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

me DOCTOR came IN ~ Nhe mohAehN
with q sheet OF paper IN his hand
which he passed to the detective, say
ing:
"This fell from his clothes some
where Just now. II has a strange look,
considering the circumstances. and In
case he shouldn't recover
rs there any danger Of thatf" Sy-
monds interrupted. quickly.
There is no telling yet You would
better copy that, at all events. 1t
may be nothing-stm I would make
sure OF IT,"
Symonds looked at the paper and
thought 90 too, most decidedly, for
It was, or seemed to be, nothing less
than a note in cypher. It ran.
Il eikccoco mcscmf ~cmcfceecof con
OnkckR o~ckiceuiceu ont elcclfok ccee
c mkfmcg lcfck onfce onkcfocciccee
~ecfococckci cifcee emf ofcfocck clccici
cgfof ccee keoge Onkf omcof lckn 1
cmOccion cecfon Of ciRce."
There was neither address nor sig
nature nor date, but the detective set
himself At once to copying II out, for.
as the doctor said. in the ciroum-
stances Il bad a queer look. When he
had taken the characters down he re
turned the paper. at the same time
suggesting a search Of the patients
pockets for additional finds. And as
the doctor gave him one glance and
returned to the parlor, he left the be
Wildered Symonds rejecting that here
was a man who Was trying to impress
him with the notion that he was al
together too good for this world.
The policeman who had examined
the lower parts OF the house returned
saying that the rooms were all desert
ed, and appeared as II nobody had
been in them for houra The fire in
the range was so low that the ktch-
en- was like q barn, and the doors
were wide open all the way out from
the basement hall-four OF them: and
the gate itself, in the back fence
which gave on a lane, though II was
closed, had not one Of it's three bolts
shot into place.
you go out the back door" said
the detective, ~and see II you can end
anybody that saw any woman. or any
body else, going in or out that gate.
Whoever Il was that done It must have
sid in that way, and with all them
winders over there somebody must
have seen EN-"
They might have gone out tina,
way" returned the policeman. but
/ don't see how they could go to work
10 git In. The hack ways is kept bolt
ed up tghter-all them gates along
there In the lane-than the front
ways is. And there's all them doors
-four OF 'emi And every one always
locked up ughter'n a dram. I'll bet
cher"
You go on and do a. you're told. May
be the maids left 'em open on purpose
for sOmebOdy-how do We know? We
got to go slow. q little AZ a time, and
pick II up wherever we can. You g
over there to them houses. It's
chance Of getting wise 70 something
anyway, and wen take It"
The officer started without NOR
words. and the detective assembled 10
ward the upper regions. He met tn.
second policeman coming down. AM
7 his report Of the condition OF the to-
! floors was a repetition OF the othe
mans regarding the lower ones. II
said that the doors were open all tn
+ way up, a ladder led 10 the skylighI
and that also was half.wide. "A bunc'
OF yeggmen." he said. might slid
2 In from the roof and skate ali over IN
premises unbeknownst with only deaf
TO buck against and she asleep in N
! parlor!"
, We'll, then. you 60 70 the neighbor
y in this block and IND out what 20
can" symonds ordered. ITS Hkel
. enough they came ia BY the skyligl
g and skipped out BY the gate. Thu
q would account for the open dooi
q Down there-if the maids want IN n
, game. Fn-hang round here some an
q SEQ how the boy pulls o a. II he come
d 20 Il win ave US q bunch Of trouble
o The doctor entered noiselessly an
closed the door,
3 Hes m~alingerlng." be said. in d
Z undertone. nodding sldewise 10 Il
: patients direction. II he win he ca
= speak as wen as you or ] can"
why. that's funny, tool" symon'
exclaimed IN a whisper.
"He probably has his reasons He
hurt but very little and doubtless h
/, been conscious sOme time. peFhAI
: hearing all that has passed In b
room. But wen fix him. Just p
your foot up here-sit down and re
a your leg on this chair. There.
show you what / want you TO do"
He held the foot hrmiy BY the be
with one hand and With tho 9th
/, gave the toe a sudden, sharp twist
4 ward.
4 OUGHT Quit iti@ cried symon,
o His face for once expressed somethiI
4 and II Was not anything pleasant.
q THAT was very gentle" said 4
, doctor. 1t did not hurt really. on
.,r,rfaad vou That "a what Nj