Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-01-13
CHAPTER xix.
At the Table Next.

At the Table Next.
Mcknight and Hotchkiss were
sauntering slowly down the road as /
caught up with them. AS usual, the
little man was busy with some alb
struse mental problem.
The idea is this" he was saying,
his brows knitted in thought, eff
eft-handed man, standing in the po-
sition of the man in - the picture,
should jump from a car, would he be
likely to sprain his right ankle? When
a right-handed man prepares for a
leap of that kind, my theory is that he
would hold on with his right hand,
and alght at the proper time, on his
right foot Of course"
Il imagine, although I don't know"
Interrupted Mcknight, that a man
either ambidextrous or one-armed,
Jumping from the Washington Filler,
would be more likely to land on his
head"
Anyhow" l interposed, what diff
ference does it make whether Sullivan
used one hand or the other? One pair
Of handouts will put both hands out
Of commission"
As usual when one of his pet the
cries was attacked, Hotchkiss looked
aggrieved.
My dear SIR" he expostulated,
don't you understand what bearing
hiS hoc he &hn
murdered man lying when he was
fOund?"
On his back" I said promptly,
head toward the engine
Very WELL" he retorted, land what
then? Your heart lies under your
fifth intercostal space, and to reach it
aright-handed blow would have struck
either down or directly in.
But, gentlemen, the point of en-
trance for the stiletto was below the
heart, striking up! AS Harrington
lay with his head toward the engine, a
person in the aisle must have used
the left hand"
Meningitis eyes sought mine and
ne Wlnked at me solemnly as unos-
tentatlousLy transferred the hat I was
carrying to my right hand. Long
framing has largely counterbalanced
aeredlty in my case, but l still pitch
oaH, play tennis and carve with my
!eIt hand. But Hotchkiss was too busy
"lh MS theories to notice me,
We were only just in time for our
ualn back to Baltimore, but Nc
Allg1t took advantage of a seconds
aeIay to shake the station agent warm
" by the hand.
want to express my admiration
'oF YOU he said beamingly. ability
VI your order is thrown away here
lou should have been a city police
1an, my friend"
Inc agent looked a trif1e uncertain.
The young lady was the one who
'o!a me to keep STILL" he said.
mcknight glanced at me, gave the
"sentS hand a final shake, and
<"-0ed on board. But I knew per-
.sVIIY that he had guessed the reason
'0F my delay
14S was very silent on the way
-o'"e Hotchkiss, too, had little to
$ $a! He was reading over his notes
r rn.eu'y stopping now and then to
,-"Ae penciled addition. Just be-
.O'e We left the train Richey turned
" me I suppose it was the key to
~v uoor that she tied to the gate?"
,IIooa0Iy. I did not ask her."
:, NuIlOus, her locking that fellow
IL, ne reflected.
lou may depend on it, there was
ou reason for it all. And 1 wish
.ts wouldn't be so suspicious of mo-
vs. hlch, l said warmly.
o,,, oAIF Yesterday you were the sus-
i s,o'OuS one" he retorted, and we
N9Sso INTO strained silence.
w. was late when we got to Wash
f~ s.o", One of Mrs. Klopton's small
no, ,"-1leS was exacting punctuality at
>",S' and, like several other things,
CO... respected it. There are always
- -s concessions that should be made
,sI1En for faithful service.
L. ~ Oh MY dinner hour of seven was
LIS past Mcknight and I went to a
ba. restaurant downtown where they
cbt., " Very decent way of fixing
n9 9,."5n a Ia King, Hotchkiss had de-
bo.s.,TU' economically bent, for small
aI.o nl Where he lived on the American
want to think some things over"