The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

tracks ceased here; there we're imprints
OF feet, but confused and irregular; then
across the water the barrow tracks be-
| gan again and led to the opposite shore
One thing / noticed. Across the water
| there was nothing but the single wheel
! track: but OH the side nearer the mansion
there were soft shapcless holes in the
snow a. intervals of a yard or more on
enther side Of the wheel markings.
That's where the barrow legs went
down." said Fisher. when Crewe pointed
these out TO him.
Now. gentlemen. this is the theory Of
the police said Fisher THE murderer
back Of the other shore of the pond and
got into the pheasant woods. in which
his barrow had been concealed. He
wheeled II over the ice toward the man
carrying away the plumber, probably TO
some vehicle which he had in waiting
at a safe distance. He wheeled the bar
row up to the house entered, committed
| the crime. and started ont with the plum
der, dumped into the barrow. But the
ice. which had borne the barrow when
weight when it was full. In the middle
OF the POND it broke, and he was
drowned"
Fisher looked round at us triumph
autly. as one who has solved the great
es, OF all mysteries.
How deep is the pond where the ice
is broken?" ] asked.
Fifty feet" said Evans. "Some say
Have you grappied for the plunder,
TO make sure IL is there?" 1 asked
Fisher.
Evans let down line" he said, "but
| he couldn't find anything. The current
| Is too swift; 1T would carry everything
beneath the ice. We shall have to wait
! till spring"
/ Meanwhile Crewe, apparently not MOTTO
I ing Fishers explanations. was searching
among the footprints round the hole.
Presently he stopped down and picked UP
a small wet object which was floating on
! the surface of the water. II was the
! heel Of mans boot. but so abraded and
water-soaked that il could not have been
fitted with certainty to any shoe.
! Gentlemen. said Crewe. raising HIM
that hole in the bank beside the lakea''
he continued, pointing to the entrance
OF time fox KAREN. which ap-
earth upon the opposite shore. you will
find everything there, I think"
Impossible" cried Fisher, staring at
him 1 stared. too. Miraculous as had
appeared 10 be some OF Crewe's dcduc-
tions. ii seemed Incredible that he could
have solved this problem in so striking
a fashion,
"If you're afraid that your fine theory
will be shattered, OF course you need
| not go there said Crewe. sneering al
Fisher And this attitude was so un-
| usual a one with Crewe that I looked
at him in greater astonishment than
before
well, sir" said the porter Evans. who
had been regarding Crewe attentively
eff the gentleman says the stuff's there
and Is SO positive about IT, at least there
won't be no harm looking"
Right you are" cried Fisher. 'Fl
bet you five shillngs, Mr.. Crewe. thai
It's not there"
| II never bet upon a certainty replied
Crewe, superciliously.
Then LET'S go there at once and see.
cried Fisher. stung by the taunt.
| 'Whatd be the sense In his hiding the
stuff down there" asked the porter.
Suppose YOU crawl in and bring IL ou
for us my man." said Crewe. turning
upon him.
THAT / will. SIR for sure" said Evan.
brlskly. Accordingly we started off to
ward the bank and, arriving there Evan!
went down upon his hands and knee.
and thrust his head and arms into th,
hole. while Crewe stood Immediately ovel
him,
Presently Evans came out, very dirty
but manifestly triumphant
the loose sand from his sleeves. There
amt no silver there. sir. Would yor
like to try for yourself7' he continued
sneeringly,
''Yes. suppose you bring us out the
silver. Mr.. Crewe, said Fisher patronlZ.
ingly- It's certainty. you remem.
ber."
But Crewe only stood by. hanging hi.
head, apparently detected and humflinted
No. must have made a mistake" hc
said.
People generally do who jump TO such
rapid conclusions, said the policeman
II don't think. sir. that any American
amateurs can improve upon the method.
J of TIN English police. We're slow. bu