The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-11

- ne gray trousers and the black vest
- ersnfned them closely.
srhar did he wear to protect theee ..
.svnv. he wore overalls. I said :.
-. As spoke ! remembered seesng
<.srer 20 around the path 20 the ward
- those blue overalls drawn up high
~s1er his arms
ewrhefe are theyT
~weren't they in the kitchen cIosetr.
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~ booked again. however, IN thu kst,,-
s. r1oset; we searched the shed thru
~.ehIy. The cat came in through re~
sssse door as we stood there and "a
-s.uud our feet. Mr. Dix STONED ara
sssnked her. Then he went quickly n ~
-, beside which her little entrance vra |.
s~r.nred, unlocked IL and stepped or, :
- following him. but he moffoned me
rex.
Nef command US. he said. but SIZE
s.ssnt come TO her back door"
fvafched him. He passed SLOWLY .,on~
- iiffle winding footpath which sk,y,ss
~ rear OF our house and extended fatnt-
y through the grassy field to the rear az
1Aoebe Dole's. He stopped, searches =
~tump OF sweetbriar, went on 10 an ala
I'll and stopped there. The well has hee,
~ for many year and was chok.d mr.
~1fh stones and rubbish. Some board.
- laid over IL and a big stone or two
4 keep them In place.
Nr. Dix. glancing across at phoeba
Dsie's hack door, went down on his knees.
ynIlet the stones away, then removed ~ q
knsrds aud peered down the well He
esretched far over the brink and reached
AVN. He made many efforts: then he svot
- ard came to me and asked me 70 uet
fcr him an umbrella with a crooked han
6le or something that he could hook into
doth!ng.
I brought my own umbrella. the silver
handle OF which formed an exact hook
IL went back 20 the well. knalt again
thrust in the umbrella and drew un
easlIy enough what he had been fishing
fsr Then he came. bringing il to me.
.Don't faint" he said. end took hols
81 my arm. ! gasped when I saw wha,
- l,ad-my fathers blue overails. ALI
afained and splotched with blood!
looked AZ them: then at him.
apon't faint" he said again. Were
an the right track. This IL where TIE
fs;tton care from; seq" He pointed
% one Of the straps OF the overails and
The button was gone. Some white thread
eIsng TO IL. Another black metal button
Vas sswed on roughly with the same white
thread that ] had found ON the button In
my box OF clues.
sWhat does IL mean" I gasped out
Ny brain reeled.
aYou shall know SOON" he said. He
looked at his watch. Then he laid down
the CHASTITY bundle he carried. 'It has
puzzled you TO know how the murderer
vent In and out. aud yet kept the doors
locked has IT not?'' he said.
Eyes"
well. am going out now. Hook that
Aoor after me-
He went out, still carrying my umbrella.
fhooke6 the door. Presently saw the lid
81 the cats door lifted and his hand and
arm thrust through. He curved his arm
I'd toward the hook, but IL came short by
half a foot Then he withdrew his arm
and thrust in my silver-handied umbrella.
Ne reached the door-hook easily enough
with that.
Then he hooked IL again. That was not
10 easy--he had To work a long time.
Finally he accomplished It, unlocked the
door again. and came in.
"That was how?'' said
no. It was not" he returned. mo hui
nan being fresh from such deed, could
have used such patience as that TO fasten
the door after him. Please hang your arm
down by your side
/ obeyed. / looked at my arm. then at
his own.
Have YOU a tape measure7' he asked.
! brought one out of my workbasket. lie
measured his arm, then mine, and then the
distance from the cats door TO the hook.
Il have two tasks for you today and to-
morrow" he said. II shall come here very
little. Find all your fathers old letters
ard read them. Find n man or woman in
this town whose arm is six inches longer
than yours. Now / must go home. or my
boarding mistress will get curious
He went through the house 10 the front
door, looked all ways to be sure no eyes
we're upon him, made three strides down