The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-05

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been here, according 70 Hines. deafy
never letting on, and both Of 'om mum
on the swell potiicoatsf Somebody
made no the cipher asking for the
doorkey, and s'poslng be got Il, that
would account for him but then what
about ell the others-how did ihoy
get INT Who could be bringing Hines
ten thonsand2 II only | had some way
OF opening that While boys mouth"
He got az far as this In his soillo-
guy when he stopped. stared a mo-
ment into vacancy, and then. bringing
one hand down upon the other with a
smack OF the palms. grabbed the tele-
phone receiver that stood on the desk
and soon was Ia conversation with DR..
Furnivall.
We got him now, all right, he said
1ubilantly a moment later to the POI
hoeman. DIR. Furniyail Is on the way
here. He won't be ten minutes. He
thinks the man is dying-and so he Is,
for ali I know" he added virtuously,
palliating his mendacity to the doctor.
"You 90 down and let him In. Usher.
so he won't ring"
The policeman, who never before
had seen Dr.. F~urniYall, was greatly
disappointed. as well as surprised, By
his appearance when he arrived. From
his reputation as an adept in occult
ism he had expected to see. be scarce.
" knew what-a person wild-eyed and
long-haired. at least with an uncanny
personality, like the performers OF the
deviation act on museum stages. or
the professors OF hypnotism who put
sly-faced youths through funny stunts
before the rural audiences. And he
did not look for much from this unos.
tentatious, ordinary appearing gentle
man with the full beard. thick, colored
sp~ectacles and quiet suit Of black.
But II he vas disappointed with the
doctors appearance he was more so
with his methods, for. after Detective
Symonds had told him the story. lndi.
eating what he should like &c find out,
and DR.. Furnivall approached the pa.
tent with his questions. he made no
more use OF mystery, OF passes and
poses and hand-washings in the air
than any man would do IN ordinary
conversation He simply stood before
the reclining subject and, removing
his colored spectacles, said. looking
the young fellow in the eye:
"Mr. Hines. who shot your
The policeman scarcely could re-
press a snin OF contempt at this mild
procedure. and when Hines answered.
as he had to the detective, Charlie
Mains" and then went on with the
story just as he had told II before, the
b~lue-ooated shoulders rose In a shrug.
The thing was a farce, and he was
about 10 consult the detective with his
eyes to see how he took Il when he
noticed a change In the speakers
-countenance that riyeted his atton-
ton. In the full Row OF hia Words he
stopped. his eyes fixed on the doctors.
q look OF surprise sprang into his
face. and this was succeeded almost AZ
once by a hesitant appealing express
sion. which gave way 10 a matter-of'
fact content, changing slowly 10 earn
estness. and finally settling into q
look Of deep abstraction. Then be 70
sumed. in a voice without infection,
as II a machine we're speaking
4 shot myself"
The policeman and detective uttered
an exclamation. but Or. Furnivail mo
toned for silence.
GO on" he said 10 Hines. WIZ
did you do e.? Tell me tho whols
story
The monotonous voice proceeded al
once. the eyes glued, a. II were, TO DR.
Furnival's. but seeing only the page
OF memory within.
Il wanted some money. and as my
father would allow me only a trhe 81
two hundred a month ! asked my STA
ter for It. She has enough in her owl
right. but father forbade her giyinl
me any because I don't just pleas'
him In everything. and she didn't dar'
20 diaobey him. But ] scared her init
promising az last and she wrote e
me. in a cipher that we had playe'
with as children. askiug for my kel
and saying she woald bring me teI
thousand-haif what ] wanted. Sh'
came. with a girl friend. and IN tryinI
10 brighten hor into making the ehecl
larger I snatchod up my revolver.
was angry and desperate. and ! don
know whether / meant TO threaten he
or make her believe / would commi
salclde. But somehow the royolye
went on. the bullet striking me Ia Oh
/, head. and they screamed and ran.
He stopped speaking symonds wa
! ~disguated.
"An this fine plant runs into
, measly little accident 10 a measl
I little Wilie-boyl" he grunted. We
. anyway, no amt said why he laid a
bunch on Mains-mebbe there's SOM
q thing there we can get on him"
Dr. Furniyall put the question.
i Mains was cutting me out with
girl" was The answer. The though
8 came 70 me while ! was lying theI
4 that I could accuse him. / had CT