THE TIMES, NEW HL00MF1EL1), PA. J AN U Alt Y 4, 1881. TRACKING A CRIMINAL. OH Paul Webber, The Detective CONTINUKl). NKXT morning, the following para grajJi appeared In eeverul of the dully Journals : "ThbMvsteky ix Taciciaut's Inn. The oeiitlemiin whom we reported nst being ttbout to lie arrested on the charge of assftssi null us Mr. Oruhain Forbes, lit Taggart's lnu, lias volunteered an ex planatlon to n metropolitan ninRtetrate, which Inn completely exonerated him. It muy be addeil that the police have at last obtained such a clue to the mystery, that the culprit cannot much longer elude the group of Justice. The more than suspected individual has left the ' country, but the direction which he has taken Is known ; and us It Is within the boundaries of France, with whom we have a criminal extradition treaty In operation, he cannot long avoid urrest. We need not Inform our readers that they will be kept fully informed, in future editions, as to what has occurred In respect to this remarkable case; al ways, however, reserving Information the communication of which would Im pede the operations of the police author ities." The success this piece of Intelligence had la the posters of the late editions of the evening Journals was euormous. Several of the papers, within a day or Wo, had short leaders upou the horrors of being arrested on suspicion of murder, and urged upon the police great caution In thus acting. These articles profoundly satisfied the spider-like detective, Paul Webber. "The man," he thought, "will never suppose that the police are after him. lie will be thrown otl his guard he will say something, and I will sweep down upon him like an avalanche!" And Mr. Taul Webber rubbed his bauds. But, so far, there was o proof of guilt ngainst Austin Blvory. CHAPTER VI. Three days after the appearance of Austin Sivory before the magistrate, a gentleman of remarkable appearance called at the now celebrated suite of apartments in Taggart's Inn. If you oould imagine Mr. Paul Webber looking - almost a gentleman of foreign extras tion, you would Lave a very tolerable portrait of the personage who now sought to visit Margaret Mayter. Ellen Fotherlngay opened the door. " I want to speak to the lady who lives here." " Why, sir, it is only nine o'clock in the morning." " But I come on very important busi. !!C8S." ' "Who are you V" "Your mistress cannot know my name; but tell her I am the person she met In the magistrate's room, three days since." "Oh, that makes quite a difference. My cousin has mentioned you to me, and said that'she would see you at any time when you called." And Ellen now threw open wide the door, she had, so far, jealously kept ajar, and led the way to the drawing-room. Suddenly she stopped, and, turning, said, " I venture to suppose you wish to s9o my cousin quite privately V" "As privately as possible." " Kindly follow me." " I will let my cousin know at once," ald Ellen Eotheringay. " She will, I am certain, be with you as soon as she possibly cau." The moment Webber for of course the reader has divined who was the visitor was alone, he commenced to examine on every elde. He found himself in an exquisitely furnished room, in which he looked strangely out of place, seated iu a blue damask-covered chair, his hat between his legs, and his cane laid carefully upon his hat. He was using his eyes steadily. His business had carried him into magnifi cent looms, but never yet bad he pene trated Into one of those comfortable, every-day rooms used by the rich, where all objects that can contribute to ease and comfort are lying about at every point. It was Ellen Folheringay who came to show him the way to Margaret'" presence. " I am sorry to have kept you wait log," she said, pleasantly, as he entered the room. " But I wished to clear off all the business I had to attend to, in order that I might place my time most entirely at your disposal. I am now quite at your service." " You have seen the papers, miss ?" Yes ; and remarked upon their opin i:m that Mr. Sivory was innocent." " lie is quite free no warrant for bis arrest will be granted, and it is time to begin." " What do you contemplate doing V Much, miss, if you will help mel" "IV" " "You, miss!" ' "Very well," she replied, energetic ally ; -."my duty, my sole aim in life Is to fulfill the last desires of' Graham Ji'orbes. I have beeu told I may fully trust you, ami to you I entrust myself heart and soul I" , " Then we shall succeed," cried Web. her, Joyfully. "After thinking over the whole bearings of the case for three days, you still hold to the belief that Austin Sivory whs Mr. Forbes' murderer V" " I Mill believe it-do you V" " Most certainly, but certainties which are only such in my own brain. Now I need not say that would be of no service to us In a court of law." " Have you discovered any means by which we uld find evidence which would convict hi in iu a court of law 1"' "Yes; if you will help nie." " Have I not said I nm at your or ders V" " But do not forget that I may call upon you for a very great effort." " I am capable of being energetic, sir." ." You must be patient." " I will be patient." " You must overcome nil prejudices, and even self-respect." " Even self-respect y" she exclaimed. Then nfter a pause she added, " Well, to gaiu this great end, I will overcome even my self-respect." "The plan I have sketched, Miss Mayter, will seem to you odious, horri ble, mad ; and at first you will shrink from it." " What matters it that I shall shrink at first, if at last I shrink no longer'?" "Then listen." " I am listening." And so speaking, that she might not lose a word of what he was about to say, sho drew her chair still nearer this man.' "Iu the first place," he began, "you must know that I have scarcely lost sight of the man or one whole hour of daylight since he left the police court. After quitting you and the magistrate, I learned from the police that he had left the station in cab 10.44H, and the driver of this cab I had some talk With before six iu the evening. I knew where he drove, how long he stopped, and the man he spbke to ; and I have followed him up iu the same manner for three whole days. Nay, even while I am here, a mate of mine has his eyes on the gate, past which Sivory must come when he leaves his chambers; and when he moves, my mate will move also he will not budge before. So, you see, he can't escape us. But while this sharp watching is going on, I am busy upon work far more Important, and which in the long run, must help us. I am learn ing the whole of his pust life. And this is the result, miss; and pardon me for putting it into shape. From the year in which he became a man, to the pres ent hour, he has never loved never been devoted to any woman." "And what matters that to us ?" ask ed Margaret. " Much more than you think for," replied the police agent. "And you will think upou this subject as I think ; if you will condescend to hear what J. have to say." "Pray go on." " Sivory," he continued, "has never been seriously engaged, and bis life has passed as most of the young men of the present generation do pass their existen ces. He has flirted but never proposed. One womau, and one woman only," continued Webber, "appears to have paftially attracted him, and she is not free. This lady is one Lady. Pauline Darmer, separated from ber husband, and living with an aunt much richer than herself; but about whom and about whose house, scandal has been busy. It is but fair, however, to remark that the police firmly believe that this scandal is not based upou truth. The great re proach against the lady is this that she allows cards in her house, and that sometimes the stakes are very high." "But to what does all this tendV" asked Margaret, in a quick and almost impatient voice. " It tends to this that a man who has never loved is more like to love deeply than one who, in bis youth, has been through the fire of that passion." " Then you desire that be shall love some one whom V" " You." "IV" she repeated, as though she could not believe the evidence of ber senses. " But the project is impossible!" cried the young lady. " No ; with your help It Is quite pos sible. It Is only impossible when you refuse to give your aid." " I should need to find superhuman courage." "You will find that superhuman cour age." " I fear that I should betray myself." " No ; you would not betray yourself. For once adopt my scheme, and you will be governed by only one thought that of success. Sivory will betray him self, and Graham Forbes in bis grave will be avenged." And as Margaret, white, fevered, trem bling, made no reply, Webber rose, took up bis bat and cane, and turned towards the door. " Madam," be said, in a low voice, "I will call upon you to-tnorrow, at the same hour, when, if, as I hope, you agree to adopt my plans, 1 shall do my self the honor to go into particulars." "But now today " Margaret said hesitatingly; and then became silent. " To-morrow," said the atrange de tecllve in a smooth, soft voice. And, making a low bow, almost with out sound he quitted the room. (JIIAPTEIt VII. A letter from Lord Arlington has alrea'dy, been copied here. Perhaps the following extracts from another letter by this nobleman to Paul Webber will show that the detective had a chance of being rewarded more substantially than by ills own approbation for bl-i services iu the cause of Justice : " On my word," Bald uiy lord, "your letter pleases me, Paul, and It excites me. You are very good to try and please an old man ; ami If you are not careful, you will not be able to avoid being set down In my will for u handsome sum. If your lovely Margaret were a London er, I would say mistrust her for Lon doners are too" clever by half ; but, as It is, 1 think you may believe her. Go on, and keep me acquainted with all you do ; she will destroy him, if he Is to be destroyed. That la, she will, If she accepts your plan. Will she? Being a woman, and, therefore, a mere contra diction, perhaps at the last moment, she may throw you over. Write and let me know. By the way, I am at a loss to see why 1 should save in favor of my nephew; so if you are In want of money to carry on your scheme, draw upon my funds. I shall be amply repaid with your letters. Write often.'"' This letter Webber answered within the first quarter of an hour after receiv ing it. lie wrote: "My lord I have received your letter. I broached the subject to Margaret May ter yesterday. She was shocked ; and seeing she must have time for decision, I took my leave. This morning, not an hour since, I again paid her a visit. This time, I had no time to .wait before I saw her. She said, ' I have reflected. and I have decided ; and I accept your nan mindly.' " ' Very well,' I replied. "Aud without more ado, I explained my plan. She turned pale, shrank sev eral times, but, uttered not one objec lion. I am now about to begin opera tions. I will keen vou well Informed upon all points. If you, my lord, will uestow upon me a hundred pounds or two, assuredly it will be the better for the letters I Bhall writo your lordship." This letter hurriedly written, Paul Webber left his dingy rooms, and im mediately directed bis, steps to Lady Pauline Darmer's house. It was here that he intended Margaret should first meet Austin Sivory. It was about one in the afternoon when Paul Webber drove up iu a well- appointed carriage, which be had taken, as usual, from certain livery-stable, and bis man thuudered away at the knocker of the house in Curzon street. The inquiry as to whether Lady Pauline Darmer was at home resulting iu a favorable answer, the visitor sent in two cards, upon one of which figured the words, " Mr. Varli," upon the other, Lord Arlington." A minute afterwards, Mr. Varli was in Lady Pauline's presence. " Good morning, Mr. Varli, I pre sume you are a friend of Lord Arling ton V Is his lordship iu his usual good health, and does he still remain at RouieV" " Yes, my lady ; and here is a letter of Introduction from bis lordship to yourself." As be spoke, Webber handed the lady a letter, which she took very graciously, aud read slowly. " I see by this letter," she said at last, ' that you are partly English and partly Italian." "Iam." "And that you have a sister, Mar- gherita, who sings beautifully, and who is excessively desirous of coming out as a publio singer, although you are a man of some fortune, and are not at all de sirous that your sister should appear in publio." ( " That is just my case." "You have lived in Italy a long time, I presume y" "Almost all our lives. Our father was Italian, our mother English, but we are not clever as Italians. Yes, we have come to England that my sister's desire to appear as a singer may be satisfied ; and as we knew nobody in London, we wore excessively grateful to Lord Arlington for bis Introduotiou to your ladyship." " It was very kind of bis lordship to think of me." "So many people think of your lady ship, and say the kindest things possi ble." Lady Pauline smiled ; she was one of those round, plump, pleasant-looking women that always look young, even when they live to be four-score. " So you know nobody in London V "Not a soul." " Then you must look upon my house as your own." " Your ladyship Is too kind I" "Do you intend to settle In London V ' " So much depends upon my sister and then, again, shall we like Lou don?" "Oh! one must be so rich to live In London!" " I am not troubled on the score of ex pense." Here Lady Pauline smiled. Respecta ble as she was, she never objected to learn that any new friend she made were rich. Presently her ladyship remarked, "Let us see ; I have a sort of quiet parly this evening. Will you make one V"' ' But how can I leave my sister Mar- gherlla alone V" " Bring ber with you." " How very kind you are, my lady. I will present my slater to you this even ing." ' I shall be delighted to see her. Your sister will, perhaps, sing a little, while the gentlemen take a hand of cards, for I allow my visitors to meddle with cards. I am quite at a loss to under stand why we ladies should expect men to sit about talking and dawdling throughout an entire evening. Cards do them no harm, and I allow half a dozen packs in my drawing-room. I am afraid you tlnd me very eccentric." ' On the contrary, ray lady, I find you very kind." ' But I permit no gambling, Mr. Varli. A few half sovereigns perhaps even guinea points, but nothing beyond that. You quite understand me, do you noty" "Oh, quite." " Then, now I must ask you to run away, for I have some visits to make, and a deal of work to get through. We shall see you and Miss Varli iu the evening. You will find us tea-drinking about eight and we shall be quite eager for your arrival." " Good morning." Webber behaved as much like a gen tleman as he could, aud took his leave at once. Beaching bla carriage, and - ns the horses' heads were turned, he thought, " I don't know what to make of my lady, but I'm quite sure of this that Austin Sivory will be brought face to face this evening with Margaret Mayter. Let bim but love ber, and she will gleau the secret from him will learn bow he killed Forbes. And then we will de nounce bim !" . Webber had played his part with ad mirable talent. He had gained the Introduction he had wished for, and well knew that taking tea at Lady Pauline's really meant playing at cards ; and that when Lady Pauline herself took'a band for half an hour, there was a large amount of consideration shown her, and she rarely rose from the table a loser. Her aunt, a Lady Grallelgh, was al ways present. Upon the evening following the in terview between Lady Pauline and De tective Webber, her ladyship's drawing rooms in Curzon Street began to fill early. Her lady friends were the first to arrive, and it must be admitted that these ladies, many of whom were charm ing, bad chiefly that Independent air which is the result of defying the preju dices of society. It was not before eleven o'clock that Lady Pauline's rooms began to fill thick ly. It was past eleven when Austin Sivory entered the house. This was his first appearance in publio since the affair at the police-court. The ladles present received bim and spoke to him with far more friendly feeling than did the men ; for talk as we may, we never can look upon a man after he has been suspected of crime, and has bad to skirmish with the police, as we did before this catas trophe fell upon him. The men present did not avoid Austin Sivory, but their manners were marked by restraint. Webber and Margaret were the last guests to arrive. The lateness of the visit was an especial piece of manage ment on the part of the detectivo, who, despite his conviction in the strength of Margaret's determination, was afraid that perhaps at the supreme moment, when she stood face to face with the man she believed to be ber lover's mux derer, she would fall. He argued that the later they .arrived, the less possibility there would occurof their being remark ed. He was right. When then arrived everybody was so engaged that little notice was taken of them, and they reached the very centre of the company before any one especially noticed that strange faces were present. Those who were playing had quite enough to do to look after their cards. Never bad Margaret's innocent eyes fallen on suoh a scene as that which met her view. Grave and eager, Margaret sat upon a sofa, watching and waiting. She was, to a certain extent, in shadow, and therefore could more easily see than be see a. This was more especially the case, that a firescreen stood, by accident before her seat, and bid ber from the general view. 5 Her eyes were fixed upon Austin Sivory, who was standing near oue of the card-tables, looking on only. She had seen him but once, and then under the most unfavorable of circum stances. Now she studied his features, his every look and movement. She saw the difference between the man before a magistrate, and the same man at bis ease In a drawing room. And assuredly the difference was Very natural. Defending his liberty, fighting for his honor, he had put a guard upon his face a mask which had hidden the natural play of his features. His very safety depended upon a mere gesture a sudden start a flush of color over the face. But in Lady Pauline's drawing-rooms it was different. He did not dream of supposing that he was watched, how ever slightly. Nobody could warn him that the espionage to which be was subjected before the magistrate was as nothing compared with tha watchful ness which was now conceu rUed upon him. The fact which at once and strongly Impressed iiself upou Margaret's mind in relation to Austin Slvory's counten ance, was the profound melancholy of its expression. 'This man," she thought, " is either suffering from some deep grief, Is the victim of a terrible despair, or be is tor tured by some horrible remorse." Con tinued next week. jyjUSSER & ALLEN CENTRAL STORE NEWPORT, PENN'A. 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