway Go
SAMUEL HUNT, Agent for Purchaser.
In effect May 5, ISS7.
CAROLINAS DIVISION.
NORTHBOUND -(Daily except Sunday }
No 33.
No ll.
Lv Camden.
Lv Kershaw.
Lv Lancaster.
Lv Catawba Junction
Ar Rock Hill.
Lv Rock Kill...
Lv Yorkville.
Ar Blackabnrg.
Lv Blacksburg.
Lv Patterson Springs
Lv Shelby.
Lv Rutherfordton.
Ar Marion.
2.00
2 45
3.25
4 CO
4 30
4.30
p m
p m
m
m i
m
rn
m
m
ll
8.10 a m
S 40 a ra
9 10
10.00
12 20
a m
a m
p m
No. 32. No. 10.
Lv Marion.
Lv Rutherfordton.
Lv Shelby.
Lv Patterson Springs.
Ar Blacksburg.
Lv Blacksburg. 8 30 a m
Lv Yorkville. 9.35 a m
Ar Rock Hill.10.20 a m
Lv Rock Hill.10.20 a m
Lv Catawba Junction. 10 45 am
Lv Lancaster. 11.22 ara
Ar Kershaw.?12.05 p m
Lv Kerehaw. . 12.0 ? p m
Ar Camden.| 1.C0 pm
4. 45 p m
C20 f ?5
S.2> m
8.*0 m
9.00 r m
Dinner at Kershaw.
CONNECTIONS1
No 32 bas connection with the Chester &
Lenoir Rnilroad at Yorkville, S. C., with the
Southern Railway at Rock Hil!, S. C , with
the Seaboard Air Line at Catawba Junction,
S. C., with the Lancaster & Chester Railroad
at Lancaster. S. C.. and with the South Car?
olina and Georgia Railway at Camden, S. C.
No. 33 North bound train has same conner
tiona as No. 32.
SAMUEL HUNT, President
S. B. LUM PK IN, Gen. Pass Agt