Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-12
BRAXMAR'S CLUE
PROVED RIGHT ONE
How Cupid Figured in Clearing
Up Murder Mystery.

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sound came from the berth above him,
and he pushed his bell for the por.
ter.
George he called, as an ebon face
was thrust through the curtains. is
there woman in the upper berth?'
Yes, sir" shouted the porter. She
done got on at Albany"
shes In trouble" he announced.
Cant you hear her crying"
The porter listened intently, then
shook his head. Il don't hear nuthin','
he reported
Il do" persisted Braxman. See If
she needs anything"
He sank back against the pillow, and
presently heard the porter climbing
the step-ladder. Then the black head
was thrust between his curtains again
and the man shouted:
She says she's sorry, but she didn't
think anyone could hear her in this
noise, and she just had to cry"
is there anything she needs?' he
called back
She says there amt nuthin' we kin
| do" The black head disappeared and
Braxmar settled himself again. Over
head the noise was stilled, save now
and then when a little half-choked
moan seemed to fight through the
| girls repression.
But BRAKEMAN could sleep leaning
against a post, and soon he dropped
/ off again. He was one OF the first up
In the morning, and as the sleeper was
the last car on the train he went out
on the rear platform for a smoke In
the bracing air
The car had been made up and had
resumed its daytime aspect when he
returned. The other half of his sec
ton was occupied by slender, girl
ish figure. She started as he dropped
into the seat opposite.
Are you the gentleman whom dis
turbed last night?" she asked, lean.
ing forward.
You didn't disturb me" he correct
ed. Il heard you crying. and thought
perhaps you need help. You see.
hear best when there's a noise, and
knew that no one else was probably
aware of your trouble. You might
have been in need OF help"
Il am" she said, with a wan little
smile, but not such as ones fellow
passengers can give. l am going to my
brother, who is accused of murder.
heard of it just in time to catch this
train
John Findlay?" he asked The cir
started.
How did you know" she gasped.
Il am a detective" he explained
They wired me to come on. 1t was &
random guess, but probable one.
am retained by the Arntons."
She sank back in her place. In that
case" she said, 81 don't suppose
ought to talk to you. You are en-
gagged to fasten the crime on John"
Quite the contrary" he said
moving into the seat beside her. &c
am engaged to find the murderer o
Caspian Arnton. not to say that thii
man is guilty"
But circumstantial evidence is 6,
strong" she said hopelessh. Il don
see what hope there is
Suppose you tell me what yor
know" he pleaded. 1T may help brinl
the guilty man to Justice"
There was something in Braxmar'
manner that inspired confidence, an
simply, directly, she told him wha
she knew. From the press report b
had only learned that John Findla
. had shot and killed Caspian. Arnto
as the result Of a feud. 1t was tn
girl who supplied the motive.
They had all lived in the Iittl
, town of Remsen, in the northern par
. of Ohio. Helen Findlay had been Ell
gagged to Arnton, but had broken tn
engagement on account of certai
stories that had come to her know
, edge. Arnton had let 1t be inferre
, that he had broken the engagemer
, for reasons he did not care to d
vulge. The Arntons were wealth,
, and leaders of the towns society an
, the people had elected to believe Ar
! ton. Helen had gone to visit relative
/. In Albany until the talk died down, br
her brother had stayed on because h
a could not afford to give up his positio
, with the railroad.
q between the two men, and when Ar
/, ton had been found dead almost
the shadow of his home, Findlay hs
: been accused. A search of his Iod
? ings discovered a pair of shoes stat
2 ed with the red earth found In tn,
: part of the street and in his cash dray
!. er at the station was found a revc
a yer with one chamber discharged. I'll
. bullet found in Arnton's spine was ,
: the same caliber, and Findlay's decl
q ration that the revolver had been full
, loaded when he left the office fouu
greater credence than his statemel
, that the revolver had been left
a the cash drawer
a Given the motive the weapon wit
: Which the deed was accomplished an
an inability to establish an alibi, an
-, it was not to be wondered at that II
: case was regarded as good
tried
THE case is too simple to be CO
= rect he declared "Thp hraa l, 70