ved startling. To a boy like Carl it was simply overwhelming. It so happened that he had but twice seen a

, and found that he was still warm. He

ought Carl, perplexed

th the dead man suspicion might fall upon him as

he reflected. "I shall have to go

reached the door when two persons-a man and a wo

doing here?"

one about, took the liberty to sit down at the table and eat. I am wil

band here?" as

g has happened to your

do you

hamber door. The woman opened

, Walter!"

quickly came

asely murdered, and there," pointing fier

lieve this!" said Car

for yourself?" demande

n. "I had finished my meal, when I began to search for some one whom I could p

ercely. "He is probably a thief; he killed my poor husband, and then

look very seriou

er than myself," he urged, despera

t see how the boy could have killed Mr. Brown, or l

im!" shrieked the woman, who seemed bereft

a constabl

constable. I wouldn't feel safe with him in the

felt an impulse to laugh. It seemed abs

some one comes who has a little common sense. Just remember tha

Maria! It's a foo

tie the villain!"

y! Can you give

uantity of strong cord, and the m

feet, too

se to remain here. I don't want anybody t

said Mrs. Brown. "Ti

-made widow laid her head upon the table and moaned, glancing occasional

store to buy a pound of salt, and when I come back, I find you cold and still, the v

ad nothing to do with you

him, then?

He must have co

o escape in that way. I won'

comfortably. "I would rather have gone hungry for twenty

d outside, and half a dozen men entered, including b

e doctor, hastily. "There might hav

ssenger. "Maria was so excited, and

at

s point

would be more than you or I could do to overpower and

ught, but Maria se

e you going to let him go

uestion the boy," said Dr. Pa

elief, when, freed from h

he said, "but it won't thr

tentively, and asked

when you were sitting at

, s

e door

s,

t your hearing anything. Mrs. Brown,

inutes of

n committed just after you left the house. Had you not

ch. He was alway

happened to

s morning. I don't k

tter searc

Park searched the pockets, and found a half sheet

learn by a letter received this morning that she is still living in a town of Illinois. The only thing I can do is to free you both from my presence. When you come back fr

lli

sation. Mrs. Brown went into hysteric

can go?" Carl

ing to connect you

hen he was a mile on his way that he remembered