The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-19

git Dy MIN, Tor Tn amt room enough.
Look at here, Henry. / take up the
whole width. Could anybody git by
me now?"
| mo, they couldn't. An 1 told Susan
so, too. But she says he leaned over
on the bed when he seen her comm an
let her scoot out"
Now, Henry that don't stand L rea-
son." exclaimed the chief, turning on
him suddenly. He stood a moment
shaking his head obviously. and then
continued: There's somethin' almighty
curious about this anyways. So near's
can make out the amt been nary
thing stole from this house, an it's
mighty strange
mo, tn ain'tw interrupted the old
man. eagerly. 'Everything's here lest
s 'twuz afore. Why, there's Eds
watch an chain that cost his father
clean hund'ud dollars"
''Where?"
The chief started back into the
kitchen. The dead mans clothes hung
over chair, and there in plain sight
dangled a valuable gold chain and
charm from the vest. In the pocket
the chief found the heavy gold watch
But this was not all. A quick search
disclosed several dollars in silver in the
trousers and in the coat a long pocket
book containing a considerable sum in
bank bills.
The appearance of wisdom deepeneG
on the chief of policies face as he eyed
these discoveries. He did not. however,
communicate to the old man the elucid-
alton of the mystery which, to judge
by his expression, was so plain to him
self. He merely began TO tie UP the
various valuable articles in his hand
kerchief. In this occupation he was in
terrupted by timid knock at the
door.
Come in" he called sharply, locking
A woman, one of the neighbors, ad-
vanced hesitatingly toward him. hold
ing a small tin box n her outstretch6d
hand.
wal, what is it?'' he asked glancing
at the box impatient!y.
This is what she used II keep her
will in said the woman, offering IT.
And 1 found it out by our house. in
the path that leads 70 the woods. There
was these pieces of burnt paper there
too, and I thought"
How do you know she kept Ter will
in it?'' he asked. taking it and turning
over the bits of paper in his hands.
she told me so. And I've seen il
often. too. 1t used to stand right there
on the bureau, behind her bed. See, her
name is scratched on It with pin or
something
The chief stood in profound thought,
his chin in one hand and the box in the
other, the handkerchief bundle on the
floor between his feet.
"Ah!" he exclaimed suddenly.
That's it, 1t wasn't done for robbery.
not to get money that way. They left
all the money behind and took the will
and then burnt it I'D. Now the Iues-
| ton is, who is her heirs? Who gifts her
proppurty now the will is gone? Them
is the ones that done il.
That's so, that's So cried the ole
man, excitedly. It's plain as the pike
road. And it's them two scallawags
in" He stopped suddenly, his mouth
hung open, and he shifted uneasily on
his feet.
why don't We go on, MANI" said the
chief, sharply. do you know 'cm? or
what was you goin' to say?'
She's only left three relations" an
swered the old man. land Two of ems
in the city. William Henry's boys
drinkin',. shifless critters they be, ard
she wouldn't have nothin' to do with
'em. And t'other one is-is--wal, she's
Susan"
The reluctance with which the cid
man offered the latter part of this
statement was fully equaled by the
alacrity with which the chief
received it. All was plain to him
now. He allowed himself a grim flick
er of a smile as he thought Of the
weakness of that evasion, wnen. con-
fronted by the indisputable fact that
person could not pass another in that
narrow space, she had foolishly claim
ed that the man leaned Over on tic
bed to let her by. A curious sort Of
murderer that would be. thought the
elated chief. Even if he hadn't wanted
to put her altogether out of the way
he would have grabbed and bound and
gagged hir, to prevent her from escap-
ing and giving the alarm. And then,
after she had escaped, as she claimed,
the criminals had stayed on in tne
house five minutes longarl a likely
story. with her running 70 have them
nabbedi The truth plainly was that if
two men had anything 70 do with l.,
they were the nephews from the city,
and she was their accomplish. IT was
still more probable that she herself had
done the deed and alone. She had had
every opportunity, was one of the heirs
and had lied about the facts. Besides,
she was half-crazy.
Therefore, within ten minutes he was
on his way to the police station with
his prisoner, Susan Clemmons, 4 charge
of willful murder against whom he was
laboriously formulating in his mind. Il
is true that he had neglected to sum-
mon a physician to view The remains
and find whether or not the persons she
was accused of numbering were dead.
X X
DR.. Furnivall answered Enter" to a
tap at his office door and a young man
appeared on the threshold.
II have not come TO consult you, coc
tor" he said, advancing with hesitating
step. "The truth is. I hardly know
how toto state my Grand
He stood nervously eying the doctor.
Perhaps "a years of age, he was of good
appearance, with large black eyes and
thick, dark hair. tall and slim of build.
and well balanced on his feet. His
clothes were fashionable and immacu-
late He took the chair to which DR..
Furnivall motioned him, and continued
with somewhat more confidence:
zone of my chums who is studying
medicine has told me OF your remarka
BILE hypnotic powers, which, 1 am given
TO understand, have more than once
been employed in the detection of GRIM
inals who were about to escape, leaving
the innocent to suffer. Now, a very
old and highly valued friend of mine is
suffering unjustly, accused OF crime
which she was as unable morally TO-
commit as I am physically 10 carry this