The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-04

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placed his ear above the region where
the heart had just been stilled, and said
In an aWeSome tone:
ITS all over with him. He is quite
dead"
From this CHASTITY figure. he turned
to Mrs. Dumbarton, who by this time
had been lifted to a couch, where she
lay motionless and apparently ~lifeless,
her daughter clinging to and kissing
her between heartbroken sobs
Quinton Quave, a young man of %,
Who had just taken out his medical
diploma. and vas as yet unused to
sights of grief and pain. put his hand
upon the girls shoulder and called her
by her name; but Veronica, IL she
heard. did not heed him. and he moved
away to a distant corner. his heart
swelling, dimnos IS %clouding his sight.
For this horrible crime darkening the
quiet home and blameless lives of those
he had known intimately. fell upon hin
as a blow that dulled his senses and
made the world seem black.
She must be taken to bed immedi-
ately," Doctor Quave said, referring to
Mrs. Dumbarton. who yet gave no signs
of returning consciousness.
The policeman made no attempt to
arrest the woman suspected of murder,
knowing she was not likely to make
her escape, and aware that if arrested
before she gave evidence in the coro-
ner's court. she could not be cross-eX-
amined.
You must at once fetch an inspector,
Martyr" he policeman who had first
arrived upon the scene said to the
Other while l remain here and see that
nothing is disturbed
Crayton, the second constable. hav-
ing ulSIDnp1re1 NTyS nDt,olo yfn,r haan
conveyed to her bed room. and the
group of curious strangers having de-
parted, silence fell upon the house.
broken save by the occasional sounds
OF hurried foot steps in the corridor
above stairs. Il silence so profound that
it seemed to emanate from and belong
10 the dead man lying there with
blanched face and CLASSY eyes under the
soft glow of shaded lamps.
A considerable time passed, during
which the darkness outside was UNI
lifted, and the chilliness of the just
born day became keenar, before Mar
tvn, keeping his watch best lie that
stark and CHASTITY figure. heard sounds
OF cab wheels stop before the house.
and Immediately Inspector Griffiths, of
the Metropolitan police district. en-
tered with Crayton. Grimths. who
circumstances of the case, methods
cally prepared to examine the de-
ceased. hoping to find some clew to
the i~nstigation of the crime. some evil
dence which would assuredly bring the
act home to the perpetrator.
Before beginning. he was Joined by
Detective Inspector Mackworth. who
had been sent to the house by the di-
rector of criminal investigation, to
whom Grif1ths had forwarded a tele-
gram.
Together they began the scrutiny.
which Spema1 To offprJ l{tt1o ,la,, 10
the motive which caused David Dunn
barton's death. The deceased had
neither watch. chain nor %valuables in
his possession; a few shillings and
some pawn tickets were found in one
pocket, a pass book, containing entries
of bets In another. While a third held
an empty envelope directed in a round,
masculine hand and giving the address
of the deceased.
These being carefully set aside, the
examination of the room was proceeded
With. the men stepping softly ON the
should wake that rigid form lying on
the floor. Their search was almost i'm
mediately rewarded by the discovery.
near the couch on which Mrs. Dunn
barton had lain, of a large bone-hand-
led clasp knife, such as sailors might
use, he blade of which was freshly
stained with blood, and from the WIN
dow crossing to the center of the room
We're traces of clay-marks of the foot
steps of the murdered man.
Beyond these, nothing was p%ercepti-
bic in this vel -ordered room to indi-
cate the tragedy had taken place With
in its walls. and had forever cast a
shadow on this peaceful home.
He must have entered there" re-
marked Mackworth, pointing to the
French windows which opened in the
center and extended almost to the
floor III OF NC have 49, - -,
garden And with lamps flashing
through the heavy darkness, they ex-
amined the ground. tracking footnarks
which crossed in a diagonal line from
the gate to the window. leaving deep
intentions In the flower plots. tramp
ling shrubs and blossoms, and tearing
down the grass upon the slope of the
terrace fronting the house. Comparison
of the foot prints with the boots of the
deceased showed beyond doubt it was
he who had left the traces behind as he
rushed on his way to death.
The closest observation made then
and in the morning. also failing to dis
cover a second pair of boots.
Not satisfied with this scrutiny, the
Inspector resolved to extend it's sphere
but for this purpose he was Obliged
TO wait ntl daylight came to his aid.
For though 1t seemed at this moment
as II there could be little doubt re-
garding the perpetrator of the crime,
yet Mackworth. knowing from expert
ence he possibilities which frequently
develop themselves. the UNEXPECTED
turns that cases assumed. resolved to
search for clews out of doors as well
as within.
A couple of hours more were passed
in the company of that grim presence
before the birds in the garden began to
stir themselves. chirruping weirdly in
the solemn silence of dawn-before the
pale green light in the east dissolved
into expanding hues of pink and gold.
and the sun rose upon a drowsy world.
Then Mackworth set to work.
Passing through the garden. he care
fully examined the road to right and
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