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WBSHESDAY, DEC. 22, 1897. ? ?SPRKSUES AVTMOR 0**?M ARTIST I? CRIME ETC. <^ [Copyright, 1897, by G. P. Putnam** Soaa.] CHAPTER; XVI. XS. RARNKS OJf THE BCKST. . Aa SOOTI as it was settled beyond all tobi tbat tbe clothes and locket found nader the daza were the ones cu which tbe fate of Waiter Marvel depended Air. Barnes was ail activity again.. V **Now," said iie, epeal?ng rapidly, .there ia not a moment to lose. We nave saved the innocent, bat we must yet find the guilty, and he has a week the staft cf ?s. How soon can I get away from thistown?" "A train, passes Lee Depot at 1 o'clock. Yen have three-ojiarters of an hour ia whic?ir to catch it. My horse and wagon are at your disposal, of oourse/" "Thank you, Mr. Evex?y. ?bu must, driveme to the station. Before I gb I stn the whole, all I wish is that yon two wiS .not tell any one of what we kaw fennel until yon hear from me again." * *i$nt Vfh?e you are gone must Wal? ter remain, in prison?" asked Virginia. "Tes! It will nos hurt him. Neither of you rnnst go to him, for if yen do ^vm'migjrt; betray what I wish kept-se*' cret Do yon promise?* * "But mag ITKJ* ie_H Alice that her Ibro^er i? safe? ?hc is. desperately ill, ; and =i fear that she may.lose her reason if she does not soon hear tlbai there is a? banger threatening Walter^ ' Mr. Barnes considered a moment and then said: ; "If you fizrd it necessary, yon may Ifellner that your uncle, .Hr. Lewis, is ?ot dead." '?Notdeadl** exclaimed his two audii lorrin a breath. "Yes, tel! her that he is not dead. Tha?w41X certaiiily relieve her mind. " "But .how can I explain that when ?be knows tothe contrary?" ' 'Yon must exercise your ingenuity. . Tell her that there has beer; a mistake m to the identify of the corpse, or any . t?ring that occurs to your mmd,cnly do not tell her about the finding of this ^b?ndle..? -XaVroivr^ Mr. Burrows to know what I have done, for fear.that he may make trouble for me 'and: perhaps I defeat the. ends of justice. KowI must o?L "IDWyour judgment^ and, above -aH things; whatever yon ?o *tell your sick friend, keep it from getting out Goodbyl Trust me!" Mr. Barnes was fortunate in finding trains to meet him as he pursued his :Way to-New York by a circuitous route. *?he--one which he boarded at Lee took him as tar as Worcester and thence he went on to Albany,: knowing that from ;.fi?t point he could easily reach New York. . As it was, he arrived in that city beiore noonon*n%follovpiag day. Leav? ing the train he hurriedly proceeded up town to Washington Heights. Consult irjgiis iaemoranduin book, he turned a f?w pages, then paused at. one which omtaraed the following address: "John Lewis, Esq. Care T. Jamison, Washington Heights, N. Y." This he had obtained from Burrows, to whom, it will be remembered, had been shown three letters by John Lewis, who claimed that they had been written KO him by his father while he was at school Mr. Barnes made inquiries and very readily found that Mr. Jamison kept a large boarding school for boys and that he had done so for the last 30 years. Receiving the. correct address, be at once proceeded to; the schoolhouse and was soon in the presence of a plea?* ant old mah. "Good morning, Mr. Jamison," be? gan Mr. Barnes. "I 4$m -looking for a man who has recently inherited some property, but he cannot ne found. He is supposed to be dead and probably is. The case therefore stands th as: If he had a son, that son would inherit, but if not the property goes elsewhere. I have heard that he did have a son, who was for some time at your school, and so I have ventured to trouble you, hop? ing that you might be able to assist me." "I am at your service, and if you will give me the name I will look over my books and see what I can fin?. " "The name is John Lewis, and it ia about 14 cr 15 years since the lad was Supposed to be here. Moreover, it may help you to remember him if I tell yon that it is further supposed that he ran away from school and went to sea. " "I am afraid you have been misin? formed," said the schoolmaster, shak? ing his venerable head. "Nothing of that kind ever occurred here. I do not recall such a name of a pupil, but I knew a man of that name once and have good reason to remember him. " - "Will you tell me about it?" "Certainly. Now let me see. It must have been about the very time that you mention, though I could give you the exact date, a gentleman called here and wished to see the school. He said that he had a son whom he wished to place in a military institution such as this. His name was Lewis. After I had explained our methods to him he went away, promising to call again. Thi.s he did, and cn his second visit he told me that his son had refused to go to a mili? tary academy, and that he had placed him elsewhere. However, he seemed very much interested in the school and made several suggestions as to improve? ments. When I explained to bim that there were no fnnds for any such pur? pose, he generously offered to pay any bills that might be incurred. I protest? ed at first, but be persisted, lie even came here himself to superintend the alterations. " jTTou say that lie lived here a shor t?me^ "Yes, about a month. " "Gan yon tell me -whether his mai was received here?" ' 'Oh, yes. He was a stranger in tb< city and had no other address while h< was hera So of course his letters cam? to the academy. " "While he was with yon did his soi ever come to visit him?" '.l?o, I never saw the boy, bnt be constantly spoke of his son, and if he is the party for whom yon are looking 1 have no doubt that he has or had a son. That seems to be the fact which yon wished to substantiate,. I believe?" "Yes, that is all that I/wish, except that I would like to find the son. How? ever, as you cannot aid me there, I bid you good morning, and I thank you for your courtesy. " Leaving the academy, Mr. Barnes walked as far as the nearest station of the elevated railroad and went down town to Grand street; thence he walked to the office of the Norwich line of steamers. Addressing the clerk, he said: *'?)o you keep a passenger list?" "Well, hardly that, in the strict sense of the term. But we keep the names of all who take staterooms. " . "Can you Igt me see thai list for last Saturday night's steamer?" The list was handed to him, and he carefully ran bis finger over the column until it rested on the name "Walter Marvel. " He copied the number of the stateroom assigned, and left the dock with a smile of satisfaction. "I think I may have some dinner now," 6aid he to himself, and he entered a restaurant where he partook of a substantial meal, after which he went to police headquar? ters, asked for the inspector and was at once shown into the private office of that official "Good morning, inspector," said Mr. Barnes. "I would like to ask whether there has been a report of any one miss? ing in this city during this week?" "Why, yes, there has!" The inspector eyed him keenly. "Mr. Barnes, what do you know?" "I am working on the Lewis murder case, inspector; up in Lee, H., you know." The inspector nodded, and Mr. Barnes continued*: "I have left the Pilkingtons because they permitted another man to interfere with ma If my theory be correct* I must trace a man from this city to Lea" "If you have left thaPilkingtons," said the inspector, "I will help you.- A woman reported here yesterday that her husband has been missing since last Sat? urday and that she feared foul play. I put a man on the case, and he has traced bim as far as a sound steamer; so he is probably down your way. " ' 'Is any name given?' * "Yes, but as you must be in a hurry, take the papers with you. I intrust the whole matter to your judgment " Mr. Barnes thanked the inspector for this mark of confidence, and then left the building. Half an hour later he was at a fashionable up town hotel and had sent his card up to the woman named, [n a few minutes more he was in her presence "Lsee by your card that you are a ?eteetive," began the woman, "and I suppose that you have brought me news of my husband." "I have found out that he left the ??ty last Saturday night. Did yo? know ai his intention to do so?" * *I did not, but it does not surprise me that he has done sa Where has he gone?" "I came to see if you can help me on. that point All I know is that he went away on a sound steamer. Have yon any idea of any object which would call \ aim east?" "Yes, but I may be Vrong and would prefer not to commit myself. I might be betraying what he wishes kept privata" ''Will you answer a few other ques? tions?" "I will answer all that I think I mould." "First, then, tell me how long your busband has been in New York." **We arrived about two weeks before be disappeared." "You?ay 'arrived.' Am I to under? stand that you came from abroad?" "Yes. We have been in Europe for many y eura" "Had your husband any special rea? son for returning to America?" "Yes; but I cannot explain that to pou further than to say that it is a pur? pose which for many years he has wished to accomplish. " "Why, then, did he delay the matter so long?" ''I must not tell you that. " She col? ored deeply. "I do not desire to appear too inquis? itive, madam, but if you wish me to accomplish anything you must give me more information. Tell me this: Do you roppose that it is in pursuance of this* purpose that your husband has gone ou* Df the city?" "I fear so." "You fear so? Is there any danger. < then, that he risks?" The woman bit her lip at this slip md said: "There might ba I do not know." "Hasbe gone in search of an enemy?" *'I cannot say. " She seemed decided? ly uneasy at the questions of the detect tva The latter paused a moment, con ddering, and then asked : "Do you know the name of this man who is your husband's enemy?" "I did not say that it is a man or that my husband has an enemy." "You did not, but that is evidently ihe casa Now, do yen happen ever to aave heard of John Lewis?" The woman started up in dismay and excitedly exclaimed: "What do you know cf that man?" "Then you admit that you know him?" "I know who he is, but what is it i ihat you know, and why do you men- j ?on his name?" "I know, madam, that your husband j Left this city for the cast on Saturday j night last and that on tho fellowing ! aight John Lewis was murdered." "My God J This is terrible!" cried !ne woman, as she sank into a chair ? ind covered her face with her hanfl? j ."Hr. Barnes waited a moment for hei I? recover from ber surprise and thea said: "I will tell you more. An innocent man has been arrested for the crime and is in prison." 4 'How does all this interest me? O? course it shocked me to hear so sudden? ly that one whom I knew has been mur? dered, but further than that what is it to me?" "That is what I am trying to find out Was Mr. Lewis a friend of yours?" "Afriend? Far from it,"she answer? ed almost fiercely. "Ah! Then it is not his death that troubles you?" 1 'Who says that I am troubled?" "I. do, and I think it is because you know or think that your husband went to that town expressly to kill Lewis. " "He did nothing of the kind," she answered quickly, losing her self pos? session in her excitement "My hus? band only wanted to recover his child, whom that man had stolen from him. " "At last we have it," said Mr. Barnes with satisfaction. "Your hus? band, then, is the father of the girl. In that case you must be her mother, and therefore Lewis' sister?" "His sister? Her mother? You are mad." "Explain it, then." Mr. Barnes was puzzled. "I will explain nothing. You have got more out of me now than I should have told." "Then I will hunt for your husband, for he must be the man who killed Mr. Lewis. Let me tell you that I have tracked him backward from the scene of the crime to this city. Another de? tective followed his trail from the mur? der, but he did not succeed in appre? hending him." "Then, thank God, he is safe!" "You are wrong. The other detective railed, but I will not" "You dare to tell me this and want my help?" "We must think of the innocent " " What do I care for the innocent? I do not know them." "Let me tell you who they are. There is tho girl, the daughter of your husband." "Ah! ft.she accused?"' "She is thought to be an accessory." "Good I I am glad. And the other, who Ts that? You spoke of a man. " "The other is thought to be the mur? derer. It is Walter Marvel. " /'.What! Young Walter? This is worse than I could have imagined. Well, so be it I care nothing for him either. " "Madam, have you no heart? Would you see the innocent suffer for the guilty?" "The innocent? How do I know who is innocent? You say these people are accused. The authorities must know what they are doing. There must be evidence against them, and most likely they are guilty. Why should I do any? thing, and what can I do anyway?" "All I ask of you is to give me the information that I wish, " "What information?" "Tell me the exact relations which exist between your husband and John Lewis?" "I will tell you nothing. " "You are determined?" "lam! Do your worst!" "Very well, madam ! Perhaps I may yet find a way to make you suffer for your stubbornness. " "How dare you threaten me? I'll have you turned out of this hotel!"- - "Stop a minute! You forgot that I am a detectiva If you ring, I will ar? rest you." "Arrest me? And pray what charge will you make? I am not easily fright? ened." "I will charge you with complicity in the murder of John Lewis 1" "That is farcical. I have been in New York only." * 'You are an accessory before the fact You knew that your husband went out of the city with a murderous intent. Therefore I think that in this state, un? der our penal code, you could be indict? ed as a principal." "Curse you, you are a demon!" Mr. Barnes considered a moment, and then said: ' *I have half a mind to arrest you any? way!" "Do so if you wish! But I will tell you nothing, though I should be kept in prison forever." "I haven't time to wait in the city, or I would try the experiment As it is, I must be sure that I can-get you when I want you." So saying, Mr. Barnes Btepped up to the electric call and press? ed the button. A moment later a bell? boy knocked at the door. Mr. Barnes opened it and said: "Call a district messenger and bring me some writing materials!" "What do you mean to do?" asked the woman. "You shall see." In a short time the bellboy returned, and with him the messenger. Mr. Barnes took a piece of paper and wrote as follows: Send me your best shadow. Important. BATCN'ES. Placing this in an envelopa he seal? ed it and addressed it to the inspector whom he had seen at police headquar? ter Handing it to tho messenger, he said: "Deliver that as quickly as possible. Hero is an extra quarter fer yourself. ' ' He then sat down and commenced to read a newspaper. The woman said nothing for a ?me, but at the end of half an hour, during which the imper? turbable detective bad not raised his j eyes from his paper, sho jumped up, j walked to the window and stood look- . ing out. Mr. Barnes may not have seen j her move, so little notice did he seem i to taka After a few minutes at the i window she went in the direction of the door, but apparently with no spe- | cial object in view. Suddenly, with the agility of a cat, she made a uart for the j knob and grasped it. Still the detective ; made no sign. She turned the knob and j gave the door a pull, but it did not open j as she had expected, and after a few j futile attempts sho turned on Mr. j Barnes like a fury: "How daro you lock my door?" "Is it locked?" ! "Of coarse il is, and you locked it " "You are mistaken," "How is it fastened then?" "You said it ie locked, did yon not? I have not examined it." "How did it get locked?" "Since yen are so anxious to know, I will be more amiable than yon and tell you. I asked the bellboy to turn the key on the outside." "Why did you do that?" "I did not wish to lose your pleasant company until the arrival of my friend, for whom I have sent Ah, there's his knock!" Going to the door, he said, "Turn the key and come in." The lock shot back and a man en? tered. Addressing Mr. Barnes, he said : "I am No. 56." "A shadow?" "A shadow." "What is the meaning of this imper? tinence?" said the woman, in a rage, but neither of the men appeared to no? tice her. Mr. Barnes continued: "Look at this woman well. I will ex? pect you to know where she is when I ask you for her. Do you understand?" "Ido." "Good morning." Na 56 left the apartment. "Now perhaps you will explain what this means." "I was about to do so. Understand that if you make any attempt to leave the city that man will prevent it You Be saw the great mastiff lying on the floor within. may change boarding places as often as you please, but remain in the city. That is all. Good morning. " Before she could say a word he had gone. Mr. Barnes went directly to the Grand Central railroad depot and start? ed for Lee, where he arrived early on the following morning. Beaching the I farm, he found Virginia in the parlor. I She advanced to meet him with a cor- ! dial greeting. "I am so relieved to see you back again. What news have you?" "I have discovered the murderer. " "You have? Who is he? Tell me at once." "It is the man who has passed as your cousin." "My uncle's son?" "No, not your uncle's son, though that is what he called himself. I must find him at once. Where is he?" "He has gone." "Gone! Gone where? I will follow him to the end of the earth. He shall not escape me. Where has he gone?" ' 'We do not know. I told you, when E last saw you, that he would pass the night at the squire's, but it seems that he must have retired to his room after the funeral, for he. was here at break? fast" "Well? Goon! Goon!" The detect? ive was impatient "After breakfast he sgain went to his room. We saw nothing more cf him until dinner time. Then I went in to call him, but he was not there. He has ?ot been seen since. " \ "Perhaps he went to the squire's." "I went over to see Alice this morn? ing and learned that no ono had seen him since the funeral. " "Too late! Too late after all my trouble!" moaned the detective. He leaned his head on his hands and seem- ' sd almost about to weep. Virginia did ?ot know what to say to him; so think? ing it best to leave bim to himself she Qoiselessly left the room. Mr. Barnes remained in one position for fully ten minutes, but suddenly he jumped up and seemed all animation again. "Miss Lewis! Miss Lewis!" he cried in great excitement At the sound of his voice Virginia came hurrying in and was astonished at the change in his demeanor. "Miss Lewis," said ? % speaking rap? idly, "you say that h jnt to his room and has not been seen oince?" "Yes, he must have come out" "Never mind that Tell me, is it the 3ame room whi"h he occupied when he slept here on the night after the m?r? ier?" " Yes. Thinking that he was my un? cle's son, I gave him my uncle's room. " "Your uncle's room? Of course. It is as clear as day. During that first night Burrows heard mysterious noises. He came down into this man's room and found it empty. Burrows sat by his door all night to ask him where he had been, and, although he did not pass him, nevertheless in the morning the man was in the room. Do you understand?" "Not clearly." "It is very simple! There is a secret apartment in this house, and the mur? derer is at this moment concealed in it " "A secret room ! It is impossible!" "Anything elso is impossible, you mean. This is not the day of miracles, and a man cann6t disappear in this way in broad daylight" "But how will you find it, if it ex- ? ists?" "It will be easy enough to find it if we know that it is in existence. In the first place, there must be a way to enter lt from that room in which your uncle j llept. Come, we will go there first " j Together they went to the room, and j Mr. Barnes looked about for .?cire sign that would guide him aright. After j reasoning for a moment, as Burrows had | ione at the Epping house, he said: "I have it. I will go straight to it. j Burrows heard this man in the secret apartment, and Burrows was up stairs; so I am sure that the place of which we are in search is above. Now what is its exact location? It must be accessible to this room, and yet the room which Bur? rows occupied is as large as this. Now observe that the closet in the corner projects out into the hall. In your room there is a similar closet. On this floor, in the hall, between these two projec? tions for the closets, is the little passage leading from the main hall into the din? ing room. I have noticed that up stairs there are no closets and, of course, no such passageway. Therefore the space occupied by them below indicates where the secret room is to be found on the next floor. " "But how shall we get in?" "I think it will be difficult for you tc do so, for I expect that the entrance ia through the ceiling of the closet in this room. I will now look." Mr. Barnes opened the closet door, and then started back as he saw the great mastiff lying on the floor within. The dog arose and went up to Virginia, whining pitifully. Then he went back into the closet, raised himself upen his hind legs, rested his fore paws against the wall of the closet and with head up? turned howled in a horribly suggestive manner. * . . . "Do you see," said Mr. Barnes, "the brute knows that there is something wrong up there?" Virginia coaxed the dog away from the closet,. and the de? tective stood on a chair and examined the ceiling. In a moment he announced: "I have it Here is the trapdoor. " A minute later he had drawn himself up through the aperture and disappeared. Very soon, however, he returned, and as he dropped to the floor he said: "He is up there-dead! Suicide, I suspect. You must go at once for the squire. Pardon my not doiDg so, but I have a reason for wishing to remain with the body until it bc turned over to the coroner. " Virginia gladly hurried away upon an errand which she knew promised the speedy release of her lover. t. W^' [TO BE CONTDTCED.] Johnson's Chill and Fever rwy . Cures Fever In One Day. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. ' OPTICS OP . SUPERVISOR OP.; REGISTRATION, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER. S. C , May 1, 1897. Notice is hereby given (tat in accordance with an Act of the '.'cceral- Assembly, the book3 for the registratioe of all lega;ly quali? fied voters, and for the issuing of transfers, &c, will bp open H? tbe court house, between tbe hours of 9 o'clock a m., and 3 o'clock p. a., on tte first Monday of eacb mooth, and for three successive day9, until thirty daj 3 oetbre the next general election. Minors who shut! become of age daring tha? period of thirty days, ?hall be ea ti tied" to ' registraren before the books are c'osed, l otherwise qualified. W.S.JAMES. E. F BURROWS, J M. KNIGHT, May 12 Supervisors of Registration* HARB Y # ?O., WHOLESALE BROKERS, -AND Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETORS. UP-TOWN OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE, 1,000 Tons High Grade Am moniated Fertilizer, 1,000 Tons Acid with Potass. 500 Tons Dissolved Bone, 500 Tons German Kainit, 400 Tons C. S. Meal, For Sale. We are prenared to meet any and all prices for STAND? ARD GOODS. Get our prices before purchasing. Respectfully, HARBY & CO. Dec. 16 PATENTS ?Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat Jen: businessconduete? for MODERATE FEES. ?OUR OFFICE is OPPOSITE U. S. PATENT OFFICE? ?and we can secure patencia less time taaa tnosej Jremotc from Washington. . ? \ Send model, drawing or photo., wita desenp-? ?ion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of! ?chaire. 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