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wm Wm R?PRK5UES '*?J hf* ?VTMOR O* AN AJ?T?ST I? CWME ?K. [Copyright, 1897, bj G. P. Putnam'* Son*.] SR ri Marvel crossed the" river; therefore the things were wet He says he changed them at ?is boase and threw the bundle into the river. Did he make the change, and, if so, did he throw the things into the river? He had a satchel, and it is probable that it contained the clothes. If so, he made the change, but did not throw them into the river. According to Weston, he took the satchel with him when nd started for this house. As this is his sleeping room, he probably brought it in here, whatever he maj have dose later. Alihough cleaner than theiest of the house, there is still aeon aidera ble quantity of dust about this room; jet it is not 'likely that I can find out, from such a source, where he laid down his satchel However, if he took out the wet clothes and laid them down, the water would have converted the dust into mud and would have left a distinct mark on the floor. There is nothing of the kind about, so he did not put them on the floor. What did he do - with them? What would I do under fipnilar circumstances? Born them per liaps. But they were saturated with wa? ter. Still it is always dangerous to con? ceal such evidence, for some one gener? ally ?nds the best hidden articles when a crime is connected with them. There? fore I should have burned them at all cost of time or trouble. I should have burned the satchel with them, huBcing a large log fire and putting it with-its contents on to? of the logs. In this way, by the time the fire had destroyed the satchel, the clothes would ^ *e dry enough to burn. Then I should " have raked cut and thrown away the - ashes, a point which would not strike > criminal as quickly as a detective-at least, it seems/ that it seldom does. I think I may as weil examine the fire? place." Beaching this point in bis reasoning, he went ta the chimney and found sortfe ashes. He carefully brushed the pile on to a piece of newspaper, which he took from his overcoat pocket This done, he laid the whole on the floor near the window^ and then, with... a piece of sticky gradually moved the soft ashes . from the center to the side. - As he did this he was carefnl -to examine every par?ele, searching for anything that may have escaped combustion. It was . not Jkmg . before- his patience,was re? warded, for first a few iron buttons and then several other pieces of iron or metal cf some kind were separated from the debris. The buttons, pf course, proved that something more than an or- j diaary fire had been made cn the hearth, and it was but fair to suppose that clothing had been burned. The other things, however, puzzled him awhile, for,' though not entirely destroy? ed, he still found it hard to tell exactly - whttt they wera After .some thought he concluded that the majority of the met? al had originally belonged to the frame? work of the satchel. One piece still re? gained to be accounted for. This was a bit of wire. Burrows was almost on the " point of throwing this away, as unim? portant; when it suddenly occurred to *him that it must- be all that was 'eft cf ;the false whiskers.. There YT??.3 nothing more that he could make out of the ash? es; still he carefully wrapped all up and placed the package; in a small satchel, which he bad brought with him. Borrows smiled as he thought to himself: "Marvel lied when he said the locket was still in his pocket. There is no trace of it here, so it is evident that the one found was the came which he had with him that night " ! Burrows was now. anxious to find the pistol He recollected that the squire \ 4 liad told of the pistol which Marvel had ' left at the house, and as he knew that it had not been found he deemed it prob? able that it was the weapon used in the murder. This was not so readily reason? ed out as the other matter, for, as a pis? tol could not foe bumed, it must be hid? den, and as there was no way of guess? ing the hiding place there was but one course open to him-namely, to hunt This he did as thoroughly as Mr. Barnes had taught him to do, and when he went down stairs again he felt al? most sure that the weapon had not been concealed above. ' He was just as thor? ough in going, over the rooms on the lower floor and finally reached the kitch? en without having found it He had not looked long in this place, however, before he noticed that the tiles in front of the stove had been disturbed. One of the stones had been so poorly replaced that Burrows muttered to himself, 4'He must have wanted this to be found." Bemoving it, he disclosed a hole below, in which was a pistol. He took this out, and another object attracted his atten? tion. This proved to be a small piece of silver plated metal, and a closer scrutiny revealed the fact that a name was en? graved thereon. This name was * 'John Lewis.99 "Better and better," thought the de? tective. "How nicely the precautions of a criminal, as usual, serve to convict him. This is a plate which be wrenched from the satchel, and the name proves that he got that at the farm. I am not surprised any longer that he did not dis? turb any of his own people that night, for he did not go home at alL He ob? tained a change at the house of his vic? tim. He. is a cool hand, to kill a man and then wear his clothing away from the scene of his crime. " Burrows now turned his attention to the pistol, and at once noticed that there were three empty chambers. He concluded from this that Marvel must have fired both shots found in the body. Still looking at the weapon, he noticed that a name was engraved on the stocki I He approached the window for more ?ghtand read, "Walter Marvel" At this moment the door was opened and Mr. Barnes and Lewis stood - on the threshold. CHAPTER XIV. WQEN DETECTIVES QUARREL-? When Burrows saw Mr. Barnes in the doorway, for a moment he was con? fused, but almost immediately he con? cluded that it was too late for the older detective to take any of the glory away from him. Summoning up his courage, he said: "Good morning, Mr. Barnes. You are just in time to hear the news. I have discovered the real murderer. ' * Mr. Barnes looked at him keenly as he asked: "Who is it?" "The man whom I suspected from the start-Walter Marvel, ' * replied Bur? rows, with a tinge of exultation in his . voice. "And pray how do you prove this?" asked Mr. Barnes quietly. Burrows was nettled at the tone of his superior and answered with considerable aspe rity : "Oh, there is proof enough. I am sure of what I say, or I should not make the assertion. " "I hope yon are not making any blun? der, Burrows. Remember, it is a seri? ous thing for a detective to make a charge of murder against any one un? less he can assure a conviction at the trial" "I know that; but I tell you there is no mistake here. I have tracked my man to and from the scene of tho crime and can give you incontestable proof of what I say." "Goon; lam listening." Mr. Barnes sat down on a chair near him. Burrows forthwith entered into a minute and de? tailed account of the facts from which he had reached the conclusion which he had just so positively asserted. Buring the narration Mr. Barnes made abso? lutely no comment, and when Burrows reached the end of his story he was im? patient to know what would be said. He already saw that he would not re? ceive the praise which he considered was due to his efforts. Mr. Barnes pon? dered over the situation for a few mo? ments and then said: "Do you realize what you have done, Mr. Burrows?" Burrows did not like to have Mr. Barnes call him "Mr." Bur? rows, for he knew at once now that Mr. Barnes was angry, and, determined as he had been to pursue this examination alon^, he had by no means counted on a quarrel. Therefore in a troubled tone he answered: * *Do I realize what I have done? No harm, I hope?" " You have been the means of fixing ? terrible imputation on the character of a girl who is the pride of this conn <y." "How so?" * lt was distinctly your duty to report to me the conversation which you had with the station agent I am in charge *\ETa*e you the letter no wt" 1 of this inquiry, and by your stupidity and vanity you have caused irreparable harm." "? don*t see that!" Burrows was get? ting angry now. He did not relish being thus chided before Lewis. But Mr. Barnes did not appear to notice his ris? ing temper. "I suppose not Like all young men, you do a wrong act and then, instead of having the manhood to acknowledge the error and in some way endeavor to atone therefor, you persist in defending the course pursued. But yon shall not make any mere mistakes in this case. From this moment you may consider that you have no further connection With it." "What do you mean?" "I mean that you will go back to Boston and remain there." "And let you take all the credit for my work, I suppose? Mr. Barnes, you are presumptuous. " "I am in charge of this case, and I j order you to have no more to do with it" "What if I refuse?" "I will dispatch a message to the .agency and request your recall." "Do-so if you wish. Perhaps I shall send a message also that will place a different aspect on what you ask them to da I have discovered the true crim? inal, and I doubt if I shall be recalled for so doing." Mr. Barnes stopped a moment to re? flect. He did net wish to force Burrows into any hasty action and preferred, if possible, still to control him. So, aban? doning for a moment his tone of com? mand, he asked: "Since you have assumed charge of the affair, will you mind telling me what you wish to do next?". t; "I believe that the evidence is all to be given to the grand jury today. I should go to Dover at once and relate to them the facts which I have just told you." "In other words, not satisfied with the trouble which you have already given to Miss Lewis, you will now go and obtain the indictment of her lover, notwithstanding tho fact that he is in? nocent." "Innocent!" "Of course he is innocent. You have proved it by your work. Only by your delay you have lost all traces of the real criminal." "But how can you say that he is in? nocent when I have proved that he came here straight jfrom thc farm; that ho was recog?lzecF* "By a man who does not know him. ' "But here in his own house are sign of bis guilt." "Burrows, if this were not so seri ou a case, I would let you have your wa; and then, at the trial, show you wha an idiot you are. But as I wish, if pos sible, to avoid any more mistakes, will show you how easy it is for me b overturn your castles in the air. Ac cording to your latest theory, you mak> Marvel.oommit murder and leave th? town on a train which started from Le< at 10:39 p. m. ??cw, Miss Lewis lef him across the river, went directly t< her room and reached there at 10:3< p. m. Therefore it is plain that Marve has an easily proved alibi." Burrows flushed at this, but he wai not willing to give up his theory with out one more struggle. "The only way in which he coul( ' prove that would be by the testimony a his accomplice, and" " Stop I For shame. Mr. Burrows Would you resort to so base a thing ai slander simply to have the gratificatior of finding a criminal? To make you: chain complete, would you implicate t girl against whom you have not a par tide of evidence?" "She" baa confessed her share in th? crime." "She is a noble woman and is trying to shield her lover from the mistakes ol such detectives as you are proving your? self to be." "You ought to go on the stage," sneered Burrows. "You would make quite a heroic actor, Mr. Barnes." "C?ome," said Mr. Barnes sternly, "no impertinence I Respect my age and experience if you do not respect me, and now, since I cannot turn you from your folly, which in this case will pos? sibly be a crime, I must resoft to com? pulsion, and again, as your superior, I order you to abandon your project " "And I refuse," returned Burrows hotly. "Very well. I will give you one more chance. Whatever little ability as a detective you may have you have im? bibed most of your best methods from association with me. Let me tell you that it you do not obey me in this in? stance you must never expect anv as? sistance or advice from me again. More? over, I swear to find the guilty man and to right the wrong which you will have done to two innocent people. Act as you have said you will, and you will live to rue the day when you quarreled with Jack Barnes." Burrows regretted the turn of events, but he felt too sure of his position to give it up. He thought Mr. Barnes was actuated to some extent by jeal? ousy, and that he would find it difficult to accomplish all that he threatened. He had no pity for Marvel, for he be? lieved him to be the guilty man, and so he determined to go at once to Dover with his new evidence. In reply to Mr. Baines he said: "You have made the quarrel, not L I am doing my duty.** "What will you do, Mr. Lewis?" asked the elder detective. "I shall go on to Dover with Mr. Burrows and see the thing through. I don't say that I think ho is right for, as you say, I should be obliged to ac? cept the theory that Miss Lewis is guilty also, and while I thought Mar? vel the murderer, as I told you before I started here, I must say that I would rather think him innocent than believe that my cousin had a hand in the affair. Still she may have been mistaken about the time.' However, I must wait for j older heads than mino to solve this I problem." I "I am glad that you are not as easily convinced by this array of evidence as ? our young friend thinks the jury will ?be. Asl suppose you want the truth, I i promise you that I will use all my besti skill to unravel thi3 mystery. " ! "Do so, Mr. Barnes, and I will give you $1,000. I havo saved some money, and although that is a large sum I will give it cheerfully." j * "Thank you for your generous offer, I but I am going to work now as a duty, i The innocent must not and shall not suffer if I can prevent it Besides, my professional pride is aroused in this ! now." The three men then turned their steps toward the town and walked along in silence. Each of the party had much with which to occupy his thoughts, and, besides, the recent scene had caused rather a restraint, at least bat ween two of them. Just before they reached the ho? tel, however, Mr. Barnes asked Bur? rows: "How many shots were fired from that pistol?" "There are three empty shells in it." "That is to say, it has been used twice since the shot which Marvel fired at the birthday party?" "Evidently." Mr. Barnes said no more, and a few minutes later they all were at tho hotel, whence they went to the depot. Burrows and Lewis started by train for Dover, and Mr. Barnes for Boston. Beaching that city, he went directly to the agency and reported all that had oc? curred. Ho was closeted with the chief for over an hour, but was unable to con? vince that personage that Burrows was on a wrong scene. On the contrary, he seemed to think that tho young man had shown considerable ability in ferreting out the truth of thc matter. "Well," said Mr. Barnes, "you must choose between me and him. If you re? fuse to recall him from the case, you must accept my resignation from the agency." "I should be sorry to lose our best man," responded the chief, "but, real? ly, your request seems a little unreason? able to me. Burrows has only done what we must consider a service, and it would be manifestly unjust to let him suffer for it" "Then you refuse to call him home?" "Well, I don't see" "There are no half way measures which you can adopt. It must be either Burrows or Barnes. Come, decide at once! I have no timo to waste!" "Well, then, since you will have it, you force me to accept your resignation, though I regret it very much." "Sentiment is unnecessary," said Mr. Barnes dryly. ! 'Good morning !' ' Before ?B? chief could say a wor? ?e was gob and his superior more than half doubt? the wisdom of the course which he hi pursued. But that is only man's n taro. We often decide quickly, only regret as soon as the decision is irre ocable. Leaving the agency, Mr. Barnes pr oeeded to a telegraph office and sent dispatch to the clerk of the court Dover, asking for news as to the resn of the examination before the grai jury. This done, he went to his hon and dined, after which he waited imp tiently for a telegram from Dover, b cause he had decided to do nothing ui til he should bear from the court office The. afternoon passed, and the eveninj till at length he concluded that 1 would not hear till the following da; and therefore retired to rest Early i the morning he received the dispato] which read: "Marvel indicted for murder." This was only what he had expecte< but he could not repress an exclamatic of disgust at what he still thought wi the consequence of criminal interf erent on the part of Burrows. What should ? donfext? That was the point to settle, bx while he ate his breakfast and pondere over this point a servant announced th; a lady wished to see him. He at one repaired to his parlor, whither she ha been shown, and was astounded to se Virginia Lewis. "You are no doubt surprised that am here. " "I confess that I am." "I have been set at liberty, and Mi Marvel has been indicted by the gran j*ry." "I have just received a telegram t that effect. " "What will you do next? I went t the^agency in search of you and learne that you have severed your connectio; with the case. Will you tell me wh; you did so?" "Because they refuse to recall Mi Burrows." "Then you'c?o not think that the evi dence which he discovered proves tb guilt of Mri Marvel?" "Miss Lewis, I must tell you that did not credit the story which you tol< implicating yourself, and if I believi in your innocence I must also believe ? Mr. Marvel's." "Why so?" "Burrows is no doubt right in claim ing that the murderer is the man wh< made the trip to Epping that night but I think he is wrong in his identifi cation of this man." "I thought he had that all thorough ly explained?" "Miss Lewis, I imagine frc tn you: coming here that'you wish my aid." "I have come to you because I fan? cied that you believe Mr. Marvel inno cent. I wish you to try to prove it. " "Precisely. Meanwhile you yourseh suspect that he is guilty, do you not?" "I do not say so." "It is so, nevertheless. But we shal not get along in this way. You mus? not fence with me any more. We are or the same side now, and though Burrowf has not had 'as much experience as J have it will take all my skill to destroy the case which he has made out against your lover," Mr. Barnes used this word purposely to arouse her to action. ' 'I trust you, Mr. Barne3, and place our affair in your hands. Ask me what you please, and I will reply." ' ' Very good. In the first place tel] me am I not right in saying that you have believed that Mr. Marvel is guilty?" "Yes. You aro right." "Very good. That proves your inno? cence. Now I will demonstrate his, to your satisfaction at least. " He explain? ed the discrepancy as to time in tho theory of the other detective. "But, then," said Virginia, ."tho real murderer must have placed the pistol where it was found, so as to throw sus? picion on Mr. Marvel?" "Exactly! You are quick to see things, quicker than our adversary, Mr. Burrows. Before we go into that, how? ever, tell me why you consider Marvel guilty. You must have more reason for that opinion than is known to me." "I have. After we separated across the river, as you shrewdly discovered, he returned to the farm. He admitted to you that he had entered the house, but ho did not tell you that he had left a note for me. I found this in the morn? ing and, as I see now, I misconstrued it. That was the secret motivo of all my actions thereafter." "Have you the letter now?" " Yes, here it is. " Taking it from her pocket, she handed it to Mr. Barnes. It read as follows: Wien wo parted tonight, you spoko as though you could not give nie the answer that I wish. Perhaps when thia reaches you you may see things differently. By morning what now seems an obstacle in your judgment may bo removed, and you may feel free to decide your own and my fate yourself. Should you decido against me, write to mo, as agreed, ?md I will leave you and this country forover. WALTEK. Mr. Barnes read this carefully, and then said: "Ieee your mistake. In reading it you placed a comma after the word 'judgment, ' whereas he meant it to be after the word 'obstacle.' However, this paper alone will prove the alibi so nec? essary to Mr. Marvel, and so you may rest easy, although I shall not until I have found the man who manufactured all this evidence against Mr. Marvel. There is another point which I wish cleared up. How did you know there were two wounds in the body and so be able to arrange your story to meet the requirements of tho case so well?" "When Alice fainted, and was brought out of the room, Harry Lucas came with her, and. while the doctor was attend? ing to her, I questioned Lucas." "Of course. Of course. I was a fool to let him leave tho room, but then a man cannot think of everything. You are a clever woman, Miss Lewis, and it will be a pleasure for me to serve you. Now. one thing more. Tell me why you did not destroy that paper upon winch your undo, had written Mr. Marvel's name, accusing him of the crime. That was a dang? rous bit of evideuce to kn n if you wished to shield him." "Yes, I know, but it is just because it seemed so conclusive that I did keep it. I thought that Ishouldbe able to prevent Tts~exlstenceTr?mnr?ing Gisc?v ered, but in that I was sadly mistaken. I kept it for this reason. I was willing to shield Mr. Marvel at any sacrifice, because-because I love him. But I should never have received him again so long as I knew him to' be or thought that he was a criminal. Suppose th; t he had gone away, and then should re? turn after a year or two, never having been publicly accused? Don't you see how terrible my position would be? To be obliged to accuse him of a crime when I nad no proof?" ' 'Exactly. You were willing to sup? press the evidence to save him, but you preserved it to save yourself. Very proper perhaps, but, you see, very risky, considering your primary purpose. Of course that paper will tell against him now. Then there is the matter of the locket That certainly looks very bad. How do you account for that?" "Why-why-don't you see? That was my last hope destroyed. When I heard that Walter-Mr. Marvel-had taken the locket and remembered that I had found it tight in my dead uncle's hand, the whole thing seemed loo terri? bly certain. But now" "Ah! You have a theory?" "Mr. Barnearyou men never quite understand us women. We love a man and after that w? cling to him forever. We hope against reason and manufac? ture reasons upon which to build hope. So, ever since the inquest, I have striven to find an explanation of this locket af? fair. There is one possibility that has occurred to me. Mr. Marvel certainly entered the house after I had retired and probably while my uncle was yet alive. May he not have dropped the locket and may not my uncle, disturbed by some noise, have searched the house and accidentally have found the locket?" "That is very well argued, Miss Lewis, but I fear that it will not prove to be true. Unless Mr. Lewis was killed immediately after he would scarcely have retained the locket in his hand. Still, it is a possibility. It would do at a pinch in trying to confuse a jury; but unless I be greatly mistaken, nothing of that sort will be necessary. 1 hope to discover the whole solution of this sin? gularly complex affair. " "Where will you begin?" " Where Burrows did, only I will go the other way. He followed the man away from the scene of the murder and allowed himself to get on a false scent I will trace him to the place from which he came and there discover his identity. Meanwhile you must go home again. When ls the funeral?" "It is-to be this afternoon." "Then I go back with you. But, first, there is something that I can find out, even here in Boston! If you will wait forme, my housekeeper ?will get you some breakfast while I do my errand." Miss Lewis agree*^ and Mr. Barnes went out He proceeded to the main office of the Boston and Maine railroad and asked for the superintendent Be? ing shown" into the presence of that official, he at once explained the object of his visit "I am tracing a man," said he, "and know that he reached Lee, N. fi., on the train which is due there about 9 o'clock. Can you find the ticket which he gave to the conductor on that train last Sunday night?" "Very easily, provided he was the only passenger for that place." Calling an attendant, ho gave him . orders to find the ticket, and a few min? utes later Mr. Barnes held it in his hand. It read, " Worcester to Lee. 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