; the kind and amount of medicines administered;
the effect of the doses; and, in general, all the particulars of Mrs.
Pattmore's illness and death. The Sheriff promised to do all in his
power, and Mr. Wells also agreed to give his assistance in bringing out
the whole truth.

On arriving at the Globe Hotel I met Miller, who gave me a copy of a
letter which Pattmore had written to Mrs. Thayer, as soon as the
coroner's jury had given their verdict. The letter contained a brief
account of the inquest and the finding of the jury. It said that she
could understand his feelings of great relief that all had turned out so
well for him. The letter was signed, as in the former case, "Your loving
husband."

Mr. Miller said that Pattmore's manner had wholly changed since the
close of the inquest; before he had been morose and irritable; now he
was all vivacity and good spirits. One of his first acts, after the
verdict had been given, was to write the above-mentioned letter, which
Miller had secured as before. Having taken a copy of it, Miller had
mailed it in the general post-office.

"You have done very well, Mr. Miller," I said, "and I wish you to
remain here to watch Pattmore's movements and intercept his letters. I
shall return to Chicago to-night, and you must inform me by telegraph if
Pattmore leaves here."

Having completed all my arrangements, I returned to Chicago, taking Knox
and Green with me.

_CHAPTER VI._

My first action, on reaching my office, was to send for Mrs. Kate Warne,
the Superintendent of the Female Department of my force. She made a full
report of all the work in her charge during my absence, and brought up
among other cases, that of Captain Sumner.

"Miss Seaton," said Mrs. Warne, "reports that she has progressed
somewhat toward an intimacy with Mrs. Thayer, but that she has learned
very little except by observation. Mrs. Thayer seems to be greatly
troubled at times, but she is very reserved, and does not appear anxious
to make any one her confidant. She goes to the post-office regularly
twice a day, but she rarely goes anywhere else. Once she went to a
druggist's store, but, being unable to get what she wanted, she entered
another one and purchased a small package."

"Has Miss Seaton been able to examine any of Mrs. Thayer's trunks or
bureau drawers?" I asked.

"Only once," replied Mrs. Warne; "she succeeded in getting into one of
her trunks, and there found an immense quantity of let