Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21

He was looking for Philbrick, of course.
and that he failed to see him gave him al
most as much concern as if the man had
walked up to him arm in arm with Louise.
Angry with himself at last for the annoy-
ance he felt over the matter, he briefly an
nounced that he was going to the village
and left the house. He made his usual calls
and found that he had good many cues
lions to answer concerning matters at Fair
view. Men stopped him on the street to in
quire what he thought of the professor )
sudden departure
Il don't think of it," was his usual renIv
he had business of his own and went open
~, as l understand 1t. Perhaps if he had
realized that the people regard him with
some suspicion he would have managed to
postpone his trip until matters We're cleared
up. but nobody suggested to him that he
ought to stay, l suppose"
The villagers shook their heads. 1t looked
pad, they thought. If he hadn't appeared
TO run away, the thing might have been for
gotten. but now-well, it kind of seemed as
II something ought to be done about it.
Inc doctor shrugged his shoulders at this
suggestion, but he did not venture to say
anything 1t was hard enough for him to
pursue the course he had chosen in silence.
without being called upon to say something
ABOUT 1t. He saw that 1t needed but a few
WORDS TO instigate movement looking to a
pubic investigation, and that as a medical
man the people were inclined to turn to him
Tor their cue. He would not give it, while
at the same time he could not bring himself
10 utter nat contradiction to his own con-
Vlctions. and thus still the popular discon-
tent
And his own convictions? He believed
tiat StarkWeather had been stunned by an
electro shock and his body thrown into the
river He hoped that Prof. Drummond had
Deen innocent of any evil intent with regard
to the shock; it might well have been acct
gent, or carelessness, but the story of the
Eeuroom and the marvellous disappearance
was Wild invention. If the professor were
guilty of premeditated murder, the throwing
OF Starkweather into the Miniski had been
part OF the plan. If he were innocent. II
was cone IN terror without fair attempt to
restore Ssarkweather. The professor had
hoped that the body would be carried far
away, and thus all evidence of his crime or
carelessness would be lost In either event
face the facts ~ ~
Inc doctor was conscious that there were
naWs IN his theory, but he regarded them as
matters or detail. He felt certain that his
general view OF the matter was correct
M1rot Hawkins, the constable was the
hardest man he had to deal with Minot ha d
little unworthy ambition to figure as an i'm
portant character by making an arrest. but
ne was yet sensitive to his position in the
community. and there were many who egged
him on to do something. He hestated to do
anything without ample justification for it,
but he felt the discomfort keenly
The way look at it, he said to Dr. WILL
Jams. is that somebody's got to swear ont
a warrant on informs ton ard belief, or less
somebody who knows must make a plain
statement that there want foul play. Now,
who's to swear out that warrant? Not me,
for haven't information enough to arrest
cat, and belief haven't at ALL"
or course 1t was the doctor who ought
either to back up a warrant, or settle the
whole matter by professional assurance
that Starkweather came to his death with
out violence at the hands of another party,
but Minot didn't say so openly.
1T puts me in a kind of hard box Ma
son." he said, plaintively
'Oh, WELL" returned the doctor, wait a
while. 1t will probably blow over. Prof