Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-03

fetal stone building which serves for
a railway station at Aurora The evil
dent topic of conversation on all sides
was the tragedy Of the night before.
scorned unofficial information until
| had exhausted the official However,
l could not resist turning to one Of the
groups on the platform and asking:
; What Is the latest in the Williams
case?"
Doc Smith gave himself UP about
two hours ago" was the answer
When we reached police headquar-
ters we found Chief Darling in his
Office and al leisure As we entered
my companion slipped me his card
with an apology for having omitted
the formality on the train. The name
| read was Mr. Carlton Clarke"
Chief Darling was willing to talk.
but protested that he had no knowl.
! edge which was not already public
| property IN the city He had arrested
| Dr. Smith upon his own request and
! after conference with the states at
| torney. The most damaging evidence
against him. aside from the known de-
| tails of the tragedy, was a powerful
motive The prisoner had every reason
in the world to be the enemy of the
dead physician, although there had
never been an open rupture and they
met as friends in society and lodge
/ work When Dr. Williams came to
! Aurora Or Smith had a flourishing
/ practice Within the two years his
| practice had dwindled TO practically
nothing, most of his wealthiest pa
tents having fallen under the spell of
Dr. Williams engaging personality
But It was over an affair of the heart
that the most serious clash in their
fortunes had occurred DR.. Smith for
years had been Keeping COMPANY
with pretty Lucille Burton Everybody
in the city believed them to be tacitly
| engaged The society sensation there
| fore was sprung when the cards came
/ out about a year before announcing
the marriage OF DR. Williams and Lu-
cile Burton.
Now Mr. Darling" continued
I
gated fully the history of the pow
! der?'
THAT was the first move made,
and that's one thing that makes il look
/ bad for Doc The fake stun never Left
his hands from the time It was ground
until the shot was fired The lodge
has been getting it's imitation made at
Burpee's drug store. where a clerk by
the name Of Wilbur Paget, who is
member of the lodge. grinds 1t up on
the quiet as we need It, on the
afternoon OF the initiation he had made
! up quantity Doc Smith dropped
into the store about halfpast five and
Paget gave him the powder wrapped
up in package AS far as I can find
out nobody but Paget and Doc handled
a or saw IT,"
Don't YOU suppose the clandestine
meeting he had with Mrs Williams
this morning had something 10 do
with it?"
"Now look here, who has leaked?"
augrily exclaimed Darling
You have leaked. my dear Mr. Oar
ling answered Clarke IT was a
chance cast and I'm surprised that an
old hand like you should have taken
the bait But you may rely upon our
discretion, and / trust YOU will pardon
my lucky stroke and give MS your fun
confidence
Clarke's good humor seemed pa.
TALLY 20 molllfy the angry officer. hut
could see that the shot ranked
Whom we entered his cell DR.. Smith
was seated upon the board which did
: duty as bed He was quite my ideal
type OF a typical physician
During the conversation / could see
the eyes of the doctor constantly re-
yertng to those Of Clarke as IL he
found there some Irresistible fascina.
Jion Then Clarke suddenly broke In.
Whom are you shielding he
cried
mo one. fairly shouted The doctor
who are YOU that you should come
here Co c8techise meH'
I'VE have an tho Information wo
shall get here, said Clarke as DE
took my arm and beckoned ta the
chief who had watched the interview
through he small glass covered aper
ture iu the door
The drug clerk Wilbur paeet. cor
robogtpl all the chief had said re-
: Eau.uE the fake powder. bat hy Far
the most important piece IF Informal
/ tion which DE was able ta give us was
jhat aa tho afternoon he gave the pack
ase to nj Smith Ne had also handed
the Doctor q small purchase which