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

determined expression of her face,
made the experienced lawyer betray
his surprise in spite of himself. Was
this the airy, smiling creature of a
few weeks ago? She had aged years.
He placed seat for her, and inquired
the object of her visit.
Ito free Herbert Carlston! He is in
nocent, and l have discovered the cul-
prit!"
The lawyer looked at her, but did
| not speak.
Perhaps, you think me mad? Well,
1 have not been far from it. While
you men have pitied him and won
dered, IT, weak woman, have worked"
Have you any evidence of your
statement?'
ample. The murderer has a foot
two inches longer than Herbert. He
wore a pair of old overshoes with a
cut across the left sole. Herbert
never possessed such things. On that
| night he wore a light suit, the sus-
pected man wore a dark tweed suit,
with a red thread-rather a peculiar
kind of material, lighter in weight
and cheaper"
How in the name of all that is ra-
tional, did you learn al this?"
Thereby hangs my tale. l believe
Herbert to be innocent Common
sense told me. Crime always leaves
trace for those who have eyes to
see. No one ever sought. They were
satisfied with superficial appearances.
moving the landlord. / obtained
permission to see the house. l
searched the building without success.
/ was yielding to despair, and wan
/ dered into the back garden. Suddenly
Fido capered about me with some
/ thing in his mouth. 1t was a hand
! kerchief. / took it. A glance made
my heart stop; | beheld bloodstains!
! / examined the handkerchief as for
lorn miner would inspect gold-dust.
1t was woman's, marked B. H., No.
A. recognized it, and knew the own
/ er. / snelt it; very peculiar odor
it had.
81 renewed my search with vigor.
1t was evident the criminal had es-
capped by the rear. Reviving hope
fired me. and inch by inch l scruti-
nized doors, walls, windows, every
thing and anything, large and small.
For three days l hunted increasingly.
My total discoveries were some
threads of cloth torn off while squeez-
ing Through a small window, blood
stains on. the sash arising from cut
with rusty nail in the wood, foot
prints on the ground beneath the
window. The ground was soft enough
to reveal an impression. Very close
examination disclosed a peculiar inn
print with cut across. An inspira-
ton dawned on me-the overshoes.
From these links. how should I form
a chain? First, the handkerchief, and
l went to Whitton's, the druggist. He
ransacked his store, but could not
find me scent like it. 1 shot an ar
row at venture.
You sold some to Miss Harvey, l
think?'
Oh. yes; know now. 1 got that
especially for her I am sorry / have
none left,
Il reeled out of the shop. l was on
the track. b. H were Bertha Har-
vey's initials; thisswas her handker-
chief. went straight to her home.
During my stay l pretended to have
lost my handkerchief. She lent me
the exact counterpart of the one |
had found, save it was marked No.
T. | twitted her that l knew she was
in the habit of lending her handker-
chiefs to gentlemen. She laughed and
biushed, and | bantered her into con.
fession. She had never lent but one
and she told me to whom. ! involun-
tarily jumped from my chair, but had
enough self-control to recover my
self. pretending l had assumed aston
ishment.
''Now ! had almost run down my
game. How should I get into his
KISSES THAT WEPE Fatal