The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-26
VII.

Forty-eight hours had passed. and
not trace had been found of Lieut..
Waring. The civil officers Of the law
had held grave converse with the Sc
niors on duty at the barracks, and
Grams face was lined with anxiety
and trouble. The formal inquest was
held as the flood subsidized. and the evil
dence of the post surgeon was most
important. About the throat of the
murdered man were indubitable marks
of violence. The skin was torn as BY
finger-nails, the flesh bruised and dis
colored as by fercely-graspingf fingers.
But death, said the doctor. was caused
by the single stab. Driven downward
with savage force. 4 sharp-pointed.
two-edged. straight-bladcd knife had
pierced the heart, and all was over in
an instant. One other wound there
was. slashing cut across the stomach,
which had let large amount of blood,
but might possibly not have been NOR
tai. What part the deceased had taken
in the struggle could OILY be conjec-
tured. A little five-chambered revolver
which he habitually carried was found
on the floor close at hand. Two charges
had been recently fired. for the barrel
was black with powder; but no one
had heard shot.
The barleeper at the Pelican could
throw but little light on the matter.
The storm had broken. he said, with
sudden fury. The rain dashed in
torrents against his western front, and
threatened to beat in the windows. He
called to two nen who happened to be
seated at 4 table to assist him. and was
busy trying to get up the shutters,
when Lieut.. Doyle joined them and
rendered timely aid. lie had frequently
seen Doyle during the previous month
Mrs. Doyle lived in the old Lemaitre
house in the block below. and he often
supplied them with whisky. They
drank nothing but whisky. As they
ran in the side door they were surprised
to see TIE lights OF a carriage standing
at the edge of the banquette. and the
driver begged fer shelter for his team,
saying some gentlemen had gone in
side. The barkeeper opened a gate,
and the driver put his horses under a
shed in a paved court in the rear, then
came in for drink. Meantime, said
the barkeeper, whose name was
Bonelli. three gentlemen who were
laughing over their escape from the
storm had ordered wine and gone into
a private room. Doyle with them. The
only one he knew was VI. Lascelles,
though he had seen one of the others
frequently as he rode by, and knew him
TO be an officer before Mr.. Doyle
slapped him on the back and hailed
him as Sammy, old buckI' or some
thing like that Mr.. Doyle had been
drinking, and the gentleman whispered
to him not to intrude Just then, and
evidently wanted to get rid of him, but
VI. Laseelles. who had ordered the
wine. demanded to be introduced. and
would take no denial, and invited Mr..
Doyle to join them. and ordered more
wine And then Bonelli saw that
Lascelles himself was excited by drink
the first time he had ever noticed it
in the year he had known him. The
third gentleman he had never seen be-
fore. and could only say he was dark
and sallow ard did not talk. except to
urge the driver to make haste,-they
must go on; but he spoke in low
tone with Mr.. Lasceiles as they went tc
the room, and presently the rain
seemed to le. up a little, though ii
blew hard, and the driver went out
and looked around and then returned
to the private room where the gentle
men were having their vine. and there
was some angry talk and he came out
in few minutes. very mad; said he
wouldn't be hired to drive that party
any farther, or any other party, for
that matter; that no carriage could go
down the levee; and then he got out
his team and drove back to town
rTo BE CosrrSUED.i
DoS'r complain OF your wife's extrav-
arance with a cigar in vorr NINTH