Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-06-27

AZ young Dunn hastily left tho - "a
! turned 70 inset the deep M W oS
his father. Is
why didn't You s. out TINT NM
dow also2. he asked blunt otas
could probably have escaped. I,
Yes. answered. s:and syoy would
have believed forever that Il was tlie
murderer.
Tint wouldn't have hurt you my:
the Killing Of one Of the enemy NJ
scout In time of wnr Il not consida
murder. Your army would hays ptc
tected you.. ~
Dunn. S ssS1S
FL don't know what scst N ssay
Be-. 10 returned sloMly. nut II tn
caae it seems 70 M you ~ either y
fool or I Wise knave. ana there q NOT
Z very wide difference betWeen tue
two. You evidently xpSct thts syolnn.
tary surrender VAL clear you oe ~
suspiciou., \.
No: Ii simply means I intend ~ ~
matn and face tbs suspic1on Ths
man upstairs was killed ~ 4 knlfo
thrust: i possess no knifA The ono:
who killed him dropped from tho wine
dow, leaving his bloody 1ngef mafks
on the silt The morning Will
veal his imprint on tho groJnd ~
neath. NY act = neither that e i tool
nor that Of = knavs: 4 prstef being
prisoner rather than % havo ttila 10ul
crime charged against ma
We must have waited there foe tn
mtEntes. no one spea king, tho Judge
gazing full Ct me. @ II I were = rriS.
soner before his court. tho BIC ftasneHol
Donald completely blocking thu door.
way. Miss Dunn was crying soetly.
and thought 1ean was 6esidS her.
bnt ! did not venture to Gianes toward
them. Suddenly Calvert hmm q tno
down the mil. holding A. his hand = 4
lighted inntern. sss
i4isutenant Navarro = lying dead III
Jeans room, !" he said shortly, EVIDENT
u striving to speak calmly, yet With
trembling voice. II 10 was stabbed u
Z the threat With a knife and npp,lreIst-E
y given little opportunity FOR defense,
AZ there are no evidences OF sfrMggIe.
There 10 d light still burning II, Ill i
own room, further down the hall, andl
a believe Navarro was ID there, seek.
ing his revolver. when he heard aomo
noise IN the front Of the house. ca,,a-
Ing him 70 Investigate. The hidden IN
ssassin must nave sprung upon him =
the DARK
Z o.i FOUND other evidence
Comparatively little. There sro
marks Of blood on the sill ot the open
window. not finger marks. merely
splashes. The roadway Is below. asss
man dropping rom Tint hsixile
would leave no impress ona2 The packpd
ashes found this knife ID the /
bnshes. where It could easily have
( been thrown from the window 4
The full meaning Of all this burst
upon my mind 10 horror. Instead of
clearing me Of suspicion. everything
tended ratfler TO bind closer The chains
of guilt.
do you NEAR 7
u mean this. Mr.. Lieutenant KinK
Of the Federal army. ana nisabiacl
eyes hlazed into mine with angry I'M
9soleh,e. sfhnt you. d l1a vOsl only, arO
the murderer OF Llci,is Nnvarre.''
a 4 saw the fast, OF d revolver N ~ Il
band: / felt the iron grip Of Big Donaldi
{ on me. struck ont reck lassiy St Gs8 u!
vert dunn. maddened BY those III 9ct
S threatening eyes. ! felt tie thnd "a
my blow. beard the dischirge 0f III
revolver MS he went down. and struaI.s
gled desperately to break looses froll,|
the grip Of the giant who held ne. TIl1l
was all the work of ID Wild lnonS4nt.s,
The next ! lay unconscio tls 90 the i1ooS
came to myself confused 81 ~
surroundings. but with mind comp3y
lively ciear was lying on sodnlGi
blankets IN one corner Of the esll4fx
Through small barred window ~
Of daylight streamed Ia. enabling No
IN percetse something ofsStl1e de1oiat0l
Interior My head throbbed from -
blow TINT had felled me, ana ~
bound about with d linen nSpkfil
Drops OF perspiratiOn beaded my fors.
head as thought Of thoss ACCUSING
facts pointing 80 directly townM ma.
4 was held &c murderer; the wofA
seemed 70 burn into my brain NJ
though formed OF fire: even lean Den.g
slow could believe in me no Iora
not with all that crushing eyidcnco
dragging me down To fnfamy Her
name fingered on my lips iu dread MI
! bowed my head Ia my hands: th419
Some why 4 came back a. q inspit
zion,
! rat staring into the darkest corner
Of the celiar. yet seeing nothing el
cept the vision Of thar yonng giiTtt
her slender figure. her bright I'm 81
face. her hight fntSy hair; her ny
blue eyes shining beneath tie l lunl
lasies She was my Wife ~ gIiilSsE
tho law said 20. and W. could
scarcely persuade myseif &c the
e had never seemed YER mich ~ ~
before. but Il ala nov. ~ blood
ling through my veins IN IN
don returned Perhnpa M