The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-17

well Oe SU0t Ho01eT was In the bed
room of the suit and bod not heard IN
knocking. Jet Knight felt sudden
overpowerfng hDerof and leaned weaH
y against the e1Aing OF the door. Al
most instantly h sKang away. With
cry, holding up hs right hand to d
dim gas fame h the han Hts finger
were reddened>wft half dried blood
He cried out without reason to SUP
pose that these could be an alrswer, 70
he already pictured Hadey as dea,
and believed himself to be otkawis'
alone In the housA Bot a pusce re
sponded from the statrs below, and
turning with courulstve hastA DO saw
the face Of Georgs Warrep, q maj
whom he employed as ta1Ittur tn TIKI
building. WsrenH Eoyf was usuall,
over between I and 8 O'Clock, am
knight was therefore the more sur
prtsed to see him ct that huqr-
"You heres" he exclaimed
"T've been a< wpgk in tho h6seneua'
answered Warren, lDMEdh yOu heal
anythines I thought heard . sound
| like
He checked himself suddenly and
then stopped and picked up something
which lay upoo the SITS rs. It was re-
volver. Both men stared at 1t wfthor,
the SELF command to speak inteliigfbie
words. Then, With q common Impulse.
they ran to The door pf the Ha.lleys'
apartment and burst I. In
They saw Hadley, body upon the
fooF. Il lay face downward and was
directly opposite chem as they entered.
Il was at full length, the feet near the
farther wall IL The room. the head near
desk that stood under the chandelier
There was much blood npon the floor.
aud it'was st1u flowing singgtshly from
q wound b The back OF the young
mans head
Knight kneat beside the body ami
raised Il no. turutng the face To the
light Life sfiA fingered and spartz o.
consciousness The eyes met Knights
with look Of recognition which grad
ual'Z faded. Both Knight and Warea
addvssed frantic questions To the dy-
ing MAN. bus. although Il seemed to
them that h understood he pttesed
not a werd
They afd him on D couch. and then
the tH,ttor ran out for help returning
Ia KISS than I've minutes with a doctor
who lived next door. 1t was too Late
Indeed. 10 help could have been OF Use
from tbs moment when the shot was
Med Before the doctor bad finished
his first hasty examination the soul
bad gone out u Hadley's body.
The physician mxned away. With
gesture With Glgnf0ed that the end
lad coma
How vassthts dooeY' be asked.
We fosm1the body on the foor," an
swered Knight There's his pocket
book. empfy. The brewers OF his desk
have BEEN pulled open and searched
The revalNez Eae n the stains TIE
goDa do&n. Bot wig did not see him
q a metesy which,
Gone DOWN. echoed WarTcn inter
rupting. ~Th0x can't ba ( heard the
sho1 / was On tbs stairs leading np
from the basement II anybody had
gone dovn I most have seen him"
ne mny have gone npw&d[to the
roof perhapsy" suggested the doctor.
.-znat magbt have seemed his bestSSay
Of escape
knight shook his head.
Impossible" said be. no one could
hare Aed that way. ! Was upstairs"
The DOCTOR looked from one to the
other OF Them with blank. amaEement.
.Weal" be said, Nth a sost Of GASP
well, this b bad bminess't
It proved to babo indeed .Ths hives
sfEatiod vni6h,lsas immediately be
gin discioseA no eszpe from the con-
clnsion which N&g simple facts here
stated see1n-Ap nnAka inavitai1e- Ernest
Hadlcye dastit isT absolutely between
Willard KnishS ana he jnnttpry George
WARREN Ehetrowp evtfemce tota1E eS-
cluded ON pthas parsons, TIN psyoiyer
upou DIE sta1rs. Ahe blood stadn On the
door trns1e: {he hey Of tie Iocked door
foundly1ng npn the carpet in thAhail,
tie Rck Of auH otheF possible ext from
the;xoom-el1 these things comhnaf to
x0E08 N yUQOa6 Su1Q1uo1OA- AIS -
was . conE3na,nn which contained an
alternative ~ crima was not oue N
which an aEysz1snce4 detective would
ses any sva6enes q 4 conspiracy before
the fac&l % snc4 . mind the casa
would s(1nd tbus:
Either Rasssn had ki1ed Hsd}eysfo<
purposes of Sonbsry, the crime gnw-
ing ont lhe Dat kFgs sum which. Had
iey had tod Knight In WsEren's Near
ing TIA he wss 10 receive that dau. o.
Knigik wbo Ra1 known to Be q .cho'.
eric man n mcosy matters. had shot
5Hadyey In q quarrel about the youns
maIis Indebtedness and had construct.
ed he evidence Of robbery a INST
Efdevised ruee 70 shield himself.
If the lattee alternative were uuA
then waz5en, who had been long n
Knishfs employ end was strongly Of
tached 70 him, must knqw the truft
and must be regarded a. an accessory
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