Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
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On tho hoor of tho kitchen the Ca
madam was still sleeping as Grimheshaw
mad left him. Nothing seemed to have
been disturbed in the room with the sec
rotary. but In the chamber where the in
lured man lay a trunk. which Grimbe-
shaw had noted standing at the foot OF
the bed, had been pulled ont. and its con-
tents. which were largely packages OF pa
pers tied and la beled we're scattered over
the floor. The two officers went immcdi-
atelr To the side of the bed.
That's an ugly cut said Maltor.
turning to the physician.
SO ugly he hasn't ono chance in a hun
bred. AS soor as it's daylight he'll have
to be operated on. It's the one chance.
but mighty slim one. Hold Your light
little this way and I'll get better look
than I've been able to get vet
When he Strengthened himself again
Malbon looked at him, but without ask
ing the question that was on his lips.
The doctor shook his bead.
He'll never regain consciousness. I
doubt II he lives till morning. You'd bet
ter get another physician here as quickly
as you can"
The second officer was sent at once to
the village.
Get Clarke or Boyce. or. better. both
Grimbleshaw, who nodded assent stop
at Fry's and send him up and you might
let Russell, the county attorney. know.
While they waited the coming of these
Malbon went carefully over the house and
noted all that Grimbleshaw had reported.
and. not lmprobably. several other mat
tiers. They did not attempt to break into
the locked rooms. as the officer preferred
additional witnesses when he did SO. He
allowed nothing to be disturbed. even let
ting the sheet stay in the corner of the
entryWay, as Grimbleshaw had done.
Il want Fry to see it. just as 1t is.' he
explained. Hes got a sharp eye for the
little things that you or I'd miss. When
he's seen EN- all he'll say Send for Traf-
ford and that's one thing 1 want Rus
sell for. II that's to be done I'll let him
take the responsibility
The others came. and the doctors con-
firmed Grtmbleshaw'S opinion excepting
that they counseled an immediate opera
ton. on the chance that the man might
regain consciousness sufficiently to give A
clue to the murderer Fry went from
room to room, noting everything and
touching nothing. and in the end advised.
as Malbon had foretold, the sending for
rafford. to which the county attorney
at once aSsented.
In the course of the search it was found
that there was a side passage leading
from the one to the buttery, into which
the rear outer door opened. At the end
of this was another door opening. APP
parently. into the room of which the
other door opened into the front entry
way.
The officers now forced the door from
this entryway. the key being found in the
inner lock. 1t gave access to room
comfortably. though far from luxuriously.
furnished as sitting or living room.
The windows had heavy green shades
under their white curtains. ard back of
these were oldfashioned wooden shutters.
securely closed. There was carpet of
ingram on the floor. marked with foot
prints that proved but partly dry.
large couch at the farther end had al
most the appearance of a bed. and on 1t
was an impress, as If some one had re-
Gently been lying there. At its foot was
a door which was unfastened and led
into tiny entry, on which opened the
door from the side passage. This was
fastened, as has been said. but the key
was not in the lock.
There was no window in the entry. but
a third door opened into what seemed a
which led to the room above, into which
1t had entrance without hall or entry
way. This room was furnished as bed
room. with a large four-pOster. much like
that on which Altenburg was dying. The
bed had evidently been recently used
The windows were as carefully curtained
and suffered as those below. The key
was in the lock of the door leading TO
the upper hail. and there were footprints
on the carpet as was the case below,
only not SO distinct.
One of the officers was able to identify
the sleeping Canadian the man of all
work about the farm. Indeed, he had
been in the village during the evening in
a qnarrelsome mood, and finally was in
duced to go home under threat of the
lookup Evidently he had liquor with
him. or else had secured it on the way
home at one of those Illicit drameries
which are the bane of prohibitory local
tiles.
While this investigation was in progress
the physicians performed the operation
on the injured man. The vain hope of
his regaining consciousness faded with
the mans ebbing strength, and in the
early hours of the morning he died. thus
destroying the means of resolving the
mystery of his undOing.