The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-31

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Dawsons face had grown suddenly
haggard. and he. too, ignored the SUI
perintendent.
"How can you say that to me.
Miriam" he returned, almost grutliy.
DAY and night | am paying, paying,
and the debt never grows less. IL 1t
wasn't for my mother and Faith But
| must 60 on paying. / killed your
brother
"No," she denied. "rhat was an nc
cident for which you were no more to
blame than he was, but you are Kill
ing me-"
Iidgerwood stood by. manlike, be-
cause be did not know enough to van
fish. But Miss Brewster suddenly
swept down the compartment TO drag
him out of the way of those who did
not need him.
you'd spoil It all II you could,
wouldn't you?" she whispered in a
fine feminine rage. "And after I've
moved heaven and earth to get Miriam
10 come out here for this one special
blessed moment! Go and drive the
others into a corner and keep them
there"
Iidgerwood obeyed quite meekly,
and when he looked again Dawson
had gone and Miss Holcombe was sob
bing comfortably In Eleanor's arms.
Judson boarded the service car when
It was pulled up to the switch. and
after I4idgerwood had disposed of his
passengers for the run back to Angels
he listened to the ex-engineer's report.
sitting quietly while Judson told him
Of the plot aud of the plotters. At the
close be said gravely. "You are sure
It was Hallock who got Off the night
train ut Silver Switch and went up the
old spur?"
1t was n test question, and the engi-
neer did not answer it offhand.
"I'd say yes in holy minute If there
wasn't so blamed much else tied on to
ii, Mr. Lidgerwood."
yet you are convinced in your own
mlndT'
az am"
"Dut the third man, Jrdson, the man
you saw beating his fists on the bulk
head air lock--who was hef" persisted
Lidgerwood
"Now you've got me guessln' again.
II hadn't been dead certain that I
saw Hallock go on ahead with Flemis-
ter No." reading the question in the
eye. mot drop, Mr.
Lidgerwood; amt touched not, tasted
not mr. handled not-'r leastwise, not
10 drink any," and here he told the
bottle episode which had ended In the
smashing of Flemister's sideboard sup
ply.
Lidgerwood nodded approvingly
when the modest narrative reached the
bottle smashing point.
'',That was fine, John" he said. u.s.
Ing the ex-epgincer's Christian name
for the first time in the long inter-
Wow. "If you've got II in you to do
such thing ns that ut such a time
there Is good hope for you. Let's
settle this question once for all. All X
ask is that you prove up on your good
intentions. Show me that you have
quit, not for day or a week, but for
all time, and l shall be only too glad to
see you pulling passenger trains again.
But, to get back to this crime of to-
night, when you left Flemister's office,
after telephoning Goodloe, you walked
down to Little Butte statlon?"
"Yes; walked and run. There was
nobody there but the bridge watch
man. Goodloe had come on ND the
track to find ont what had happened"
"And you didn't see Flemister or
Hallock againT
"No."
"Flemister told us he got the news
by phone, and when he said IL the
wreck was no more than an hour old. !
lie couldn't have walked down from |
the mine in that time. Where could !
he have got the message and from |
whomY
Judson was shaking his head.
He didn't need any message, and |
he didn't get any. I'd put it up this |
way-Gfter that roll joint was sprung |
open they'd go back up the old spur
on the handcar, wouldn't they? And
on the way they'd be pretty sure TO
hear Crawford when he whistled for
Little Butte. That'd let 'em know
what was due to happen right then
ana there. After that it'd be EASY
enough. All Flemister had to do was
to rout out his miners over his own
telephones, jump on to the handcar
again and come back In time to show
up to you"
Lidgerwood was frowning thought.
fully.
Then both of them must have
come back. or-no; that must have
been your third man who tried TO flag
Crawford down. Judson, I've got to
know who that third man is. He has
complicated things so that I don't
dare move even against Flemister I'm.
I'll know more. We are not nj the
bottom Of this thing yet"
Were far enough to put the hand.
Guns on to Mr.. Pennington Flemister
any time you say" asserted Judson.
There was one little thing that for.
got to put In the report. When Won
get ready to take that missing switch
engine back you'll find It choo-chooin'