The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-09-26

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THE bullet. Nobody ever fired 3
bullet out of IS callber revolver un
less he was trying TO shoot a doubl
compound curve. Now. then. who doe
II look like?"
Like Wardrop," I confessed "By
Joye. they didn't both do it,
And he didn't do it himself for two
good reasons: He had no revolver that
night aud there were no powder
marks"
And the eleven twenty-five and
| Miss Maltlands disappearance
lie looked ut me with his quizzieal
smile
I'm have 10 have another steak II
I'm to settle that he said 81 can only
solve one murder on one steak. But
disappearance are my speciality, per
hops, If have a piece OF pie and some
cheese
But | got him away at last, and we
walked together down the street.
Il can't quite see the old lady in It
he confessed.
Burton, who do you think was in
the Fleming house last nightY" | said.
"LightfoOt," he said succinctly.
lie stopped under street lamp and
looked at his watch.
II believe I'll run over to the capital
tonight While I'm gone-I'll be back
tomorrow night or the next morning
| wish you would find Rosie O'Grady
or whatever her name is, and locate
Carter That's probably not his name.
but II will answer for awhile. Then
get your friend Hunter 10 keep him In
sight for awhile until come back any
how, I'm beginning to enjoy this. We
are going to make the police depart
ment look like a kindergarten playing
jackstraws.
And go to Redwood and find out n
few things" he added. Its all well
enough to say the old lady was a meek
and tlmld person. but II you want TO
know her pecuiarities go to her neigh
bors."
We separated ut the station, Burton
on To flattsburg, l TO take taxicab
and armed with page torn from the
directory to inquire at as
many Of the twelve Anderson's drug
stores as might be necessary 10 locate
Della's gentleman friend, THE clerk"
through him Della and through Della
he mysterious Carter
| had checked or eight OF the An.
lersons on my list without result, and
he taximeter showed something over
10 when the driver drew up at the
'urb.
Gentleman in the other cab is hail
ng you, sir-the one that's been fol-
owing us.
duplicate OF my cab stood perhaps
fifty feet behind, and from II famil-
mr. figure was slowly emerging. The
gure stopped 10 read the taximeter.
hook his fist at the chauffeur and APP
me. 1t was Davidson.
That liar and thief back there has ,
OF me rung up for $40" he said. ig-
oring my amazement. Nineteen dol
IRIS and forty cents" ,
He surveyed my expense account at ,
he drivers elbow, then hit the meter
smart slap, but the figures did not 3,
hange.
Nineteen dollars he repeated, +,
lzed. Nineteen dollars and-look
ere he called to his driver, tits only p
cents here Your clocks 10 cents {
Jst"
He borrowed So and crawled in with r
e. !,
The next address on the list is the )
ght one he said. I'm going to tell q
NJ something There were eleven
as well rs the sergeant q
ho heard me read the note | found \
the Fleming house that night. You =,
ny have counted them through the :,
indow A dozen plain clothes men .,
ad II before morning. When the =,
rvs OF Mr.. Fleming's mur-death
me out thought this fellow Carter
ght know something. and trailed a
'iih NhtNhNu AhlS hahlAt pithu1h' -.
hen | got there found Tom Bran -
gan and four other detectives sitting .
the parlor and Miss Della in blue y
k waist making eyes at every moth ~
S son OF them"
laughed in spite Of my disappoint 4,
mt. Davidson closed the window at u
? drivers back. w
Il \
IT. Fleming killed himself. You and ~
are agreed on that, Even II you
sn't just convinced Of 1t I'm telling ID
u. and-better let ii drop. sir" Tn