The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-16

club f0otedg"
Maybe he WIZ. / couldn't tell
'Twuz The kinder jerky Nay hs run
Pans he had a wooden iaig. 'Tpuz
dark. an I only see IN men auick-
like
Dr. Furniyall took her hand again
between the bars and pressed a.
Che. Up. We shall nave yeu
out O. here very soon. ne sad.
She watched him as he walked doaa
ths short corridor 70 the once. lie
unwonted intelligence IN her face
fatuous expression.
lis there a negro in the town who
does embarrassing the doctor asked
the chief.
! Dunno Of none" ne answered
Gan " git none IN IN city," he
Was grinding tobacco between his
horny palms and looked up in some
surprise az the question.
Il should Ike 10 mo one here. 70
turned DR. FurnlvaII in matter-of-
fact tone.
"D'ye know where the's coon
whitewasher. Jim" asked the chies
obliEingiv ~ one ~ his men who Was
working about the room
Jim spat. scratched his arm thought
fully. and came forward
4 guess tbs ore over In Sol We8tn-
ershy's Shanty," he answered. 4 Sc
iarky there this inornin' an he looked
ike onr-hed on white overalls an Ms
jumper Was kinder daubed.. NJ ght a
been line. though. P'aps he makes
mortar fer IA masoas."
You don't know AZ. ti=u-hs's a
stranger ASKED Or. FurnivaH.
NO. ] don't know him myself" the
man returned
Bat IN Weathersbys could Gin ve
nints on him. 1 guess He's in thalr
shanty- Joe eathersby WIZ with
him when ] sre him"
Joe is Soils nephy-ussd Z work IN
m city. He Amt been back long." vol
untfered the chief for Dr. FuFnlvaITs
enli shtenment.
what kind Of a man Is this Joe7-'
the doctor asked. II ne should rec
ommend the negro % me, could take
his word?'
Wal The chief knit hts brows. L
don't wauter say nothin' aEin any D
Sol Wezthersbys folks Hes a good
man, an s gut proppuFty. An Joe
amt never made Us no trouble. He
aiH't lived round here much since he
wuZ \ boy"
The doctor hastcned out 10 the auto
mobile in front OF the door.
Il an going 90 drop you Up mere IN
the woods, where youu be out OF
sight for Ia little while" he said 10 ia
occupant. In which direction is the
shanty belonging 20 the Weather.
hys?' Aud when they were started
he continued; Il accept the won1n
story IN toto. and must base my the
DRY on II. What kind Of a chaFactar
must be his who, IN the eIreunstAnces.
would allow her % pass-Nhst could
he his reasons I have settled on
what seems. 50 far. the only possible
fact. and am looking for a man who
Is iaTge. for she 80 described him;
brutal, because Of his methods; dense
~ ignorant, for reasons that will sp-
pear in his confession, probably a for
eigner or negro OF the lowest stamp.
incline 10 the negro, because the WON
an noticed that he had an odd gait
50 many OF them have great feet and
~AN AH-NAfAl EAANNc NLi 4QNh 81 LlIE
neei. and walk with visible snort-and
also for tbs reason that she found
traces OF Whitewash on her night
gown. Mary whitewsshers are ne
groes. His companion doesn't matter
now, FOR, the big man once found. the
other can't escape. Ire only point
that is not clear 20 me is vhy the will
was taken and burned and the money
left behind. But that will appear in
the sequel You would better aHght
here and hide In the bushes. I shall
go 20 the station for help, which the
chief will readily give me II he thinks
we're after SUsan's accompnces- When
we come back from the shanty you
can join Us II We stop al this spot.
But II We drive straight BY our expe-
dition will have failed, and you-u have
10 wait until / return for you"
A half hour afterEard the automO-
bile containing Or. Furnlvall. the chief
and one Of his men, approached the
Weathe-sby shanty- II was a small.
Imprinted weather-besten structure.
sitting a little back from the road on
the edge OF the dark woods. IN use
only in haying time, for the occupancy
OF such itinerant laborers on the
Weathersby place as were not dezG--A
nearer the farm house. Trees ana W.
derbrush crept closely up to II on two
sides, in front was a small clearing
with a well IN IL, and on the remaining
side ran the county road under the for
bidding shadows Of A forest-croWned
cIiT. The spot was cherries. sordid
uncanny. Its very countenance sug-
gested vice and crime
The two officers descended from the
machine some rods from the building
and crept through the woods toward
II. while Dr. FurnivaT drove into the
clearing. There were shutters on the
windows, the door was closed. and no
signs OF life were visible anywhere
about The premises seemed utterly
deserted. But as the doctor raped
Loudly on the door a sudden scream Of
mortal terror arose within, and IN a
long-drawn chattering and jabering
shuddered away into silence. Finding
the door fastened. he ratified the latch
noisily and called out. Hello" Again
the anguished cry sounded, but this
time In tones as if the voice we're
munled. And finally when. putting his
shoulder 10 Il. the doctor burst in he
found a burly form shaking and
screaming on a pallet In dark corner.
its head buried IN the rags which an
swered for bedding.
As DR.. FarnIvaU threw open one Of
the shutters. letting in q stream