Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-12-29
CHAPTER XIX.
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At the Table Next.
Mcknight and ITotchkiss were
.aautering slowly down the road as
ca,i.ht up with them. As usual, the
.fttle man was busy with some alb
strase mental problem
me idea is this he was saving
His brows knitted in thought I'll a
lefthanded man, standing in the po
sition of the man in the picture.
sAoNid jump from car. would he be
likely to sprain his right ankle? When
right handed man prepares for a
ap 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
i imagine although ! don't know.
interrupted Mcknight that a man
either anlbideNtrous or one.armed,
jumping from the Washington Filler,
would be more likely to land on his
Aead
Anyhow | nterposed what diff
terence does it make whether Sullivan
used one hand or the ofhera One pair
of handouts viii put both hands out
of commission
IS usual when one of his Pet the
cries WAS attacked, IIotchkss looked
agglisye
My dear sir he expostulated
don't you understand what bearing
tis nas on the case9 How was the
murdered man lying when he vas
1ourd9@
on his back" ! said promptly,
gHeai toward the engine
Very well,' he retorted, and what
taef Your heart lies under your
lifth intercostal space, and to reach it
ight-handed blow would have struck
either down or directly in.
But. gentlemen, the point of en-
trance for the stiletto was below the
lay with his head toward the engine, a
person in the aisle must have used
the left hand
Meningitis eyes sought mine and
lie winked at me solemnly as | unos-
tentationsly transferred the hat was
carrying to my right hand. Long
training has largely counterbalanced
heredity in my case, but still pitch
ball play tennis and carve with my
left and But Hotchkiss was too busy
with his theories to notice me
We We're only just in time for our
train back to Baltimore. but Nc
Knight took advantage of a second
delay TO shake the station agent warm
~ by the hand
y want to express my admiration
for YOU" he said beaminglv. ability
of your order is thrown away here
You should have been city police
man. my friend
The agent looked a trife uncertain
The young lady was the one who
told me to keep still,n he said
Mcknight glanced at me. gave the
agents hand final shake. aud
climbed on board. But knew per
iectlY that he had guessed the reason
for my delay
He was very silent on the way
home Hotchkiss, too, had little to
say He was reading over his notes
intently, stopping now and then To
make penciled addition Just be
fore we left the train Richey turned
70 me. II suppose it was the key te
the door that she tied to the gate9'
Probably. l did not ask her
Curious. her locking that fellow
in" he reflected
You may depend on it, there was
good reason for it all. And | wish
you wouldn't be so suspicious of mo
tives. Rich" said warmly
.s(lni,, ,.actar.loy x,o,, ,,.a.a 49, 80,
picious one" he retorted, and VIZ
apsed into strained silence
1t was late when we got to Wash
lngton. One of Mrs. kloptons small
'Yrannies was eXacting punctuality al
meals, and, like several other things
respected It, There are alway.
some concessions that should be made
N return for faithful service
So, as my dinner hour of seven wa.
long past, Mcknight and / went to
little restaurant downtown where the,
have very decent way of tixins
chicken a la King Hotchkiss had de
parted, economically bent for small
Motel where he lived on the American
plan
want to think some things over
ne SAID in response to my invitation
10 dinner. and, anyhow. there's III
use dining out when | pay the same
dinner or no dinner. where am stop
ping"
The day had been not and the frs
moor dining room was sultry in spit
o. the palms and fans which attempte,
70 simulate the yerdure and breeze
Of the country.
II was crowded, too, with typica
SIMMER night crowd, and, after sit
.'hg LOT lev minutes in swelter
ing corner. We got up and went to thu
smal's~ dinins room UPSTAIRS. here i
was hot so warm. and we ce.tled our
eslves comfortably by window.