Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05

hipiieu all SOrtS OF queer mental tra1tS'
froId ogross5 stupidity to i1nbeciie in
diBnation- The only testimony that
had the Slightest valte was given by
a pert maid who said John; Martin had
been seen in the corridor leading to
Lady Harris room about the time of
the robbery g.
WHO is John MARTINI quickly
queried the detective ''f. a<a.' is'.
He is the valet and attendant of
Sir Archibald Hunter" replied the
host >,
g He must be the mani" ''. ''-
Sir William smiled sarcastically. 81
There's, only one flaw in that
theory" ,lH,l. I'D III .f,
what is it,"
Az Sir Archibald and his attendant
left yesterday. i forgot to mention
that when we were going over, the
list of the guests $50 rsr sIi g. foe
r., How can we prove that7S jam ",
1T don't have to be proven. It's
a fact..lI accompanied Sir Archibald
to his carriage and saw him drive off,
and his man was with him s'.s h..
That's, too bad!,' -1s4,, 80 .ao}o7s
- The host smiled I,.... L..
s" II think it's good-for Sir Archi-
bald's man" I.a3.a..,o eff ID -r.eS
.i After some further talk Sir; Will
liant and, the detective took walk
about the premises and, made an ,ex-
elimination of locks and bolts They
strolled into the grounds and inter-
viewed the two 'gate7keepers, The
gate::keeper at the south entrance
said one of the Servants had brought
him a message, that no one was to be
rerhni1ted to leave the house that
night. The servant, whom he did not
recognize, then volunteered to stay on
guard until he-the south gate-keep-
er should go ard, give similar in
stliuction5 to the Sgate-k9eper at the
north entrance. He was gone but a
few. minutes, but on his return the
servant vas nowhere to be seen,
Detective Sweeney let out an exs
cldrAatfon of impatience. ~" 'bEfd sci-
IA" What's the matteryd asked the
-qiOBtdD eIrI r. .siiM @ ;lih ,,5fde
-oo fThis imam had no srightto leavelhis
post. Don't you see that a regiment
eof thieJ as conld' escape while he was
taFaI?YH iasI roomst,a YabsauI Esd
but myl dear sir5l replied BirlWil.
liahL' Tdhhiti you undeEstanae that the,
servant repainedi herg while, theIp MAN,
went to warn the gther Igatelkseper2Y
70 land was gone when he returned"
iQif0h,1y said the lRaronett easily, -
! don't attach, any Significance tor that.
! Simply the ,defeifcfion Of. a ccaHrediaSs'
Fefyaftt3 f.d6ubt Whether ahy6hd fbaas has
left the premises to-nigfrt.3' COS ,'c)
Then one of your guests must be
guilty retorted. the detective qufchryj
fStop-stop at that" was the angry
retdrt iii, you find ut ueeessanyftS sasJ
bcftmy guests yohr7 work shall stop
AT !oaee.ig INV brs Issy adj yiIs1iliIoq l..
ii,' I propose 0 thatith schehentialsl of
every one Pf'iypyrs SERVANTS be, care
fully observation-disclosures that the, ante,
ceqents of every servant belonging to
Your guests be probed. 49, t1' 0'a'
l2e The suggestion met with, SO. much,
T opposition that It was abandoned, The
detective remained in the library until
! nearly Midnight He, seemed to have
run up against dead wall But he
had been doing lot Of thinking. AS he
STA rted to leaveFoaenI of sthe servants
| tapped on the door rfnoYf sdi iliS
,, What is it ?'Tcried SirE William inn
patiently, sdi tas fssb ica1e soii.g1
"A telegrafm} itfcr ,l1sord A Mortimer,
| "ds tHe response c-,5,s. ,,;(f..,'(i 4
Lord Mortimer was the impecsulniouus
! earl. the host was instantly all at
Etention. oHe took the, telegram and
Fexcused Himself to the detective sluz
| Pardon me moment until 1 give
this to- Mortimer" ,s.lF % tcdieJ go
Pc He left the room and was gone 10
/ or IS minutes He returned With a
4 perplexed look. sased rlui9r ytdsdo4q
Il ] What is it2' asked the detective.
- 'Mertimer's not in his room. and /
6 cant locate him anywhere, hae !
lJf'Of eourses,,ighe said almost. ,rudely,
| there's no Significance. in. his. alb
! sence from his room. 5 He's about
1 somewhere 81 Z " so % s{so BIO {
idi rot course" assauted sweeney
taetfuliy. moH l>-tsg-o9 bHs t1gIsq
flG The detective remained at the house
! all night. When he departed for Scot
land Yard in the morning he carried