Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-01-19

STOPPING, he thrust his hand inside the
Si&en rone the old Indian wore.
There was a dead silence as hs
searched hastily, and then drew out
The keys and chain,
"&\ll safe he cried. see, here are
the keys, They slip ON and on this
spring swivel: the old man always
wore them there, The key OF that
door, the key of the iron chamber: the
key OF the steel chest. Gentlemen, I
shall remove the keys, Mr., Capel,
'hey are yours now: take them"
mo- said Capel, quietly. Keep
them, sir. Now, what do you make OF
thisE II seems to me that the muir
derer must have come In by this door.
and encountered Ramo and, after tho
terrible struggle, have escaped by the
! window"
Exactly" said Mr.. Glrtle.
| Unless, said Arts, some one
killed this black fellow when trying to
rob his master"
"AbSmd!" cried Capel, angrily, "a he
! bent down over the dead man. Look
here" he cried, whoever It was must
have been wounded, This knife 10
covered with blood"
His own, perhaps" said Artis
Maybe ~, but think not Now.
MIR, Critic, what nextG"
Tho police" said the old lawyer
husklly. "Precnham, fetch me llttls
brandy; this terrible scene has made
mo faint"
Go, s'rS Leave You hereg"
Yes, 80 at once" said Mr.. Critic,
and there seemed to be an unwllllag-
ness to leave, Ms the outler went out
and closed the door
You did not want that brandy
said Artls, quickly. You wanted to
get rid OF him for a few minutes. I
know what you are thlnking--that II
was that scouadrelly-faeed HOFFMAN"
YES, YOU have guessed my
thoughts"
And You suspect the butler9'
Il do not say that, air." said the
lawyer, coldly. we do not know that
there has been any robbery until the
plate Is examined, but We ought to
have sent for a doctor at once"
III 80" said Capel, and hurrying
out of the room he ran down the
stairs, caught his hat from the stand,
and hurried from street to street TIL
ho saw the familiar red-eyed lamp.
Five minutes after he was on his
way back In n cab, with keen look
Ing, younglsh man. TO whom he gave
an account of the mornings discovery.
Have you given notice to the
polico2"
No"
III were you, | should send mes
songer straight to Scotland Yard. Il
will save you from tho laundering OF
some young constable. Humphl too
lato!"
For as they reached the room there
was the familiar helmet OF one OF tho
force, the man having found the door
left open by Capel and rung. He was
a heavy, dull.looking man, who
seemed as no stood In tho
duty to thrust his hand In his
belt, and stare nj the CHASTITY figure
on the floor.
Meanwhile the doctor was buslly ex-
aiming the body OF the Indian ser
want.
quite dead?" said Mr. Critic.
Eyes. Rigor mortis has set In
"Suclde?"
Suicide, sIr2 oh, bless my soul,
no"
But that weapon"
Yes, some one had nm awful cut
with that. | should say" continued the
doctor, and the constable mentally
drew line from the koorkree to the
open window, out on to the leads. and
down into the news.
what has caused his death?"
II can not tell you yet" said the
doctor Hold the light hero--closer,
please. Halt that II the mark OF a
blow on the arm. There liz this wound
on the chin and on the neck. Hah!
Yes, this seems more likely. There
has been a tremendous blow dealt
here. on the head~but no fracture.
think-sort OF blow a ife-preserver
would give: but really. can not ac-
count so far for his death: unless
What Is this peculiar odor?"
81 told YOU" said Capel. polatlng TO
the bed
NO ! don't mean that" said the
doctor, quickly. Il mean this about
here. Can you see any bother"
He ran his hands down the side OF
the silk robe. and then looked round
where he knelt
What do you mean, doctor?" said
Mr.. Critic.
There Ia the same odor that |
should expect TO notice In case OF
suicide with poison"
Doesn't look much like that" said
Arts. why. doctor, look at the
traces OF the struggle
Il have looked at them. SIR" replied
the doctor; but, 80 far. detect no
cause for death. A proper examine
ton may give different results. but