The Red Cloud chief., 1895-12-20
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except ! run across n ut the butch
er's and grocer's. | can't afford such
luxuries," bitterly.
II will show you II presently. Did
your brother give you any money!"
Not much" bitterly.
How much did you ask him for"
affairs?"
For your own good. How much
did you ask him for?'
Forty dollars"
And he refused you?"
Eyes; he gave me Ave-"
Generous, | must say. Here is the
paper; yesterdays Star. Read C."
"Taker hands him the Evening Star
of the preceding day, folding it so
that a particular column is brought
into Rominence. Read that" he
says qSietly.
Franklin Dyke takes the paper. His
eyes eagerly scan the column.
"HORRIBLE MURDER! q.
''THE BODY OF DIR. EZRA WILBUR, A
NOTED PHYSICIAN Of WEST CHESTER,
FOUND DEAD IN the ROAD THIS MORN
ING"
This is the heading. With n look of
horror and amazctnent he reads the
brief account. There is not much
known at the time the paper has been
issued.
MY God. this is awful" he cries.
THAT good old man! / knew him
well. I called upon him the day before.
He was not at home. And now he is
dead
The detective has the morning Press
in mis- hands.
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quiet tone, handing him the paper.
The young man takes 1t, and then,
with wildly dilated eyes, reads the fol-
lowing;
"THE MURDERER OF DOCTOR
WILBUR DISCO vERED.
"FRANkIYN DYKE. SUPPOSED To RE A
RESIDENT or PHILADELPHIA, PROVEN
THE GUILTY ONE.--EvlDENCE V AT
The INQUEST SHOWS HIS GUILT BEYOND
A DOUBT"
lie throws the paper from HIM.
IL supposed to be the murderer. he
gasps. Il kill that old man. 1t Is i'm
probable. They cannot mean it." lie
| sits, dumbfounded.
But they do replies the detective,
$50 much SO, in fact, that warrants
have been issued for your arrest"
MY arrest
He cannot comprehend il all.
But ] am not guilty. Taker, you
do not believe me guilty of this crime?'
mo, my boy, ! do not; but the man
has been murdered. If you will read
the evidence given at the inquest, you
will see that things are much against
you. 1t has been shown that you were
in West Chester, visited your brother,
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You made some very foolish threats
which were overheard by u servant.
James Potter, who also testified, much
against his will, hat he had given
you money. Your brother also cor
roborated Potter's statement, and as
the dead man was found robbed, they
ut once came to the conclusion hat
you had done it. You see it is all
against you."
The stricken man rises and PAGES the
floor. He hears the words of his com
p%auion. He must admit that appear
ances are much against him.
my wife. my children" he groans.
80. what can | do?"
He sees before him the yawning
prison doors, the scatfold. lie hides
his face.
mo, mo-" he cries. at is too horri-
ble."
He stops in his walk before the man
who is watching him-looks into his
face.
And you. you are an officer of the
law. Despite the fact that you are my
friend, You are an officer. You come to
do your duty"
Taker does not finch. He looks him
calmly in the eyes,, and says:
81 layp IA WARRANT for ypur arrest in
my pocket"
And you, admitting that you believe
me innocent, will tear me from my
wife and little Ones, incarceratc me,
hang me?" He speaks bitterly, con
tcmptuously.
go easy, my friend. II is true I am
an os,icer of the law. ] have come to
arrest you, to incarccrate you, as you
have said. but not to- hang you. You
will not hang. Gill save you"
The IA looks upon him with bitter
doubt in his eyes.
Save me. How can you save mc?"
"Sit down, and for goodness sake
don't look so contemptuously upon me.
! have come to save you and will.
For that purpose l managed to get the
privilege of arresting you, so that l
could SEE you, hear what you had to
Suy. ~ u DttttT loT you tnd Il, YOUR
friend, should take you in charge rather
than one who looks upon you as q muir
derer and would treat you as one. II is
better that you should be confined, for
You in prison the guilty party, or par
ties, will feel safer and SO give me q
chance to work. ! have my ideas. j will
unfold them to you later or First, l
must ask You IL few questions. You
may be able to help me. This crime,
to my mind, was not committed for the
mere sake of robbery. Perhaps 1T was
only an accidental one. The robbery
was committed to cover the theft of an
article which was of no value to any
one apparently, but the doctor. But !
think it was OF great value to the guilty
one. Namely, \ small black note
book, used by the doctor to record the
condition of the different patients
visited by him during the day. They
were Conrad GARDENERS wife and your
sister-in-law, Alice Dyke All, you
know this well. Then Conrad Gard
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