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Shackford's mind that Richard, so soon as he had finished his studies, should enter the law-office of Blandmann & Sharpe, a firm of rather sinister reputation in South Millville.
Taggett no longer hesitated to accost her, and question her as to the story she had told William Durgin. The girl's story was undoubtedly true, and as a piece of circumstantial evidence was only less important than the elder Shackford's note. The two cousins had been for years on the worst of terms. At every step Mr. Taggett had found corroboration of Wollaston's statement to that effect.
Taggett's story which stagger me. The motive for the destruction of Shackford's papers, that's not plain; the box of matches is a puerility unworthy of a clever man like Mr.
Or, again, some of the confederates might become alarmed, and attempt to save themselves by giving away their comrades. Mr. Taggett, however, leaned to the belief that the assassin had had no accomplices. The sum taken from Mr. Shackford's safe was a comparatively large one, five hundred dollars in gold and nearly double that amount in bank-notes.
He was now sitting at the breakfast-table, absently crumbling bits of bread beside his plate and leaving his coffee untouched. Margaret glanced at him wistfully from time to time, and detected the restless night in the deepened lines of his face. The house had not been the same since Lemuel Shackford's death; he had never crossed its threshold; Margaret had scarcely known him by sight, and Mr.
That is understood?" "That is perfectly understood," returned Mr. Taggett, drawing a narrow red note-book from the inner pocket of his workman's blouse, and producing at the same time a small nickel-plated door-key. "This is the key of Mr. Shackford's private workshop in the extension. I have not been able to replace it on the mantel-shelf of his sitting-room in Lime Street.
"His silence in regard to Lemuel Shackford's note, a note written the day before the murder, and making an appointment for the very night of it." The girl looked steadily at her father. "Margaret!" exclaimed Mr. Slocum, his face illuminated with a flickering hope as he met her untroubled gaze, "did Richard tell you?" "No," replied Margaret. "Then he told no one," said Mr.
"Are you aware of Mr. Richard Shackford's character and his position here?" "Precisely." "Do you know that he is to marry my daughter?" "I am very sorry for you, sir." "You may spare me that. It is quite unnecessary. You have fallen into some horrible delusion. I hope you will be able to explain it." "I am prepared to do so, sir." "Are you serious?" "Very serious, Mr. Slocum."
Richard's ire was slowly kindling at the shameful light in which he had been placed by Mr. Taggett, and Mr. Taggett was striving with only partial success to reconcile himself to the idea of young Shackford's innocence. Young Shackford's innocence was a very awkward thing for Mr. Taggett, for he had irretrievably committed himself at head-quarters.
A sentiment of that kind is something quite beyond your conception." Richard's words went into one ear and out the other, without seeming for an instant to arrest Mr. Shackford's attention. The idea of Slocum not accepting money anybody's money presented itself to Mr. Shackford in so facetious a light as nearly to throw him into good humor.
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