The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-25
The Altenburg Case
By GEORGE DYRE ELDR1pGE
Copyright, 1909 By George Dyre Eldridge
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 (Continued from Page s.) dog was stretched comfortably before the fire. as understanding he had no part to play at present.
 Convinced. as Grimbleshaw was. that he was in the presence of the man who had killed John Altenburg, he could not refrain from watching Cal den with the kesnest interest. lie ulo not fail to note that the man was sus- picious of him as physician. but thls he ascribed in part at least. to his un- fortunate experience with physicians whose certificates and opinions had consigned him to an insane asylum. I'm not sick, I'm perfectly well,' he repeated three or four times. as II in protest at Grimbleshaw's presence
 After a time however, he took less uneasy air, and when his wife was busy in another part of the room he said to Grimbleshaw:
 .There was someone lurking around the cabin last night. I'm sure"
 The weight of the statement was doubled by Grimbleshaw's own fears.
 "Did you see any one?'' he asked. anxiously.
 sNo. but Bull left the fire. where he'd been lying as he is now. and went snt1ff1ng about the door, but without making any noise. Then he stretched himself close to the door and nothing I could do would induce him to leave it."
 How long did that last?"
 s.Twos hours at least. After that he got up. stretched himself and came Ay-~ e.. . fo m certain he didn't so much as wink while he lay against the door. much less sleep"
 Grimbleshaw turned it over in his mind as to how much he ought to tell of what he suspected. and Of whlcn he was now doubly assured.
 rPerhaps he saved you from an at tack" he ventured at last
 q don't think any one would make headway tryings to get in with him here." Calden said. warmly. with a kindly glance toward the dog.
 .This is scarcely a hiding place to escape attention" said Grinableshaw. throwing out the suggestion in the way of a feeier.
 .rJo, but nothing better seemed to offer on the spur of the moment"
 T should think you'd be more com fortable and less exposed at home with your family"
 sIn that louser' he exclaimed. with a perceptible shudder. "Never!"
 Grimbleshaw faced a dilemma which he had not foreseen when. at the in stance of Mrs. Calden, he had agreed to try to persuade Ca1den to leave the camp. He was compelled to admit that he had been influenced less by the fact that he was Calden than by the fact that he was Judith's father. But if Ca1den wouldn't go home. what. in face of the clear fact that he couldn't stay here. was he to do? It appeared to be a question with which he had no concern. but he had become i so involved in this affair that nothing connected with it would quite surprise < birn, or quite seem outside his interest. I and least of all if it should turn out in the end that he was to decide this question and decide it suddenly.
 .sHas Bull showed any uneasiness this evening"" he asked.
 aFor ten or fifteen minutes before you came he had taken his post again at the door. Then. just before you drove up, he got up and went back to the fire. Probably he heard you com | ing and stayed by the door until he j recognized Mrs. Calden.''' Have you taken any steps to find if any of the other cabins are occupied ?''
 The question seemed to startle Cal den to a new line of thought, and at least Grimb1eshaw had no difficulty in reaching the conclusion that his com AL , thing possible Now that it was sug- gested. however. it seemed to take possession of him. and he grew more and more uneasy.
 You think. then. that they have traced me here?"
 i've no doubt of it." replied Grim \ bleshaw. who had made up his mind now to drive to a conclusion. 'Traf- | ford can hardly have missed the fact { that you must be close at hand. Miss \ Judith has been too closely watched flor her visit here to be unknown. and you may as well face the certainty. or close approach to certainty, that not only is your being here known, but that there are enough men close at hand to make certain of your arrest if you attempt to leave here. If you do not make the, attempt you will \ probably remain undisturbed. but closely watched until you are actually wanted"
 sswanted." repeated Calden "want- ed for what?"
 He was pale and his lips trembled till Grimbleshaw felt a species of pity for a man who, having nerved himself to do such 2 deed, could afterward be so unstrung at the thought of detec- tion and possible capture. Then it came to him by one of those flashes of thought that in their genesis are unaccountable. that perhaps this man was not the murderer after all. A man could scarcely fear for himself | so deeply as to be thus unstrung. Might it not be that it was because he knew the guilty one that he was unstrung? If so. there could be but one other and that-Grimbleshaw re- fused to think of the name. even. a'Wanted for what?' Calden repeated. A IAAA ,sx.1 -1r<I Nv.ir,