The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-07-28

about ten minutes. and then. eh. eh
Ii was another case Of through th
wall. first one boot. bang, then anothe
boot. smash. only there were no hole
for the boots 10 come through. An
then ii was profanity"
We'll. wellr' fretted Coquenil.
Then we got acquainted. | apolc
giZed and offered him beer. which b
likes. Then he apologized and toll,
me his troubles. He's in love with
pretty dressmaker who lives in thi
Room q. She is fair. but tickle H
tells me she has made him unhapp,
by flirting with medical student VIII
lives In this Room q. 1t seems til,
little photographer has been gettinl
more and more Jealous lately. He was
satisfied that his ladylove and the med
ical student used this balcony as g
lovers lane. and he began lying Ia
wait at his window for the medical
student to steal past toward the dress.
makers room. For several nights last
week he waired and nothing happen
ed. But he's patient little shrimp.
so he waited again Saturday night.
and something did happen"
The night of the murder?"
THAT'S II. He saw a man pass his
window. and he was sure 1t was the
medical student. He stepped out soft
ly and followed him as far as the win
dow of Room c. Then he sprang upon
the man from behind, intending to
chastise him. The man turned on him
like a flash, and 1t wasn't the medical
student"
"Who was 1t? Go on
"He doesn't know anything about
the man except that his hand shut like
wise on the shrimps throat and near
ly choked the life out of him. You
can see the nail marks still on the
cheek and neck. but he remembers dis
tinctly that the man carried something
in his hand"
my God! The missing pair OF
boots" cried Coquenil. WAS it,"
Tignol nodded. Sure, He was car.
rying 'em loose in his hand | mean
they were not wrapped up. He was
going to leave 'em in Kittredge's room.
Here 1t is, A." He pointed to the
diagram.
Its true 1t must be true" muir
INJURED NJ. Paul And what thea"
Nothing. | guess the man saw 1t
was only shrimp he had hold OF. so
he shook him two or three times and
dropped him back into his own room.
md he never said q word"
Coquenil's face grew somber. "It
was the assassin" he said. There's
no doubt about IT," The detective
stopped short. Great heavens" he
cried. Il can prove 1t! You say his nail
marks show
Tignol shrugged his shoulders. They
show as little scratches"
Little scratches are all want"
'aid the other, Swapping his fingers ex.
'iredly. ITS simply question which
side of his throat bears the thumb
mark. We know the murderer is a
eft handed man, aud. being suddenly
Ittacked. he certainly used the full
trength of his left hand in the first
desperate clutch. He was facing the
nan as he took him by the throat. so
he used his left hand the thumb
mark must be on the left side of the
throat. whereas If
light handed man had done it the
humb mark would be on the right
ide.''
Yes" said TignoI
Now bring the man In here" !
III get him in" said the commits ]
lry.
A few moments later was brought
thin. sleepy little person wrapped :;
red dressing gown. /!
The photographer stood meekly for 1
spection while Coquenil studied the I
arks on his face. There. plainly I
arSed on the left side of the throat, I
as single imprint. the curving red :
ark where a thumb nail had closed !
lrd. while on the right were prints /
the fingers.
HE used his left hand. all right" Z
id Coquenil. and. sapristi. he had I
arp nails" (.
'Parbleu" mumbled the shrimp I
Patiently the photographer stood still /
lille the commiSsary and Tignol tried :
stretch their fingers over the red I
lrks that SCARED his countenance +
I'd neither of them succeeded. They (
uld cover all the marks except that +
the little finger. which was quite Z
yond their reach. Coquenil remem- !
red Alice's words that day as she (
'ked M his plaster casts +
\ very long little fnger-here 1t (
IS. one that must equal the length !
that famous seventeenth century (
little finger in his collection. !
{ this man was living. He had (
'ught back Kittredge's boots, He +
$ left handed. He had a very long :
lie finger. And Alice kneI0 such 7
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To be Continued. !