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?% M-a?tljiiM at?) ^oiit^roiL WBDN15SDAY, OOT. 6. 1897 /VoNf LI Of[OLENSU? ~ f^Vc AUTNOK OF AH ARTTST IM CRIME ETC. <^ {Copyright, 2897, by G. P. Putnam's Sons.] "As clearly as though they spoke. I cannot trace the dog's movements, for Iiis marks are all over the lawn, bnt at coe point on my diagram you will ob? serve that No. S's feet show a great many imprints in one place. Here he I was stopped by the dog, whose foot? marks are numerous at the point indi cated. Their exaggerated shape, too, shows clearly that the dog jumped upon the man, and that in falling back upon ?is haunches the park of his whole leg was made. Again, from this, point to? ward the gate ? note that the stride of the man increased. This means that he ran away. Yon followed the other twa What did yon discover?" ; "I gave you my drawings, and yon bave them shown qui te accurately. Na 2, made by a woman, commences, as you 0 know, at the steps of the dining room piazza and leads to the summer house. From there I traced it over to the river, where I found a boat landing. Thence she'returned to the steps again. No. i, : ;. *man's, commences at the river bank ; about-200 feet south of the landing and leads directly to the steps. Thence it follows around the house and out through the main gate. Outside, un? fortunately, our party this morning made so many footprints that I could not follow No. 1." "Did you cross the river, Tom?" "No, but there is a fcoa? there, and I meant to suggest that we go over to? gether. I think we will find evidence cn the other side that my lady crossed last night "Why else should she have gone to the boat?" "Certainly ; we will go at once, but first I have something more to commu? nicate, your, theory was that the shot was ?red^rcm without aaa by a wom? an?* and -pm inclined to the. belief that you knew the identity of that woman.. What, then, doyen think of this?J' He handed Burrows a beautiful silver mounted revolver/in the chambers of . which were four loaded cartridges and one empty cartridge. The weapon bad apparently been recently fired. Burrows looked at it a moment in amazement and then asked: V. - "Where did yon find this?" "Outside of the summer house, lying in the snow, just where I claim that the woman stopped. Now yon' see what 1 meant when I said I could guess why she did sa But yon have not seen all yet There is a name on it Bead." Burrows examined the butt more at? tentively, and there saw a piece of plabB let into'tfce st?ck, and neatly engraved thereon the name, 4 * Alice Marvel " "Mr. Barnes, what do you make of that?" "I think that some one had that pistol last night and fired it From other evi? dence that I have I should say it is a circumstantial probability that Miss Marvel herself was here last night and fired her pistol " "This 5s tho second time you have used that phrase, 'circumstantial prob? ability.' Won't you explain it?" 1 "Certainly. We are considering a / case purely on circumstantial evidence. I have all my life made a specialty of . such, and I divide it into three grades, according to the logical deduction which it indicates. The first of these I call a ?circumstantial possibility. ' For exam? ple, had the wound in this case been differently located it might have been a 'circumstantial possibility' that it was a suicida Second, we have a 'cir? cumstantial probability' such as I have here and will explain. Third, the 'cir? cumstantial proof where the attendant facts leave absolutely no room for doubt is in my experience a rare thing. " "I understand. Now will you tell me why you think ita circumstantial prob? ability that Miss Marvel was here and fired the pistol?" "From the facts which I have already given you I should say it was a ques? tion whether she was here or whether some one else had lier pistol. But 1 found another pistol. " "The deuce you did!" "And this one," producing a dupli? cate of the one already shown, "also has a name-.Harry Lucas. Now follow my argument Squire Olney told us that these two young people are sweethearts. The tracks indicate that a woman play? ed the spy cn a man who came to meet another woman. The weapons bear the names of a man and his sweetheart Is it not plain? Miss Marvel came to hear what the other girl had to say tjfc her lover, and he to her. " M "You are right," said Burrows ex? citedly, "and is it not equally evident that the second woman is Miss Lewis? Remember, the meeting was in her own grounds." "I am more inclined to think so than at first, though I do not commit myself yet. But there is another matter worth considering. I found Lucas' weapon in the snow at the point where I claim he was attacked by the deg. There is also a little blood stain" "Ab, I see, you argue that he drew his pistol and fired at the dog, and so account for the empty shell there?" "Yes. But the blood stain is impor? tant. I think that came from a wound made by the dog's teeth. As tiie discol? oration is visible, although somewhat covered, I believe the snow stopped shortly after. Thus I reckon that he left about 9 o'clock. The woman left after the snow had ceased. " " You think Lucas shot at the dog and dropped his pistol in the scrim? mage. Do you think Miss Marvel shot it the dog also?" "That we must find out. I have j shown you the probability of the case. 1 ending with the idea that Doth of thei pistols were fired at the dog. Bnt thei j is another aspect which yon must n< neglect, and that is the 'circumstantii possibility.' Remember that both LT eas and. this girl, according to tl squired story, had threatened the dca man. They both came here armed, a unusual thing for a woman at a events. Suppose thst^Lucas saw Lew through the window and shot at his The noise may have attracted the doi and thus that contest may have occu red aft??r the discharge of the weapoj instead of before. Further, suppose tha seeing that her lover had left, the gi: had also taken aim at the same targe One shot may have made the hole in tl ceiling, and the other may have reache the mark.'* * * Why, this becomes m ore complicate eyery minute. What about the pistol i ???ss Lewis' room?" '"Ah! That is the problem. Bm come; we will go across the river." Thereupon they proceeded to the boa landing, marked L in the diagram, an crossed in a light rowboat, which the found fastened at that place. On th other bank they found a continuation c the footprints marked No. 2. These le to the base of a gigantic maple (R] around which a seat of boards had bee; arranged. Mr. Barnes examined th 6pot critically and finally said: "I guess it was Miss Lewis after all See, this tree is covered with carre? monograms of her initials and Marvel's Evidently this has been a trysting plac for that pair of lovers. Here is anothe evidence ?hat the snow stopped shortl; after the meeting at the summer house for, whereas she came here directly, he footprints on this side of the river ar> quite distinct, showing that the snov ceased during her trip over to this place." * 'She met a man here toa Seo hi footprints. Could it have been the love: this time-I mean Marvel?" "Possibly. But let us see if we cai trace him to where he crossed the river if indeed it was he who did. " They followed the tracks, but the] entered the woods just back cf the ma pie and were lost. However, a diligen 'search along the river bank discoverec a track which emerged from the wocc and approached the river. They go: into the boat, rowed across to a poin opposite and found" there the beginning . of the track cn that side marked in th( diagram No. 1. "The directness of this trail fron this point to the house," said Mr. Barnes, "is circumstantial proof thal the man crossed the river with the in? tention of visiting that place. Foi what? Whether he was or^was not Lu ? eas, he had already had an interview with Miss Lewis, and therefore his visit was scarcely to her. " "How could it ?e Lucas?" "Supposing he intended to kill Lew? is after being interrupted by the dog, could he not have gone around by these woods and returned later to complete his work? It is barely possible that the whole thing was planned, that the in? terview at the summer honse was a pre? liminary, and that Miss Lewis went tc the maple, where she was later joined by Lucas, who told her the result of his first attempt and arranged the second. " "How could he know that he had failed in his first shot?" "I don't like to follow this line of thought much, as it is all guesswork Stil1., it is one of' the possibilities, and in case it turns out wrong will teach you how easy it is to misconstrue cir cnmstantial evidence. To continue it, suppose that at the meeting over the liver Miss Lewis and Lucas determined to finish what they had begun. The ob? ject would be that hy killing old Lewis the prosecution of Marvel would cease, the complainant being dead. Miss Lew? is undertakes to furnish a weapon be? cause he had lost his. ' She owns one, as the squire has explained. Therefore Lu? cas enters the house through the side door, and from the dining room has ac? cess to the girl's bedroom, where she gives him a pistol ; thence he easily en? ters the parlor. Such an arrangement of events would readily account for her de? stroying the evidence that her weapon had been used. But don't lay too much stress on ail this, for, as I said, it is purely guesswork. There is a flaw in it too. Why did Miss Lewis leave her coadjutor on the wrong side of the river when they separated, and thus force him to wade a stream of water on a cold night?" I "That may bo discovered later. But look; there she is, leaving the house." j "Now, Tom, I will give you a chance to do some work alone. That girl has gone to mail her letter. The nearest ! postoffice is in the vicinity of the bridge and in a private house. See; she is go ! ing in that direction. By the road it is j more than a mile. By the river you can readily reach there first, as it is shorter. Row as hard as you can and hide near the postoffice. If she enters, wait till she comes out and then go in and learn the address on the letter. You will find it in a cupboard in the hall, where the mail is kept. That is the main thing which we want I will wait for you at the house unless something should turn up to make me change my plans. " Burrows was already in the boat and started as scon as these last words were uttered. Mr. Barnes waited till the girl was out of sight* and then returned quickly to the house. He went straight to Virginia's room and over to the writ? ing cabinet in which she had placed tho pistol. To obtain this he meant to break the lock if necessary. Greatly to his surprise, he found the key in the lock. He opened the drawer, but did not find therein the object of his search. Look? ing around the room, he was startled to find the pistol lying on the bed. He j picked it up and noted that it was of j the same pattern as thc other two which j he already had and, like them, bore a plate with its owner's name, in this in- j stance, "Virginia Lewis." . - "is my last guess correct," thought | Mr. Barnes, "and did that young girl : instigate and assist at a murder? Why, j what is this? This weapon has an empty cartridge in it. " He examined it closely and gently raised the hammer. "By heaven, she has replaced a shell for the one which she removed. I see it all. HMMBMMMBMMBMMMMMBMMMMM?.Ul lill 111 Mill She wishes to. get the best of me in some way. She knows that I picked up the shell which she had drawn 'and there would no longer be ' anything gained by reloading the pistol. Why, she has even taken the precaution to so place the cartridge that the hammer rests in the little indentation made in the rim when fired, and there, on the desk, is a little bos of empty shells. Evidently if I showed the one which I have she would laugh and show a box fnlL However, I s'.ill have the brush | with which she cleaned the barrel. But j Tam wasting time. This girl will out? wit Burrows. I most go after her my? self." When passing through the dining room, he had noticed behind the door several hocks on which hung some clothing. Hastening there, he found these to consist of two suits of overalls, such as farm hands use when at work and evidently left there when the own? ers had last taken them off at a meal? time. In New England the farmers and their help often nat together. Mr. Barnes quickly donned one suit of these and, taking some whiskers from his pocket, was soon sufficiently disguised. Having finished these arrangements, he left the house and hurried toward the Wadley's Falls postorfice. CHAPTER IV. THE LETTER. ! When Mr. Barnes reached the road, he started on a ron, for he was anxious" to overtake Virginia Lewis before she should discover that she was watched by Burrows. After what he had just j learned, he very much doubled whether | his young assistant would be able to j circumvent this shrewd girl. It is net ; as easy to shadow a person along a j lonely country road as it might be in a ? city, where the crowded streets offer j ready opportunities for hiding. As Virginia had only a few minutes j start of the detective and walked at a j moderate gait, Mr. Barnes caught sight ! of her just as she began to cross the ! bridge. As she passed over it he noted | that she'was attracted hy something, j for she stopped, looked ever the rail' j and then around her in every direction. Mr. Barnes was glad that he had found j a chance to assume some sort of dis- ! guise, as there was no way cf avoiding j her gaze. In a moment she went on, | and when he reached the bridge he saw at once what had aroused her caution. It was the sight of her own boat, which Burrowshad used to reach the place. As she knew that she had left it up the i stream the night before, its presence at this landing must have been sufficient to indicate to her that she was being followed, for she had evidently chosen the time for her errand when she knew the detectives had gone off exploring near the river bank. It was easy for her to guess that her departure from the farm had been observed and that her own boat had brought a spy after her. Mr. Barnes was disappointed that she should have thus teen placed upon her guard. She would now almost certainly not post her letter at the office. She walked on about 100 yards beyond the bridge, and from the alert glances which she cast about her it was plain that she was looking for the detective, of whose presence she felt assured. She passed the postoffice, and going a lictle farther entered a house on the opposite side of the road. Mr.. Barnes did not follow, because there was nothing to be gained. She was beyond his reach for She stopped and looked over the rail. the present, and having seen him be- j hind her may have entered a friend's Souse merely to observe him as he went j by, being suspicious of strangers. He ? therefore went into the saloon where he had met the squire that same morning. If Virginia was watching him, it would perhaps disarm her suspicion of him, since it was a natural place whereat one dressed as he was might stop. Fur? thermore, being near the postoffice, he could watch that place and see if she mailed her letter herself or by prosy, sending some one from where she was. He was scarcely within the doorway be? fore he became aware of the presence of Tom Burrows, who was seated near the j window and evidently watching the I postoffice. Satisfied, therefore, that ! there was no immediate need for him j to do so also, and noticing that the j place was more than ordinarily crowd- j ed and that the inmates were in deep : conversation over some very absorbing topic, which he at once guessed must be the murder, Mr. Barnes moved to the back cf the store and mingled with the loungers there. Almost the first person whom he no- ? ticed was Will Everly, the young man with whom ho had had the brief con- j versation in the earlier part of the day. j Ho was still stanchly defending his | friend Marvel. "I tell you, Harrison," he was say? ing, "it is wrong in you to accuse Wal- j ter of this thing when you know very well that he has not been in this neigh? borhood since the night of that party, when he and Lewis had the spat" "Spat? That's a mild way ter put it when lie tried ter shoot the oldman." The speaker was thc man who had given ! the information about the snow. "But I say, Everly, I don't exactly accuse Marvel. I merely say it's a bad business j for him. seein as how he threatened ter ! do this very thing. " "Well, what if he did? A thr j when a man is mad is a very differ? ; thing from actually committing a m j der. As to that, why, Lucas threate: i him too." "Why, of course, I hope Marvel v come out all right. He's a fine felic and I like him. It's a lucky thing : squire had them detectives right on 1 spot. They'll clear up matters mig] quick, ? reckon." ."Whatever they do, they won't f that Walter is in this ugly business, can prove that he was not in town z |way." j "How kin you do that?" Mr. Barnes became interested afc on i "Whjr; I have a letter from him t morning from Epping." "Bcsh! What does that amount t That's only five miles off. " Mr. Barnes noticed that Everly spc louder than was absolutely necessa: and as he glanced toward Burrows < casionally it seemed that his defense his friend was in a measure meant : that detective's ears. At this point j lad entered and, approaching Ever, said: "Will, Miss Alice a-ii.j you if you c go as far as New Market for her." "Tell her I'll be with her as soon I can hitch up my horse. " As Eve started to go Mr. Barnes touched h: on the arm and said: "Friend, if you are going to Nt Market I'll thank you to give me a 1 if you would be so kind. It will sa me a long walk." "Who are you?" Everly was sus] cicus of strangers. ' 'I live* up on the Nottingham ro: and am going to New Market to try f work on the new factory they aro buil ing. I am a carpenter by trade." "All right," said Everly, after a 1: tie more hesitation; "look out for me I come back, and I'll pick you up. " As soon as he had gene Mr. Bare took a rictebook from his pocket an tearing out a page, wrote as follows: DEA ri TOM-It is of no use. She saw { boat and hr.s taken the alara. I think s means to send the letter to the pest at N( Market. If ycu see rae, remain in the wag with Ever ly. You will know that this surmi cn my part is correct. In that case I will ta care of the letter. Tell no ene where I ha gone, even though I should not return for day or two. Tell the squire to impanel 1 jury, turn the body over to a doctor 'or post mortem and then adjourn until I get bac Meanwhile keep your eyes open. Watch you: Lewis! Ecmcmber he is a stranger ind shea prove his identity beyond a doubt, especial if a will turns up drawn in his favor. Pun him all you can without his suspecting tit you have a motive. BAKNES. Having written this note, the ne: thing to do was to give it to Burrov without arousing suspicion of collusici It must be borne in mind that evei one present knew that the man by th window was a detective, and, furthe: that Burrows had failed to recognis Mr. Barnes in his disguise. The latte went to tho doer and steed there a fe1 minutes, whistling a tune that was great favorite with Burrows. He kej: this up until at length he attracted hi notice. As soon as this was accomplisl ed, having his back to the others, h slightly lifted his false beard, thus rc vealing his identity, and then held u the note. Sure then that Burrows ur derstood him, be dropped into a chaii picked up a copy of the Boston Heral which lay there and pretended to read until Everly at length appeared in th road. He then simply laid the pape down, having hidden the note therein and, joining Everly, was taken into th wagon. Thus nothing was left to Bur rows but to possess himself of the news paper and note, which lie easily did. Reaching the house into which Vir ginia had gone, the horse was stopped and Everly jumped out. He started ti enter the gate leading to the dwelling when the main door was opened, and \ young woman, emerging therefrom came down the gravel walk to mee him. She greeted him familiarly, anc they stood conversing in low tones fo; a few moments. Mr. Barnes watchec them closely in his endeavor to set whether she intrusted a letter to hif care. He did not actually detect hei doing so, but he saw by the motion ol pverly's arm thaty he carefully placee1 something in the inner pocket cf his coat. Satisfied that this was the lettei the superscription of which he was st anxious to see, he determined to keer. 'his seat and accompany Everly to New Market. On the road thither he at? tempted but little conversation, fearing to reveal his identity and thus destroy all hopes of success. As his companion seemed little inclined to talk, the trip, which occupied about three-quarters of an hour,- was made in comparative silence. Arrived at New Market ho deemed it best to alight as soon as they reached the hotel. Entering, he posted himself so as to watch whither Everly should drive, and the latter, entirely uncon? scious as to whom he had brought with him, went straight to the postoffice, sit? uated about a block farther. With con? siderable satisfaction Mr. Barnes saw him presently emerge again and imme? diately turn his horse's head homeward, thus showing that his sole errand to the town had been to post the letter. As soon as Everly was out of sight Mr. Barnes removed his disguise and, making a bundle of the overalls, in? trusted it to thc care of the hotel clerk to be kept until he should call again. He then hurried over to thc postoffice, where he asked for the postmaster. To this official he declared himself to be a detective and, stating that in his belief a letter had just been mailed to au im? portant witness in a case which he was investigating, received permission to examine the letters uncanceled. This he proceeded to do, and at length he found the object of his search. He held in his hand a letter the contents of which he thought would throw consid? erable light on the mystery. He copied the address, which was as follows: "Walter Marvel, Esq., Portsmouth, N. H. Keep till called for." Leaving the office, 3Ir. Barnes hur? ried over to the railroad station, and purchasing a ticket for Portsmouth was soon on his wa}* thither. Arriving there that same evening, he lost no time in proceeding to call on the postmaster of the city, and, ac ! quainting him with th" nature of his j business, easily arranged a plan where j by he hoped to discover Waiter Marvel. I As the man whom he vas seeking was . an entire stranger to hfni, it would be j impossible to recognise hims Therefore i he determined to station himself at the inquiry window and arranged a signal whereby the clerk was to warn him I when any one should ask for a letter for Walter Marvel. As, however, he was informed that the mail just in would not bo ready fer delivery until the following morning he went to a ho? tel and retired for the night. The postoffice opened at 7 o'clock, and promptly at that hour Mr. Barnes commenced his vigil. Ke did not have his patience very sorely tried, for it was scarcely 8 o'clock when he received the signal from the postal clerk and saw the letter handed to a man at the win? dow. Not knowing whether this was Mar? vel himself or merely some messenger, Mr. Barnes determined for the present simply to follow him, more especially as he did not break the seal of the let? ter, but after glancing at the address consigned it to his pocket. Leaving the building, the man proceeded to a small hotel, at a considerable distance from the postoffice and in the vicinity of the docks. Mr. Barnes concluded that it was little more than a sailors' boarding house, and it puzzled him to guess why Marvel had chosen this place. Entering the door, which led in cn a level with the street, the man seated himself on a chair and then, producing the letter, broke the seal and read. The act satisfied Mr. Barnes that Walter Marvel was before him, but it suited him still to spy awhile upon his movements, hoping thereby to leam something. Of course Marvel could not guess that the man standing in the doorway was a detective or that he was watched. Therefore he would act as his real intentions prompted him. He seem? ed wholly absorbed in the paper before him, which he read and reread a num? ber of times, ending by crumpling it up in his hand and starting up from his chair. He stood gazing from the win? dow awhile and then paced nervously up and down. This lasted some min? utes, when he suddenly resumed his seat, tock the crumpled letter from his pocket where he had thrust it and care? fully smoothed out tho creases on his knee. He again read its contents over and over. Suddenly; with a smothered ejaculation, he tore the letter into pieces and scattered them cn fee floor. Then he speke a few words to the hotel clerk and hurried up stairs. Mr. Barnes at once proceeded to col? lect the scattered fragments of the let? ter and, carefully placing them in an envelope, consigned that to his wallet until such time as he might be able to match the pieces together again. This done, he quietly seated himself and waited. In about ten minutes Waiter Marvel reappeared, coming down the stairs, and hurried out to the street, Mr. Barnes following him. He directed his course toward the wharfs and finally walked to the end of one, where he went aboard a schooner lying there. By inquiring among the longshoremen the detective soon learned that this vessel, the Eclipse, was bound for the West Indies and was to sail im? mediately. Mr. Barnes saw at once that it was now time to take active meas? ures or he would lose his man after all. Boarding the vessel, he sought out the captain and explained to him what he wished to do. Thc master seemed of a ! surly disposition and little inclined to render any assistance. 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