The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-10-28
CHAPTER XIX.
At the Table Next.

Mcknight and Hotchkiss were
sauntering slowly down the road as
caught up with them. AS usual, the
little man was busy with some alb
strusc mental problem.
The idea is this" he was saying.
his brows knitted in thought, "ff a
left-handed man, standing in the 20
sition of the man in the picture,
should jump from a car, would he be
likely to sprain his right ankle? When
a right-handed man prepares for a
leap of that kind, my theory is that he
would hold on with his right hand,
and alight at the proper time, on his
right foot. Of course
81 imagine, although | don't know"
interrupted Mcknight, that a man
either a~mbideXtrous or one-armed,
jumping from the Washington Filler,
would be more likely to land on his
head"
Anyhow" l ~interposed, what DIFF
= ference does it make whether Sullivan
used one hand or the other? One pair
of handouts will put both hands out
of commission
AS usual when one of his pet the
OTleS WAS dtluChSu, flO-CllhlSS IoohSu
a%ggrieved.
my dear sir" he expostulated,
don't you understand what bearing
this has on the case? How was the
murdered man lying when he was
,ound?'
ION his back l said promptly.
'''head toward the engine"
Very we'll" he retorted, land what
then? Your heart lies under your
fifth in~tercostal space. and to reach it
a right.handed blow would have struck
either down or directly in.
But, gentlemen. the point of en-
trance for the s~tiletto was below the
heart. striking up. AS Harrington
lay with his head toward the engine, a
person in the aisle must have used
the left hand"
Meningitis eyes sought mine ano
he winked at me solemnly as | unos
tentatiously transferred the hat was
carrying to my right hand. Ions
training has largely counterbalancet
heredity in my case, but ! still pltci
ball, play tennis and carve with IN!
left hand. Blu Hotchkiss was too bus,
with his theories to notice me-.
We were only just in time for on
train back to Baltimore, but MI
Knight took advantage of a second
DELAY to shake the station agent warn
ly by the hand.
Il want to express my admlratio
for you" he said beamingly. "Abllit
of your order is thrown way her
You should nave been a city polio
man, my friend
The agent looked a trife uncertai
"The young lady was the one WI
told me to keep STILL he said.
Mcknight glanced at me. gave Il
agents hand a final shake, al
climbed on board. But | knew pc
,fectly that he had guessed the reas'
for my delay.
He was very silent on the w
home. Hotchkiss, too, had little
say. He was reading over ms NOT
intently, stopping now n then
make a penciled addition. Just
fore we left the train Riehey turn
to me. II suppose it was the Key
the door that she tied to the gateY
Probably. | did not ask her
Curious, her locking that FELL
in he reflected
G'You may depend on it, there wa
good reason for it all. And ! W
you wouldn't be so suspicious OF J
tiyes. Rich ! said warmly.
"Only yesterday you were the $
picious one he retorted. and
lapsed :Gto strained silence.
1t was late when we got to wa
ington. One of Mrs. Klopton's sn
~tyrannies was exacting punctualit,
meals, and, like several other thil
j respected it. There are aiw
some concessions that hould DC m
in return for faithful service.
SO as my dinner hour OF seven
long past, Mcknight and went
little restaurant downtown where
have a very decent way OF n
chicken a Ia King. Hotchkiss had
parted, economically bent, for = s.
hotel where he lived on the Amer
plan.
! want to thick some things o.