The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-05

front oi NE. Anxiuus always 10 O0lige.
] made hnste 10 snatch az II and carry
II oui 10 us owner | received a sort
OF thank YOU and would never have re-
membered the occurrence II II had not
been for that murder and if''-she
paused dOubtfully-"if I had not rec
ognlzed the horse"
didn't you recognize the manT"
mo. The snow was binding; be-
sides. be wore high collar. IN which
his head was sunk down almost out
OF sight"
"Dut the horse
WAS one which is often driven by
here. Ask any one on the hill In what
stable you can find gray horse with
a large black spot on his left shoulder.
Now must dish up my dinner"
Just one question. madam. Was the
hat what folks call a derby? Like
this one. madam" he explained. draw
Ing his own from behind his back.
"Yes. ! think so. AS well as / can
remember il was like that. I'm afraid
i didn't do it any good by my han
Cling. | had 10 clutch II quick, and
I'm sure bent the brim. 10 say moth
Ing OF smearlng II with -four marks.
! had been cutting out biscuits. and
my hands were white with four" she
explained simply.
Sweetwater made one final plea, and
that was for her name.
ELIZA Simmons" was the straight
forward reply, and this ended the in
terview.
Sweetwater went on up the hill.
Toward the top ne came upon a livery
stable. Stopping in his good humored
way, he entered into talk with a man
lettering inside the great door. Be
fore he left him be had asked him
these questions:
"Any gray horse in town."
Eyes. one. II belongs 10 n respecta-
BILE family. There's a funeral there
today
"Not Miss Cumberland'sr exclaim.
ed Sweetwater. all agog in a moment
"Yes. Miss Cumberland's."
The next turn Sweetwater took was
toward the handsome residence dis
trict browning the hill.
Fifteen minutes later he stood in
finely wooded street before an open
gateway guarded by a policeman.
Showing his badge. he passed in and
entered a long and slightly curved
driveway. As he did so he took a
glance at the house. IL was not as pre-
tentious as be expected. but infinitely
more inviting.
The ceremonies had been set for 3
O'Clock. and It was now half past 2.
AS Sweetwater reached the bead Of
the driveway he saw the first OF a
long tile OF carriages approaching up
the street
Lucky that my business takes me
to the stable" thought he. What is
the coachman's name? | ought to re-
member 1t. All! Zadok-Zadok Brown.
There's a combination for you'll"
He had reached this point I'm his
soiloquy-a bad habit of his. for it
took audible expression
when he ran against another police
man set 10 guard the side door. A
moments parley and he left this man
behind but not before he had noted
this door and the wide and hospitable
veranda which separated it from the
driveway
IL am willing TO go all odds that
shall find that veranda the most in.
teresting part of the house." be re-
marked in quiet conviction to himself
as he noted its nearness TO the stable
and the ease with which one could
step from it into a vehicle passing
down the driveway
1t had another point of interest, or.
rather. the wing had to which it was
AS his eye Travelled back
across this wing In his lively walk
toward the stable he caught a pass
Ing glimpse of nurses face and fig
ure in one of its upper windows.
Once around the corner. be perceiv-
ed that the stable door was closed,
but that a window well up the garden
side was open. Encountering no
eye. he stepped up to the
stable window and peered in.
A man sat with his back to him pol
ishing a bit Of harness. This was prob
ably Zadok. the coachman. Sweetwa-
ter suddenly experienced a momenta.
~ confusion by observing the head
and shoulders of Policeman Hexford |
leaning toward him from an opposite |
much the same fashion /
and certainly with exactly the same |
intent as himself AS their glances |
crossed both flushed and drew back. |
only to return again. each TO his sever |
II peephole. Neither meant to lose
he advantage of the moment. Both
had heard of the gray horse and wish
ID to identify it.
There were three stalls. and I'm each
'tall a horse stamped and fdgeted
only one held their attention. This
vas mare on the extreme left.
arge gray animal with curious black
,atch on its near shoulder. The faces
II both men changed as they recog-
lized this distinguishing mark. and in
their eyes met The coach
nan rubbed away with less and less
until his hands stood quite |