Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-06-02

Il don't understand YOU
Il don't understand rAyself," said the
young man, despondently, save that
I'm the most miserable man alive"
You must be, if you know who killed
Maurice. vet refuse to confess, re-
torted Jen, with some heat. will you
not tell me the truth? / ask you for
asst time"
And l answer for the last time that
he truth is not mine to tell" replied
David, coldly. IF you doubt me ques-
ion Etwald"
What! that criminal? I believe
that out of jealousy he killed Maurice" !"
oh" said Sarby, sardonically; "and
out of jealousy he stole the body?"
mo Dido did that. Jaggard has
lust informed me that it was Dido who
rugged him. Why did she drug him?
To steal the body of my poor lad.
Why did she steal the body? To con-
ceal the crime committed by Etwald.
firmly believe that Etwald stole the
devil-stick, and with it killed Maurice"
From a motive of jealousy?"
Precisely. AS you know, the body
was stolen before the post-mortem ex-
animation could be made. Why was
this? Does not your own reason find
an answer to that question:"
No" replied David, still obstinately
unconvinced.
why" said Jen, with nod, "if
post-mortem examination had been
made, traces of poison would have been
discovered. The poison would have
been proved as Identical with that of
the devil-stick. Thus. beyond all doubt,
we should have learned that Maurice
had been killed by the devil-stick. To
avert the discovery, and to prevent the
analysis of the poison in the body,
Dido, under the direction of DR.. Ell
wald, committed the third crime. The
man has some power over her. What
that power may be, l know no more
than you do. Although" added Jen,
with an afterthought you may be able
to explain"
mo I have no idea why Dido should
serve Etwald,"
Take care, David. You are forcing
me to believe that you are acting in
is your duty to aid me in discovering
and Furnishing the murderer of Maui
rice. Yet you leave me to do all the
work, and refuse your assistance in
any way. Unless you alter your man
ner, and take me into your confidence
regarding the reason of this strange
behavior, a breach not easily mended
may occur between us"
He paused, waiting for his ward to
make some reply in defence of his con-
duct. The young man neither moved
nor spoke, but paler than usual, he
stood before the Major with his eyes
on the ground More in sorrow than
in anger, Jen looked at him, then turn
ed on his heel and walked into the
house. David looked after him with
quivering lips.
IF he only knew the TRUTH" said he,
wiping the perspiration from his face,
what would he say? What would he
do? He blames me now; would he
blame me then?"
In the, meantime. while Sarby was
indulging in this enigmatic soliloquy,
Major Jen was pursuing, his way to-
wards the room of Jaggard. Despair
ing of obtaining information from Da-
yid he thought it possible to learn the
truth from Jaggard. Honestly speak
ing, the Major was puzzled by the con-
duct of his ward. Hitherto, he had al
ways considered David to be an hon.
est man, but at the present time his
conduct savored of duplicity. Did he
know of anything relative to the triple
crime which had been committed? II
so, why did he not speak? Finally
was David also under the fatal inf1u-
ence of DR.. Etwald-the man who, Jen
verify believed, was the source of all
these woes?
Jen found that Jaggard, having had
sleep during the long absence of his
master, was much better. Finding
himself alone with his servant, Jen
addressed himself Immediately to the
business in hand.
DO you feel stronger, Jaggard?" he
asked. "I wish you to tell me what
took place on the night you were
drugged."
after you left me, sir, I remained
seated in my chair beside the bedside
of my poor master If you remember
! there was only one candle in the room
which was placed on the table, some
little distance away. 1 examined the
window and found it closed. 1t wa'
/ bolted and barred. The door was sim
! ply closed, for I never thought of lock-
/ ing it. as 1 fancied, sir, that you NIGH
return after midnight to see If all was
right"
Il did not however, Jaggard. 1 fel
! asleep in the library, after Mr.. SarbS
had gone to bed; and. Of course, had
every confidence in you"
please. don't say that, Major" SAID
Jaggard, imploringly, "as I did my
best 1t was not my fault that Dido
drugged me. I'm sure don't know
why she did so. 1 never did her an,
harm"
DO you know what occurred during
the time you were insensible?" ?"
NO, sir. I've only got my witt
about me now"
Well" said Jen, seeing that th'
man spoke in all good faith, the bodl
Of Mr.. Maurice was stolen on tha
night"
The body stolenl" repeated Jaggard
In amazement. For why, sir?"
L can't tell, nor can anybody else
All we know is that at that at 3 oclocl
in the morning we entered Mr. Mau