Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-12
CHAPTER Xxx.

CHAPTER Xxx.
AN APPEAL FOR ADVICE.
A cold plunge wiped away the last
vestises of sleepiness. and 10 minutes
later, l Joined Godfrey in the dining
room, where he had ordered lunch for
both Of us, and where we could talk
undisturbed, since we were its only
occupants.
myself" he began as l sat down. But
l didn't get to bed till nearly noon.
There was too much to do. this morn
Ing"
Tell me about it." 1 said. I'm anx-
ious to hear the Developments"
There aren't any,"
But you've cleared up the mystery
of the murder?"
Cleared it up! My dear Lester. we
haven't been able to take the first
step toward clearing 1t up! We know
the unknown was shot. but as to who
shot. him. and why, we've utterly at
sea"
'Once establish his Identity.
That's just what we can't do. But
perhaps I'd better tell you the whole
story"
Yes, do" I said. That's what I
want to hear"
WELL" he began, after I left you.
I hurried downtown toward the tele-
graph office. and it wasn't until I'd
1 6OAC QOlSc u way IndI 4 AlOe a RoSAOA@
man. l stopped just long enough to
tell him that he was needed at the
Kingdom place, for my time was get
ting short, and 1 couldn't afford to
| waste a minute. 1t wasn't until after
wards that I thought of the equivocal
| position you'd be in when the police
arrived"
Il was certainly under suspicion" 1
laughed. but there was no harm
DONE"
latter 1 got off my message. 1
stopped here at the hotel. and leaned
up, for / vas really a sight. l learned
from h clerk that you'd already ar
rived in the custody Of a policeman. I
peeped in at you. and found you
sleeping like a log, not disturbed In
the least by the presence Of the sem
tinel."
$50 / told the cop. after he'd re-
lated your adventure with the chief
Then I hurried back to the Kingdom
place. and found that h coroner had
just arrived. He's an ambitious young
fellow, named Haynes. and Is cleverer
than the u of coroners. introduced
myself, told him what I knew Of the
case and OF your connection with it,
and persuaded him to recall the officer
who was guarding you"
THE only thing that bothered me" I
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the house. How did you do it,"
Godfrey laughed.
"Oh. easily enough. We yellow jour
nalists, you know, bear the reputation
of pausing at nothing. We're ais
credited with a sort Of second sight
encouraged Haynes to believe that I
possessed both these characteristics. I
dwelt upon the suspicious circumstance
Of the light in h cellar. and led him
to think that we saw from the outside
considerably more than we really did
see. I didn't tell him the whole truth,
because I didn't want him to connect
4 this affair In any way with Miss Law
rence's disappearance. I want to work
that out for myself-it's my private
property"
nected with this tragedy-not. ct least.
until there was some positive evidence
against her. And hoped against
hope. knowing Godfrey's persistence
and cleverneSs. that no such evidence
would be. found.
our d~isinterested motives," continued
Godfrey. I'VE went down TO the cellar
together, and, with the help Of q couple
OF policemen. dug up the body. One
Of the policemen happened to b Clem-
ley, who'd been stationed ct the Law
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at ones - the M who had asked him
the way to the Kingdom house. We
got him out-and q good load he was
stripped back his clothes. ana found
that he'd been shot In he breast. The
wound was . very small one. and there
had been little external bleeding. There
were no burns upon the clothing, %
the shot was fired from . distance Of
at least five feet. The police surgeon
ran In his probe. and found that the
bullet had passed directly through the
From tho exprAssion Of the face. ]
should cay that the victim had no sus-
picion OF his danger-you remember
that leer,. Of self-satisfaction. The
course Of the bullet was downward,
which would seem to indicate that he
wa sitting In Z chair Ut the time,
while his murderer was standing up.
chad been dead more tina - hours.
The clay Of the cellar was nearly a.
hard - rock. which accounts for the
fact that Harriet Kingdom was 20 long
:And Il va she who fired the shot.
I said, with conviction. Marcia Law
renee had nothing TO do with II"
do you belleve Lucy K1ngdon knew
anything about TT" he asked. LOOKING
II at me keenly. 81
.No-I'm SURE The didn't.
:'Then you apparently believe that
one Of only ordinary strength
loud handle . tody which Z two
Dtropg men TO lift! ! ten you. Lester
Harriet Ktngdon unaided scoaideEt bay
lie "a that seye. II Lucy .Kinsdcr
didn:t "a hss. Who dtd7 -. 3 I
81 sdop't know,. anewersd seu Y