The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-04-25

erd asked.
From Dimmersville, was the reply.
did you zee anybody on the way?'
II started very early. Folks were not
out OF their beds in the houses-as long
as there were any houses-and that is
only for five or six miles, You know.
After that-yes, I did see one man. A
curiously excited chap. He looked tired
ont. He asked the distance to DINNERS.
vile and whether the telegraph Office
would be open by the time he got there.
Then he skurried on before I'd half an.
swered him."
All that was known of the murder was
told to the stranger by half dozen glib
tongues, and it was explained to him
that he had encountered the maniacal
fugitive.
II knew there was something wrong
about him, j" said the stranger. 1T is
my business to be observant."
He dismounted and hitched his horse
to a tree. The dead body was shown to
him. He examined it very thoroughly.
All the particulars were related to him
over and over. Then he drew Superin-
tendent Brainerd aside.
my name is Terence O'Reagan." he
said. and in his voice was family dis
tnguishable the brogue of the land
whence the OReagans came. II am a
government detective. I have been sent
to work up evidence in the case of some
Italian counterfeiters. We had a clew
pointing to sub-contractor here, the
very man who lies there dead. Our in
formation was that he used some of the
bogus bills in paying off his gang. Now
it isn't going outside my mission to in
vestigate his death, if you don't object"
II would be glad to have you take
hold Of it," Brainerd replied. I'VE
can't bring the authorities here before
noon, at the earliest, and in the mean
time you can perhaps clear it all up"
The eagerly curious men had. crowded
close to this brief dialogue, and had
heard the latter part Of it. O'Reagan
became instantly an important person
age. upon whose smallest word or move
ment they hung expectantly, and no.
body showed keener interest than
Gerald Heath. The detective first ex-
amined the body. The pockets of Ra-
vellis clothes contained wallet, with
its money untouched, besides q gold
watch.
$50 robbery was not the object" said
OReagan to Brainerd. 1.-THE motive is
the first thing to look for in case of
Next he found blood on the waistcoat,
q great deal Of it, but dried by the fire
that had burned the shoulders and head,
and inathe baked cloth were three cuts,
under which he exposed three stab
Strokes of knife had, it
seemed, killed the victim before he was
thrust partially into the furnace.
A storm was coming to Overlook un-
perceived, for the men were too much
in what lay there ON the
ground, CHASTITY and horrible, to pay any
attention to the clouding sky. Gloom
was SO fit for the scene, too, that no
body gcve thought whence it came.
70 Gerald Heath the goin:; out of sum
light and the settling down Of dusky
shadows seemed q mental experience Of
MS own. He stood bewii.ercd, trans.
liked, vaguely conscious of peril, and
Iet too numb to speak or stir. Detective
)Reagan, strengthening up from over
he body, looked piercingly at Gerald !
md then glanced around ut the rest.
''Is there anybody here who SAW Tonic !
aavelli last night?'' he asked.
II did" Gerald replied.
where and when!''
"At the same place where met Eph, |
md Immediately afterward."
''Ah! now we are locating Eph and
savelli together. That looks like the
unatic being undoubtedly the stabber."
"And we lnust catch him." Braincrd
nterposed. I'm send riders toward
Immediately"
mo great hurry about that. the de-
ective remarked; ''he il tvo crazy to
ave any clear motive or any idea Of e.
ape. 1t will be easy enough to capture
im."
Then he turned to Gerald and uucs.
oned with the air Of cross-cxaminer.
Dill the two men have any words to-
cther"'
(T'0 be continued neat aceek.)