Evening star., 1912-03-10

Kent significantly.
"For how long:
LET us say until we can find Denny Boyle. Harl>.
What's that?
THERE was loud exclamation from the floor below
followed by quick, excited talk. Then Miss Way
lani's called by the police Inspector. She
and Kent descended.
Miss Wavland- said the officer "can you stand a
shock?"
Il stand anything but suspense" replied the old
lady hardly.
You could identity Dennis Boye's har:-
Yes, among a thousand
Then look at this: He held up to the light Of the
candle he carried tiny square OF flesh, covered with
fine. thick gray hair, cotted with blood.
Miss Wayland glanced quickly at it and then away.
"That is Denny's," she said. "Poor fellow
so Mr.. Swart assures me- said the officer. Then
He has met the death he deserved" said Swirt
sterny. "Poetic iustice His dynamite exploded pre-
maturey, as he setting it, and blew him to pieces,
And this is the only pece'' queried Chester Kent
mildly
"The only one we've been able to find so far said
Seems a trifc Inadequate doesn't it,"
Undoubtedly the body was torn to fragments and
scattered far and wide, said swart "You perhaps
don appreciate the power of dynamite Professor Kent
oh | think | do-morc than one power replied
Kent enignatically. "Now, possibly might collect
a body by diligent Search but am quite convinced,
he glanced at the grsy relic which lay on spread hand
kerchief, @that it would not be the body of Dennis
Boyle"
Il suppose you still maintain that Denny had nothing
~
Professor Professor. The scientific mind! Theft you
will pardon me-pedantic adherence to pure theory
"heory is the that rises to the surface of well
stirred fact, retorted the scientist good humorcly
"For example, he continued 1--WE have wholly
looked theory The windows of your
open this evening Miss Wayland?'
wide, all of them
From the tree platform in yonder sycamore a bonl,
could be almost dropped into this side window"
Who'd do it, demanded the Inspector.
Theoretically answered Kent with slight emphasis
the word, 1T might be vengeful Italian; OF
those e Miss Wayland expelled Yesterday
"They stealing my flowers getting ready
steal them' said the old lady.
POSSIBLY that wasn't the reason for their presence
either said Sw.rt thoughtfully. After the
strike the quarres let out several trouble making
Italians They might have been prowlng here, looking
for me, to get even with me.
That doesn't explain Boyles hair objected the IN
"While we're tleorizng the whole ground put
in Kent, "its perfectly reasonable hypothesis that
Boyle was here at the same time on his own account.
"Wcll, I'm satisfied that Boyles man, declared
the officer. AT the same time don't want to miss any
tricks; so III just take look around that tree. MI
Swart, could you get me lantern
"Come downstairs, said Swart. Ill be with you ut
once
I'm going along too, announced his aunt.
A they all descended to the ground floor Kent said
IA quietly to Miss Wayland, @Could have sheet Of
paper and pen for minute? At times like get
my ideas down IN writing while they re redhot. 1t
helps to crystallize thought
"Sit right at my desk, said Miss Wayland leading
the into the library, where they had first discussed
the case you'll find paper in the wide drawer. No;
| forgot That is locked. There is pad at your elbow.
if that will do You'll me while join the others
in looking the platform. Not she added with
conviction, @that I've any doubt that it was Denny Who
did it,
Her nephew and the officer were awaiting her outside
the door AS they reached the foot of the tree,
tied cry from the house whed all three of them about
as if pivos. Chester Kent stood in the light of the
open doorway. The knee of his trousers gaped open in
Il long rent
t1,c TpSpa
him. Someone stab youo'
"No,' answered the usually calm scientist, painting