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September 27, THE WEALTH MAKERS. THE LONE INN Fy FERGUS HUME. Copyright, 1804, by the Author. f CONTINUED.) CHAPTER IX. Dr. Merrick was delighted to see me again so speedily and assured me that he had thought of nothing else but the lone inn crime. The peculiar circnm-; stances of the case fascinated him great ly. "Decidedly I should be a detective, " he said laughingly. "I have been in- I venting all kinds of theories in connec tion with this matter. By the way, my idea of searching the shipping list was a good one." "Excellent You received my letter?' ' "I did, with much pleasure. So Fran cis did not arrive in England until the 6th of June?" "No! Therefore it was Francis whom I met at the Fen inn, who was killed by his brother, and it is Felix who now passes himself off to Olivia Bellin as Francis." . "Does ehe not guess the imposture?" "No. So far as I can see. she firmlv believes Felix to be Francis. You were also right about the hiding of the corpse." "You don't say so?" cried Merrick, higkiy delighted. "Did Felix ride out to the Fen inn and bide the body, as I surmised?" "He did. I have the evidence of the livery stable keeper to prove that he hired a horse on the 11th and did not return till midnight " "During which time he disposed ot his brother's body?" "Precisely. I tracked his horse's hoof marks to the pool wherein I am con vinced the body lies hidden. " "Egad! You are a wonderful man, Denham. Did you have the pool drag ged for the body?" "Not yet I wished to tell you all my discoveries before doing so." "Many thanks. I am 60 interested in this case that it is a great pleasure for me to follow it step by step. " "I wish no thanks from you, Merrick, " said I heartily. "It is rather the other way, as your reasonings have led me to these important discoveries: First, that ' Felix was in Paris; second, that Francis did not arrive from Chile till this month, and, third, that Felix himself hid the jprpsa By myself I should never have I discovered so much. But I have made i one most famous discovery. " "Yes? And that is?" "I know how the crime was commit ted and by whom. " vYou don't say so!" exclaimed Mer- rick in much excitement "Have you , seen Strent?" '"'No. It was not Strent who killed Francis Briarfield. " "You don't mean to say is was Rose Strent?" "No. It was Felix himself. " Merrick uttered an exclamation of surprise and remained silent for a few minutes. "But you said yourself that Felix never came to the inn on that night," he objected. "So I thought, but it appears that I was mistaken. Fundy, the livery stable keeper, told me that Felix hired ahorse from him on the 10th and 11th of June. kjii uum uccatiiuuB lit) uiu Liu i; return mi ldnight .Now, Francis was murdered . the 10th, and his corpse disappeared the 11th. Felix is therefore respon- ble for both the murder and the con cealment of the body. " "That is purely circumstantial evi dence. " I laid down the arrowhead on the table. "This is proof positive, " I said tri umphantly. "With that piece of flint Francis was killed. " "Really," said Merrick skeptically, picking up the arrowhead. "With such a clumsy instrument he must have bun gled the job considerably. " "Not at all That arrowhead is steep ed in vitalent poison. " "The deuce!" cried Merrick, drop ping it tastily. "Why did you not warn me of its danger? I might have out B3vseli aucl "one the same way as oor Francis Briarfield. How do you ow the murder was so executed?" A"I told you about the discolored flouna in tne pal m oi tne right nana. Merrick nodded. "Well," I continued, "that was the cause of death, as there was neither scratch nor violence on any other part of the body. I picked up that arrow head in the fireplace of the dining room of the Fen inn, where it had doubtless been thrown by Felix after the com mittal of the crime. " . "Where did he get the arrowhead?". ! . "That is just what puzzled me for a long time. Fortunately I remembered that tne entrance to tseinn nail was decked with a perfect armory of savage weapons. I made an excuse of looking at the picture gallery and so gained ad- ission to the hall. 'Did you find anything likely to con- 'fimn vnnr KiisnirintiR?" 'I'Yes. I found that an arrow had been removed from the wall." "How could you tell that?" "Because the weapons were arranged in patterns, and one of the patterns was mat arrowneaa with those on the wail I found it was precisely similar in ap pearance. " "Humph," said Merrick thought fully. "There is only one deduction to be taken from all this. Felix stole the arrowhead, and knowing it to be poi soned rode to the Fen inn to kill his brother. He is a clever scoundrel. " "Very clover indeed, " I answered dry ly. "But for you, Merrick, he would have-baffled me altogether. " 'Itllinkyoubavehim this time," said Trick, laughing. "Now, what do you Can1 n An ncnt.V "Have the pool dragged for the body Briarfield arrested. " "Before doing so it would bo advisa ble to find Rose Strent or her father." "Why so?" "Because they only can give positive evidence as to the committal of the crime. Failing them, Felix may slip through your fingers. " "They won't show up or give evi dence for their own sake. " '.'in that case they must be found and forced into confession," said the doctor quickly. "And what about Felix and Miss Bellin?" "They wee now in town Mrs. and Miss Bellin in Swansea square and Fe lix at his chambers in Jenny n street. " "I wonder if Felix is still in commu nication vith Rose Strent." queried Merrick half to himself. "It's not impossible. Whatever Rose Strent was or is, she is not a waiting maid. I believe some guilty bond unites the pair, and Rose assisted Felix in his scoundrelly schemes out of pure love." "Hardly," responded Merrick. "If Rose loved Felix, she would not assist him to marry Olivia, and by removing Francis she certainly did so. " VHow would it do to see Felix at his chambers and bully him into confes sion?" "You won't manage that Your man is too clever." ' 'He can't do much against the proofs in my possession. " "He'll deny anything." "At all events, I'll try, Merrick. This evening I'll call on Felix and swear that I am going to have him arrested for the murder of his brother. That will bring him to his knees. " "'It might, and it might not. Better look for Rose Strent " "If any one knows where she is to be found, it is Felix. I can't do better than see him." "Try it by all means, " said the doctor doubtfully, "but I'm afraid you won't get much satisfaction out of him. First find Rose Strent, have the pool dragged and the body found. Then, what with the evidence of Fundy and that arrow head, you will have no difficulty in get ting a warrant for bis arrest At pres ent Felix will simply order you but of his rooms." "I'll run the risk of that, " I answer ed and shortly afterward took my de parture. I could not now complain of lack of interest in my Ufa It took me all my time to keep the many details of this case in mind. There was no doubt that I had already solved the mystery, and that Felix was guilty of his brother's death. Yet, as Merrick said, it would be necessary to find the body and thus establish conclusive proof of the crime before the murderer could be convicted. When this was done, the evidence in hand would be sufficient to insure his condemnation. For my part, I believed that he would be driven into a corner and forced to confess his complicity in the crime. Firmly convinced of this man's guilt, I was determined he should not marry Olivia. The crime had been committed for her sake, and seeing that he had be haved in so cowardly a fashion it was a fit retribution that he should not achieve his purpose. It was no use to warn Olivia as to the true character of Felix, as she firmly believed him to be Francis and would decline to believe my story. Under these circumstances I judged it advisable to see Felix at his chambers and warn him that I knew alL Terrified by the predicament in which he found himself, he might leave England, and thus Olivia would be saved from lifelong misery. His punish ment for the crime would occur later on, as, notwithstanding his flight, he could be arrested on the continent while extradition treaties were in force. After dinner I therefore went to call on Felix. His rooms were in Jermyn street, and as mine were just around the oorner in Duke street I had not far to go. My visit was paid on the chance of finding him in, as I did not wish to put him on his guard by notifying him of my wish for on interview. As the twins, in spite of constant disagreement, occupied the same rooms, I could not but wonder at the nerve of Felix in coming back to the apartments where every familiar object would remind him of his fratri cidal act. It was just at 8 o'clock when I rem li ed the door of the chambers. A t the foot of the stairs I found the caretaker en sconced in a glass box like an insec t. To him I addressed myself. He was old friend of mine and rather an oduity in his way. "Is Mr. Briarfield within?" "Mr. Francis Briarfield is in his rooms," said the caretaker, "but Mr. Felix is in Paris." ' Of coarse I guessed that this would be the answer and secretly admired tin dexterity with which Felix had carriea out his plans. Doubtless in the end, when his brotiier did not return, or rather when his pretended self did not reap pear, he would account for it by an ac cident in the eastern deserts. However, my business was with Felix, alias Fran cis, so I made no comment on the care taker's remark. "Pray take up my card to Mr. Briar field, "I said. "I want to see him at once." "I can't take it up now," said the caretaker civilly. "Mr. Briarfield is engaged and gave particular orders that he was not to be disturbed. " "Ah, but doubtless he is engaged with a friend of mine," I hinted am biguously. "Is the lady a friend of yours, sir?" A lady! My thoughts at once revert ed to Rose Strent, but then the chances were that it might be Olivia. "Yes. Miss-Bclliu. " "That's the young lady, sir, to whom Mr. Briarfield is engaged?" asked the caretaker, who was a confirmed gossip. "Yes." "It is not her, sir. I know her well by sight, as sho has been here with Mrs. Bellin. It's another lady. " My surmise vvas right, and Ifolt con fident that while I stood there Felix was having an interview with his ac complice. I could not disturb them, yet wished to assure myself of the identity of Rose Strent When I found out all about her, there might be a possibility of solving the mystery. "Well, no matter," I answered care lessly, stuffing the card back into my case. "I'll see Mr. Briarfield another time." "Will you leave your name, 6ir?" "No, it doesn't matter. I'll call about 9 on the chance of finding him in." Having thus baffled the inquiries of the caretaker, I strolled into the street, and taking up my station at the corner kept my eyes on the door. If Rose Strent was-with Felix, she must cer tainly come out In a short time. Then I intended to follow her up and speak to her if I got a chance. Failing Briar field, I might possibly extort a confes sion from ttie veaker vessel. In about a quarter of an hour the woman came out. She wore no veil, and as it was still fairly light I had no difficulty in seeing her face. She passed hurriedly by nie in the direction of the Haymarket without observing me, and I recognized her at a glance. It was, as I thought, Rose Strent and none other. In place of the waiting maid's linen dress, she was arrayed in a smart tailor made costume and looked very fashion able indeed. Her face wore a trium phant expression, as though she had been successful with Felix. I guessed the interview had been for the purpose of extorting blaekmail. With her knowl edge of his secret Felix was certainly at her mercy. Following her up at some little dis tance, she went down the Haymarket and turned down one of the side streets, turned off there into a dirty alley and It wa Rose Strent and none other. finally disappeared into a swing door over which was a lamp inscribed with some letters. I looked up and saw writ ten thereon, "Stage door." "An actress, " said I and went round to the front of the theater to inspect the play bill It was the Frivolity theater, and they were playing the burlesque of "As You Don't Like It'! Glancing down the list of characters, I saw that Orlando was played by Miss Rose Ger non. "A leading lady," I thought, trans fixed with astonishment "A burlesque actress doubtless, in the receipt of a good salary. What in heaven's name took her to the Fen inn?" This question I was of course unable to answer, but I guessed it had some thing to do with love and Felix Briar field. Leaving the matter alone Tor a few moments, I secured a stall and en tered the theater. When Orlando came on, I was thoroughly satisfied. Rose Strent was Rose Gernon, and I had seen her play the part of waiting maid at the Fen inn on the 10th of June, that fatal night of the murder. CHAPTER X. When I told Dr. Merrick of my good fortune in finding Rose Strent, or, to use her stage' name, Rose Gernon, he was considerably astonished. The case had taken hold of him so completely that he could think of nothing elsa He had a large practice and attended fairly Well to his patients, but informed me that he did so in a mechanical fashion, liore or less, as his brain was busy With the Feu inn mystary. We were now wonderfully familiar, considering the short period of our acquaintance, but this was doubtless due to the inter est we both took in the case. "Upon my word, Denham," said Merrick, rub bing his head irritably, "I wish you had not come near me with your hallu cinations. Instead of attending to my business, I think of nothing but your mysteries. The sooner we unravel this riddle the better will it be for ma You are an idle baohelor, so it does not mat ter much to you, but I am a busy med ical man, and this infernal business worries nie greatly. At this moment I ought to bo attending to a patient, in stead of which 1 am wasting my time with you. " "Shall I go away?" "No, confound you! I wish to see the end of this affair, or I'll get no peace of mind. It is too late to remedy the matter, so I must have my curiosi ty allayed by learning all the ins and Anta ff tliia aninma Pnvwo tat no rtomn ! vubt? v. niiG viiituu. vuin Jt uv ua Mogul. You have found Rose Strent?" "Yes. She is a burlesque actress and plays at the Frivolity theater. Her name in the programme is set down as Rose Gernon, but this is doubtless her stage nama Rose Strent is her real one." "I'm not so sure of that," said Mer rick sharply. "If she went into that Fen inn business with her eyes open, she doubtless took a false name, so as to j bafflo inquiry. " "Then what about the landlord, who called himself Edward Strent?" "Oh, we must find out all about him also. No doubt his name is false also Did he look like her father?" "Well, I can't say that there was much likeness between them. He looked to me like a valet. " "A valet," muttered Merrick reflect ively. "Queor! I wonder if ho really was a valet valet to Felix. " "In that case he'll be with him now." "It is not impossibla He has Felix in his power and can stay on just as he likes. It's my opinion he'll stay till he's pensioned off. Case of blackmail, I fancy." ""I think Rose Gernon Is blackmailing Felix also." "Quito so. What else can he expect? Or else," added Merrick, looking straight at me, "it's a case of love and marriage." V Wh it ! Do you think Felix promised to niarry lioso if she helped him to get rid of his brother?" "f think he might lead her to believe he wou'd do so. " "This is absurd, Merrick," said 1 sharply. "Felix is in love with Olivia. The motive of the crime was to gain possession of Olivia's hand. Rose would not help Felix if she knew that " "Precisely. If she knew it But it's my opinion that she does not know it I believe Felix gnllod her into belief that ho would marry her if sho gave her assistance, but ho has not the slightest intention of keeping his promisa " "And what excuse could he make for wishing to murder his brother?" "Ah, there you have me! I don't know that. Of course you and I are aware of I lie real motive of the crime, but Rose is ignorant of it She thinks she knows, no doubt, but I'm certain she been put off with a lia" ' 1 "But he can't keep the information from her for ever. Even if he keeps quiet, some one Is bound to tell her that Felix is engaged to Miss Bellin.'" "There you are wrong, " said Mer rick, with grim jocularity. "Every one thinks Francis is engaged to Miss Bel-1 lin." 1 "Yes, but Rose Gernon knows well enough that Francis is dead, and that the engaged man must be Felix posing as Francis." - ' I "There's some truth in that," admit ted the doctor, looking puzzled. "I sup pose he must have kept that fact from her so far, as I don't see what possible explanation he could give her. " "Always assuming she isin lovewith him, " said I musingly. ' "Ob, as to that, I am certain it is so. A woman like Rose Gernon drawing a good salary would not mix herself up in such a dangerous business merely for money. There is a stronger motive, and that is lova I'll lay anything, " con tinued Merrick, in sporting phrase, "I'll lay anything that she is madly in love with the fellow." '."Well and Olivia, thinking Felix is Francis, loves him madly also. ' If these two women come together, there will be trouble for Felix. ' ' "Eureka!" cried the doctor, jumping ' up excitedly, "the very thing. When thieves fall put you know the adage. Let us bring the two women together and see the upshot " "There will simply be a row," said L "What is the use of that?" "This, " retorted Merrick sharply ! "that when Rose finds she has been be trayed she will reveal all the mystery out of revenge and assure Olivia that . Felix is not Francis. " I "That's not a bad idea, Merrick; also it might occur that Olivia reveals some thing in her turn. " "Impossibla She can't possibly know the man '8 villainy, else she would not think of marrying him." "I suppose not, and yet, " I added re flectively, "I wouldn't be surprised if she were cognizant of Felix's move ments on the 10th and 11th. She cer tainly stuck up for him in the most amazing manner at the first interview. ' ' "Of course she did, because she be lieves he is Francis. Depend upon it, doctor, she knows nothing, and if we bring her and Rose together there will be a revolution and a revelation. " "It's worth trying at all events. But how can it be managed?" "By working on the natural jealousy of the sex. Tell Olivia that Felix re ceives a woman in his rooms every even ing." "Oh, hang it, Merrick," said I, red dening, "it wouldn't be delicate even to a married woman, let alone a girl. " "Of course I don't mean you to pu it to her in that barefaced manner," said Merrick hastily, "but handle the matter delicately. Wrap it up in sugar. I leave it to your own, judgment In any case you must rouse the jealousy of Miss Olivia Bellin and induce her to come with you to the chambers of Fe lix when he is interviewing Rose." "She wouldn't come without her mother." "Then bring her mother along with ycu. This is a serious matter, and it doesn't do to be squeamish." "Then do it yourself, " said I angrily. "II" said he, taken aback. "No. I don t know Miss Bellin. You are the proper person. Besides it's better that she should know the truth, even at the cost of a shock to her delicacy, than be tied to a brute like Felix, as she cer tainly will be." "Not if Rose can help it " "She can't help it if she doesn't know. And the only way to spoil the game of Felix is to bring the two wom en face to face. Their mutual jealousy will do the rest and instead of going to the altar Felix Briarfield will find himself bound for the scaffold." "True enough. Well, I'll try, Mer rick, but it's a job I don't like. " He laughed at my scruples and tried to show mo that I was really doing Olivia a service in being so plain spo ken, but in spite of all his arguments 1 departed from his house in low spirits. I did not relish the idea of interviewing Olivia on so delicate a subject, yet I saw it was imperative and therefore made up my mind to carry through the business at whatever cost of personal inconvenience to myself. That is the worst of being an amateur detectiva One's feelings are not under sufficient control The next day I called at Swansea square and scut up my card to Olivia. As it so happened, her mother had gone down to Hurlingham with Felix, and she remained at home on the plea of a headache. She sent down a message to the effect that she was unwell and asked me to excuse her, but I scribbled a few lines on my card asking particu larly to see her. This time the servant returned with the information that Miss Bellin would see me for a few minutes, and I was shown . into the drawing room. I felt nervons, but, determined to gotnrongfiwith the matter, managed to screw op my couraga It was a most unpleasant task, but very necessary if I wanted to attain my object When Miss Bellin entered, I eould not suppress a start so changed was she in outward appoaranoa As I said be fore, she was a tall well developed and very beautiful woman, but now she had grown thin, and her face wore an anx ious expression. I oould not help think ing that she knew something about the tragedy at the lone inn, as I oould con jecture no other reason for her ill health and manifest disoomposura She came forward, with a nervous smile, and greeted me in a low voica "My mother and Mr. Briarfield have cone to Hurlingham," she said, sitting down on a lounge near which my chair was placed. "I am not sorry for that" I answer ed gravely, "as I wish to see you alone." "What is the matter, Mr. Denham? Have you anything very terrible to tell me?" "I think it is terribla " "About Francis?" she demanded anx iously. "Yes. About Franois." "Surely you are not going to begin again about that foolish matter you spoke of at Marshminster. " "No. It is not about that " Olivia passed her handkerchief across her lips and gave a sigh of relief. The expression of her face was so strange that I was more than ever convinced she suspected the truth. "I am glad yon have given over that mad idea about Francis being Felix," she said at length. "I cannot conceive what made you take up so strange a be lief. Felix isin Paris." "I know that. Miss Bellin. I saw him there." This I said in the hope of startling her, but she did not move a muscle of her faca Either she was keeping well in hand or was cognizant of the fact that Felix had gone to Paris for the purpose of deceiving ma If so, she must have known he was not Francis, and also that my story of the lone inn trag edy was true. It was on my tongue to ask her if she was aware of the terrible truth, but on reflection I judged it best to let events evolve themselves. Fate ' could manage these things better than a mere mortal DUO IKUU . UUU 4, UUUUUI WUUQUS why yon should desire tooonvince your self that I spoke truly. " "Because, Miss Bellin, I believe that the man who calls himself Francis is really Felix. " "The same old story," she said im patiently. "You are mad. If you saw Felix in Paris, you must be convinced that you are making a mistake. " . "Well Miss, Bellin, we will waive that point for the present I will call the man to whom you are engaged Francis." "As he is," she interpolated imperi ously. I let the remark pass and went on with my speech. "You will no doubt think me highly impertinent, but I wish to warn you against the so called Francis Briarfield. " "What do you mean, sir?" "Simply this: While at the Fen inn I was waited on by a woman who call ed herself Rose Strent That woman is bow in town acting at the Frivolity the ater under the name of Rose Gernon. " "And what have I to do with such a creature?" she asked in a trembling voica "Nothing, but your lover has every thing to do with her. " "Mr. Denham!" We were both on our feet by this time, and 6he was looking at me with wrathful eyes. The crisis I bo dreaded had come, but it was now too late to re treat, and there was no help for it but to go on. "Be angry with me if you lika Miss Bellin, " I said as -soon as I was able, "but it is in your own interest I speak. " "My own interest!" "Y9S. This woman Rose Gernon is in love with Francis B" "No, no!" she murmured, her face growing white. "You are making a mistake!" "It ia true," I said doedly, "she was with him at his chambers yester day evening at 8 o'clock. She will be there tomorrow evening at the same tima I learned that fact today." "Did you come here to insult me. sir?" asked Olivia in a voice tremulous with raga "I came here to do you a service, but if you look upon it in the light of an insult I may as well take my leava" "Stop, sir!" she said, placing herself before ma "You shall not leave the room till I am convinced of the truth of your statement Why should Francis meet Rose Gernon?" "Why should Rose Gernon play the part of awaiting maid at the Fen inn?" I retorted. "How can I tell?" "To further the schemes of the man who is to marry you, Miss Bellin. She loves him, and he loves her. " "No! I tell you it is impossibla I trust him. I love him. He could not be such a mean villain. " "I can prove to you that what I Bay is trua " "Do so, and I will believe it If it is true," she muttered, clinching her fist "if it is trua I shall bitterly punish him for the deception. " "Come with nie tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock to Briarfield's rooms in Jer myn street, and I'll engage you shall Bee them together. " "If I thought so but no," she said, breaking off impetuously. "I cannot ooma How can I how can I?" "Ask Mrs. Bellin to come with you," I suggested. "I cannot do that " She looked at me strangely for a mo ment then walked to the other end of the room. When she returned, her face was flushed with anger. "Why do you come here with these infamous tales, sir?" she cried excited ly. "I do not believe you. " "Put me to the proof. Come tomor row evening, and you shall see lor your self." "You are the enemy of the man I lova" "I am the bitter enemy of the man who pretends to love you because I be lieve he killed his brother. " "Mr. Denham, I could tell but, no, no! I must be silent " "What do you mean?" asked I ea gerly, thinking she was about to reveal her suspicions. Olivia thought for a few moments, then put her hand suddenly into mina "I will be with you at a quarter to 8 tomorrow, and if it is true what you say oh, if it is true!" "Here is my card," said I forcing It into her hand. "Wear a veil and "J will be with you at a quarter to 8 to morrow." come to my rooms in Duke street I will await you at the door, and we will go to the chambers of this villain." "He is no villain." "I say he is, Miss Bellin, and I'll prove him to be bo tomorrow. " "Do it," she said, fixing me with a glanpe, ''and you shall see how bitterly I shall punish his treachery. Now go, Mr. Denham, and meet me tomorrow evening as yon have arranged. " I bowed and left the room in silence. As I passed through the door I looked back and saw she had thrown herself on the couoh, crying bitterly. The Bight perplexed me. "Does she know anything, " I thought, "or does she believe Felix is really Francis? Well when she and Rose Ger non come face to face, the troth will be revealed." The truth was stranger than even I suspected. CHAPTER XL My interview with Olivia passed off better than I expected. If she had or dered me out of the house, I would only have looked on it as the just punish ment for what must have appeared my impertinent interference in what did not concern me. The very faot that she listened so quietly proved that she sus pected Felix was masquerading as her lover. She oould only be assured of this by overhearing his interview with Rose Gernon and therefore accepted my in vitation to go to the Jermyn street rooms. If their tenant was Franois, he would resent the intrusion of Rose, but if Felix the two confederates would doubtless talk of their guilty secret Thanks to a sovereign judiciously be stowed on the carekeeper, I had discov ered that Rose Gernon intended to visit Felix at 8 o'clock. How the carekeeper found out I do not know, bnt in some mysterious way servants seem to gain all information concerning the doings of their superiors. It sufficed for me that Rose would be in the rooms of Felix on this evening, and that Olivia would catch them in a trap. I had no pity for the guilty pair, bnt I was gen uinely sorry for Olivia. She little knew the torture she was about to undergo. I did and almost regretted that I had in terfered in the matter. However, I con soled myself with the reflection that it was better for her to suffer a few hours' pain than lifelong misery. That she agreed to go to Jermyn street at that hour without a chaperon Continued next week. 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