The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-10-12
CHAPTER XXI.
CRoSs-PuRPnsEs

LII Ali. "H.H
CROSS-PURPOSES.
Godfrey was waiting for me at the
desk, and I felt him glance at me keenly
as l g my readiness to accom-
pany him.
Wen go up to the Kingdom place."
he said. land see If the coroner has
made any discoveries. The clerk told
me you had a visitor" he added. as we
reached the street.
"A client" I answered with forced
~jocularity. "A clergyman in need of
legal advice"
Il thought l recognized him as he
came out. 1t was DR.. Schuyler. wasn't
it?"
Yes"
He glanced at me again, and then
walked on in silence; but | felt the re-
proach he did not utter.
Hes in trouble of some kind" I X
planned.
Connected with his AFFAIR."
I think so. But 1 don want it
blazed forth in the Record till I'm
sure"
The Record doesn't blaze forth ey-
erything I know he said quietly.
II know it doesn't, but you'd give it
this-it would have a right to this"
is 1t so important as all that?"
i rather fancy it's the clew we've
been looking for"
His eyes were shining now as he
looked at me.
THAT is important" he said. Il
should like to have it"
I'm not absolutely sure" l said,
again. But I'm going to see him again
this evening. If there's anything I can
tell you after that, I will"
That's fair enough" he assented.
THE story, whatever 1t is, is beund to
be public property In few days, I sup
pose?"
arr win nrohohl,, on. o,+ ~ -
quest. When is the inquest?"
IT'S been set for tomorrow; but it
will probably be held open until Lucy
Kingdom can testify"
You'll beat the world q day, then"
That's what I like to do. But here
we are, and there's Haynes at the
door"
We entered the yard, and Godfrey in
troduced me to the coroner He i'm
pressed me at once as alert and eff
cient, and he led the way into the
house, and asked that I tell him the
story Of the night before, which I did
as circumstantially as I could.
II hope your wound isn't a bad one"
he said, when I had finished, glancing
at my bandaged hand.
To tell the truth, I'd nearly forgotten
Here's the weapon the bullet came
from" he added, and produced from his
pocket a small, pearl-handled revolver.
There are two chambers empty. The
other bullet ley straighter than the
one fired at you, Mr.. Lester"
You mean-'
Yes, We probed fer it and got it out.
1t had passed directly through the
heart and lodged in the muscles of HI
back. There can be no question that it
came from this revolver"
Whose revolver is it?" / asked.
presumably Miss Einyaap'S We've
not been able to find any evidence on
that point. 1t wasn't bought here In
Elizabeth. You see it's a foreign
make"
letters &C. & l., Paris" Godfrey ex-
amined it with his eyes, which were
cleaning strangely. 1 watched him
with a curious sinking Of the heart
but he handed it back to the coroner
without comment.
anything else?" he asked NC
trace of the watch?"
mo" and Haynes shock his head.
How is Miss Kingdom"
"a little quieter, but still delirious
She Won't be able to testify tomorrow
We've got a trained nurse for her-the
doctor thinks she'd better net be mavI;
for a day or two"
And nc light as to the identity O
the victim?"
Not the slightest. I've found a cab
mar VINO saw him get Off the 10: 81
train from New York on the morning
of the 10th. Then he went into q drug
store near the depot, and asked to lool
at a directory, afterwards asking the
way to North Broad street. He prob.
ably spoke to no one else till he stopped
to ask Clenlley where the Kingdoms
lived"
He'd never been here before, then p
Evidently not. And he didn't know
the Kingdoms address until he go
here"
NO." agreed Godfrey; mo. Well
you've evidently done everything tina
could be done, Mr.. Haynes. Perhap.
something more will come out at tn,
inquest. 1t opens at 10 o'clock, doesn'
it?"
Yes; here are your subpoenas," ant
he handed us each a paper.
Very WELL" said Godfrey. WEI
be present, of course. Where will i
be held?'
Il thought it best to hold it righ-
here" answered Haynes. II want tn,
jury to be on the scene"
But won't 1t disturb Miss King
DOM"
MOT at all. There's q large from
room which will answer nicely-ant
I'll have the police keep everybody GU
who hasn't some business there. Here
the room" and he opened q door an
led the way into the room beyond.
1t was the one into which Miss King
don had shown me on the morning o
my memorable interview with her. ant