Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
That's clements!" muttered the de-

which he passed to the detective, say
ing:
This fell from his clothes some
where just now. 1t has strange look,
considering the circumstances, and in
case he shouldn't recover"
rs there any danger of that?" Sy-
monds interrupted. quickly.
There is no telling yet. You would
better copy that, at all events. 1t
may be nothing-still l would make
sure of it,
thought so too, most decidedly, for
it was, or seemed ito be, nothing less
than note in CIPHER. 1t ran:
Il cikccoco mcfcmf cmcfceecof con
onkckf ockiceuiceu onf clcclfck ccee
mkfmcg lcfck onfce onkcfocciccee
ecfococckci cifcee emf ofcfocck clccici
cgfof ccee keoge onkf omcof lckff
cmoccion cecfon of ciffce"
There was neither address nor sig
nature nor date, but the detective set
himself at once to copying it out, for,
as the doctor said, in the circum-
stances it had 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 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 if nobody had
been in them for hours. The fire in
the range was so low that the kitch-
en- was like 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 lane, though it was
closed, had not one of it's three bolts
shot into place.
You go out the back door," said
the detective, land see if you can find
anybody that saw any woman, or any
body else, going in or out that gate.
Whoever it was that done it must have
slid in that way, and with all them
winders over there somebody must
have seen 'em"
'They might have gone out that
way" returned the policeman, but
don't see how they could go to work
to git in. The back ways is kept bolt
ed up tighter-all them gates along
there in the lane-than the front
ways is. And there's all them doors
-four of EN-! And every one always
locked up tighter'n a drum, I'll bet
cher"
You go on and do as you're told. May
be the maids left 'em open on purpose
for somebody-how do we know? We
got to go slow, little at a time, and
pick it up wherever we can. You go
over there to them houses. It's a
chance of getting wise to something,
anyway, and We'll take it,
The officer started without more
words, and the detective assembled to-
ward the upper regions. He met the
second policeman coming down. and
his report of the condition of the top
floors was a repetition of the other
mans regarding the lower ones. He
said that the doors were open all the
way up, ladder led to the skylight,
and that also was balf-wide. "a bunch
of yeggmen," he said, might slide
in from the roof and skate all over the
premises unbeknownst with only deafy
to buck against, and she asleep in the
parlor!"
Well then, you go to the neighbors
in this block and find out what you
cam" Symonds ordered. Its likely
enough they came in by the skylight
and skipped out by the gate. That
would account for the open doors
down there-if the maids want in the
game. I'll hang round here some and
see how the boy pulls on. If he comes
to it will save us bunch of trouble"
The doctor entered noiselessly and
closed the door.
Hes malingering," he said, in an
undertone, nodding sidewise in the
patients direction. IF he will he can
speak as well as you or / can
why. that's funny, tool" Symonds
exclaimed in a whisper.
HE probably has his reasons. He is
hurt but very little and doubtless has
been conscious some time, perhaps
hearing all that has passed in his
room. But We'll fix him. Just put
your foot up kere-sit down and rest
your leg on this chair. There. I'll
show you what want you to do"
He held the foot firmly by the heel
with one hand and with the other
. gave the toe sudden, sharp twist in
ward.
ouch! Quit it," cried Symonds.
His face for once expressed something
and it was not anything pleasant
That was very gentle" said the
doctor. ct did not hurt really, only
surprised you. That is what / wish
you to do 10 my patient. Go in and
under the pretense of removing his
shoe. give him that leg-twist-not too