Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-12-09
Copyright 1901 by
I. Fitzgerald MAuoy

he had not come forward, and by max
ing a confession of his Iced freed hel
from a terrible accusation, was per-
fectly e~xplainable to Mackworth. Nc
doubt Bostock, knowing she was not
guilty. felt assured that in a little while
her innocence would be, must be, clear
ly proved, While he remained free and
unsupported. A declaration Of the part
he had played might be wholly
essary to the restoration of her good
name, while 1t would certainly imperil
his liberty, IL not his life.
Thai a man so staid in character, Sc
gentle in manner. could perpetrate
such a crime was not unreasonable tC
suppose, when il was considered that
the placid exterior of many individuals
Is but the effect of constant control over
strong emotions; emotions that in mo-
ments of vehement passion ana under
circumstances that enrage, fling aside
the curb which has long bound them
and assert themselves with unre-
strained strength.
That Bostock's was such a nature
Mackworth did not doubt. An express
sion that 10 and then rose to the
surface OF the publishers grave face,
a light hat occasionally cleaned in
those lark eyes, spoke of a strength
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thoughts might lie hidden and unsus-
pected by those who deemed they knew
him best.
To prove the truth OF these sus-
p%icions, which the circumstances OF the
case and the nature of the man made
feasible, became Mackworth's desire
and business, and this he immediately
set about In as secret a n as his
e~ndeayors would allow. His first effort
was to discover, if possible, whether
George Bostock on leaving Mrs. Dunn
barton's house had quilted it's neigh
borhood, or where he actually was at
the time the murder was committed.
This he might have been able to as
certain at once had he questioned the
publisher; but that was what Mack
worth wished to avoid for the present,
lest Bostock, knowing he was suspec-
ted, might be placed on his guard, when
he would use his utmost e~ndeavors to
shelter himself and battle justice.
BY careful inquiry Mack worth
: learned from the ticket taker of the
Marlborough road station, not far re-
moved from Mrs. Dumbarton's house,
who was familiar with Bostock's APP
pearance as a frequent passenger, that
the publisher had arrived at the station
on the evening in question about 8
o'clock, but had not been seen again
there that night OF this the official de-
clared himself certain. Nor had the
cabmen IN the ~neighboring cab ranks,
nor in the entire district whom Mack
worth patiently and persistently ques-
toned. conveyed from the neighbor-
hood that night such a fare as was de-
scribed to them. This proved but lit
tie in itself, for Bostock might have
walked TO Herschel mansions, the
building in which he rented a fiat.
The night porter of the mansions
was, therefore, the next to be examined.
and like the others. with warnings to
preserve strict secrecy. The man had
no difficulty in remembering the date,
from a trlfing circumstance which had
happened to himself that evening, and
stated that Mr.. Bostock had returned
TO ms fiat a short time before / in the
morning. The time that had elapsed
between the committal of the murder
and the hour he had entered the man
sions gave him sufficient leisure to walk
home.
1t was possible. however, that he
might have gone straight from Hoxton
road TO one of his clubs, and have been
there While the tragedy was taking
place, but the most skillful and secretly
conducted inquiries made from porters
n walters failed to elicit from them
that they had seen him during the night
specified.
What the inspector absolutely wanted
was proof Of Bostock being In the
n~elgnborhood of Hoxton road about the
time the murder was committed. but
this, for the present. was not forth
coming.
Martyr, he policeman In whose beat
Hoxton road lay, had passed Mrs. Dunn
Darton's house about an hour before the.
occurranee of the tragedy, and had not
seen any individual lettering there, nor
ara ne remember meeting any foot pas
Sengers st that time
Mackworth sat one morning after
breakfast in the sitting room OF his
small house. situated near Kings Cross.
bordering over the case. A childless
WldoWer OF so years, he lived, so far as
MS calling would permit, an isolated
existence, his best friend and most con-
stant companion being an Irish ter
rler named shawn. a }wiry, rough-coat-
81, true-hearted beast, whose red eyes.
snort ears and nervous movements he
trayed his swift exception ana acuta
sagacity, traits that endeared him TO
his master.
"A knock at the street door brought
shawn, who had been coiled upon the
cushion OF a chair. to his feet. while
presently his o barks announced hat
q stranger had entered the hall, A mo-
,nent later and Mackworth's house
t~NA hihi q idTu, Teaulng the
name on which. the inspector bade her
snow the visitor In. With some sense
OF pleasurable excitement and expecfa-
tor, Mackworth stood UP to greer
Quinton Quave, whom he had already
seen, \ of whose friendship with Mrs.
Dumbarton he was well aware.
with a rapid glance al the young
ntans expressive face and dark eyes.
communicate. -
sit down, sir-sit down the inspec-
.or said, waving Quinton to a seat.
boWh, shawn, its not with every one
ne makes friends. sir--he's 4 most
sagacious dog"
Al my life ! have been fond Of ami
nials or every Kind. When / was d
= I used 20 get into trouble for taking.
Tray cats and destitute dogs home. To
me they are all members OF one great
said Quinton.
mo- always so harmless as they.
true. And that brings me to what
came here to say
= am anxious 70 hear you. sir"
lnen Quinton told him Of the figure
rs nan seen ia the uncertain light on
night the tragedy o place. Mack
woftn could scarcely conceal his safis-
Iaetion at what he heard. for 1t seemed
az n The evidence OF Bostock's appear
anve IN Hoxton road was now forth
1oiinhg. One statement concerning the
ngure disappointed him. This feeling,
however. was but m0mcntary.
say" remarked the Inspector.
mat p man gave q the impression
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