The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-01

crime home to them. We started, 1
expect. my dear inspector from tho
same thesis that these men were I'll
friends with Colonel ChetWynd, and
that they would materially gain by
the marriage of the younger Neil to
Mona Chetwynd-a union against
which the colonel had set his face. Yos
got no further than that. 1 did. From
the state Of the soil in the mole hills
calculated to a nicely that the mols
must have been at work under the
green at the time Of the murder. At
my bidding our excellent Martin
opened up the run, and 1 saw that az
certain point the animal had tried
frantically 10 burrow into the earth
Of its run at right angles.
You're getting it now. inspector"
Martin giggled. orly TO subside under
a reproving scowl from the great man.
From that" shone proceeded, Il
deduced that the mole had been
frightened by the laundering footsteps
of the Neils overhead, as they fled
from the scene of their crime. so as
to get forward before the fOursome Of
ladies appeared through the gaps in
the bunker. It was all an open book
to me. The sign as the American
trappers call 1t, was clear. I had def
mite cause TO take drastic measures,
anu 1 LUX luCIM pIDlnpll- lou gem
tlemen of the official force do not often
use DISCUSSES, 1 think2' he broke off.
1--WE seldom have occasion to-"
answered.
"Ah, welIT' ne went ON with a sigh.
Il have. This afternoon I went to
Neil's house, got up as a golf profess
sional attached to the links. and asked
if they had any clubs that required
mending. I fooled the pair OF scoun-
drels to the top Of their bent. They
handed me two clubs. on one OF which,
belonging to the elder man. is dis
tinct smear Of blood with hair at
taching TO it which have since verb
fled as Colonel Chetwynd's. Martin,
surely you're not asleep Give 1nspec-
tor Peters that cleek."
The fat young man stumbled up
from his chair, and reverently lifting
tile damning piece Of evidence from
the corner by the fireplace laid it in
my hands.
There's your case" sad Radford
Shone with an air Of finality, swing
ing his long legs from his perch on
the table and lounging over to point
with his long finger at the hair on
the golf club.
Yes" I replied, examining It with
interest. TT is useful, but-not alto
gether material, Mr.. Shone"
What do you mean?" he gasped.
glaring at me with the awe OF q high
priest confronted with an act OF sacri-
lege.
II mean" I answered with some
relish, that this will help-only help.
mind yOu-tO hang the man whom I
arrested an hour ago for this little
| job. Not Mr.. Wilson Neil, nor yet Mr..
| Everard Nell; and my prisoner has
simplified matters by ccnfessing as
soon as I had my grip on him. The
/ Yard lacks brintancy, perhaps. Mr..
| Shone. but we get there by plOdding-
| sometimes. 1t was Raffles, the caddie
who killed the colonel"
| And amid a silence broken only by
/ the painting Of Martin I went on to in
/ form them that Colonel Chetwynd had
not been attacked on the green at
| all, but in the larch grove thanking &c.
/ I had found traces Of this on the first
/ day of my investigation, and among
/ the trampled underground had picked
up button which had tended to in
| criminate the caddie. had been COM
/ PEELED, however, to delay arresting the
man till I had traced to his possession
/ the waistcoat from which the button
| had been wrenched in the struggle.
| I had accomplished this during the
/ day, and the culprit had confessed that
/ he had beckoned the colonel into the
wood and had there killed him with
one of the clubs which. being dam
aged, the Neils had given him to
carry back TO their house. After they
had passed he had run out and laid
the body on the green in the hope OF
| diVeTting suspicion to them. He had
committed the crime partly out of rage
/ at Chetwynd's language to him after
| lunch, and partly to rob him, though
he had been cunning enough to take
only coin, leaving the gold watch and
such articles as could be traced.
Bat how-hOW-2" -Shone began 10
stutter.
How did my suspicion first come to
rest on Raffles?" I laughed. well,
Mr.. RadfOrd Shone. l didn't have to
look underground for my clew. The
golf ball with which the colonel had
been praCtiCing was nowhere to be
found I knew that the two gentle
men, if they had been guilty, would
not have taken the ball, whereas a
| caddie. whose natural prey is a golf
bail, wouldn't under any circumstances
have been able to keep his hands off
one"
quite a commonplace affair, after
| ALL" Shone plucked up spirit to say
in his old superior manner.
| Fortunately brought TO a satisfac-
tory conclusion because dealt with in
q commonplace way L TetOTted. and
I could not refrain from adding,
You'll have better luck next time,
perhaps-yes, luck, I say-if you Ie-
member the old sda5e that none are
so blind as those who will not see "
| like the m0le," murmUred Mr.
Samuel Martin. And, amid the storm
OF abuse which this imbecile remark
brought upon his devoted head from
his chagrined chief, 1 cOntrived to slip
/ away.
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