The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23

hands. wildly clutched his hair and
shouted:
You want to know where Tom Chill
dress is. You'll never know where he
is if | don't tell. But I'm going to tell.
I'm not going to keep that vision with
me any longer Tom Childress is at
the bottom of the water works well.
| killed him"
The conspirators started back In
amazement. 1t almost sounded like
the truth. so well was it done.
Magnificent" returned Linton.
He's done us. / didn't think he had
it in him. But let's carry it out. Go
on, Chester: tell the whole story"
The Pawn" had sunk down in his
chair and buried his face in his hands.
yes, I'll feel better to tell it ALL"
he continued II made up my mind
to kill him when / left the office. /
waited for him in the alley and when
he passed on his way home | followed
him. When we got to the dark place
by the water works we'll | caught up
with him. We had some words. /
dared him to throw away the gun |
had seen him flash and fight me fair.
All the time l had the knife IN my
sleeve. Then he struck me and let
him have it. He dropped. / bent over
him and he was dead Then l found
a heavy rock and a rope and tied the
rock to him and dropped him over into
the well. There's wasn't much blood
and what there was I washed away
with the hose they sprinkle the flower
beds with. ! saw nothing of the
, Waterman and / thought l was safe.
| didn't know what a terribly relent-
less accuser conscience is. l wish the
court TO bind Inc over without bail"
Justice Mc,,urdy looked up eravcly
| from the docket
The decision OF this court" he said,
SIS that the prisoner at the bar has
played his part nobly. and that he be
elected 20 full membership in the Con
tlcnen's Club" and his face broke
into broad smile.
There came loud knocking at the
door and excited voices demanding ad-
mission. 1t was opened and the chief
of police rushed in.
Tom Childrcss has been muir.
dc-ed!" he shouted. Ills body has
| Just been found in the water works
well. Do any Of you know how he
Came there?"
Tho smile died from McCurdy's lips
str~t l.. hn coid
TO "The Pawn" ''He has just con.
fessed 1t all to u.s."
With eyes that looked neither to the
right or the left The Pawn" placed
his arm In that of the chief and walk
ed out and to the jail Already the
news was on tho streets, how it. had
been found necessary to drain the
we'll how the body of Childress. dead
from q knife wound End weighted
down with stone, had been found at
the bottom. 1t was all too horribly
true.
, A scared and horror-stricken band OF
conspirstors filed out of McCurdy's
Office and gathered tho news from ex-
cited groups While the first shock
was still t,ngling in the nerves Of tho
public secol e one ran like electricity
through the town A terrible sequel
TO the tragedy had been recorded.
Chester Baster had committed suicide
Immediately on being placed In o coll.
Tho provincial search had failed to
discover Ia his shoe the very knife
that slew Tom Childrcss.
The last meeting OF the Gentle.
mans Cub" tool. place that afternoon
in tho back end OF tho Gold Eagle
Exchange, when the members with
sad and troubled faces took a solemn
oath never 20 disclose the true facts
OF the proving of The Pawn"
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