The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-22
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long leather satchel which he has used
to carry such articles as he shall re-
quire upon his visits, lying closed about
ten feet from the body. And now, half
buried in the high grass, he discovers
"a large round stone, covered with
blood, with a number of stained white
hairs upon its surface.
This is what committed the deed"
he murmurs, showing his find to the
and the young doctor.
The two men compress their lips.
Yes, the skull is crushed in: IL must
have been done by the stone in the
hands of a determined u
Gareau bethinks him to search the
pockets OF his dead partner. lie utters
u cry. Us he rapidly runs from one to
the other, of the pockets of the vest
and p~antaloons.
ole has been robbed he cries
"His watch and chain are gone. And
all the money out of his pockets"
Robbed and murdered. Some base
done the deed. A low murmur surges
through the crowd.
some tramp" mutters II burly far
mcr.
"les. some loafing skunk" q y an
'tt'i oti NV '&N ',a'
for the murderer If he had shown him
self at this moment, or for any of the
fraternity of tramps either.
1--WE must impanel u jury and get
through with this says the coroner.
"And you. sir, you will need tn COM
fence your investigation soon" to the
chief of police.
Throckmorton makes no reply. He
is thinking.
The sets about impaneling
his jury. He has but little difficulty
In this.
Gareau approaches him.
DO YOU not think il would he a bet
ter idea to convey the body to my Of
flee and hold the inquest later i'm the
day? We have nothing to work on
now. by that time something may
transpire."
The hcsitates a moment.
"You are right" he says at last. The
body shall be transferred to your house
and his as well Cyou were %partners).
Gentlemen of the jury, You will be in
attendance ut the residence of DIR.
Gareau at p. m. sharp. Aud any OF
you, gentlemen, who ear pick up any
thing of Importance between now n
then please be kind enough to be pres
ent also"
They tenderly raise the ~lifclcss form.
a groan rising from the crowd as they
see the still face marked by suffering.
They place it in the carriage. REMOVING
the seats to do so. and then drive
slowly toward the town.
Throckmorton has recorded i'm his
notebook of things OF even the min
utest importance, and drives the horse.
Gareau sits upon IN side of the corpse
(his eyes filled with tears, the coroner
on the other.
'.Do YOU know where the deceased
visited last night?' inquired the
coroner
Conrad GARDENERS wife"
ANY other patient?'
Not to my knowledge" lie re-
lapses into silence. Suddenly he
arouses himself. Il can easily ascer-
tain" he cries, from the doctors
notebook"
lie carefully inserts his hand inside
the dead mans coat. lie takes out
the entire contents. letters, n paper,
but nothing else. The notebook is
not there!
A puzzled look comes to his face.
THE notebook is missing" he nut
tiers. Then he searches every pocket.
No, the little black book. used by the
deceased to record his visits, is gone.
you cannot find it:!' asks the cor
oner.
mo. Strange hat the book should
be missing. There is nothing of value
attached to it. Merely "a daily record
of visits made, together with the dag
nosis and treatment"
perhaps it fell out of his pocket
when we lifted him into the wagon. v
NO" answer Throckmorton posi-
lively. ~ got in last, and examined
the ground and road carefully al
around the spot, before doing 50. II
did not drop out"
by this time they have arrived al
the outskirts Of the town. The little