Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04

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How does it size up that Clements has
been here. according to deafy, Hines
never opening his head about him,
while at the same time Mains has
been here, according to Hines. deafy
never letting on, and both of 'em mum
on the swell petticoats? Somebody
made up the cipher asking for the
door-key, and s'posing he got it, Sthat
would account for him; but then what
ABOUT all the otherS-how did they
get in? Who could be bringing Hines
ten thousand? If only 1 had some way
OF opening that Willie boys mouth
He got as far as this in his solilo-
guy when he stopped. stared a mo-
ment into vacancy, and then, bringing
one hand down upon the other with
smack of the palms, grabbed the tele-
phone receiver that stood on the desk
and soon was in conversation with DR..
Furnivan.
We got him now, all right" he said
brilliantly moment later to the DO
iiceman- DR.. Furnivall is on the way
mere. He won't be ten minutes. He
thinks the man is dying-and so he is,
Tor all I know" he added virtuously,
paiiiating his mendacity to the doctor.
You go down and let him in, Usher,
so he won't ring
Inc policeman, who never before
mad seen DR.. Furnivall, was greatly
| disappointed, as well as surprised, by
MS appearance when he arrived. From
MS reputation as an adept in occult
al - :.
~ knew what-a person wild-eyed and
long-haired, at, least, with an uncanny
personality, like the performers of the
| deviation act on museum stages, or
the professors of hypnotism who put
sly-faced youths through funny stunts
before the rural audiences. And he
did not look for much from this unos-
tentatious, ordinary appearing gentle
man with the full beard, thick, colored
spectacles and quiet suit of black
But If he was disappointed with the
doctors appearance he was more so
with his methods, for, after Detective
Symonds had told him the story, indi-
eating what he should like to find out,
and DR.. Furnivall approached the pa
| tient with his questions, he made no
more use of mystery, of passes and
| poses. and hand-washings in the air
| than any man would do in ordinary
conversation. He simply stood before
the reclining subject and, removing
his colored spectacles, said, looking
the young fellow in the eye:
Mr. Hines, who shot your
| The policeman scarcely could re-
press sniff of contempt at this mild
procedure, and when Hines answered,
as he had to the detective, Charlie
Mains" and then went on with the
story just as he had told it before, the
blue-coated shoulders rose in shrug.
The thing was farce, and he was
about to consult the detective with his
eyes to see how he took it when he
| noticed change in the speakers
ccuntenance that riveted his atten-
ton. In the full flow of his words he
stopped, his eyes fixed on the doctors,
look of surprise sprang into his
face, and this was succeeded almost at
once by a hesitant, appealing express
sion, which gave way to a matter-of-
Tact content changing slowly to earn
estness, and finally settling into
look of deep abstraction. Then he re
sumed, in a voice without infection,
as if machine were speaking:
Il shot myself"
The policeman and detective uttered
an exclamation, but DR.. Furnivall mo-
toned for silence.
Go on he said to Hines why
did you do it? Tell me the whole
story"
The monotonous voice proceeded at
once, the eyes glued, as it were, to DR..
Furnivalrs, but seeing only the page
Of memory within.
81 wanted some money, and as my
father would allow me only a trif1e of
two hundred a month l asked my sis.
ter for it. She has enough in her own
right, but father forbade her giving
me any, because 1 don't just please
him in everything, and she didn't dare
to disobey him. But l scared her into
promising at last, and she wrote to
me, in a cipher that we had played
with as children, asking for my key
and saying she would bring me ten
thousand-half what l wanted. She
came, with girl friend, and in trying
to frighten her into making the check
larger l snatched up my revolver. /
was angry and desperate, and I don't
know whether / meant to threaten her
or make her believe l would commit
suicide. But somehow the revolver
went off, the bullet striking me in the
head, and they screamed and ran
He stopped speaking. Symonds was
Disguised.
"All this fine plant runs into a
measly little accident to measly
little Willie-boy!" he grunted. We'll,
anyway, he amt said why he laid the
bunch on Mains-fnebbe there's some
thing there we can get on him."
Dr. Furnivall put the question
Mains was cutting me out with a
GIRL" was the answer "The thought