The Arvada enterprise., 1911-05-11

groove thnt was cut Tor II. You
know. altogether too well, what the
stain is that discoors It. You know
where we found that dart You're
only surprised that It was ever found
at all-it and the body OF the man II
slew"
Everything you say Is perfectly
true" said Cayley, very quietly, Il am
surprised that the body OF the man WAS
ever recovered. I'm little surprised,
also. that you should think. because
this stick fell from my belt last night,
and this dart. which you found trans
fixing mans throat this morning"
Tom Fanshaw interrupted him. His
eyes were blazing with excitement,
1T was not from us that you learned
that that dart transnXed the murdered
mans throat!" he cried.
II knew 1t. nevertheless" said Cay
ley in that quiet voice. not looking to-
ward the man he answered. but still
keeping his eyes on old Mr. Fanshaw.
And also little surprised" he went
on, as II he had not been interrupted.
that you should think. because this
stick and this dart flt together. that I
am, necessarily, n murderer"
you have admitted It now, at all
events Mr. FanshRw replied. His
voice grew Quieter. too, as the In,
tensity Of his purpose steadied 1t Il
suppose that IL because, upon this
No No-Man's-Land.' you are outside the
pale Of law and statute-beyond the
Jurisdiction OF any court tell you
tai, .,
in giving you n trial and hanging you
from that yard there. We will not do
It. We viii not even take you back to
tho states to prison. You may live
outlaw here and enjoy. undisturhed.
your freedom, such as II is. and your
thoughts and your conscience. such
MS they must be. But II ever you try
to return to the world OF men
Cayley interrupted the threat before
1t WAS spoken: 81 have no wish to re-
turn to the world OF men," ho said. Il
wish tho world were empty OF men,
ms this part OF 1t Is, or aA l thought
1t was. | abandoned mankind once be-
fore. but yesterday when | saw men
here. felt stirring Of the blood
the call OF what WAS In my own veins.
Last night when | took to the air
again, after tho hour | had spent ON
that ice-fioo yonder, l thought | want
cd to como back to my own kind:
wanted. In spite OF the past. to be one
OF them again. Perhaps 1t is we'll that
| should be rid OF that delusion 50
quickly. am rid OF It, and am rid
OF you-bloody. sodden. stupid. blind,
yet. with all my horror OF you. my
disdain OF you. ! should not expect one
OF you to do murder. without some
sort OF motive. some psltry hope Of
gain. upon the body Of a stranger. IL
In OF that that you accuse me-
"A stranxer" Tom Fanshaw echoed.
why. when you confess to 30 much,
do you try to lie at the end, You
cant think we don't know that the
man you murdered was once your
fricnd-or thought he was. God help
HIM Why try to make us believe
that Perry Hunter was a stranger to
your"
The girls wide eyes had never left
Cayley's face since the moment OF her
return to the deck with tho throwing
stick Through II nll-through Fan
shaw's hot accusation, and HIS own
reply-through those last words Of
Iohs 1t had never changed. There
had been contempt and anger in II,
subdued by an iron Belf.control. no
other emotions than those two, until
the very end. Until the mention Of
that name Perry Hunter"
But at the sound OF that name
Just then. the girl saw his face 10
bloodless, not all mt once, slowly. rath-
er And then after little while he
uttered great sob; not OF grief but
such sob aB both the FanBbaws had
hehrd before, when. In battle or skir.
mlsh, soft nosod bullet Hmashes It's
way through some great, knotted nerve
center His hands went out In a CON
yulsiVe gesture. both tho stick and
inc dart which ho held, falling from
. ihem, the suck at the girls feet, the
Dart at his own. Then leaning back
against the rail for support, ho cover
ed his face with his hands. At last
"hilo they waited silently, he drew
/ himself up straight and looked dazed-
I ly into her face
, suddenly. to the amanement OF ths
other two men. she crossed tho deck
TO where he stood "Tm perfectly
sure. Tor my part, that you didn't do
II; that you nre not the murderer on
Mr. Hunter Won't you shake hands?-
Ho made no move TO tako hers. and
though his eyes were turned upon her,
u" seemed TO be looking through,
rather than at her. 30 Intense was his
preoccupation.
Seeing that this WAS so, she laid
her hand upon his forearm You
didn't do IT," she repeated but you
Know something about It. don't your
You saw It done. from long way on
saw the murder, without knowing
who its victim was"
GRO BE COHTIHuEDJ