The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-13
"She?" interposed Sir JaiTray.

~ right home TO the hilt-the hilt tOucht
. the mans clothes-and | judge she wa
tall because the direction Of the bloN
was trile down, whereas If she d bee
short che utmost she could have dor
would have been TO drive it straight
m, You'll see my point, sir, if you II jus
he take this paper knife and watch tn
m, difference in its direction if you try {
p strike first at your level and then a
IL some mark above you.
"a As he spoke he acted in illustration
~ of his words 81 see what You mean,
= said SIR Jaffray without attempting {,
q make the experiment. But why d,
IS you think il was a woman;'
= For this reason: In the dead mans
clutch / found this piece of black lace
torn, have not the slightest doubt,
from the dress of the woman who struck
him the deathblow, and the unprofes.
sional thing | have done is to take that
out of the dead man : hand and bring
1t away with me- Another reason is
this: Here is little, curiously shaped
tillgree gold keepsake that was never
made for any puprose on this earth save
to please the eyes Of "A woman 1t look,
like an Indian thing or japanese, anc
It one Of those balls that those east
erners are so clever in making. There
a bit Of wrench here where the thing
seems to have been pulled off with a
jerk. That | found lying close 10 the
BODY, and that also took leave to bring
away with me. Those are my reasons.
Sir Jaffray, for saying this is the work
OF woman, and | venture to think
mat any ~ men in the country would
find them convincing.
Sir Jaffray took up the little trinket
ana held 1t close, as if to scrutinize il.
But there was no need for any close
examination.
Both he and Beryl knew it well
enough.
Ii was the pendant Of gold filigree
bracelet, one of pair which had been
bought in Mexico when he and Lola |
were on their honeymoon. The COM !
panlon to it had been given, with sew
eraI other things, to Beryl.
Before either of them said word
Mr. Clifford continued in just the same
businesslike way and tone:
There Is one other thing | should
like to have done, more unprofessional
stllI' but dared not go so far. | want
ed 70 bring away the dagger This muir.
der's been done with "A dagger that has
enough character III it TO hang regi-
ment OF soldiers. don't suppose that
. L.. =
there another like it in all the blessed
country. But | couldn't touch il. Won
see, because the doctor would see in n
Irlce that some one had been tamperinp
with the body after DEATH for the rea.
son that any boy student could tell
When "a dagger had been taken ont of
me wound hours after death Then
mere d have been no end of awkward
questions for me TO answer as TO what
been up to. So had to leave it, ="
What was 1t like?' asked Sir Jaffrov
VINO now mad come TO expect that everv
answer the man gave would only in.
Lola more and more He
vas right in this case.
II smallish affair, but very dead.
should say The haft is singular
eddlsh KIND Of porpoise or alligator
ilde' with three rings of horn running
ouhd IL TO give the holder a firm grin.
no these rings are of different colors.
VhlIe the steel which shows up the hack
1t Is studded with tiny bronze knobs
hu the extreme end of it is of bronze !
no made for all the world like one of {
nose SLOUGH hats which the COWBOYS in {
nc WIG west are generally pictured as
only, of course, very. very
mall never saw such "A thing before. |
90. - w. 7
Neither Sir Jaffray nor Beryl dared
look at one another during this de. G
and at the close neither said
word
both knew the dagger only too we'll
Ike the bracelet, it had been bought
men on the wedding tour in America.
lu the fellow to 1t had been given by
IT Jaifray to Beryl's father, and it was
the present moment in the collection
arms at Leycester Court.
Mr.. Clifford himself seemed TO feel
at there was some strong reason for
le silence, and he made haste to break
Il must go. There's a lot TO do.
ought ia better bring these two
lngs here, he said, pointing to the
OF lace and the little gold trinket.
ana I'd have had the other if it hadn't
en that it would have been seen at
ICE I'll keep this bit of lace. I shall
ant that, and you'd better say nothing
'out 1t. | suppose you want me to 90
with the matter, Sir Jaffray?" And
looked up as if waiting for instruc.
)ns.
Yes, you must go through with it.
1t 1t to the bottom
There's not much to sift now. The
an who puts his hand on the owner of
at dagger and that little bauble there
ID this scrap of lace won't have any
ffioulty in finding the murderess of
e Frenchrnan
His two hearers shuddered az the T
ords
I'm not at all sure that you're al
sht, I" said Sir Jaffray, "but you must al
ID out at any cost. OF course" he Il
ded, with some hesitation, "you un. IL
rstapd that YOU are acting priyateI-- -