Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-02-22

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the balcony
quite impossible for any one on the
ground outside to see the pe'SJn iJtjng
at il. Yet Drysdale stated distinctly
that he saw Tremaine sitting at the
table writing when lie came back from
that mysterious walk. What would
you argue from thatt'
That Tremaine had moved the table
nearer to the window
And why should he do thutT
TO get better light, prrhApS,' |
ventured
He might have done it in tie day
time. to get better h-At but IT
night he would get Il much worse one
over there by the window than here.
The lights. you'll observe, hang from
the center of the ceiling"
Then he did it," | said, in order
that he might be seen from outside
That's il. Not only that he might
be seen, but that Drysdalc might see
him wonder if this is the Kind Of
| paper he wrote on?'
/ I'VE keep n supply of it In all tn
/ guest rooms, sir volunteered Thomas.
+ Godfrey took it UP and looked at 1t.
/ 1t was a plain white linen of good
quality, with the word "EiGcmere'
embossed in blue at the top. There
were also on the table pens. an ink
stand and two or three blottcrS. He
turned the blotters over, but only one
of them showed any sign of having
been used, and the marks on it were
very faint, yet they seemed to interest
Godfrey. He bent over them with puz-
zlcd face Then he got out little
magnifying glass and studied them
again.
Lester" he said. at last, Il wish
you'd take a look at this and he
pushed the blotter and glass toward
me. What do you make Of it,
| gazed through the glass at the
marks but for moment could make
nothing of them. Then they resolved
themselves into string Of letters
marching backward, fairly distinct at
one end, but fading away TO nothing
ness at the other.
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bling lot of disconnected letters on Il
piece Of paper" said, at last. Il can't
make out any words. The letters seem
to be mostly BIS and G's-yes, and
here's an |"
Thomas" said Godfrey, "will you 20
down and ask Mr.. Dclroy if he has n
sample of Mr.. Tremaine's handwriting
and, if so, if he will let us see it for n
moment"
Thomas went out instantly ana
looked at Godfrey in surprise.
you think those marks have some
value" / asked.
Godfrey drummed absently on inc
table and stared out of the window.
81 don't know" he answered, hut
in an investigation Of this kind II,
point is too small to be important
We've got to examine everything
weigh everything, pile MP every LITTLE
atom of evidence, if we expect to til
the scale in our direction. It's very
probable that Tremalne never madt
these marks Mt all; even if hc did. they
probably have no Significance. But IN
any event it won't do any harm Il
make sure: and, besides, I'd like to see
/ a sample Of his handwriting, just FOL
its own sake-the handwriting of n maj
like that ought to be interesting. Ah
here is Thomas"
Here's letter, sir" said Thomas.
. Godfrey opened it AMI glanced ut tho
/ contents.
Hes a good penman,' he said; ''See
Lester" and he handed me the sheet
.'but it's quite different hand from
the one on the blotter-much broader
. and more masculne-just such hant
ms one would naturally expect maj
. like Tremaine to write"
He explained II again for momehf