While the Chinaman is being tried for murder, Jane Bumgartner
testifies that she saw the detective murder Judge Smith at the
instance of the minister who conducted the funeral, and that Mabel
is Charlie's stepmother. The Chinaman is about to confess when
footsteps are heard approaching. The next chapter will be the
last, and it is safe to say that no one will find it easy to guess
the ending of the story. To show how difficult this feat is, the
last chapter is now given.