The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-02-02
CHAPTER UI.-(Continued.)

well. so much for Blackstock-
until the police get wind of him. at all
events. They're trying to locate MIN
by cable now; haven't heard OF any
success that way. however. Naturally
. But a few days ago Dundas
came to the surface"
Coast started violently. "Dundas!"
"Um-mm: full confession, exculpat-
ing you. discriminating Blackstock.
Corroborative details: letters from
Blackstock-all that sort of thing.
Furthermore, Dundas told US why
Blackstock feared Van Tuyl: Van
knew something-some dirty business
Blackstock had cooked up in the west.
lmmaterial now: tell you later. Also
Dundas took US to the shop where
Blackstock bought that gun-sales-
man recalled the transaction. You re-
member how we failed to prove the
gull his?"
"Of curse. Go on about Dundas."
"ryell it was TruaX's do
ing: nailed Dundas on the street one
day, somewhere east Of Third avenue.
The man had been in hiding ever
since Blackstock cleared out: he was
in a pretty bad way, broke and seedy:
claimed Blackstock hadn't sent him a
dollar since he disappeared. So Dun
das. thrown back upon his pen for a
means of livelihood, went all to
pieces; couldn't work-had forgotten
the trick-or wouldn't; drank up all
he could raise by pawning things.
. Truax staked him to a meal
and drinks, plenty Of drinks; and all
that on an empty stomach made him
maudlin. Confessed he was keeping a
conscience-remorse gnawing at his
vitals-whatever those are-every-
thing like that. Then Truax bundled
him into a taxi and brought him to
my rooms. 1t was near midnight
got ms out of bed; | caught a cold.
However . | own it without
conjunction. we worked the poor
devil through the third degree; SIM
ply browbeat and bullyragged him un-
til ! was ashamed of myself. But the
truth oozed out finally. along with
~tears-whisky tears. We hadn't
stinted the bottle.
LAS | say in the end Dundas owned
up to the whole filthy affair. just as
you told it-whimpered about selling
his soul to Blackstock. price not de-
posed. We made lin sign a brief con-
f~ession. but | knew that wouldn't be
sufficient. and it was then too late and
Dundas too far gone to do more with
him. So | called in a central Office
man | happened to know, and turned
Dundas over to him to be taken to
a Turkish bath and licked into shape:
and it did the trick. with a hearty
breakfast and plenty Of black coffee
for a chaser. He was prett. shaky
next morning, but | coaxed him into
a taxi and had him at the district at
~torney's Office before he knew what
was up. There he wanted to hedge.
but his signature to the overnight con-
fesst0n took all the starch out of him.
and he went all over it again. with a
stepographer taking 1t ~down-type-
written deposition-all that sort OF
thing. .
Meanwhile my friend the detective
had %ransacked Dundas' lodging-some
cheap room just off the Bowery-and
found a bundle of letters from Black.
stock-mostly written during the trial.
when they didn't dare be seen together
hints and orders as to the evidence
Dundas was to give. That settled it.
Dundas was rushed before a magls.
trate and jailed and the grand jury
was asked to indict him for perjury.
The tzor fool vas scared silly. as soon
as hc realized what he had done-de.
clared BlackstOck would get him
sooner or later. So he saved him the
truuble-killed himself in his cell half
an hour after being committed-had
a phial of morphia secreted in his
clothing
After a pause Coast said slowly:
$50 Blackstock did get him after all!
That makes two at least-two we
know Of"
YES" Warburt0n assented uneasily.
worried by the hard expression that
lined Coasts mouth; looked at that
way, yes. =. . Well, We called your
trial Judge into consultation-the dis.
trict attorney and land between the
three of us drew up a petition for your
pardon. the district attorney being the
first to sign. | got OF to Albany by
the first train. There wasn't the
slightest trouble: the governor grant.