The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03
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"Well, as I said before. I went 30
bed airly-7 O'Clock, in fact. ,T,yaa
snowin hard then, an lowed 'twonId
keep up all night. slept purity sonnd
but was walked up by the noise INV OWL
made comm In from a visit ter q neigh
boris. You know how tits when
mans woke up. He's kinder crnstv an
more IAN all, can't tell whether bo,s
slept ten hours on ten minutes. So 90
the girls went by my door, / prowled
out, Amt you purity late gittin homeg,
No, pop; it's just o O'Clock, come tho
answer. Seem as how had a good
nights rest before me, l felt a leetlo
mite pleasanter, an in a. easier tone
said, Il s'pose the SHOWS purity deon
ain. it?' Not very, says one on 'em. ~
stopped awhile ago, an the moons ont
now That's all was said But Won SEQ
that shows it didn't snow after
though, eff you want it nearer, mebbe
ken find out from the girls"
81 should thank you to ask then,
Will you please give me your name?"
"Jef Harrison's my name, an anv
one'll show you my house eff you care
ter come up an speak ter the girls Your.
self.
II am much obliged, Mr.. Harrison
and perhaps I'll accept your invitation
to call. "
"I'll be glad ter see you. But, saw
there amt nothin wrong, is therep
Nothin speshul, hay?"
"No, replied Mr.. Barnes, not DEEM
ing it wise to tell of the death of Mr.
Lewis, lest he be kept from his inyesti.
CATION by further talk.
lyon amt got track Of young Marvel
yet, is your"
''Not yet"
"Well, good day ter you. Hope ter
see you up ter the house by an by"
JEFF Harrison walked off slowly, evil
IDENTIFY reluctant to leave. AS he passed
on he muttered to himself: Guess he's
the detective they told about down ter
Lee Depot. Guess he's cute one. Amt
much of u hand ut answerin questions
a doggoned sight better at askin en-.
Wonder why he wants ter know when
the SNOW stopped. Them fellers kin
make a mighty sight out of burned lit
tie that's what think. Z" And so he
trudged on. still wondering at the pres
ence Of the detectives and what it all
portended.
Mr.. Barnes rejoined Burrows and
they followed each set of footprints
thoroughly, the elder choosing his and
assigning the others to his companion.
Thon tho txup ,,,o,, ,atnr,,o1 20 tl,o ,,,.
Tor, where Mr.. Barnes tore off half
sheet of paper from some which lay on
the center table, and upon it made a
careful drawing. This completed, they
discussed the situation.
"Well," began Burrows, "now that
you have finished your map of the move
ments of the several parties who We're
about these premises last night, what
do you learn from it?'
"We found four sets of tracks" said
Mr.. Barnes, besides the dogs, which
latter may prove of value. Two Of these
we think We're made by women and
two by men. For convenience / have
numbered them /, 2, 3 and 4. will
consider number first"
"Why not take them i'll the regular
order?"
THAT is what mean to do. But,
whereas l have numbered them in rota-
tion as l discovered them, 1 will trace
them in the order i'll which they were
made. "
You don't pretend that you can do
that?" said Burrows incredulously.
81 think so and commence with num-
Der 4. This was made by "a woman.
Unfortunately can find no distinct con.
tinuation of any of the tracks outside
the gates. for passing teams have oblit-
Grated them. We find the first of num-
Der 4 at the little gate. The woman
went directly to the summer house and
into the northern side (M). That she
was the earliest on the scene is evident
because the tracks which she made GO
ing in are almost entirely destroyed by
the snow which fell since. l even got
so far as to venture the opinion that
this woman suspected meeting and
came to this spot as an eavesdropper.
Now You are going rather fast, are
You not?" asked Burrows sarcastcally.
Il will give you reasons for all my
deductions. The summer house faces
the west, and the northwest wind last
night drifted considerable snow in
through the doors; enough, at any rate,
to show me that this woman sat quite
still in corner all the time while she
was inside, for the mark Of her foot
shows it, Had she moved about more the
snow would have been more trampled.
l even think she sat on one foot, as
many women do, for there is but one
imprint near the bench where she must
have sat, and that is exaggerated out OF
all shape, as though in her impotence
at the slow flight Of time she had nerv-
ously kicked this one foot about and
into the drifted sGov. "
no b Continued
Whaling at inagcnseit.