The evening world., 1912-09-17

amncd II from every point Of
- view, cndcavoring to decide IL
II were by any means likely that search
ers could see anything OF the dead man.
lie crept all round II. looking straight
down Into IT, looking into It from slant
and corners; he SGT nre to n bundle OF
dry heather and. using It as n torch,
held II down into the assure as far AZ
he could. Even that did not ratisfy
him. lie made a second torch, Attached
tho limo of string to II. set the torch on
blaze and lowered 10 down TO the full
length OF the line. But he saw nothing
In the depths below and no let :he line
slip from his fingers AZ a useless thinE.
lie rose from his hands and knees and
looked round him. Two traces OF nis
crime met his anxiously searching Dyes.
Leaning against rock In company
with his own was Lloyd's rifle. lie
walked over. seized It and dropped II
Into tho assure after the body, taking
tho same precaution that Il could not
be seen from above. Then he turned
ana looked at tho other evidence OF
violence and his face puckered into a
fruwn.
That. he was saying to himself some
where fay hack In his inner self. could
not be allowed to remain. Blood ard
bits OF bone and bits OF brain found
where such matters were not likely to
DE found In the ordinary course OF
events would lead to an Investigation
which might have unpleasant results.
And there they were. beautifully evident
on the fiat stone against which Lloyd's
life had been crushed out and on tho
stone which had crushed It out. and On
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body had been dropped.
IIollins looked at them with a curious
disgust-his old soldier Instinct was all
for cleanliness and order. and he cursed
Lloyd for making such q mess OF .hinRs.
But since Lloyd was dead and could rot
make the place tidy. there was naught
for II but that he must make II tidy
himself.
a sudden notion took him-tho
thought OF Vassalli. lie walked to the
spot where the convict had fallen dsad.
Yes, Just as he expected. there was
blood there too. lie mused over tho
matter for a moment or two. II search
was made for Lloyd-as there certainly
would be-that place would be vlslte.l.
since he had last been seen there.
Would the searchers take tn. blood IN
the rocks for Vassallrs. or would thsy
some little distance away?
Vassalll's blood. dry enough in the
sun by that time. made n little pool on
the ground where hls body mad lain,
soon there would be- nothing but mere
dis ,ooratlon of the surface. But ON
the rocks there was more than blood.
He went back TO the rocks resolved
to take no risk. lie would have To
clean up. lie set his mind TO work
Ia the effort 10 remember whether no
lad noticed water anywhere In the
neighborhood % the plateau. but couid
not think of stream or spring or even
standing pool. For moment he
stood irresolute through helplessness
THO od-soldler instinct reasserted
ltsclf. he vat down. took ofr his boots.
dlvested himself Of his stockings and
pat his boots on again. lilo cursed
Lloyd roundly once more as no made
a noorcloth OF his rolled-up stockings
and set to work on his task
when T. wa over and had been
mado ~ good a Job o' as possible un-
der the circumstances, he dropped his
stockings into the assure and straight
sued his back \ further notion came
TO him hs he inspected the rock, and
he scar he'd about until he found
likely stone wherew.th tho stained sur
face might be scrubbed.
And once more he went down on his
hands and knees and worked thor
oughy and hard, ana when he threw
the stone away a. last ne was salts
fed An hour OF sunlight--better still.
"A night NJ dew and a suushiny morn
ing 70 follow-aud No one would know
that a mans brains had been split on
the spot a. which IIo,llns looked with
Jealous cyoF
T4rrc was now nothing more to he
done, ana with his realization of the
fact that his task was successfully
completed Ho'sus s.so arrived al
something Hxs return to sanity or