The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-27

said that The doors were open all the
way up, a ladder led to the skylight,
and that also was half-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
can" 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 a bunch of trouble"
The doctor entered no~iselessly and
closed the door.
He's malingering," he said, in an
%undertone. nodding sidewise in the
patients direction. .If he will he can
speak as well as you or l 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
o But We'll fix him. Just put
your foot up here-sit down and rest
your leg on this chair. There. I'll
show you what l want you to do"
He held the foot firmly by the heel
with one hand and with the other
gave the toe a 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. 1T did not hurt really, only
surprised you. That is what l wish
you to do TO my patient. Go in and,
under the pretense of removing his
shoe, give him that leg-twist-not too
hard, but hard enough to make him
sit up and say something. Then we
shall have him where we want him."
Yes, / gesso," said Symonds, eye
ing the doctor. He suspected malif :
on account of the proposition he had
made to rife Hines pockets, and
which had been SO contemptuously re-
fused. However, the DOCTORS face
was straight and, muttering, the de-
%tective entered the parlor. The next
instant a loud imprecation from the
wounded man and a string of lurid ad-
jectives following from the same
source indicated that the detective
might not feel above spite, whatever
stand others might take.
The doctor entered quickly at the
sound of the voice.
"Ah, this is good" he cried. II was
sure you would come around in a few
minutes. But you mustn't excite your
self. Drink this and then you will be
able to tell us who assaulted you"
For q moment Hines looked as If he
would like to charge the assault to
the detective, who stood woodenly re-
peating that he had only meant to do
the invalid a kindness by removing his
left shoe. But he swallowed the medi-
cine presently and, passing the glass
back, said:
The man who shot me was. Charlie
Mains"
The doctor examined him keenly as
he made the statement, and the detec-
tive thought, He's lying. What for?".
And then he asked:
Tell us how 1t happened?"
Il SCARCELY know myself Hines an
swered. He paused to consider, and
both men knew by the expression Of
the eyes that they were about to hear
an invention. and not the truth, at all
events not the whole truth. Charlie
wished mi to lend him some money"
he finally went N, and couldn't,
because / had none. He wrote to me
several times about 1t. One OF his
notes Isl In thereDD--pointing towards
the inner room. Would you mind
getting the bunch OF letters on my
desk?" He looked at the detective.
sTll show you"
Symonds knew that the note re-
ferred to was the one In his own
pocket. The signature c." then, was
not that of Clements, but stood for
Charlie" While he fastened into
the study and brought out the letters.
placing the one wanted among them,
he was thinking, How bally easysit is
to raise false bunch! I'd have
crossed my throat that c. meant
Clements
Hines selectedathe note from the.
pile and read 1t aloud, and then held
1T up for them to see.
There's the date on.the envelope
he said, and there's the c. for
Charlie. The appointment was for
to-day, and he kept it. ! could not
raisesthe money and he said L could IL
wished, but wouldn't. We had.
words and he struck me. Then he
grabbed my revolver from the table
and let me have Il. 4 didn't know any.
thing after that
/ The detective watched him With all
his eyes. Why did he think Il neces
sary to 50 into details. terrifying the
story with proofst The natural way
would be for him To make the charge,
leaving the details md proofs until
they were called for. And then IL
! the story were true;sWhere did Gle
ments come In? The lodging mistress
who knew him. had admitted him to
the house u two minutes: . three.
SCARCELY 40 minutes before the shoot
lins. Was Clements u Edilty one;
and was the ssytctiInstrytng TO screen
hint If 10. Nhyy And8why should
~ accuse Mains falsely3 Moreover,
xhat about those hurting women
fhSaId@ hysthesyoung manSlnNthe han
tho veryssmoufantA ttar the sho0tinR?
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