The Emmett index., 1912-06-13

your CONFEDERATION. is tnlS storytruel
''It is perfectly true" she said sim
ply. "only Colonel Donald has told bu
a small portion OF II"
Then. colonel. feel greater conf
dence in relating the remainder of my
own tale. ] have absolutely no con
nection with Daniels except that OF
command. nor have I any sympathy
with lawlessness and murder. You
were about TO proceed TO where wns
supposed 10 he still imprisoned. but
first one OF your number. n young of.
6cer, judge, went upstairs to procure
his revolver"
! paused as though in question, and
Judge Dunn said grufiiy:
"A friend of my sons. Lieutenant
Navarro. and he is long while about
IT."
when this officer disappeared
sought In vain for some available exit
from this floor Finding none. | has
tily decided TO slip up the stairs after
him and try a drop from one OF the
second story windows. just beyond
| the head of the stairs one of the rooms
was lighted and supposed that to
! be where he was. | turned to the right
and tried The first door. | stepped in.
side: the window was wide open: on
the floor at my feet lay the dead body
OF Lieutenant Navarro.
could see Them leaning forward
staring at me with suddenly blanched
faces: | heard n sharp cry as Miss
Dunn dropped her head upon the arm
of the sofa: bitter oath from the
lips OF Calvert Dunn as he ieaped to
his feet. his dark face fairly black
from passion.
"You liar!'' he shouted. rage choking
his utterance. This Is your work,
You killed him.
thought he would spring at me.
but even as ! drew back a single step
for better defense Jean Denslow came
between us.
mo. not that. AT least give Lieu
tenant King chance to tell his
story
AYE. be still. boy" And Donald rose
TO his feet. massive figure OF q man |
"You found him lying dead. you say?"
Yes. resting upon the floor. huddled |
upon his left side | turnp him over
on his back. seeking the wound. 1t
was knife thrust in the throat. but
the blade had been withdrawn. There
are marks of blood on the window
sill. from whence the assassin must
have dropped 10 the ground"
| sought to read the expression on
the face of the girl beside me. but
her hands were pressed TO her eyes.
her form trembling. Then Donald
stepped TO the open doorway. block
ing the only egress from the room.
Calvert" he said in stern tone OF
"GO up stairs and verify
this story. Lieutenant King win re-
main where he is until your return"
AS young Dunn hastily left the room
turned TO meet the deep set eyes OF
his father.
'Why didn't you go out that win
dow alsO?" he asked bluntly. "You
could probably have escaped"
yes" | answered. land you would
have believed forever that | was the
murderer"
THAT wouldn't have hurt you any:
he killing of one OF the enemy by n
cout In time of war Is not considered
murder. Your army would have pro-
ected you" Q
81 am not that kind of man. Judge
Dunn"
81 don't know what sort you may
Ie," he returned slowly. 'but In this
.ase it seems TO me you are either a
ool or n wise knave, and there is not
very wide difference between the f
wo. You evidently expect this volun S
airy surrender will clear you of all t,
uspiciOn." E
mo; ii simply means | intend to re- f,
main and face the suspicion. The =
nan upstairs was killed by knife =,
hrust; | possess no knife. The one
rho killed him dropped from the win :"
ow. leaving his bloody finger marks W
n the sill. The morning will re- a
cal his imprint on the ground be-
eath My act is neither that of fool
or that of knaye; | prefer being a
rlsoner rather than to have this foul
rime charged against me-" %
We must have waited there for ten III
i
linutes, no one speaking, the judge p
azing full at me. as if were a pris- u
ner before his court. the big frame of rt
'onald completely blocking the door
'ay Miss Dunn was crying softly. re
nd / thought Jean was beside her. m
ut ! did not venture to glance toward
lem. Suddenly Calvert Dunn came tN
own the hall. holding in his hand fe
GIFTED lantern. 0U
Lieutenant Navarro is lying dead in III
cans ROOM" he said shortly, evident
striving 10 speak calmly, yet with it'
voice. He was stabbed I'm w
lie throat with knife and apparent 90
given little opportunity for defense. 90
! there are no evidences of struggle. sii
here is light still burning in his
yn room, further down the hall, and IS
believe Navarro was in there. seek tic
& his revolver. when he heard some tn
Use In the front of the house, caus- tot
2 him 10 investigate. The hidden as ica
ssin must have sprung upon him in
e dark"
You found other evidence?"
Comparatively little. There are
arks of blood ON the sill Of the open ms
Ina