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1 BUTTON . a rixx& j: A9Y 0 A LAWYER AND TUB r-XTjl T OOK 0 A REPORTER. AB0LAY KOBTH. B, by O. M. Dunham. Published ' mgaiimi thronjrn Tho AmfiriiT Ira.) CHAPTER XTX ' Li A VIBY PEETTY STOBY. HEN Tom arriv ed in New York city it was early in the morning, for he came in up on the Sound steamer. Breakfasting, he went Btraight way to Hol- brook's office. He was anxious to exchange news. He felt that the end of the search was growlns ".- near. andwhile ; "he waited the coming of the ar, he indulged in pleasant su.- ci? h of the sensation he would jr' t. ' rgeneaa of the "scoop" he "ij . I trpon his contemporaries, ..c ! began to arrange in his iriin' .. ails of the narrative for his It -. t-ta'cteristio of the man that fca fr't ne pi'.r for the intended victim, ' .t . .ve tb is jht to the distress his expo se s uu.ol arrr into the household of ."V Itilfergp A:,. .Not. ma il hs-1;.,' tic jf eort j m was an unkindly man. been hardened in the prao- )rofession and sought his . lessly. "- . ' ' raa indulging these expecta nt came in. axe" you been for the past said, without waiting for "I have been seriously sent ' everywhere for you t find you." .-.etry tune to tro pleasuring. e Holbrook. 7 I found vonr v if;t he wouldn't tell me any- . is.nr ver tells," said Tom, com- gavt me a pretty fright; why '" - you 1MB qxe know you were going?" . .rfn'fc tfme. But," said Tom, "I'll , you. I went on the very business - Ixik J neglected. Shadow, who" . ose to Fountain's man his ;-Hi". a'. orrns everything out of him, : ir re hai . i tastily beore I was out of ys ago, with the infqrma intain had been summoned -.-after considerable tele respondence with the Ash- tic jprnphic Jpon the impulse of the mo mined to go, and I made up t if I started at once with mld get there before he did. -intuition what you will raent,7. let my niiin4 -t h fiied inf. to go. ; Bo not having tjme c see tcu "Oh, tv "A ! vjucn t . t left at once. I made a big - you have learned some deal, 'listen. I had not anything) but I grabbed a , 3ed on my last trip out of iv- .. -Such I ! knew there was a -mm.-. ' clsan linen, and just caught ! 1 - - ' ' . i. f t your point," said Holbrook .'tnoitierAi deeply interested. ' ' Tak.e : ; t liSy, my boy, it is not to be sr ia rhnt The beauty of tellins ' i tei. it in a sequential manner; y j .akc ymr points much stronger, and s cer ,r understanding is the re writ, i - ' ' ' . i ' Oh, go I your own way," returned "Ib-cok ir itably. realizing that Tom Wfi3 not to Ki driven and that interrup tioa only L- iyed the course of -his nar rative. - j I ",'WeV. t-Sfy as I traveled on I had tin i ) ine the reasons laying back "of.'iy x'.ipa! 4. Of course, if Fountain v. j Newport he would gotoWither-sp- - -a's. That several telegrams had pa.-v.ed betv en himself and the Ash rove girl, a ad that Fountain had ex pressed a desire to remain in New York fe da? longer and had yielded in steii'B"' "fj- the last telegram from iwed nrcenev.' cXow. what 1 w ito why? That was what I 0 - - . Newport to find out if ake it a very poor reason. pud Holbrook. '"The idea of :,y ci so many miles upon an im- M 'ut5s ''ellow, your inability to ap- controlling such impulses vug x set ie temperaments, shows me !fri;. yoi .wei t-.ter t would never succeed as a an. . I make it a rule of life oi-y the, ; romptings of my intuition. : encs my svecea." "Well, get On with your story." "After a while I thought I would yen my tag and Und what I had with me, and to roy surprise I discovered a nit of ci for. a "laboring man a -working SiiitI Then I remembered that I Lad 'H -" r as a disguise some time ago wber I .T-.?on another affair, and the ihi. ..it - : ped into my head that I wild V feet. . again, possibly to good ef I got to Newport I . made my " -j i - m Witherspoon cottage and Irroundings. I knew what 1 1 in was to leave New York, : : t r n t , about what time he would ... .- v; "''!" ' ' ; ij ;: aed to disguise myself as a" 1 1 t ; . t s . F on the groonds, and risk j- :. u. - procuring a pair of garden i ... ; : .'501 ta i d working clothes up in a .ggled it out of the hotel, iAusible pretext secured a tage in the town, where I r W. rna'fT tte change. About the only t ' t.'ari.d on the stage was expert- tip, and when I. issued from fas as fit a gardener as yon loitered around until about f r his arrival. I was near the . . e he carriage drove up, and wed it. Fortunately for ere at work on the grounds - i r and not in the rear." r kp the details, for heaven's - tolbrook, " fto be nervous this morn- 1 Tom, who, between a de-;.-a f Holbrook and an intense in L iwn tale, was indulging his ' gr. . hie recital. "WeJi, I saw 'roi J girl waiting for Mm, saw. 'hi la, and then sit down and i. n; while he entered the-house. ' . . me out again, and I had an ' '.si it -;o get close up to the veran- ht, cm the pretext of trim f ,r-e ines. Then there began the vtnoriiinary conversation.", 'j sr .detailed that scene upon the W it. jrhich the reader is fully m- Hiring its recital Tom was u-.t ed; Holbrook was too anx--Air It tested to lose a word. A ha l ad finished Holbrook said: n . . ! -. km if. Fniintain is the man." T ' nk here is no doubt of It," re-J '.or i. I I ' ' Noae ') the least. What power of -cos. sk- m! Of course he realized ifcoi-OUgii vlhat she was driving at.? said Tom, "but he is sure land does not propose to ad- jher." -f such a firm, determined, kind of a person who could liberate and cold blooded a I think hi exhibition of self possession at tne club r- ater than on the veranda." "r i,n he veranda he was sure of sri t. imld depend on her love for 1 ut the club an intimation that ' ' a- tiif: 1. order er, backed by proof or -(,-. omju ion, would have made each . " ) .. enemy." - - - ; ", T: i .c - nmented Holbrook. "But -1-' ' i , ,y that girl does lore! It Is a Nvili-,1.. i.-a.-' oingjan all pervading love .o'j i.i-j- flciac everythiiur. Jfiii . i- - Via - .. f ' .WfiJ Ms :not have"believedlt of her.". : "Come, tell me," said Tom, of yonr doings since I've been gone." " ' CHAPTER XX THE LAWYER CONSTRUCTS A THEORY. w- Holbrook'i .Hvj recital it appeared 1. 1 little had been dona in the way of shedding light -on the dark places. He had applied for letters of adininistration for Mrs. Temple ton, and had re ceived them. He had taken posses sion of the prop erty and papers in her name, and with her permis sion had examined all the persobal ef fects of the deceased. He had found le- . ters in plenty, both at the office of Tem- pleton and his boarding place, bus none that threw any light upon the motive of . the deed or which even demanded in quiry. The books and business papers were in excellent and methodical shape. He was certain after closing everything np and paying all outstanding obligations he could turn over something above thirty thousand dollars to be added to the fortune of Mrs. Templeton. The greater part of this money was already in government bonds deposited in a safety vault. , The ladies were comfortably situated in Lexington avenue, and he saw them nearly nightly. - .' .- He had been over to Bee old George ' Dolwell on Long Island, and had con versed with him as to Wessing's visit. -Little had come .of that visit. Weesing 'had not been by any means communica tive, had adroitly avoided direct answers to direct questions,, and had tried to draw upon Dolweil for recollection of the pa pers of Pierson when in the office.' - As these principally related to litiga tion over the collecting of business debts, . and the settling of partnership enterprises ' and speculations, wholly commercial and , financial affairs. Dol well's recollection i had interested him little. - He had asked how much Pierson had left, and Dolwell thought, over two mil lions. His only significant question was . this: - : "Had Mr. Dolwell reason to suppose that Pierson had ever "borne any other jname?" - ; "Ah!" cried Tom," "that is getting ' warm. What was Dol well's reply?" i "No, upon the contrary he had every reason to believe he had not; he had first .known of Mr. Pierson twenty-five years ;ago, and he then bore that name, and was known as a reputable merchant. "This thing is very perplexing," re : marked Tom thoughtfully. "I cannot make out the connection, r Weesing' is here making inquiries with regard to ; Pi arson's papers; Fountain 'makes the same inquiry, and yet so far as we are .enabled to ascertain there is no relation between the two." j Holbrook was pacing up and down bis 'narrow room' in profound thought. Fi nally he said: I -. , ' "Tom, the case stands like this. Now, 1 follow me closely : Templeton is murdered in the open streets and there is no ap parent motive for the deed. Ciroum tances, wholly arising from j Flora A&h grove's manner and words, point the way .to suspicions, of Fountain." I ', "Good, I follow you." . . "As soon as we set inquiry on foot we run against the dead Pierson. Weesing inquires for his papers, so does Fountain." 1 "Yes, and so does Parker." , " "Oh. that is nothinarVhe is an attorney, prooaoiy acting lor one or other of them. Don't interrupt me, you destroy the con tinuity of my thought To get back so 'does Fountain. Now, in the talk be tween Flora and Fountain, overheard by you, there are three points- made first. fountain is an illegitimate' son; second. he is proposing to engage upon an enter- prise in uie loiiowmg oi wnica is in volved the exposure of his illegitimacy; third, Providence has removed Temple- I "Oh, ho, I begin to see your drift" t "Now to weave 'these facts. Let us 'make some suppositions. Suppose Pier son was one of those men who, having a air . and reputable business J exterior, lived a double or even triple private life. -This is not a wild supposition there are plenty of such instances; the records of the courts are full of them. Now to pro ceed: Note that Wessing is making in quiries because now mark because his another his "mother, mark ypu, thinks 'that Pierson is a relative, and if he is Ihen she is an heir." ! j "Good. I follow; I follow." ; "How, suppose Weesing should be a eon of Pierson's under .another name, that would account for his inquiries af ter Pierson's property in so guarded a jmahner, wouldn't it?" I "Yes." "And suppose, since Fountain knowledges that he is an illegitimate eon, he was another son of Pierson's by janother mother, that would account for his inquiries."- ' - ' ' j "Yes, but I don't follow you closely Ww." . ':-'- '. .. '' I'-.',- -'':- ! "And suppose that Hereon was an as sumed name in middle life to escape the consequences of a devious way of living. and that, having had two illegitimate sons, he had a third, a legitimate son, 'whose mother he had abandoned, and that son was Templeton Templeton, whom Providence had removed from Fountain's path that is to say, Provi dence in the shape of a sharp knife in the. hands of Harry Fountain. i "You take my breath away. And what then?" ; : L "Why, you have the motive for the jmurder." . I i "But how do you bring Wessing in?" ! "I don't bring him in; he is there only 'from the fact that he inquires for Pier- json s papers. i "And that he was present at the mur kier; don't forget that in your theoris ing." . ;, ;.' i - , ., "I don't; it is nothing, a mere coinci dence, but One of those curious joining of lines and crossing of paths," which if pot carefully avoided confuse the judg ment and mislead you which makes truth always so much stranger than flc- jtion." L" Wessing would have the same mo tive for getting Templeton but of the way?" i.!''! "But he didn't do the deed; and be- siaes, v essing is not a man wno would pursue any point to death and who could do deliberate murder;' a glance -is suffi cient to determine that he is weak.' On ithe contrary, Fountain would. We have both agreed to that" . ; "But," said Tom, "is not your theory fanciful? There is a great deal to sup pose. , I admit that, so far as Fountain lis concerned, it is plausible." "Only plausible above the rest because 'you.- have certain ascertained facts or statements of himself and Flora to rea son upon. Fountain is proposing to seek !a fortune; Pierson's fortune lies waiting 'to be sought; Fountain , inquires here about Pierson s papers, and admits to .Flora that be called upon me in refer- .epej to that enterprise. Flora is horror iwlu) saw ; the murderer at a distance, and who pretended to -see more than J. did. nriicse are the connecting links which Tiiake the reasoning seem plausible as to iFovntain. You seem to stumble over idic i lea that there must have been some Htnowlt'dire of Wessing by Fountain, and jijf Fouiiiaiii by Wessing.' 1 confess it' It is not necessary to the truth of my (theory that they should not. have knowl- !l'e or that they should. See here: iSuppose Fountain did know of Wessing, ftvhich I wholly doubt, and that he was an iUgiM;iite son 'also, it would make no.uifferT:j-e in his enterprise of kQling Teir.clctc.iii it would be the legitimate heir fie Tvfckl 'haVe. to be rid of before lie or tther'illegitimato heir could pretf i to have a claim on the unclaimed fortune. f "There is a true reasoning In that, rou have no basis for mimaosiiur there was any abandonment of Temple- ton's mother." Holbrook had been pacing up and down as he was thus reasoning. Upon Tom's remark he turned quickly around and bringing bis hands together with a resounding whack he exclaimed: . "Yes, by Heaven, I navel Mrs. Tem pleton told me that her father hafl left her on her mother's death to the cars of an aunt and went to Philadelphia; that subsequently a rumor of his marriage bad reached them, but was never veri fied. That was after they bad heard Of bis death abroad." . "The facts in this case come out slow ly," said Tom. "The line of inquiry to follow is the Pierson . Bn. Why not push your inquiries with Mrs. Temfls ton? See if it is not possible to conlreet the Templetons with Pierson." : "Pil do it, and at once. You'll go with me toowon't you?" -- "Yes, Til go with you, and would be glad to." . ? "But' ha vent we already ground enough to begin a judicial inquiry?" "No; wait untfl I have established the tdea&fioAtion of Fountain with the man who purchased the clothes. rn g about it now and then meet you." 4 : "But I say, Tom, if' Form tarn dont own the gold button, who does?" "TU be hanged if I can tell that is one of the puzzles in this most puzzling of all cases." Tom; hurried off to his friend, the leader writer, who had undertaken to obtain a surreptitious portrait of Foun tain. "Well, how did you make out?" asked Tom. "First rate. I got two views of him- profile and full face." He took then from his desk. . Tom inspected them closely. "Capi tal, he said, "perfect pictures." "What are you going to do with them?" asked the leader writer. "Pardon me," said Tom, "I am in a desperate hurry,' and if I do not wait to explain and thank you for them you will excuse me, I know." .. 1 Then he went to the clothing store and found the clerk, - "What kind of time did you have on our clambake?" i "Ban un. said Tom. "See here, you recollect my asking yu if you eoold Identify the man who bought that suit the man outside of D. B. T.'sr "Yes." "Well, here's the man I suspect. So you recognize him?" The olerk took the paotorraphs sad examined them carefully. Tom waited in an agony -of impa tience, ms neart oeaong with sue throbs that he thought the clerk must surely hear it Finally the clerk said: "I am certain positive, that is the man." Good," said Tom. "Hell find his little joke turned upon him. Thank you. rn tell you all about it shortly. IHeoaM here to tell you for your kindness. He hurried out of the store. "The coil is finally wound about hi, Fountain, my boy, there is a surprise in store for you. In two days' time, my gentle lad, your name wfli be the best known in New York town." He hurried off to meet Holbrook. . - CHAPTER XXL TOM KKXTS WITH A CKDBBXK, ; HE satisfaction with which Tom reviewed hit work was mixed with wondei that Fountain should have been so easily and rap idly trapped. H e marveled that the police authorities had not seen that the obvious thing to do was to discover at once where the clothes worn by the murderer were pur- cnasea. - It was true, he admitted, that he had had an advantage in - determining who the purchaser was, through Holbrook'i acquaintance with Flora Ashgroye, but why had not the detectives of the regu lar force found out as he had done. where the clothes had been bought? He was in high glee over his discovery, and much pleased with himself. The facts were indisputable, and were to be recognized at a glance. There was the conversation between Flora and Fountain on the veranda at Newport, and there was the identifica tion of Fountain with the man who had purchased the one suit which liad not been bought by the U. 8. Tb. While these were not conclusive, still they were sufficient to justify the immediate arrest of Fountain, when the facts necessary for proofs before the jury could be easily brought out by judicious inquiry. To construct the chain of evidence which would convict Fountain in court was work for the authorities, not for him. He had detected the criminal, and that was all that could be demanded of him, and all that he had set out to do. It was thus filled with triumph that he sought Holbrook to consult with him as to the next step the niacins: of all the facts before the district attorney. To his surprise no less than to his indigna tion, ne round tne lawyer loath to go runner in the matter. So long as there was a question oi doubt involved in the investigation, Hol brook had -been' earnest and energetic, bat bow, when all question of doubt had vanunea wnen tne identincaUon - was complete, he hesitated, "baulked," as Tom said, "right at the finish." i .The fact that Flora Ashgrove would be inevitably drawn into the matter dis turbed Holbrook greatly. While all the tenderness with which he had formerly regarded her was wholly dissipated, still it seemed a horrible thing to him, that she should be dragged tothe witness stand and compelled to give the evidence which would send to the gallows the man she had shown she so deeply, and even wildly, loved. He shrank from the idea that he should be instrumental in putting ner in sucn a position. With these sentiments Tom could not or at least would not, sympathize. It might be hard for her, but it was hard also for Annie Templeton that her brother should be struck down and killed, and it was one of the inevitable consequence! of crime that the innocent suffered no less than the guilty, and while it was un fortunate that Miss Ashgrove was in the position in which she was, yet justice must be done. To all of this argument Holbrook had no reply, and he realized he could make none. In the end, however, he gave a reluctant consent that everything should be laid before the district attorney, but he positively refused to go with Tom to that official. If he appeared at all in the matter, it should only be as an unwilling witness, 10 ten now ins suspicions of Fountain had bees aroused, and he sin cerely hoped that even that much would not be required of him. So Tom wat compelled to go alone. On his wav he -dismissed Holbrooke scruples as fanciful to tne last degree, and busied himself with the order of the narrative which he was to submit to the nrosecutinz officer. On entering the office he saw the door of the private room was closed, and he was about to send in his card, when voice called out from an adjoining room: "Hallo, Torn! Come in. Where have you been this month of Sundays?" Tom passed into the room and saw7 an assistant of the district attorney, in the center or a group of his fellow deputies. "1 he mef engaged," ' asked Tom after salutations. " Yes," was the reply, fbut only for short time. , Come in; I was just tellinsi the boys somftof my adventures while yachting, - We were out in Teddy Bra- nam's yacht only a small Darty. Jafct Hanshaw, Fred Cox, Harry Fountain and myself." ..... "Who? , Fountain?" . 4 "Yes, Harry Fountain. Do you know him?, A fine fellow. . "Whatv Fountain?" asked Tom, some what interested; "Fountain of the Union and the Lambs athlete?" Oh, nothing particular. When was this?" "Oh, let me see. We were out the 15th, 16th. 17th and 18th of last month. We went on board the 14th at night, and sailed early the next morning." "Of August " said. Tom, with sudden alarm, "Hold on; where were you on thelTthr "We ran into Greenport bay, about 9 o'clock at night, under the brightest moon" - You are sure of that date?" queried Tom earnest?-. why, yes. Certainly. What's the matter with you?" This is finportant You've made no mistake?" f ,: . "Mistake, no. : Here's my diary with the entry. See," and he held it up for Toutosead. : For heaven's sake!" cried Tom, "let get this straight When did that murder In Union square occur?" "Ask Jim there; it's his esse." "You mean Templeton'st" asked the ens refeared to. "On the morning of the eighteenth, an hour after midnight" "Great heavens r cried Tom. They all stared at him. He took the photographs out of his pocket .and handed them to the first speaker ' "Was this the man the Fountain who was with youT . "The very same. These are good pict ures of him?" "Was he never away from you during thStifpr . "Never, from the time he joined us on the fourteenth." Tom stood like one rooted to the spot In the meantime the others looked upon him amared. Finally Tom said: I do not think I want to see the dis trict attorney after all. He turned on. his heel without a word and walked out, leaving them wonder ing at his strange manner and questions. He s been drinking, be heard one "One would etoppoee he thought Foun tain had committed that murder," from another. He paid no heed, but passed on and descended the stairs like one who had met with a distressful blow of misfor tune. He walked along the street dazed, nn- heedful of allVabout him. Without knowing just hoWhehad gotten there he found himself ids Broadway, opposite the postoffiee. Ha emotions difficult to analyze. Heartfelt gratitude and thankfulness that the story had been told him before he. had gone in to the district attorney possessed him, but dominating every other sentiment was his feeling of keen and bitter disappointment His quest had ended in failure, his triumph had turned to ashes. He made his way hurriedly to Hol brook. The lawyer was engaged with a client, and Tom paced the outer office in a fever of disappointment thankfulness, humiliation and even anger. How could he have been such an idiot as to have supposed Fountain! could have been guilty ef such a crime? he asked himself, and then in the moat illogical way he found himself growing angry with Foun tain for going off on that yachting trip, and thus making it impossible for him to have committed the deed. Unable to contain himself longer, he sent his card, on which was scribbled Important All the fat's in the fire," to Holbrook. S Holbrook eame out immediately. He looked wonderingly at Tom, who bore the visible traces of bis crushing de- leat. . What's the matter, man?" asked Hol- brookt I "Harry Fountain didnt commit the murder."..'' ;..'!'-' . Holbrook could not have suppressed his surprise if he . had. desired, nor his evident relief at the information! ; : That increased Tom's bitterness. '"Why?" asked Holbrook. "Do they know who did it?" ' No." ' How do you know, then, that he didn't'" . He was not within a hundred miles of Union square when the deed was done." ! Holbrook told him to wait a moment and he would dismiss hb client at once. This he did speedily, and calling Tom in made hum tell ail that had occurred. There was silence at the conclusion. After a moment Tom said: "We are just where we were ten days ago. we ve been on a false scent" No," said Holbrook, : "not quite. There is the motive we reasoned out this morning. We must now follow up the Pierson inquiry," S ."Until we get near the finish, when I suppose you'll baulk again," replied Tom Dit terry. i ' Holbrook laughed. "Be reasonable, Tom. You know it was a hard thing to bring Flora Ash grove into the matter, and I am sincerely glad she is out of it" "Unless," said Tom, "Fountain hired some one to do it" j "Oh, dismiss that idea." replied Hol brook; . "Our suspicions of Fountain were caused wholly from our belief that Flora thought ' Fountain had himself done the deed. If her manner and words did not mean this, they meant nothing. No, the 'handsome Flora' herself has been on a wrong scent" ."But she didn't think so without there was a reason for it" : "You re right there, Tom. Now what was that reason?" I "To find that out would put us on the right track again. By Jove, Holbrook, re an idea." j 'Let us have It, then." "See. The Ashgrove girl thinks Foun tain did the murder. She hasn't told him of her belief, nor won't you remember & conversation. Now. hn still labors srauer that Doner. : xou can go to her and earn her undying gratitude by dis abusing her mind of that error." "Well, what then?" "In her joy at finding that the object of her love is not a guilty man, she will tell you her reason for supposing he was." "You have an idea, Tom." "Yes, and besides, she'll tell you who was the owner of tne diamond button." "Surely. But she Is still in Newport" "No," said Tom, "I saw in this morn ing's papers that the Witherspoons have returned to the city. .. "Then I'll go to her this very day." "Do. And while you are on that line Fll seek out Fountain, tell him' my former suspicions, and ask his assistance In our effort" . "He won't talk to you." "Well, I can try all the same." Having agreed to this plan,aad ap pointed a place of meeting, they parted. CHAPTER XXIL ANOTHER VISIT TO TBS BAHDSOMX TLOBA." ' ROM the manner in which Flora had received him on the night be had met her at the Casino, Hol brook had no rea- son to suppose his visit would be met with much cordiality. Therefore, when tne servant re turned after he had presented his card, with the infonaation that the lady was not at home, he was not surprised " muMiB. na said to lh sep. vant'that' Mis Aahcrbvi i dthvhri herself -to tisitort this aftemnfmv ttlAAo say tothe lady that : Mr. Holbrook calls upon btainess of the utmesr importance las servant want - - - - leaving hud seated In the reception room, tad Returned to say that the lady would see him in a few moments.:' -i, . He did not wait lon& ft Flora; still In morning toilet followed" h wmt cloaelyVjXBhswas cold and haughty in the extreme, but none the lees wearied and anxious. Sh saluted &i?OlbrfrVed- irTjS cat wmjtmg tor a return, ene servant: . r "I am not at home to any other callers, no matter who they may be.T She closed the door after her, and sat down in such a position that the light was Upon Holbrook'e face, while her own was in the shadow.'' She waited for Holbrook to speaks turning upon him with a polite look of inquiry. Her manner conveyed that the call was ' to be regarded as one purely of business. Holbrook felt it. a.n1 mm abtnir tw lirr 1 manner. Upon her part she felt that the blow she dreaded so much was about to falL Holbrqok accepted the situation, feel ing that in the end he must win. "I beg you will excuse my urgency," he began, "but necessity knows no law of 'etiquette or custom. The last time I had the honor of oalling upon you, the conversation was wholly, if my memory serves me, upon the then recent mur der of Mr. Templeton. I desire to renew it" . - Flora visibly paled under this exor dium. She replied: "The subject is not an agreeable one, but I suppose you have a purpose in re newing it" . "I have, and also a confession to make." "A confession!"' she repeated in sur prise." "Yes, a confession. From your man ner and from your words at that time, -and subsequently from your manner at the Casino, where I met you some days afterwards, I arrived at the conclusion that you suspected Mr. Fountain of hav ing committed the murder." "The dreaded blow has fallen," she thought as she gasped out, her face ghastly white, "but you did not know him; he told me so." ' "I learned who he was that night at the Casino," he replied calmly. "I feared so," she said, with a low moan. "And yet he went to you the next morning. Fool, fool, fool, that he was!" ' "That conclusion," continued Hol brook, conscious he was torturing her as a cat does a mouse, "wat strengthened by the report of an interview between yourself and Mr. Fountain on the veran da of your uncle's house at Newport." She sprang to her feet nerved by the strong tide of anger and contempt that swept over her. And were you low enough, base enough; to spy upon us, or to place a spy upon usr' Holbrook was struck with her great beauty as she stood before him,, burning with scorn, and he admired hec. No, Miss Ashgrove," he replied, quiet ly, "you wrong me. You are mistaken in both conjectures. I neither spied on you nor placed one on you. The report Came to me in my professional capacity, after it was all over, and without my knowledge that Mr. Fountain was- being followed and watched. This, I say, con firmed the suspicions and strengthened my conclusions, Dut 1 aeeire to say to you now that' both of us have been wrong. I hasten to inform you that Mr. Fountain did not commit the deed." Did not!" .The revulsion of feeling 1 too great She sank back in her chair, and for j a moment Holbrook thought she would swoon. ' He started up hastily to go te her as sistance, but she waved . him back, and after a supreme effort regained control of herself. I I How he is innocent?" xes, umooent He was not within a hundred miles of Union square when the deed was done." j . . I - ! And why do you come to me with all this?" . j i , - I Having repossessed herself, she took refuge in haughtiness, while her manner was an assumption of extreme indiffer- n- : 1 1 J' ':. ( sue made Holbrook angry, and it was with difficulty he could control himself. You will pardon me, Miss Ashgrove, I hope, if I remark that your tone and manner are particularly offensive to me, and neither wise nor just It is far from my purpose to descend so low as to threaten a lady, but prudence ' should suggest to you that it is not wise to show sucn contempt whatever you may feel, toward a man who is in possession of such knowledge as you know t am." I "And pray, what may that be?" ! ".That you love the man Fountain with a strong, powerful love a love whih excites toy respect and admiration; jthat the object of that love is a man who bears a name by sufferance Only J not by right; and that even when you believed him to be a murderer you shed the bright light of your love upon him." I "How do you know these things?" j "They come to me professionally I am the legal adviser of the dead Temple- ton's mother and sister." ! f ! I "Mother and sister!" she exclaimed. "I thought he had neither mother nor sister nor any relative." "That is strange, since he was a rela tive of yours a remote one." Flora blushed. ! !. "That was a fib, Mr. Holbrook, I free ly confess it; I confess also in the game of wits I am beaten. . Though I am not pleased that you know so much."; -. j Be not alarmed. But one other per son possesses these facts, and vou cab rest assured neitner be nor 1 have any aesire to use the knowledge thus ob tained to your disadvantage or to that of Mr. Fountain." ! t 1 Thank you. But may I not n j!r what your purpose is in telling iuri . t;use things?" i . 1 . j 1 I might fall hack on the stau-iuent,1 replied Holbrook smsVing, "that liaving a feeling of regard for you I desired to relieve your mind of unjust suspicion against one you .love so well and the en tertaining of which must have given you so much torture; but such statement would not be the whole truth, for I have another purpose as well, not an entirely unselfish one." . "And that purpose is?" "Let me explain. The fact of Mr. Fountain's innocence came out inciden tally in the pursuit of certain inquiries and the proposed initiation of some ac tions touching the murder of. Mr. Tem pleton, and perhaps it may be said also hi an effort, feeble as yet, to connect the late Mr. Templeton with the bite Mr. Pierson. I shall be very frank brutally so, I fear, Miss Ashgrove. The fact that you suspected Mr. Fountain of the mur der of Mr. Templeton that Mr. Fountain had remarked, with reference to 'an en terprise he was engaged upon, that Provi dence had removed Mr. Templeton from his path, and the final fact that that en terprise was made known to me by Mr, Fountain's call upon me, to be an effort to obtain the late Mr. Pierson's property, shows that in some way, unknown to me, Mr. Templeton was connected with Mr. Pierson, and the interests of Mr. Fountain and Mr. Templeton were an tagonistic i have the audacity to ask you in what way Mr. Fountain touched Mr. Pierson, and how it was that Mr. Templeton's interests were antagonistic to those of Mr. Fountain? In that point lay your reason for accusing in your mind Mr. Fountam of the deed." "May I ask to what use you would put the information were I to give it to you always presuming I had such informa tion?" 1 "I believe I had the honor of inform ing you that I am the legal adviser of JUxs. and Miss Templeton. The interests of the brother are now the interests of the mother and sister." Flora showed clearly that the knowl edge of the existence of a mother and sister of Templeton ,wa not-pleasant to ner, ; and- she ..remained in . profound tnougnt for a moment or two. fs aouirooa waned . patiently t or her to speak. Finally she said: . . j "Mr. Holbrook, I shall not conceal from you that I know the relationship you ask to be informed of. In the brief time Fve had to consider I have made up toy mind that I cannot speak of it for I cannot explain it without giving you secrets I have no right to give to a third person without the consent of Mr. Foun tam they are his they belong to him and concern him only. Yoa have reas oned most accurately. Therein lay the reason 'of my unjust suspicion of Mr. Fountain: the motive was so at rone, and hA himself felt the bitterness and disap pointment of finding Mr. Templeton in his way so much, that I feared in a mo ment of passion he had been led into a frightful .crime. I must however, de cline to answer your question." - Holbrook bowed courteously, and re marked: :,'' "Of 'course, that sends me to Mr. Fountain." "If Mr. Fountain determines to in form you, I, of course, can offer no ob jection." ; "Perhaps you may find yourself able to answer another question?" Flora seemed to give him consent by an inquiring expression of face. : "You will perhaps remember," he con tinued; "that on the occasion of our pre vious interview in this bouse I displayed a diamond button I had found that morning at the place of murder." "Perfectly well." . ; "You seemed to recognize it then. May 1 ask to whom you thought it be longed?" : "So," said the lady laughingly, but partly vexed as weU, "your display of the button was a trap laid for me?" ' "I confess it Laid on the impulse of the moment" "I have 'no objections to tell you. I had seen a similar one worn by Kandrick Noble." . "Ah!" "He was very proud of it, as he had inherited it from his grandfather, who had received it from an Italian nobleman in whose family it had been for many generations. It was given the grand father in recognition of some great serv ice rendered. Concerning Mr. Noble I presume you know quite as much as I do. He is but little more than an ac quaintance, a young gentleman of our set" "What earthly connection can he have with the matter that puzzles me so?" "That is for your astuteness to dis cover," replied the lady, not without the suspicion of sarcasm in her tones. "I cannot help you in that matter.'" At this point Holbrook rose to take his leave, and as he did so Miss Ashgrove, rising with him, said: I fear an . apology Is due you. But surely you will excuse a woman seeking to protect her secrete!" . Holbrook began to feel ashamea or himself under the gentle dignity of her apology, and felt it almost a rebuke; so he replied: The apologies should be mine lor having performed a delicate task with much awkwardness and little kindness." Thus, with a better understanding between them than had existed since their first interview, and perhaps than ever before, they parted after a warm grasp of the hand. CHAPTER XXIII. t TOM HAKES A LONO STEP FOB W ABO. OM was not dis pleased to be alone for a time, in order that he might give him self up to thought When he parted from Holbrook he had little idea of going to Foun tain that is, .lit tle I definite idea of what he could accomplish by seeing and talking with him. ; The truth is, he was much disturbed. The bitter disappointment in finding that he had not detected the murderer had unsettled him. Beginning in doubt, he had gradually gone on to a full convic tion, and had discounted his triumph. Now; everything !wasi astray. He had never failed so before; he had never be fore; been enticed so far upon a false scent. !' . I ; ; ' . I He began to fear he was losing his cunning. 1 .'- : I , . 1 If the story-were to become known. how they would laugh at him at police headquarters; what gleeful stories of his defeat would his competitors have to tell; he would be compelled to leave town because of their jokes and laugh ter; his prestige Would b gone in the office of The Sol; he was how conscious, with a feeling of self contempt, that he had of late been assuming airs of supe riority among his fellows. j Then he. consoled himself with the thought that after all no one else had made the progress in the affair that Hol brook and himself had made. Then he recollected, with I another-wave of self contempt, that when he thOughttrinmph was tneirs ne nad attributed all to his own efforts and shrewdness, and now in failure he was quite willing to take Hol brook into partnership. After all, say what might be said, .the affair was deep, intricate and mysterious, back of which lay a mass of facts which must be ascer tained, arranged and digested. Finally he said, with an inspiration of hope: I I .. , - j ,, . 1 "All is not lost yet, and my commis on has not been recalled." ; By that time he had reached the City Hall park, with a view of hunting up the Shadow and relieving him from duty for a time at least, or until he was want ed again. 1 j ' ; I ; . . I As he passed the .city hall he saw the old attorney, George Parker, descend ing the steps. j . I "There's the Shadow's friend." he commented. "That old fellow is slosh ing around with a claim against Pier son's estate, not knowing against what momentous affairs he may be knocking. If there is anything crooked in his pro ceedings on behalf of that driveling old drunkard in vancfc street how he will take to cover when we light the fuse-if we ever do." 'I I J Tom chuckled; presently an idea struck him.; I . I : 1 'Til give him an interview. Perhaps 1 11 elicit something. 1 As the old man was about to pass. Tom checked him. i- Good afternoon, Mr. Parker. Tve heard that notice of a'claim to Pierson's estate on behalf of James Preston has been made before is there in it?" the surrogate. What The old man looked at him sharply ana not witn a pleasant expression. " w no are your' j "Bryan, of The SoL" "Ob, a reporter, hey," replied the old man, with a grin and an expression of relief. "You reporters are very sharp. The notice was only filed within the hour." . "; 1 .. i : . : f "Oh, yes, we lay pretty close for the news. But what is there in it?" ! "Well, I think there is a good deal in it, 'or the notice wouldn't have been filed. - A lawyer would naturally say that after he had taken up a client's case, wouldn't he? However, the matter is not in such form yet that I can talk about it, especially without conference with the counsel who bears the, leading part. I can say this, that the notice was filed merely as a precautionary step. I don't care to say anything about it or have anything said now. - If you will promise to say nothing now, when ,the matter comes up I'll give you the inside of it ex clusively. That's what you young' men want a beat-t-isn't it?"- "Yes, that's what we are always look- 'ing for.r replied Tom.". ;"T11 keep my promise, if you will." I know there will be a great story i - The bid man Fiersoa lived a double life." I t I - "What do you know' about it?" in quired the old man fiercely. j "Not very much,- to be sure. I know he used to pass under another name at one time." . ' -i . I "You do? What name?" i I "Fountain," coolly replied Tom. This was a recsiess ana auaacious assump tion upon the part of Tom. He knew nothing of the kind. : I "Fountain, did you say?" queried the old man, knitting bis brows, deeply in terested. "When, and how long agor "Oh, that is my secret." - .. . j "What else do you know about Pier- amr . . - . . , . : . t .-.. . "That's about alL I learned it by ac cident I know why he assumed it ft was because he wanted to marry a wo man under that name. ' j . 4 - The .face of the old man took on an. expression of serious alarm. Tom .1 ; wucnwi Dim IU11UW1T, "Ah, had he any children?" asked the old man. " '" "Yes, I think bo. A son and a daugh ter;" ;.. "A daughter," repeated the old man, and now he seemed puzzled. . "I thiik, Mr. Bryan, you have information of great value to us more value than you know. Cannot we go to some quiet place where we can exchange confi dences? 1 should not be surprised if your information were worth paying for handsomely." Tom felt that he was getting into shal low water, for he had been drawing upon his imagination for his facts; led to go on from the evident alarm he was caus ing the old man. It was not his purpose to "go further, so he said: "I am always on the make, if I can do it squarely, Mr. Parker. I have no ob jection to giving you all the information I possess on the subject But I cannot go now; I have an important engage ment at which I am already overdue." "Can we not meet this evening?" "No engagement again." "To-morrow, then. No, not to-morrow. I have engagements out of town. This is Thursday; make it Monday next at 11, at this spot" "All right This place is convenient for me." "One moment, Mr. Bryan. Do yoU know where the son Fountain, you know is now?" "I do not knowf but I could obtain knowledge easily, I thiak." . "Very well. Don't fail me on Mon day." " Tom hurried away, glad to escape, for from a sense of pure mischief he had been led into this encounter. "I'll have to concoct a story," he said to himself, "and meet the old man on Monday. I may learn something of value.' But what wag it in my lie that disturbed him so? Let me see; he is making a claim on behalf of that old drunkard on the ground that the old sot is a brother of the late Pierson. Now, if that is so, one of them bears ah assumed name. Which? From his disturbance when I said Pierson had Once been known as Fountain, it must have been the dead man. Now what? Why, he is fright ened about the idea of the marriage and wants : know about the issue. Um. Just liieu he crossed the path of one of New York's most eminent lawyers.' "Good afternoon, Mr.-Bryan," said the distinguished ornament of the bar. "Good afternoon, judge," returned Tom as ho stopped him.. "Judge, I want a woodshed opinion. The distinguished man laughed. "They are often, the most expensive kind of opinions, even if you do get them for nothing, Mr. Bryan. 'Nevertheless, ill risk it with so great an authority. I am on the hunt of a mysterious affair. Not five min utes, ago 1 had a conversation with a man who touches the matter slightly, and "I made a remark Or two which dis turbed him greatly. He was not at all frank or communicative.-so I tried to reason it out, and I ran against a legal wall." I "Well, if I can assist I should be pleased." "Let me put a supposititious case: John Smith marries a' woman under the name of Jacob Brown and raises a family of children. - He amasses a fortune under the name of John Smith living a double life and dies without a wilL Jehn Smith is supposed to be childless. Can his children under the name of Brown claim to inherit the property?" "There is no other or previous mar riage of which there is issue - "No." ! I "Well, I should say if the identity of John Smith and Jacob Brown could be established, that the. Brown children could inherit and the mother take her dower rights." : "Notwithstanding there was an undis puted brother of John Smith claimant to the estate?" . . I j "xes; notwitnstanaing there was a claimant in the person of a brother. But you understand that this is an opinion given on your statement of the facts. "TnanKs, said lorn, 1 can see through the wall now, and it helps greatly." "He moved off. "Ah," he 6aid to him self, "that's what frightens Parker. His little scheme would go to grass if my lit tle romance were true, ii With this, Tom dismissed the incident from his mind and set about finding the Shadow. This was quickly ; done, and Tom dismissed him for the day. Then he thought seriously about call ing upon Fountain, and finally deter mined to seek him. With Tom, to de cide was to act, and forthwith he sought the places where he thought the gentle man was most likely to be found. j (COirnNCJED NEXT WEEK) Scaly '8kiii Diseases : ' ' - .' 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AM) FAKSil-.lt- "HOC. ft.O 10X TIt VAI.HK CAI.F SH!I-. & Kl '.VOKKINOMKN'S Mini .o- Rinl 1HIVN' SCHOiil. IU. - All made ill Congress, llutlon ant I.:t-1:. vQ& $2 SHOES Lk I SI.7B KIIOR FOK MISSS.S. -V. I.. ,. -Vi- ttrot'kton. M- "-'' DAVIS CAY Truck Farmers Special THE BEST FERTTT.TZ;:;; ! "( )R 1'0 TATOES AND O rHER.TKl'i :K j CROPS EVER SOLD. Introduced seven years ago. and pxti :i-Uvi' ased since by leadina Trackers aluiiK tlit-oi-' from Norfolk. Va to Tatnpa.Fla- North Carolina Truckers will econ-y-t ,ri'r interest By givnn it a trial at least. Address for catalogue, a-ivinir prii-i-. cate. etc. THE WILCOX & Girt use CO., Charie8to & v. rtti Ml i:? of Tu:r, z.ia? or iSUHD & PiFSO PLV and extensions East and 7ct- cjobz, rnonn ana wortuwedt nor.t tmeDio, maKlng Etops oniy at iror.- .t Folders, copies of the " Western TTai?, y mi e i ; m 0 ' a a vm vu a. - a a i er desired infonoation, address ! JOHN SEBASTIAN, CHICAGO, ILL Gea'lKckatSPasa. Agm I