The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-04


given you l should say il was ques
tion whether she was here or whethe
some one else had her pistol. But
found another pistol"
1.-THE deuce you did,"
"And this one," producing dupli
cate of the one already shown, "also hai
a name-Harry Lucas. Now follow my
argument. Squire Olney told us tina
these two young people are sweethearts
The tracks indicate that woman play
ed the spy on man who came TO meet
another woman. The weapons bear the
names of a man and his sweetheart Ii
| it not plain? Miss Marvel came TO hear
what the other girl had TO say to hei
lover, and he TO her. +"
you are right" said Burrows ex.
citedly, land Is il not equally evident
that the second woman is Miss Lewis!
Remember, the meeting was in her own
| grounds.
Il am more inclined to think so than
at first, though do not commit myself
| yet. But there is another matter worth
considering. found Lucas weapon in
the snow at the point where claim he
was attacked by the dog. There is also
little blood stain"-
"Ah, l see, you argue that he drew
his pistol and fred at the dog, and so
account for the empty shell there?"
eyes. But the blood stain is impor-
tant. think that came from wound
made by the dogs teeth. AS the discol-
Grafton is visible, although somewhat
covered, | believe the snow stopped
shortly after. Thus l reckon that he
left about 8 O'Clock. The woman left
after the snow had ceased. "
You think Lucas shot at the dog
and dropped his pistol i'll the scrim-
mage Do you think Miss Marvel shot
at the dog also?"
"That we must find out. | have
shown you the probability Of the case,
ending with the idea that both of these
pistols were fired at the dog. But there
is another aspect which you must not
neglect, and that is the 'circumstantial
possibility. Remember that both Luz
cas- and this girl, according TO the
squire's story, had threatened the dead
man. They both came here armed, an
unusual thing for a woman at all
events. Suppose that Lucas saw Lewis
through the window and shot at him.
The noi-e may have attracted the dog,
and thus that contest may have occur
red after the discharge of the weapon,
instead of before. Further, suppose that,
seeing that her lover had left, the girl
had also taken aim at the same target.
One shot may have made the hole in the
ceiling, and the other may have reached
the mark. -
''Why, this becomes more complicated
every minute. What about the pistol in
Miss Lewis room?'
"Ah! That is the problem. But,
come; we will 60 across the river.
Thereupon they proceeded to the boat
landing, marked l. in the diagram, and
crossed in light rowboat, which they
found fastened at that place. On the
other bank they found continuation of
the footprints marked No 2. These led
to the base of a gigantic maple (R),
around which seat of boards had been
arranged. Mr.. Barnes examined the
spot critically and finally said:
81 guess it was Miss Lewis after all.
See, this tree is covered with carved
monograms of her initials and Marvel's.
Evidently this has been trysting place
for that pair of lovers. Here is another
evidence that the snow stopped shortly
after the meeting at the summer house,
for, whereas she came here directly, he-
footprints on this side of the river are
quite distinct, showing that the snow
ceased during her trip over to this
place. -
''She met a man here too See his
footprints. Could it have been the lover
this time-I mean MARVEL"
Possibly. But let us see if we can
trace him to where he crossed the river,
if indeed it was he who did"
They followed the tracks, but they
entered the woods just back of the ma
pie and were lost. However, diligent
search along the river bank discovered
track which emerged from the wood
and approached the river. They got
into the boat, rowed across to "a point
opposite and found there the beginning
of the track on that side marked in the
diagram No. /.
1.-The directness of this trail from
this point to the house." said Mr..
Barnes, "is circumstantial proof that
the man crossed the river with the in
tention Of visiting that place. For
what? Whether he was or was not Luz
cas-, he had already had an interview
with Miss Lewis, and therefore his visit
was scarcely to her..
"How could it be Lucas?''
Surprising he intended to kill Lew
is after being interrupted by the dog,
could he not have gone around by these
woods and returned later to complete
his work? 1t is barely possible that the
whole thing was planned, that the in
terview at the summer house was a pre-
liminary, and that Miss Lewis went to
the maple, where she was later joined
by Lucas, who told her the result of his
first attempt and arranged the second. +"
''How could he know that he had
failed in his first shot?''