The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-02-08

trying experiments fou knew now
nicely that dart would ne In the
groove that was cut for u. You
know. altogether too we'll. what tho
stain IL that discolors H. You know
where We found that dart You're
only surprised that It was ever found
ut aii-it and the body Of the man Il
slew"
Everything you say Is perfectly
true" said Cayley. very quietly. 4 am
surprised that the body OF the man was
ever recovered. I'm little surpriscd.
also. that you should think. because
this stick fell from my bolt last night.
and this dart. which you found trans
fixing mans throat this morning"
Tom Fanshaw interrupted him. His
eyes we're blazing with excitement
III was not from us that you learned
that that dart transfxed the murdered
mans throat" he cried.
! u knew II, nevertheless" said Cay
ley N that quiet voice. not looking to-
ward tie Das he answered. but still
keeping his eyes IN old Mr.. Fanshaw.
And also q little surprised he went
on. as II he had not been interrupted.
that you should think. because this
stick and this dart fit together. that l
am. necessarily. n murderer"
! You have admitted II now. Mt all
events" Mr.. Farshaw replied. His
voice grew quieter. too. as the In
tensity OF his purpose steadied a. Il
suppose that 10 because. upon this
'No-Man's-Land.' you are outside tho
pale Of Law and statute-beyond the
! Jurisdiction OF any court tell you
this: | think we would be justified
In giving YOU a trial and hanging you
from that yard there. We will not do
It. We will not even take you back TO
the states to prison. You may live
outlaw here and enjoy. undisturbed.
your freedom. such as II is. and your
thoughts and your conscience. such
as they must be. But n ever you try
to return 20 the world OF Inen-"
Cayley interrupted the threat before
II was spoken: Il have no wish To re.
turn TO the world OF men, he said. Il
wish the world were empty OF men.
as this part OF II is. or as I thought
II was ! abandoned mankind once be
fore. but yesterday when I saw mon
here. ] felt a stirring OF the blood
the call OF what was IN my own veins
Last night when I took 10 the air
again. after the hour I had spent on
that ice-fioe yonder. thought I want.
cd In come back to my own kind:
wanted. in spite OF tho past. to be one
OF them again. Perhaps Il Is well that
| should be rid OF that delusion so
quickly. am rid OF II. and am rid
of you-bloody. sodden. stupid. blind.
Yet. with all my horror OF you, my
disdain OF you. should not expect one
OF you to do murder. without 0o,us
sort OF motive. some paltry hope OF
gain. upon the body OF a stranger. IL
Is Of that that you accuse NE"
"A stranger,- Tom ranshaw echoed.
Why, when you confess TO so much.
do you try 10 lie at the end? You
cant think we don't know hat the
man you murdered was once your
friend-or thought he was. God help
him! Why try to make US believe
that Perry Hunter was a stranger TO
YOU"
The girls wide eyes had never left
Cayley's face since the moment OF her
return to the deck with the throwing.
stick. Through II although Pan.
shaw's hot accusation, and his own
reply-through those last words OF
Toms. II had never changed. There
had been contempt and anger In II,
subdued by an iron selfcoatrol: no
other emotions than those two, until
the very end. Until the mention of
that name-"Perry Hunter"
But at the sound OF that name
Just then. the girl saw his face 60
bloodless. not all at once. slowly, rath-
er. And then after a little while he
uttered a great sob: not OF grief. but
such sob as both the Fanshaws had
heard before. when. In battle or Skin
mish. softnosed bullet smashes its
way through some great, KNITTED nerve
center. His hands went out In a con-
vulsive gesture. both the stick and
the dart which he held. falling from
them. the stick at the girls feet. the
dart at his own. Then leaning back
against the rail for support. he cover.
ed his face with his hands. Al last,
while they waited silently. he drew
himself up straight and looked dazed.
ly into her face.
Suddenly. to the amazement OF the
other two men, she crossed the deck
TO where he stood. I'm perfectly
sure. for my part. that you didn't do
IT; that you are not the murderer OF
Mr.. Hunter Won't you shake hands?"
lie made no move to take hers. and
though his eyes were turned upon her,
he seemed to be looking through.
rather than at her. so intense was his
preoccupatlon.
Seeing that this was so, she laid
her hand upon his forearm. you
didn't do It" she repeated. but you
know something about II. don't you,
You saw IL done. from long way OF
saw the murder. without knowing
who its victim was"
cTo BE CoNTINUED)