The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-09-27
DISAPPEARED.
CHATTER lI.-COntluued.
(COPYRIGuT.l

CHAPTER JI.-Continued.
You are - lawyer. sir. D.gan the
Inspector, "and accustomed to grave
matter, of this nature, so | shall not
beat about the bush with You as |
might were the facts other than they
arc. You will zee without any argu-
ment or warning the prime necessity
OF answering my questions unrc-
servcdIy.'
Mr.. c'Mcara bowed.
very we'll" continued the inspector,
eve suspect foul play"
He paused. but OMcara looked
stead lastly ut him. without a word.
Now, then, said the inspector. do
you know anything whatever that
would lead you TO suspect Alexander
Tr;,-k Of Il desire to do away with Mr..
TiilinEhast:"
D'Al-aras answer was prompt and
emphatic: Nothing whatever" but in
the .ew seconds that ensucd between
the lnciItiOn Of Trasks name and the
end OK the Inspector question mul-
tittcc o. suggestions arose in the law
ycrs mind. He recalled the way in
whicI Trask had shown his irritabil-
ity towards the artist. He saw that if
n ,lc -ectlve knew of the circumstance
a piau~ bl, theory of quarrel would
TIC duccd. ana the end might Ec the
az. est al trial OF Trask for murder.
In Is ash he weighe !, the question and
dec dc that it were 1ar better that
II IN gna,t's disappearance should 60
uncA planned into history us one OF the
mysteries of the criminal record than
that hi, lifelong friend Irask should,
by any act of his, endure the chances
OF !aA in q murder trial. Moreover.
h.. nd hnl -n6 hat
he laid when he told the inspector
that Trask and Tillinghast had been
intimate friends for years. that he was
coynizant of all their relations, and
that he knew there could be nothing
in them to ca /. e either to feel ill-dis-
pO-cd against the other.
I'VE were all in the habit, he said,
of speaking with the utmost frankness
together. and [ never knew Of any
discussion that could be called Il
QUalcl that arose between us.
MIR. Trask has not quite been him.
self FOR some months, has hc:" inquired
the detective suddenly
We thought he was in me
trouble assented the lawyer undis-
tuybed. "and we did what we could to
make him comfortable, but / do not
be icve there is IL ghost of chance
that he is responsible for Tillingha,t S
disappearance.
For some time after that interview
O'Aieara was in Il state Of con ,tant ap-
prahcnsiOn lest Ira TX should he ar.
re- tel. The n 'wspapers gave reports
of Investigations, and every day
brought reporters to OMeara's office
in quest of points. One Of the dailie-
had even vaguely limited that circum
stances pointed to the arrest shortly OF
al intimate friend of the ar i>t Is al
accompicc to the foul play which
eve ybOdy believed lad been com
miited. Every day the lawyer wa
summoned to the mOrgue to inspec
bodies yielded up by the river ana tne
bay and every mail brought disma
photographs from distant mOrgucs
but in no picture or remains did he
di cc,n The likeness o. hi, friend.
tie had twice talked with Trask about
the cal T.llingha,t had made on him
and rrask had said:
Why. we went into my unique the
cries about color. and though he die
not accept them he was Interested an,
in no way displcasci. was irritabi,
the night before, had been drinking
too much, | supp Sc. and ogave undue
Importance to my notions. They ar.
not On my mind now. and have talk l
to humorous writing again.
md THE upshot Of all his investiga
tiors,Wa that BARLEY O'Meara coult
not entertain for an in tant any suspi
,cion against his friend.