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{ H ii- fi enn do that, Anyway, to-night?” Dt course they will. ft.” in ber room as usual. _loomy silence. breakfast to the ‘thinks, we ought. to have the we Said Ernest Chapin, ‘spoke directly to Dorothy, he d Crosby's searching glance. $ think 90, I think we ought to 4 could possibly be of But I walking the middie night and falling into one of bie deep,” said Crosby. that black one akes me shiver dark one down Wook at it, and that Sure positively “<siey' te very know they are: r the willows that deepest ravine 1s eanny!"” 4 Gale strolied past the Pans. they were gone around to humt for © seo they stumble over irhoy don't know im this world 6 90,” sald Dorothy; wo were e ‘and each determined in love with bim, state of things was to neither knew, but positive in bis brought about, h was none the less x med Crosby's by Chapin was left me “Listen to ou, once more, to say nothin: ‘bu® no good your telling of Fht result in harm. Vell, I won't; but fw me what Justin . vol elnr-d And then, ig, if you'll only thing about pont in me, too. Dorothy's éyes opened wide. thin i tell you nothing,’ sek." ‘Deli mo, dear.” ked at him with a gen- Dorothy loo! ay ‘i He tenderness. “Ernest, for sueh a question.” us, Answer me, tell this man that she uch an admission would brin, @iance roved out over ee do spread out before Soun she give up sion of @ sudden thought her lover's pleading, ‘As Justin's secretary, of course you know ali about If he should ff he should never come back, who his business matters would own White Birches?” “T am not quite sure. to will—and I've never seen It—of course aposition of his fortane will be in accordance with that. he Intended to marriage, m not sur is lawyers will know, vate memorandum, which, if ze H mind f implicates Chapin pretty deeply In the matter. it isn’t up to us to probe the case. nm the detective comes to-morrow Chapin run away as tong as this place ts ded like a fortress. I wonder if y'll turn on their precious burgiar- Old Driggs, butler, always did it when Justin away, eo naturally he'll attend was carly the next morning that thy came downstairs, That is, ‘wan carly for her to make an ap- rance, though the other members the household bad already assem~ But the girl was too anxious learn if there were any news to cely nothing bad been discov concerming Arnold, and break- was eaten in an atmosphere of Dorothy strolled terrace, where she was joined by Crosby and pools can’, seem to imaging out in of them! there's but each ‘aren't d ty in love? It must be Diep to bein love Vike hat” men who stone the were both deeply in love then That she should yet be Wadsworth me,” he said, without “Phat detective is coming y want to remind 10 o’clock, and I Gheut old Ing us on the balcony to- i The ‘hetective will question r possibly come acene, and it t you to said to you after 4 a.” INothing ot importance—as I told as ifona Chapin whispered F e girl, “Dorothy, dar- Journ 0 J admit you love me do—I'll tell you every- it, What Arnold said, / nd ail that happened. And you can opr. don't mean that you know ng ing about Justin’s going away!” he returned ‘until you tell mo what I , “this isn’t the time or pla “Yes, it is, darling, There couldn't be w more beautiful place than this terrace, with the bright sunshine and Diue sky above, and no one near to overhear Dorothy. Crown my happiness of loving you, by your dear confession that you love me.” If Mr. Arnold no will, his whole estate will go mpbell Crosby; but if he made a I'm quite sure he did, I do know ake a will before leaving everything to you, but whether he has done so or won't . *Yen; unless he made meroly a pri- signed, spay geen encasnenenes cecssoooocs sooo” E WHITE ALLE The Mystery of a Man Who Vanished and of a Fortune That Didn't By Carolyn Se Wells f 5540008 Cs8eS will be valid, But, Dorothy, you talk as if he were dead! And, ob, child, if he Is, if he should be, you don't mean —you can’t mean, that you want to know who inherits White Birches—to know where to turn your affections next!" Dorothy had the grace to look ashamed of herself, and moved by Chapin’s evident misery she said softly, “If Justin never returns there is only one place for my affections.” The look she gave Chapin left no doubt of her meaning and taking both her hands in his he said, “Oh, darling, you've admitted it at last! You make me #0 happy, dear, and whether Arnold returns or not he shall never claim you after that admisston!” “Oh, yes, he will! I’m bound to Dim, and of course he will return, and of course I shall marry him, But now tell me what he sald to you. You promised you would.” “He wasn't at all nice, dear, He accused me of being a traitor té him, and of acting dishonorably in loving ba he was engaged to.” li, it isn’t very honorable, is it?” “All's fair in love and war. And, anyway, if I could win you only through dishonor I would pause at no crime!" “Oh, Ernest, what a dreadful speech! Don't say such things. You make me shiver!” “But it's true, Dorothy; IT would hesitate at nothing if you wore the reward. In a few moments Lelia came riun- ning back. “Dorothy,” she cried, “did you take a green sofa pillow from the couch tn the living room? The one embroidered in gold thread?” ‘No, Lelia, T haven't seen it? Why should I take a sofa cushion from its place?” ‘Well, It's gone; and nobody knows anything about ft, and we think it is a clue!” “Oh, Leila, how ridiculous! How could a missing sofa pillow be a ciue? Probably one of the maids took it to mend it, or something.” No,” and Loila spoke positively didn't need mending. [It was a new one, and it was so pretty that T was going to copy the embroidery. That's the way I happened to miss it. It's gone, and nobody knows anything about it!” Ernest Chapin looked thoughtful. “Did it have a thick gold cord all round it, and tassels at one corner?” Chapin spoke T remember having seon It, that is all. Leila and Gale went away to make further search for the sofa-pillow, and Chapin fell into a brown study, from which even Dorothy's chateer failed to rouse him. CHAPTER VIII. . The Detective. T 10 o'clock the detective, Mr. Wheeler, arrived. The entire household assembloa in the living room t:meet him. ? While by no means a fine looking or distinguished man, James Wheeler wave an impression of capability, Rather short and of stocky build, his alert alr and quick movements in- vested him with a degree of impor- tance, and his shrowd eyes betokened an incisive intelligence and a good sense of values. He w: Plain and straightforward in his methods. No sly and subtle manoeuvring for him. Plain facts and logical déduetions therefrom constituted his atock in trade, His manner was a trifle pom- pous, as fitted his calling, but he was pekpt aed and jgererent! al and liked quick action when once his business, Ba ai8 7 With @ quiet manner, that somo- how held the rest listening in silence, he asked some questions of ory Gale. In a few moments he was in Possession of the main facts of the case as known, “Do you think Mr. ave been drowne abruptly. repliod Gale; “I don't think Arnold could he asked 9 you think he ts, hiding on purpose? 1 do not,” said Gale decidedly, He is not, then, a man who would do s @ thing, say, as a practical for any rea- © “Decidedly not!” said Gale em- phatically, Wheeler noddeu hia he derstand,” he proceeded, “that Mr. Arnold was moré or less in the habit of walking in his grounds at night. T mean, when he had no guests, he was given to prowling about among the trees, ‘That Is true,” volunteered Miss Wadsworth, as Gale seemed a little ain on this point. he took such w: y wear hat and overcoat “Yes,” replied Miss Abby; “a coat rding to the weather, but always . Justin never went out without ka, he y "went on Mr, Wheeler, “have you investigated his wardrobe, and learned what hat and coat aro was strongiy tempted to missing?” did love him. She longed to see bis eyes light up cont is gf with the happiness that she Cs woh nen et titul terrace on which they stood, |“ the great mansion behind them all this for her of Ernest Chapin? It didn't seem o her that she could, Then at the “Peters, ays no hat or y garments of not in piice are the she was wearing.” eler spent a moment or deep thought, and then sald: nee Mr, Arnold could not get out, he must be in the house; and we ean- not say he is not until we have made an exhaustive search of the entire building, I cannot think the search that has already been made was sutll- ciently thorough. f will, therefore, in my direction of the an fl request the assistance of such servants as | may desire to help me, and any of the men of the household who wish to may also accompany me. We will make a search that shall leave no foot of space unexplored.” Mr Wheeler selected two of the foormen to assist him in this unde: taking, and Mr Crane volunteered also to accompany him leila Duane declared that she would go, too, but Dorothy sat quietly by her mother's side and sald that nothing would induce her to go into those dark, dusky old attics again. As a matter of course, therefore, Gale elected to accompany Letla, and Campbell Crosby remained in the Wbrary, hovering near Dorothy, Er- nest Chapin, still looking gloomy ag a that ara You ano MRS Sonn COME For DINNER You'RE A Foxy Guy SJoun | - JOHN WE HAVE AN ENGAGEMENT FOR SUNDAY ee thunder cloud, also hovered near th pathetic little figure of the girl he loved. In accordance with his chosen methods, Mr, Wheeler began his search lp systematic order, Desiring to begin at the top of the house, he went first of all to the roof and m. his Dreliminary examinations from the outside, Although the servants showed him the way, he often skipped ahead of them and showed agility and despatch in accomplishing his er- rands, Though they followed him to roof, the others did not follow his various trips from one gable to an- other ag he scurried over the various slopes and flats of tin or shingle, His definite motive was to examine every possible exit from the house, no matter how improbable It might seem. He peered down chimn he looked in at dormer windows, ho looked in at trap doors and scuttlos, Jotting down in his notebook Into what rooms they opened, The man's energy was indefatiga- bie, He left nothing unexamir even looking down the leader pipes and gutters, At last he expressed himself satisfied with his investiga- tion of the roof, and they returned through the trap door they had coma up by to the attics. These were nu- merous and rambling, sbut not one was omitted in the search, Every dark corner of the room, every cup- board under the eaves, every fire- even possibility of Justin Arnold's having left the house by means of a the cellars under the oldest part of the house, These, wero unused, and contained many kitchen utensils and pieces of antique or an old settle or churn, Mr. Wheeler darted from one small room to an- and in a quick, excited volee, "go up- stairs at once.” gravely. "Go back upstairs at once— and join the others in the library, or and Gale was about to follow her, when detained by Wheeler. apartment, with walls that hud once been whitewashed, but were now 0 had only indefinite knowledge of such e place, was thoroughly liuminated by electric torches and exhaustively searched, They found absolutely no trace or route through the attics. CHAPTER IX. Found! HE searchers came at last to i being bullt in the time of Justin's grandfather, and not having been improved upon since, were quaint and interesting, They furniture that would have delighted tho heart of a collector. But while Gale and Leila paused to examine an old fireplace with a hinged crane, other, flashing hie electric torch everywhere, Presently he returned to where the others stood, “Miss Duane,” ho sald peremptortly, “Why? demanded 1 m sure prise, but a glance at Wheeler's face impeiled her to obey him. “Don't ask why," he went on wherever they are, and stay there . Gale, please remain here.” was already on the stair- case, an old flight of wooden steps, “Come,” said the detective, and led the way to the next room, where the two footmnen stood shivering and with horror-stricken faces, It waa @ small blackened with age, It contained one or two old tables and broken chairs, and a large brick structure with «n iron door, Although Gi ‘ The Evening World Daily Magazine, Wednesday, D ALWAYS SAY YOUR (FE HAS AN NGAGEMENT WHEN You WANT TO GET OUT OF ANY Ting You anp MR Joun COME For DINNER SUNDAY WE ARE GOING To THE BILLS \ Butty | For DINNER | DIDN'T UE AFTER ALL @ thing, he knew at once it was the stern situation to be met and coped door of an old fashioned brick oven. with. The oven was an enormous affair, Suppressing a sob, Emory Galo built against the eellar wall, and in said, “You are quite right, Mr. shape not unlike was, of course, connected with the chimney, and had doubtless baked the bread of the original Arnolds who built the house. ‘There was a big iron great wafe. It Wheeler; there is no doubt poor oll Justin has been murdered. It only remains for us now to do all we can to break it gently to the others, and to attend to the sad details for them. door to it, and a smaller one below, J thank you, Mr. Wheeler, for your where thi was put in thoughtful tact in sending Miss “We have solved the mystery," said Du way before you disclosed the Mr. Wheeler, very gravely, “and it is a tragedy. Ke prepared for the worst.” He opened the door of the huge old bake-oven, and within Emory Gale saw the bent body of a man, fully dressed. “It ia Justin!’ he exclaimed. is murder! it cannot be sule! 17" “Not unless the man was really de- mented,” said Wheeler, “I think, Mr. Gale, we should send for the Coréner at once, but E think it wiser to out the body and examine it firs' “But is it not forbidden to touch body until the Coroner arrives? “That is a fallacy believed in by many people, but untrue. I think, if you agree, Mr. Galo, our wisest course yes," returned Wheeler, his mind preoccupied with various details of what his own duties now must be, ‘As the detective had now performed his task, and the must go to the Coroner’ and the police, Emory Gale accepted, at least temporarily, the directorship of the situation, “Who could it have been?" ex- claimed Fred Crane, realizing for the first time that they were in the presence of an even greater tragedy than that of death, ‘s not a question to be asked now, and p aps ut lo be answered soon,” replic Wheeler. “Come, let uy Ko upstairs.” ‘The three men went to the Mbrary, where all of the others were assem- “Tt , can is to learn any further detail we may Lelia's sudden and frightened concerning Mr, Arnold's death—for he pong them had led is certainly dead—before we make @ somo startling davei- report upstairs.’ opment, but they were all unprepared In the excitement of the moment, fur the news they must hear. both men had forgotien Fred Crane hough a terrible ordeal, Emory who stood In the background, as ¢ dumb with horror as were the two servants. It was somewhat to © that he offered no adv ture, but stepped forwa nounced himself ontir Wheeler's orders, if any assistance, The two footmen were practically ‘useless, and it devolved on the others to remove the body of Justin Arnold from the old oven and lay it upon 4 » was obliged to tell the story, the audience had already read fa of the three men more but ane’s eredit edit of the nerves of the women present, not one of them fainted or made any outery, Doro- thy put her head down on her moth- er’s shoulder and wept softly, Lela and Mabel Crane were stunned by the news, but bore it with outward calm. Miss Wadsworth, with a man- y at Mr, he could be of table. ner highly indicative of her own “Good heavens!” exclaimed Gale, Strength of character, sat bolt up- with a little ga ‘there's the sofa ait 15 er at r and loo steadily pillow!” at Gale. “t don't aul ratand, ‘The green silk sofa pillow which had Pane booted mee io et bs] nae been missed by Leila lay against Ar- Mr P ier ha yo nold's breast, and was bound about Man, & his body by its own gilt cord, which . “I cannot bear to tell you the do- had been torn from its edges tails, Miss Wadsworth nid Gale, With his usual swift, deft move. With o pitying glance at the old lady ments, Mr. Wheeler unbound the pile “but the simple and dreadful fact | jow, and, turning to the others, that wo have discovered Justin's k “You seo: Mr. Arnold was stabbed and have learned that he was mur- through the heart, probably while in I—by whom we do not the libra: for the murderer has Miss Wadsworth almost fainted as bound this pillow over the wound to t realized what had hap- sianch che flow of blood,” ‘There was no dowbt about it, and Chapin rose and went to tho detective’s statement of facta her side, but as he sat down by her made others realize that this was no he found bimself unable to speak. tima for emotion or grief, but a Campbell Crosby », though he es ONE OF THE MANY THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO ARE READING THE EVENING WORLD’S Complete Novel Each Week? 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Hut the murderer must be found and brouiht to justice, (Had Mr. Arnold any enemies?” “No,” said Campbell osby; “and if he had, they couldn't wet into this house in the night, Do you know, Mr. Wheeler, how tt is locked and barred?” “Yes, the I've heard about it and tried alarm, and all that, But, Mr, melude somebody unless We al- 1# unthinkable one must have gained entrance from outside, in some. way or other.” Mr. Wheeler ed deeply thought- ful. “Although,” he went on, “the work for whieh | was employed is ac- complished, [ will, if I may, eontinue to direct affairs here for a briet period ner be summoned at once, upon his arrival he will charge of the case, L assume I muy consider my services no longer re- quired.” But Mins Wadsworth was of a sort that could rise to an emergen Hravely striving to put aside grief, she forced herself ta consider he immediate requirements of the ©. Mr, Wheeler,” she began, have Indeed accomplished the work for which you were employed, but, for my t, I do not feel ready to dispense with ypur services. We have found my cousin” —here the old voice embled, but immediately became y again—"now we must find his rer and avenge his death An shall not be killed without ing made to bring Jus- srable wretch who com. ft Ix necoamary that the Cor- and as t P d the deed! In so far as T have ny authority, f wish to employ you Mr. Wheeler, to discover whose was the hand that killed him.” r, Wheeler merely bowed in knowledement of this, for he was not quite sure that Miss Wadsworth was sufficiently in authority to em- ploy him, “Although T have been seemingly directing matters here,” said Emory tale, “It Is not now my province to continue. ther, Mr. Crosby, in Justin Arnold's cousin, and Is natu- rally helr to his estate, unless it be otherwise willed. Campbell Crosby, therefore, ought now to assume his place as head of this house.” Crosby's hands: turbed and troubled . unwitth me face looked dis- ed as if t thus sud re unn sock they had dificult for any sherently ell Crosby spoke, It was not directly in reply to fi suggestion “It seems to me." he sald slowly, almost as if thinking aloud, “that, even before notifying the Coroner, we should send for Justin's family phywl- clan.” This wae done. Dr, Gaspard ex- bia fi The Man Without a Soul By Edgar amined the body; then leave. On the veranda oned to Crane, “What ts it, started to ops le beck« asked the doctor? muent, “When f made the exarfination of poor Justin's body, and found the stab wound, T found nothing else indicative or unusual, except this,” Dr. Gaspard took from a pocketbook @ small sprig of scartet sage, [t was withered and crushed, but intact, “Thin was tightly clasped In Justin's dead hand. I was about to throw it away, when I thought it might be of value as evidence In hunting the riminal, 1 know nothing of work and ‘clues, as they ¢: but T felt I must save this, foolish?” “Not at all,” said Fred Crane, mora to humor the old man then because om, Was tt he thought the “clue” of any con+ sequence “If you will intrust it to me, doctor, [ will see that Mr, Wheeler gets it, and T will tell hin where you found It.” Dr. Gaspard went away, and Crane put the withered blossom in hia own pocketbook, smiling a little at the deed. “It's of no earthly usa.” he thought. “To find the weapon the man was Killed with ix the thing to do. I'm going to start In by look= ing for that. If T find tt, [ rather guess old Wheeler will open his ey Crane made at once for the cellar. ‘The body of Justin Arnold was lying on & table, covered with a sheet and guarded by the twa white-faced footmen, They stoed tmmovable as sentriea, and after a word with them, Crane began his search. He hunted everywhere for a dirk or dagger, looking behind benches and Into cup- boards and dark alcoves where it might have been th CHAPTER XI. The Coroner’s Questions. RNEST CHAPIN found him- — self alone with Dorothy for & moment, on the terrace, “T can’t talk about it!” he exclaimed, as if in agony. “How can those other men discuss It as if it were an every-day business affair? They propose Coroners and detectives as if, they Were ordering workmen about.” “Tt feel as you do, Erne: sald Dor- othy. “All this discussion drives mo frantic, [ cant bring myself even to think about tt calmly, And Letla is erany to do ‘detective work, aa she calls It, and find out who—who"— “Don't try to say it, dear; and don’t judge Leila too harshiy, You know she was not so close to Juctin as you were, For tho moment, Chapin seemed to ignore his own love for Dorothy in his rush of emotion for poor Arnold, but the next instant a realization came to'him of what Arnold's death really meant to her, and he took @ atop toward her, whispering exultant+ ly, “But you are now freed from him, and you are mine!” , Ernest, don’t!" cried Dorothy, fn accents almoat of agony, and then, Jeaving him abruptly, she almost ran back into the house, Chapin stood leaning against a pil- lar, gazing out into vacancy acros# the gardens, when a swift motor whiaged up the drive and two strange men got out. Inatinctively, Chapin knew it was Fiske, the Coroner, and bis assistant and he greeted them with forced courtesy. The Coronor inspected the body and the scene of the crime, then gathered the house's Inmates and proc hix investigation, He questh Crosby first, as present head of tho family. Campboll Crosby started In amaze- ment, and then realized that the Cor- oner Was not in possession of all tho circumstances. “T was note here Mon night,” he spending the but al myself to Philadelphia on the after- From there we were sum~ lay by the tidings» th.” in Philadelphia Monday What were you doing?” "{ dined at my hotel,” he replied, nd afterward went to a concert.” d after that?” “It was fairly lato when the con- over, and L went back to the 4 turned in." eh Crosby stood this ques- tioning without comment, Gale was not willing to do so. ‘It you'll excuse me, Mr, Coroner, he said, “you are wasting your time in asking questic concerning this matter of my partner or myself, Mr, Crosby. te three or four time ng, and as we me Tueewlay morn Ing, pur work for the day, | think we need not be furs ther cross-questioued in connection with this matter.” “That is true, that is true,” said Mr. Finke and he nervously tapne his pencil on the table before him, while Lelia wigh quick-witted in gence im tely surmised th he wa akin, yestions by w of kill time, suse he dre etting to the real truth of the Leila hed her own suspt and they were growing stronr every minute, until to her they seemed al- most a certainty, and sh ondered if every one elao suspected the same culprit, Miay Abby, Mrs, Dunean Mrs, ind ay promise not to tell of their qieetins on the bal and if she kept this promise she could not be entirely truthful In her testimony Ro, in response to Mr. F # in quiry, she 1 that . ana had twenty mir yer Own room “You heard 1 men below stats on I may have heard their voices from the hall,” said Dorothy ear lessly; “but I paid no attention to them, and went directly to my own room," once to their own rooms. He Rice Burroughs of “TARZAN OF THE APRA, POSITS OIS SOSH VES Leta 6 looked at rg much a meaning glance that realized at once that Leila knew she was teliing matter of fret, Leila had heard Dorothy and Chapin conversing im low tones, afd bad even heard (their steps aw they went out to the balcony, But Leila said nothing efther then or when, a few moments iater, she herseff was called upon to a questions. She simply repented : othy's story, and corroborated the stotement Dorothy left her (Leila's) room at fifteen or twenty Minutes pant twelve, Satisfied that the women coufd tell him nothing of importance, the Cor- oner turned to the men, Mr. Gale and Mr. Crosby having al- ready been questioned, Mr. Chapin Was next interviewed, As confidentia: secretary, he ana? swered various questions about Arnold's financial affairs and habits, Being asked concerning hie last interview with Mr. Ari he merely said that after the ladies had left them on Monday ntrht, the men. went for @ short time to the smoking” room, He sald that he and Mr. Crane bade Justin Arnold good night at about half-past twelve, and wegt at ited that they left Mr, Arnold in the amole-” ing room, as it was his habit to stay up after his guests rotired, “And you never saw . Alive again, after leaving him at that time?” inquired the Coroner. “No,” replied Chapin, but his voles wae low, and hoe shot a furtive glance at Dorothy, who dropped her own eyes before it, However, there was no reason to doubt Mr. Ch pin’s statements, and Mr. Crane, who wns called next, cor~. roborated them #o far as his own Liovements were concerned, “Then,” sald the Coroner, by way, of summing up, "I am informed that" none of the fam'ly or guests saw Mr. Arnold after half-past twelve on Man- day night. L will, therefore, now put some Inquirios to the servants.” “Kxcusd me,” said Emory Gate, have no Wish to sem Intrusive cr eo pu any Unnecessary query; but as tho late Mr. Arnold's lawyer T ofaim 4 right to ossist in the investigation of this case, L have waited for Mr. Arnold's secretary to make a state- ment which he has not made, but which I cannot think he has any ob-_ Jection to making. Mr, Cha; haw previously informed me that Mr. Ar- fold drew a check to his, Chaptn’s, order for a large amount of money. As this check was drawn after mid- night on Monday, it was dated Tues- day, As L was in PI adelphia that ary I know little of the matter; wish t heck Was drawn while the gentlemen” were im the smoking room nold between 12 and 1230" ba “It was not," quickly volunteered Fred Crane, who Hever could retrars from giving Information. “Lk was there all that time, and we were talk ing atorley and chatting, and no bual- ness matter of an; ee y kind was brought There was a dead silence, fo; every body saw the implication, It Chapin had received the check after 12 o’elock and if it had not been drawn white the men were in the smoking room, then Chapin must have returned 4 further Interview with Jatin arnold” artes leaving Crane at 12.30! “Will you explain this appar cropuncy. in your statomenta® daz Chapin? asked the ¢ but courteously enough. aly, “Tha explanation ta, Chapin sullenly, “that f did go baat to apeak to Arnold for & moment, and he wa mo the check. As it Is’ private bust. poor of my own, I cannot see that I need answer furth tions con- cerning tt." ~—— voncerning the busin sald the Coroner,"but. ts em to indicate that you are person know Arnold alive.” °° 5aV® seem Ernest Chapin’s entire man; changed. His sullenness turned to wrath. His eyes flashed, and « red spot burned in either cheek ae he almost shouted, “What do you mean by such an tmpifeation? f tot I did see Mr. Arnold again that ni his death or of “It would be wiser, Mr. Chaptn,‘*?, 1 Mr. Fiske coldly, Me aoe lean citement over the statement of your innocence," but 4 Rerhaps it would be wiser # not easy to be wise under suob Jun implications. or “Then if they are 80 u y not tell us frankly why be kaye you that large chee! "Because you have no ri and I do not choose to tell ie bearing on the question of Mr, hold’ death, and I fail to sep wie k should enlighten you regard! private business affaires MY “But you quarrelie Avnold.” + ve “I do not admit that. But had a few high words, again’ yee must be satisted to learn that the purport of them was entirely foreign the cause of this inqutr: lucting.” oe Chapin’s manner was not rude, but it was curt and gave no invitation tor further questioning. ‘The Coroner looked at him sternly for a momane and then dixmissed him as a witness, But It was plain to be seen Mr. Fleke was by no means through with hime sult doubtless question hing at the formal inquest next the lest Mr. injust, ir, 3 ay and wW was a pleasant silence comfortable at Ch. also at the Cor While nota brief and not ve Everybody felt brid Y's attitude, am rs hints, i favorite, Erne: Chapin was known and Hked by att! prevent, and the idea of his being coneerned in the crime was too un thinka bite Fred Crane at last on Rion, ‘On, I fi suddenty pard gave me He found tt the! Arnold's hand.” Avia’ t 4 thing,” may be a clue thi, Mr. Fiske, clasped in Mr, wave tee Com, sprig of scarlet Cran lered Vhy was that not given to mer ed Detocsive Wheeler, abrupiy, vegot all about it.”’ confessed ‘Lean’t see now that it meang i ponrse it means something,” ud Wheel “it doubtless me that the murderer of MY. Arnold wae wearing that flower in his buttome hole and the dying man clutehed et Hig) (Tq Be Continued.) ' )