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CH tPTEK XXXIV.
* * "\V» :l. T IT. pose it must
be so, 1 8* id Chinston *\ith a si^di,
n ~
"but it seems v i . haul th.it this
slur should be ca-t upon Miss Frettl
by. Brian turned a little pale.
"The >i3l -> of fh« f;! !i» I are gener
ally vi.-ited upon tin t hihben by the
world," he .said bitleny. "But after
the first pain is v--r, i;i n» w lands,
among new faces, she will forget the
bitter past."
"Now that it is set red Moreland
is to lie arrest I, ' said (-alton,
"how is it to he I , he still
in Melbourne?"
"Rather," said Kilsip in a satisfied
tone; "I've hud mv eye on him for
the last two months, and some one
is watching him for me now—trust
me, he can't move two steps without
my knowing it."
"Ah, indeed!" said ('alton quickly.
"Then do you know if he has been
to the bank and cashed that cheque
for five thousand, which Frettlby
gave him V
"Well, now," observed Kilsip, af
ter a pause, "do you know you rath
er startled me when you told me he
had received a cheque for that
amount'"
"Why ?''
"It's such a large one," replied the
detective, "and had I known what
sum ho had paid into his account I
should have been suspicious."
"Then he has been to the bank ?"
"To his own bank, yes. He went j
there yesterday afternoon at two t
o'clock—that is the day after he got :
it—so it would be sent around to
Mr. Frettlby's bank, and would not
be returned till next day, and as he
died in the meanwhile, I expect *it
hasii t been honored, so Mr. More
land won't have hi- money yet."'
"I wonder what he'll do," -aid
Chinston.
"Go to the manager and kick up a
row, said Kilsip coolly, "and the
manager will no doubt tell him he'd
better see the executors."
"But, my good inend. the mana
ger doesn't know who the executors
are. .broke in Calton impatiently.
"You forget the will has yet to be
read."
"I hen hell tell him to go to Mr.
I'rett Iby s solicitor*.. 1 suppose lie
knows who they are. retorted Kil
sip.
"Thinton A Tarbet, said Calton.
musingly, "but it s questionable if
Moreland would to them ,
"\\ hy shouldn t lit', sir caid Kil
sip quickly. die di es not know
anything about this." laying his hand
on the confession, "and as the check
is genuine i-nough he w >n't let the
thousand pounds without a stru ,ir -
A - o
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e, *t
*l teh you w hat. ob.-t*i vt d i al
ton. alter a few moments of rejec
tion, "I .. acio.-s [he way ami t« 1-
ephone t > Tniiiton A Tarbet. and
when he eali- on : tin they can >eiid
liim up to me."
"Avery good idea." -aid !v:..-ip.
rubbing hi- hand.-, "and then I can
arrest him."
"But the w.nrant, intel posed
Brian, as Calton arose.
"Is lit re," sail the detective, pro-
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; ducing it.
"Uv J JVC. you must have been
pretty certain oi his guilt, re mar !.e ;
Ch Mi- ton.
"O: course I was," retorted Kdsip
in a -at is tied tone of voice. "When
I told the ruagistr de where I found
the r(.-i\ aid reminded L'u. ■'.
Moreland's acknowledgment at the
trial, that he ha 1 it in his po.- -esdon
j before the murder, I soon got him
■
! to see the necessity of having More
: land arrested "
"Half-past four," said Calioi ,
j pausing for a moment at the door
I and looking at his watch. "I ni
afraid it's rather late to catch More
laud to-day; however, I'll see what
Thinton &. Tarbet know," and he
went out.
"Fate is playing '.ato our lrnds,'
|he said, as soon as he recovered his
' breath. "Moreland called on Thin
! ton & Tarbet, as Kilsip surmised,
and as neither of them were in, said
he would call again before live
o'clock. I told the clerk to bring
him up to me at once, so he may be
hero at any moment. M
"That is. if he's fool enough to
| come." c bserved Chinston.
"Ob. he'll come," said tLe detect
ive confidently, rattling a pair of
handcuffs together. "Hois sosatio
tied tint he has made things safe
that he'll walk right into the trap.
It was getting a little dusk, and
the four men were greatly excited,
though they concealed it under an
assumed nonchalance.
"What a situation for a drama,'
said Brian.
"Only,'' said Chinston, quietly, "it
is as realistic as in the old days of
the Coliseum, where the actor who
played Orpheus was torn to pieces
by bears at the end of the play."
"His last appearance on any stage,
I suppose,'' said Calton, a little cru
elly, it must be confessed.
Meanwhile Kilsip remained seated
in his chair, humming an operatic
air and chinking the handcuffs to
gether, byway of an accompani
ment. He felt intensely pleased
with himself, the more so, as he saw
that by this capture ho would be
ranked far above Gorby. And what
would Gorby say !—Gorby who had
laughed at all his ideas as foolish, ,
and who had been quite wrong from
the first. If only ''
"Hush !" said Calton, holding up
his linger, as steps were heard echo
ing ou the Hags outside. "Here he
is. I believe."
Kilsip arose from his chair, and
stealing softly to the window, looked
cautiously out. Then he turned
round to those inside and, noddin ••
his head, slipped the h indoutl's into
his pocket. lust as he did so, there
was a knock at the door, and in re
sponse to C:;'■ on's invitation to en
ter, Thinton .... Tar bet's clerk came
in with linger MoreJami. The latter
faltered a little on the threshed,
when he sawCa'.l.n v...snot :.:onf.
and -eem d half ieclin.t-d to retreat.
But, evidently, thinking there was
110 daUgei Ot lilS StCle, oeing d'scov
ered, he pulled himsei: together,
and ad\ inced into th'j room in an
easy and confident manner
"This is the gentleman who wants
to know about the cheque, sir, said
Thinton A TarbetV clerk to Calton.
"Oh. indeed, answere i Calton,
quietly. "I am glad to see him .
you can go."
Thecletk bowe l and went out,
closiug tile door a! u-r him Mor6
iand to t;. > scat directly m front
of Calton. an i with Lis back to ti.e
door. Kilsip, seeing this, strolled
a I'OSS THE ROOM in a nonchalant
manner, alton et gaged M re
land i i-..:;\t'i>;; '. n. an J v 1 .i*-t v
turned the key.
"\v-ii w ait to see me, sir sai !
Cation, rtsuuiing his seat.
"A v - that i-. i.e." i plied
Moreland. uneasily.
"Oh, these gentlemen art all my
friend-, said Ca't.-n, qui- 11y : *\.nv
thing voa mav sav is ouite >.r
V? » » • A
"That they are your friends, and
are quite -afe, is nothing to mc,"
sail Moreland. insolently. "I wish
to speak to you in private.
"Don't you think you would like
to know my friend-!" said Calton
coolly, taking no notice to the re
"XJ y ur fiiend.-. sir 1 cri t
M
feet.
Calton laughed, and introduced
Mr. Moreland to the others.
* jJr. C niuctou, -»ir. and
Mr. Fitzgerald."
*T itzgerald,' gra-ped Moreland,
growing pale. "I—l—what's that
he -hrif !:ed. a> he saw Whyte's coat,
all weather-stained, lying on n chair
near him. and which he immediately
recognized.
" That's the rope t at'a going to
hang you." said Kil.-ip. quietly, com
ing behind him, "for the murder of
Oliver Whyto."
"Trapped, by G— shouted the
w!etched man. wheeling round, so
a- to face Kilsip. Tie sprang at the
detective's throat, and they both
rolled together on the floor, hut the
latter was too strong for him, aud
after a sharp struggle, he succeeded
in gel.tif.tg the handcuffs on More
land's wrists, The of hers stood
around perfectly quiet, knowing
that Kilsip required no ass stance.
Mow that there was no possibility
of escape, Moieiand srcined t»> b.*
come resigned, and rose sullenly off
the floor.
"By G—! I d make vou pav foi
. *
this," he hissed between his teeth,
with a white despairing face. "You
can't prove anything."
"Can't we ?" said Calton, touch
ing the confession "You are wroni/.
" O
This is the confession of Mark
Frettlby made before he died."
"It's a d —d lie."
"A jury will decide that," said the
barristei, dryly "Meanwhde you will
pass the night in the Melbourne
gaol.
"Ah! perhaps they'll give me the;
same cell as you occupied," said s
Moreland, with a hard laugh, turn- ,
°
ing to Fitzgerald. "1 should like it j
for its old associations."
Brian did not answer him, but!
picking up his hat anil gloves, pre- j
pared to go.
"Stop !" cried Moreland, fiercely.
"I see that it is ail up with me, so !
I'm not going to lie like a coward. ;
I've played for a big stake and lost. '
but if I hadn't been such a fool, I'd
have cashed that cheque next morn
ing and been far away by this time." '
"It would certainly have been !
wiser," said Calton.
"After a'l, said Moieiand, non
chalantly. taking no notice of his
remark. "I don't know* that I'm sor
ry about it. I've had a hell upon
earth since I killed WLyte."
"Then yon acknowledge your
guilt said Brian, quietly.
.Moreland shrugg- d his shoulders.
"I told you I wasn't a coward, he
answeied coolly. "Yes, [ did it : it
was White's own fault. When I
met him that night he told me how
Frettlby wouldn't let him marry his
daughter, but said he'd make him,
and showed rue the marriage certifi
cate. I thought if I could only get
it I d make a nice little pile out of
Frettlby over it; -o vi. u Whyte
went on drinking I did not. After
he had gone out of the hotel, I put
on his coat, which he left behind. I
*-.w him stan iin^ r near the lamp
p >-t, and I itzgeralci come up and
*. leii i* a% e him. When \ou came
down the -tr et." he \\;-r:t . t un
it g to i ltzgerald. "I -n* ink back
i 111 o the shadow - ; alid when \t.;u
' t--« I .an up to WL\te a- the
• . was putting :ri t .i.-- han
si :i He took me f. r > I
: i-. t undeceive hin.. but ! ir 1
hid i.o of murderii Ui,\te
when I got into the cab I !:.c ito
_r t the \ apers. but he won. In't let
. - . ar.d commence 1 to -u r out.
i u i thought of the chloroform in
1 the pocket of his coat, which I was
wearing. I puileJ it out. ami found
that the cork wis loose. Then I
.
took out White's handkerchief,
which was also in the coat pocket.
I again ti i* d to get tbe papers,
without using the chloroform, but
couldn't, so I clapped the handkti
chief over L.s mouth. and lie wiu
off after a few minutes, and I g«>t
the papers. I thought he was oii»>
insensible, and it was only when 1
saw the newspaper that I knew he
was dead. 1 stopped the cab in St
Kiida Road, gut out and caught
another cab, which was going to
town Then 1 got out at Powleti
Street, took off the coat, and carrieu
it over njy arm i went down
George Street, towards the Fitrzov
Gardens, and having hid the coat
up a tree, where I suppose you
found it/' to Kiisip. "I walked horn
—so I've done you al 1 nicely, but
'"You're caught al lasi, ' finished
i Kiisip, quietly,
Moreiand fell down in a chair, with
an air oi utter weariness ai d lasti
| tude.
"No man can be stronger than
Destiny," he said, dreamily. "I have
lo>t and you have won : so life is »
chess board aftar all, and we are tin
! pupp?ts of Fate."
He refused to utter another word :
so leaving Calton, and Kiisip with
him. Brim and the doctor went out
■
and bailed a cab. It drove ui> t(.
•. . 1
the entrance ol the court wuere Gal
lon's office wss, and then Moieland,
walking as if in a dream, left the!
room, and got into the cab, followed !
by Kiisip.
"Do you know,"' said Chinston, (
thoughtfully, as they stood and
, watched the cab drive off, "do you
know what the end of that man will
1 b* 9
"It requires no prophet to foretell j
that," said Calton, dryly. "He will
; be hanged
''No, he won't," retorted tbe doc
toi. ''He will commit suicide."
(to be continued.)
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