Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-01-06
CHAPTER XVII-Continued.

WAS the name Blakeley?" I asked.
1T might have been-I can't say.
Rn+ the man wasn't there, and there
was lot of noise. | couldn't hear
we'll Then in half an hour down came
thn other twin to say the gentleman
was taking on awful and didn't want
the message sent"
Hes gone, of course?''
Yes. Limped down here in about
three days and took the noon train for
the city"
It seemed a certainty now that our
man, having hurt himself somewhat
in his lump. had stayed quietly in the
farm house until he was able to trav-
el But. to be positive, we decided to
visit the Carter place.
gave the station agent five-dol-
lar BILL which he rolled up with
couple of others and stuck in his
pocket. | turned as we got to bend
in the road, and he was looking curl
ously after US.
1t was not until we had climbed the
hill and turned onto the road to the
Carter place that [ realized where we
were going. Although we approached
It from another direction, I knew the
farm house al once. 1t was the one
where Alison West and l had break
tasted nine days before. With a new
restraint between us, I did not tell
Mcknight. I wondered afterward if
he had suspected it. | saw him look
ing hard at the gatepost which had
figured in one OF our mysteries, but he
asked no questions. AfterWard he
grew almost taciturn, for him, and let
NE DO NEST of the talking.
We opened the front gate of the
Carter place and went slowly up the
walk. Two ragged youngsters, alike
even to freCkles and squints, were
Playing III the yard.
is your mother around?" I asked.
in the front room. Walk in they
answered IN identical tones.
AS we got TO the porch we heard
voices, and stopped. l knocked, but
ne people within, engaged in animal
ed rather One-Sided conversation, did
not answer.
in the trout room. Walk in"
quoted Mcknight, and did so.
IN the sruffy farm 'parlor two peo-
PIE were sitting. One, q pleasant
laced woman with a checked apron,
rose, somewhat embarrassed, to meet
u.s. She did NOT know me, and 1 was
UanNful. But our attention was riv-
s'eo on little man who was sitting
Hotchkiss,
= Rot up when The saw us, and had
0e grace to look uncomfortable.
0uch an Interesting case" he said
AelFouSIy, i look the liberty
LOOK here" said Mcknight sud
N'1F, did You make any inquiries
at the station?'
4 "A lew he confessed 81 went to
~ Iuealer last night felt the need
a u'Iie reiaXation-and the sight of
T., p'VIue there, a cinematograph af-
n s.', started new line of thought
s, ,Og"oly the same clew brought you
a. Ssu0elaen, learned a good bit from
@e station AGENT
g. Inc Son-of-a-gun," said Mcknight.
, ~ you paid him, suppose?"
en-, save him five dollars" was the
Spologeuc answer.
s+.;s >aHter, hearing sounds ,ef
Hot 1g IN the yard. went out, ane
4 I>I 4i folded up his papers.
Asta,, LINK the identity of the man is
y n 'ppo,lSned he said. What number
4 S"l 40 You wear, Mr.. Blake1ey?"
zen and a quarter I replied.
ba ,. Tn' u only piling up evidence"
ho ,S0 vheertully. "On the night of
cIo,b: ,1'oer YOU wore gray silk under
hs lug 't5 with the second button of
B, :. suI S missing. Your hat had Il.
sva,. sI' letters inside, and there was
han,. minute hole in the toe of one
Word 4"sn' Mcknight protested. eff
BlsS,,ss'S to Mrs. Klopton that Mr..
vba,,n' was wrecked, or robbed. or
he ana II was, with a button miss
trs 4 ~. hole in one sock, she'll re-
tes7a 'De Old Ladies' home. I've
Nv 1eF hreaten it,
II Of "o'chNiss was without a sense
s,,r %4n-or He regarded Mcknight
NY and went on.
Dan !. 0eeH up in the room where the
"1ite he was unable to get