Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-16

STOPPING, he thrust his hand inside the
silken robe the old Indian wore.
There was a dead silence as he
searched hastily, and then drew out
the keys and chain.
"All SAFE" he cried, see, here are
the keys They slip on and off 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, /
shall remove the keys. Mr. Capel,
they are yours now; take them
mo-" said Capel, quietly. Keep
them, sir. Now, what do you make Of
this? 1t seems to me that the muir
derer must have come in by this door,
and encountered Ramo and, after the
terrible struggle, have escaped by the
window"
Exactly" said Mr.. Girtle.
"Unless,' said Arts, "some one
killed this black fellow when trying to
rob his master"
Absurd" cried Capel, angrily, as he
bent down over the dead man. Look
here,' he cried, whoever it was must
have been wounded. This knife is
covered with blood"
"His own, perhaps" said Arts.
Maybe SO, but I think not. Now,
Mr.. Critic, what next?"
|'The police said the old lawyer,
huskily. "Preenham, fetch me little
brandy; this terrible scene has made
me faint"
GO, sir? Leave you here?"
eyes, go at once" said Mr. Critic,
and there seemed to be an unwilling
ness to leave, as the butler went out
and closed the door.
''You did not want that brandy"
said Arts, quickly. you wanted to
get rid of him for few minutes. |
know what you are thinking-that it
was that scoundrelly-faced footGnan'
Eyes, you have guessed my
thoughts"
And you suspect the butler?"
II do not say that, sir" said the
lawyer, coldly. 1--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
'I'll CO." 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 till
he saw the familiar red-eyed lamp.
| Five minutes after he was on his
way back in a cab, with keen-look-
ing, youngish man, to whom he gave
an account Of the mornings discovery.
"Have you given notice to the
police?"
mo"
eff were you, should send mes
senger straight to Scotland Yard 1t
will save you from the laundering of
some young constable. HuGnph! too
late!"
For, as they reached the room, there
was the familiar helmet of one of the
force, the man having found the door
left open by Capel and rung. He was
heavy, dull-looking man, who
seemed as he stood in the
darkened room, to consider it his
duty to thrust his hand in his
belt, and stare at the CHASTITY figure
on the floor.
Meanwhile the doctor was busily ex-
aiming the body Of the Indian SER
want.
"Quite dead?" said Mr.. Critic.
Eyes. Rigor mortis has set in
"Suicide?"
Suicide, sir? Oh, bless my soul,
no."
"But that weapOn?'
eyes, some one had an awful cut
with that, I 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?"
st can not tell you yet" said the
doctor. "Hold the light here-closer.
please. Hah that is the mark of a
blow on the arm. There is 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.
I think-sort of blow a life-preserver
would give; but, really, I can not &C
count so far for his death; unless
What is this peculiar odor?"
II told you" said Capel, pointing to
the bed.
''No, I don't mean that" said the
doctor, quickly. II 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 is the same odor that I
should expect to notice in a case of
suicide with poison"
Doesn't look much like that" said
Arts. "Why, doctor, look at the
traces of tie struggle
Il have looked at them, SIR, replied
the doctor; "but, SO far, detect no
cause for death. A proper examina-
ton may give different results, but I
must have the assistance of a col