Manfred's Quest: Or, The Mystery of a Trunk — page 50: what you’re looking at

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MANFRED’S QUEST. ‘<'T'o leave the trunk for a week or so and then call for it.”” ‘¢ And when you called?’’ ‘* T found it had been taken away. ”’ ‘¢ And what were your intentions??? ‘‘To wait; but there was a suspicion running through my mind that you had the trunk; indeed, I recognized you all along as the advertiser. ”’ ‘< Why did you not answer the advertisement?” ‘‘ T had just decided to do so, and to-day an incident oc- curred that fixed my determination. ’’ ‘* Your meeting with the veiled womant” : The girl gave a start. ‘* You know about that meeting?’’ 6é Yes. 7? ‘* This is strange. °’ ‘* Tt was an accidental discovery. ’’ The detective related the incidents known to our readers. ‘And now what shall I do?’’ demanded Miss Silver. | ‘* You shall go to your mother; meantime I will fix this woman; but tell me who lives in us house?’ ‘*T have merely hired this room.’ ‘¢The woman who lives here is a stranger to your” 6¢ ve” A moment the detective thought and then said: ** I have a plan; go tell the woman if any one calls to inquire for you to admit them.” ‘“T am here under.a fals@ name.’ ‘‘ Tt matters not.’ At this moment there came a knock at the door; it was the woman who rented the room to Miss Silver. ‘* There is a lady asking for you, miss. ” ‘* Did she give the namer’’ ** She did not, nor did she give her own. She merely said she had called to see the young lady who was living with me.” Miss Silver and the detective exchanged glances, and the former said: ‘** You can show the lady up.” A moment passed, and the woman whom our hero knew as Madge entered the room. Miss Silver had disappeared, but a gentleman sat in the room. As the veiled lady en- tered our hero exclaimed in a familiar voice: ‘** Hello, Madge, you here?” The woman uttered an exclamation of amazement. ‘* Come in,’’ said our hero, *‘ come in, Madge; got your tools with you?’’ ‘* Who are you and what do you mean?”’ ‘* Got your tools with you?”’ ‘** T came to see a lady.” ‘*T know you did. You came to see Miss Silver. You came to murder her, so Lucy will get the fortune; then Saunders will marry Lucy; and then you will kill Lucy, and Saunders will marry you; eh! how’s that” time. As the detective had spoken, he had advanced to the paralyzed woman, and had removed her veil so that her ghastly features were revealed. ‘Who are you?”’ she murmured. ‘* Tt does not matter who I am. you are.”” The woman was speechless, and the detective said: ‘‘T’ve just-a word, Madge; if you and Saunders are found in the United States after to-morrow, [ll put my hands on you. I’ve got the whole scheme. ’’ The woman could not spans, and the detective said: ‘* You understand met You see, I know whe ‘It’s wonderful,” said the woman in a low tone. ‘*’Nothing wonderful about it. Crime is always exposed. in the end; now, this scheme is all up. You are a bad woman. I could send you to jail. I’ve got your pedigree, but I don’t want to bother with you.” °° T see it all. ”’ ‘* What do you see?’ ‘* You are a detective.’ ‘You are right; and I’ve been upon your track all the Miss Silver has been playing a game under my in- structions, so as to enable me to draw you out. I’ve got you, and you’re harmless; I’ve got’ the whole business; and now what will you do?’’ ** Leave America. ”’ °° That’s it; go at once <? take Saunders with you, and he might as rel marry you.’” The woman disappeared, and half an hour later our here entered his own house, having Mary Martin Silver, the mysterious owner of the mysterious trunk, with him. We will not attempt to describe the meeting between mother and daughter. The night was spent in explana- tions, and morning found them still talking. The following day Manfred was sought to give his ad- vice. The detective had meantime been to interview Lucy Brownell. To her he had explained everything, including the character of Saundefs and his devilish compact. The girl was overwhelmed. The detective learned then that Saunders was at the bot- tom of the whole scheme. The girl, after all, proved that she had done all under the guidance and influence of Saunders. 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