Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-03-05

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an elderly man. and have known me
from infancy. so 1 can speak freely to
you, Mr.. Dickinson. At one time he
paid me such attention that / had to
ignore him. knew his landlady we'll
a regular old gossip. My plan was
formed imme dia tely: Entice him with
softest words and all your resources of
fascination; from him and the old
woman you will CLEAN the evidence you
seek.
Il succeeded beyond my widest
hopes. l need not weary you with de-
tails. BY dint of coaxing and presents
induced the old dame to let me do as
/ pleased. Then / made her my conf
dante. I wanted to make her boarder
a pair of slippers without his knowl-
edge. She offered me pair to meas.
ure. No; l knew he had an old pair of
overshoes somewhere. Could 1 have
them for day or two? We searched
together. Buried in a corner of the
them up; there was a cut across the
sole of the left foot. I trembled so
violently l nearly let them fall. Itook
them to poor Mr.. Meyrick's house;
they fitted the footprints exactly.
81 have traced the suit of clothes.
and can prove the purchaser and the
date of purchase. But one thing re-
mains undone. / swore I saw Herbert
three minutes after the murder close
to the back of the house. AS Herbert
is dark, and the culprit is light, he
l,crrscoI htr,ca1f NH Oh
proves design. A local hairdresser
says he lent the same man some wigs,
whiskers, etc., for private theatricals.
Certainly no private theatricals have
taken place. while he had them before
and returned them after the date of
the murder. so they were in his pos
session then. Concerning the deed it
self. you know Herbert swore he left
his revolver with Mr.. Meyrick an hour
before"
"You astound me-" said the old law.
yer. "a girl ike you with such astute,
ness! It passes my comprehension"
Don't you think there are good
grounds for arrest?"
"Certainly. Who is he?"
"Mr. Vernon Stanton. clerk in
IIalliweE's dry goods store!"
Mr.. Dickinson fairly leaped from his
chair with an irreverent expression OF
surprise. 1t took him some little time
20 subside into his usual calm.
Then he sent for the captain of po-
ice putting all details into his posses
ion. Two hours after the officer re-
urned to Mr.. Dickinson's office with a
,omewhat gloomy face.
1T is al over. Mr. Dickinson"
What! has he confessed?"
YES. in words and action. Twas 90
ng up to Mr.. Stanton's rooms, when
saw him coming. He was in a grea
hurry. carrying travelling bag. This,
with his face. made me think he knew
we were after him. Miss Dalton was
very smart; but she should have con-
! suited us before she took those over
shoes. Women are so impulsive. Well,
1 followed him. AS expected, he went
to the railroad station. touched him,
and advised him not to buy ticket
as he would waste his money. He
turned paler than Hamlet's ghost.
Heaven help me. l was mad! 1t
was all for her. he said, in quaverine
! voice please do not handcuff me- be
/ implored.
very well. Mr.. Stanton replied
sJust then the shrek of a express
whistle made me start. He dropped his
I bag and rushed across the pla torn
/ He won the race-I lost prisoner. He
! jumped clean onto the buffers, which
hurled him off like football, over and
over. His body is lying at the police.
! station now"
Every cloud has its silver lining
The sunshine of this story is seen in
two faces which reflect the JOY of love
united, SO nearly destroyed by shame
and death.-N. Y. Weekly.