Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-29

e4IAGc III NOTCOulDc.
"Welig''
''Tle murderer entered at the front
Of The Grange: went right in through
tho street door | traced his footsteps
from the gate 20 the door.
"Yes -
That's all -
"What do you meant"
He never left There were no foot
steps from the honso. -
Norbert Darrent bends his head in
thought for a moment Here was the
chief Of police repeating exactly the
iame story as the driver Of the dogcart
had told him He knits his hrows and
ponders. attempting to solve the prob
lem
"Very well; go on. " he says at last
Anything eiser'
Nothing, shortly replies Dobscn.
annoyed al the indifferent a.r of the de-
tective. II suppose you know tho muir
derer already, chr
81 think Mr. Dnbson. he quietly
answers. ''if you We any respect for tho
post you hold you II keep that fcol
tongue q yoGrs quieter Murder is not
joke specially arranged for an ordi.
nary cop to air cheap wit npon "
The man fiushes with wounded pride
and glares at the fire
Il IN getting sick of the whole blessed
thing he growls at last Being cross
questioned; twice in one day by Chicago
detectives ia enough to try any ones
temper
"Whatf'
"Firs, ono detective, then another
It's siekening
"Do you msan ,, tell me you'v had
a detective here before me!''
"fes; this morning" 1,..
From Chicagog'' 90.
"Yes." 80
"How DO you know2''
"Hc said SO F"
"Ohi He said so. did he, Mr.. Dob
son, and you believed himf Did you
ask him for his authorityf"
"No i"
"Then You are fool Wake up,
man, wake upl Rouse Yourself What
was he likef What did he dor What
did he say7 Where is hef' shouted
Darrent IN short. snappy sentences like
pistol shots
'.How do | know where he isl He
came this morning and said he'd just
arrived by train from Chicago and had
driven over =
"Nhat time YVES thatf"
"Ten "
"Then how the deuce could he come
from Chicago2'
II never thought of that
"No. of course you didn't. Mr.. Dob
son Go on.
'.He said he'd come to look into the
and told him All about 1t. .
"Well is that all7''
II showed him the knife"
(which. Of course. you let him take
away
mo. ! did, He didnt ask for 1t. =
"Oh That : relief anyhow Then
he didn't take anything awayr
''Yes he did .
"Whatf'
.'Some chessmen
"Chessmen p
'Yes. set Of carved Indian chess
men-horses and elephants and things
He said that be had an idea they had
something to do with the murder. .
"A set of carved chessmcn
surposc7'
Yes
Anything else,
"Nothing
lyon re sure h took nothing else 2"
Certain
VERY well Mr. Dobson shall re-
port your idiocy To your mayor Oar
rent remarks as he finishes writing in
his pockn,book and rises from his seat
Nv hat the deuce. he mutters TO him.
self. did he take set Of ehessmen for
and leave the knife. and who the dick
ems is hey
do you want 10 know anything
else Z Dobson sullfily asks as b. re-
lights his pipe which he has let go out
during the cross examination
Yes; give me the name and partic-
ulars about every one related To- OF
friendly wits the dead man Any sonsS'
mo. at least dom know Perhaps
be is his son You never know Old
Marsden always said be adopted him
don believe il
"Never mind what you believe. Mr.
Dobson I'm asking for facts Well
who II IL =.
"Astray Marsden ''
"Astray -cnrious name. !"
yes old Mar-den said he was a
stray when be found him. and he stuck
TO tire name II was his JOKE =
al -. Whore IL this Asfrayf.
"Qgarreled with old narsden a con
pie of years ago and went abroad
"oh Never been seen II Sorcombe
since chr
Dgbaou hesit..es under the keen eyes
Of the detective. who. il seems TO him,
Is reading his iumost thoughts 1t viii
be no good trying TO keep anything
from Herbert Darrent. 90 be suddenly
blurts ont. Game back on the night Of
the murder .