The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-09-12
White Cat
Copyright. 1910. b, Bobbs-
Merrill Co.


asked me. ia mas been matter 0
minutes sine II happened,
Il don't know" ! said. bewilderco
u heard lot OF explosions. Out
thought II Vas an automobile out II
the street
Hunter was listening while he 81
amlned the room. preriug under rh'
table. lifting the blankets that nae
trailed on the coucb 90 10 fne noOr
Some one outside tried the doors moi
and. finding the door locked. shook 4
slightly
Fleming he called under Ms
breath. FLEMING
We were silent In response 10 sig
nal from Hunter. and the steps re
treated heavily down the nail The
detective spread the blankets decentiy
over the coucD. aud the three Of ~
moved the body there Wardrop was
Elmost collapsing.
Now" Hunter said quietly. what
do ron know about this thing. Mr.
WardrOpf~
wardrop looked dazed
'
this morning. be said huskily There
isn't much use now irving to hide
anything Cod knows I've done all I
could But be has been using cocaine
for years. ana today he ran out OF the
sun. when ! got here about hair an
hour ago he was Oh the verge Of kilt
/ Ing himself I got the revolver from
] 4. L.. nd
I as soon az dared to leave nim
went out 10 try 10 ind doctor
ITO get some cOcainef'
"Ycs"
/ Not because he was already wound
ed aud you were afraid il was tntuI;"
WHAT'S the use OF lying about IT,
said Wardrop YEARLY "You won't
believe me II tell the truth, either
but be was dead when got here.
heard something like the bang of a
door az ! went upstairs. bnt the noise
was terrific down below. and
couldn't tell When I went In he was
Just dropping forward und'- He
hesitated
"Tbe revolrer?" Hunter querled.
lynx eyed
WAS In his hand He was dead
then"
Where Is the revolver"
81 will turn IL over 20 the coroner"
"You will give 1t to NE" Hunter
replied sharply. Aud after little
fumbllng Wardrop produced IL from
his hip pocket II was an ordinary
thirty-elght. The detective opened II.
Two chambers were empty
"And you waited. say, ten minutes
before you called for help. and even
then you went outside hunting doc
tor What were you doing IN those
ten minuteS?"
Wardrop shut his lips aud refused
TO reply.
III Mr.. Fleming shot himself the
detective pursued relentlesSly, there (
would he powder marks around the
wound Then, too he was 10 the act
OF writing letter II was u strange
impulse this Nou see, he had only
written dozen words
| glanced NJ the paper on the table
The letter had no superscription, IL
began abruptly;
shall have TO leave here The numbers
have Followed me, Tonight
THAT was all
This is nOt suicide" Hunter said
graveiy III is murder. and ! warn
you, MIR Nardrop. To be- careful what
you say win YOU ask Or. Gray TO
come 10, Mr. knox,
/ went across the hall 70 the room
where the noise was loudest DR.. Gray
was opening can of caviar Mt a ia
Bile In the corner and came out In re-
sponse to gesture.
"Flemlngr he said. awed. as he
looked down at the body FLEMING.
by all that's sacred-and suicider'
How long has he been desdr' Hun
.er asked
mot nm hour-probably less than
half. It's strange we heard nothing
scroSs the hall there
Hunter took clean folded handker-
'hiet from his pocket aud. opening IL,
aid Il gently over the dead face. The
iOctur got up from his Eneeling pos
ure beside the couch and looked az
Hunter inquiringly,
What about getting him away from
lereT he said There Is sure TO be
, lot Of noise about Il. and you remem.
er what happened when Butler killed I
imsClf here" \
"He was reported ns being found q
cad in the lumber yard" Hunter said
ryly. well. doctor. this body stays {
there It is, and don't give a whoop
the whole city government wants it r
iovcd IL won't be- This is murder.
ot suicide" Z
The doctors expression was curious
"Murderl" be repeated why S
Tho"- n
But Hunter bad many things to at u
End to. He broke In ruthlessly: U
See II you can get the house empty.
octor. just tell them he is dead. The b
tory will get out eocn enough" L
The window gave me an idea. aud h
'ent over and tried to see through the !,
aiming pane. There was no shed or
w building outside. but not five yards "a
way the warehouse showed its ugly o
-Hlls aud broken windows. b
Lock here. Hunter | said, why