room occupied by the persons
mentioned.

"Now," he cried, "what have you to say?"

But the detective, who had advanced behind him, still refrained from
replying, though he gave a quick look at the coroner, which led that
functionary to glance at the hotel-keeper and instantly ask:

"You know this gentleman?"

"It is Mr. Clement Smith."

A flush so violent and profuse, that even Mr. Byrd could see it from his
stand outside the window, inundated for an instant the face and neck of
the gentleman, but was followed by no words, though the detective at his
side waited for an instant before saying:

"I think you are mistaken; I should call him now Mr. Gouverneur
Hildreth!"

With a start and a face grown as suddenly white as it had but an instant
before been red, the gentleman turned and surveyed the detective from
head to foot, saying, in a tone of mock politeness:

"And why, if you please? I have never been introduced to you that I
remember."

"No," rejoined the detective, taking from his pocket the handkerchief
which he had previously put there, and presenting it to the other with
a bow, "but I have read the monogram upon your handkerchief and it
happens to be----"

"Enough!" interrupted the other, in a stern if not disdainful voice. "I
see I have been the victim of espionage." And stepping into the other
room, he walked haughtily up to the coroner and exclaimed: "I am
Gouverneur Hildreth, and I come from Toledo. Now, what is it you have to
say to me?"

IX.

CLOSE CALCULATIONS.

Truth alone,
Truth tangible and palpable; such truth
As may be weighed and measured; truth deduced
By logical conclusion--close, severe--
From premises incontrovertible.--MOULTRIE.

THE excitement induced by the foregoing announcement had, in a degree,
subsided. The coroner, who appeared to be as much startled as any one at
the result of the day's proceedings, had manifested his desire of
putting certain questions to the young man, and had begun by such
inquiries into his antecedents, and his connection with Mrs. Clemmens,
as elicited the most complete corroboration of all Miss Firman's
statements.

An investigation into his motives for coming East at this time next
followed, in the course of which he acknowledged that he undertook the
journey solely for the purpose of seeing Mrs. Clemmens. And when asked
why he wished to see her at this time