The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-07


No, uncle. I have my maid. -
there Is Agatha. the housekeeper."
so that's all right. Let MS thank
Heaven the criminal Is no longer at
large. IL didn't take long for our
excellent police TO make up their
minds. Cad, they're clever beggars.
1 They had their hands on him smart.
enough. II is pleasure To meet such
a man as you. Inspector Addlngton
Peace. A celebrity. by thunder, that's
what / call you"
/ He burst out into a peal OF high
! pitched laughter. rocking to and fro
and clutching the edge OF the table
I with bis hand. Then he bowed 10 us.
all very low and staggered out OF.
the room. Peace stepped out after
him, and followed at his heels.
4 A lamp hung In the roof OF the
porch, and Mr.. Bulstrode stopped be-
meath f. In its light he looked more,
fierce and old and yellow than ever.
1T is no good. Mr. Bulstrode." said
Addington Peace.
Exactly; can / give you lift?"
he said quite quietly as he pointed 10,
the car.
'Tt would certainly be most ccnve-
nient"
Mr. Bulstrode laughed again. leer-
ing back AT me over his shoulder, as
II my presence afforded an added zest
to his merriment. There seemed an,
understanding between him and the
Inspector Frankly, II puzzled me.
/ ~ r,f(
your assistants. Mr.. Peace" he said :
The little inspector bowed. :,
AT the same time" continued the,
old planter, IL should like TO make n
statement before we 60 There Isl
no necessity TO warn me. know the
law"
'It is just as you like. Mr.. Bul-.
strobe"
IF | sneered at the police this
evening | now make them my apollo
gies You have managed this bust
ness well. / still do not understand;
| how you come 10 accuse me. Re-
member, did not know he was dead
until received a telegram from my.
/ niece after lunch. IL was rather a
shock: perhaps az first ! was or n
mind not TO confess IL would have
saved me much inconvenience"
And endangered an innocent man =,
said the inspector
We'll, we'll you couldn't have
proved II against him, and I might,
have escaped. The whole affair was
an accident had no intention even
OF woundng him"
Exactly. Mr. Bulstrode-no more
\ than the eXcursionist who throws out
a glass bottle intends 60 brain the
man walking by the line"
The truth was clear enough now.
/ In some strange fashion this man had,
/ killed his brother | stepped back
a pace instinetiyely
You see" he continued, brother
William had, under circumstances of
no immediate Importance, appropriat-
! ed my Jade spear. l made up my
mind TO get II back. l knew the hour
! at which he lunched. and leaving my
| motor in the road | walked down the
avenue. hoping TO find the front door
! open and no one about. had a sue
| cessfu start The front door was
! ajar went in, took the spear from
/ the wall. and set off back TO my car.
4 was some fifty yards down the drive
when | heard yell. and there was
I brother William tumbing out OF the
/ porch, revolver In hand.
1T startled me, for he had the
most devilish OF tempers; but though
! was the elder man | knew ! had the.
| pace OF him. and set of running
When reached the entrance gates
and looked back he was nowhere 10
be seen. took IL that he had thought
better OF Il and gone back TO lunch.
Il was driving the car myself, hav-
/ ing left the chauffeur behind. as
/ did not wish him 10 know what i was
! about. I started mp the engines,
! Jumped into the seat put the spear
beside me, and let her go We came
! round that corner az a good thirty
miles an hour. and there was brother
I william in the road. waving his re-
yolver and cursng me for a thief.
He had run down through the Wilder
/ ness 10 cut me OF.
"I give you my word ! was fright
ened for knew him and his tempers.
took up the spear and as ! passed.
threw II at him anyhow. Let him
keep Il, and be id TO him, I
! thought wasn't going 10 have a
hole drilled IN me for any jade ever
carved. I never saw what happened,
for In that second | was of the road
and only pulled the car straight with
difficulty. The spear must have
struck him end on. and was travel
ing thirty miles an hour.
MY niece sent me wire. When I
received II | understood what had
happened, I was in blue funk about
the business. meant TO get ont OF II
n could You see I am hiding moth
ing. told my man TO take the chains
! of tho motor had Thought for