The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-12
FLETCHER RODlnSON

OF the Baron's projected flight and
OF the warrant for his arrest. II was
a moment for judicious robbery. the
traces OF which would be covered by
the confusion of the news. But was
Henderson also a murderer? l did
not think so. The death OF his mas
ter was the one thing which would
wreck his scheme. In the early morn
ing / interviewed the farmer on
whose car he, bad driven into Nor
bridge. He told me that, acting on
orders he had received from Hender-
son, he met that person at the cor
ner OF the stables at eleven o'clock
precisely--five minutes before the
murder occurred. That finally elimi-
mated the valet from the list.
ION my return from the farm ex-
amined the gardens again with great
minuteness. At the corner OF the lit
tie pavilion, about fifteen feet from
where the body had lain, there was a
patch OF bloody snow. This puzzled
me a good deal, until the solution Of
fered itself that the murderer had
the water of the pond being frozen
hard. Yet his clothing would also
bear the stain. What had he worn
that showed so white to you In the
starlight? Could IL have been that he
wore no clothes at all?
"a naked man! The suggestion
was full OF possibilities.
1T was fortunate that had brought
assistants TO help me in Stems cap
ture. Their presence gave me a wild.
er scope. for they were both good
men. l left them TO search the payll-
ion and laurels for the clothing,
which the murderer might have con-
cealed when he realized how fatal
was its evidence. As | walked back
TO the house | began TO understand
the situation more clearly. The main
drive, curving down the slope of the
ing up by the yew walk. The MUIR
derer might have noticed our APP
proach. What more natural than that
he should ghaye bent double as he ran,
thus obtaining the cover OF the left
hand hedge, which was not more than
four to five feet high? Did not this
answer 20 your description OF the
thing you had seen? II would have
been cold work for him. made a
note to be on the lookout for chills.
For a couple OF hours | devoted
myself 20 speeding those guests who
caught the eleven-thirty train. / do
not think a trunk left for the station
OF which / have not a complete in
ventory. Indeed. the baron's cred
itors have TO thank me for the return
OF several trihes Of value, which we're
included. accidentally, no doubt, in
the ladies' dressing bags
after the carriages had started
went in search Of Terry. and dlscov-
cred that he had not left his room.
Equally to the point, his windows
looked down upon tho spot where the
baron made his detour over the grass
while escaping. | became interested
In this young man. The score was
creeping up against him. A ladder
from an obliging gardener allowed me
to observe him from the window. A
visit TO the housekeeper gave me a
duplicate key 10 his door. What hap
pened In the room you know, Mr..
Phillips"
''But, the motiye-why did he kill
his pa,ron?" I asked him eagerly
II doubt II we shall ever learn the
truth on that point he said. AS
far as ! can make out, Steen was di-
rectly responsible for the ruin and
disgrace OF Terry's father. Probably
the son did not fully realize this when
the baron. with pity most unusual
In the man, give him the secretary
ship, But Of all participation in the
: flight he was certainly innocent, for
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